Chapter 19 of Cudjo's Cave is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Cudjo's Cave is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"And the blood of Cudjo, whom Pomp loved!" said Penn. "I feel all you feel--all Pomp feels. But for me, I would leave vengeance with the Lord." "So would I," said Pomp, standing behind him, composed and grand. "And I would be the Lord's instrument, when called.
Chapter 19 of Cudjo's Cave is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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serenely self-possessed and free from agitation especially in times of stress
From this reading “"So would I," said Pomp, standing behind him, composed and grand.”
plural of “feel” — an intuitive awareness
From this reading “"I feel all you feel--all Pomp feels.”
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading “"So would I," said Pomp, standing behind him, composed and grand.”
a device that requires skill for proper use
From this reading “"And I would be the Lord's instrument, when called.”
possessive form of “lord” — terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “"And I would be the Lord's instrument, when called.”
Englishman and Quaker who founded the colony of Pennsylvania (1644-1718)
From this reading “"And the blood of Cudjo, whom Pomp loved!" said Penn.”
cheap or pretentious or vain display
From this reading “"And the blood of Cudjo, whom Pomp loved!" said Penn.”
the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life
From this reading “But for me, I would leave vengeance with the Lord."”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "I feel all you feel--all Pomp feels.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And the blood of Cudjo, whom Pomp loved!" said Penn.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "And I would be the Lord's instrument, when called.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading "So would I," said Pomp, standing behind him, composed and grand.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading "And the blood of Cudjo, whom Pomp loved!" said Penn.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But for me, I would leave vengeance with the Lord."
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "And I would be the Lord's instrument, when called.
serenely self-possessed and free from agitation especially in times of stress
From this reading "So would I," said Pomp, standing behind him, composed and grand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And the blood of Cudjo, whom Pomp loved!" said Penn.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading "I feel all you feel--all Pomp feels.
plural of “feel” — an intuitive awareness
From this reading "I feel all you feel--all Pomp feels.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But for me, I would leave vengeance with the Lord."
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading "So would I," said Pomp, standing behind him, composed and grand.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "So would I," said Pomp, standing behind him, composed and grand.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I feel all you feel--all Pomp feels.
a device that requires skill for proper use
From this reading "And I would be the Lord's instrument, when called.
go away from a place
From this reading But for me, I would leave vengeance with the Lord."
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading But for me, I would leave vengeance with the Lord."
possessive form of “lord” — terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading "And I would be the Lord's instrument, when called.
held dear
From this reading "And the blood of Cudjo, whom Pomp loved!" said Penn.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But for me, I would leave vengeance with the Lord."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "And the blood of Cudjo, whom Pomp loved!" said Penn.
Englishman and Quaker who founded the colony of Pennsylvania (1644-1718)
From this reading "And the blood of Cudjo, whom Pomp loved!" said Penn.
cheap or pretentious or vain display
From this reading "And the blood of Cudjo, whom Pomp loved!" said Penn.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "And the blood of Cudjo, whom Pomp loved!" said Penn.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So would I," said Pomp, standing behind him, composed and grand.
having a supporting base
From this reading "So would I," said Pomp, standing behind him, composed and grand.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "And the blood of Cudjo, whom Pomp loved!" said Penn.
the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life
From this reading But for me, I would leave vengeance with the Lord."
at the time that
From this reading "And I would be the Lord's instrument, when called.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "And the blood of Cudjo, whom Pomp loved!" said Penn.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But for me, I would leave vengeance with the Lord."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But for me, I would leave vengeance with the Lord."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I feel all you feel--all Pomp feels.
Chapter 19 of Cudjo's Cave by J. T. (John Townsend) Trowbridge holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 19 holds 421 sentences of Cudjo's Cave, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 19 of Cudjo's Cave by J. T. (John Townsend) Trowbridge exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 421 sentences, grouped into 85 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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