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Four Bells: A Tale of the Caribbean
Four Bells: A Tale of the Caribbean

Chapter XVI

Chapter 16 of Four Bells: A Tale of the Caribbean is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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BLIND ROADS OF DESTINY Joy in the belief that Richard Cary had not died that night in Cartagena!
Anguish that she, Teresa Fernandez, had stained her hands with blood for which there had been no justification!
She felt herself falling, falling, falling into unfathomable depths while a fateful little monkey sat and grinned at her.
She found herself lying on the stone floor which felt cool against her cheek.
Lassitude overpowered her like a drug.
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Four Bells: A Tale of the Caribbean

Chapter XVI

Chapter 16 of Four Bells: A Tale of the Caribbean is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
BLIND ROADS OF DESTINY Joy in the belief that Richard Cary had not died that night in Cartagena!
Line 2
Anguish that she, Teresa Fernandez, had stained her hands with blood for which there had been no justification!
Line 3
She felt herself falling, falling, falling into unfathomable depths while a fateful little monkey sat and grinned at her.
/ʃiː felt hərˈself ˈfɑːlɪŋ ˈfɑːlɪŋ ˈfɑːlɪŋ ˈɪntuː ənˈfæðəməbəl depθs waɪl ə ˈfeɪtfəl ˈlɪtəl ˈmʌŋki sæt ənd ɡrɪnd æt hɜːr/
Line 4
She found herself lying on the stone floor which felt cool against her cheek.
/ʃiː faʊnd hərˈself ˈlaɪɪŋ ɑːn ðə stoʊn flɔːr wɪtʃ felt kuːl əˈɡenst hɜːr tʃiːk/
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Lassitude overpowered her like a drug.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

Cartagena noun US /ˌkɑːrtəˈdʒiːnə/

a port in southeastern Spain on the Mediterranean

From this reading “BLIND ROADS OF DESTINY Joy in the belief that Richard Cary had not died that night in Cartagena!”

drug verb US /drʌɡ/

administer a drug to

From this reading “Lassitude overpowered her like a drug.”

fateful adjective US /ˈfeɪtfəl/

having momentous consequences; of decisive importance

From this reading “She felt herself falling, falling, falling into unfathomable depths while a fateful little monkey sat and grinned at her.”

justification noun US /ˌdʒʌstəfəˈkeɪʃən/

something (such as a fact or circumstance) that shows an action to be reasonable or necessary

From this reading “Anguish that she, Teresa Fernandez, had stained her hands with blood for which there had been no justification!”

overpowered verb US /ˌoʊvərˈpaʊərd/

past form of “overpower” — overcome by superior force

From this reading “Lassitude overpowered her like a drug.”

stained adjective US /steɪnd/

marked or dyed or discolored with foreign matter

From this reading “Anguish that she, Teresa Fernandez, had stained her hands with blood for which there had been no justification!”

Teresa noun US /tərˈiːsə/

Indian nun and missionary in the Roman Catholic Church (born of Albanian parents in what is now Macedonia); dedicated to helping the poor in India (1910-1997)

From this reading “Anguish that she, Teresa Fernandez, had stained her hands with blood for which there had been no justification!”

unfathomable adjective US /ənˈfæðəməbəl/

of depth; not capable of being sounded or measured

From this reading “She felt herself falling, falling, falling into unfathomable depths while a fateful little monkey sat and grinned at her.”

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

stone floor noun + noun

In this reading “She found herself lying on the stone floor which felt cool against her cheek.”

on the stone preposition + article + noun counted as “on … stone”

In this reading “She found herself lying on the stone floor which felt cool against her cheek.”

with blood preposition + noun

In this reading “Anguish that she, Teresa Fernandez, had stained her hands with blood for which there had been no justification!”

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Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading She felt herself falling, falling, falling into unfathomable depths while a fateful little monkey sat and grinned at her.

againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading She found herself lying on the stone floor which felt cool against her cheek.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading She felt herself falling, falling, falling into unfathomable depths while a fateful little monkey sat and grinned at her.

AnguishnounUS /ˈæŋɡwɪʃ/

extreme mental distress

From this reading Anguish that she, Teresa Fernandez, had stained her hands with blood for which there had been no justification!

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading She felt herself falling, falling, falling into unfathomable depths while a fateful little monkey sat and grinned at her.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Anguish that she, Teresa Fernandez, had stained her hands with blood for which there had been no justification!

beliefnounUS /bɪˈliːf/

any cognitive content held as true

From this reading BLIND ROADS OF DESTINY Joy in the belief that Richard Cary had not died that night in Cartagena!

BLINDnounUS /blaɪnd/

people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group

From this reading BLIND ROADS OF DESTINY Joy in the belief that Richard Cary had not died that night in Cartagena!

bloodnounUS /blʌd/

The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.

From this reading Anguish that she, Teresa Fernandez, had stained her hands with blood for which there had been no justification!

CartagenanounUS /ˌkɑːrtəˈdʒiːnə/

a port in southeastern Spain on the Mediterranean

From this reading BLIND ROADS OF DESTINY Joy in the belief that Richard Cary had not died that night in Cartagena!

Cary

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading BLIND ROADS OF DESTINY Joy in the belief that Richard Cary had not died that night in Cartagena!

cheeknounUS /tʃiːk/

either side of the face below the eyes

From this reading She found herself lying on the stone floor which felt cool against her cheek.

cooladjectiveUS /kuːl/

neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat

From this reading She found herself lying on the stone floor which felt cool against her cheek.

depthsnounUS /depθs/

(plural) the deepest and most remote part

From this reading She felt herself falling, falling, falling into unfathomable depths while a fateful little monkey sat and grinned at her.

DESTINYnounUS /ˈdestəni/

an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future

From this reading BLIND ROADS OF DESTINY Joy in the belief that Richard Cary had not died that night in Cartagena!

diedverbUS /daɪd/

past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading BLIND ROADS OF DESTINY Joy in the belief that Richard Cary had not died that night in Cartagena!

drugverbUS /drʌɡ/

administer a drug to

From this reading Lassitude overpowered her like a drug.

fallingadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːlɪŋ/

decreasing in amount or degree

From this reading She felt herself falling, falling, falling into unfathomable depths while a fateful little monkey sat and grinned at her.

fatefuladjectiveUS /ˈfeɪtfəl/

having momentous consequences; of decisive importance

From this reading She felt herself falling, falling, falling into unfathomable depths while a fateful little monkey sat and grinned at her.

feltverbUS /felt/

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading She felt herself falling, falling, falling into unfathomable depths while a fateful little monkey sat and grinned at her.

Fernandez

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Anguish that she, Teresa Fernandez, had stained her hands with blood for which there had been no justification!

floornounUS /flɔːr/

the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)

From this reading She found herself lying on the stone floor which felt cool against her cheek.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Anguish that she, Teresa Fernandez, had stained her hands with blood for which there had been no justification!

foundverbUS /faʊnd/

set up or found

From this reading She found herself lying on the stone floor which felt cool against her cheek.

grinnedverbUS /ɡrɪnd/

inflected form of “grin” — to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl

From this reading She felt herself falling, falling, falling into unfathomable depths while a fateful little monkey sat and grinned at her.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading BLIND ROADS OF DESTINY Joy in the belief that Richard Cary had not died that night in Cartagena!

handsnounUS /hændz/

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading Anguish that she, Teresa Fernandez, had stained her hands with blood for which there had been no justification!

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Anguish that she, Teresa Fernandez, had stained her hands with blood for which there had been no justification!

herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading She felt herself falling, falling, falling into unfathomable depths while a fateful little monkey sat and grinned at her.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading BLIND ROADS OF DESTINY Joy in the belief that Richard Cary had not died that night in Cartagena!

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading She felt herself falling, falling, falling into unfathomable depths while a fateful little monkey sat and grinned at her.

JoynounUS /dʒɔɪ/

the emotion of great happiness

From this reading BLIND ROADS OF DESTINY Joy in the belief that Richard Cary had not died that night in Cartagena!

justificationnounUS /ˌdʒʌstəfəˈkeɪʃən/

something (such as a fact or circumstance) that shows an action to be reasonable or necessary

From this reading Anguish that she, Teresa Fernandez, had stained her hands with blood for which there had been no justification!

Lassitudenoun

a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness)

From this reading Lassitude overpowered her like a drug.

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Lassitude overpowered her like a drug.

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading She felt herself falling, falling, falling into unfathomable depths while a fateful little monkey sat and grinned at her.

lyingnounUS /ˈlaɪɪŋ/

the deliberate act of deviating from the truth

From this reading She found herself lying on the stone floor which felt cool against her cheek.

monkeynounUS /ˈmʌŋki/

any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)

From this reading She felt herself falling, falling, falling into unfathomable depths while a fateful little monkey sat and grinned at her.

nightnounUS /naɪt/

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading BLIND ROADS OF DESTINY Joy in the belief that Richard Cary had not died that night in Cartagena!

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading Anguish that she, Teresa Fernandez, had stained her hands with blood for which there had been no justification!

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading BLIND ROADS OF DESTINY Joy in the belief that Richard Cary had not died that night in Cartagena!

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading BLIND ROADS OF DESTINY Joy in the belief that Richard Cary had not died that night in Cartagena!

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading She found herself lying on the stone floor which felt cool against her cheek.

overpoweredverbUS /ˌoʊvərˈpaʊərd/

past form of “overpower” — overcome by superior force

From this reading Lassitude overpowered her like a drug.

Richard

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading BLIND ROADS OF DESTINY Joy in the belief that Richard Cary had not died that night in Cartagena!

ROADSnounUS /roʊdz/

a partly sheltered anchorage

From this reading BLIND ROADS OF DESTINY Joy in the belief that Richard Cary had not died that night in Cartagena!

satnounUS /sæt/

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading She felt herself falling, falling, falling into unfathomable depths while a fateful little monkey sat and grinned at her.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Anguish that she, Teresa Fernandez, had stained her hands with blood for which there had been no justification!

stainedadjectiveUS /steɪnd/

marked or dyed or discolored with foreign matter

From this reading Anguish that she, Teresa Fernandez, had stained her hands with blood for which there had been no justification!

stonenounUS /stoʊn/

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading She found herself lying on the stone floor which felt cool against her cheek.

TeresanounUS /tərˈiːsə/

Indian nun and missionary in the Roman Catholic Church (born of Albanian parents in what is now Macedonia); dedicated to helping the poor in India (1910-1997)

From this reading Anguish that she, Teresa Fernandez, had stained her hands with blood for which there had been no justification!

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading BLIND ROADS OF DESTINY Joy in the belief that Richard Cary had not died that night in Cartagena!

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading BLIND ROADS OF DESTINY Joy in the belief that Richard Cary had not died that night in Cartagena!

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading Anguish that she, Teresa Fernandez, had stained her hands with blood for which there had been no justification!

unfathomableadjectiveUS /ənˈfæðəməbəl/

of depth; not capable of being sounded or measured

From this reading She felt herself falling, falling, falling into unfathomable depths while a fateful little monkey sat and grinned at her.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Anguish that she, Teresa Fernandez, had stained her hands with blood for which there had been no justification!

whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading She felt herself falling, falling, falling into unfathomable depths while a fateful little monkey sat and grinned at her.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Anguish that she, Teresa Fernandez, had stained her hands with blood for which there had been no justification!

Chapter 16 of Four Bells: A Tale of the Caribbean by Ralph Delahaye Paine holds 397 sentences, grouped into 80 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.

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