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Heriot's Choice: A Tale

Chapter XXXVI

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BERENGARIA 'I have led her home, my love, my only friend, There is none like her, none.
And never yet so warmly ran my blood And sweetly, on and on Calming itself to the long-wished-for end, Full to the banks, close on the promised good.
* * * * * None like her, none.'--Tennyson's _Maud_.
Two years had elapsed since Olive Lambert had made her noble decision, and during that time triple events had happened.
Mr. Trelawny's suffering life was over, Rex had married his faithful Polly, and Dr. Heriot and Mildred had rejoiced over their first-born son.
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Heriot's Choice: A Tale

Chapter XXXVI

Chapter 36 of Heriot's Choice: A Tale is here in full — 324 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/64 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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BERENGARIA 'I have led her home, my love, my only friend, There is none like her, none.
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And never yet so warmly ran my blood And sweetly, on and on Calming itself to the long-wished-for end, Full to the banks, close on the promised good.
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* * * * * None like her, none.'--Tennyson's _Maud_.
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Two years had elapsed since Olive Lambert had made her noble decision, and during that time triple events had happened.
/tuː jɪrz hæd ɪˈlæpst sɪns ˈɑːləv ˈlæmbərt hæd meɪd hɜːr ˈnoʊbəl dɪˈsɪʒən ənd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðæt taɪm ˈtrɪpəl ɪˈvents hæd ˈhæpənd/
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Mr. Trelawny's suffering life was over, Rex had married his faithful Polly, and Dr. Heriot and Mildred had rejoiced over their first-born son.

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Calming noun US /ˈkɑːmɪŋ/

the act of appeasing (as by acceding to the demands of)

From this reading “And never yet so warmly ran my blood And sweetly, on and on Calming itself to the long-wished-for end, Full to the banks, close on the promised good.”

elapsed adjective US /ɪˈlæpst/

(of time) having passed or slipped by

From this reading “Two years had elapsed since Olive Lambert had made her noble decision, and during that time triple events had happened.”

Lambert noun US /ˈlæmbərt/

a cgs unit of illumination equal to the brightness of a perfectly diffusing surface that emits or reflects one lumen per square centimeter

From this reading “Two years had elapsed since Olive Lambert had made her noble decision, and during that time triple events had happened.”

Olive adjective US /ˈɑːləv/

of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive

From this reading “Two years had elapsed since Olive Lambert had made her noble decision, and during that time triple events had happened.”

rejoiced verb US /rɪˈdʒɔɪst/

past form of “rejoice” — feel happiness or joy

From this reading “Mr. Trelawny's suffering life was over, Rex had married his faithful Polly, and Dr. Heriot and Mildred had rejoiced over their first-born son.”

Rex noun US /reks/

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading “Mr. Trelawny's suffering life was over, Rex had married his faithful Polly, and Dr. Heriot and Mildred had rejoiced over their first-born son.”

sweetly adverb US /ˈswiːtli/

in an affectionate or loving manner (“sweet” is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of “sweetly”)

From this reading “And never yet so warmly ran my blood And sweetly, on and on Calming itself to the long-wished-for end, Full to the banks, close on the promised good.”

triple verb US /ˈtrɪpəl/

increase threefold

From this reading “Two years had elapsed since Olive Lambert had made her noble decision, and during that time triple events had happened.”

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.

Two years noun + noun

In this reading “Two years had elapsed since Olive Lambert had made her noble decision, and during that time triple events had happened.”

rejoiced over verb + particle counted as “rejoice over”

In this reading “Mr. Trelawny's suffering life was over, Rex had married his faithful Polly, and Dr. Heriot and Mildred had rejoiced over their first-born son.”

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AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading And never yet so warmly ran my blood And sweetly, on and on Calming itself to the long-wished-for end, Full to the banks, close on the promised good.

banksnounUS /bæŋks/

English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)

From this reading And never yet so warmly ran my blood And sweetly, on and on Calming itself to the long-wished-for end, Full to the banks, close on the promised good.

BERENGARIA

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From this reading BERENGARIA 'I have led her home, my love, my only friend, There is none like her, none.

bloodnounUS /blʌd/

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

From this reading And never yet so warmly ran my blood And sweetly, on and on Calming itself to the long-wished-for end, Full to the banks, close on the promised good.

CalmingnounUS /ˈkɑːmɪŋ/

the act of appeasing (as by acceding to the demands of)

From this reading And never yet so warmly ran my blood And sweetly, on and on Calming itself to the long-wished-for end, Full to the banks, close on the promised good.

closeadjectiveUS /kloʊs/

at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other

From this reading And never yet so warmly ran my blood And sweetly, on and on Calming itself to the long-wished-for end, Full to the banks, close on the promised good.

decisionnounUS /dɪˈsɪʒən/

the act of making up your mind about something

From this reading Two years had elapsed since Olive Lambert had made her noble decision, and during that time triple events had happened.

Dr

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From this reading Mr. Trelawny's suffering life was over, Rex had married his faithful Polly, and Dr. Heriot and Mildred had rejoiced over their first-born son.

duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading Two years had elapsed since Olive Lambert had made her noble decision, and during that time triple events had happened.

elapsedadjectiveUS /ɪˈlæpst/

(of time) having passed or slipped by

From this reading Two years had elapsed since Olive Lambert had made her noble decision, and during that time triple events had happened.

endnounUS /end/

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading And never yet so warmly ran my blood And sweetly, on and on Calming itself to the long-wished-for end, Full to the banks, close on the promised good.

eventsnounUS /ɪˈvents/

plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time

From this reading Two years had elapsed since Olive Lambert had made her noble decision, and during that time triple events had happened.

faithfuladjectiveUS /ˈfeɪθfəl/

steadfast in affection or allegiance

From this reading Mr. Trelawny's suffering life was over, Rex had married his faithful Polly, and Dr. Heriot and Mildred had rejoiced over their first-born son.

first-born

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From this reading Mr. Trelawny's suffering life was over, Rex had married his faithful Polly, and Dr. Heriot and Mildred had rejoiced over their first-born son.

friendnounUS /frend/

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading BERENGARIA 'I have led her home, my love, my only friend, There is none like her, none.

FulladjectiveUS /fʊl/

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading And never yet so warmly ran my blood And sweetly, on and on Calming itself to the long-wished-for end, Full to the banks, close on the promised good.

goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading And never yet so warmly ran my blood And sweetly, on and on Calming itself to the long-wished-for end, Full to the banks, close on the promised good.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading Two years had elapsed since Olive Lambert had made her noble decision, and during that time triple events had happened.

happenedverbUS /ˈhæpənd/

past form of “happen” — come to pass

From this reading Two years had elapsed since Olive Lambert had made her noble decision, and during that time triple events had happened.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading BERENGARIA 'I have led her home, my love, my only friend, There is none like her, none.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading BERENGARIA 'I have led her home, my love, my only friend, There is none like her, none.

Heriot

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From this reading Mr. Trelawny's suffering life was over, Rex had married his faithful Polly, and Dr. Heriot and Mildred had rejoiced over their first-born son.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Mr. Trelawny's suffering life was over, Rex had married his faithful Polly, and Dr. Heriot and Mildred had rejoiced over their first-born son.

homenounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

From this reading BERENGARIA 'I have led her home, my love, my only friend, There is none like her, none.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading BERENGARIA 'I have led her home, my love, my only friend, There is none like her, none.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading BERENGARIA 'I have led her home, my love, my only friend, There is none like her, none.

itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading And never yet so warmly ran my blood And sweetly, on and on Calming itself to the long-wished-for end, Full to the banks, close on the promised good.

LambertnounUS /ˈlæmbərt/

a cgs unit of illumination equal to the brightness of a perfectly diffusing surface that emits or reflects one lumen per square centimeter

From this reading Two years had elapsed since Olive Lambert had made her noble decision, and during that time triple events had happened.

lednounUS /led/

diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used

From this reading BERENGARIA 'I have led her home, my love, my only friend, There is none like her, none.

lifenounUS /laɪf/

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Mr. Trelawny's suffering life was over, Rex had married his faithful Polly, and Dr. Heriot and Mildred had rejoiced over their first-born son.

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading BERENGARIA 'I have led her home, my love, my only friend, There is none like her, none.

long-wished-for

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

From this reading And never yet so warmly ran my blood And sweetly, on and on Calming itself to the long-wished-for end, Full to the banks, close on the promised good.

lovenounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading BERENGARIA 'I have led her home, my love, my only friend, There is none like her, none.

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Two years had elapsed since Olive Lambert had made her noble decision, and during that time triple events had happened.

marriedadjectiveUS /ˈmerid/

joined in matrimony

From this reading Mr. Trelawny's suffering life was over, Rex had married his faithful Polly, and Dr. Heriot and Mildred had rejoiced over their first-born son.

Maud

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

From this reading * * * * * None like her, none.'--Tennyson's _Maud_.

Mildred

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

From this reading Mr. Trelawny's suffering life was over, Rex had married his faithful Polly, and Dr. Heriot and Mildred had rejoiced over their first-born son.

MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/

a form of address for a man

From this reading Mr. Trelawny's suffering life was over, Rex had married his faithful Polly, and Dr. Heriot and Mildred had rejoiced over their first-born son.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading BERENGARIA 'I have led her home, my love, my only friend, There is none like her, none.

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading And never yet so warmly ran my blood And sweetly, on and on Calming itself to the long-wished-for end, Full to the banks, close on the promised good.

nobleadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊbəl/

impressive in appearance

From this reading Two years had elapsed since Olive Lambert had made her noble decision, and during that time triple events had happened.

nonepronounUS /nʌn/

not one, and not any

From this reading BERENGARIA 'I have led her home, my love, my only friend, There is none like her, none.

OliveadjectiveUS /ˈɑːləv/

of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive

From this reading Two years had elapsed since Olive Lambert had made her noble decision, and during that time triple events had happened.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading And never yet so warmly ran my blood And sweetly, on and on Calming itself to the long-wished-for end, Full to the banks, close on the promised good.

onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading BERENGARIA 'I have led her home, my love, my only friend, There is none like her, none.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading Mr. Trelawny's suffering life was over, Rex had married his faithful Polly, and Dr. Heriot and Mildred had rejoiced over their first-born son.

Polly

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

From this reading Mr. Trelawny's suffering life was over, Rex had married his faithful Polly, and Dr. Heriot and Mildred had rejoiced over their first-born son.

promisedverbUS /ˈprɑːməst/

past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment

From this reading And never yet so warmly ran my blood And sweetly, on and on Calming itself to the long-wished-for end, Full to the banks, close on the promised good.

ranverbUS /ræn/

inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading And never yet so warmly ran my blood And sweetly, on and on Calming itself to the long-wished-for end, Full to the banks, close on the promised good.

rejoicedverbUS /rɪˈdʒɔɪst/

past form of “rejoice” — feel happiness or joy

From this reading Mr. Trelawny's suffering life was over, Rex had married his faithful Polly, and Dr. Heriot and Mildred had rejoiced over their first-born son.

RexnounUS /reks/

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading Mr. Trelawny's suffering life was over, Rex had married his faithful Polly, and Dr. Heriot and Mildred had rejoiced over their first-born son.

sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading Two years had elapsed since Olive Lambert had made her noble decision, and during that time triple events had happened.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading And never yet so warmly ran my blood And sweetly, on and on Calming itself to the long-wished-for end, Full to the banks, close on the promised good.

sonnounUS /sʌn/

a male human offspring

From this reading Mr. Trelawny's suffering life was over, Rex had married his faithful Polly, and Dr. Heriot and Mildred had rejoiced over their first-born son.

sufferingnounUS /ˈsʌfərɪŋ/

a state of acute pain

From this reading Mr. Trelawny's suffering life was over, Rex had married his faithful Polly, and Dr. Heriot and Mildred had rejoiced over their first-born son.

sweetlyadverbUS /ˈswiːtli/

in an affectionate or loving manner (“sweet” is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of “sweetly”)

From this reading And never yet so warmly ran my blood And sweetly, on and on Calming itself to the long-wished-for end, Full to the banks, close on the promised good.

Tennyson's

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

From this reading * * * * * None like her, none.'--Tennyson's _Maud_.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Two years had elapsed since Olive Lambert had made her noble decision, and during that time triple events had happened.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading And never yet so warmly ran my blood And sweetly, on and on Calming itself to the long-wished-for end, Full to the banks, close on the promised good.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Mr. Trelawny's suffering life was over, Rex had married his faithful Polly, and Dr. Heriot and Mildred had rejoiced over their first-born son.

ThereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading BERENGARIA 'I have led her home, my love, my only friend, There is none like her, none.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Two years had elapsed since Olive Lambert had made her noble decision, and during that time triple events had happened.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading And never yet so warmly ran my blood And sweetly, on and on Calming itself to the long-wished-for end, Full to the banks, close on the promised good.

Trelawny's

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

From this reading Mr. Trelawny's suffering life was over, Rex had married his faithful Polly, and Dr. Heriot and Mildred had rejoiced over their first-born son.

tripleverbUS /ˈtrɪpəl/

increase threefold

From this reading Two years had elapsed since Olive Lambert had made her noble decision, and during that time triple events had happened.

TwonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Two years had elapsed since Olive Lambert had made her noble decision, and during that time triple events had happened.

warmlyadverbUS /ˈwɔːrmli/

in a hearty manner

From this reading And never yet so warmly ran my blood And sweetly, on and on Calming itself to the long-wished-for end, Full to the banks, close on the promised good.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Mr. Trelawny's suffering life was over, Rex had married his faithful Polly, and Dr. Heriot and Mildred had rejoiced over their first-born son.

yearsnounUS /jɪrz/

a late time of life

From this reading Two years had elapsed since Olive Lambert had made her noble decision, and during that time triple events had happened.

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading And never yet so warmly ran my blood And sweetly, on and on Calming itself to the long-wished-for end, Full to the banks, close on the promised good.

Chapter 36 of Heriot's Choice: A Tale by Rosa Nouchette Carey holds 324 sentences, grouped into 65 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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