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I, Mary MacLane: A Diary of Human Days
I, Mary MacLane: A Diary of Human Days

Chapter VIII

Chapter 8 of I, Mary MacLane: A Diary of Human Days is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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that it catches and holds my Shadow-self who lives not _in_side me but _be_side me: the resembling dissembling shadow I cast when I stand between the daylights of the actual world and the quivering films of the region of dreams.-- My owned mysteries thrive apace.
They are poetry and beauty and loveliness yet they bruise and batter me and split me to atoms.
Withal are terrifyingly superfluous: they violently kill the wench to-morrow dawn who died restfully to-day at noon.
_An ancient witch-light_ To-morrow Also I am someway the Lesbian woman.
It is but one phase--one which slightly touches each other phase I own.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

I, Mary MacLane: A Diary of Human Days

Chapter VIII

Chapter 8 of I, Mary MacLane: A Diary of Human Days is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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that it catches and holds my Shadow-self who lives not _in_side me but _be_side me: the resembling dissembling shadow I cast when I stand between the daylights of the actual world and the quivering films of the region of dreams.-- My owned mysteries thrive apace.
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They are poetry and beauty and loveliness yet they bruise and batter me and split me to atoms.
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Withal are terrifyingly superfluous: they violently kill the wench to-morrow dawn who died restfully to-day at noon.
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_An ancient witch-light_ To-morrow Also I am someway the Lesbian woman.
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It is but one phase--one which slightly touches each other phase I own.

Learner Dictionary

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

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apace adverb US /əˈpeɪs/

(poetic, literary) quickly

From this reading “that it catches and holds my Shadow-self who lives not _in_side me but _be_side me: the resembling dissembling shadow I cast when I stand between the daylights of the actual world and the quivering films of the region of dreams.-- My owned mysteries thrive apace.”

batter verb US /ˈbætər/

strike against forcefully

From this reading “They are poetry and beauty and loveliness yet they bruise and batter me and split me to atoms.”

bruise verb US /bruːz/

injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of

From this reading “They are poetry and beauty and loveliness yet they bruise and batter me and split me to atoms.”

daylights noun US /ˈdeɪlaɪts/

plural of “daylight” — the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside

From this reading “that it catches and holds my Shadow-self who lives not _in_side me but _be_side me: the resembling dissembling shadow I cast when I stand between the daylights of the actual world and the quivering films of the region of dreams.-- My owned mysteries thrive apace.”

dissembling noun US /dɪˈsemblɪŋ/

pretending with intention to deceive

From this reading “that it catches and holds my Shadow-self who lives not _in_side me but _be_side me: the resembling dissembling shadow I cast when I stand between the daylights of the actual world and the quivering films of the region of dreams.-- My owned mysteries thrive apace.”

films noun US /fɪlmz/

plural of “film” — a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement

From this reading “that it catches and holds my Shadow-self who lives not _in_side me but _be_side me: the resembling dissembling shadow I cast when I stand between the daylights of the actual world and the quivering films of the region of dreams.-- My owned mysteries thrive apace.”

Lesbian noun US /ˈlezbiən/

a female homosexual

From this reading “_An ancient witch-light_ To-morrow Also I am someway the Lesbian woman.”

thrive verb US /θraɪv/

grow vigorously

From this reading “that it catches and holds my Shadow-self who lives not _in_side me but _be_side me: the resembling dissembling shadow I cast when I stand between the daylights of the actual world and the quivering films of the region of dreams.-- My owned mysteries thrive apace.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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

at noon preposition + noun

In this reading “Withal are terrifyingly superfluous: they violently kill the wench to-morrow dawn who died restfully to-day at noon.”

stand between verb + particle

In this reading “that it catches and holds my Shadow-self who lives not _in_side me but _be_side me: the resembling dissembling shadow I cast when I stand between the daylights of the actual world and the quivering films of the region of dreams.-- My owned mysteries thrive apace.”

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actualadjectiveUS /ˈæktʃəwəl/

presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible

From this reading that it catches and holds my Shadow-self who lives not _in_side me but _be_side me: the resembling dissembling shadow I cast when I stand between the daylights of the actual world and the quivering films of the region of dreams.-- My owned mysteries thrive apace.

AlsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/

in addition

From this reading _An ancient witch-light_ To-morrow Also I am someway the Lesbian woman.

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading _An ancient witch-light_ To-morrow Also I am someway the Lesbian woman.

AndeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading _An ancient witch-light_ To-morrow Also I am someway the Lesbian woman.

ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/

Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.

From this reading _An ancient witch-light_ To-morrow Also I am someway the Lesbian woman.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading that it catches and holds my Shadow-self who lives not _in_side me but _be_side me: the resembling dissembling shadow I cast when I stand between the daylights of the actual world and the quivering films of the region of dreams.-- My owned mysteries thrive apace.

apaceadverbUS /əˈpeɪs/

(poetic, literary) quickly

From this reading that it catches and holds my Shadow-self who lives not _in_side me but _be_side me: the resembling dissembling shadow I cast when I stand between the daylights of the actual world and the quivering films of the region of dreams.-- My owned mysteries thrive apace.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading They are poetry and beauty and loveliness yet they bruise and batter me and split me to atoms.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Withal are terrifyingly superfluous: they violently kill the wench to-morrow dawn who died restfully to-day at noon.

atomsnounUS /ˈætəmz/

plural of “atom” — (physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element

From this reading They are poetry and beauty and loveliness yet they bruise and batter me and split me to atoms.

batterverbUS /ˈbætər/

strike against forcefully

From this reading They are poetry and beauty and loveliness yet they bruise and batter me and split me to atoms.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading that it catches and holds my Shadow-self who lives not _in_side me but _be_side me: the resembling dissembling shadow I cast when I stand between the daylights of the actual world and the quivering films of the region of dreams.-- My owned mysteries thrive apace.

beautynounUS /ˈbjuːti/

the qualities that give pleasure to the senses

From this reading They are poetry and beauty and loveliness yet they bruise and batter me and split me to atoms.

betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading that it catches and holds my Shadow-self who lives not _in_side me but _be_side me: the resembling dissembling shadow I cast when I stand between the daylights of the actual world and the quivering films of the region of dreams.-- My owned mysteries thrive apace.

bruiseverbUS /bruːz/

injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of

From this reading They are poetry and beauty and loveliness yet they bruise and batter me and split me to atoms.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading that it catches and holds my Shadow-self who lives not _in_side me but _be_side me: the resembling dissembling shadow I cast when I stand between the daylights of the actual world and the quivering films of the region of dreams.-- My owned mysteries thrive apace.

castverbUS /kæst/

put or send forth

From this reading that it catches and holds my Shadow-self who lives not _in_side me but _be_side me: the resembling dissembling shadow I cast when I stand between the daylights of the actual world and the quivering films of the region of dreams.-- My owned mysteries thrive apace.

catchesnounUS /ˈkætʃəz/

plural of “catch” — a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident

From this reading that it catches and holds my Shadow-self who lives not _in_side me but _be_side me: the resembling dissembling shadow I cast when I stand between the daylights of the actual world and the quivering films of the region of dreams.-- My owned mysteries thrive apace.

dawnnounUS /dɔːn/

the first light of day

From this reading Withal are terrifyingly superfluous: they violently kill the wench to-morrow dawn who died restfully to-day at noon.

daylightsnounUS /ˈdeɪlaɪts/

plural of “daylight” — the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside

From this reading that it catches and holds my Shadow-self who lives not _in_side me but _be_side me: the resembling dissembling shadow I cast when I stand between the daylights of the actual world and the quivering films of the region of dreams.-- My owned mysteries thrive apace.

diedverbUS /daɪd/

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

From this reading Withal are terrifyingly superfluous: they violently kill the wench to-morrow dawn who died restfully to-day at noon.

dissemblingnounUS /dɪˈsemblɪŋ/

pretending with intention to deceive

From this reading that it catches and holds my Shadow-self who lives not _in_side me but _be_side me: the resembling dissembling shadow I cast when I stand between the daylights of the actual world and the quivering films of the region of dreams.-- My owned mysteries thrive apace.

dreamsnounUS /driːmz/

plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep

From this reading that it catches and holds my Shadow-self who lives not _in_side me but _be_side me: the resembling dissembling shadow I cast when I stand between the daylights of the actual world and the quivering films of the region of dreams.-- My owned mysteries thrive apace.

eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading It is but one phase--one which slightly touches each other phase I own.

filmsnounUS /fɪlmz/

plural of “film” — a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement

From this reading that it catches and holds my Shadow-self who lives not _in_side me but _be_side me: the resembling dissembling shadow I cast when I stand between the daylights of the actual world and the quivering films of the region of dreams.-- My owned mysteries thrive apace.

holdsnounUS /hoʊldz/

plural of “hold” — the act of grasping

From this reading that it catches and holds my Shadow-self who lives not _in_side me but _be_side me: the resembling dissembling shadow I cast when I stand between the daylights of the actual world and the quivering films of the region of dreams.-- My owned mysteries thrive apace.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading that it catches and holds my Shadow-self who lives not _in_side me but _be_side me: the resembling dissembling shadow I cast when I stand between the daylights of the actual world and the quivering films of the region of dreams.-- My owned mysteries thrive apace.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading that it catches and holds my Shadow-self who lives not _in_side me but _be_side me: the resembling dissembling shadow I cast when I stand between the daylights of the actual world and the quivering films of the region of dreams.-- My owned mysteries thrive apace.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading It is but one phase--one which slightly touches each other phase I own.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading that it catches and holds my Shadow-self who lives not _in_side me but _be_side me: the resembling dissembling shadow I cast when I stand between the daylights of the actual world and the quivering films of the region of dreams.-- My owned mysteries thrive apace.

killverbUS /kɪl/

cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly

From this reading Withal are terrifyingly superfluous: they violently kill the wench to-morrow dawn who died restfully to-day at noon.

LesbiannounUS /ˈlezbiən/

a female homosexual

From this reading _An ancient witch-light_ To-morrow Also I am someway the Lesbian woman.

livesnounUS /lɪvz/

plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading that it catches and holds my Shadow-self who lives not _in_side me but _be_side me: the resembling dissembling shadow I cast when I stand between the daylights of the actual world and the quivering films of the region of dreams.-- My owned mysteries thrive apace.

lovelinessnoun

the quality of being good looking and attractive

From this reading They are poetry and beauty and loveliness yet they bruise and batter me and split me to atoms.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading that it catches and holds my Shadow-self who lives not _in_side me but _be_side me: the resembling dissembling shadow I cast when I stand between the daylights of the actual world and the quivering films of the region of dreams.-- My owned mysteries thrive apace.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading that it catches and holds my Shadow-self who lives not _in_side me but _be_side me: the resembling dissembling shadow I cast when I stand between the daylights of the actual world and the quivering films of the region of dreams.-- My owned mysteries thrive apace.

mysteriesnounUS /ˈmɪstəriz/

plural of “mystery” — something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained

From this reading that it catches and holds my Shadow-self who lives not _in_side me but _be_side me: the resembling dissembling shadow I cast when I stand between the daylights of the actual world and the quivering films of the region of dreams.-- My owned mysteries thrive apace.

noonnounUS /nuːn/

the middle of the day

From this reading Withal are terrifyingly superfluous: they violently kill the wench to-morrow dawn who died restfully to-day at noon.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading that it catches and holds my Shadow-self who lives not _in_side me but _be_side me: the resembling dissembling shadow I cast when I stand between the daylights of the actual world and the quivering films of the region of dreams.-- My owned mysteries thrive apace.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading that it catches and holds my Shadow-self who lives not _in_side me but _be_side me: the resembling dissembling shadow I cast when I stand between the daylights of the actual world and the quivering films of the region of dreams.-- My owned mysteries thrive apace.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading It is but one phase--one which slightly touches each other phase I own.

otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading It is but one phase--one which slightly touches each other phase I own.

ownverbUS /oʊn/

have ownership or possession of

From this reading It is but one phase--one which slightly touches each other phase I own.

ownedadjectiveUS /oʊnd/

having an owner; often used in combination

From this reading that it catches and holds my Shadow-self who lives not _in_side me but _be_side me: the resembling dissembling shadow I cast when I stand between the daylights of the actual world and the quivering films of the region of dreams.-- My owned mysteries thrive apace.

phasenounUS /feɪz/

any distinct time period in a sequence of events

From this reading It is but one phase--one which slightly touches each other phase I own.

poetrynounUS /ˈpoʊətri/

literature in metrical form

From this reading They are poetry and beauty and loveliness yet they bruise and batter me and split me to atoms.

quiveringnounUS /ˈkwɪvərɪŋ/

a shaky motion

From this reading that it catches and holds my Shadow-self who lives not _in_side me but _be_side me: the resembling dissembling shadow I cast when I stand between the daylights of the actual world and the quivering films of the region of dreams.-- My owned mysteries thrive apace.

regionnounUS /ˈriːdʒən/

the extended spatial location of something

From this reading that it catches and holds my Shadow-self who lives not _in_side me but _be_side me: the resembling dissembling shadow I cast when I stand between the daylights of the actual world and the quivering films of the region of dreams.-- My owned mysteries thrive apace.

resemblingverbUS /rɪˈzembəlɪŋ/

-ing form of “resemble” — appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to

From this reading that it catches and holds my Shadow-self who lives not _in_side me but _be_side me: the resembling dissembling shadow I cast when I stand between the daylights of the actual world and the quivering films of the region of dreams.-- My owned mysteries thrive apace.

restfullyadverb

in a restful manner

From this reading Withal are terrifyingly superfluous: they violently kill the wench to-morrow dawn who died restfully to-day at noon.

shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/

A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.

From this reading that it catches and holds my Shadow-self who lives not _in_side me but _be_side me: the resembling dissembling shadow I cast when I stand between the daylights of the actual world and the quivering films of the region of dreams.-- My owned mysteries thrive apace.

Shadow-self

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From this reading that it catches and holds my Shadow-self who lives not _in_side me but _be_side me: the resembling dissembling shadow I cast when I stand between the daylights of the actual world and the quivering films of the region of dreams.-- My owned mysteries thrive apace.

sidenounUS /saɪd/

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading that it catches and holds my Shadow-self who lives not _in_side me but _be_side me: the resembling dissembling shadow I cast when I stand between the daylights of the actual world and the quivering films of the region of dreams.-- My owned mysteries thrive apace.

slightlyadverbUS /ˈslaɪtli/

to a small degree or extent

From this reading It is but one phase--one which slightly touches each other phase I own.

somewayadverb

in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means

From this reading _An ancient witch-light_ To-morrow Also I am someway the Lesbian woman.

splitverbUS /splɪt/

separate into parts or portions

From this reading They are poetry and beauty and loveliness yet they bruise and batter me and split me to atoms.

standverbUS /stænd/

be standing; be upright

From this reading that it catches and holds my Shadow-self who lives not _in_side me but _be_side me: the resembling dissembling shadow I cast when I stand between the daylights of the actual world and the quivering films of the region of dreams.-- My owned mysteries thrive apace.

superfluousadjectiveUS /ˈsuːpərflwʌs/

serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being

From this reading Withal are terrifyingly superfluous: they violently kill the wench to-morrow dawn who died restfully to-day at noon.

terrifyingly

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

From this reading Withal are terrifyingly superfluous: they violently kill the wench to-morrow dawn who died restfully to-day at noon.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading that it catches and holds my Shadow-self who lives not _in_side me but _be_side me: the resembling dissembling shadow I cast when I stand between the daylights of the actual world and the quivering films of the region of dreams.-- My owned mysteries thrive apace.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading that it catches and holds my Shadow-self who lives not _in_side me but _be_side me: the resembling dissembling shadow I cast when I stand between the daylights of the actual world and the quivering films of the region of dreams.-- My owned mysteries thrive apace.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They are poetry and beauty and loveliness yet they bruise and batter me and split me to atoms.

thriveverbUS /θraɪv/

grow vigorously

From this reading that it catches and holds my Shadow-self who lives not _in_side me but _be_side me: the resembling dissembling shadow I cast when I stand between the daylights of the actual world and the quivering films of the region of dreams.-- My owned mysteries thrive apace.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading They are poetry and beauty and loveliness yet they bruise and batter me and split me to atoms.

to-day

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

From this reading Withal are terrifyingly superfluous: they violently kill the wench to-morrow dawn who died restfully to-day at noon.

to-morrow

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

From this reading Withal are terrifyingly superfluous: they violently kill the wench to-morrow dawn who died restfully to-day at noon.

touchesnounUS /ˈtʌtʃəz/

plural of “touch” — the event of something coming in contact with the body

From this reading It is but one phase--one which slightly touches each other phase I own.

violentlyadverbUS /ˈvaɪələntli/

in a violent manner

From this reading Withal are terrifyingly superfluous: they violently kill the wench to-morrow dawn who died restfully to-day at noon.

wenchnounUS /wentʃ/

informal terms for a (young) woman

From this reading Withal are terrifyingly superfluous: they violently kill the wench to-morrow dawn who died restfully to-day at noon.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading that it catches and holds my Shadow-self who lives not _in_side me but _be_side me: the resembling dissembling shadow I cast when I stand between the daylights of the actual world and the quivering films of the region of dreams.-- My owned mysteries thrive apace.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

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

From this reading It is but one phase--one which slightly touches each other phase I own.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading that it catches and holds my Shadow-self who lives not _in_side me but _be_side me: the resembling dissembling shadow I cast when I stand between the daylights of the actual world and the quivering films of the region of dreams.-- My owned mysteries thrive apace.

witch-light

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

From this reading _An ancient witch-light_ To-morrow Also I am someway the Lesbian woman.

Withaladverb

despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession)

From this reading Withal are terrifyingly superfluous: they violently kill the wench to-morrow dawn who died restfully to-day at noon.

womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading _An ancient witch-light_ To-morrow Also I am someway the Lesbian woman.

worldnounUS /wɜːrld/

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading that it catches and holds my Shadow-self who lives not _in_side me but _be_side me: the resembling dissembling shadow I cast when I stand between the daylights of the actual world and the quivering films of the region of dreams.-- My owned mysteries thrive apace.

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading They are poetry and beauty and loveliness yet they bruise and batter me and split me to atoms.

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