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I Pose

Chapter II

Chapter 2 of I Pose is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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I am the creator and the created.”
With which happy thought he returned to sleep again.
The Red Place lost its flame-like life at night.
Night, that blind angel, has no dealings with colour, and turns even the auburn of the pine-trunks to cold silver.
But before the gardener awoke again, the sun had roused the gods of the place to discover the theft of their red gold, and to replace it.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

I Pose

Chapter II

Chapter 2 of I Pose is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
I am the creator and the created.”
/aɪ æm ðə kriˈeɪtər ənd ðə kriˈeɪtəd/
Line 2
With which happy thought he returned to sleep again.
/wɪð wɪtʃ ˈhæpi θɔːt hiː rɪˈtɜːrnd tuː sliːp əˈɡen/
Line 3
The Red Place lost its flame-like life at night.
Line 4
Night, that blind angel, has no dealings with colour, and turns even the auburn of the pine-trunks to cold silver.
Line 5
But before the gardener awoke again, the sun had roused the gods of the place to discover the theft of their red gold, and to replace it.
/bʌt bɪˈfɔːr ðə ˈɡɑːrdənər əˈwoʊk əˈɡen ðə sʌn hæd raʊzd ðə ɡɑːdz ʌv ðə pleɪs tuː dɪˈskʌvər ðə θeft ʌv ðer red ɡoʊld ənd tuː ˌriːˈpleɪs ɪt/

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.

auburn adjective US /ˈɑːbərn/

(of hair) colored a moderate reddish-brown

From this reading “Night, that blind angel, has no dealings with colour, and turns even the auburn of the pine-trunks to cold silver.”

created verb US /kriˈeɪtəd/

past form of “create” — make or cause to be or to become

From this reading “I am the creator and the created.””

creator noun US /kriˈeɪtər/

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading “I am the creator and the created.””

dealings noun US /ˈdiːlɪŋz/

social or verbal interchange (usually followed by “with”)

From this reading “Night, that blind angel, has no dealings with colour, and turns even the auburn of the pine-trunks to cold silver.”

gardener noun US /ˈɡɑːrdənər/

someone who takes care of a garden

From this reading “But before the gardener awoke again, the sun had roused the gods of the place to discover the theft of their red gold, and to replace it.”

replace verb US /ˌriːˈpleɪs/

substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)

From this reading “But before the gardener awoke again, the sun had roused the gods of the place to discover the theft of their red gold, and to replace it.”

roused verb US /raʊzd/

past form of “rouse” — become active

From this reading “But before the gardener awoke again, the sun had roused the gods of the place to discover the theft of their red gold, and to replace it.”

theft noun US /θeft/

the act of taking something from someone unlawfully

From this reading “But before the gardener awoke again, the sun had roused the gods of the place to discover the theft of their red gold, and to replace it.”

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.

red gold noun + noun

In this reading “But before the gardener awoke again, the sun had roused the gods of the place to discover the theft of their red gold, and to replace it.”

at night preposition + noun

In this reading “The Red Place lost its flame-like life at night.”

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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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againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading With which happy thought he returned to sleep again.

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading I am the creator and the created.”

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading I am the creator and the created.”

angelnounUS /ˈeɪndʒəl/

spiritual being attendant upon God

From this reading Night, that blind angel, has no dealings with colour, and turns even the auburn of the pine-trunks to cold silver.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The Red Place lost its flame-like life at night.

auburnadjectiveUS /ˈɑːbərn/

(of hair) colored a moderate reddish-brown

From this reading Night, that blind angel, has no dealings with colour, and turns even the auburn of the pine-trunks to cold silver.

awokeverbUS /əˈwoʊk/

inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping

From this reading But before the gardener awoke again, the sun had roused the gods of the place to discover the theft of their red gold, and to replace it.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading But before the gardener awoke again, the sun had roused the gods of the place to discover the theft of their red gold, and to replace it.

blindnounUS /blaɪnd/

people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group

From this reading Night, that blind angel, has no dealings with colour, and turns even the auburn of the pine-trunks to cold silver.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But before the gardener awoke again, the sun had roused the gods of the place to discover the theft of their red gold, and to replace it.

coldadjectiveUS /koʊld/

having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

From this reading Night, that blind angel, has no dealings with colour, and turns even the auburn of the pine-trunks to cold silver.

colouradjectiveUS /ˈkʌlər/

having or capable of producing colors

From this reading Night, that blind angel, has no dealings with colour, and turns even the auburn of the pine-trunks to cold silver.

createdverbUS /kriˈeɪtəd/

past form of “create” — make or cause to be or to become

From this reading I am the creator and the created.”

creatornounUS /kriˈeɪtər/

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading I am the creator and the created.”

dealingsnounUS /ˈdiːlɪŋz/

social or verbal interchange (usually followed by “with”)

From this reading Night, that blind angel, has no dealings with colour, and turns even the auburn of the pine-trunks to cold silver.

discoververbUS /dɪˈskʌvər/

discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of

From this reading But before the gardener awoke again, the sun had roused the gods of the place to discover the theft of their red gold, and to replace it.

evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/

divisible by two

From this reading Night, that blind angel, has no dealings with colour, and turns even the auburn of the pine-trunks to cold silver.

flame-like

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

From this reading The Red Place lost its flame-like life at night.

gardenernounUS /ˈɡɑːrdənər/

someone who takes care of a garden

From this reading But before the gardener awoke again, the sun had roused the gods of the place to discover the theft of their red gold, and to replace it.

godsnounUS /ɡɑːdz/

plural of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading But before the gardener awoke again, the sun had roused the gods of the place to discover the theft of their red gold, and to replace it.

goldnounUS /ɡoʊld/

coins made of gold

From this reading But before the gardener awoke again, the sun had roused the gods of the place to discover the theft of their red gold, and to replace it.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading But before the gardener awoke again, the sun had roused the gods of the place to discover the theft of their red gold, and to replace it.

happyadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/

enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading With which happy thought he returned to sleep again.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

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

From this reading Night, that blind angel, has no dealings with colour, and turns even the auburn of the pine-trunks to cold silver.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading With which happy thought he returned to sleep again.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I am the creator and the created.”

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading But before the gardener awoke again, the sun had roused the gods of the place to discover the theft of their red gold, and to replace it.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading The Red Place lost its flame-like life at night.

lifenounUS /laɪf/

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading The Red Place lost its flame-like life at night.

lostadjectiveUS /lɔːst/

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading The Red Place lost its flame-like life at night.

nightnounUS /naɪt/

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

From this reading The Red Place lost its flame-like life at night.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading Night, that blind angel, has no dealings with colour, and turns even the auburn of the pine-trunks to cold silver.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Night, that blind angel, has no dealings with colour, and turns even the auburn of the pine-trunks to cold silver.

pine-trunks

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

From this reading Night, that blind angel, has no dealings with colour, and turns even the auburn of the pine-trunks to cold silver.

PlacenounUS /pleɪs/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading The Red Place lost its flame-like life at night.

RednounUS /red/

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading The Red Place lost its flame-like life at night.

replaceverbUS /ˌriːˈpleɪs/

substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)

From this reading But before the gardener awoke again, the sun had roused the gods of the place to discover the theft of their red gold, and to replace it.

returnedverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrnd/

past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading With which happy thought he returned to sleep again.

rousedverbUS /raʊzd/

past form of “rouse” — become active

From this reading But before the gardener awoke again, the sun had roused the gods of the place to discover the theft of their red gold, and to replace it.

silvernounUS /ˈsɪlvər/

a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography

From this reading Night, that blind angel, has no dealings with colour, and turns even the auburn of the pine-trunks to cold silver.

sleepnounUS /sliːp/

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading With which happy thought he returned to sleep again.

sunnounUS /sʌn/

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading But before the gardener awoke again, the sun had roused the gods of the place to discover the theft of their red gold, and to replace it.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Night, that blind angel, has no dealings with colour, and turns even the auburn of the pine-trunks to cold silver.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading I am the creator and the created.”

theftnounUS /θeft/

the act of taking something from someone unlawfully

From this reading But before the gardener awoke again, the sun had roused the gods of the place to discover the theft of their red gold, and to replace it.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading But before the gardener awoke again, the sun had roused the gods of the place to discover the theft of their red gold, and to replace it.

thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading With which happy thought he returned to sleep again.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading With which happy thought he returned to sleep again.

turnsnounUS /tɜːrnz/

plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve

From this reading Night, that blind angel, has no dealings with colour, and turns even the auburn of the pine-trunks to cold silver.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

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

From this reading With which happy thought he returned to sleep again.

WithprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading With which happy thought he returned to sleep again.

Chapter 2 of I Pose by Stella Benson holds 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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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Chapter 2 holds 405 sentences of I Pose, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 2 of I Pose by Stella Benson exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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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