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Chapter X · Chapter 10

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THE FORSAKEN WIFE.
He prayeth best who loveth most All things both great and small, For the good God who loveth us, He made and loveth all.
--_Coleridge_.
To account for the strange visit of the countess to Hannah Worth we must change the scene to Brudenell Hall.
From the time of her sudden arrival at her husband's house, every hour had been fraught with suffering to Berenice.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Ishmael

Chapter X · Chapter 10

Chapter 10 of Ishmael is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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

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THE FORSAKEN WIFE.
/ðə fɔːrˈseɪkən waɪf/
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He prayeth best who loveth most All things both great and small, For the good God who loveth us, He made and loveth all.
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--_Coleridge_.
/ˈkoʊlrɪdʒ/
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To account for the strange visit of the countess to Hannah Worth we must change the scene to Brudenell Hall.
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From the time of her sudden arrival at her husband's house, every hour had been fraught with suffering to Berenice.

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.

arrival noun US /ərˈaɪvəl/

accomplishment of an objective

From this reading “From the time of her sudden arrival at her husband's house, every hour had been fraught with suffering to Berenice.”

Coleridge noun US /ˈkoʊlrɪdʒ/

English romantic poet (1772-1834)

countess noun US /ˈkaʊntəs/

female equivalent of a count or earl

From this reading “To account for the strange visit of the countess to Hannah Worth we must change the scene to Brudenell Hall.”

forsaken verb US /fɔːrˈseɪkən/

inflected form of “forsake” — leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

From this reading “THE FORSAKEN WIFE.”

fraught adjective US /frɔːt/

marked by distress

From this reading “From the time of her sudden arrival at her husband's house, every hour had been fraught with suffering to Berenice.”

husband's noun US /ˈhʌzbəndz/

possessive form of “husband” — a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading “From the time of her sudden arrival at her husband's house, every hour had been fraught with suffering to Berenice.”

scene noun US /siːn/

the place where some action occurs

From this reading “To account for the strange visit of the countess to Hannah Worth we must change the scene to Brudenell Hall.”

suffering noun US /ˈsʌfərɪŋ/

a state of acute pain

From this reading “From the time of her sudden arrival at her husband's house, every hour had been fraught with suffering to Berenice.”

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accountnounUS /əˈkaʊnt/

a record or narrative description of past events

From this reading To account for the strange visit of the countess to Hannah Worth we must change the scene to Brudenell Hall.

AlladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 He prayeth best who loveth most All things both great and small, For the good God who loveth us, He made and loveth all.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading He prayeth best who loveth most All things both great and small, For the good God who loveth us, He made and loveth all.

arrivalnounUS /ərˈaɪvəl/

accomplishment of an objective

From this reading From the time of her sudden arrival at her husband's house, every hour had been fraught with suffering to Berenice.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading From the time of her sudden arrival at her husband's house, every hour had been fraught with suffering to Berenice.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading From the time of her sudden arrival at her husband's house, every hour had been fraught with suffering to Berenice.

Berenice

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From this reading From the time of her sudden arrival at her husband's house, every hour had been fraught with suffering to Berenice.

bestnounUS /best/

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading He prayeth best who loveth most All things both great and small, For the good God who loveth us, He made and loveth all.

bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/

the two together, not just one

From this reading He prayeth best who loveth most All things both great and small, For the good God who loveth us, He made and loveth all.

Brudenell

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

From this reading To account for the strange visit of the countess to Hannah Worth we must change the scene to Brudenell Hall.

changeverbUS /tʃeɪndʒ/

cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

From this reading To account for the strange visit of the countess to Hannah Worth we must change the scene to Brudenell Hall.

ColeridgenounUS /ˈkoʊlrɪdʒ/

English romantic poet (1772-1834)

From this reading --_Coleridge_.

countessnounUS /ˈkaʊntəs/

female equivalent of a count or earl

From this reading To account for the strange visit of the countess to Hannah Worth we must change the scene to Brudenell Hall.

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading From the time of her sudden arrival at her husband's house, every hour had been fraught with suffering to Berenice.

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading He prayeth best who loveth most All things both great and small, For the good God who loveth us, He made and loveth all.

FORSAKENverbUS /fɔːrˈseɪkən/

inflected form of “forsake” — leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

From this reading THE FORSAKEN WIFE.

fraughtadjectiveUS /frɔːt/

marked by distress

From this reading From the time of her sudden arrival at her husband's house, every hour had been fraught with suffering to Berenice.

FromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading From the time of her sudden arrival at her husband's house, every hour had been fraught with suffering to Berenice.

GodnounUS /ɡɑːd/

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 He prayeth best who loveth most All things both great and small, For the good God who loveth us, He made and loveth all.

goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

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

From this reading He prayeth best who loveth most All things both great and small, For the good God who loveth us, He made and loveth all.

greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading He prayeth best who loveth most All things both great and small, For the good God who loveth us, He made and loveth all.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading From the time of her sudden arrival at her husband's house, every hour had been fraught with suffering to Berenice.

HallnounUS /hɔːl/

an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open

From this reading To account for the strange visit of the countess to Hannah Worth we must change the scene to Brudenell Hall.

Hannah

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

From this reading To account for the strange visit of the countess to Hannah Worth we must change the scene to Brudenell Hall.

HepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading He prayeth best who loveth most All things both great and small, For the good God who loveth us, He made and loveth all.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading From the time of her sudden arrival at her husband's house, every hour had been fraught with suffering to Berenice.

hournounUS /ˈaʊər/

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading From the time of her sudden arrival at her husband's house, every hour had been fraught with suffering to Berenice.

housenounUS /haʊs/

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading From the time of her sudden arrival at her husband's house, every hour had been fraught with suffering to Berenice.

husband'snounUS /ˈhʌzbəndz/

possessive form of “husband” — a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading From the time of her sudden arrival at her husband's house, every hour had been fraught with suffering to Berenice.

loveth

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

From this reading He prayeth best who loveth most All things both great and small, For the good God who loveth us, He made and loveth all.

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading He prayeth best who loveth most All things both great and small, For the good God who loveth us, He made and loveth all.

mostadverbUS /moʊst/

used to form the superlative

From this reading He prayeth best who loveth most All things both great and small, For the good God who loveth us, He made and loveth all.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading To account for the strange visit of the countess to Hannah Worth we must change the scene to Brudenell Hall.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading To account for the strange visit of the countess to Hannah Worth we must change the scene to Brudenell Hall.

prayeth

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

From this reading He prayeth best who loveth most All things both great and small, For the good God who loveth us, He made and loveth all.

scenenounUS /siːn/

the place where some action occurs

From this reading To account for the strange visit of the countess to Hannah Worth we must change the scene to Brudenell Hall.

smalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/

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

From this reading He prayeth best who loveth most All things both great and small, For the good God who loveth us, He made and loveth all.

strangeadjectiveUS /streɪndʒ/

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading To account for the strange visit of the countess to Hannah Worth we must change the scene to Brudenell Hall.

suddenadjectiveUS /ˈsʌdən/

happening without warning or in a short space of time

From this reading From the time of her sudden arrival at her husband's house, every hour had been fraught with suffering to Berenice.

sufferingnounUS /ˈsʌfərɪŋ/

a state of acute pain

From this reading From the time of her sudden arrival at her husband's house, every hour had been fraught with suffering to Berenice.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE FORSAKEN WIFE.

thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading He prayeth best who loveth most All things both great and small, For the good God who loveth us, He made and loveth all.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading From the time of her sudden arrival at her husband's house, every hour had been fraught with suffering to Berenice.

ToparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading To account for the strange visit of the countess to Hannah Worth we must change the scene to Brudenell Hall.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading He prayeth best who loveth most All things both great and small, For the good God who loveth us, He made and loveth all.

visitverbUS /ˈvɪzɪt/

go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading To account for the strange visit of the countess to Hannah Worth we must change the scene to Brudenell Hall.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading To account for the strange visit of the countess to Hannah Worth we must change the scene to Brudenell Hall.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading He prayeth best who loveth most All things both great and small, For the good God who loveth us, He made and loveth all.

WIFEnounUS /waɪf/

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading THE FORSAKEN WIFE.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading From the time of her sudden arrival at her husband's house, every hour had been fraught with suffering to Berenice.

WorthnounUS /wɜːrθ/

an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value

From this reading To account for the strange visit of the countess to Hannah Worth we must change the scene to Brudenell Hall.

Chapter 10 of Ishmael by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth holds 407 sentences, grouped into 82 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 10 holds 407 sentences of Ishmael, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 10 of Ishmael by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 407 sentences, grouped into 82 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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Vocabulary met early in Ishmael

Words and structures a reader meets early in Ishmael, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Sisters
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Ishmael; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Constant
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Ishmael; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Faithful
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Ishmael; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Glorious
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Ishmael; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.