Isopel Berners The History of certain doings

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FEMALES--FILLING THE KETTLE--THE DREAM--THE TALL FIGURE.

I descended to the bottom of the dingle.

It was nearly involved in obscurity.

To dissipate the feeling of melancholy which came over my mind, I resolved to kindle a fire; and having heaped dry sticks upon my hearth, and added a billet or two, I struck a light and soon produced a blaze.

Sitting down, I fixed my eyes upon the blaze, and soon fell into a deep meditation.

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Chapter XXIX Reading 1/27

Isopel Berners The History of certain doings

Chapter XXIX · Chapter 29

Chapter 29 of Isopel Berners The History of certain doings is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Line 1

FEMALES--FILLING THE KETTLE--THE DREAM--THE TALL FIGURE.

Line 2

I descended to the bottom of the dingle.

/aɪ dɪˈsendəd tuː ðə ˈbɑːtəm ʌv ðə ˈdɪŋɡəl/

Line 3

It was nearly involved in obscurity.

/ɪt wɑːz ˈnɪrli ˌɪnˈvɑːlvd ɪn əbsˈkjʊrəti/

Line 4

/tuː ˈdɪsəpeɪt ðə ˈfiːlɪŋ ʌv ˈmelənkɑːli wɪtʃ keɪm ˈoʊvər maɪ maɪnd aɪ riˈzɑːlvd tuː ˈkɪndəl ə ˈfaɪər ənd ˈhævɪŋ hiːpt draɪ stɪks əˈpɑːn maɪ hɑːrθ ənd ˈædəd ə ˈbɪlət ɔːr tuː aɪ strʌk ə laɪt ənd suːn prəˈduːst ə bleɪz/

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Sitting down, I fixed my eyes upon the blaze, and soon fell into a deep meditation.

/ˈsɪtɪŋ daʊn aɪ fɪkst maɪ aɪz əˈpɑːn ðə bleɪz ənd suːn fel ˈɪntuː ə diːp ˌmedəˈteɪʃən/

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billet noun US /ˈbɪlət/

a short personal letter

From this reading “To dissipate the feeling of melancholy which came over my mind, I resolved to kindle a fire; and having heaped dry sticks upon my hearth, and added a billet or two, I struck a light and soon produced a blaze.”

dingle noun US /ˈdɪŋɡəl/

a small wooded hollow

From this reading “I descended to the bottom of the dingle.”

dissipate verb US /ˈdɪsəpeɪt/

to cause to separate and go in different directions

females noun US /ˈfiːmeɪlz/

plural of “female” — an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes

From this reading “FEMALES--FILLING THE KETTLE--THE DREAM--THE TALL FIGURE.”

heaped verb US /hiːpt/

past form of “heap” — bestow in large quantities

kettle noun US /ˈketəl/

a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid

From this reading “FEMALES--FILLING THE KETTLE--THE DREAM--THE TALL FIGURE.”

kindle verb US /ˈkɪndəl/

catch fire

meditation noun US /ˌmedəˈteɪʃən/

continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature

From this reading “Sitting down, I fixed my eyes upon the blaze, and soon fell into a deep meditation.”

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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 To dissipate the feeling of melancholy which came over my mind, I resolved to kindle a fire; and having heaped dry sticks upon my hearth, and added a billet or two, I struck a light and soon produced a blaze.

addedverbUS /ˈædəd/

past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

billetnounUS /ˈbɪlət/

a short personal letter

blazenounUS /bleɪz/

a strong flame that burns brightly

bottomnounUS /ˈbɑːtəm/

the lower side of anything

From this reading I descended to the bottom of the dingle.

cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

deepadjectiveUS /diːp/

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading Sitting down, I fixed my eyes upon the blaze, and soon fell into a deep meditation.

descendedverbUS /dɪˈsendəd/

past form of “descend” — move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way

From this reading I descended to the bottom of the dingle.

dinglenounUS /ˈdɪŋɡəl/

a small wooded hollow

From this reading I descended to the bottom of the dingle.

dissipateverbUS /ˈdɪsəpeɪt/

to cause to separate and go in different directions

downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Sitting down, I fixed my eyes upon the blaze, and soon fell into a deep meditation.

DREAMnounUS /driːm/

A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.

From this reading FEMALES--FILLING THE KETTLE--THE DREAM--THE TALL FIGURE.

dryadjectiveUS /draɪ/

free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet

eyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

From this reading Sitting down, I fixed my eyes upon the blaze, and soon fell into a deep meditation.

feelingnounUS /ˈfiːlɪŋ/

the experiencing of affective and emotional states

fellverbUS /fel/

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

From this reading Sitting down, I fixed my eyes upon the blaze, and soon fell into a deep meditation.

FEMALESnounUS /ˈfiːmeɪlz/

plural of “female” — an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes

From this reading FEMALES--FILLING THE KETTLE--THE DREAM--THE TALL FIGURE.

FIGUREnounUS /ˈfɪɡjər/

a diagram or picture illustrating textual material

From this reading FEMALES--FILLING THE KETTLE--THE DREAM--THE TALL FIGURE.

FILLINGnounUS /ˈfɪlɪŋ/

any material that fills a space or container

From this reading FEMALES--FILLING THE KETTLE--THE DREAM--THE TALL FIGURE.

fireverbUS /ˈfaɪər/

start firing a weapon

fixedadjectiveUS /fɪkst/

(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value

From this reading Sitting down, I fixed my eyes upon the blaze, and soon fell into a deep meditation.

havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/

the -ing form of “have”

heapedverbUS /hiːpt/

past form of “heap” — bestow in large quantities

hearthnounUS /hɑːrθ/

an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I descended to the bottom of the dingle.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading It was nearly involved in obscurity.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Sitting down, I fixed my eyes upon the blaze, and soon fell into a deep meditation.

involvedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈvɑːlvd/

connected by participation or association or use

From this reading It was nearly involved in obscurity.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was nearly involved in obscurity.

KETTLEnounUS /ˈketəl/

a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid

From this reading FEMALES--FILLING THE KETTLE--THE DREAM--THE TALL FIGURE.

kindleverbUS /ˈkɪndəl/

catch fire

lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/

of comparatively little physical weight or density

meditationnounUS /ˌmedəˈteɪʃən/

continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature

From this reading Sitting down, I fixed my eyes upon the blaze, and soon fell into a deep meditation.

melancholynounUS /ˈmelənkɑːli/

a feeling of thoughtful sadness

mindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

nearlyadverbUS /ˈnɪrli/

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading It was nearly involved in obscurity.

obscuritynounUS /əbsˈkjʊrəti/

the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand

From this reading It was nearly involved in obscurity.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I descended to the bottom of the dingle.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

producedverbUS /prəˈduːst/

past form of “produce” — bring forth or yield

resolvedadjectiveUS /riˈzɑːlvd/

determined

SittingnounUS /ˈsɪtɪŋ/

(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)

From this reading Sitting down, I fixed my eyes upon the blaze, and soon fell into a deep meditation.

soonadverbUS /suːn/

in the near future

sticksnounUS /stɪks/

plural of “stick” — an implement consisting of a length of wood

struckadjectiveUS /strʌk/

(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming

TALLadjectiveUS /tɔːl/

great in vertical dimension; high in stature

From this reading FEMALES--FILLING THE KETTLE--THE DREAM--THE TALL FIGURE.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading FEMALES--FILLING THE KETTLE--THE DREAM--THE TALL FIGURE.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading I descended to the bottom of the dingle.

twonounUS /tuː/

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

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading It was nearly involved in obscurity.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

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

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