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Jack Tier

Chapter XI · Chapter 11

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I might have pass'd that lovely cheek, Nor, perchance, my heart have left me; But the sensitive blush that came trembling there, Of my heart it for ever bereft me.
Who could blame had I loved that face, Ere my eyes could twice explore her; Yet it is for the fairy intelligence there, And her warm, warm heart I adore her.
Wolfe.
The stories of the respective parties who had thus so strangely met on that barren and isolated rock, were soon told.
Harry confirmed all of Jack's statements as to his own proceedings, and Rose had little more to say than to add how much her own affections had led her to risk in his behalf.
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Jack Tier

Chapter XI · Chapter 11

Chapter 11 of Jack Tier is here in full — 540 sentences across 108 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/108 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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I might have pass'd that lovely cheek, Nor, perchance, my heart have left me; But the sensitive blush that came trembling there, Of my heart it for ever bereft me.
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Who could blame had I loved that face, Ere my eyes could twice explore her; Yet it is for the fairy intelligence there, And her warm, warm heart I adore her.
/huː kʊd bleɪm hæd aɪ lʌvd ðæt feɪs er maɪ aɪz kʊd twaɪs ɪkˈsplɔːr hɜːr jet ɪt ɪz fɔːr ðə ˈferi ˌɪnˈtelədʒəns ðer ənd hɜːr wɔːrm wɔːrm hɑːrt aɪ əˈdɔːr hɜːr/
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Wolfe.
/wʊlf/
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The stories of the respective parties who had thus so strangely met on that barren and isolated rock, were soon told.
/ðə ˈstɔːriz ʌv ðə rɪˈspektɪv ˈpɑːrtiz huː hæd ðʌs soʊ ˈstreɪndʒli met ɑːn ðæt ˈbærən ənd ˈaɪsəleɪtəd rɑːk wɜːr suːn toʊld/
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Harry confirmed all of Jack's statements as to his own proceedings, and Rose had little more to say than to add how much her own affections had led her to risk in his behalf.

Learner Dictionary

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

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adore verb US /əˈdɔːr/

love intensely

From this reading “Who could blame had I loved that face, Ere my eyes could twice explore her; Yet it is for the fairy intelligence there, And her warm, warm heart I adore her.”

bereft adjective US /bərˈeft/

unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love

From this reading “I might have pass'd that lovely cheek, Nor, perchance, my heart have left me; But the sensitive blush that came trembling there, Of my heart it for ever bereft me.”

explore verb US /ɪkˈsplɔːr/

inquire into

From this reading “Who could blame had I loved that face, Ere my eyes could twice explore her; Yet it is for the fairy intelligence there, And her warm, warm heart I adore her.”

isolated adjective US /ˈaɪsəleɪtəd/

not close together in time

From this reading “The stories of the respective parties who had thus so strangely met on that barren and isolated rock, were soon told.”

Jack's noun US /dʒæks/

possessive form of “jack” — a small worthless amount

From this reading “Harry confirmed all of Jack's statements as to his own proceedings, and Rose had little more to say than to add how much her own affections had led her to risk in his behalf.”

respective adjective US /rɪˈspektɪv/

considered individually

From this reading “The stories of the respective parties who had thus so strangely met on that barren and isolated rock, were soon told.”

statements noun US /ˈsteɪtmənts/

plural of “statement” — a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc

From this reading “Harry confirmed all of Jack's statements as to his own proceedings, and Rose had little more to say than to add how much her own affections had led her to risk in his behalf.”

Wolfe noun US /wʊlf/

United States writer who has written extensively on American culture (born in 1931)

From this reading “Wolfe.”

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addverbUS /æd/

make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of

From this reading Harry confirmed all of Jack's statements as to his own proceedings, and Rose had little more to say than to add how much her own affections had led her to risk in his behalf.

adoreverbUS /əˈdɔːr/

love intensely

From this reading Who could blame had I loved that face, Ere my eyes could twice explore her; Yet it is for the fairy intelligence there, And her warm, warm heart I adore her.

affectionsnounUS /əˈfekʃənz/

plural of “affection” — a positive feeling of liking

From this reading Harry confirmed all of Jack's statements as to his own proceedings, and Rose had little more to say than to add how much her own affections had led her to risk in his behalf.

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 Harry confirmed all of Jack's statements as to his own proceedings, and Rose had little more to say than to add how much her own affections had led her to risk in his behalf.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Who could blame had I loved that face, Ere my eyes could twice explore her; Yet it is for the fairy intelligence there, And her warm, warm heart I adore her.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Harry confirmed all of Jack's statements as to his own proceedings, and Rose had little more to say than to add how much her own affections had led her to risk in his behalf.

barrenadjectiveUS /ˈbærən/

providing no shelter or sustenance

From this reading The stories of the respective parties who had thus so strangely met on that barren and isolated rock, were soon told.

behalfnounUS /bɪˈhæf/

as the agent of or on someone's part (usually expressed as “on behalf of” rather than “in behalf of”)

From this reading Harry confirmed all of Jack's statements as to his own proceedings, and Rose had little more to say than to add how much her own affections had led her to risk in his behalf.

bereftadjectiveUS /bərˈeft/

unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love

From this reading I might have pass'd that lovely cheek, Nor, perchance, my heart have left me; But the sensitive blush that came trembling there, Of my heart it for ever bereft me.

blameverbUS /bleɪm/

put or pin the blame on

From this reading Who could blame had I loved that face, Ere my eyes could twice explore her; Yet it is for the fairy intelligence there, And her warm, warm heart I adore her.

blushverbUS /blʌʃ/

turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame

From this reading I might have pass'd that lovely cheek, Nor, perchance, my heart have left me; But the sensitive blush that came trembling there, Of my heart it for ever bereft me.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I might have pass'd that lovely cheek, Nor, perchance, my heart have left me; But the sensitive blush that came trembling there, Of my heart it for ever bereft me.

cameverbUS /keɪm/

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

From this reading I might have pass'd that lovely cheek, Nor, perchance, my heart have left me; But the sensitive blush that came trembling there, Of my heart it for ever bereft me.

cheeknounUS /tʃiːk/

either side of the face below the eyes

From this reading I might have pass'd that lovely cheek, Nor, perchance, my heart have left me; But the sensitive blush that came trembling there, Of my heart it for ever bereft me.

confirmedadjectiveUS /kənˈfɜːrmd/

of persons; not subject to change

From this reading Harry confirmed all of Jack's statements as to his own proceedings, and Rose had little more to say than to add how much her own affections had led her to risk in his behalf.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Who could blame had I loved that face, Ere my eyes could twice explore her; Yet it is for the fairy intelligence there, And her warm, warm heart I adore her.

EreconjunctionUS /er/

an old word for “before”

From this reading Who could blame had I loved that face, Ere my eyes could twice explore her; Yet it is for the fairy intelligence there, And her warm, warm heart I adore her.

everadverbUS /ˈevər/

at any time

From this reading I might have pass'd that lovely cheek, Nor, perchance, my heart have left me; But the sensitive blush that came trembling there, Of my heart it for ever bereft me.

exploreverbUS /ɪkˈsplɔːr/

inquire into

From this reading Who could blame had I loved that face, Ere my eyes could twice explore her; Yet it is for the fairy intelligence there, And her warm, warm heart I adore her.

eyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

From this reading Who could blame had I loved that face, Ere my eyes could twice explore her; Yet it is for the fairy intelligence there, And her warm, warm heart I adore her.

facenounUS /feɪs/

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading Who could blame had I loved that face, Ere my eyes could twice explore her; Yet it is for the fairy intelligence there, And her warm, warm heart I adore her.

fairynounUS /ˈferi/

a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers

From this reading Who could blame had I loved that face, Ere my eyes could twice explore her; Yet it is for the fairy intelligence there, And her warm, warm heart I adore her.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I might have pass'd that lovely cheek, Nor, perchance, my heart have left me; But the sensitive blush that came trembling there, Of my heart it for ever bereft me.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading Who could blame had I loved that face, Ere my eyes could twice explore her; Yet it is for the fairy intelligence there, And her warm, warm heart I adore her.

HarryverbUS /ˈheri/

annoy continually or chronically

From this reading Harry confirmed all of Jack's statements as to his own proceedings, and Rose had little more to say than to add how much her own affections had led her to risk in his behalf.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I might have pass'd that lovely cheek, Nor, perchance, my heart have left me; But the sensitive blush that came trembling there, Of my heart it for ever bereft me.

heartnounUS /hɑːrt/

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading I might have pass'd that lovely cheek, Nor, perchance, my heart have left me; But the sensitive blush that came trembling there, Of my heart it for ever bereft me.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading Who could blame had I loved that face, Ere my eyes could twice explore her; Yet it is for the fairy intelligence there, And her warm, warm heart I adore her.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading Harry confirmed all of Jack's statements as to his own proceedings, and Rose had little more to say than to add how much her own affections had led her to risk in his behalf.

how

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From this reading Harry confirmed all of Jack's statements as to his own proceedings, and Rose had little more to say than to add how much her own affections had led her to risk in his behalf.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I might have pass'd that lovely cheek, Nor, perchance, my heart have left me; But the sensitive blush that came trembling there, Of my heart it for ever bereft me.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Harry confirmed all of Jack's statements as to his own proceedings, and Rose had little more to say than to add how much her own affections had led her to risk in his behalf.

intelligencenounUS /ˌɪnˈtelədʒəns/

the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience

From this reading Who could blame had I loved that face, Ere my eyes could twice explore her; Yet it is for the fairy intelligence there, And her warm, warm heart I adore her.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading Who could blame had I loved that face, Ere my eyes could twice explore her; Yet it is for the fairy intelligence there, And her warm, warm heart I adore her.

isolatedadjectiveUS /ˈaɪsəleɪtəd/

not close together in time

From this reading The stories of the respective parties who had thus so strangely met on that barren and isolated rock, were soon told.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I might have pass'd that lovely cheek, Nor, perchance, my heart have left me; But the sensitive blush that came trembling there, Of my heart it for ever bereft me.

Jack'snounUS /dʒæks/

possessive form of “jack” — a small worthless amount

From this reading Harry confirmed all of Jack's statements as to his own proceedings, and Rose had little more to say than to add how much her own affections had led her to risk in his behalf.

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 Harry confirmed all of Jack's statements as to his own proceedings, and Rose had little more to say than to add how much her own affections had led her to risk in his behalf.

leftnounUS /left/

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading I might have pass'd that lovely cheek, Nor, perchance, my heart have left me; But the sensitive blush that came trembling there, Of my heart it for ever bereft me.

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

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

From this reading Harry confirmed all of Jack's statements as to his own proceedings, and Rose had little more to say than to add how much her own affections had led her to risk in his behalf.

lovedadjectiveUS /lʌvd/

held dear

From this reading Who could blame had I loved that face, Ere my eyes could twice explore her; Yet it is for the fairy intelligence there, And her warm, warm heart I adore her.

lovelyadjectiveUS /ˈlʌvli/

appealing to the emotions as well as the eye

From this reading I might have pass'd that lovely cheek, Nor, perchance, my heart have left me; But the sensitive blush that came trembling there, Of my heart it for ever bereft me.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading I might have pass'd that lovely cheek, Nor, perchance, my heart have left me; But the sensitive blush that came trembling there, Of my heart it for ever bereft me.

metverbUS /met/

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading The stories of the respective parties who had thus so strangely met on that barren and isolated rock, were soon told.

mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading I might have pass'd that lovely cheek, Nor, perchance, my heart have left me; But the sensitive blush that came trembling there, Of my heart it for ever bereft me.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Harry confirmed all of Jack's statements as to his own proceedings, and Rose had little more to say than to add how much her own affections had led her to risk in his behalf.

muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Harry confirmed all of Jack's statements as to his own proceedings, and Rose had little more to say than to add how much her own affections had led her to risk in his behalf.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I might have pass'd that lovely cheek, Nor, perchance, my heart have left me; But the sensitive blush that came trembling there, Of my heart it for ever bereft me.

NorconjunctionUS /nɔːr/

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading I might have pass'd that lovely cheek, Nor, perchance, my heart have left me; But the sensitive blush that came trembling there, Of my heart it for ever bereft me.

OfprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I might have pass'd that lovely cheek, Nor, perchance, my heart have left me; But the sensitive blush that came trembling there, Of my heart it for ever bereft me.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The stories of the respective parties who had thus so strangely met on that barren and isolated rock, were soon told.

ownverbUS /oʊn/

have ownership or possession of

From this reading Harry confirmed all of Jack's statements as to his own proceedings, and Rose had little more to say than to add how much her own affections had led her to risk in his behalf.

partiesnounUS /ˈpɑːrtiz/

plural of “party” — an organization to gain political power

From this reading The stories of the respective parties who had thus so strangely met on that barren and isolated rock, were soon told.

pass'd

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

From this reading I might have pass'd that lovely cheek, Nor, perchance, my heart have left me; But the sensitive blush that came trembling there, Of my heart it for ever bereft me.

perchanceadverbUS /pərˈtʃæns/

through chance

From this reading I might have pass'd that lovely cheek, Nor, perchance, my heart have left me; But the sensitive blush that came trembling there, Of my heart it for ever bereft me.

proceedingsnounUS /proʊˈsiːdɪŋz/

(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked

From this reading Harry confirmed all of Jack's statements as to his own proceedings, and Rose had little more to say than to add how much her own affections had led her to risk in his behalf.

respectiveadjectiveUS /rɪˈspektɪv/

considered individually

From this reading The stories of the respective parties who had thus so strangely met on that barren and isolated rock, were soon told.

risknounUS /rɪsk/

a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune

From this reading Harry confirmed all of Jack's statements as to his own proceedings, and Rose had little more to say than to add how much her own affections had led her to risk in his behalf.

rocknounUS /rɑːk/

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading The stories of the respective parties who had thus so strangely met on that barren and isolated rock, were soon told.

RosenounUS /roʊz/

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading Harry confirmed all of Jack's statements as to his own proceedings, and Rose had little more to say than to add how much her own affections had led her to risk in his behalf.

sayverbUS /seɪ/

express in words

From this reading Harry confirmed all of Jack's statements as to his own proceedings, and Rose had little more to say than to add how much her own affections had led her to risk in his behalf.

sensitiveadjectiveUS /ˈsensətɪv/

responsive to physical stimuli

From this reading I might have pass'd that lovely cheek, Nor, perchance, my heart have left me; But the sensitive blush that came trembling there, Of my heart it for ever bereft me.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The stories of the respective parties who had thus so strangely met on that barren and isolated rock, were soon told.

soonadverbUS /suːn/

in the near future

From this reading The stories of the respective parties who had thus so strangely met on that barren and isolated rock, were soon told.

statementsnounUS /ˈsteɪtmənts/

plural of “statement” — a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc

From this reading Harry confirmed all of Jack's statements as to his own proceedings, and Rose had little more to say than to add how much her own affections had led her to risk in his behalf.

storiesnounUS /ˈstɔːriz/

plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading The stories of the respective parties who had thus so strangely met on that barren and isolated rock, were soon told.

strangelyadverbUS /ˈstreɪndʒli/

in a strange manner

From this reading The stories of the respective parties who had thus so strangely met on that barren and isolated rock, were soon told.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Harry confirmed all of Jack's statements as to his own proceedings, and Rose had little more to say than to add how much her own affections had led her to risk in his behalf.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I might have pass'd that lovely cheek, Nor, perchance, my heart have left me; But the sensitive blush that came trembling there, Of my heart it for ever bereft me.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading I might have pass'd that lovely cheek, Nor, perchance, my heart have left me; But the sensitive blush that came trembling there, Of my heart it for ever bereft me.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading I might have pass'd that lovely cheek, Nor, perchance, my heart have left me; But the sensitive blush that came trembling there, Of my heart it for ever bereft me.

thusadverbUS /ðʌs/

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading The stories of the respective parties who had thus so strangely met on that barren and isolated rock, were soon told.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Harry confirmed all of Jack's statements as to his own proceedings, and Rose had little more to say than to add how much her own affections had led her to risk in his behalf.

toldverbUS /toʊld/

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading The stories of the respective parties who had thus so strangely met on that barren and isolated rock, were soon told.

tremblingnounUS /ˈtrembəlɪŋ/

a shaky motion

From this reading I might have pass'd that lovely cheek, Nor, perchance, my heart have left me; But the sensitive blush that came trembling there, Of my heart it for ever bereft me.

twiceadverbUS /twaɪs/

two times

From this reading Who could blame had I loved that face, Ere my eyes could twice explore her; Yet it is for the fairy intelligence there, And her warm, warm heart I adore her.

warmadjectiveUS /wɔːrm/

having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat

From this reading Who could blame had I loved that face, Ere my eyes could twice explore her; Yet it is for the fairy intelligence there, And her warm, warm heart I adore her.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

From this reading The stories of the respective parties who had thus so strangely met on that barren and isolated rock, were soon told.

WhopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading Who could blame had I loved that face, Ere my eyes could twice explore her; Yet it is for the fairy intelligence there, And her warm, warm heart I adore her.

WolfenounUS /wʊlf/

United States writer who has written extensively on American culture (born in 1931)

From this reading Wolfe.

YetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading Who could blame had I loved that face, Ere my eyes could twice explore her; Yet it is for the fairy intelligence there, And her warm, warm heart I adore her.

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That's
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Spirit
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Shore
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Ariel
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