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Judith of the Godless Valley

Chapter XVIII · Chapter 18

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ELIJAH NELSON'S RANCH "Call it Fate, call it Destiny, something stronger than my own will is shaping my destiny."
--_Douglas Spencer_.
At dawn Judith stirred, blinked at Douglas, and sat up, staring.
Her eyes were bloodshot and deep sunk in her head, but her look was full of energy, nevertheless.
Douglas was standing on the opposite side of the fire.
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Judith of the Godless Valley

Chapter XVIII · Chapter 18

Chapter 18 of Judith of the Godless Valley is here in full — 444 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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ELIJAH NELSON'S RANCH "Call it Fate, call it Destiny, something stronger than my own will is shaping my destiny."
/eˈlaɪdʒə ˈnelsənz ræntʃ kɔːl ɪt feɪt kɔːl ɪt ˈdestəni ˈsʌmθɪŋ ˈstrɔːŋər ðæn maɪ oʊn wɪl ɪz ˈʃeɪpɪŋ maɪ ˈdestəni/
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--_Douglas Spencer_.
/ˈdʌɡləs ˈspensər/
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At dawn Judith stirred, blinked at Douglas, and sat up, staring.
/æt dɔːn ˈdʒuːdəθ stɜːrd blɪŋkt æt ˈdʌɡləs ənd sæt ʌp ˈsterɪŋ/
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Her eyes were bloodshot and deep sunk in her head, but her look was full of energy, nevertheless.
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Douglas was standing on the opposite side of the fire.
/ˈdʌɡləs wɑːz ˈstændɪŋ ɑːn ðə ˈɑːpəzət saɪd ʌv ðə ˈfaɪər/

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blinked verb US /blɪŋkt/

past form of “blink” — briefly shut the eyes

From this reading “At dawn Judith stirred, blinked at Douglas, and sat up, staring.”

Douglas noun US /ˈdʌɡləs/

United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)

From this reading “At dawn Judith stirred, blinked at Douglas, and sat up, staring.”

elijah noun US /eˈlaɪdʒə/

a Hebrew prophet in the Old Testament who opposed the worship of idols; he was persecuted for rebuking Ahab and Jezebel (king and queen of Israel); he was taken up to heaven in a chariot of fire (circa 9th century BC)

From this reading “ELIJAH NELSON'S RANCH "Call it Fate, call it Destiny, something stronger than my own will is shaping my destiny."”

Judith noun US /ˈdʒuːdəθ/

Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes

From this reading “At dawn Judith stirred, blinked at Douglas, and sat up, staring.”

nelson's noun US /ˈnelsənz/

possessive form of “nelson” — English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805)

From this reading “ELIJAH NELSON'S RANCH "Call it Fate, call it Destiny, something stronger than my own will is shaping my destiny."”

ranch noun US /ræntʃ/

farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)

From this reading “ELIJAH NELSON'S RANCH "Call it Fate, call it Destiny, something stronger than my own will is shaping my destiny."”

shaping noun US /ˈʃeɪpɪŋ/

any process serving to define the shape of something

From this reading “ELIJAH NELSON'S RANCH "Call it Fate, call it Destiny, something stronger than my own will is shaping my destiny."”

Spencer noun US /ˈspensər/

English philosopher and sociologist who applied the theory of natural selection to human societies (1820-1903)

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading At dawn Judith stirred, blinked at Douglas, and sat up, staring.

AtprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At dawn Judith stirred, blinked at Douglas, and sat up, staring.

blinkedverbUS /blɪŋkt/

past form of “blink” — briefly shut the eyes

From this reading At dawn Judith stirred, blinked at Douglas, and sat up, staring.

bloodshotadjective

(of an eye) reddened as a result of locally congested blood vessels; inflamed

From this reading Her eyes were bloodshot and deep sunk in her head, but her look was full of energy, nevertheless.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Her eyes were bloodshot and deep sunk in her head, but her look was full of energy, nevertheless.

CallverbUS /kɔːl/

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading ELIJAH NELSON'S RANCH "Call it Fate, call it Destiny, something stronger than my own will is shaping my destiny."

dawnnounUS /dɔːn/

the first light of day

From this reading At dawn Judith stirred, blinked at Douglas, and sat up, staring.

deepadjectiveUS /diːp/

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading Her eyes were bloodshot and deep sunk in her head, but her look was full of energy, nevertheless.

DestinynounUS /ˈdestəni/

an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future

From this reading ELIJAH NELSON'S RANCH "Call it Fate, call it Destiny, something stronger than my own will is shaping my destiny."

DouglasnounUS /ˈdʌɡləs/

United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)

From this reading --_Douglas Spencer_.

ELIJAHnounUS /eˈlaɪdʒə/

a Hebrew prophet in the Old Testament who opposed the worship of idols; he was persecuted for rebuking Ahab and Jezebel (king and queen of Israel); he was taken up to heaven in a chariot of fire (circa 9th century BC)

From this reading ELIJAH NELSON'S RANCH "Call it Fate, call it Destiny, something stronger than my own will is shaping my destiny."

energynounUS /ˈenərdʒi/

(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs

From this reading Her eyes were bloodshot and deep sunk in her head, but her look was full of energy, nevertheless.

eyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

From this reading Her eyes were bloodshot and deep sunk in her head, but her look was full of energy, nevertheless.

FatenounUS /feɪt/

an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future

From this reading ELIJAH NELSON'S RANCH "Call it Fate, call it Destiny, something stronger than my own will is shaping my destiny."

fireverbUS /ˈfaɪər/

start firing a weapon

From this reading Douglas was standing on the opposite side of the fire.

fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading Her eyes were bloodshot and deep sunk in her head, but her look was full of energy, nevertheless.

headnounUS /hed/

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading Her eyes were bloodshot and deep sunk in her head, but her look was full of energy, nevertheless.

HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading Her eyes were bloodshot and deep sunk in her head, but her look was full of energy, nevertheless.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Her eyes were bloodshot and deep sunk in her head, but her look was full of energy, nevertheless.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading ELIJAH NELSON'S RANCH "Call it Fate, call it Destiny, something stronger than my own will is shaping my destiny."

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading ELIJAH NELSON'S RANCH "Call it Fate, call it Destiny, something stronger than my own will is shaping my destiny."

JudithnounUS /ˈdʒuːdəθ/

Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes

From this reading At dawn Judith stirred, blinked at Douglas, and sat up, staring.

lookverbUS /lʊk/

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Her eyes were bloodshot and deep sunk in her head, but her look was full of energy, nevertheless.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading ELIJAH NELSON'S RANCH "Call it Fate, call it Destiny, something stronger than my own will is shaping my destiny."

NELSON'SnounUS /ˈnelsənz/

possessive form of “nelson” — English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805)

From this reading ELIJAH NELSON'S RANCH "Call it Fate, call it Destiny, something stronger than my own will is shaping my destiny."

neverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/

in spite of what has just been said

From this reading Her eyes were bloodshot and deep sunk in her head, but her look was full of energy, nevertheless.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Her eyes were bloodshot and deep sunk in her head, but her look was full of energy, nevertheless.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Douglas was standing on the opposite side of the fire.

oppositeadjectiveUS /ˈɑːpəzət/

being directly across from each other; facing

From this reading Douglas was standing on the opposite side of the fire.

ownverbUS /oʊn/

have ownership or possession of

From this reading ELIJAH NELSON'S RANCH "Call it Fate, call it Destiny, something stronger than my own will is shaping my destiny."

RANCHnounUS /ræntʃ/

farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)

From this reading ELIJAH NELSON'S RANCH "Call it Fate, call it Destiny, something stronger than my own will is shaping my destiny."

satnounUS /sæt/

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading At dawn Judith stirred, blinked at Douglas, and sat up, staring.

shapingnounUS /ˈʃeɪpɪŋ/

any process serving to define the shape of something

From this reading ELIJAH NELSON'S RANCH "Call it Fate, call it Destiny, something stronger than my own will is shaping my destiny."

sidenounUS /saɪd/

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

From this reading Douglas was standing on the opposite side of the fire.

somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading ELIJAH NELSON'S RANCH "Call it Fate, call it Destiny, something stronger than my own will is shaping my destiny."

SpencernounUS /ˈspensər/

English philosopher and sociologist who applied the theory of natural selection to human societies (1820-1903)

From this reading --_Douglas Spencer_.

standingadjectiveUS /ˈstændɪŋ/

having a supporting base

From this reading Douglas was standing on the opposite side of the fire.

staringadjectiveUS /ˈsterɪŋ/

(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder

From this reading At dawn Judith stirred, blinked at Douglas, and sat up, staring.

stirredadjectiveUS /stɜːrd/

being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion

From this reading At dawn Judith stirred, blinked at Douglas, and sat up, staring.

strongeradjectiveUS /ˈstrɔːŋər/

comparative of “strong” — having strength or power greater than average or expected

From this reading ELIJAH NELSON'S RANCH "Call it Fate, call it Destiny, something stronger than my own will is shaping my destiny."

sunkadjectiveUS /sʌŋk/

doomed to extinction

From this reading Her eyes were bloodshot and deep sunk in her head, but her look was full of energy, nevertheless.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading ELIJAH NELSON'S RANCH "Call it Fate, call it Destiny, something stronger than my own will is shaping my destiny."

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Douglas was standing on the opposite side of the fire.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading At dawn Judith stirred, blinked at Douglas, and sat up, staring.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Her eyes were bloodshot and deep sunk in her head, but her look was full of energy, nevertheless.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

From this reading Her eyes were bloodshot and deep sunk in her head, but her look was full of energy, nevertheless.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading ELIJAH NELSON'S RANCH "Call it Fate, call it Destiny, something stronger than my own will is shaping my destiny."

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