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Kathleen's Diamonds
Kathleen's Diamonds

Chapter XII

Chapter 12 of Kathleen's Diamonds is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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KATHLEEN MAKES A STARTLING DISCOVERY.
"Who that feels what Love is here-- All its falsehood, all its pain-- Would, for even Elysium's sphere, Risk the fatal dream again?"
When Kathleen Carew recovered consciousness she found herself on a bed in a shabby garret bed-room, with the eyes of the blonde beauty looking into hers.
"So you are come to at last?
I began to think you were dead, child.
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Kathleen's Diamonds

Chapter XII

Chapter 12 of Kathleen's Diamonds is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
KATHLEEN MAKES A STARTLING DISCOVERY.
Line 2
"Who that feels what Love is here-- All its falsehood, all its pain-- Would, for even Elysium's sphere, Risk the fatal dream again?"
Line 3
When Kathleen Carew recovered consciousness she found herself on a bed in a shabby garret bed-room, with the eyes of the blonde beauty looking into hers.
Line 4
"So you are come to at last?
/soʊ juː ɑːr kʌm tuː æt læst/
Line 5
I began to think you were dead, child.
/aɪ bɪˈɡæn tuː θɪŋk juː wɜːr ded tʃaɪld/

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.

blonde noun US /blɑːnd/

a person with fair skin and hair

From this reading “When Kathleen Carew recovered consciousness she found herself on a bed in a shabby garret bed-room, with the eyes of the blonde beauty looking into hers.”

Carew noun US /ˈkæruː/

Englishman and Cavalier poet whose lyric poetry was favored by Charles I (1595-1639)

From this reading “When Kathleen Carew recovered consciousness she found herself on a bed in a shabby garret bed-room, with the eyes of the blonde beauty looking into hers.”

falsehood noun US /ˈfælshʊd/

a false statement

From this reading “"Who that feels what Love is here-- All its falsehood, all its pain-- Would, for even Elysium's sphere, Risk the fatal dream again?"”

feels noun US /fiːlz/

plural of “feel” — an intuitive awareness

From this reading “"Who that feels what Love is here-- All its falsehood, all its pain-- Would, for even Elysium's sphere, Risk the fatal dream again?"”

garret noun US /ˈɡerɪt/

floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage

From this reading “When Kathleen Carew recovered consciousness she found herself on a bed in a shabby garret bed-room, with the eyes of the blonde beauty looking into hers.”

shabby adjective US /ˈʃæbi/

showing signs of wear and tear

From this reading “When Kathleen Carew recovered consciousness she found herself on a bed in a shabby garret bed-room, with the eyes of the blonde beauty looking into hers.”

sphere noun US /sfɪr/

a particular environment or walk of life

From this reading “"Who that feels what Love is here-- All its falsehood, all its pain-- Would, for even Elysium's sphere, Risk the fatal dream again?"”

startling adjective US /ˈstɑːrtlɪŋ/

so remarkably different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm

From this reading “KATHLEEN MAKES A STARTLING DISCOVERY.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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recovered consciousness adjective + noun

In this reading “When Kathleen Carew recovered consciousness she found herself on a bed in a shabby garret bed-room, with the eyes of the blonde beauty looking into hers.”

STARTLING DISCOVERY adjective + noun

In this reading “KATHLEEN MAKES A STARTLING DISCOVERY.”

on a bed preposition + article + noun counted as “on … bed”

In this reading “When Kathleen Carew recovered consciousness she found herself on a bed in a shabby garret bed-room, with the eyes of the blonde beauty looking into hers.”

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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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AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading KATHLEEN MAKES A STARTLING DISCOVERY.

againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading "Who that feels what Love is here-- All its falsehood, all its pain-- Would, for even Elysium's sphere, Risk the fatal dream again?"

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 "Who that feels what Love is here-- All its falsehood, all its pain-- Would, for even Elysium's sphere, Risk the fatal dream again?"

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading "So you are come to at last?

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "So you are come to at last?

beautynounUS /ˈbjuːti/

the qualities that give pleasure to the senses

From this reading When Kathleen Carew recovered consciousness she found herself on a bed in a shabby garret bed-room, with the eyes of the blonde beauty looking into hers.

bednounUS /bed/

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading When Kathleen Carew recovered consciousness she found herself on a bed in a shabby garret bed-room, with the eyes of the blonde beauty looking into hers.

bed-room

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

From this reading When Kathleen Carew recovered consciousness she found herself on a bed in a shabby garret bed-room, with the eyes of the blonde beauty looking into hers.

beganverbUS /bɪˈɡæn/

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading I began to think you were dead, child.

blondenounUS /blɑːnd/

a person with fair skin and hair

From this reading When Kathleen Carew recovered consciousness she found herself on a bed in a shabby garret bed-room, with the eyes of the blonde beauty looking into hers.

CarewnounUS /ˈkæruː/

Englishman and Cavalier poet whose lyric poetry was favored by Charles I (1595-1639)

From this reading When Kathleen Carew recovered consciousness she found herself on a bed in a shabby garret bed-room, with the eyes of the blonde beauty looking into hers.

childnounUS /tʃaɪld/

a young person of either sex

From this reading I began to think you were dead, child.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading "So you are come to at last?

consciousnessnounUS /ˈkɑːnʃəsnəs/

an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation

From this reading When Kathleen Carew recovered consciousness she found herself on a bed in a shabby garret bed-room, with the eyes of the blonde beauty looking into hers.

deadadjectiveUS /ded/

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading I began to think you were dead, child.

DISCOVERYnounUS /dɪˈskʌvəri/

the act of discovering something

From this reading KATHLEEN MAKES A STARTLING DISCOVERY.

dreamnounUS /driːm/

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

From this reading "Who that feels what Love is here-- All its falsehood, all its pain-- Would, for even Elysium's sphere, Risk the fatal dream again?"

Elysium's

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

From this reading "Who that feels what Love is here-- All its falsehood, all its pain-- Would, for even Elysium's sphere, Risk the fatal dream again?"

evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/

divisible by two

From this reading "Who that feels what Love is here-- All its falsehood, all its pain-- Would, for even Elysium's sphere, Risk the fatal dream again?"

eyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

From this reading When Kathleen Carew recovered consciousness she found herself on a bed in a shabby garret bed-room, with the eyes of the blonde beauty looking into hers.

falsehoodnounUS /ˈfælshʊd/

a false statement

From this reading "Who that feels what Love is here-- All its falsehood, all its pain-- Would, for even Elysium's sphere, Risk the fatal dream again?"

fataladjectiveUS /ˈfeɪtəl/

bringing death

From this reading "Who that feels what Love is here-- All its falsehood, all its pain-- Would, for even Elysium's sphere, Risk the fatal dream again?"

feelsnounUS /fiːlz/

plural of “feel” — an intuitive awareness

From this reading "Who that feels what Love is here-- All its falsehood, all its pain-- Would, for even Elysium's sphere, Risk the fatal dream again?"

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "Who that feels what Love is here-- All its falsehood, all its pain-- Would, for even Elysium's sphere, Risk the fatal dream again?"

foundverbUS /faʊnd/

set up or found

From this reading When Kathleen Carew recovered consciousness she found herself on a bed in a shabby garret bed-room, with the eyes of the blonde beauty looking into hers.

garretnounUS /ˈɡerɪt/

floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage

From this reading When Kathleen Carew recovered consciousness she found herself on a bed in a shabby garret bed-room, with the eyes of the blonde beauty looking into hers.

hereadverbUS /hiːr/

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading "Who that feels what Love is here-- All its falsehood, all its pain-- Would, for even Elysium's sphere, Risk the fatal dream again?"

herspronounUS /hərz/

the one or ones belonging to her

From this reading When Kathleen Carew recovered consciousness she found herself on a bed in a shabby garret bed-room, with the eyes of the blonde beauty looking into hers.

herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading When Kathleen Carew recovered consciousness she found herself on a bed in a shabby garret bed-room, with the eyes of the blonde beauty looking into hers.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I began to think you were dead, child.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading When Kathleen Carew recovered consciousness she found herself on a bed in a shabby garret bed-room, with the eyes of the blonde beauty looking into hers.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading When Kathleen Carew recovered consciousness she found herself on a bed in a shabby garret bed-room, with the eyes of the blonde beauty looking into hers.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading "Who that feels what Love is here-- All its falsehood, all its pain-- Would, for even Elysium's sphere, Risk the fatal dream again?"

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading "Who that feels what Love is here-- All its falsehood, all its pain-- Would, for even Elysium's sphere, Risk the fatal dream again?"

KATHLEEN

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

From this reading KATHLEEN MAKES A STARTLING DISCOVERY.

lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading "So you are come to at last?

lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading When Kathleen Carew recovered consciousness she found herself on a bed in a shabby garret bed-room, with the eyes of the blonde beauty looking into hers.

LovenounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading "Who that feels what Love is here-- All its falsehood, all its pain-- Would, for even Elysium's sphere, Risk the fatal dream again?"

MAKESnounUS /meɪks/

plural of “make” — a recognizable kind

From this reading KATHLEEN MAKES A STARTLING DISCOVERY.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading When Kathleen Carew recovered consciousness she found herself on a bed in a shabby garret bed-room, with the eyes of the blonde beauty looking into hers.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading When Kathleen Carew recovered consciousness she found herself on a bed in a shabby garret bed-room, with the eyes of the blonde beauty looking into hers.

painnounUS /peɪn/

a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder

From this reading "Who that feels what Love is here-- All its falsehood, all its pain-- Would, for even Elysium's sphere, Risk the fatal dream again?"

recoveredadjectiveUS /rəˈkʌvərd/

freed from illness or injury

From this reading When Kathleen Carew recovered consciousness she found herself on a bed in a shabby garret bed-room, with the eyes of the blonde beauty looking into hers.

RisknounUS /rɪsk/

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

From this reading "Who that feels what Love is here-- All its falsehood, all its pain-- Would, for even Elysium's sphere, Risk the fatal dream again?"

shabbyadjectiveUS /ˈʃæbi/

showing signs of wear and tear

From this reading When Kathleen Carew recovered consciousness she found herself on a bed in a shabby garret bed-room, with the eyes of the blonde beauty looking into hers.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading When Kathleen Carew recovered consciousness she found herself on a bed in a shabby garret bed-room, with the eyes of the blonde beauty looking into hers.

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "So you are come to at last?

spherenounUS /sfɪr/

a particular environment or walk of life

From this reading "Who that feels what Love is here-- All its falsehood, all its pain-- Would, for even Elysium's sphere, Risk the fatal dream again?"

STARTLINGadjectiveUS /ˈstɑːrtlɪŋ/

so remarkably different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm

From this reading KATHLEEN MAKES A STARTLING DISCOVERY.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "Who that feels what Love is here-- All its falsehood, all its pain-- Would, for even Elysium's sphere, Risk the fatal dream again?"

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "Who that feels what Love is here-- All its falsehood, all its pain-- Would, for even Elysium's sphere, Risk the fatal dream again?"

thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading I began to think you were dead, child.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "So you are come to at last?

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

From this reading I began to think you were dead, child.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "Who that feels what Love is here-- All its falsehood, all its pain-- Would, for even Elysium's sphere, Risk the fatal dream again?"

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading When Kathleen Carew recovered consciousness she found herself on a bed in a shabby garret bed-room, with the eyes of the blonde beauty looking into hers.

WhopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading "Who that feels what Love is here-- All its falsehood, all its pain-- Would, for even Elysium's sphere, Risk the fatal dream again?"

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading When Kathleen Carew recovered consciousness she found herself on a bed in a shabby garret bed-room, with the eyes of the blonde beauty looking into hers.

Wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading "Who that feels what Love is here-- All its falsehood, all its pain-- Would, for even Elysium's sphere, Risk the fatal dream again?"

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "So you are come to at last?

Chapter 12 of Kathleen's Diamonds by Alex. McVeigh, Mrs. Miller holds 93 sentences, grouped into 19 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.

What does chapter 12 of Kathleen's Diamonds contain?

Chapter 12 holds 93 sentences of Kathleen's Diamonds, unabridged, divided into 19 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 12 of Kathleen's Diamonds by Alex. McVeigh, Mrs. Miller exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 93 sentences, grouped into 19 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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Work through the 19 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 19 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

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Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 12 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

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Yes. All 4997 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #44819 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #44819, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Kathleen's Diamonds take to read?

About 416 minutes of reading across 1000 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Matter
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Nothing--a
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Found
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Suicide
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