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Kathleen's Diamonds
Kathleen's Diamonds

Chapter XII

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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

Reading 1/19 · 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 come tuː æt last/
Line 5
I began to think you were dead, child.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Again noun US /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

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?"”

Began noun US /began/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

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

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

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

Dead noun US /dead/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

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

Dream noun US /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?"”

Even noun US /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

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?"”

Found noun US /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

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.”

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

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?"”

Hers pronoun US /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.”

Herself pronoun US /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.”

Last noun US /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

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

Think noun US /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

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

Would modal verb US /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?"”

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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.

againnounUS /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

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?"

All

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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?

beauty

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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

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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

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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.

begannounUS /began/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

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

blonde

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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

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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.

child

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

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

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

consciousness

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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.

deadnounUS /dead/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

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

DISCOVERY

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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

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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?"

evennounUS /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

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?"

eyes

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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

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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?"

fatal

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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

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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?"

foundnounUS /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

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.

garret

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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.

herenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

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

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From this reading KATHLEEN MAKES A STARTLING DISCOVERY.

lastnounUS /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

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

looking

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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.

Love

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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?"

MAKES

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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.

pain

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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?"

recovered

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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.

Risk

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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?"

shabby

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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?

sphere

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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

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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?"

thinknounUS /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

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?