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Lilith: A Romance
Lilith: A Romance

Chapter XVI · Chapter 16

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I woke one morning from a profound sleep, with one of my hands very painful.
The back of it was much swollen, and in the centre of the swelling was a triangular wound, like the bite of a leech.
As the day went on, the swelling subsided, and by the evening the hurt was all but healed.
I searched the cave, turning over every stone of any size, but discovered nothing I could imagine capable of injuring me.
Slowly the days passed, and still the body never moved, never opened its eyes.
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Lilith: A Romance

Chapter XVI · Chapter 16

Chapter 16 of Lilith: A Romance is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/26 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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I woke one morning from a profound sleep, with one of my hands very painful.
Line 2
The back of it was much swollen, and in the centre of the swelling was a triangular wound, like the bite of a leech.
Line 3
As the day went on, the swelling subsided, and by the evening the hurt was all but healed.
Line 4
I searched the cave, turning over every stone of any size, but discovered nothing I could imagine capable of injuring me.
Line 5
Slowly the days passed, and still the body never moved, never opened its eyes.

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a

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all

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and

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any

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As

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back

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bite

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body

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but

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by

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capable

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cave

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centre

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could

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day

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days

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discovered

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evening

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every

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eyes

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from

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hands

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healed

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hurt

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I

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imagine

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in

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injuring

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it

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its

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leech

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like

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me

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morning

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moved

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much

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my

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never

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nothing

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of

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on

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one

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opened

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over

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painful

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passed

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profound

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searched

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size

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sleep

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Slowly

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still

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stone

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subsided

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swelling

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swollen

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The

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triangular

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turning

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very

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was

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went

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From this reading As the day went on, the swelling subsided, and by the evening the hurt was all but healed.

with

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woke

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wound

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Chapter 16 of Lilith: A Romance by George MacDonald holds 132 sentences, grouped into 27 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.

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