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Lilith: A Romance
Lilith: A Romance

Chapter XXII · Chapter 22

Chapter 22 of Lilith: A Romance is here in full — 84 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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I threw myself on the bed, and began to turn over in my mind the tale she had told me.
She had forgotten herself, and, by a single incautious word, removed one perplexity as to the condition in which I found her in the forest!
The leopardess BOUNDED over; the princess lay prostrate on the bank: the running stream had dissolved her self-enchantment!
Her own account of the object of her journey revealed the danger of the Little Ones then imminent: I had saved the life of their one fearful enemy!
I had but reached this conclusion when I fell asleep.
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Lilith: A Romance

Chapter XXII · Chapter 22

Chapter 22 of Lilith: A Romance is here in full — 84 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/16 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
I threw myself on the bed, and began to turn over in my mind the tale she had told me.
Line 2
She had forgotten herself, and, by a single incautious word, removed one perplexity as to the condition in which I found her in the forest!
Line 3
The leopardess BOUNDED over; the princess lay prostrate on the bank: the running stream had dissolved her self-enchantment!
Line 4
Her own account of the object of her journey revealed the danger of the Little Ones then imminent: I had saved the life of their one fearful enemy!
Line 5
I had but reached this conclusion when I fell asleep.

Learner Dictionary

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Forgotten adjective US /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

From this reading “She had forgotten herself, and, by a single incautious word, removed one perplexity as to the condition in which I found her in the forest!”

Mind noun US /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading “I threw myself on the bed, and began to turn over in my mind the tale she had told me.”

Princess noun US /ˈprɪn.ses/

The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.

From this reading “The leopardess BOUNDED over; the princess lay prostrate on the bank: the running stream had dissolved her self-enchantment!”

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a

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account

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From this reading Her own account of the object of her journey revealed the danger of the Little Ones then imminent: I had saved the life of their one fearful enemy!

and

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From this reading I threw myself on the bed, and began to turn over in my mind the tale she had told me.

as

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From this reading She had forgotten herself, and, by a single incautious word, removed one perplexity as to the condition in which I found her in the forest!

asleep

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From this reading I had but reached this conclusion when I fell asleep.

bank

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From this reading The leopardess BOUNDED over; the princess lay prostrate on the bank: the running stream had dissolved her self-enchantment!

bed

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began

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BOUNDED

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From this reading The leopardess BOUNDED over; the princess lay prostrate on the bank: the running stream had dissolved her self-enchantment!

but

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From this reading I had but reached this conclusion when I fell asleep.

by

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conclusion

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condition

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danger

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dissolved

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From this reading The leopardess BOUNDED over; the princess lay prostrate on the bank: the running stream had dissolved her self-enchantment!

enemy

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From this reading Her own account of the object of her journey revealed the danger of the Little Ones then imminent: I had saved the life of their one fearful enemy!

fearful

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From this reading Her own account of the object of her journey revealed the danger of the Little Ones then imminent: I had saved the life of their one fearful enemy!

fell

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From this reading I had but reached this conclusion when I fell asleep.

forest

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From this reading She had forgotten herself, and, by a single incautious word, removed one perplexity as to the condition in which I found her in the forest!

forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

From this reading She had forgotten herself, and, by a single incautious word, removed one perplexity as to the condition in which I found her in the forest!

found

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From this reading She had forgotten herself, and, by a single incautious word, removed one perplexity as to the condition in which I found her in the forest!

had

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From this reading I threw myself on the bed, and began to turn over in my mind the tale she had told me.

her

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From this reading She had forgotten herself, and, by a single incautious word, removed one perplexity as to the condition in which I found her in the forest!

herself

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From this reading She had forgotten herself, and, by a single incautious word, removed one perplexity as to the condition in which I found her in the forest!

I

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imminent

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From this reading Her own account of the object of her journey revealed the danger of the Little Ones then imminent: I had saved the life of their one fearful enemy!

in

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incautious

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From this reading She had forgotten herself, and, by a single incautious word, removed one perplexity as to the condition in which I found her in the forest!

journey

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From this reading Her own account of the object of her journey revealed the danger of the Little Ones then imminent: I had saved the life of their one fearful enemy!

lay

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From this reading The leopardess BOUNDED over; the princess lay prostrate on the bank: the running stream had dissolved her self-enchantment!

leopardess

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From this reading The leopardess BOUNDED over; the princess lay prostrate on the bank: the running stream had dissolved her self-enchantment!

life

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From this reading Her own account of the object of her journey revealed the danger of the Little Ones then imminent: I had saved the life of their one fearful enemy!

Little

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From this reading Her own account of the object of her journey revealed the danger of the Little Ones then imminent: I had saved the life of their one fearful enemy!

me

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From this reading I threw myself on the bed, and began to turn over in my mind the tale she had told me.

mindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading I threw myself on the bed, and began to turn over in my mind the tale she had told me.

my

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From this reading I threw myself on the bed, and began to turn over in my mind the tale she had told me.

myself

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From this reading I threw myself on the bed, and began to turn over in my mind the tale she had told me.

object

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From this reading Her own account of the object of her journey revealed the danger of the Little Ones then imminent: I had saved the life of their one fearful enemy!

of

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From this reading Her own account of the object of her journey revealed the danger of the Little Ones then imminent: I had saved the life of their one fearful enemy!

on

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From this reading I threw myself on the bed, and began to turn over in my mind the tale she had told me.

one

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From this reading She had forgotten herself, and, by a single incautious word, removed one perplexity as to the condition in which I found her in the forest!

Ones

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From this reading Her own account of the object of her journey revealed the danger of the Little Ones then imminent: I had saved the life of their one fearful enemy!

over

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From this reading I threw myself on the bed, and began to turn over in my mind the tale she had told me.

own

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From this reading Her own account of the object of her journey revealed the danger of the Little Ones then imminent: I had saved the life of their one fearful enemy!

perplexity

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From this reading She had forgotten herself, and, by a single incautious word, removed one perplexity as to the condition in which I found her in the forest!

princessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/

The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.

From this reading The leopardess BOUNDED over; the princess lay prostrate on the bank: the running stream had dissolved her self-enchantment!

prostrate

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From this reading The leopardess BOUNDED over; the princess lay prostrate on the bank: the running stream had dissolved her self-enchantment!

reached

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From this reading I had but reached this conclusion when I fell asleep.

removed

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From this reading She had forgotten herself, and, by a single incautious word, removed one perplexity as to the condition in which I found her in the forest!

revealed

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From this reading Her own account of the object of her journey revealed the danger of the Little Ones then imminent: I had saved the life of their one fearful enemy!

running

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From this reading The leopardess BOUNDED over; the princess lay prostrate on the bank: the running stream had dissolved her self-enchantment!

saved

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From this reading Her own account of the object of her journey revealed the danger of the Little Ones then imminent: I had saved the life of their one fearful enemy!

self-enchantment

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From this reading The leopardess BOUNDED over; the princess lay prostrate on the bank: the running stream had dissolved her self-enchantment!

she

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From this reading I threw myself on the bed, and began to turn over in my mind the tale she had told me.

single

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From this reading She had forgotten herself, and, by a single incautious word, removed one perplexity as to the condition in which I found her in the forest!

stream

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From this reading The leopardess BOUNDED over; the princess lay prostrate on the bank: the running stream had dissolved her self-enchantment!

tale

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the

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their

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From this reading Her own account of the object of her journey revealed the danger of the Little Ones then imminent: I had saved the life of their one fearful enemy!

then

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From this reading Her own account of the object of her journey revealed the danger of the Little Ones then imminent: I had saved the life of their one fearful enemy!

this

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From this reading I had but reached this conclusion when I fell asleep.

threw

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From this reading I threw myself on the bed, and began to turn over in my mind the tale she had told me.

to

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told

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turn

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when

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From this reading I had but reached this conclusion when I fell asleep.

which

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From this reading She had forgotten herself, and, by a single incautious word, removed one perplexity as to the condition in which I found her in the forest!

word

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From this reading She had forgotten herself, and, by a single incautious word, removed one perplexity as to the condition in which I found her in the forest!

Chapter 22 of Lilith: A Romance by George MacDonald holds 84 sentences, grouped into 17 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.

What does chapter 22 of Lilith: A Romance contain?

Chapter 22 holds 84 sentences of Lilith: A Romance, unabridged, divided into 17 reading sections.

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