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Lilith: A Romance
Lilith: A Romance

Chapter XXX · Chapter 30

Chapter 30 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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It was early in the morning when we set out, making, between the blue sky and the green grass, a gallant show on the wide plain.
We would travel all the morning, and rest the afternoon; then go on at night, rest the next day, and start again in the short twilight.
The latter part of our journey we would endeavour so to divide as to arrive at the city with the first of the morning, and be already inside the gates when discovered.
It seemed as if all the inhabitants of the forest would migrate with us.
A multitude of birds flew in front, imagining themselves, no doubt, the leading division; great companies of butterflies and other insects played about our heads; and a crowd of four-footed creatures followed us.
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Lilith: A Romance

Chapter XXX · Chapter 30

Chapter 30 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
It was early in the morning when we set out, making, between the blue sky and the green grass, a gallant show on the wide plain.
Line 2
We would travel all the morning, and rest the afternoon; then go on at night, rest the next day, and start again in the short twilight.
Line 3
The latter part of our journey we would endeavour so to divide as to arrive at the city with the first of the morning, and be already inside the gates when discovered.
Line 4
It seemed as if all the inhabitants of the forest would migrate with us.
Line 5
A multitude of birds flew in front, imagining themselves, no doubt, the leading division; great companies of butterflies and other insects played about our heads; and a crowd of four-footed creatures followed us.

All words in this reading · 85

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a

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From this reading It was early in the morning when we set out, making, between the blue sky and the green grass, a gallant show on the wide plain.

about

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From this reading A multitude of birds flew in front, imagining themselves, no doubt, the leading division; great companies of butterflies and other insects played about our heads; and a crowd of four-footed creatures followed us.

afternoon

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From this reading We would travel all the morning, and rest the afternoon; then go on at night, rest the next day, and start again in the short twilight.

again

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From this reading We would travel all the morning, and rest the afternoon; then go on at night, rest the next day, and start again in the short twilight.

all

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From this reading We would travel all the morning, and rest the afternoon; then go on at night, rest the next day, and start again in the short twilight.

already

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From this reading The latter part of our journey we would endeavour so to divide as to arrive at the city with the first of the morning, and be already inside the gates when discovered.

and

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From this reading It was early in the morning when we set out, making, between the blue sky and the green grass, a gallant show on the wide plain.

arrive

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From this reading The latter part of our journey we would endeavour so to divide as to arrive at the city with the first of the morning, and be already inside the gates when discovered.

as

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From this reading The latter part of our journey we would endeavour so to divide as to arrive at the city with the first of the morning, and be already inside the gates when discovered.

at

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From this reading We would travel all the morning, and rest the afternoon; then go on at night, rest the next day, and start again in the short twilight.

be

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From this reading The latter part of our journey we would endeavour so to divide as to arrive at the city with the first of the morning, and be already inside the gates when discovered.

between

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From this reading It was early in the morning when we set out, making, between the blue sky and the green grass, a gallant show on the wide plain.

birds

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From this reading A multitude of birds flew in front, imagining themselves, no doubt, the leading division; great companies of butterflies and other insects played about our heads; and a crowd of four-footed creatures followed us.

blue

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From this reading It was early in the morning when we set out, making, between the blue sky and the green grass, a gallant show on the wide plain.

butterflies

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From this reading A multitude of birds flew in front, imagining themselves, no doubt, the leading division; great companies of butterflies and other insects played about our heads; and a crowd of four-footed creatures followed us.

city

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From this reading The latter part of our journey we would endeavour so to divide as to arrive at the city with the first of the morning, and be already inside the gates when discovered.

companies

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From this reading A multitude of birds flew in front, imagining themselves, no doubt, the leading division; great companies of butterflies and other insects played about our heads; and a crowd of four-footed creatures followed us.

creatures

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From this reading A multitude of birds flew in front, imagining themselves, no doubt, the leading division; great companies of butterflies and other insects played about our heads; and a crowd of four-footed creatures followed us.

crowd

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From this reading A multitude of birds flew in front, imagining themselves, no doubt, the leading division; great companies of butterflies and other insects played about our heads; and a crowd of four-footed creatures followed us.

day

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From this reading We would travel all the morning, and rest the afternoon; then go on at night, rest the next day, and start again in the short twilight.

discovered

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From this reading The latter part of our journey we would endeavour so to divide as to arrive at the city with the first of the morning, and be already inside the gates when discovered.

divide

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From this reading The latter part of our journey we would endeavour so to divide as to arrive at the city with the first of the morning, and be already inside the gates when discovered.

division

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From this reading A multitude of birds flew in front, imagining themselves, no doubt, the leading division; great companies of butterflies and other insects played about our heads; and a crowd of four-footed creatures followed us.

doubt

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From this reading A multitude of birds flew in front, imagining themselves, no doubt, the leading division; great companies of butterflies and other insects played about our heads; and a crowd of four-footed creatures followed us.

early

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From this reading It was early in the morning when we set out, making, between the blue sky and the green grass, a gallant show on the wide plain.

endeavour

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From this reading The latter part of our journey we would endeavour so to divide as to arrive at the city with the first of the morning, and be already inside the gates when discovered.

first

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From this reading The latter part of our journey we would endeavour so to divide as to arrive at the city with the first of the morning, and be already inside the gates when discovered.

flew

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From this reading A multitude of birds flew in front, imagining themselves, no doubt, the leading division; great companies of butterflies and other insects played about our heads; and a crowd of four-footed creatures followed us.

followed

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From this reading A multitude of birds flew in front, imagining themselves, no doubt, the leading division; great companies of butterflies and other insects played about our heads; and a crowd of four-footed creatures followed us.

forest

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From this reading It seemed as if all the inhabitants of the forest would migrate with us.

four-footed

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From this reading A multitude of birds flew in front, imagining themselves, no doubt, the leading division; great companies of butterflies and other insects played about our heads; and a crowd of four-footed creatures followed us.

front

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From this reading A multitude of birds flew in front, imagining themselves, no doubt, the leading division; great companies of butterflies and other insects played about our heads; and a crowd of four-footed creatures followed us.

gallant

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From this reading It was early in the morning when we set out, making, between the blue sky and the green grass, a gallant show on the wide plain.

gates

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From this reading The latter part of our journey we would endeavour so to divide as to arrive at the city with the first of the morning, and be already inside the gates when discovered.

go

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From this reading We would travel all the morning, and rest the afternoon; then go on at night, rest the next day, and start again in the short twilight.

grass

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From this reading It was early in the morning when we set out, making, between the blue sky and the green grass, a gallant show on the wide plain.

great

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From this reading A multitude of birds flew in front, imagining themselves, no doubt, the leading division; great companies of butterflies and other insects played about our heads; and a crowd of four-footed creatures followed us.

green

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From this reading It was early in the morning when we set out, making, between the blue sky and the green grass, a gallant show on the wide plain.

heads

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From this reading A multitude of birds flew in front, imagining themselves, no doubt, the leading division; great companies of butterflies and other insects played about our heads; and a crowd of four-footed creatures followed us.

if

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From this reading It seemed as if all the inhabitants of the forest would migrate with us.

imagining

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From this reading A multitude of birds flew in front, imagining themselves, no doubt, the leading division; great companies of butterflies and other insects played about our heads; and a crowd of four-footed creatures followed us.

in

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From this reading It was early in the morning when we set out, making, between the blue sky and the green grass, a gallant show on the wide plain.

inhabitants

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From this reading It seemed as if all the inhabitants of the forest would migrate with us.

insects

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From this reading A multitude of birds flew in front, imagining themselves, no doubt, the leading division; great companies of butterflies and other insects played about our heads; and a crowd of four-footed creatures followed us.

inside

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From this reading The latter part of our journey we would endeavour so to divide as to arrive at the city with the first of the morning, and be already inside the gates when discovered.

It

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From this reading It was early in the morning when we set out, making, between the blue sky and the green grass, a gallant show on the wide plain.

journey

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From this reading The latter part of our journey we would endeavour so to divide as to arrive at the city with the first of the morning, and be already inside the gates when discovered.

latter

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From this reading The latter part of our journey we would endeavour so to divide as to arrive at the city with the first of the morning, and be already inside the gates when discovered.

leading

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From this reading A multitude of birds flew in front, imagining themselves, no doubt, the leading division; great companies of butterflies and other insects played about our heads; and a crowd of four-footed creatures followed us.

making

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From this reading It was early in the morning when we set out, making, between the blue sky and the green grass, a gallant show on the wide plain.

migrate

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From this reading It seemed as if all the inhabitants of the forest would migrate with us.

morning

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From this reading It was early in the morning when we set out, making, between the blue sky and the green grass, a gallant show on the wide plain.

multitude

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From this reading A multitude of birds flew in front, imagining themselves, no doubt, the leading division; great companies of butterflies and other insects played about our heads; and a crowd of four-footed creatures followed us.

next

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From this reading We would travel all the morning, and rest the afternoon; then go on at night, rest the next day, and start again in the short twilight.

night

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From this reading We would travel all the morning, and rest the afternoon; then go on at night, rest the next day, and start again in the short twilight.

no

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From this reading A multitude of birds flew in front, imagining themselves, no doubt, the leading division; great companies of butterflies and other insects played about our heads; and a crowd of four-footed creatures followed us.

of

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From this reading The latter part of our journey we would endeavour so to divide as to arrive at the city with the first of the morning, and be already inside the gates when discovered.

on

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From this reading It was early in the morning when we set out, making, between the blue sky and the green grass, a gallant show on the wide plain.

other

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From this reading A multitude of birds flew in front, imagining themselves, no doubt, the leading division; great companies of butterflies and other insects played about our heads; and a crowd of four-footed creatures followed us.

our

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From this reading The latter part of our journey we would endeavour so to divide as to arrive at the city with the first of the morning, and be already inside the gates when discovered.

out

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From this reading It was early in the morning when we set out, making, between the blue sky and the green grass, a gallant show on the wide plain.

part

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From this reading The latter part of our journey we would endeavour so to divide as to arrive at the city with the first of the morning, and be already inside the gates when discovered.

plain

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From this reading It was early in the morning when we set out, making, between the blue sky and the green grass, a gallant show on the wide plain.

played

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From this reading A multitude of birds flew in front, imagining themselves, no doubt, the leading division; great companies of butterflies and other insects played about our heads; and a crowd of four-footed creatures followed us.

rest

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From this reading We would travel all the morning, and rest the afternoon; then go on at night, rest the next day, and start again in the short twilight.

seemed

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From this reading It seemed as if all the inhabitants of the forest would migrate with us.

set

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From this reading It was early in the morning when we set out, making, between the blue sky and the green grass, a gallant show on the wide plain.

short

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From this reading We would travel all the morning, and rest the afternoon; then go on at night, rest the next day, and start again in the short twilight.

show

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From this reading It was early in the morning when we set out, making, between the blue sky and the green grass, a gallant show on the wide plain.

sky

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From this reading It was early in the morning when we set out, making, between the blue sky and the green grass, a gallant show on the wide plain.

so

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From this reading The latter part of our journey we would endeavour so to divide as to arrive at the city with the first of the morning, and be already inside the gates when discovered.

start

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From this reading We would travel all the morning, and rest the afternoon; then go on at night, rest the next day, and start again in the short twilight.

the

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From this reading It was early in the morning when we set out, making, between the blue sky and the green grass, a gallant show on the wide plain.

themselves

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From this reading A multitude of birds flew in front, imagining themselves, no doubt, the leading division; great companies of butterflies and other insects played about our heads; and a crowd of four-footed creatures followed us.

then

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From this reading We would travel all the morning, and rest the afternoon; then go on at night, rest the next day, and start again in the short twilight.

to

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From this reading The latter part of our journey we would endeavour so to divide as to arrive at the city with the first of the morning, and be already inside the gates when discovered.

travel

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From this reading We would travel all the morning, and rest the afternoon; then go on at night, rest the next day, and start again in the short twilight.

twilight

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From this reading We would travel all the morning, and rest the afternoon; then go on at night, rest the next day, and start again in the short twilight.

us

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From this reading It seemed as if all the inhabitants of the forest would migrate with us.

was

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From this reading It was early in the morning when we set out, making, between the blue sky and the green grass, a gallant show on the wide plain.

we

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From this reading It was early in the morning when we set out, making, between the blue sky and the green grass, a gallant show on the wide plain.

when

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From this reading It was early in the morning when we set out, making, between the blue sky and the green grass, a gallant show on the wide plain.

wide

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From this reading It was early in the morning when we set out, making, between the blue sky and the green grass, a gallant show on the wide plain.

with

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From this reading The latter part of our journey we would endeavour so to divide as to arrive at the city with the first of the morning, and be already inside the gates when discovered.

would

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From this reading We would travel all the morning, and rest the afternoon; then go on at night, rest the next day, and start again in the short twilight.

Chapter 30 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.

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Chapter 30 holds 84 sentences of Lilith: A Romance, unabridged, divided into 17 reading sections.

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