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Lilith: A Romance
Lilith: A Romance

Chapter XXXIV · Chapter 34

Chapter 34 of Lilith: A Romance is here in full — 332 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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The Mother of Sorrows rose, muffled her face, and went to call the Little Ones.
They slept as if all the night they had not moved, but the moment she spoke they sprang to their feet, fresh as if new-made.
Merrily down the stair they followed her, and she brought them where the princess lay, her tears yet flowing as she slept.
Their glad faces grew grave.
They looked from the princess out on the rain, then back at the princess.
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Lilith: A Romance

Chapter XXXIV · Chapter 34

Chapter 34 of Lilith: A Romance is here in full — 332 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/66 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
The Mother of Sorrows rose, muffled her face, and went to call the Little Ones.
Line 2
They slept as if all the night they had not moved, but the moment she spoke they sprang to their feet, fresh as if new-made.
Line 3
Merrily down the stair they followed her, and she brought them where the princess lay, her tears yet flowing as she slept.
Line 4
Their glad faces grew grave.
Line 5
They looked from the princess out on the rain, then back at the princess.

Learner Dictionary

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Princess noun US /ˈprɪn.ses/

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

From this reading “Merrily down the stair they followed her, and she brought them where the princess lay, her tears yet flowing as she slept.”

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all

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From this reading They slept as if all the night they had not moved, but the moment she spoke they sprang to their feet, fresh as if new-made.

and

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From this reading The Mother of Sorrows rose, muffled her face, and went to call the Little Ones.

as

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From this reading They slept as if all the night they had not moved, but the moment she spoke they sprang to their feet, fresh as if new-made.

at

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From this reading They looked from the princess out on the rain, then back at the princess.

back

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From this reading They looked from the princess out on the rain, then back at the princess.

brought

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From this reading Merrily down the stair they followed her, and she brought them where the princess lay, her tears yet flowing as she slept.

but

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From this reading They slept as if all the night they had not moved, but the moment she spoke they sprang to their feet, fresh as if new-made.

call

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From this reading The Mother of Sorrows rose, muffled her face, and went to call the Little Ones.

down

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From this reading Merrily down the stair they followed her, and she brought them where the princess lay, her tears yet flowing as she slept.

face

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From this reading The Mother of Sorrows rose, muffled her face, and went to call the Little Ones.

faces

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From this reading Their glad faces grew grave.

feet

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From this reading They slept as if all the night they had not moved, but the moment she spoke they sprang to their feet, fresh as if new-made.

flowing

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From this reading Merrily down the stair they followed her, and she brought them where the princess lay, her tears yet flowing as she slept.

followed

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From this reading Merrily down the stair they followed her, and she brought them where the princess lay, her tears yet flowing as she slept.

fresh

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From this reading They slept as if all the night they had not moved, but the moment she spoke they sprang to their feet, fresh as if new-made.

from

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From this reading They looked from the princess out on the rain, then back at the princess.

glad

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From this reading Their glad faces grew grave.

grave

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From this reading Their glad faces grew grave.

grew

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From this reading Their glad faces grew grave.

had

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From this reading They slept as if all the night they had not moved, but the moment she spoke they sprang to their feet, fresh as if new-made.

her

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From this reading The Mother of Sorrows rose, muffled her face, and went to call the Little Ones.

if

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From this reading They slept as if all the night they had not moved, but the moment she spoke they sprang to their feet, fresh as if new-made.

lay

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From this reading Merrily down the stair they followed her, and she brought them where the princess lay, her tears yet flowing as she slept.

Little

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From this reading The Mother of Sorrows rose, muffled her face, and went to call the Little Ones.

looked

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From this reading They looked from the princess out on the rain, then back at the princess.

Merrily

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From this reading Merrily down the stair they followed her, and she brought them where the princess lay, her tears yet flowing as she slept.

moment

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From this reading They slept as if all the night they had not moved, but the moment she spoke they sprang to their feet, fresh as if new-made.

Mother

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From this reading The Mother of Sorrows rose, muffled her face, and went to call the Little Ones.

moved

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From this reading They slept as if all the night they had not moved, but the moment she spoke they sprang to their feet, fresh as if new-made.

muffled

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From this reading The Mother of Sorrows rose, muffled her face, and went to call the Little Ones.

new-made

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From this reading They slept as if all the night they had not moved, but the moment she spoke they sprang to their feet, fresh as if new-made.

night

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From this reading They slept as if all the night they had not moved, but the moment she spoke they sprang to their feet, fresh as if new-made.

not

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From this reading They slept as if all the night they had not moved, but the moment she spoke they sprang to their feet, fresh as if new-made.

of

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From this reading The Mother of Sorrows rose, muffled her face, and went to call the Little Ones.

on

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From this reading They looked from the princess out on the rain, then back at the princess.

Ones

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From this reading The Mother of Sorrows rose, muffled her face, and went to call the Little Ones.

out

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From this reading They looked from the princess out on the rain, then back at the princess.

princessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/

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

From this reading Merrily down the stair they followed her, and she brought them where the princess lay, her tears yet flowing as she slept.

rain

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From this reading They looked from the princess out on the rain, then back at the princess.

rose

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From this reading The Mother of Sorrows rose, muffled her face, and went to call the Little Ones.

she

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From this reading They slept as if all the night they had not moved, but the moment she spoke they sprang to their feet, fresh as if new-made.

slept

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From this reading They slept as if all the night they had not moved, but the moment she spoke they sprang to their feet, fresh as if new-made.

Sorrows

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From this reading The Mother of Sorrows rose, muffled her face, and went to call the Little Ones.

spoke

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From this reading They slept as if all the night they had not moved, but the moment she spoke they sprang to their feet, fresh as if new-made.

sprang

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From this reading They slept as if all the night they had not moved, but the moment she spoke they sprang to their feet, fresh as if new-made.

stair

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From this reading Merrily down the stair they followed her, and she brought them where the princess lay, her tears yet flowing as she slept.

tears

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From this reading Merrily down the stair they followed her, and she brought them where the princess lay, her tears yet flowing as she slept.

The

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From this reading The Mother of Sorrows rose, muffled her face, and went to call the Little Ones.

their

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From this reading They slept as if all the night they had not moved, but the moment she spoke they sprang to their feet, fresh as if new-made.

them

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From this reading Merrily down the stair they followed her, and she brought them where the princess lay, her tears yet flowing as she slept.

then

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From this reading They looked from the princess out on the rain, then back at the princess.

They

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From this reading They slept as if all the night they had not moved, but the moment she spoke they sprang to their feet, fresh as if new-made.

to

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From this reading The Mother of Sorrows rose, muffled her face, and went to call the Little Ones.

went

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From this reading The Mother of Sorrows rose, muffled her face, and went to call the Little Ones.

where

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From this reading Merrily down the stair they followed her, and she brought them where the princess lay, her tears yet flowing as she slept.

yet

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From this reading Merrily down the stair they followed her, and she brought them where the princess lay, her tears yet flowing as she slept.

Chapter 34 of Lilith: A Romance by George MacDonald holds 332 sentences, grouped into 67 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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