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Lilith: A Romance

Chapter XXXV · Chapter 35

Chapter 35 of Lilith: A Romance is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By George MacDonald • Curated US English Learning Edition

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Then I turned and said to Eve, “Mother, one couch next to Lona is empty: I know I am unworthy, but may I not sleep this night in your chamber with my dead?

Will you not pardon both my cowardice and my self-confidence, and take me in?

I give me up.

I am sick of myself, and would fain sleep the sleep!”

“The couch next to Lona is the one already prepared for you,” she answered; “but something waits to be done ere you sleep.”

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Chapter XXXV Reading 1/17

Lilith: A Romance

Chapter XXXV · Chapter 35

Chapter 35 of Lilith: A Romance is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/17 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

Then I turned and said to Eve, “Mother, one couch next to Lona is empty: I know I am unworthy, but may I not sleep this night in your chamber with my dead?

Line 2

Will you not pardon both my cowardice and my self-confidence, and take me in?

Line 3

I give me up.

Line 4

I am sick of myself, and would fain sleep the sleep!”

Line 5

“The couch next to Lona is the one already prepared for you,” she answered; “but something waits to be done ere you sleep.”

All words in this reading · 55

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already

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From this reading “The couch next to Lona is the one already prepared for you,” she answered; “but something waits to be done ere you sleep.”

am

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From this reading Then I turned and said to Eve, “Mother, one couch next to Lona is empty: I know I am unworthy, but may I not sleep this night in your chamber with my dead?

and

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From this reading Then I turned and said to Eve, “Mother, one couch next to Lona is empty: I know I am unworthy, but may I not sleep this night in your chamber with my dead?

answered

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From this reading “The couch next to Lona is the one already prepared for you,” she answered; “but something waits to be done ere you sleep.”

be

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From this reading “The couch next to Lona is the one already prepared for you,” she answered; “but something waits to be done ere you sleep.”

both

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From this reading Will you not pardon both my cowardice and my self-confidence, and take me in?

but

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From this reading Then I turned and said to Eve, “Mother, one couch next to Lona is empty: I know I am unworthy, but may I not sleep this night in your chamber with my dead?

chamber

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From this reading Then I turned and said to Eve, “Mother, one couch next to Lona is empty: I know I am unworthy, but may I not sleep this night in your chamber with my dead?

couch

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From this reading Then I turned and said to Eve, “Mother, one couch next to Lona is empty: I know I am unworthy, but may I not sleep this night in your chamber with my dead?

cowardice

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From this reading Will you not pardon both my cowardice and my self-confidence, and take me in?

dead

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From this reading Then I turned and said to Eve, “Mother, one couch next to Lona is empty: I know I am unworthy, but may I not sleep this night in your chamber with my dead?

done

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From this reading “The couch next to Lona is the one already prepared for you,” she answered; “but something waits to be done ere you sleep.”

empty

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From this reading Then I turned and said to Eve, “Mother, one couch next to Lona is empty: I know I am unworthy, but may I not sleep this night in your chamber with my dead?

ere

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From this reading “The couch next to Lona is the one already prepared for you,” she answered; “but something waits to be done ere you sleep.”

Eve

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From this reading Then I turned and said to Eve, “Mother, one couch next to Lona is empty: I know I am unworthy, but may I not sleep this night in your chamber with my dead?

fain

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From this reading I am sick of myself, and would fain sleep the sleep!”

for

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From this reading “The couch next to Lona is the one already prepared for you,” she answered; “but something waits to be done ere you sleep.”

give

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From this reading I give me up.

I

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From this reading Then I turned and said to Eve, “Mother, one couch next to Lona is empty: I know I am unworthy, but may I not sleep this night in your chamber with my dead?

in

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From this reading Then I turned and said to Eve, “Mother, one couch next to Lona is empty: I know I am unworthy, but may I not sleep this night in your chamber with my dead?

is

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From this reading Then I turned and said to Eve, “Mother, one couch next to Lona is empty: I know I am unworthy, but may I not sleep this night in your chamber with my dead?

know

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From this reading Then I turned and said to Eve, “Mother, one couch next to Lona is empty: I know I am unworthy, but may I not sleep this night in your chamber with my dead?

Lona

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From this reading Then I turned and said to Eve, “Mother, one couch next to Lona is empty: I know I am unworthy, but may I not sleep this night in your chamber with my dead?

may

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From this reading Then I turned and said to Eve, “Mother, one couch next to Lona is empty: I know I am unworthy, but may I not sleep this night in your chamber with my dead?

me

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From this reading Will you not pardon both my cowardice and my self-confidence, and take me in?

Mother

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From this reading Then I turned and said to Eve, “Mother, one couch next to Lona is empty: I know I am unworthy, but may I not sleep this night in your chamber with my dead?

my

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From this reading Then I turned and said to Eve, “Mother, one couch next to Lona is empty: I know I am unworthy, but may I not sleep this night in your chamber with my dead?

myself

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From this reading I am sick of myself, and would fain sleep the sleep!”

next

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From this reading Then I turned and said to Eve, “Mother, one couch next to Lona is empty: I know I am unworthy, but may I not sleep this night in your chamber with my dead?

night

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From this reading Then I turned and said to Eve, “Mother, one couch next to Lona is empty: I know I am unworthy, but may I not sleep this night in your chamber with my dead?

not

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From this reading Then I turned and said to Eve, “Mother, one couch next to Lona is empty: I know I am unworthy, but may I not sleep this night in your chamber with my dead?

of

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From this reading I am sick of myself, and would fain sleep the sleep!”

one

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From this reading Then I turned and said to Eve, “Mother, one couch next to Lona is empty: I know I am unworthy, but may I not sleep this night in your chamber with my dead?

pardon

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From this reading Will you not pardon both my cowardice and my self-confidence, and take me in?

prepared

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From this reading “The couch next to Lona is the one already prepared for you,” she answered; “but something waits to be done ere you sleep.”

said

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From this reading Then I turned and said to Eve, “Mother, one couch next to Lona is empty: I know I am unworthy, but may I not sleep this night in your chamber with my dead?

self-confidence

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From this reading Will you not pardon both my cowardice and my self-confidence, and take me in?

she

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From this reading “The couch next to Lona is the one already prepared for you,” she answered; “but something waits to be done ere you sleep.”

sick

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From this reading I am sick of myself, and would fain sleep the sleep!”

sleep

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From this reading Then I turned and said to Eve, “Mother, one couch next to Lona is empty: I know I am unworthy, but may I not sleep this night in your chamber with my dead?

something

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From this reading “The couch next to Lona is the one already prepared for you,” she answered; “but something waits to be done ere you sleep.”

take

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From this reading Will you not pardon both my cowardice and my self-confidence, and take me in?

the

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From this reading I am sick of myself, and would fain sleep the sleep!”

Then

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From this reading Then I turned and said to Eve, “Mother, one couch next to Lona is empty: I know I am unworthy, but may I not sleep this night in your chamber with my dead?

this

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From this reading Then I turned and said to Eve, “Mother, one couch next to Lona is empty: I know I am unworthy, but may I not sleep this night in your chamber with my dead?

to

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From this reading Then I turned and said to Eve, “Mother, one couch next to Lona is empty: I know I am unworthy, but may I not sleep this night in your chamber with my dead?

turned

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From this reading Then I turned and said to Eve, “Mother, one couch next to Lona is empty: I know I am unworthy, but may I not sleep this night in your chamber with my dead?

unworthy

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From this reading Then I turned and said to Eve, “Mother, one couch next to Lona is empty: I know I am unworthy, but may I not sleep this night in your chamber with my dead?

up

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From this reading I give me up.

waits

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From this reading “The couch next to Lona is the one already prepared for you,” she answered; “but something waits to be done ere you sleep.”

Will

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From this reading Will you not pardon both my cowardice and my self-confidence, and take me in?

with

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From this reading Then I turned and said to Eve, “Mother, one couch next to Lona is empty: I know I am unworthy, but may I not sleep this night in your chamber with my dead?

would

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From this reading I am sick of myself, and would fain sleep the sleep!”

you

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From this reading Will you not pardon both my cowardice and my self-confidence, and take me in?

your

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From this reading Then I turned and said to Eve, “Mother, one couch next to Lona is empty: I know I am unworthy, but may I not sleep this night in your chamber with my dead?

Chapter 35 of Lilith: A Romance by George MacDonald holds 87 sentences, grouped into 18 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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