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Lilith: A Romance
Lilith: A Romance

Chapter XXXVII · Chapter 37

Chapter 37 of Lilith: A Romance is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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I grew aware of existence, aware also of the profound, the infinite cold.
I was intensely blessed--more blessed, I know, than my heart, imagining, can now recall.
I could not think of warmth with the least suggestion of pleasure.
I knew that I had enjoyed it, but could not remember how.
The cold had soothed every care, dissolved every pain, comforted every sorrow.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Lilith: A Romance

Chapter XXXVII · Chapter 37

Chapter 37 of Lilith: A Romance is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/34 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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I grew aware of existence, aware also of the profound, the infinite cold.
Line 2
I was intensely blessed--more blessed, I know, than my heart, imagining, can now recall.
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I could not think of warmth with the least suggestion of pleasure.
Line 4
I knew that I had enjoyed it, but could not remember how.
Line 5
The cold had soothed every care, dissolved every pain, comforted every sorrow.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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Remember verb US /rɪˈmɛm.bər/

To recall to mind.

From this reading “I knew that I had enjoyed it, but could not remember how.”

All words in this reading · 45

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also

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From this reading I grew aware of existence, aware also of the profound, the infinite cold.

aware

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From this reading I grew aware of existence, aware also of the profound, the infinite cold.

blessed

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From this reading I was intensely blessed--more blessed, I know, than my heart, imagining, can now recall.

but

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From this reading I knew that I had enjoyed it, but could not remember how.

can

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From this reading I was intensely blessed--more blessed, I know, than my heart, imagining, can now recall.

care

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From this reading The cold had soothed every care, dissolved every pain, comforted every sorrow.

cold

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From this reading I grew aware of existence, aware also of the profound, the infinite cold.

comforted

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From this reading The cold had soothed every care, dissolved every pain, comforted every sorrow.

could

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From this reading I could not think of warmth with the least suggestion of pleasure.

dissolved

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From this reading The cold had soothed every care, dissolved every pain, comforted every sorrow.

enjoyed

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From this reading I knew that I had enjoyed it, but could not remember how.

every

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From this reading The cold had soothed every care, dissolved every pain, comforted every sorrow.

existence

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From this reading I grew aware of existence, aware also of the profound, the infinite cold.

grew

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From this reading I grew aware of existence, aware also of the profound, the infinite cold.

had

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From this reading I knew that I had enjoyed it, but could not remember how.

heart

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From this reading I was intensely blessed--more blessed, I know, than my heart, imagining, can now recall.

how

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From this reading I knew that I had enjoyed it, but could not remember how.

I

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From this reading I grew aware of existence, aware also of the profound, the infinite cold.

imagining

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From this reading I was intensely blessed--more blessed, I know, than my heart, imagining, can now recall.

infinite

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From this reading I grew aware of existence, aware also of the profound, the infinite cold.

intensely

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From this reading I was intensely blessed--more blessed, I know, than my heart, imagining, can now recall.

it

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From this reading I knew that I had enjoyed it, but could not remember how.

knew

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From this reading I knew that I had enjoyed it, but could not remember how.

know

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From this reading I was intensely blessed--more blessed, I know, than my heart, imagining, can now recall.

least

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From this reading I could not think of warmth with the least suggestion of pleasure.

more

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From this reading I was intensely blessed--more blessed, I know, than my heart, imagining, can now recall.

my

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From this reading I was intensely blessed--more blessed, I know, than my heart, imagining, can now recall.

not

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From this reading I could not think of warmth with the least suggestion of pleasure.

now

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From this reading I was intensely blessed--more blessed, I know, than my heart, imagining, can now recall.

of

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From this reading I grew aware of existence, aware also of the profound, the infinite cold.

pain

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From this reading The cold had soothed every care, dissolved every pain, comforted every sorrow.

pleasure

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From this reading I could not think of warmth with the least suggestion of pleasure.

profound

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From this reading I grew aware of existence, aware also of the profound, the infinite cold.

recall

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From this reading I was intensely blessed--more blessed, I know, than my heart, imagining, can now recall.

rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/

To recall to mind.

From this reading I knew that I had enjoyed it, but could not remember how.

soothed

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From this reading The cold had soothed every care, dissolved every pain, comforted every sorrow.

sorrow

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From this reading The cold had soothed every care, dissolved every pain, comforted every sorrow.

suggestion

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From this reading I could not think of warmth with the least suggestion of pleasure.

than

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From this reading I was intensely blessed--more blessed, I know, than my heart, imagining, can now recall.

that

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From this reading I knew that I had enjoyed it, but could not remember how.

the

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From this reading I grew aware of existence, aware also of the profound, the infinite cold.

think

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From this reading I could not think of warmth with the least suggestion of pleasure.

warmth

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From this reading I could not think of warmth with the least suggestion of pleasure.

was

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From this reading I was intensely blessed--more blessed, I know, than my heart, imagining, can now recall.

with

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From this reading I could not think of warmth with the least suggestion of pleasure.

Chapter 37 of Lilith: A Romance by George MacDonald holds 172 sentences, grouped into 35 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 37 of Lilith: A Romance contain?

Chapter 37 holds 172 sentences of Lilith: A Romance, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 37 of Lilith: A Romance by George MacDonald exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 172 sentences, grouped into 35 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

How do I study chapter 37 of Lilith: A Romance?

Work through the 35 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 35 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 37 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 37 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

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About 475 minutes of reading across 1141 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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