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Lover and Husband: A Novel

Chapter XXV

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“O death, death, death, thou ever floating cloud, There are enough unhappy on this earth, Pass by the happy souls that love to live: I pray thee pass before my light of life And shadow all my soul that I may die.
Thou weighest heavy on the heart within, Weigh heavy on my eyelids: let me die.”
ŒNONE.
THIS was the letter the little boy gave to the young lady in the arbour, and which without moving from her seat she opened and read.
It was addressed outside correctly enough to “Mrs. Baldwin.”
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Lover and Husband: A Novel

Chapter XXV

Chapter 25 of Lover and Husband: A Novel is here in full — 343 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/68 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
“O death, death, death, thou ever floating cloud, There are enough unhappy on this earth, Pass by the happy souls that love to live: I pray thee pass before my light of life And shadow all my soul that I may die.
/oʊ deθ deθ deθ ðaʊ ˈevər ˈfloʊtɪŋ klaʊd ðer ɑːr ɪˈnʌf ənˈhæpi ɑːn ðɪs ɜːrθ pæs baɪ ðə ˈhæpi soʊlz ðæt lʌv tuː laɪv aɪ preɪ ðiː pæs bɪˈfɔːr maɪ laɪt ʌv laɪf ənd ˈʃæd.oʊ ɔːl maɪ soʊl ðæt aɪ meɪ daɪ/
Line 2
Thou weighest heavy on the heart within, Weigh heavy on my eyelids: let me die.”
Line 3
ŒNONE.
Line 4
THIS was the letter the little boy gave to the young lady in the arbour, and which without moving from her seat she opened and read.
/ðɪs wɑːz ðə ˈletər ðə ˈlɪtəl bɔɪ ɡeɪv tuː ðə jʌŋ ˈleɪdi ɪn ðə ˈɑːrbər ənd wɪtʃ wɪˈθaʊt ˈmuːvɪŋ frʌm hɜːr siːt ʃiː ˈoʊpənd ənd red/
Line 5
It was addressed outside correctly enough to “Mrs. Baldwin.”
/ɪt wɑːz əˈdrest ˈaʊtˈsaɪd kərˈektli ɪˈnʌf tuː ˈmɪsɪz ˈbɔːldwən/

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addressed adjective US /əˈdrest/

(of mail) marked with a destination

From this reading “It was addressed outside correctly enough to “Mrs. Baldwin.””

arbour noun US /ˈɑːrbər/

a framework that supports climbing plants

From this reading “THIS was the letter the little boy gave to the young lady in the arbour, and which without moving from her seat she opened and read.”

Baldwin noun US /ˈbɔːldwən/

United States author who was an outspoken critic of racism (1924-1987)

From this reading “It was addressed outside correctly enough to “Mrs. Baldwin.””

correctly adverb US /kərˈektli/

in an accurate manner

From this reading “It was addressed outside correctly enough to “Mrs. Baldwin.””

eyelids noun US /ˈaɪlɪdz/

plural of “eyelid” — either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye

From this reading “Thou weighest heavy on the heart within, Weigh heavy on my eyelids: let me die.””

floating adjective US /ˈfloʊtɪŋ/

borne up by or suspended in a liquid

From this reading ““O death, death, death, thou ever floating cloud, There are enough unhappy on this earth, Pass by the happy souls that love to live: I pray thee pass before my light of life And shadow all my soul that I may die.”

souls noun US /soʊlz/

plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading ““O death, death, death, thou ever floating cloud, There are enough unhappy on this earth, Pass by the happy souls that love to live: I pray thee pass before my light of life And shadow all my soul that I may die.”

Weigh verb US /weɪ/

have a certain weight

From this reading “Thou weighest heavy on the heart within, Weigh heavy on my eyelids: let me die.””

Word partnerships in these lines

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Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

young lady adjective + noun

a young female

In this reading “THIS was the letter the little boy gave to the young lady in the arbour, and which without moving from her seat she opened and read.”

little boy adjective + noun

In this reading “THIS was the letter the little boy gave to the young lady in the arbour, and which without moving from her seat she opened and read.”

pass before verb + particle

In this reading ““O death, death, death, thou ever floating cloud, There are enough unhappy on this earth, Pass by the happy souls that love to live: I pray thee pass before my light of life And shadow all my soul that I may die.”

Pass by verb + particle

move past

In this reading ““O death, death, death, thou ever floating cloud, There are enough unhappy on this earth, Pass by the happy souls that love to live: I pray thee pass before my light of life And shadow all my soul that I may die.”

All words in this reading · 69

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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addressedadjectiveUS /əˈdrest/

(of mail) marked with a destination

From this reading It was addressed outside correctly enough to “Mrs. Baldwin.”

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading “O death, death, death, thou ever floating cloud, There are enough unhappy on this earth, Pass by the happy souls that love to live: I pray thee pass before my light of life And shadow all my soul that I may die.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading “O death, death, death, thou ever floating cloud, There are enough unhappy on this earth, Pass by the happy souls that love to live: I pray thee pass before my light of life And shadow all my soul that I may die.

arbournounUS /ˈɑːrbər/

a framework that supports climbing plants

From this reading THIS was the letter the little boy gave to the young lady in the arbour, and which without moving from her seat she opened and read.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading “O death, death, death, thou ever floating cloud, There are enough unhappy on this earth, Pass by the happy souls that love to live: I pray thee pass before my light of life And shadow all my soul that I may die.

BaldwinnounUS /ˈbɔːldwən/

United States author who was an outspoken critic of racism (1924-1987)

From this reading It was addressed outside correctly enough to “Mrs. Baldwin.”

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “O death, death, death, thou ever floating cloud, There are enough unhappy on this earth, Pass by the happy souls that love to live: I pray thee pass before my light of life And shadow all my soul that I may die.

boynounUS /bɔɪ/

a youthful male person

From this reading THIS was the letter the little boy gave to the young lady in the arbour, and which without moving from her seat she opened and read.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading “O death, death, death, thou ever floating cloud, There are enough unhappy on this earth, Pass by the happy souls that love to live: I pray thee pass before my light of life And shadow all my soul that I may die.

cloudverbUS /klaʊd/

make overcast or cloudy

From this reading “O death, death, death, thou ever floating cloud, There are enough unhappy on this earth, Pass by the happy souls that love to live: I pray thee pass before my light of life And shadow all my soul that I may die.

correctlyadverbUS /kərˈektli/

in an accurate manner

From this reading It was addressed outside correctly enough to “Mrs. Baldwin.”

deathnounUS /deθ/

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading “O death, death, death, thou ever floating cloud, There are enough unhappy on this earth, Pass by the happy souls that love to live: I pray thee pass before my light of life And shadow all my soul that I may die.

dieverbUS /daɪ/

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading “O death, death, death, thou ever floating cloud, There are enough unhappy on this earth, Pass by the happy souls that love to live: I pray thee pass before my light of life And shadow all my soul that I may die.

earthnounUS /ɜːrθ/

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading “O death, death, death, thou ever floating cloud, There are enough unhappy on this earth, Pass by the happy souls that love to live: I pray thee pass before my light of life And shadow all my soul that I may die.

enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading “O death, death, death, thou ever floating cloud, There are enough unhappy on this earth, Pass by the happy souls that love to live: I pray thee pass before my light of life And shadow all my soul that I may die.

everadverbUS /ˈevər/

at any time

From this reading “O death, death, death, thou ever floating cloud, There are enough unhappy on this earth, Pass by the happy souls that love to live: I pray thee pass before my light of life And shadow all my soul that I may die.

eyelidsnounUS /ˈaɪlɪdz/

plural of “eyelid” — either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye

From this reading Thou weighest heavy on the heart within, Weigh heavy on my eyelids: let me die.”

floatingadjectiveUS /ˈfloʊtɪŋ/

borne up by or suspended in a liquid

From this reading “O death, death, death, thou ever floating cloud, There are enough unhappy on this earth, Pass by the happy souls that love to live: I pray thee pass before my light of life And shadow all my soul that I may die.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading THIS was the letter the little boy gave to the young lady in the arbour, and which without moving from her seat she opened and read.

gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading THIS was the letter the little boy gave to the young lady in the arbour, and which without moving from her seat she opened and read.

happyadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/

enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading “O death, death, death, thou ever floating cloud, There are enough unhappy on this earth, Pass by the happy souls that love to live: I pray thee pass before my light of life And shadow all my soul that I may die.

heartnounUS /hɑːrt/

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading Thou weighest heavy on the heart within, Weigh heavy on my eyelids: let me die.”

heavyadjectiveUS /ˈhevi/

of comparatively great physical weight or density

From this reading Thou weighest heavy on the heart within, Weigh heavy on my eyelids: let me die.”

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading THIS was the letter the little boy gave to the young lady in the arbour, and which without moving from her seat she opened and read.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “O death, death, death, thou ever floating cloud, There are enough unhappy on this earth, Pass by the happy souls that love to live: I pray thee pass before my light of life And shadow all my soul that I may die.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading THIS was the letter the little boy gave to the young lady in the arbour, and which without moving from her seat she opened and read.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was addressed outside correctly enough to “Mrs. Baldwin.”

ladynounUS /ˈleɪdi/

a polite name for any woman

From this reading THIS was the letter the little boy gave to the young lady in the arbour, and which without moving from her seat she opened and read.

letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading Thou weighest heavy on the heart within, Weigh heavy on my eyelids: let me die.”

letternounUS /ˈletər/

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading THIS was the letter the little boy gave to the young lady in the arbour, and which without moving from her seat she opened and read.

lifenounUS /laɪf/

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading “O death, death, death, thou ever floating cloud, There are enough unhappy on this earth, Pass by the happy souls that love to live: I pray thee pass before my light of life And shadow all my soul that I may die.

lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading “O death, death, death, thou ever floating cloud, There are enough unhappy on this earth, Pass by the happy souls that love to live: I pray thee pass before my light of life And shadow all my soul that I may die.

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading THIS was the letter the little boy gave to the young lady in the arbour, and which without moving from her seat she opened and read.

liveverbUS /laɪv/

be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading “O death, death, death, thou ever floating cloud, There are enough unhappy on this earth, Pass by the happy souls that love to live: I pray thee pass before my light of life And shadow all my soul that I may die.

lovenounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading “O death, death, death, thou ever floating cloud, There are enough unhappy on this earth, Pass by the happy souls that love to live: I pray thee pass before my light of life And shadow all my soul that I may die.

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading “O death, death, death, thou ever floating cloud, There are enough unhappy on this earth, Pass by the happy souls that love to live: I pray thee pass before my light of life And shadow all my soul that I may die.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Thou weighest heavy on the heart within, Weigh heavy on my eyelids: let me die.”

movingadjectiveUS /ˈmuːvɪŋ/

in motion

From this reading THIS was the letter the little boy gave to the young lady in the arbour, and which without moving from her seat she opened and read.

MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading It was addressed outside correctly enough to “Mrs. Baldwin.”

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “O death, death, death, thou ever floating cloud, There are enough unhappy on this earth, Pass by the happy souls that love to live: I pray thee pass before my light of life And shadow all my soul that I may die.

OnounUS /oʊ/

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading “O death, death, death, thou ever floating cloud, There are enough unhappy on this earth, Pass by the happy souls that love to live: I pray thee pass before my light of life And shadow all my soul that I may die.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “O death, death, death, thou ever floating cloud, There are enough unhappy on this earth, Pass by the happy souls that love to live: I pray thee pass before my light of life And shadow all my soul that I may die.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading “O death, death, death, thou ever floating cloud, There are enough unhappy on this earth, Pass by the happy souls that love to live: I pray thee pass before my light of life And shadow all my soul that I may die.

openedadjectiveUS /ˈoʊpənd/

used of mouth or eyes

From this reading THIS was the letter the little boy gave to the young lady in the arbour, and which without moving from her seat she opened and read.

outsideadjectiveUS /ˈaʊtˈsaɪd/

relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit

From this reading It was addressed outside correctly enough to “Mrs. Baldwin.”

PassverbUS /pæs/

go across or through

From this reading “O death, death, death, thou ever floating cloud, There are enough unhappy on this earth, Pass by the happy souls that love to live: I pray thee pass before my light of life And shadow all my soul that I may die.

prayverbUS /preɪ/

address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer

From this reading “O death, death, death, thou ever floating cloud, There are enough unhappy on this earth, Pass by the happy souls that love to live: I pray thee pass before my light of life And shadow all my soul that I may die.

readverbUS /red/

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading THIS was the letter the little boy gave to the young lady in the arbour, and which without moving from her seat she opened and read.

seatnounUS /siːt/

a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)

From this reading THIS was the letter the little boy gave to the young lady in the arbour, and which without moving from her seat she opened and read.

shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/

A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.

From this reading “O death, death, death, thou ever floating cloud, There are enough unhappy on this earth, Pass by the happy souls that love to live: I pray thee pass before my light of life And shadow all my soul that I may die.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading THIS was the letter the little boy gave to the young lady in the arbour, and which without moving from her seat she opened and read.

soulnounUS /soʊl/

the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading “O death, death, death, thou ever floating cloud, There are enough unhappy on this earth, Pass by the happy souls that love to live: I pray thee pass before my light of life And shadow all my soul that I may die.

soulsnounUS /soʊlz/

plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading “O death, death, death, thou ever floating cloud, There are enough unhappy on this earth, Pass by the happy souls that love to live: I pray thee pass before my light of life And shadow all my soul that I may die.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “O death, death, death, thou ever floating cloud, There are enough unhappy on this earth, Pass by the happy souls that love to live: I pray thee pass before my light of life And shadow all my soul that I may die.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading “O death, death, death, thou ever floating cloud, There are enough unhappy on this earth, Pass by the happy souls that love to live: I pray thee pass before my light of life And shadow all my soul that I may die.

theepronounUS /ðiː/

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading “O death, death, death, thou ever floating cloud, There are enough unhappy on this earth, Pass by the happy souls that love to live: I pray thee pass before my light of life And shadow all my soul that I may die.

ThereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading “O death, death, death, thou ever floating cloud, There are enough unhappy on this earth, Pass by the happy souls that love to live: I pray thee pass before my light of life And shadow all my soul that I may die.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading “O death, death, death, thou ever floating cloud, There are enough unhappy on this earth, Pass by the happy souls that love to live: I pray thee pass before my light of life And shadow all my soul that I may die.

thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading “O death, death, death, thou ever floating cloud, There are enough unhappy on this earth, Pass by the happy souls that love to live: I pray thee pass before my light of life And shadow all my soul that I may die.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading “O death, death, death, thou ever floating cloud, There are enough unhappy on this earth, Pass by the happy souls that love to live: I pray thee pass before my light of life And shadow all my soul that I may die.

unhappyadjectiveUS /ənˈhæpi/

experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent

From this reading “O death, death, death, thou ever floating cloud, There are enough unhappy on this earth, Pass by the happy souls that love to live: I pray thee pass before my light of life And shadow all my soul that I may die.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading THIS was the letter the little boy gave to the young lady in the arbour, and which without moving from her seat she opened and read.

WeighverbUS /weɪ/

have a certain weight

From this reading Thou weighest heavy on the heart within, Weigh heavy on my eyelids: let me die.”

weighest

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From this reading Thou weighest heavy on the heart within, Weigh heavy on my eyelids: let me die.”

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading THIS was the letter the little boy gave to the young lady in the arbour, and which without moving from her seat she opened and read.

withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading Thou weighest heavy on the heart within, Weigh heavy on my eyelids: let me die.”

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading THIS was the letter the little boy gave to the young lady in the arbour, and which without moving from her seat she opened and read.

youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading THIS was the letter the little boy gave to the young lady in the arbour, and which without moving from her seat she opened and read.

ŒNONE

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From this reading ŒNONE.

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