Norston's Rest

Chapter XXXV

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JUDITH'S RETURN.

The poor father, whom Judith Hart had so cruelly abandoned, sat alone in the old house, patient in his broken-heartedness and more poverty-stricken than ever.

He had no neighbors near enough to drop in upon his solitude, and all wish for reading had left him, with the thankless girl he had worshipped.

When he came home and found himself alone in the saddest of all sad hours, that in which a day passes into eternity with the sun, his desolation was complete.

It was something, when the cow he had petted into loving tameness would come to the garden wall, and look at him with her soft intelligent eyes, as if she knew of his sorrow and longed to share it with him.

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Chapter XXXV

Chapter 35 of Norston's Rest is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

JUDITH'S RETURN. The poor father, whom Judith Hart had so cruelly abandoned, sat alone in the old house, patient in his broken-heartedness and more poverty-stricken than ever. He had no neighbors near enough to drop in upon his solitude, and all wish for reading had left him, with the thankless girl he had worshipped. When he came home and found himself alone in the saddest of all sad hours, that in which a day passes into eternity with the sun, his desolation was complete. It was something, when the cow he had petted into loving tameness would come to the garden wall, and look at him with her soft intelligent eyes, as if she knew of his sorrow and longed to share it with him.

Norston's Rest

Chapter XXXV

Chapter 35 of Norston's Rest is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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JUDITH'S RETURN.

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The poor father, whom Judith Hart had so cruelly abandoned, sat alone in the old house, patient in his broken-heartedness and more poverty-stricken than ever.

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He had no neighbors near enough to drop in upon his solitude, and all wish for reading had left him, with the thankless girl he had worshipped.

/hiː hæd noʊ ˈneɪbərz nɪr ɪˈnʌf tuː drɑːp ɪn əˈpɑːn hɪz ˈsɑːlətuːd ənd ɔːl wɪʃ fɔːr ˈriːdɪŋ hæd left hɪm wɪð ðə ˈθæŋkləs ɡɜːrl hiː hæd ˈwɜːrʃəpt/

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When he came home and found himself alone in the saddest of all sad hours, that in which a day passes into eternity with the sun, his desolation was complete.

/wen hiː keɪm hoʊm ənd faʊnd hɪmˈself əˈloʊn ɪn ðə ˈsædəst ʌv ɔːl sæd ˈaʊərz ðæt ɪn wɪtʃ ə deɪ ˈpæsəz ˈɪntuː ɪˈtɜːrnəti wɪð ðə sʌn hɪz ˌdesəˈleɪʃən wɑːz kəmˈpliːt/

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cruelly adverb US /ˈkruːli/

excessively

From this reading “The poor father, whom Judith Hart had so cruelly abandoned, sat alone in the old house, patient in his broken-heartedness and more poverty-stricken than ever.”

desolation noun US /ˌdesəˈleɪʃən/

the state of being decayed or destroyed

From this reading “When he came home and found himself alone in the saddest of all sad hours, that in which a day passes into eternity with the sun, his desolation was complete.”

eternity noun US /ɪˈtɜːrnəti/

time without end

From this reading “When he came home and found himself alone in the saddest of all sad hours, that in which a day passes into eternity with the sun, his desolation was complete.”

Hart noun US /hɑːrt/

United States playwright who collaborated with George S. Kaufman (1904-1961)

From this reading “The poor father, whom Judith Hart had so cruelly abandoned, sat alone in the old house, patient in his broken-heartedness and more poverty-stricken than ever.”

petted verb US /ˈpetɪd/

inflected form of “pet” — stroke or caress gently

From this reading “It was something, when the cow he had petted into loving tameness would come to the garden wall, and look at him with her soft intelligent eyes, as if she knew of his sorrow and longed to share it with him.”

saddest adjective US /ˈsædəst/

superlative of “sad” — experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness

From this reading “When he came home and found himself alone in the saddest of all sad hours, that in which a day passes into eternity with the sun, his desolation was complete.”

thankless adjective US /ˈθæŋkləs/

not feeling or showing gratitude

From this reading “He had no neighbors near enough to drop in upon his solitude, and all wish for reading had left him, with the thankless girl he had worshipped.”

worshipped adjective US /ˈwɜːrʃəpt/

regarded with deep or rapturous love (especially as if for a god)

From this reading “He had no neighbors near enough to drop in upon his solitude, and all wish for reading had left him, with the thankless girl he had worshipped.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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garden wall noun + noun

In this reading “It was something, when the cow he had petted into loving tameness would come to the garden wall, and look at him with her soft intelligent eyes, as if she knew of his sorrow and longed to share it with him.”

into eternity preposition + noun

In this reading “When he came home and found himself alone in the saddest of all sad hours, that in which a day passes into eternity with the sun, his desolation was complete.”

look at verb + particle

take into consideration for exemplifying purposes

came home verb + noun counted as “come home”

become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions

In this reading “When he came home and found himself alone in the saddest of all sad hours, that in which a day passes into eternity with the sun, his desolation was complete.”

intelligent eyes adjective + noun

passes into verb + particle counted as “pass into”

In this reading “When he came home and found himself alone in the saddest of all sad hours, that in which a day passes into eternity with the sun, his desolation was complete.”

old house adjective + noun

In this reading “The poor father, whom Judith Hart had so cruelly abandoned, sat alone in the old house, patient in his broken-heartedness and more poverty-stricken than ever.”

poor father adjective + noun

In this reading “The poor father, whom Judith Hart had so cruelly abandoned, sat alone in the old house, patient in his broken-heartedness and more poverty-stricken than ever.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading When he came home and found himself alone in the saddest of all sad hours, that in which a day passes into eternity with the sun, his desolation was complete.

abandonedadjectiveUS /əˈbændənd/

forsaken by owner or inhabitants

From this reading The poor father, whom Judith Hart had so cruelly abandoned, sat alone in the old house, patient in his broken-heartedness and more poverty-stricken than ever.

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 He had no neighbors near enough to drop in upon his solitude, and all wish for reading had left him, with the thankless girl he had worshipped.

aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading The poor father, whom Judith Hart had so cruelly abandoned, sat alone in the old house, patient in his broken-heartedness and more poverty-stricken than ever.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading The poor father, whom Judith Hart had so cruelly abandoned, sat alone in the old house, patient in his broken-heartedness and more poverty-stricken than ever.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading It was something, when the cow he had petted into loving tameness would come to the garden wall, and look at him with her soft intelligent eyes, as if she knew of his sorrow and longed to share it with him.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

broken-heartedness

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From this reading The poor father, whom Judith Hart had so cruelly abandoned, sat alone in the old house, patient in his broken-heartedness and more poverty-stricken than ever.

cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading When he came home and found himself alone in the saddest of all sad hours, that in which a day passes into eternity with the sun, his desolation was complete.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

completeverbUS /kəmˈpliːt/

come or bring to a finish or an end

From this reading When he came home and found himself alone in the saddest of all sad hours, that in which a day passes into eternity with the sun, his desolation was complete.

cownounUS /kaʊ/

female of domestic cattle: "“moo-cow” is a child's term"

cruellyadverbUS /ˈkruːli/

excessively

From this reading The poor father, whom Judith Hart had so cruelly abandoned, sat alone in the old house, patient in his broken-heartedness and more poverty-stricken than ever.

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading When he came home and found himself alone in the saddest of all sad hours, that in which a day passes into eternity with the sun, his desolation was complete.

desolationnounUS /ˌdesəˈleɪʃən/

the state of being decayed or destroyed

From this reading When he came home and found himself alone in the saddest of all sad hours, that in which a day passes into eternity with the sun, his desolation was complete.

dropverbUS /drɑːp/

let fall to the ground

From this reading He had no neighbors near enough to drop in upon his solitude, and all wish for reading had left him, with the thankless girl he had worshipped.

enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/

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

From this reading He had no neighbors near enough to drop in upon his solitude, and all wish for reading had left him, with the thankless girl he had worshipped.

eternitynounUS /ɪˈtɜːrnəti/

time without end

From this reading When he came home and found himself alone in the saddest of all sad hours, that in which a day passes into eternity with the sun, his desolation was complete.

everadverbUS /ˈevər/

at any time

From this reading The poor father, whom Judith Hart had so cruelly abandoned, sat alone in the old house, patient in his broken-heartedness and more poverty-stricken than ever.

eyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading The poor father, whom Judith Hart had so cruelly abandoned, sat alone in the old house, patient in his broken-heartedness and more poverty-stricken than ever.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading He had no neighbors near enough to drop in upon his solitude, and all wish for reading had left him, with the thankless girl he had worshipped.

foundverbUS /faʊnd/

set up or found

From this reading When he came home and found himself alone in the saddest of all sad hours, that in which a day passes into eternity with the sun, his desolation was complete.

gardennounUS /ˈɡɑːrdən/

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/

a young female

From this reading He had no neighbors near enough to drop in upon his solitude, and all wish for reading had left him, with the thankless girl he had worshipped.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The poor father, whom Judith Hart had so cruelly abandoned, sat alone in the old house, patient in his broken-heartedness and more poverty-stricken than ever.

HartnounUS /hɑːrt/

United States playwright who collaborated with George S. Kaufman (1904-1961)

From this reading The poor father, whom Judith Hart had so cruelly abandoned, sat alone in the old house, patient in his broken-heartedness and more poverty-stricken than ever.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He had no neighbors near enough to drop in upon his solitude, and all wish for reading had left him, with the thankless girl he had worshipped.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading He had no neighbors near enough to drop in upon his solitude, and all wish for reading had left him, with the thankless girl he had worshipped.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading When he came home and found himself alone in the saddest of all sad hours, that in which a day passes into eternity with the sun, his desolation was complete.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading The poor father, whom Judith Hart had so cruelly abandoned, sat alone in the old house, patient in his broken-heartedness and more poverty-stricken than ever.

homenounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

From this reading When he came home and found himself alone in the saddest of all sad hours, that in which a day passes into eternity with the sun, his desolation was complete.

hoursnounUS /ˈaʊərz/

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading When he came home and found himself alone in the saddest of all sad hours, that in which a day passes into eternity with the sun, his desolation was complete.

housenounUS /haʊs/

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading The poor father, whom Judith Hart had so cruelly abandoned, sat alone in the old house, patient in his broken-heartedness and more poverty-stricken than ever.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading The poor father, whom Judith Hart had so cruelly abandoned, sat alone in the old house, patient in his broken-heartedness and more poverty-stricken than ever.

intelligentadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈtelədʒənt/

having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading When he came home and found himself alone in the saddest of all sad hours, that in which a day passes into eternity with the sun, his desolation was complete.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

JudithnounUS /ˈdʒuːdəθ/

Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes

From this reading The poor father, whom Judith Hart had so cruelly abandoned, sat alone in the old house, patient in his broken-heartedness and more poverty-stricken than ever.

JUDITH'S

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From this reading JUDITH'S RETURN.

knewverbUS /nuː/

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

leftnounUS /left/

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading He had no neighbors near enough to drop in upon his solitude, and all wish for reading had left him, with the thankless girl he had worshipped.

longedverbUS /lɔːŋd/

past form of “long” — desire strongly or persistently

lookverbUS /lʊk/

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

lovingadjectiveUS /ˈlʌvɪŋ/

feeling or showing love and affection

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading The poor father, whom Judith Hart had so cruelly abandoned, sat alone in the old house, patient in his broken-heartedness and more poverty-stricken than ever.

nearadverbUS /nɪr/

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading He had no neighbors near enough to drop in upon his solitude, and all wish for reading had left him, with the thankless girl he had worshipped.

neighborsnounUS /ˈneɪbərz/

plural of “neighbor” — a person who lives (or is located) near another

From this reading He had no neighbors near enough to drop in upon his solitude, and all wish for reading had left him, with the thankless girl he had worshipped.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading He had no neighbors near enough to drop in upon his solitude, and all wish for reading had left him, with the thankless girl he had worshipped.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading When he came home and found himself alone in the saddest of all sad hours, that in which a day passes into eternity with the sun, his desolation was complete.

oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading The poor father, whom Judith Hart had so cruelly abandoned, sat alone in the old house, patient in his broken-heartedness and more poverty-stricken than ever.

passesnounUS /ˈpæsəz/

plural of “pass” — (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls

From this reading When he came home and found himself alone in the saddest of all sad hours, that in which a day passes into eternity with the sun, his desolation was complete.

patientnounUS /ˈpeɪʃənt/

a person who requires medical care

From this reading The poor father, whom Judith Hart had so cruelly abandoned, sat alone in the old house, patient in his broken-heartedness and more poverty-stricken than ever.

pettedverbUS /ˈpetɪd/

inflected form of “pet” — stroke or caress gently

pooradjectiveUS /puːr/

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading The poor father, whom Judith Hart had so cruelly abandoned, sat alone in the old house, patient in his broken-heartedness and more poverty-stricken than ever.

poverty-strickenadjective

poor enough to need help from others

From this reading The poor father, whom Judith Hart had so cruelly abandoned, sat alone in the old house, patient in his broken-heartedness and more poverty-stricken than ever.

readingnounUS /ˈriːdɪŋ/

the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message

From this reading He had no neighbors near enough to drop in upon his solitude, and all wish for reading had left him, with the thankless girl he had worshipped.

RETURNverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrn/

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading JUDITH'S RETURN.

sadadjectiveUS /sæd/

experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness

From this reading When he came home and found himself alone in the saddest of all sad hours, that in which a day passes into eternity with the sun, his desolation was complete.

saddestadjectiveUS /ˈsædəst/

superlative of “sad” — experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness

From this reading When he came home and found himself alone in the saddest of all sad hours, that in which a day passes into eternity with the sun, his desolation was complete.

satnounUS /sæt/

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading The poor father, whom Judith Hart had so cruelly abandoned, sat alone in the old house, patient in his broken-heartedness and more poverty-stricken than ever.

shareverbUS /ʃer/

have in common

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The poor father, whom Judith Hart had so cruelly abandoned, sat alone in the old house, patient in his broken-heartedness and more poverty-stricken than ever.

softadjectiveUS /sɑːft/

yielding readily to pressure or weight

solitudenounUS /ˈsɑːlətuːd/

a state of social isolation

From this reading He had no neighbors near enough to drop in upon his solitude, and all wish for reading had left him, with the thankless girl he had worshipped.

somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

sorrownounUS /ˈsɑːroʊ/

an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement

sunnounUS /sʌn/

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading When he came home and found himself alone in the saddest of all sad hours, that in which a day passes into eternity with the sun, his desolation was complete.

tamenessnoun

the quality of being vapid and unsophisticated

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading The poor father, whom Judith Hart had so cruelly abandoned, sat alone in the old house, patient in his broken-heartedness and more poverty-stricken than ever.

thanklessadjectiveUS /ˈθæŋkləs/

not feeling or showing gratitude

From this reading He had no neighbors near enough to drop in upon his solitude, and all wish for reading had left him, with the thankless girl he had worshipped.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading When he came home and found himself alone in the saddest of all sad hours, that in which a day passes into eternity with the sun, his desolation was complete.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The poor father, whom Judith Hart had so cruelly abandoned, sat alone in the old house, patient in his broken-heartedness and more poverty-stricken than ever.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading He had no neighbors near enough to drop in upon his solitude, and all wish for reading had left him, with the thankless girl he had worshipped.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading He had no neighbors near enough to drop in upon his solitude, and all wish for reading had left him, with the thankless girl he had worshipped.

wallnounUS /wɔːl/

an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading When he came home and found himself alone in the saddest of all sad hours, that in which a day passes into eternity with the sun, his desolation was complete.

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading When he came home and found himself alone in the saddest of all sad hours, that in which a day passes into eternity with the sun, his desolation was complete.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

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

From this reading When he came home and found himself alone in the saddest of all sad hours, that in which a day passes into eternity with the sun, his desolation was complete.

whompronounUS /huːm/

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The poor father, whom Judith Hart had so cruelly abandoned, sat alone in the old house, patient in his broken-heartedness and more poverty-stricken than ever.

wishverbUS /wɪʃ/

hope for; have a wish

From this reading He had no neighbors near enough to drop in upon his solitude, and all wish for reading had left him, with the thankless girl he had worshipped.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading He had no neighbors near enough to drop in upon his solitude, and all wish for reading had left him, with the thankless girl he had worshipped.

worshippedadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːrʃəpt/

regarded with deep or rapturous love (especially as if for a god)

From this reading He had no neighbors near enough to drop in upon his solitude, and all wish for reading had left him, with the thankless girl he had worshipped.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

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