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Prisoners: Fast Bound In Misery And Iron
Prisoners: Fast Bound In Misery And Iron

Chapter XXIX · Chapter 29

Chapter 29 of Prisoners: Fast Bound In Misery And Iron is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Mary Cholmondeley • Curated US English Learning Edition
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Me, too, with mastering charm From husks of dead days freeing, The sun draws up to be warm And to bloom in this sweet hour.
The stem of all my being Waited to bear this flower.
--LAURENCE BINYON.
It would be hardly possible to describe the unholy, the unmeasured rejoicing to which Magdalen's engagement gave rise in her family.
It is, perhaps, enough to say that the twenty years of her cheerful, selfless devotion to the domestic hearth had never won from her father and her two aunts anything like the admiring approval which her engagement at once elicited.
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Prisoners: Fast Bound In Misery And Iron

Chapter XXIX · Chapter 29

Chapter 29 of Prisoners: Fast Bound In Misery And Iron is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/25 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Me, too, with mastering charm From husks of dead days freeing, The sun draws up to be warm And to bloom in this sweet hour.
/miː tuː wɪð ˈmæstərɪŋ tʃɑːrm frʌm hʌsks ʌv ded deɪz ˈfriːɪŋ ðə sʌn drɔːz ʌp tuː biː wɔːrm ənd tuː bluːm ɪn ðɪs swiːt ˈaʊər/
Line 2
The stem of all my being Waited to bear this flower.
/ðə stem ʌv ɔːl maɪ ˈbiːɪŋ ˈweɪtɪd tuː ber ðɪs ˈflaʊər/
Line 3
--LAURENCE BINYON.
Line 4
It would be hardly possible to describe the unholy, the unmeasured rejoicing to which Magdalen's engagement gave rise in her family.
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It is, perhaps, enough to say that the twenty years of her cheerful, selfless devotion to the domestic hearth had never won from her father and her two aunts anything like the admiring approval which her engagement at once elicited.
/ɪt ɪz pərˈhæps ɪˈnʌf tuː seɪ ðæt ðə ˈtwenti jɪrz ʌv hɜːr ˈtʃɪrfəl ˈselfləs dɪˈvoʊʃən tuː ðə dəˈmestɪk hɑːrθ hæd ˈnevər wʌn frʌm hɜːr ˈfɑːðər ənd hɜːr tuː ænts ˈeniθɪŋ laɪk ðə ædˈmaɪrɪŋ əˈpruːvəl wɪtʃ hɜːr enˈɡeɪdʒmənt æt wʌns ɪˈlɪsɪtɪd/

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aunts noun US /ænts/

plural of “aunt” — the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle

From this reading “It is, perhaps, enough to say that the twenty years of her cheerful, selfless devotion to the domestic hearth had never won from her father and her two aunts anything like the admiring approval which her engagement at once elicited.”

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elicited adjective US /ɪˈlɪsɪtɪd/

called forth from a latent or potential state by stimulation

From this reading “It is, perhaps, enough to say that the twenty years of her cheerful, selfless devotion to the domestic hearth had never won from her father and her two aunts anything like the admiring approval which her engagement at once elicited.”

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freeing noun US /ˈfriːɪŋ/

the act of liberating someone or something

From this reading “Me, too, with mastering charm From husks of dead days freeing, The sun draws up to be warm And to bloom in this sweet hour.”

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husks noun US /hʌsks/

plural of “husk” — material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds

From this reading “Me, too, with mastering charm From husks of dead days freeing, The sun draws up to be warm And to bloom in this sweet hour.”

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mastering noun US /ˈmæstərɪŋ/

becoming proficient in the use of something; having mastery of

From this reading “Me, too, with mastering charm From husks of dead days freeing, The sun draws up to be warm And to bloom in this sweet hour.”

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selfless adjective US /ˈselfləs/

showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others

From this reading “It is, perhaps, enough to say that the twenty years of her cheerful, selfless devotion to the domestic hearth had never won from her father and her two aunts anything like the admiring approval which her engagement at once elicited.”

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stem noun US /stem/

(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed

From this reading “The stem of all my being Waited to bear this flower.”

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unholy adjective US /ənˈhoʊli/

not hallowed or consecrated

From this reading “It would be hardly possible to describe the unholy, the unmeasured rejoicing to which Magdalen's engagement gave rise in her family.”

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admiringverbUS /ædˈmaɪrɪŋ/

-ing form of “admire” — feel admiration for

From this reading It is, perhaps, enough to say that the twenty years of her cheerful, selfless devotion to the domestic hearth had never won from her father and her two aunts anything like the admiring approval which her engagement at once elicited.

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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 The stem of all my being Waited to bear this flower.

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AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Me, too, with mastering charm From husks of dead days freeing, The sun draws up to be warm And to bloom in this sweet hour.

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anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading It is, perhaps, enough to say that the twenty years of her cheerful, selfless devotion to the domestic hearth had never won from her father and her two aunts anything like the admiring approval which her engagement at once elicited.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
approvalnounUS /əˈpruːvəl/

the formal act of approving

From this reading It is, perhaps, enough to say that the twenty years of her cheerful, selfless devotion to the domestic hearth had never won from her father and her two aunts anything like the admiring approval which her engagement at once elicited.

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atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading It is, perhaps, enough to say that the twenty years of her cheerful, selfless devotion to the domestic hearth had never won from her father and her two aunts anything like the admiring approval which her engagement at once elicited.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
auntsnounUS /ænts/

plural of “aunt” — the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle

From this reading It is, perhaps, enough to say that the twenty years of her cheerful, selfless devotion to the domestic hearth had never won from her father and her two aunts anything like the admiring approval which her engagement at once elicited.

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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Me, too, with mastering charm From husks of dead days freeing, The sun draws up to be warm And to bloom in this sweet hour.

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bearverbUS /ber/

have

From this reading The stem of all my being Waited to bear this flower.

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beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading The stem of all my being Waited to bear this flower.

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BINYON

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From this reading --LAURENCE BINYON.

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bloomnounUS /bluːm/

the organic process of bearing flowers

From this reading Me, too, with mastering charm From husks of dead days freeing, The sun draws up to be warm And to bloom in this sweet hour.

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charmnounUS /tʃɑːrm/

attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates

From this reading Me, too, with mastering charm From husks of dead days freeing, The sun draws up to be warm And to bloom in this sweet hour.

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cheerfuladjectiveUS /ˈtʃɪrfəl/

being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits

From this reading It is, perhaps, enough to say that the twenty years of her cheerful, selfless devotion to the domestic hearth had never won from her father and her two aunts anything like the admiring approval which her engagement at once elicited.

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daysnounUS /deɪz/

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading Me, too, with mastering charm From husks of dead days freeing, The sun draws up to be warm And to bloom in this sweet hour.

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deadadjectiveUS /ded/

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading Me, too, with mastering charm From husks of dead days freeing, The sun draws up to be warm And to bloom in this sweet hour.

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describeverbUS /dɪˈskraɪb/

give a description of

From this reading It would be hardly possible to describe the unholy, the unmeasured rejoicing to which Magdalen's engagement gave rise in her family.

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devotionnounUS /dɪˈvoʊʃən/

feelings of ardent love

From this reading It is, perhaps, enough to say that the twenty years of her cheerful, selfless devotion to the domestic hearth had never won from her father and her two aunts anything like the admiring approval which her engagement at once elicited.

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domesticadjectiveUS /dəˈmestɪk/

of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation

From this reading It is, perhaps, enough to say that the twenty years of her cheerful, selfless devotion to the domestic hearth had never won from her father and her two aunts anything like the admiring approval which her engagement at once elicited.

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drawsnounUS /drɔːz/

plural of “draw” — a gully that is shallower than a ravine

From this reading Me, too, with mastering charm From husks of dead days freeing, The sun draws up to be warm And to bloom in this sweet hour.

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elicitedadjectiveUS /ɪˈlɪsɪtɪd/

called forth from a latent or potential state by stimulation

From this reading It is, perhaps, enough to say that the twenty years of her cheerful, selfless devotion to the domestic hearth had never won from her father and her two aunts anything like the admiring approval which her engagement at once elicited.

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engagementnounUS /enˈɡeɪdʒmənt/

a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

From this reading It would be hardly possible to describe the unholy, the unmeasured rejoicing to which Magdalen's engagement gave rise in her family.

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enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/

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

From this reading It is, perhaps, enough to say that the twenty years of her cheerful, selfless devotion to the domestic hearth had never won from her father and her two aunts anything like the admiring approval which her engagement at once elicited.

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familynounUS /ˈfæməli/

a social unit living together

From this reading It would be hardly possible to describe the unholy, the unmeasured rejoicing to which Magdalen's engagement gave rise in her family.

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fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/

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

From this reading It is, perhaps, enough to say that the twenty years of her cheerful, selfless devotion to the domestic hearth had never won from her father and her two aunts anything like the admiring approval which her engagement at once elicited.

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flowernounUS /ˈflaʊər/

a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

From this reading The stem of all my being Waited to bear this flower.

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freeingnounUS /ˈfriːɪŋ/

the act of liberating someone or something

From this reading Me, too, with mastering charm From husks of dead days freeing, The sun draws up to be warm And to bloom in this sweet hour.

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FromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Me, too, with mastering charm From husks of dead days freeing, The sun draws up to be warm And to bloom in this sweet hour.

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gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/

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

From this reading It would be hardly possible to describe the unholy, the unmeasured rejoicing to which Magdalen's engagement gave rise in her family.

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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading It is, perhaps, enough to say that the twenty years of her cheerful, selfless devotion to the domestic hearth had never won from her father and her two aunts anything like the admiring approval which her engagement at once elicited.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hardlyadverbUS /ˈhɑːrdli/

only a very short time before

From this reading It would be hardly possible to describe the unholy, the unmeasured rejoicing to which Magdalen's engagement gave rise in her family.

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hearthnounUS /hɑːrθ/

an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built

From this reading It is, perhaps, enough to say that the twenty years of her cheerful, selfless devotion to the domestic hearth had never won from her father and her two aunts anything like the admiring approval which her engagement at once elicited.

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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading It would be hardly possible to describe the unholy, the unmeasured rejoicing to which Magdalen's engagement gave rise in her family.

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hournounUS /ˈaʊər/

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading Me, too, with mastering charm From husks of dead days freeing, The sun draws up to be warm And to bloom in this sweet hour.

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husksnounUS /hʌsks/

plural of “husk” — material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds

From this reading Me, too, with mastering charm From husks of dead days freeing, The sun draws up to be warm And to bloom in this sweet hour.

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inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Me, too, with mastering charm From husks of dead days freeing, The sun draws up to be warm And to bloom in this sweet hour.

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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading It is, perhaps, enough to say that the twenty years of her cheerful, selfless devotion to the domestic hearth had never won from her father and her two aunts anything like the admiring approval which her engagement at once elicited.

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ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It would be hardly possible to describe the unholy, the unmeasured rejoicing to which Magdalen's engagement gave rise in her family.

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LAURENCE

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From this reading --LAURENCE BINYON.

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likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading It is, perhaps, enough to say that the twenty years of her cheerful, selfless devotion to the domestic hearth had never won from her father and her two aunts anything like the admiring approval which her engagement at once elicited.

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Magdalen's

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From this reading It would be hardly possible to describe the unholy, the unmeasured rejoicing to which Magdalen's engagement gave rise in her family.

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masteringnounUS /ˈmæstərɪŋ/

becoming proficient in the use of something; having mastery of

From this reading Me, too, with mastering charm From husks of dead days freeing, The sun draws up to be warm And to bloom in this sweet hour.

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MepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading Me, too, with mastering charm From husks of dead days freeing, The sun draws up to be warm And to bloom in this sweet hour.

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mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading The stem of all my being Waited to bear this flower.

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neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading It is, perhaps, enough to say that the twenty years of her cheerful, selfless devotion to the domestic hearth had never won from her father and her two aunts anything like the admiring approval which her engagement at once elicited.

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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Me, too, with mastering charm From husks of dead days freeing, The sun draws up to be warm And to bloom in this sweet hour.

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onceadverbUS /wʌns/

on one occasion

From this reading It is, perhaps, enough to say that the twenty years of her cheerful, selfless devotion to the domestic hearth had never won from her father and her two aunts anything like the admiring approval which her engagement at once elicited.

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perhapsadverbUS /pərˈhæps/

by chance

From this reading It is, perhaps, enough to say that the twenty years of her cheerful, selfless devotion to the domestic hearth had never won from her father and her two aunts anything like the admiring approval which her engagement at once elicited.

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possibleadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːsəbəl/

capable of happening or existing

From this reading It would be hardly possible to describe the unholy, the unmeasured rejoicing to which Magdalen's engagement gave rise in her family.

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rejoicingnounUS /rɪˈdʒɔɪsɪŋ/

a feeling of great happiness

From this reading It would be hardly possible to describe the unholy, the unmeasured rejoicing to which Magdalen's engagement gave rise in her family.

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riseverbUS /raɪz/

move upward

From this reading It would be hardly possible to describe the unholy, the unmeasured rejoicing to which Magdalen's engagement gave rise in her family.

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sayverbUS /seɪ/

express in words

From this reading It is, perhaps, enough to say that the twenty years of her cheerful, selfless devotion to the domestic hearth had never won from her father and her two aunts anything like the admiring approval which her engagement at once elicited.

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selflessadjectiveUS /ˈselfləs/

showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others

From this reading It is, perhaps, enough to say that the twenty years of her cheerful, selfless devotion to the domestic hearth had never won from her father and her two aunts anything like the admiring approval which her engagement at once elicited.

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stemnounUS /stem/

(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed

From this reading The stem of all my being Waited to bear this flower.

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sunnounUS /sʌn/

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

From this reading Me, too, with mastering charm From husks of dead days freeing, The sun draws up to be warm And to bloom in this sweet hour.

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sweetadjectiveUS /swiːt/

having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading Me, too, with mastering charm From husks of dead days freeing, The sun draws up to be warm And to bloom in this sweet hour.

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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It is, perhaps, enough to say that the twenty years of her cheerful, selfless devotion to the domestic hearth had never won from her father and her two aunts anything like the admiring approval which her engagement at once elicited.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Me, too, with mastering charm From husks of dead days freeing, The sun draws up to be warm And to bloom in this sweet hour.

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thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading Me, too, with mastering charm From husks of dead days freeing, The sun draws up to be warm And to bloom in this sweet hour.

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toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Me, too, with mastering charm From husks of dead days freeing, The sun draws up to be warm And to bloom in this sweet hour.

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tooadverbUS /tuː/

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading Me, too, with mastering charm From husks of dead days freeing, The sun draws up to be warm And to bloom in this sweet hour.

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twentynounUS /ˈtwenti/

the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one

From this reading It is, perhaps, enough to say that the twenty years of her cheerful, selfless devotion to the domestic hearth had never won from her father and her two aunts anything like the admiring approval which her engagement at once elicited.

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twonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading It is, perhaps, enough to say that the twenty years of her cheerful, selfless devotion to the domestic hearth had never won from her father and her two aunts anything like the admiring approval which her engagement at once elicited.

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unholyadjectiveUS /ənˈhoʊli/

not hallowed or consecrated

From this reading It would be hardly possible to describe the unholy, the unmeasured rejoicing to which Magdalen's engagement gave rise in her family.

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unmeasuredadjective

not composed of measured syllables; not metrical

From this reading It would be hardly possible to describe the unholy, the unmeasured rejoicing to which Magdalen's engagement gave rise in her family.

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upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Me, too, with mastering charm From husks of dead days freeing, The sun draws up to be warm And to bloom in this sweet hour.

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WaitedverbUS /ˈweɪtɪd/

past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

From this reading The stem of all my being Waited to bear this flower.

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warmadjectiveUS /wɔːrm/

having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat

From this reading Me, too, with mastering charm From husks of dead days freeing, The sun draws up to be warm And to bloom in this sweet hour.

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whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

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

From this reading It would be hardly possible to describe the unholy, the unmeasured rejoicing to which Magdalen's engagement gave rise in her family.

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withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Me, too, with mastering charm From husks of dead days freeing, The sun draws up to be warm And to bloom in this sweet hour.

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wonnounUS /wʌn/

the basic unit of money in South Korea

From this reading It is, perhaps, enough to say that the twenty years of her cheerful, selfless devotion to the domestic hearth had never won from her father and her two aunts anything like the admiring approval which her engagement at once elicited.

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wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

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

From this reading It would be hardly possible to describe the unholy, the unmeasured rejoicing to which Magdalen's engagement gave rise in her family.

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yearsnounUS /jɪrz/

a late time of life

From this reading It is, perhaps, enough to say that the twenty years of her cheerful, selfless devotion to the domestic hearth had never won from her father and her two aunts anything like the admiring approval which her engagement at once elicited.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Chapter 29 of Prisoners: Fast Bound In Misery And Iron by Mary Cholmondeley holds 127 sentences, grouped into 26 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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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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.

Questions about reading Prisoners: Fast Bound In Misery And Iron

Common questions about reading Prisoners: Fast Bound In Misery And Iron by Mary Cholmondeley on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Prisoners: Fast Bound In Misery And Iron?

Yes. All 6408 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #18834 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Prisoners: Fast Bound In Misery And Iron is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #18834, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Prisoners: Fast Bound In Misery And Iron take to read?

About 534 minutes of reading across 1282 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Prisoners: Fast Bound In Misery And Iron section by section

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Vocabulary met early in Prisoners: Fast Bound In Misery And Iron

Words and structures a reader meets early in Prisoners: Fast Bound In Misery And Iron, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Tender
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Prisoners: Fast Bound In Misery And Iron; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Contemplating
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Prisoners: Fast Bound In Misery And Iron; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Fairies
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Prisoners: Fast Bound In Misery And Iron; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Brought
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Prisoners: Fast Bound In Misery And Iron; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.