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Queenie's whim, Volume 2 (of 3)
Queenie's whim, Volume 2 (of 3)

Chapter XIII

Chapter 13 of Queenie's whim, Volume 2 (of 3) is here in full — 313 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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LITTLE NAN.
"Those whom God loves die young; They see no evil days; No falsehood taints their tongue, No wickedness their ways.
"Baptized--and so made sure To win their safe abode, What can we pray for more?
They die, and are with God."
_Robert S. Hawker._ A few days after Dr. Stewart's garden visit Emmie came running up the gravel walk at Brier wood Cottage with a frightened face.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Queenie's whim, Volume 2 (of 3)

Chapter XIII

Chapter 13 of Queenie's whim, Volume 2 (of 3) is here in full — 313 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/62 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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LITTLE NAN.
/ˈlɪtəl næn/
Line 2
"Those whom God loves die young; They see no evil days; No falsehood taints their tongue, No wickedness their ways.
/ðoʊz huːm ɡɑːd lʌvz daɪ jʌŋ ðeɪ siː noʊ ˈiːvəl deɪz noʊ ˈfælshʊd teɪnts ðer tʌŋ noʊ ˈwɪkədnəs ðer weɪz/
Line 3
"Baptized--and so made sure To win their safe abode, What can we pray for more?
Line 4
They die, and are with God."
/ðeɪ daɪ ənd ɑːr wɪð ɡɑːd/
Line 5
_Robert S. Hawker._ A few days after Dr. Stewart's garden visit Emmie came running up the gravel walk at Brier wood Cottage with a frightened face.

Learner Dictionary

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

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

Baptized adjective US /bæpˈtaɪzd/

having undergone the Christian ritual of baptism

From this reading “"Baptized--and so made sure To win their safe abode, What can we pray for more?”

Brier noun US /ˈbraɪər/

tangled mass of prickly plants

From this reading “_Robert S. Hawker._ A few days after Dr. Stewart's garden visit Emmie came running up the gravel walk at Brier wood Cottage with a frightened face.”

falsehood noun US /ˈfælshʊd/

a false statement

From this reading “"Those whom God loves die young; They see no evil days; No falsehood taints their tongue, No wickedness their ways.”

gravel noun US /ˈɡrævəl/

rock fragments and pebbles

From this reading “_Robert S. Hawker._ A few days after Dr. Stewart's garden visit Emmie came running up the gravel walk at Brier wood Cottage with a frightened face.”

Hawker noun US /ˈhɔːkər/

someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals)

From this reading “_Robert S. Hawker._ A few days after Dr. Stewart's garden visit Emmie came running up the gravel walk at Brier wood Cottage with a frightened face.”

Stewart's noun US /ˈstuːərts/

possessive form of “stewart” — United States film actor who portrayed incorruptible but modest heros (1908-1997)

From this reading “_Robert S. Hawker._ A few days after Dr. Stewart's garden visit Emmie came running up the gravel walk at Brier wood Cottage with a frightened face.”

taints noun US /teɪnts/

plural of “taint” — the state of being contaminated

From this reading “"Those whom God loves die young; They see no evil days; No falsehood taints their tongue, No wickedness their ways.”

wickedness noun US /ˈwɪkədnəs/

morally objectionable behavior

From this reading “"Those whom God loves die young; They see no evil days; No falsehood taints their tongue, No wickedness their ways.”

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

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

gravel walk noun + noun

In this reading “_Robert S. Hawker._ A few days after Dr. Stewart's garden visit Emmie came running up the gravel walk at Brier wood Cottage with a frightened face.”

few days adjective + noun

In this reading “_Robert S. Hawker._ A few days after Dr. Stewart's garden visit Emmie came running up the gravel walk at Brier wood Cottage with a frightened face.”

came running verb + adjective counted as “come running”

In this reading “_Robert S. Hawker._ A few days after Dr. Stewart's garden visit Emmie came running up the gravel walk at Brier wood Cottage with a frightened face.”

evil days noun + noun

In this reading “"Those whom God loves die young; They see no evil days; No falsehood taints their tongue, No wickedness their ways.”

pray for verb + particle

In this reading “"Baptized--and so made sure To win their safe abode, What can we pray for more?”

frightened face adjective + noun

In this reading “_Robert S. Hawker._ A few days after Dr. Stewart's garden visit Emmie came running up the gravel walk at Brier wood Cottage with a frightened face.”

All words in this reading · 59

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

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

AdeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading _Robert S. Hawker._ A few days after Dr. Stewart's garden visit Emmie came running up the gravel walk at Brier wood Cottage with a frightened face.

abodenounUS /əˈboʊd/

any address at which you dwell more than temporarily

From this reading "Baptized--and so made sure To win their safe abode, What can we pray for more?

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading _Robert S. Hawker._ A few days after Dr. Stewart's garden visit Emmie came running up the gravel walk at Brier wood Cottage with a frightened face.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "Baptized--and so made sure To win their safe abode, What can we pray for more?

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading They die, and are with God."

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading _Robert S. Hawker._ A few days after Dr. Stewart's garden visit Emmie came running up the gravel walk at Brier wood Cottage with a frightened face.

BaptizedadjectiveUS /bæpˈtaɪzd/

having undergone the Christian ritual of baptism

From this reading "Baptized--and so made sure To win their safe abode, What can we pray for more?

BriernounUS /ˈbraɪər/

tangled mass of prickly plants

From this reading _Robert S. Hawker._ A few days after Dr. Stewart's garden visit Emmie came running up the gravel walk at Brier wood Cottage with a frightened face.

cameverbUS /keɪm/

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

From this reading _Robert S. Hawker._ A few days after Dr. Stewart's garden visit Emmie came running up the gravel walk at Brier wood Cottage with a frightened face.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading "Baptized--and so made sure To win their safe abode, What can we pray for more?

CottagenounUS /ˈkɑːtədʒ/

a small house with a single story

From this reading _Robert S. Hawker._ A few days after Dr. Stewart's garden visit Emmie came running up the gravel walk at Brier wood Cottage with a frightened face.

daysnounUS /deɪz/

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading "Those whom God loves die young; They see no evil days; No falsehood taints their tongue, No wickedness their ways.

dieverbUS /daɪ/

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

From this reading "Those whom God loves die young; They see no evil days; No falsehood taints their tongue, No wickedness their ways.

Dr

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _Robert S. Hawker._ A few days after Dr. Stewart's garden visit Emmie came running up the gravel walk at Brier wood Cottage with a frightened face.

Emmie

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _Robert S. Hawker._ A few days after Dr. Stewart's garden visit Emmie came running up the gravel walk at Brier wood Cottage with a frightened face.

evilnounUS /ˈiːvəl/

morally objectionable behavior

From this reading "Those whom God loves die young; They see no evil days; No falsehood taints their tongue, No wickedness their ways.

facenounUS /feɪs/

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading _Robert S. Hawker._ A few days after Dr. Stewart's garden visit Emmie came running up the gravel walk at Brier wood Cottage with a frightened face.

falsehoodnounUS /ˈfælshʊd/

a false statement

From this reading "Those whom God loves die young; They see no evil days; No falsehood taints their tongue, No wickedness their ways.

fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading _Robert S. Hawker._ A few days after Dr. Stewart's garden visit Emmie came running up the gravel walk at Brier wood Cottage with a frightened face.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "Baptized--and so made sure To win their safe abode, What can we pray for more?

frightenedadjectiveUS /ˈfraɪtənd/

made afraid

From this reading _Robert S. Hawker._ A few days after Dr. Stewart's garden visit Emmie came running up the gravel walk at Brier wood Cottage with a frightened face.

gardennounUS /ˈɡɑːrdən/

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading _Robert S. Hawker._ A few days after Dr. Stewart's garden visit Emmie came running up the gravel walk at Brier wood Cottage with a frightened face.

GodnounUS /ɡɑːd/

the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading "Those whom God loves die young; They see no evil days; No falsehood taints their tongue, No wickedness their ways.

gravelnounUS /ˈɡrævəl/

rock fragments and pebbles

From this reading _Robert S. Hawker._ A few days after Dr. Stewart's garden visit Emmie came running up the gravel walk at Brier wood Cottage with a frightened face.

HawkernounUS /ˈhɔːkər/

someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals)

From this reading _Robert S. Hawker._ A few days after Dr. Stewart's garden visit Emmie came running up the gravel walk at Brier wood Cottage with a frightened face.

LITTLEadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

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

From this reading LITTLE NAN.

lovesnounUS /lʌvz/

plural of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading "Those whom God loves die young; They see no evil days; No falsehood taints their tongue, No wickedness their ways.

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading "Baptized--and so made sure To win their safe abode, What can we pray for more?

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

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

From this reading "Baptized--and so made sure To win their safe abode, What can we pray for more?

NANnounUS /næn/

your grandmother

From this reading LITTLE NAN.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading "Those whom God loves die young; They see no evil days; No falsehood taints their tongue, No wickedness their ways.

prayverbUS /preɪ/

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

From this reading "Baptized--and so made sure To win their safe abode, What can we pray for more?

RobertnounUS /ˈrɑːbərt/

United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)

From this reading _Robert S. Hawker._ A few days after Dr. Stewart's garden visit Emmie came running up the gravel walk at Brier wood Cottage with a frightened face.

runningadjectiveUS /ˈrʌnɪŋ/

(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream

From this reading _Robert S. Hawker._ A few days after Dr. Stewart's garden visit Emmie came running up the gravel walk at Brier wood Cottage with a frightened face.

SnounUS /es/

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading _Robert S. Hawker._ A few days after Dr. Stewart's garden visit Emmie came running up the gravel walk at Brier wood Cottage with a frightened face.

safeadjectiveUS /seɪf/

free from danger or the risk of harm

From this reading "Baptized--and so made sure To win their safe abode, What can we pray for more?

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading "Those whom God loves die young; They see no evil days; No falsehood taints their tongue, No wickedness their ways.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "Baptized--and so made sure To win their safe abode, What can we pray for more?

Stewart'snounUS /ˈstuːərts/

possessive form of “stewart” — United States film actor who portrayed incorruptible but modest heros (1908-1997)

From this reading _Robert S. Hawker._ A few days after Dr. Stewart's garden visit Emmie came running up the gravel walk at Brier wood Cottage with a frightened face.

sureadjectiveUS /ʃʊr/

having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured

From this reading "Baptized--and so made sure To win their safe abode, What can we pray for more?

taintsnounUS /teɪnts/

plural of “taint” — the state of being contaminated

From this reading "Those whom God loves die young; They see no evil days; No falsehood taints their tongue, No wickedness their ways.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading _Robert S. Hawker._ A few days after Dr. Stewart's garden visit Emmie came running up the gravel walk at Brier wood Cottage with a frightened face.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading "Those whom God loves die young; They see no evil days; No falsehood taints their tongue, No wickedness their ways.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "Those whom God loves die young; They see no evil days; No falsehood taints their tongue, No wickedness their ways.

ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading "Those whom God loves die young; They see no evil days; No falsehood taints their tongue, No wickedness their ways.

ToparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "Baptized--and so made sure To win their safe abode, What can we pray for more?

tonguenounUS /tʌŋ/

a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity

From this reading "Those whom God loves die young; They see no evil days; No falsehood taints their tongue, No wickedness their ways.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

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

From this reading _Robert S. Hawker._ A few days after Dr. Stewart's garden visit Emmie came running up the gravel walk at Brier wood Cottage with a frightened face.

visitverbUS /ˈvɪzɪt/

go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading _Robert S. Hawker._ A few days after Dr. Stewart's garden visit Emmie came running up the gravel walk at Brier wood Cottage with a frightened face.

walknounUS /wɔːk/

the act of traveling by foot

From this reading _Robert S. Hawker._ A few days after Dr. Stewart's garden visit Emmie came running up the gravel walk at Brier wood Cottage with a frightened face.

waysnounUS /weɪz/

structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired

From this reading "Those whom God loves die young; They see no evil days; No falsehood taints their tongue, No wickedness their ways.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "Baptized--and so made sure To win their safe abode, What can we pray for more?

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "Baptized--and so made sure To win their safe abode, What can we pray for more?

whompronounUS /huːm/

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

From this reading "Those whom God loves die young; They see no evil days; No falsehood taints their tongue, No wickedness their ways.

wickednessnounUS /ˈwɪkədnəs/

morally objectionable behavior

From this reading "Those whom God loves die young; They see no evil days; No falsehood taints their tongue, No wickedness their ways.

winverbUS /wɪn/

be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious

From this reading "Baptized--and so made sure To win their safe abode, What can we pray for more?

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading They die, and are with God."

woodnounUS /wʊd/

the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees

From this reading _Robert S. Hawker._ A few days after Dr. Stewart's garden visit Emmie came running up the gravel walk at Brier wood Cottage with a frightened face.

youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/

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

From this reading "Those whom God loves die young; They see no evil days; No falsehood taints their tongue, No wickedness their ways.

Chapter 13 of Queenie's whim, Volume 2 (of 3) by Rosa Nouchette Carey holds 313 sentences, grouped into 63 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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Chapter 13 holds 313 sentences of Queenie's whim, Volume 2 (of 3), unabridged, divided into 63 reading sections.

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