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Ringfield: A Novel
Ringfield: A Novel

Chapter XXVIII

Chapter 28 of Ringfield: A Novel is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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THE HAVEN "Stripp'd as I am of all the golden fruit Of self-esteem; and by the cutting blasts Of self-reproach familiarly assail'd."
Ringfield bared his head as the priest approached, standing with lowered eyes and heaving breast.
Father Rielle stopped short in wonder as he noted the pale drawn face, the working hands, the averted eyes and trembling lips.
"Can I do anything for you?" he cried in his excellent English.
"Monsieur is not well perhaps?
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Ringfield: A Novel

Chapter XXVIII

Chapter 28 of Ringfield: A Novel is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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

Line 1
THE HAVEN "Stripp'd as I am of all the golden fruit Of self-esteem; and by the cutting blasts Of self-reproach familiarly assail'd."
Line 2
Ringfield bared his head as the priest approached, standing with lowered eyes and heaving breast.
Line 3
Father Rielle stopped short in wonder as he noted the pale drawn face, the working hands, the averted eyes and trembling lips.
Line 4
"Can I do anything for you?" he cried in his excellent English.
/kæn aɪ duː ˈeniθɪŋ fɔːr juː hiː kraɪd ɪn hɪz ˈeksələnt ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/
Line 5
"Monsieur is not well perhaps?
/məˈsjɜːr ɪz nɑːt wel pərˈhæps/

Learner Dictionary

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

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averted verb US /əˈvɜːrtɪd/

past form of “avert” — prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening

From this reading “Father Rielle stopped short in wonder as he noted the pale drawn face, the working hands, the averted eyes and trembling lips.”

bared adjective US /berd/

having the head uncovered

From this reading “Ringfield bared his head as the priest approached, standing with lowered eyes and heaving breast.”

blasts noun US /blæsts/

plural of “blast” — a very long fly ball

From this reading “THE HAVEN "Stripp'd as I am of all the golden fruit Of self-esteem; and by the cutting blasts Of self-reproach familiarly assail'd."”

cutting noun US /ˈkʌtɪŋ/

the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film

From this reading “THE HAVEN "Stripp'd as I am of all the golden fruit Of self-esteem; and by the cutting blasts Of self-reproach familiarly assail'd."”

haven noun US /ˈheɪvən/

a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary

From this reading “THE HAVEN "Stripp'd as I am of all the golden fruit Of self-esteem; and by the cutting blasts Of self-reproach familiarly assail'd."”

heaving noun US /ˈhiːvɪŋ/

an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling)

From this reading “Ringfield bared his head as the priest approached, standing with lowered eyes and heaving breast.”

lowered adjective US /ˈloʊərd/

below the surround or below the normal position

From this reading “Ringfield bared his head as the priest approached, standing with lowered eyes and heaving breast.”

noted adjective US /ˈnoʊtəd/

widely known and esteemed

From this reading “Father Rielle stopped short in wonder as he noted the pale drawn face, the working hands, the averted eyes and trembling lips.”

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.

heaving breast noun + noun

In this reading “Ringfield bared his head as the priest approached, standing with lowered eyes and heaving breast.”

golden fruit adjective + noun

In this reading “THE HAVEN "Stripp'd as I am of all the golden fruit Of self-esteem; and by the cutting blasts Of self-reproach familiarly assail'd."”

trembling lips noun + noun counted as “trembling lip”

In this reading “Father Rielle stopped short in wonder as he noted the pale drawn face, the working hands, the averted eyes and trembling lips.”

averted eyes verb + noun counted as “avert eyes”

In this reading “Father Rielle stopped short in wonder as he noted the pale drawn face, the working hands, the averted eyes and trembling lips.”

blasts Of verb + particle counted as “blast of”

In this reading “THE HAVEN "Stripp'd as I am of all the golden fruit Of self-esteem; and by the cutting blasts Of self-reproach familiarly assail'd."”

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.

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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 HAVEN "Stripp'd as I am of all the golden fruit Of self-esteem; and by the cutting blasts Of self-reproach familiarly assail'd."

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading THE HAVEN "Stripp'd as I am of all the golden fruit Of self-esteem; and by the cutting blasts Of self-reproach familiarly assail'd."

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading THE HAVEN "Stripp'd as I am of all the golden fruit Of self-esteem; and by the cutting blasts Of self-reproach familiarly assail'd."

anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading "Can I do anything for you?" he cried in his excellent English.

approachedverbUS /əˈproʊtʃt/

past form of “approach” — move towards

From this reading Ringfield bared his head as the priest approached, standing with lowered eyes and heaving breast.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading THE HAVEN "Stripp'd as I am of all the golden fruit Of self-esteem; and by the cutting blasts Of self-reproach familiarly assail'd."

assail'd

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

From this reading THE HAVEN "Stripp'd as I am of all the golden fruit Of self-esteem; and by the cutting blasts Of self-reproach familiarly assail'd."

avertedverbUS /əˈvɜːrtɪd/

past form of “avert” — prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening

From this reading Father Rielle stopped short in wonder as he noted the pale drawn face, the working hands, the averted eyes and trembling lips.

baredadjectiveUS /berd/

having the head uncovered

From this reading Ringfield bared his head as the priest approached, standing with lowered eyes and heaving breast.

blastsnounUS /blæsts/

plural of “blast” — a very long fly ball

From this reading THE HAVEN "Stripp'd as I am of all the golden fruit Of self-esteem; and by the cutting blasts Of self-reproach familiarly assail'd."

breastnounUS /brest/

the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen

From this reading Ringfield bared his head as the priest approached, standing with lowered eyes and heaving breast.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading THE HAVEN "Stripp'd as I am of all the golden fruit Of self-esteem; and by the cutting blasts Of self-reproach familiarly assail'd."

Canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading "Can I do anything for you?" he cried in his excellent English.

criedverbUS /kraɪd/

inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading "Can I do anything for you?" he cried in his excellent English.

cuttingnounUS /ˈkʌtɪŋ/

the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film

From this reading THE HAVEN "Stripp'd as I am of all the golden fruit Of self-esteem; and by the cutting blasts Of self-reproach familiarly assail'd."

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "Can I do anything for you?" he cried in his excellent English.

drawnadjectiveUS /drɔːn/

showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering

From this reading Father Rielle stopped short in wonder as he noted the pale drawn face, the working hands, the averted eyes and trembling lips.

EnglishnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading "Can I do anything for you?" he cried in his excellent English.

excellentadjectiveUS /ˈeksələnt/

very good; of the highest quality

From this reading "Can I do anything for you?" he cried in his excellent English.

eyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

From this reading Ringfield bared his head as the priest approached, standing with lowered eyes and heaving breast.

facenounUS /feɪs/

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

From this reading Father Rielle stopped short in wonder as he noted the pale drawn face, the working hands, the averted eyes and trembling lips.

familiarlyadverb

in an intimately familiar manner

From this reading THE HAVEN "Stripp'd as I am of all the golden fruit Of self-esteem; and by the cutting blasts Of self-reproach familiarly assail'd."

FathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/

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

From this reading Father Rielle stopped short in wonder as he noted the pale drawn face, the working hands, the averted eyes and trembling lips.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "Can I do anything for you?" he cried in his excellent English.

fruitnounUS /fruːt/

the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant

From this reading THE HAVEN "Stripp'd as I am of all the golden fruit Of self-esteem; and by the cutting blasts Of self-reproach familiarly assail'd."

goldenadjectiveUS /ˈɡoʊldən/

having the deep slightly brownish color of gold

From this reading THE HAVEN "Stripp'd as I am of all the golden fruit Of self-esteem; and by the cutting blasts Of self-reproach familiarly assail'd."

handsnounUS /hændz/

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading Father Rielle stopped short in wonder as he noted the pale drawn face, the working hands, the averted eyes and trembling lips.

HAVENnounUS /ˈheɪvən/

a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary

From this reading THE HAVEN "Stripp'd as I am of all the golden fruit Of self-esteem; and by the cutting blasts Of self-reproach familiarly assail'd."

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading Father Rielle stopped short in wonder as he noted the pale drawn face, the working hands, the averted eyes and trembling lips.

headnounUS /hed/

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading Ringfield bared his head as the priest approached, standing with lowered eyes and heaving breast.

heavingnounUS /ˈhiːvɪŋ/

an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling)

From this reading Ringfield bared his head as the priest approached, standing with lowered eyes and heaving breast.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading Ringfield bared his head as the priest approached, standing with lowered eyes and heaving breast.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading THE HAVEN "Stripp'd as I am of all the golden fruit Of self-esteem; and by the cutting blasts Of self-reproach familiarly assail'd."

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Father Rielle stopped short in wonder as he noted the pale drawn face, the working hands, the averted eyes and trembling lips.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading "Monsieur is not well perhaps?

lipsnounUS /lɪps/

plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking

From this reading Father Rielle stopped short in wonder as he noted the pale drawn face, the working hands, the averted eyes and trembling lips.

loweredadjectiveUS /ˈloʊərd/

below the surround or below the normal position

From this reading Ringfield bared his head as the priest approached, standing with lowered eyes and heaving breast.

MonsieurnounUS /məˈsjɜːr/

used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”

From this reading "Monsieur is not well perhaps?

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "Monsieur is not well perhaps?

notedadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊtəd/

widely known and esteemed

From this reading Father Rielle stopped short in wonder as he noted the pale drawn face, the working hands, the averted eyes and trembling lips.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE HAVEN "Stripp'd as I am of all the golden fruit Of self-esteem; and by the cutting blasts Of self-reproach familiarly assail'd."

paleadjectiveUS /peɪl/

very light colored; highly diluted with white

From this reading Father Rielle stopped short in wonder as he noted the pale drawn face, the working hands, the averted eyes and trembling lips.

perhapsadverbUS /pərˈhæps/

by chance

From this reading "Monsieur is not well perhaps?

priestnounUS /priːst/

a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders

From this reading Ringfield bared his head as the priest approached, standing with lowered eyes and heaving breast.

Rielle

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

From this reading Father Rielle stopped short in wonder as he noted the pale drawn face, the working hands, the averted eyes and trembling lips.

Ringfield

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

From this reading Ringfield bared his head as the priest approached, standing with lowered eyes and heaving breast.

self-esteemnoun

a feeling of pride in yourself

From this reading THE HAVEN "Stripp'd as I am of all the golden fruit Of self-esteem; and by the cutting blasts Of self-reproach familiarly assail'd."

self-reproachnoun

a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)

From this reading THE HAVEN "Stripp'd as I am of all the golden fruit Of self-esteem; and by the cutting blasts Of self-reproach familiarly assail'd."

shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔːrt/

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading Father Rielle stopped short in wonder as he noted the pale drawn face, the working hands, the averted eyes and trembling lips.

standingadjectiveUS /ˈstændɪŋ/

having a supporting base

From this reading Ringfield bared his head as the priest approached, standing with lowered eyes and heaving breast.

stoppedadjectiveUS /stɑːpt/

(of a nose) blocked

From this reading Father Rielle stopped short in wonder as he noted the pale drawn face, the working hands, the averted eyes and trembling lips.

Stripp'd

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

From this reading THE HAVEN "Stripp'd as I am of all the golden fruit Of self-esteem; and by the cutting blasts Of self-reproach familiarly assail'd."

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE HAVEN "Stripp'd as I am of all the golden fruit Of self-esteem; and by the cutting blasts Of self-reproach familiarly assail'd."

tremblingnounUS /ˈtrembəlɪŋ/

a shaky motion

From this reading Father Rielle stopped short in wonder as he noted the pale drawn face, the working hands, the averted eyes and trembling lips.

welladverbUS /wel/

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading "Monsieur is not well perhaps?

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Ringfield bared his head as the priest approached, standing with lowered eyes and heaving breast.

wondernounUS /ˈwʌndər/

the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

From this reading Father Rielle stopped short in wonder as he noted the pale drawn face, the working hands, the averted eyes and trembling lips.

workingadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːrkɪŋ/

actively engaged in paid work

From this reading Father Rielle stopped short in wonder as he noted the pale drawn face, the working hands, the averted eyes and trembling lips.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Can I do anything for you?" he cried in his excellent English.

Chapter 28 of Ringfield: A Novel by S. Frances (Susie Frances) Harrison holds 172 sentences, grouped into 35 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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