Roumanian Stories, Translated from the Original Roumanian

Chapter VII

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The listeners seemed turned to stone.

Roman leant his head upon his hand, and his eyes, full of pain, turned towards the flaming sunset.

His chin trembled; his mind was full of bitter memories.

The old men sat as though stunned, like some wounded creatures, their heads upon their breasts; the old mother cried softly, sighing, her eyes upon her Roman.

As the young man turned his eyes towards the door he saw two bright tears in Magdalena's blue eyes; amid a deep silence his own eyes gazed into the girl's while the last crimson rays faded away from the woods.

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Roumanian Stories, Translated from the Original Roumanian Lucy [Translator] Byng

Chapter VII

Chapter 7 of Roumanian Stories, Translated from the Original Roumanian is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

The listeners seemed turned to stone. Roman leant his head upon his hand, and his eyes, full of pain, turned towards the flaming sunset. His chin trembled; his mind was full of bitter memories. The old men sat as though stunned, like some wounded creatures, their heads upon their breasts; the old mother cried softly, sighing, her eyes upon her Roman. As the young man turned his eyes towards the door he saw two bright tears in Magdalena's blue eyes; amid a deep silence his own eyes gazed into the girl's while the last crimson rays faded away from the woods.

Roumanian Stories, Translated from the Original Roumanian

Chapter VII

Chapter 7 of Roumanian Stories, Translated from the Original Roumanian is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/88 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

The listeners seemed turned to stone.

/ðə ˈlɪsənərz siːmd tɜːrnd tuː stoʊn/

Line 2

Roman leant his head upon his hand, and his eyes, full of pain, turned towards the flaming sunset.

/ˈroʊmən ˈliːənt hɪz hed əˈpɑːn hɪz hænd ənd hɪz aɪz fʊl ʌv peɪn tɜːrnd təˈwɔːrdz ðə ˈfleɪmɪŋ ˈsʌnset/

Line 3

His chin trembled; his mind was full of bitter memories.

/hɪz tʃɪn ˈtrembəld hɪz maɪnd wɑːz fʊl ʌv ˈbɪtər ˈmɛm.ə.riz/

Line 4

The old men sat as though stunned, like some wounded creatures, their heads upon their breasts; the old mother cried softly, sighing, her eyes upon her Roman.

/ðə oʊld men sæt æz ðoʊ stʌnd laɪk sʌm ˈwuːndɪd ˈkriːtʃərz ðer hedz əˈpɑːn ðer brests ðə oʊld ˈmʌðər kraɪd ˈsɔːftli ˈsaɪɪŋ hɜːr aɪz əˈpɑːn hɜːr ˈroʊmən/

Line 5

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breasts noun US /brests/

plural of “breast” — the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen

From this reading “The old men sat as though stunned, like some wounded creatures, their heads upon their breasts; the old mother cried softly, sighing, her eyes upon her Roman.”

flaming adjective US /ˈfleɪmɪŋ/

informal intensifiers

From this reading “Roman leant his head upon his hand, and his eyes, full of pain, turned towards the flaming sunset.”

leant verb US /ˈliːənt/

inflected form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position

From this reading “Roman leant his head upon his hand, and his eyes, full of pain, turned towards the flaming sunset.”

listeners noun US /ˈlɪsənərz/

plural of “listener” — someone who listens attentively

From this reading “The listeners seemed turned to stone.”

memories noun US /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/

Recollections of past events.

From this reading “His chin trembled; his mind was full of bitter memories.”

rays noun US /reɪz/

plural of “ray” — a column of light (as from a beacon)

From this reading “As the young man turned his eyes towards the door he saw two bright tears in Magdalena's blue eyes; amid a deep silence his own eyes gazed into the girl's while the last crimson rays faded away from the woods.”

sighing verb US /ˈsaɪɪŋ/

-ing form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily

From this reading “The old men sat as though stunned, like some wounded creatures, their heads upon their breasts; the old mother cried softly, sighing, her eyes upon her Roman.”

stunned adjective US /stʌnd/

filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock

From this reading “The old men sat as though stunned, like some wounded creatures, their heads upon their breasts; the old mother cried softly, sighing, her eyes upon her Roman.”

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.

bitter memories adjective + noun

In this reading “His chin trembled; his mind was full of bitter memories.”

blue eyes adjective + noun

In this reading “As the young man turned his eyes towards the door he saw two bright tears in Magdalena's blue eyes; amid a deep silence his own eyes gazed into the girl's while the last crimson rays faded away from the woods.”

young man adjective + noun

a teenager or a young adult male

towards the door preposition + article + noun counted as “towards … door”

deep silence adjective + noun

own eyes verb + noun

old mother adjective + noun

In this reading “The old men sat as though stunned, like some wounded creatures, their heads upon their breasts; the old mother cried softly, sighing, her eyes upon her Roman.”

old men adjective + noun

In this reading “The old men sat as though stunned, like some wounded creatures, their heads upon their breasts; the old mother cried softly, sighing, her eyes upon her Roman.”

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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 As the young man turned his eyes towards the door he saw two bright tears in Magdalena's blue eyes; amid a deep silence his own eyes gazed into the girl's while the last crimson rays faded away from the woods.

amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/

in the middle of; surrounded by

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Roman leant his head upon his hand, and his eyes, full of pain, turned towards the flaming sunset.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading The old men sat as though stunned, like some wounded creatures, their heads upon their breasts; the old mother cried softly, sighing, her eyes upon her Roman.

awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

bitteradjectiveUS /ˈbɪtər/

marked by strong resentment or cynicism

From this reading His chin trembled; his mind was full of bitter memories.

blueadjectiveUS /bluː/

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

breastsnounUS /brests/

plural of “breast” — the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen

From this reading The old men sat as though stunned, like some wounded creatures, their heads upon their breasts; the old mother cried softly, sighing, her eyes upon her Roman.

brightadjectiveUS /braɪt/

emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

chinnounUS /tʃɪn/

the protruding part of the lower jaw

From this reading His chin trembled; his mind was full of bitter memories.

creaturesnounUS /ˈkriːtʃərz/

plural of “creature” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading The old men sat as though stunned, like some wounded creatures, their heads upon their breasts; the old mother cried softly, sighing, her eyes upon her Roman.

criedverbUS /kraɪd/

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

From this reading The old men sat as though stunned, like some wounded creatures, their heads upon their breasts; the old mother cried softly, sighing, her eyes upon her Roman.

crimsonadjectiveUS /ˈkrɪmzən/

of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies

deepadjectiveUS /diːp/

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

doornounUS /dɔːr/

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

eyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

From this reading Roman leant his head upon his hand, and his eyes, full of pain, turned towards the flaming sunset.

fadedadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪdəd/

having lost freshness or brilliance of color

flamingadjectiveUS /ˈfleɪmɪŋ/

informal intensifiers

From this reading Roman leant his head upon his hand, and his eyes, full of pain, turned towards the flaming sunset.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading Roman leant his head upon his hand, and his eyes, full of pain, turned towards the flaming sunset.

gazedverbUS /ɡeɪzd/

past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes

girl'snounUS /ɡɜːrlz/

possessive form of “girl” — a young female

handnounUS /hænd/

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading Roman leant his head upon his hand, and his eyes, full of pain, turned towards the flaming sunset.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

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 Roman leant his head upon his hand, and his eyes, full of pain, turned towards the flaming sunset.

headsnounUS /hedz/

plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading The old men sat as though stunned, like some wounded creatures, their heads upon their breasts; the old mother cried softly, sighing, her eyes upon her Roman.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading The old men sat as though stunned, like some wounded creatures, their heads upon their breasts; the old mother cried softly, sighing, her eyes upon her Roman.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading Roman leant his head upon his hand, and his eyes, full of pain, turned towards the flaming sunset.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

leantverbUS /ˈliːənt/

inflected form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position

From this reading Roman leant his head upon his hand, and his eyes, full of pain, turned towards the flaming sunset.

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading The old men sat as though stunned, like some wounded creatures, their heads upon their breasts; the old mother cried softly, sighing, her eyes upon her Roman.

listenersnounUS /ˈlɪsənərz/

plural of “listener” — someone who listens attentively

From this reading The listeners seemed turned to stone.

Magdalena's

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mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/

Recollections of past events.

From this reading His chin trembled; his mind was full of bitter memories.

mennounUS /men/

the force of workers available

From this reading The old men sat as though stunned, like some wounded creatures, their heads upon their breasts; the old mother cried softly, sighing, her eyes upon her Roman.

mindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading His chin trembled; his mind was full of bitter memories.

mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading The old men sat as though stunned, like some wounded creatures, their heads upon their breasts; the old mother cried softly, sighing, her eyes upon her Roman.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Roman leant his head upon his hand, and his eyes, full of pain, turned towards the flaming sunset.

oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/

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

From this reading The old men sat as though stunned, like some wounded creatures, their heads upon their breasts; the old mother cried softly, sighing, her eyes upon her Roman.

ownverbUS /oʊn/

have ownership or possession of

painnounUS /peɪn/

a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder

From this reading Roman leant his head upon his hand, and his eyes, full of pain, turned towards the flaming sunset.

raysnounUS /reɪz/

plural of “ray” — a column of light (as from a beacon)

RomanadjectiveUS /ˈroʊmən/

relating to or characteristic of people of Rome

From this reading Roman leant his head upon his hand, and his eyes, full of pain, turned towards the flaming sunset.

satnounUS /sæt/

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

From this reading The old men sat as though stunned, like some wounded creatures, their heads upon their breasts; the old mother cried softly, sighing, her eyes upon her Roman.

sawverbUS /sɔː/

cut with a saw

seemedverbUS /siːmd/

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading The listeners seemed turned to stone.

sighingverbUS /ˈsaɪɪŋ/

-ing form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily

From this reading The old men sat as though stunned, like some wounded creatures, their heads upon their breasts; the old mother cried softly, sighing, her eyes upon her Roman.

silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

softlyadverbUS /ˈsɔːftli/

with low volume

From this reading The old men sat as though stunned, like some wounded creatures, their heads upon their breasts; the old mother cried softly, sighing, her eyes upon her Roman.

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading The old men sat as though stunned, like some wounded creatures, their heads upon their breasts; the old mother cried softly, sighing, her eyes upon her Roman.

stonenounUS /stoʊn/

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading The listeners seemed turned to stone.

stunnedadjectiveUS /stʌnd/

filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock

From this reading The old men sat as though stunned, like some wounded creatures, their heads upon their breasts; the old mother cried softly, sighing, her eyes upon her Roman.

sunsetnounUS /ˈsʌnset/

the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon

From this reading Roman leant his head upon his hand, and his eyes, full of pain, turned towards the flaming sunset.

tearsnounUS /terz/

the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The listeners seemed turned to stone.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The old men sat as though stunned, like some wounded creatures, their heads upon their breasts; the old mother cried softly, sighing, her eyes upon her Roman.

thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading The old men sat as though stunned, like some wounded creatures, their heads upon their breasts; the old mother cried softly, sighing, her eyes upon her Roman.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading The listeners seemed turned to stone.

towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/

in the direction of

From this reading Roman leant his head upon his hand, and his eyes, full of pain, turned towards the flaming sunset.

trembledverbUS /ˈtrembəld/

past form of “tremble” — move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways

From this reading His chin trembled; his mind was full of bitter memories.

turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/

moved around an axis or center

From this reading The listeners seemed turned to stone.

twonounUS /tuː/

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

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Roman leant his head upon his hand, and his eyes, full of pain, turned towards the flaming sunset.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading His chin trembled; his mind was full of bitter memories.

whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

woodsnounUS /wʊdz/

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

woundednounUS /ˈwuːndɪd/

people who are wounded

From this reading The old men sat as though stunned, like some wounded creatures, their heads upon their breasts; the old mother cried softly, sighing, her eyes upon her Roman.

youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/

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

Chapter 7 of Roumanian Stories, Translated from the Original Roumanian by Lucy [Translator] Byng holds 443 sentences, grouped into 89 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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