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Chapter X · Chapter 10

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ROMANCE AND REALITY.
If we had heard that she was dead We hastily had cried, "She was so richly favored God will forgive her pride!"
But now to see her living death-- Power, glory, arts, all gone-- Her empire lost and her poor breath Still vainly struggling on!
--_Milnes._ The "Ocean Empress" steamed her way eastward.
The month was favorable; the weather bright; the wind fair and the sea calm.
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Self-Raised

Chapter X · Chapter 10

Chapter 10 of Self-Raised is here in full — 381 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/76 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
ROMANCE AND REALITY.
/roʊˈmæns ənd ˌriːˈælətiː/
Line 2
If we had heard that she was dead We hastily had cried, "She was so richly favored God will forgive her pride!"
/ɪf wiː hæd hɜːrd ðæt ʃiː wɑːz ded wiː ˈheɪstəli hæd kraɪd ʃiː wɑːz soʊ ˈrɪtʃli ˈfeɪvərd ɡɑːd wɪl fərˈɡɪv hɜːr praɪd/
Line 3
But now to see her living death-- Power, glory, arts, all gone-- Her empire lost and her poor breath Still vainly struggling on!
/bʌt naʊ tuː siː hɜːr ˈlɪvɪŋ deθ ˈpaʊər ˈɡlɔːri ɑːrts ɔːl ɡɔːn hɜːr ˈempaɪər lɔːst ənd hɜːr puːr breθ stɪl ˈveɪnli ˈstrʌɡəlɪŋ ɑːn/
Line 4
--_Milnes._ The "Ocean Empress" steamed her way eastward.
/mɪlnz ðə ˈoʊʃən ˈempres stiːmd hɜːr weɪ ˈiːstwərd/
Line 5
The month was favorable; the weather bright; the wind fair and the sea calm.
/ðə mʌnθ wɑːz ˈfeɪvərəbəl ðə ˈweðər braɪt ðə waɪnd fer ənd ðə siː kɑːm/

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eastward adjective US /ˈiːstwərd/

moving toward the east

From this reading “--_Milnes._ The "Ocean Empress" steamed her way eastward.”

Empress noun US /ˈempres/

a woman emperor or the wife of an emperor

From this reading “--_Milnes._ The "Ocean Empress" steamed her way eastward.”

favorable adjective US /ˈfeɪvərəbəl/

encouraging or approving or pleasing

From this reading “The month was favorable; the weather bright; the wind fair and the sea calm.”

favored adjective US /ˈfeɪvərd/

preferred above all others and treated with partiality

From this reading “If we had heard that she was dead We hastily had cried, "She was so richly favored God will forgive her pride!"”

Milnes noun US /mɪlnz/

plural of “milne” — English writer of stories for children (1882-1956)

richly adverb US /ˈrɪtʃli/

to an ample degree or in an ample manner

From this reading “If we had heard that she was dead We hastily had cried, "She was so richly favored God will forgive her pride!"”

steamed adjective US /stiːmd/

cooked in steam

From this reading “--_Milnes._ The "Ocean Empress" steamed her way eastward.”

vainly adverb US /ˈveɪnli/

to no avail

From this reading “But now to see her living death-- Power, glory, arts, all gone-- Her empire lost and her poor breath Still vainly struggling on!”

All words in this reading · 55

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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 But now to see her living death-- Power, glory, arts, all gone-- Her empire lost and her poor breath Still vainly struggling on!

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading ROMANCE AND REALITY.

artsnounUS /ɑːrts/

studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)

From this reading But now to see her living death-- Power, glory, arts, all gone-- Her empire lost and her poor breath Still vainly struggling on!

breathnounUS /breθ/

the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing

From this reading But now to see her living death-- Power, glory, arts, all gone-- Her empire lost and her poor breath Still vainly struggling on!

brightadjectiveUS /braɪt/

emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

From this reading The month was favorable; the weather bright; the wind fair and the sea calm.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But now to see her living death-- Power, glory, arts, all gone-- Her empire lost and her poor breath Still vainly struggling on!

calmverbUS /kɑːm/

make calm or still

From this reading The month was favorable; the weather bright; the wind fair and the sea calm.

criedverbUS /kraɪd/

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

From this reading If we had heard that she was dead We hastily had cried, "She was so richly favored God will forgive her pride!"

deadadjectiveUS /ded/

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

From this reading If we had heard that she was dead We hastily had cried, "She was so richly favored God will forgive her pride!"

deathnounUS /deθ/

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading But now to see her living death-- Power, glory, arts, all gone-- Her empire lost and her poor breath Still vainly struggling on!

eastwardadjectiveUS /ˈiːstwərd/

moving toward the east

From this reading --_Milnes._ The "Ocean Empress" steamed her way eastward.

empirenounUS /ˈempaɪər/

the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised

From this reading But now to see her living death-- Power, glory, arts, all gone-- Her empire lost and her poor breath Still vainly struggling on!

EmpressnounUS /ˈempres/

a woman emperor or the wife of an emperor

From this reading --_Milnes._ The "Ocean Empress" steamed her way eastward.

fairadjectiveUS /fer/

free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

From this reading The month was favorable; the weather bright; the wind fair and the sea calm.

favorableadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪvərəbəl/

encouraging or approving or pleasing

From this reading The month was favorable; the weather bright; the wind fair and the sea calm.

favoredadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪvərd/

preferred above all others and treated with partiality

From this reading If we had heard that she was dead We hastily had cried, "She was so richly favored God will forgive her pride!"

forgiveverbUS /fərˈɡɪv/

stop blaming or grant forgiveness

From this reading If we had heard that she was dead We hastily had cried, "She was so richly favored God will forgive her pride!"

glorynounUS /ˈɡlɔːri/

a state of high honor

From this reading But now to see her living death-- Power, glory, arts, all gone-- Her empire lost and her poor breath Still vainly struggling on!

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 If we had heard that she was dead We hastily had cried, "She was so richly favored God will forgive her pride!"

goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/

destroyed or killed

From this reading But now to see her living death-- Power, glory, arts, all gone-- Her empire lost and her poor breath Still vainly struggling on!

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading If we had heard that she was dead We hastily had cried, "She was so richly favored God will forgive her pride!"

hastilyadverbUS /ˈheɪstəli/

in a hurried or hasty manner

From this reading If we had heard that she was dead We hastily had cried, "She was so richly favored God will forgive her pride!"

heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading If we had heard that she was dead We hastily had cried, "She was so richly favored God will forgive her pride!"

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading If we had heard that she was dead We hastily had cried, "She was so richly favored God will forgive her pride!"

IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If we had heard that she was dead We hastily had cried, "She was so richly favored God will forgive her pride!"

livingnounUS /ˈlɪvɪŋ/

the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities

From this reading But now to see her living death-- Power, glory, arts, all gone-- Her empire lost and her poor breath Still vainly struggling on!

lostadjectiveUS /lɔːst/

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading But now to see her living death-- Power, glory, arts, all gone-- Her empire lost and her poor breath Still vainly struggling on!

MilnesnounUS /mɪlnz/

plural of “milne” — English writer of stories for children (1882-1956)

From this reading --_Milnes._ The "Ocean Empress" steamed her way eastward.

monthnounUS /mʌnθ/

one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading The month was favorable; the weather bright; the wind fair and the sea calm.

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading But now to see her living death-- Power, glory, arts, all gone-- Her empire lost and her poor breath Still vainly struggling on!

OceannounUS /ˈoʊʃən/

a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere

From this reading --_Milnes._ The "Ocean Empress" steamed her way eastward.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading But now to see her living death-- Power, glory, arts, all gone-- Her empire lost and her poor breath Still vainly struggling on!

pooradjectiveUS /puːr/

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading But now to see her living death-- Power, glory, arts, all gone-- Her empire lost and her poor breath Still vainly struggling on!

PowernounUS /ˈpaʊər/

possession of controlling influence

From this reading But now to see her living death-- Power, glory, arts, all gone-- Her empire lost and her poor breath Still vainly struggling on!

pridenounUS /praɪd/

a feeling of self-respect and personal worth

From this reading If we had heard that she was dead We hastily had cried, "She was so richly favored God will forgive her pride!"

REALITYnounUS /ˌriːˈælətiː/

all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you

From this reading ROMANCE AND REALITY.

richlyadverbUS /ˈrɪtʃli/

to an ample degree or in an ample manner

From this reading If we had heard that she was dead We hastily had cried, "She was so richly favored God will forgive her pride!"

ROMANCEnounUS /roʊˈmæns/

a relationship between two lovers

From this reading ROMANCE AND REALITY.

seanounUS /siː/

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading The month was favorable; the weather bright; the wind fair and the sea calm.

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading But now to see her living death-- Power, glory, arts, all gone-- Her empire lost and her poor breath Still vainly struggling on!

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading If we had heard that she was dead We hastily had cried, "She was so richly favored God will forgive her pride!"

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading If we had heard that she was dead We hastily had cried, "She was so richly favored God will forgive her pride!"

steamedadjectiveUS /stiːmd/

cooked in steam

From this reading --_Milnes._ The "Ocean Empress" steamed her way eastward.

StilladjectiveUS /stɪl/

not in physical motion

From this reading But now to see her living death-- Power, glory, arts, all gone-- Her empire lost and her poor breath Still vainly struggling on!

strugglingadjectiveUS /ˈstrʌɡəlɪŋ/

engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity

From this reading But now to see her living death-- Power, glory, arts, all gone-- Her empire lost and her poor breath Still vainly struggling on!

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading If we had heard that she was dead We hastily had cried, "She was so richly favored God will forgive her pride!"

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading --_Milnes._ The "Ocean Empress" steamed her way eastward.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading But now to see her living death-- Power, glory, arts, all gone-- Her empire lost and her poor breath Still vainly struggling on!

vainlyadverbUS /ˈveɪnli/

to no avail

From this reading But now to see her living death-- Power, glory, arts, all gone-- Her empire lost and her poor breath Still vainly struggling on!

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading If we had heard that she was dead We hastily had cried, "She was so richly favored God will forgive her pride!"

waynounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading --_Milnes._ The "Ocean Empress" steamed her way eastward.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading If we had heard that she was dead We hastily had cried, "She was so richly favored God will forgive her pride!"

weathernounUS /ˈweðər/

the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation

From this reading The month was favorable; the weather bright; the wind fair and the sea calm.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading If we had heard that she was dead We hastily had cried, "She was so richly favored God will forgive her pride!"

windnounUS /waɪnd/

air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading The month was favorable; the weather bright; the wind fair and the sea calm.

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