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Smith and the Pharaohs, and other Tales

Chapter XIX · Chapter 19

Chapter 19 of Smith and the Pharaohs, and other Tales is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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PARTED Hard indeed would it be to find a happier marriage than that of Anthony and Barbara.
They adored each other.
Never a shadow came between them.
Almost might it be said that their thoughts were one thought and their hearts one heart.
It is common to hear of twin souls, but how often are they to be met with in the actual experience of life?
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Smith and the Pharaohs, and other Tales

Chapter XIX · Chapter 19

Chapter 19 of Smith and the Pharaohs, and other Tales is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/33 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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PARTED Hard indeed would it be to find a happier marriage than that of Anthony and Barbara.
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They adored each other.
/ðeɪ əˈdɔːrd iːtʃ ˈʌðər/
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Never a shadow came between them.
/ˈnevər ə ˈʃæd.oʊ keɪm bɪˈtwiːn ðem/
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Almost might it be said that their thoughts were one thought and their hearts one heart.
/ˈɔːlmoʊst maɪt ɪt biː sed ðæt ðer θɔːts wɜːr wʌn θɔːt ənd ðer hɑːrts wʌn hɑːrt/
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It is common to hear of twin souls, but how often are they to be met with in the actual experience of life?

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.

actual adjective US /ˈæktʃəwəl/

presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible

From this reading “It is common to hear of twin souls, but how often are they to be met with in the actual experience of life?”

adored adjective US /əˈdɔːrd/

regarded with deep or rapturous love (especially as if for a god)

From this reading “They adored each other.”

Anthony noun US /ˈænθəni/

Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)

From this reading “PARTED Hard indeed would it be to find a happier marriage than that of Anthony and Barbara.”

happier adjective US /ˈhæpiər/

comparative of “happy” — enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading “PARTED Hard indeed would it be to find a happier marriage than that of Anthony and Barbara.”

hearts noun US /hɑːrts/

a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades

From this reading “Almost might it be said that their thoughts were one thought and their hearts one heart.”

parted adjective US /ˈpɑːrtɪd/

having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes

From this reading “PARTED Hard indeed would it be to find a happier marriage than that of Anthony and Barbara.”

souls noun US /soʊlz/

plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading “It is common to hear of twin souls, but how often are they to be met with in the actual experience of life?”

twin noun US /twɪn/

either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy

From this reading “It is common to hear of twin souls, but how often are they to be met with in the actual experience of life?”

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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 PARTED Hard indeed would it be to find a happier marriage than that of Anthony and Barbara.

actualadjectiveUS /ˈæktʃəwəl/

presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible

From this reading It is common to hear of twin souls, but how often are they to be met with in the actual experience of life?

adoredadjectiveUS /əˈdɔːrd/

regarded with deep or rapturous love (especially as if for a god)

From this reading They adored each other.

AlmostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading Almost might it be said that their thoughts were one thought and their hearts one heart.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading PARTED Hard indeed would it be to find a happier marriage than that of Anthony and Barbara.

AnthonynounUS /ˈænθəni/

Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)

From this reading PARTED Hard indeed would it be to find a happier marriage than that of Anthony and Barbara.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading It is common to hear of twin souls, but how often are they to be met with in the actual experience of life?

Barbara

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

From this reading PARTED Hard indeed would it be to find a happier marriage than that of Anthony and Barbara.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading PARTED Hard indeed would it be to find a happier marriage than that of Anthony and Barbara.

betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading Never a shadow came between them.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading It is common to hear of twin souls, but how often are they to be met with in the actual experience of life?

cameverbUS /keɪm/

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

From this reading Never a shadow came between them.

commonadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːmən/

belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public

From this reading It is common to hear of twin souls, but how often are they to be met with in the actual experience of life?

eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading They adored each other.

experienceverbUS /ɪkˈspɪriəns/

undergo or live through a difficult experience

From this reading It is common to hear of twin souls, but how often are they to be met with in the actual experience of life?

findverbUS /faɪnd/

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading PARTED Hard indeed would it be to find a happier marriage than that of Anthony and Barbara.

happieradjectiveUS /ˈhæpiər/

comparative of “happy” — enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading PARTED Hard indeed would it be to find a happier marriage than that of Anthony and Barbara.

HardadjectiveUS /hɑːrd/

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading PARTED Hard indeed would it be to find a happier marriage than that of Anthony and Barbara.

hearverbUS /hiːr/

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading It is common to hear of twin souls, but how often are they to be met with in the actual experience of life?

heartnounUS /hɑːrt/

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading Almost might it be said that their thoughts were one thought and their hearts one heart.

heartsnounUS /hɑːrts/

a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades

From this reading Almost might it be said that their thoughts were one thought and their hearts one heart.

how

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

From this reading It is common to hear of twin souls, but how often are they to be met with in the actual experience of life?

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading It is common to hear of twin souls, but how often are they to be met with in the actual experience of life?

indeedadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdiːd/

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading PARTED Hard indeed would it be to find a happier marriage than that of Anthony and Barbara.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading It is common to hear of twin souls, but how often are they to be met with in the actual experience of life?

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading PARTED Hard indeed would it be to find a happier marriage than that of Anthony and Barbara.

lifenounUS /laɪf/

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading It is common to hear of twin souls, but how often are they to be met with in the actual experience of life?

marriagenounUS /ˈmerɪdʒ/

the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)

From this reading PARTED Hard indeed would it be to find a happier marriage than that of Anthony and Barbara.

metverbUS /met/

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading It is common to hear of twin souls, but how often are they to be met with in the actual experience of life?

mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Almost might it be said that their thoughts were one thought and their hearts one heart.

NeveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Never a shadow came between them.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading PARTED Hard indeed would it be to find a happier marriage than that of Anthony and Barbara.

oftenadverbUS /ˈɔːfən/

many times at short intervals

From this reading It is common to hear of twin souls, but how often are they to be met with in the actual experience of life?

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Almost might it be said that their thoughts were one thought and their hearts one heart.

otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading They adored each other.

PARTEDadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːrtɪd/

having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes

From this reading PARTED Hard indeed would it be to find a happier marriage than that of Anthony and Barbara.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading Almost might it be said that their thoughts were one thought and their hearts one heart.

shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/

A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.

From this reading Never a shadow came between them.

soulsnounUS /soʊlz/

plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading It is common to hear of twin souls, but how often are they to be met with in the actual experience of life?

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading PARTED Hard indeed would it be to find a happier marriage than that of Anthony and Barbara.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading PARTED Hard indeed would it be to find a happier marriage than that of Anthony and Barbara.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading It is common to hear of twin souls, but how often are they to be met with in the actual experience of life?

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Almost might it be said that their thoughts were one thought and their hearts one heart.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Never a shadow came between them.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

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

From this reading They adored each other.

thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading Almost might it be said that their thoughts were one thought and their hearts one heart.

thoughtsnounUS /θɔːts/

plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading Almost might it be said that their thoughts were one thought and their hearts one heart.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading PARTED Hard indeed would it be to find a happier marriage than that of Anthony and Barbara.

twinnounUS /twɪn/

either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy

From this reading It is common to hear of twin souls, but how often are they to be met with in the actual experience of life?

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

From this reading Almost might it be said that their thoughts were one thought and their hearts one heart.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading It is common to hear of twin souls, but how often are they to be met with in the actual experience of life?

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

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

From this reading PARTED Hard indeed would it be to find a happier marriage than that of Anthony and Barbara.

Chapter 19 of Smith and the Pharaohs, and other Tales by H. Rider (Henry Rider) Haggard holds 167 sentences, grouped into 34 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 19 holds 167 sentences of Smith and the Pharaohs, and other Tales, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 19 of Smith and the Pharaohs, and other Tales by H. Rider (Henry Rider) Haggard exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 167 sentences, grouped into 34 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

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Smith
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Seated
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Sanctum
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