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Sparrows: The Story of an Unprotected Girl
Sparrows: The Story of an Unprotected Girl

Chapter XIV · Chapter 14

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"Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves' eyes.
"As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.
"Thou art all fair, my love; there is no spot in thee.
"Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck.
"Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb: honey and milk are under thy tongue.
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Sparrows: The Story of an Unprotected Girl

Chapter XIV · Chapter 14

Chapter 14 of Sparrows: The Story of an Unprotected Girl is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves' eyes.
/bɪˈhoʊld ðaʊ ɑːrt fer maɪ lʌv bɪˈhoʊld ðaʊ ɑːrt fer ðaʊ hæst dʌvz aɪz/
Line 2
"As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.
/æz ðə ˈlɪli əˈmʌŋ θɔːrnz soʊ ɪz maɪ lʌv əˈmʌŋ ðə ˈdɔːtərz/
Line 3
"Thou art all fair, my love; there is no spot in thee.
/ðaʊ ɑːrt ɔːl fer maɪ lʌv ðer ɪz noʊ spɑːt ɪn ðiː/
Line 4
"Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck.
Line 5
"Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb: honey and milk are under thy tongue.
/ðaɪ lɪps oʊ maɪ spaʊs drɑːp æz ðə ˈhʌnikoʊm ˈhʌni ənd mɪlk ɑːr ˈʌndər ðaɪ tʌŋ/

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chain noun US /tʃeɪn/

a series of things depending on each other as if linked together

From this reading “"Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck.”

doves noun US /dʌvz/

plural of “dove” — any of numerous small pigeons

From this reading “"Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves' eyes.”

honey noun US /ˈhʌni/

a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees

From this reading “"Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb: honey and milk are under thy tongue.”

honeycomb verb US /ˈhʌnikoʊm/

carve a honeycomb pattern into

From this reading “"Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb: honey and milk are under thy tongue.”

lily noun US /ˈlɪli/

any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers

From this reading “"As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.”

milk noun US /mɪlk/

a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings

From this reading “"Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb: honey and milk are under thy tongue.”

spouse noun US /spaʊs/

a person's partner in marriage

From this reading “"Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck.”

thorns noun US /θɔːrnz/

plural of “thorn” — something that causes irritation and annoyance

From this reading “"As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.”

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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 "Thou art all fair, my love; there is no spot in thee.

amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading "As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb: honey and milk are under thy tongue.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading "Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb: honey and milk are under thy tongue.

artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/

an old form of “are”, used with “thou”

From this reading "Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves' eyes.

AsconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading "As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.

BeholdverbUS /bɪˈhoʊld/

see with attention

From this reading "Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves' eyes.

chainnounUS /tʃeɪn/

a series of things depending on each other as if linked together

From this reading "Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck.

daughtersnounUS /ˈdɔːtərz/

plural of “daughter” — a female human offspring

From this reading "As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.

dovesnounUS /dʌvz/

plural of “dove” — any of numerous small pigeons

From this reading "Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves' eyes.

dropverbUS /drɑːp/

let fall to the ground

From this reading "Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb: honey and milk are under thy tongue.

eyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

From this reading "Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves' eyes.

fairadjectiveUS /fer/

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

From this reading "Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves' eyes.

hastauxiliary verbUS /hæst/

an old form of “have”, used with “thou”

From this reading "Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves' eyes.

heartnounUS /hɑːrt/

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading "Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck.

honeynounUS /ˈhʌni/

a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees

From this reading "Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb: honey and milk are under thy tongue.

honeycombverbUS /ˈhʌnikoʊm/

carve a honeycomb pattern into

From this reading "Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb: honey and milk are under thy tongue.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading "Thou art all fair, my love; there is no spot in thee.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading "As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.

lilynounUS /ˈlɪli/

any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers

From this reading "As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.

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 "Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb: honey and milk are under thy tongue.

lovenounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading "Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves' eyes.

milknounUS /mɪlk/

a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings

From this reading "Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb: honey and milk are under thy tongue.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves' eyes.

necknounUS /nek/

the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body

From this reading "Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading "Thou art all fair, my love; there is no spot in thee.

OnounUS /oʊ/

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading "Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb: honey and milk are under thy tongue.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading "Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck.

ravished

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

From this reading "Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck.

sisternounUS /ˈsɪstər/

a female person who has the same parents as another person

From this reading "Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.

spotnounUS /spɑːt/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading "Thou art all fair, my love; there is no spot in thee.

spousenounUS /spaʊs/

a person's partner in marriage

From this reading "Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.

theepronounUS /ðiː/

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading "Thou art all fair, my love; there is no spot in thee.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading "Thou art all fair, my love; there is no spot in thee.

thinepronounUS /ðaɪn/

an old word for “yours”

From this reading "Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck.

thornsnounUS /θɔːrnz/

plural of “thorn” — something that causes irritation and annoyance

From this reading "As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.

thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading "Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves' eyes.

thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading "Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck.

tonguenounUS /tʌŋ/

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

From this reading "Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb: honey and milk are under thy tongue.

underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading "Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb: honey and milk are under thy tongue.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck.

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