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The Blue Lagoon: A Romance
The Blue Lagoon: A Romance

Chapter XX · Chapter 20

Chapter 20 of The Blue Lagoon: A Romance is here in full — 74 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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WHAT BEAUTY CONCEALED Emmeline, seated on the coral rock, had almost forgotten Dick for a moment.
The sun was setting, and the warm amber light of the sunset shone on reef and rock-pool.
Just at sunset and low tide the reef had a peculiar fascination for her.
It had the low-tide smell of sea-weed exposed to the air, and the torment and trouble of the breakers seemed eased.
Before her, and on either side, the foam-dashed coral glowed in amber and gold, and the great Pacific came glassing and glittering in, voiceless and peaceful, till it reached the strand and burst into song and spray.
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The Blue Lagoon: A Romance

Chapter XX · Chapter 20

Chapter 20 of The Blue Lagoon: A Romance is here in full — 74 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/14 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
WHAT BEAUTY CONCEALED Emmeline, seated on the coral rock, had almost forgotten Dick for a moment.
Line 2
The sun was setting, and the warm amber light of the sunset shone on reef and rock-pool.
Line 3
Just at sunset and low tide the reef had a peculiar fascination for her.
Line 4
It had the low-tide smell of sea-weed exposed to the air, and the torment and trouble of the breakers seemed eased.
Line 5
Before her, and on either side, the foam-dashed coral glowed in amber and gold, and the great Pacific came glassing and glittering in, voiceless and peaceful, till it reached the strand and burst into song and spray.

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Forgotten adjective US /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

From this reading “WHAT BEAUTY CONCEALED Emmeline, seated on the coral rock, had almost forgotten Dick for a moment.”

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a

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From this reading WHAT BEAUTY CONCEALED Emmeline, seated on the coral rock, had almost forgotten Dick for a moment.

air

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From this reading It had the low-tide smell of sea-weed exposed to the air, and the torment and trouble of the breakers seemed eased.

almost

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From this reading WHAT BEAUTY CONCEALED Emmeline, seated on the coral rock, had almost forgotten Dick for a moment.

amber

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From this reading The sun was setting, and the warm amber light of the sunset shone on reef and rock-pool.

and

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From this reading The sun was setting, and the warm amber light of the sunset shone on reef and rock-pool.

at

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From this reading Just at sunset and low tide the reef had a peculiar fascination for her.

BEAUTY

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From this reading WHAT BEAUTY CONCEALED Emmeline, seated on the coral rock, had almost forgotten Dick for a moment.

Before

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From this reading Before her, and on either side, the foam-dashed coral glowed in amber and gold, and the great Pacific came glassing and glittering in, voiceless and peaceful, till it reached the strand and burst into song and spray.

breakers

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From this reading It had the low-tide smell of sea-weed exposed to the air, and the torment and trouble of the breakers seemed eased.

burst

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From this reading Before her, and on either side, the foam-dashed coral glowed in amber and gold, and the great Pacific came glassing and glittering in, voiceless and peaceful, till it reached the strand and burst into song and spray.

came

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From this reading Before her, and on either side, the foam-dashed coral glowed in amber and gold, and the great Pacific came glassing and glittering in, voiceless and peaceful, till it reached the strand and burst into song and spray.

CONCEALED

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From this reading WHAT BEAUTY CONCEALED Emmeline, seated on the coral rock, had almost forgotten Dick for a moment.

coral

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From this reading WHAT BEAUTY CONCEALED Emmeline, seated on the coral rock, had almost forgotten Dick for a moment.

Dick

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From this reading WHAT BEAUTY CONCEALED Emmeline, seated on the coral rock, had almost forgotten Dick for a moment.

eased

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From this reading It had the low-tide smell of sea-weed exposed to the air, and the torment and trouble of the breakers seemed eased.

either

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From this reading Before her, and on either side, the foam-dashed coral glowed in amber and gold, and the great Pacific came glassing and glittering in, voiceless and peaceful, till it reached the strand and burst into song and spray.

Emmeline

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From this reading WHAT BEAUTY CONCEALED Emmeline, seated on the coral rock, had almost forgotten Dick for a moment.

exposed

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From this reading It had the low-tide smell of sea-weed exposed to the air, and the torment and trouble of the breakers seemed eased.

fascination

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From this reading Just at sunset and low tide the reef had a peculiar fascination for her.

foam-dashed

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From this reading Before her, and on either side, the foam-dashed coral glowed in amber and gold, and the great Pacific came glassing and glittering in, voiceless and peaceful, till it reached the strand and burst into song and spray.

for

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From this reading WHAT BEAUTY CONCEALED Emmeline, seated on the coral rock, had almost forgotten Dick for a moment.

forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

From this reading WHAT BEAUTY CONCEALED Emmeline, seated on the coral rock, had almost forgotten Dick for a moment.

glassing

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From this reading Before her, and on either side, the foam-dashed coral glowed in amber and gold, and the great Pacific came glassing and glittering in, voiceless and peaceful, till it reached the strand and burst into song and spray.

glittering

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From this reading Before her, and on either side, the foam-dashed coral glowed in amber and gold, and the great Pacific came glassing and glittering in, voiceless and peaceful, till it reached the strand and burst into song and spray.

glowed

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From this reading Before her, and on either side, the foam-dashed coral glowed in amber and gold, and the great Pacific came glassing and glittering in, voiceless and peaceful, till it reached the strand and burst into song and spray.

gold

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From this reading Before her, and on either side, the foam-dashed coral glowed in amber and gold, and the great Pacific came glassing and glittering in, voiceless and peaceful, till it reached the strand and burst into song and spray.

great

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From this reading Before her, and on either side, the foam-dashed coral glowed in amber and gold, and the great Pacific came glassing and glittering in, voiceless and peaceful, till it reached the strand and burst into song and spray.

had

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From this reading WHAT BEAUTY CONCEALED Emmeline, seated on the coral rock, had almost forgotten Dick for a moment.

her

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From this reading Just at sunset and low tide the reef had a peculiar fascination for her.

in

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From this reading Before her, and on either side, the foam-dashed coral glowed in amber and gold, and the great Pacific came glassing and glittering in, voiceless and peaceful, till it reached the strand and burst into song and spray.

into

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From this reading Before her, and on either side, the foam-dashed coral glowed in amber and gold, and the great Pacific came glassing and glittering in, voiceless and peaceful, till it reached the strand and burst into song and spray.

It

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From this reading It had the low-tide smell of sea-weed exposed to the air, and the torment and trouble of the breakers seemed eased.

Just

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From this reading Just at sunset and low tide the reef had a peculiar fascination for her.

light

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From this reading The sun was setting, and the warm amber light of the sunset shone on reef and rock-pool.

low

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From this reading Just at sunset and low tide the reef had a peculiar fascination for her.

low-tide

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From this reading It had the low-tide smell of sea-weed exposed to the air, and the torment and trouble of the breakers seemed eased.

moment

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From this reading WHAT BEAUTY CONCEALED Emmeline, seated on the coral rock, had almost forgotten Dick for a moment.

of

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From this reading The sun was setting, and the warm amber light of the sunset shone on reef and rock-pool.

on

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From this reading WHAT BEAUTY CONCEALED Emmeline, seated on the coral rock, had almost forgotten Dick for a moment.

Pacific

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From this reading Before her, and on either side, the foam-dashed coral glowed in amber and gold, and the great Pacific came glassing and glittering in, voiceless and peaceful, till it reached the strand and burst into song and spray.

peaceful

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From this reading Before her, and on either side, the foam-dashed coral glowed in amber and gold, and the great Pacific came glassing and glittering in, voiceless and peaceful, till it reached the strand and burst into song and spray.

peculiar

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From this reading Just at sunset and low tide the reef had a peculiar fascination for her.

reached

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From this reading Before her, and on either side, the foam-dashed coral glowed in amber and gold, and the great Pacific came glassing and glittering in, voiceless and peaceful, till it reached the strand and burst into song and spray.

reef

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From this reading The sun was setting, and the warm amber light of the sunset shone on reef and rock-pool.

rock

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From this reading WHAT BEAUTY CONCEALED Emmeline, seated on the coral rock, had almost forgotten Dick for a moment.

rock-pool

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From this reading The sun was setting, and the warm amber light of the sunset shone on reef and rock-pool.

sea-weed

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From this reading It had the low-tide smell of sea-weed exposed to the air, and the torment and trouble of the breakers seemed eased.

seated

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From this reading WHAT BEAUTY CONCEALED Emmeline, seated on the coral rock, had almost forgotten Dick for a moment.

seemed

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From this reading It had the low-tide smell of sea-weed exposed to the air, and the torment and trouble of the breakers seemed eased.

setting

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From this reading The sun was setting, and the warm amber light of the sunset shone on reef and rock-pool.

shone

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From this reading The sun was setting, and the warm amber light of the sunset shone on reef and rock-pool.

side

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From this reading Before her, and on either side, the foam-dashed coral glowed in amber and gold, and the great Pacific came glassing and glittering in, voiceless and peaceful, till it reached the strand and burst into song and spray.

smell

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From this reading It had the low-tide smell of sea-weed exposed to the air, and the torment and trouble of the breakers seemed eased.

song

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From this reading Before her, and on either side, the foam-dashed coral glowed in amber and gold, and the great Pacific came glassing and glittering in, voiceless and peaceful, till it reached the strand and burst into song and spray.

spray

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From this reading Before her, and on either side, the foam-dashed coral glowed in amber and gold, and the great Pacific came glassing and glittering in, voiceless and peaceful, till it reached the strand and burst into song and spray.

strand

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From this reading Before her, and on either side, the foam-dashed coral glowed in amber and gold, and the great Pacific came glassing and glittering in, voiceless and peaceful, till it reached the strand and burst into song and spray.

sun

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From this reading The sun was setting, and the warm amber light of the sunset shone on reef and rock-pool.

sunset

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From this reading The sun was setting, and the warm amber light of the sunset shone on reef and rock-pool.

the

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From this reading WHAT BEAUTY CONCEALED Emmeline, seated on the coral rock, had almost forgotten Dick for a moment.

tide

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From this reading Just at sunset and low tide the reef had a peculiar fascination for her.

till

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From this reading Before her, and on either side, the foam-dashed coral glowed in amber and gold, and the great Pacific came glassing and glittering in, voiceless and peaceful, till it reached the strand and burst into song and spray.

to

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From this reading It had the low-tide smell of sea-weed exposed to the air, and the torment and trouble of the breakers seemed eased.

torment

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From this reading It had the low-tide smell of sea-weed exposed to the air, and the torment and trouble of the breakers seemed eased.

trouble

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From this reading It had the low-tide smell of sea-weed exposed to the air, and the torment and trouble of the breakers seemed eased.

voiceless

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From this reading Before her, and on either side, the foam-dashed coral glowed in amber and gold, and the great Pacific came glassing and glittering in, voiceless and peaceful, till it reached the strand and burst into song and spray.

warm

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From this reading The sun was setting, and the warm amber light of the sunset shone on reef and rock-pool.

was

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From this reading The sun was setting, and the warm amber light of the sunset shone on reef and rock-pool.

WHAT

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From this reading WHAT BEAUTY CONCEALED Emmeline, seated on the coral rock, had almost forgotten Dick for a moment.

Chapter 20 of The Blue Lagoon: A Romance by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole holds 74 sentences, grouped into 15 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.

What does chapter 20 of The Blue Lagoon: A Romance contain?

Chapter 20 holds 74 sentences of The Blue Lagoon: A Romance, unabridged, divided into 15 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 20 of The Blue Lagoon: A Romance by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 74 sentences, grouped into 15 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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