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The Bridge of the Gods A Romance of Indian

Chapter XXVI · Chapter 26

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THE MARRIAGE AND THE BREAKING UP.
Remembering love and all the dead delight, And all that time was sweet with for a space.
SWINBURNE.
After Cecil had been borne from the council-grove, the Indians, rousing themselves from the spell of the strange scene they had just witnessed, looked around for Tohomish the seer.
He was gone.
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The Bridge of the Gods A Romance of Indian

Chapter XXVI · Chapter 26

Chapter 26 of The Bridge of the Gods A Romance of Indian is here in full — 83 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/16 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE MARRIAGE AND THE BREAKING UP.
/ðə ˈmerɪdʒ ənd ðə ˈbreɪkɪŋ ʌp/
Line 2
Remembering love and all the dead delight, And all that time was sweet with for a space.
/rɪˈmembərɪŋ lʌv ənd ɔːl ðə ded dɪˈlaɪt ənd ɔːl ðæt taɪm wɑːz swiːt wɪð fɔːr ə speɪs/
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SWINBURNE.
Line 4
After Cecil had been borne from the council-grove, the Indians, rousing themselves from the spell of the strange scene they had just witnessed, looked around for Tohomish the seer.
Line 5
He was gone.
/hiː wɑːz ɡɔːn/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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borne verb US /bɔːrn/

inflected form of “bear” — have

From this reading “After Cecil had been borne from the council-grove, the Indians, rousing themselves from the spell of the strange scene they had just witnessed, looked around for Tohomish the seer.”

breaking noun US /ˈbreɪkɪŋ/

the act of breaking something

From this reading “THE MARRIAGE AND THE BREAKING UP.”

Indians noun US /ˈɪndiənz/

plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India

From this reading “After Cecil had been borne from the council-grove, the Indians, rousing themselves from the spell of the strange scene they had just witnessed, looked around for Tohomish the seer.”

Remembering noun US /rɪˈmembərɪŋ/

the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered

From this reading “Remembering love and all the dead delight, And all that time was sweet with for a space.”

rousing adjective US /ˈraʊzɪŋ/

capable of arousing enthusiasm or excitement

From this reading “After Cecil had been borne from the council-grove, the Indians, rousing themselves from the spell of the strange scene they had just witnessed, looked around for Tohomish the seer.”

seer noun US /siːr/

a person with unusual powers of foresight

From this reading “After Cecil had been borne from the council-grove, the Indians, rousing themselves from the spell of the strange scene they had just witnessed, looked around for Tohomish the seer.”

spell verb US /spel/

orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of

From this reading “After Cecil had been borne from the council-grove, the Indians, rousing themselves from the spell of the strange scene they had just witnessed, looked around for Tohomish the seer.”

witnessed verb US /ˈwɪtnəst/

past form of “witness” — be a witness to

From this reading “After Cecil had been borne from the council-grove, the Indians, rousing themselves from the spell of the strange scene they had just witnessed, looked around for Tohomish the seer.”

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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 Remembering love and all the dead delight, And all that time was sweet with for a space.

AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading After Cecil had been borne from the council-grove, the Indians, rousing themselves from the spell of the strange scene they had just witnessed, looked around for Tohomish the seer.

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 Remembering love and all the dead delight, And all that time was sweet with for a space.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading THE MARRIAGE AND THE BREAKING UP.

aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading After Cecil had been borne from the council-grove, the Indians, rousing themselves from the spell of the strange scene they had just witnessed, looked around for Tohomish the seer.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading After Cecil had been borne from the council-grove, the Indians, rousing themselves from the spell of the strange scene they had just witnessed, looked around for Tohomish the seer.

borneverbUS /bɔːrn/

inflected form of “bear” — have

From this reading After Cecil had been borne from the council-grove, the Indians, rousing themselves from the spell of the strange scene they had just witnessed, looked around for Tohomish the seer.

BREAKINGnounUS /ˈbreɪkɪŋ/

the act of breaking something

From this reading THE MARRIAGE AND THE BREAKING UP.

Cecil

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From this reading After Cecil had been borne from the council-grove, the Indians, rousing themselves from the spell of the strange scene they had just witnessed, looked around for Tohomish the seer.

council-grove

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From this reading After Cecil had been borne from the council-grove, the Indians, rousing themselves from the spell of the strange scene they had just witnessed, looked around for Tohomish the seer.

deadadjectiveUS /ded/

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

From this reading Remembering love and all the dead delight, And all that time was sweet with for a space.

delightverbUS /dɪˈlaɪt/

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading Remembering love and all the dead delight, And all that time was sweet with for a space.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Remembering love and all the dead delight, And all that time was sweet with for a space.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading After Cecil had been borne from the council-grove, the Indians, rousing themselves from the spell of the strange scene they had just witnessed, looked around for Tohomish the seer.

goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/

destroyed or killed

From this reading He was gone.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading After Cecil had been borne from the council-grove, the Indians, rousing themselves from the spell of the strange scene they had just witnessed, looked around for Tohomish the seer.

HepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading He was gone.

IndiansnounUS /ˈɪndiənz/

plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India

From this reading After Cecil had been borne from the council-grove, the Indians, rousing themselves from the spell of the strange scene they had just witnessed, looked around for Tohomish the seer.

justadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading After Cecil had been borne from the council-grove, the Indians, rousing themselves from the spell of the strange scene they had just witnessed, looked around for Tohomish the seer.

lookedverbUS /lʊkt/

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading After Cecil had been borne from the council-grove, the Indians, rousing themselves from the spell of the strange scene they had just witnessed, looked around for Tohomish the seer.

lovenounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading Remembering love and all the dead delight, And all that time was sweet with for a space.

MARRIAGEnounUS /ˈmerɪdʒ/

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

From this reading THE MARRIAGE AND THE BREAKING UP.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading After Cecil had been borne from the council-grove, the Indians, rousing themselves from the spell of the strange scene they had just witnessed, looked around for Tohomish the seer.

RememberingnounUS /rɪˈmembərɪŋ/

the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered

From this reading Remembering love and all the dead delight, And all that time was sweet with for a space.

rousingadjectiveUS /ˈraʊzɪŋ/

capable of arousing enthusiasm or excitement

From this reading After Cecil had been borne from the council-grove, the Indians, rousing themselves from the spell of the strange scene they had just witnessed, looked around for Tohomish the seer.

scenenounUS /siːn/

the place where some action occurs

From this reading After Cecil had been borne from the council-grove, the Indians, rousing themselves from the spell of the strange scene they had just witnessed, looked around for Tohomish the seer.

seernounUS /siːr/

a person with unusual powers of foresight

From this reading After Cecil had been borne from the council-grove, the Indians, rousing themselves from the spell of the strange scene they had just witnessed, looked around for Tohomish the seer.

spacenounUS /speɪs/

the unlimited expanse in which everything is located

From this reading Remembering love and all the dead delight, And all that time was sweet with for a space.

spellverbUS /spel/

orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of

From this reading After Cecil had been borne from the council-grove, the Indians, rousing themselves from the spell of the strange scene they had just witnessed, looked around for Tohomish the seer.

strangeadjectiveUS /streɪndʒ/

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading After Cecil had been borne from the council-grove, the Indians, rousing themselves from the spell of the strange scene they had just witnessed, looked around for Tohomish the seer.

sweetadjectiveUS /swiːt/

having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading Remembering love and all the dead delight, And all that time was sweet with for a space.

SWINBURNEnoun

English poet (1837-1909)

From this reading SWINBURNE.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Remembering love and all the dead delight, And all that time was sweet with for a space.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE MARRIAGE AND THE BREAKING UP.

themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading After Cecil had been borne from the council-grove, the Indians, rousing themselves from the spell of the strange scene they had just witnessed, looked around for Tohomish the seer.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

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

From this reading After Cecil had been borne from the council-grove, the Indians, rousing themselves from the spell of the strange scene they had just witnessed, looked around for Tohomish the seer.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Remembering love and all the dead delight, And all that time was sweet with for a space.

Tohomish

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

From this reading After Cecil had been borne from the council-grove, the Indians, rousing themselves from the spell of the strange scene they had just witnessed, looked around for Tohomish the seer.

UPadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading THE MARRIAGE AND THE BREAKING UP.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Remembering love and all the dead delight, And all that time was sweet with for a space.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Remembering love and all the dead delight, And all that time was sweet with for a space.

witnessedverbUS /ˈwɪtnəst/

past form of “witness” — be a witness to

From this reading After Cecil had been borne from the council-grove, the Indians, rousing themselves from the spell of the strange scene they had just witnessed, looked around for Tohomish the seer.

Chapter 26 of The Bridge of the Gods A Romance of Indian by Frederic Homer Balch holds 83 sentences, grouped into 17 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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