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The Cassowary

Chapter XXVIII

Chapter 28 of The Cassowary is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Stanley Waterloo • Curated US English Learning Edition
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LOVE'S INSOLENCE The easy impudence, the loving insolence, the large, feudal lord air of proprietorship, of the man who has just come into possession of the one woman is sometimes a development beyond belief.
Reprehensible, certainly.
Stafford had not slept much.
All night he had lain awake, trying to realize what it was that had come to him, the beneficence of Providence, the magnitude of what earth has sometimes to give.
It was only with dawn that he slept at all, and his dreams were good.
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The Cassowary

Chapter XXVIII

Chapter 28 of The Cassowary is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/22 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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LOVE'S INSOLENCE The easy impudence, the loving insolence, the large, feudal lord air of proprietorship, of the man who has just come into possession of the one woman is sometimes a development beyond belief.
Line 2
Reprehensible, certainly.
/ˌreprɪˈhensəbəl ˈsɜːrtənli/
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Stafford had not slept much.
Line 4
All night he had lain awake, trying to realize what it was that had come to him, the beneficence of Providence, the magnitude of what earth has sometimes to give.
/ɔːl naɪt hiː hæd leɪn əˈweɪk ˈtraɪɪŋ tuː ˈriːəlaɪz wʌt ɪt wɑːz ðæt hæd kʌm tuː hɪm ðə bəˈnefəsəns ʌv ˈprɑː.və.dəns ðə ˈmæɡnətuːd ʌv wʌt ɜːrθ hæz səmˈtaɪmz tuː ɡɪv/
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It was only with dawn that he slept at all, and his dreams were good.
/ɪt wɑːz ˈoʊnli wɪð dɔːn ðæt hiː slept æt ɔːl ənd hɪz driːmz wɜːr ɡʊd/

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beneficence noun US /bəˈnefəsəns/

doing good; feeling beneficent

From this reading “All night he had lain awake, trying to realize what it was that had come to him, the beneficence of Providence, the magnitude of what earth has sometimes to give.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
feudal adjective US /ˈfjuːdəl/

of or relating to or characteristic of feudalism

From this reading “LOVE'S INSOLENCE The easy impudence, the loving insolence, the large, feudal lord air of proprietorship, of the man who has just come into possession of the one woman is sometimes a development beyond belief.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
insolence noun US /ˈɪnsələns/

the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties

From this reading “LOVE'S INSOLENCE The easy impudence, the loving insolence, the large, feudal lord air of proprietorship, of the man who has just come into possession of the one woman is sometimes a development beyond belief.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lain verb US /leɪn/

inflected form of “lie” — be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position

From this reading “All night he had lain awake, trying to realize what it was that had come to him, the beneficence of Providence, the magnitude of what earth has sometimes to give.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
love's noun US /lʌvz/

possessive form of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading “LOVE'S INSOLENCE The easy impudence, the loving insolence, the large, feudal lord air of proprietorship, of the man who has just come into possession of the one woman is sometimes a development beyond belief.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
magnitude noun US /ˈmæɡnətuːd/

the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small)

From this reading “All night he had lain awake, trying to realize what it was that had come to him, the beneficence of Providence, the magnitude of what earth has sometimes to give.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
proprietorship noun US /prəˈpraɪətərʃɪp/

an unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profits

From this reading “LOVE'S INSOLENCE The easy impudence, the loving insolence, the large, feudal lord air of proprietorship, of the man who has just come into possession of the one woman is sometimes a development beyond belief.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Reprehensible adjective US /ˌreprɪˈhensəbəl/

bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure

From this reading “Reprehensible, certainly.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

feudal lord adjective + noun

a man of rank in the ancient regime

In this reading “LOVE'S INSOLENCE The easy impudence, the loving insolence, the large, feudal lord air of proprietorship, of the man who has just come into possession of the one woman is sometimes a development beyond belief.”

227 times in 225,867 chapters
lain awake verb + adjective counted as “lie awake”

lie without sleeping

In this reading “All night he had lain awake, trying to realize what it was that had come to him, the beneficence of Providence, the magnitude of what earth has sometimes to give.”

1,554 times in 225,867 chapters
beyond belief preposition + noun

In this reading “LOVE'S INSOLENCE The easy impudence, the loving insolence, the large, feudal lord air of proprietorship, of the man who has just come into possession of the one woman is sometimes a development beyond belief.”

738 times in 225,867 chapters
come into verb + particle

obtain, especially accidentally

In this reading “LOVE'S INSOLENCE The easy impudence, the loving insolence, the large, feudal lord air of proprietorship, of the man who has just come into possession of the one woman is sometimes a development beyond belief.”

66,662 times in 225,867 chapters
All night adjective + noun

In this reading “All night he had lain awake, trying to realize what it was that had come to him, the beneficence of Providence, the magnitude of what earth has sometimes to give.”

24,605 times in 225,867 chapters
into possession preposition + noun

In this reading “LOVE'S INSOLENCE The easy impudence, the loving insolence, the large, feudal lord air of proprietorship, of the man who has just come into possession of the one woman is sometimes a development beyond belief.”

1,173 times in 225,867 chapters

All words in this reading · 61

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading LOVE'S INSOLENCE The easy impudence, the loving insolence, the large, feudal lord air of proprietorship, of the man who has just come into possession of the one woman is sometimes a development beyond belief.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
airnounUS /er/

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading LOVE'S INSOLENCE The easy impudence, the loving insolence, the large, feudal lord air of proprietorship, of the man who has just come into possession of the one woman is sometimes a development beyond belief.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
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 All night he had lain awake, trying to realize what it was that had come to him, the beneficence of Providence, the magnitude of what earth has sometimes to give.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading It was only with dawn that he slept at all, and his dreams were good.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading It was only with dawn that he slept at all, and his dreams were good.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
awakeadjectiveUS /əˈweɪk/

not in a state of sleep; completely conscious

From this reading All night he had lain awake, trying to realize what it was that had come to him, the beneficence of Providence, the magnitude of what earth has sometimes to give.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
beliefnounUS /bɪˈliːf/

any cognitive content held as true

From this reading LOVE'S INSOLENCE The easy impudence, the loving insolence, the large, feudal lord air of proprietorship, of the man who has just come into possession of the one woman is sometimes a development beyond belief.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
beneficencenounUS /bəˈnefəsəns/

doing good; feeling beneficent

From this reading All night he had lain awake, trying to realize what it was that had come to him, the beneficence of Providence, the magnitude of what earth has sometimes to give.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/

on the far side of; further than

From this reading LOVE'S INSOLENCE The easy impudence, the loving insolence, the large, feudal lord air of proprietorship, of the man who has just come into possession of the one woman is sometimes a development beyond belief.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
certainlyadverbUS /ˈsɜːrtənli/

definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)

From this reading Reprehensible, certainly.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading LOVE'S INSOLENCE The easy impudence, the loving insolence, the large, feudal lord air of proprietorship, of the man who has just come into possession of the one woman is sometimes a development beyond belief.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
dawnnounUS /dɔːn/

the first light of day

From this reading It was only with dawn that he slept at all, and his dreams were good.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
developmentnounUS /dɪˈveləpmənt/

act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining

From this reading LOVE'S INSOLENCE The easy impudence, the loving insolence, the large, feudal lord air of proprietorship, of the man who has just come into possession of the one woman is sometimes a development beyond belief.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
dreamsnounUS /driːmz/

plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep

From this reading It was only with dawn that he slept at all, and his dreams were good.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
earthnounUS /ɜːrθ/

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading All night he had lain awake, trying to realize what it was that had come to him, the beneficence of Providence, the magnitude of what earth has sometimes to give.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
easyadjectiveUS /ˈiːzi/

posing no difficulty; requiring little effort

From this reading LOVE'S INSOLENCE The easy impudence, the loving insolence, the large, feudal lord air of proprietorship, of the man who has just come into possession of the one woman is sometimes a development beyond belief.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
feudaladjectiveUS /ˈfjuːdəl/

of or relating to or characteristic of feudalism

From this reading LOVE'S INSOLENCE The easy impudence, the loving insolence, the large, feudal lord air of proprietorship, of the man who has just come into possession of the one woman is sometimes a development beyond belief.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
giveverbUS /ɡɪv/

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading All night he had lain awake, trying to realize what it was that had come to him, the beneficence of Providence, the magnitude of what earth has sometimes to give.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading It was only with dawn that he slept at all, and his dreams were good.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading Stafford had not slept much.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

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

From this reading LOVE'S INSOLENCE The easy impudence, the loving insolence, the large, feudal lord air of proprietorship, of the man who has just come into possession of the one woman is sometimes a development beyond belief.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading All night he had lain awake, trying to realize what it was that had come to him, the beneficence of Providence, the magnitude of what earth has sometimes to give.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading All night he had lain awake, trying to realize what it was that had come to him, the beneficence of Providence, the magnitude of what earth has sometimes to give.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading It was only with dawn that he slept at all, and his dreams were good.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
impudencenoun

an impudent statement

From this reading LOVE'S INSOLENCE The easy impudence, the loving insolence, the large, feudal lord air of proprietorship, of the man who has just come into possession of the one woman is sometimes a development beyond belief.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
INSOLENCEnounUS /ˈɪnsələns/

the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties

From this reading LOVE'S INSOLENCE The easy impudence, the loving insolence, the large, feudal lord air of proprietorship, of the man who has just come into possession of the one woman is sometimes a development beyond belief.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading LOVE'S INSOLENCE The easy impudence, the loving insolence, the large, feudal lord air of proprietorship, of the man who has just come into possession of the one woman is sometimes a development beyond belief.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading LOVE'S INSOLENCE The easy impudence, the loving insolence, the large, feudal lord air of proprietorship, of the man who has just come into possession of the one woman is sometimes a development beyond belief.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading All night he had lain awake, trying to realize what it was that had come to him, the beneficence of Providence, the magnitude of what earth has sometimes to give.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading LOVE'S INSOLENCE The easy impudence, the loving insolence, the large, feudal lord air of proprietorship, of the man who has just come into possession of the one woman is sometimes a development beyond belief.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lainverbUS /leɪn/

inflected form of “lie” — be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position

From this reading All night he had lain awake, trying to realize what it was that had come to him, the beneficence of Providence, the magnitude of what earth has sometimes to give.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading LOVE'S INSOLENCE The easy impudence, the loving insolence, the large, feudal lord air of proprietorship, of the man who has just come into possession of the one woman is sometimes a development beyond belief.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lordnounUS /lɔːrd/

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading LOVE'S INSOLENCE The easy impudence, the loving insolence, the large, feudal lord air of proprietorship, of the man who has just come into possession of the one woman is sometimes a development beyond belief.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
LOVE'SnounUS /lʌvz/

possessive form of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading LOVE'S INSOLENCE The easy impudence, the loving insolence, the large, feudal lord air of proprietorship, of the man who has just come into possession of the one woman is sometimes a development beyond belief.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lovingadjectiveUS /ˈlʌvɪŋ/

feeling or showing love and affection

From this reading LOVE'S INSOLENCE The easy impudence, the loving insolence, the large, feudal lord air of proprietorship, of the man who has just come into possession of the one woman is sometimes a development beyond belief.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
magnitudenounUS /ˈmæɡnətuːd/

the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small)

From this reading All night he had lain awake, trying to realize what it was that had come to him, the beneficence of Providence, the magnitude of what earth has sometimes to give.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading LOVE'S INSOLENCE The easy impudence, the loving insolence, the large, feudal lord air of proprietorship, of the man who has just come into possession of the one woman is sometimes a development beyond belief.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Stafford had not slept much.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
nightnounUS /naɪt/

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading All night he had lain awake, trying to realize what it was that had come to him, the beneficence of Providence, the magnitude of what earth has sometimes to give.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Stafford had not slept much.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading LOVE'S INSOLENCE The easy impudence, the loving insolence, the large, feudal lord air of proprietorship, of the man who has just come into possession of the one woman is sometimes a development beyond belief.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading LOVE'S INSOLENCE The easy impudence, the loving insolence, the large, feudal lord air of proprietorship, of the man who has just come into possession of the one woman is sometimes a development beyond belief.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading It was only with dawn that he slept at all, and his dreams were good.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
possessionnounUS /pəˈzeʃən/

the act of having and controlling property

From this reading LOVE'S INSOLENCE The easy impudence, the loving insolence, the large, feudal lord air of proprietorship, of the man who has just come into possession of the one woman is sometimes a development beyond belief.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
proprietorshipnounUS /prəˈpraɪətərʃɪp/

an unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profits

From this reading LOVE'S INSOLENCE The easy impudence, the loving insolence, the large, feudal lord air of proprietorship, of the man who has just come into possession of the one woman is sometimes a development beyond belief.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ProvidencenounUS /ˈprɑː.və.dəns/

The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)

From this reading All night he had lain awake, trying to realize what it was that had come to him, the beneficence of Providence, the magnitude of what earth has sometimes to give.

Velmora curated lexicon
realizeverbUS /ˈriːəlaɪz/

be fully aware or cognizant of

From this reading All night he had lain awake, trying to realize what it was that had come to him, the beneficence of Providence, the magnitude of what earth has sometimes to give.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ReprehensibleadjectiveUS /ˌreprɪˈhensəbəl/

bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure

From this reading Reprehensible, certainly.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sleptverbUS /slept/

inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep

From this reading Stafford had not slept much.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sometimesadverbUS /səmˈtaɪmz/

on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always

From this reading LOVE'S INSOLENCE The easy impudence, the loving insolence, the large, feudal lord air of proprietorship, of the man who has just come into possession of the one woman is sometimes a development beyond belief.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Stafford

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From this reading Stafford had not slept much.

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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading All night he had lain awake, trying to realize what it was that had come to him, the beneficence of Providence, the magnitude of what earth has sometimes to give.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading LOVE'S INSOLENCE The easy impudence, the loving insolence, the large, feudal lord air of proprietorship, of the man who has just come into possession of the one woman is sometimes a development beyond belief.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading All night he had lain awake, trying to realize what it was that had come to him, the beneficence of Providence, the magnitude of what earth has sometimes to give.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
tryingadjectiveUS /ˈtraɪɪŋ/

hard to endure

From this reading All night he had lain awake, trying to realize what it was that had come to him, the beneficence of Providence, the magnitude of what earth has sometimes to give.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading All night he had lain awake, trying to realize what it was that had come to him, the beneficence of Providence, the magnitude of what earth has sometimes to give.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

From this reading It was only with dawn that he slept at all, and his dreams were good.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading All night he had lain awake, trying to realize what it was that had come to him, the beneficence of Providence, the magnitude of what earth has sometimes to give.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading LOVE'S INSOLENCE The easy impudence, the loving insolence, the large, feudal lord air of proprietorship, of the man who has just come into possession of the one woman is sometimes a development beyond belief.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading It was only with dawn that he slept at all, and his dreams were good.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading LOVE'S INSOLENCE The easy impudence, the loving insolence, the large, feudal lord air of proprietorship, of the man who has just come into possession of the one woman is sometimes a development beyond belief.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

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