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The Certain Hour (Dizain des Poëtes)

Chapter VII · Chapter 7

Chapter 7 of The Certain Hour (Dizain des Poëtes) is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By James Branch Cabell • Curated US English Learning Edition

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He motioned with his left hand.

Some hundred yards away a young man, who was carrying two logs toward New Place, had paused to rest.

A girl was with him.

Now laughingly she was pretending to assist the porter in lifting his burden.

It was a quaintly pretty vignette, as framed by the peach leaves, because those two young people were so merry and so candidly in love.

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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Chapter VII Reading 1/37

The Certain Hour (Dizain des Poëtes)

Chapter VII · Chapter 7

Chapter 7 of The Certain Hour (Dizain des Poëtes) is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/37 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

He motioned with his left hand.

Line 2

Some hundred yards away a young man, who was carrying two logs toward New Place, had paused to rest.

Line 3

A girl was with him.

Line 4

Now laughingly she was pretending to assist the porter in lifting his burden.

Line 5

It was a quaintly pretty vignette, as framed by the peach leaves, because those two young people were so merry and so candidly in love.

All words in this reading · 55

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a

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and

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From this reading It was a quaintly pretty vignette, as framed by the peach leaves, because those two young people were so merry and so candidly in love.

as

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From this reading It was a quaintly pretty vignette, as framed by the peach leaves, because those two young people were so merry and so candidly in love.

assist

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From this reading Now laughingly she was pretending to assist the porter in lifting his burden.

away

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From this reading Some hundred yards away a young man, who was carrying two logs toward New Place, had paused to rest.

because

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From this reading It was a quaintly pretty vignette, as framed by the peach leaves, because those two young people were so merry and so candidly in love.

burden

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by

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From this reading It was a quaintly pretty vignette, as framed by the peach leaves, because those two young people were so merry and so candidly in love.

candidly

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From this reading It was a quaintly pretty vignette, as framed by the peach leaves, because those two young people were so merry and so candidly in love.

carrying

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framed

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From this reading It was a quaintly pretty vignette, as framed by the peach leaves, because those two young people were so merry and so candidly in love.

girl

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From this reading A girl was with him.

had

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From this reading Some hundred yards away a young man, who was carrying two logs toward New Place, had paused to rest.

hand

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From this reading He motioned with his left hand.

He

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From this reading He motioned with his left hand.

him

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From this reading A girl was with him.

his

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From this reading He motioned with his left hand.

hundred

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in

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It

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From this reading It was a quaintly pretty vignette, as framed by the peach leaves, because those two young people were so merry and so candidly in love.

laughingly

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leaves

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left

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From this reading He motioned with his left hand.

lifting

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logs

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From this reading Some hundred yards away a young man, who was carrying two logs toward New Place, had paused to rest.

love

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man

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merry

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From this reading It was a quaintly pretty vignette, as framed by the peach leaves, because those two young people were so merry and so candidly in love.

motioned

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New

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Now

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paused

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peach

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From this reading It was a quaintly pretty vignette, as framed by the peach leaves, because those two young people were so merry and so candidly in love.

people

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From this reading It was a quaintly pretty vignette, as framed by the peach leaves, because those two young people were so merry and so candidly in love.

Place

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From this reading Some hundred yards away a young man, who was carrying two logs toward New Place, had paused to rest.

porter

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From this reading Now laughingly she was pretending to assist the porter in lifting his burden.

pretending

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pretty

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quaintly

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From this reading It was a quaintly pretty vignette, as framed by the peach leaves, because those two young people were so merry and so candidly in love.

rest

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From this reading Some hundred yards away a young man, who was carrying two logs toward New Place, had paused to rest.

she

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From this reading Now laughingly she was pretending to assist the porter in lifting his burden.

so

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From this reading It was a quaintly pretty vignette, as framed by the peach leaves, because those two young people were so merry and so candidly in love.

Some

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From this reading Some hundred yards away a young man, who was carrying two logs toward New Place, had paused to rest.

the

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From this reading Now laughingly she was pretending to assist the porter in lifting his burden.

those

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From this reading It was a quaintly pretty vignette, as framed by the peach leaves, because those two young people were so merry and so candidly in love.

to

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From this reading Some hundred yards away a young man, who was carrying two logs toward New Place, had paused to rest.

toward

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From this reading Some hundred yards away a young man, who was carrying two logs toward New Place, had paused to rest.

two

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From this reading Some hundred yards away a young man, who was carrying two logs toward New Place, had paused to rest.

vignette

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From this reading It was a quaintly pretty vignette, as framed by the peach leaves, because those two young people were so merry and so candidly in love.

was

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From this reading Some hundred yards away a young man, who was carrying two logs toward New Place, had paused to rest.

were

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From this reading It was a quaintly pretty vignette, as framed by the peach leaves, because those two young people were so merry and so candidly in love.

who

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From this reading Some hundred yards away a young man, who was carrying two logs toward New Place, had paused to rest.

with

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From this reading He motioned with his left hand.

yards

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From this reading Some hundred yards away a young man, who was carrying two logs toward New Place, had paused to rest.

young

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From this reading Some hundred yards away a young man, who was carrying two logs toward New Place, had paused to rest.

Chapter 7 of The Certain Hour (Dizain des Poëtes) by James Branch Cabell holds 187 sentences, grouped into 38 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.

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