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The Clean Heart

Chapter XIX

Chapter 19 of The Clean Heart is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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WATER THAT SWELLS AND SUCKS Who is so vile a coward that one weaker than himself, in worse distress, shall not arrest his cowardice?
Who that has given love so lost in fear as not to love anew, amain, when out of peril his love is called?
Who so base then not to lose in gladness what held his soul in dread?
First Mr. Puddlebox only stared.
Water that takes your breath had taken his.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Clean Heart

Chapter XIX

Chapter 19 of The Clean Heart is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/36 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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WATER THAT SWELLS AND SUCKS Who is so vile a coward that one weaker than himself, in worse distress, shall not arrest his cowardice?
/ˈwɔːtər ðæt swelz ənd sʌks huː ɪz soʊ vaɪl ə ˈkaʊərd ðæt wʌn ˈwiːkər ðæn hɪmˈself ɪn wɜːrs dɪˈstres ʃæl nɑːt ərˈest hɪz ˈkaʊərdəs/
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Who that has given love so lost in fear as not to love anew, amain, when out of peril his love is called?
Line 3
Who so base then not to lose in gladness what held his soul in dread?
Line 4
First Mr. Puddlebox only stared.
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Water that takes your breath had taken his.
/ˈwɔːtər ðæt teɪks jɔːr breθ hæd ˈteɪkən hɪz/

Learner Dictionary

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

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

anew adverb US /əˈnuː/

again but in a new or different way

From this reading “Who that has given love so lost in fear as not to love anew, amain, when out of peril his love is called?”

coward noun US /ˈkaʊərd/

a person who shows fear or timidity

From this reading “WATER THAT SWELLS AND SUCKS Who is so vile a coward that one weaker than himself, in worse distress, shall not arrest his cowardice?”

cowardice noun US /ˈkaʊərdəs/

the trait of lacking courage

From this reading “WATER THAT SWELLS AND SUCKS Who is so vile a coward that one weaker than himself, in worse distress, shall not arrest his cowardice?”

peril noun US /ˈperəl/

a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune

From this reading “Who that has given love so lost in fear as not to love anew, amain, when out of peril his love is called?”

sucks noun US /sʌks/

plural of “suck” — the act of sucking

From this reading “WATER THAT SWELLS AND SUCKS Who is so vile a coward that one weaker than himself, in worse distress, shall not arrest his cowardice?”

swells noun US /swelz/

plural of “swell” — the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea

From this reading “WATER THAT SWELLS AND SUCKS Who is so vile a coward that one weaker than himself, in worse distress, shall not arrest his cowardice?”

vile adjective US /vaɪl/

morally reprehensible

From this reading “WATER THAT SWELLS AND SUCKS Who is so vile a coward that one weaker than himself, in worse distress, shall not arrest his cowardice?”

weaker adjective US /ˈwiːkər/

comparative of “weak” — wanting in physical strength

From this reading “WATER THAT SWELLS AND SUCKS Who is so vile a coward that one weaker than himself, in worse distress, shall not arrest his cowardice?”

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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 WATER THAT SWELLS AND SUCKS Who is so vile a coward that one weaker than himself, in worse distress, shall not arrest his cowardice?

amainadverb

at full speed; with great haste

From this reading Who that has given love so lost in fear as not to love anew, amain, when out of peril his love is called?

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading WATER THAT SWELLS AND SUCKS Who is so vile a coward that one weaker than himself, in worse distress, shall not arrest his cowardice?

anewadverbUS /əˈnuː/

again but in a new or different way

From this reading Who that has given love so lost in fear as not to love anew, amain, when out of peril his love is called?

arrestverbUS /ərˈest/

take into custody

From this reading WATER THAT SWELLS AND SUCKS Who is so vile a coward that one weaker than himself, in worse distress, shall not arrest his cowardice?

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading Who that has given love so lost in fear as not to love anew, amain, when out of peril his love is called?

basenounUS /beɪs/

installation from which a military force initiates operations

From this reading Who so base then not to lose in gladness what held his soul in dread?

breathnounUS /breθ/

the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing

From this reading Water that takes your breath had taken his.

calledverbUS /kɔːld/

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Who that has given love so lost in fear as not to love anew, amain, when out of peril his love is called?

cowardnounUS /ˈkaʊərd/

a person who shows fear or timidity

From this reading WATER THAT SWELLS AND SUCKS Who is so vile a coward that one weaker than himself, in worse distress, shall not arrest his cowardice?

cowardicenounUS /ˈkaʊərdəs/

the trait of lacking courage

From this reading WATER THAT SWELLS AND SUCKS Who is so vile a coward that one weaker than himself, in worse distress, shall not arrest his cowardice?

distressnounUS /dɪˈstres/

psychological suffering

From this reading WATER THAT SWELLS AND SUCKS Who is so vile a coward that one weaker than himself, in worse distress, shall not arrest his cowardice?

dreadnounUS /dred/

fearful expectation or anticipation

From this reading Who so base then not to lose in gladness what held his soul in dread?

fearverbUS /fɪr/

be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event

From this reading Who that has given love so lost in fear as not to love anew, amain, when out of peril his love is called?

FirstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading First Mr. Puddlebox only stared.

givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading Who that has given love so lost in fear as not to love anew, amain, when out of peril his love is called?

gladnessnoun

experiencing joy and pleasure

From this reading Who so base then not to lose in gladness what held his soul in dread?

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading Water that takes your breath had taken his.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

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

From this reading Who that has given love so lost in fear as not to love anew, amain, when out of peril his love is called?

heldadjectiveUS /held/

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading Who so base then not to lose in gladness what held his soul in dread?

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading WATER THAT SWELLS AND SUCKS Who is so vile a coward that one weaker than himself, in worse distress, shall not arrest his cowardice?

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading WATER THAT SWELLS AND SUCKS Who is so vile a coward that one weaker than himself, in worse distress, shall not arrest his cowardice?

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading WATER THAT SWELLS AND SUCKS Who is so vile a coward that one weaker than himself, in worse distress, shall not arrest his cowardice?

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading WATER THAT SWELLS AND SUCKS Who is so vile a coward that one weaker than himself, in worse distress, shall not arrest his cowardice?

loseverbUS /luːz/

fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense

From this reading Who so base then not to lose in gladness what held his soul in dread?

lostadjectiveUS /lɔːst/

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading Who that has given love so lost in fear as not to love anew, amain, when out of peril his love is called?

lovenounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading Who that has given love so lost in fear as not to love anew, amain, when out of peril his love is called?

MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/

a form of address for a man

From this reading First Mr. Puddlebox only stared.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading WATER THAT SWELLS AND SUCKS Who is so vile a coward that one weaker than himself, in worse distress, shall not arrest his cowardice?

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Who that has given love so lost in fear as not to love anew, amain, when out of peril his love is called?

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading WATER THAT SWELLS AND SUCKS Who is so vile a coward that one weaker than himself, in worse distress, shall not arrest his cowardice?

onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading First Mr. Puddlebox only stared.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Who that has given love so lost in fear as not to love anew, amain, when out of peril his love is called?

perilnounUS /ˈperəl/

a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune

From this reading Who that has given love so lost in fear as not to love anew, amain, when out of peril his love is called?

Puddlebox

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

From this reading First Mr. Puddlebox only stared.

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading WATER THAT SWELLS AND SUCKS Who is so vile a coward that one weaker than himself, in worse distress, shall not arrest his cowardice?

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading WATER THAT SWELLS AND SUCKS Who is so vile a coward that one weaker than himself, in worse distress, shall not arrest his cowardice?

soulnounUS /soʊl/

the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading Who so base then not to lose in gladness what held his soul in dread?

staredverbUS /sterd/

past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes

From this reading First Mr. Puddlebox only stared.

SUCKSnounUS /sʌks/

plural of “suck” — the act of sucking

From this reading WATER THAT SWELLS AND SUCKS Who is so vile a coward that one weaker than himself, in worse distress, shall not arrest his cowardice?

SWELLSnounUS /swelz/

plural of “swell” — the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea

From this reading WATER THAT SWELLS AND SUCKS Who is so vile a coward that one weaker than himself, in worse distress, shall not arrest his cowardice?

takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading Water that takes your breath had taken his.

takesnounUS /teɪks/

plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property

From this reading Water that takes your breath had taken his.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading WATER THAT SWELLS AND SUCKS Who is so vile a coward that one weaker than himself, in worse distress, shall not arrest his cowardice?

THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading WATER THAT SWELLS AND SUCKS Who is so vile a coward that one weaker than himself, in worse distress, shall not arrest his cowardice?

thenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Who so base then not to lose in gladness what held his soul in dread?

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Who that has given love so lost in fear as not to love anew, amain, when out of peril his love is called?

vileadjectiveUS /vaɪl/

morally reprehensible

From this reading WATER THAT SWELLS AND SUCKS Who is so vile a coward that one weaker than himself, in worse distress, shall not arrest his cowardice?

WATERnounUS /ˈwɔːtər/

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading WATER THAT SWELLS AND SUCKS Who is so vile a coward that one weaker than himself, in worse distress, shall not arrest his cowardice?

weakeradjectiveUS /ˈwiːkər/

comparative of “weak” — wanting in physical strength

From this reading WATER THAT SWELLS AND SUCKS Who is so vile a coward that one weaker than himself, in worse distress, shall not arrest his cowardice?

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Who so base then not to lose in gladness what held his soul in dread?

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading Who that has given love so lost in fear as not to love anew, amain, when out of peril his love is called?

WhopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading WATER THAT SWELLS AND SUCKS Who is so vile a coward that one weaker than himself, in worse distress, shall not arrest his cowardice?

worseadjectiveUS /wɜːrs/

(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability

From this reading WATER THAT SWELLS AND SUCKS Who is so vile a coward that one weaker than himself, in worse distress, shall not arrest his cowardice?

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Water that takes your breath had taken his.

Chapter 19 of The Clean Heart by A. S. M. (Arthur Stuart-Menteth) Hutchinson holds 181 sentences, grouped into 37 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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Chapter 19 holds 181 sentences of The Clean Heart, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.

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