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The Cloister and the Hearth

Chapter XXXVI · Chapter 36

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What that sensitive mind, and tender conscience, and loving heart, and religious soul, went through even in a few hours, under a situation so sudden and tremendous, is perhaps beyond the power of words to paint.
Fancy yourself the man; and then put yourself in his place!
Were I to write a volume on it, we should have to come to that at last.
I shall relate his next two overt acts.
They indicate his state of mind after the first fierce tempest of the soul had subsided.
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The Cloister and the Hearth

Chapter XXXVI · Chapter 36

Chapter 36 of The Cloister and the Hearth is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/35 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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What that sensitive mind, and tender conscience, and loving heart, and religious soul, went through even in a few hours, under a situation so sudden and tremendous, is perhaps beyond the power of words to paint.
/wʌt ðæt ˈsensətɪv maɪnd ənd ˈtendər ˈkɑːnʃəns ənd ˈlʌvɪŋ hɑːrt ənd rɪˈlɪdʒəs soʊl went θruː ˈiːvɪn ɪn ə fjuː ˈaʊərz ˈʌndər ə ˌsɪtʃuːˈeɪʃən soʊ ˈsʌdən ənd trəˈmendəs ɪz pərˈhæps bɪˈɑːnd ðə ˈpaʊər ʌv wɜːrdz tuː peɪnt/
Line 2
Fancy yourself the man; and then put yourself in his place!
/ˈfænsi jərˈself ðə mæn ənd ðen pʊt jərˈself ɪn hɪz pleɪs/
Line 3
Were I to write a volume on it, we should have to come to that at last.
/wɜːr aɪ tuː raɪt ə ˈvɑːljuːm ɑːn ɪt wiː ʃʊd hæv tuː kʌm tuː ðæt æt læst/
Line 4
I shall relate his next two overt acts.
/aɪ ʃæl rɪˈleɪt hɪz nekst tuː oʊˈvɜːrt ækts/
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They indicate his state of mind after the first fierce tempest of the soul had subsided.
/ðeɪ ˈɪndəkeɪt hɪz steɪt ʌv maɪnd ˈæftər ðə fɜːrst fɪrs ˈtempəst ʌv ðə soʊl hæd səbˈsaɪdɪd/

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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.

acts noun US /ækts/

a New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome

From this reading “I shall relate his next two overt acts.”

indicate verb US /ˈɪndəkeɪt/

be a signal for or a symptom of

From this reading “They indicate his state of mind after the first fierce tempest of the soul had subsided.”

overt adjective US /oʊˈvɜːrt/

open and observable; not secret or hidden

From this reading “I shall relate his next two overt acts.”

relate verb US /rɪˈleɪt/

make a logical or causal connection

From this reading “I shall relate his next two overt acts.”

sensitive adjective US /ˈsensətɪv/

responsive to physical stimuli

From this reading “What that sensitive mind, and tender conscience, and loving heart, and religious soul, went through even in a few hours, under a situation so sudden and tremendous, is perhaps beyond the power of words to paint.”

subsided verb US /səbˈsaɪdɪd/

past form of “subside” — wear off or die down

From this reading “They indicate his state of mind after the first fierce tempest of the soul had subsided.”

tempest noun US /ˈtempəst/

a violent commotion or disturbance

From this reading “They indicate his state of mind after the first fierce tempest of the soul had subsided.”

tremendous adjective US /trəˈmendəs/

extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree

From this reading “What that sensitive mind, and tender conscience, and loving heart, and religious soul, went through even in a few hours, under a situation so sudden and tremendous, is perhaps beyond the power of words to paint.”

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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 What that sensitive mind, and tender conscience, and loving heart, and religious soul, went through even in a few hours, under a situation so sudden and tremendous, is perhaps beyond the power of words to paint.

actsnounUS /ækts/

a New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome

From this reading I shall relate his next two overt acts.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading They indicate his state of mind after the first fierce tempest of the soul had subsided.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading What that sensitive mind, and tender conscience, and loving heart, and religious soul, went through even in a few hours, under a situation so sudden and tremendous, is perhaps beyond the power of words to paint.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Were I to write a volume on it, we should have to come to that at last.

beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/

on the far side of; further than

From this reading What that sensitive mind, and tender conscience, and loving heart, and religious soul, went through even in a few hours, under a situation so sudden and tremendous, is perhaps beyond the power of words to paint.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

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

From this reading Were I to write a volume on it, we should have to come to that at last.

consciencenounUS /ˈkɑːnʃəns/

motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions

From this reading What that sensitive mind, and tender conscience, and loving heart, and religious soul, went through even in a few hours, under a situation so sudden and tremendous, is perhaps beyond the power of words to paint.

evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/

divisible by two

From this reading What that sensitive mind, and tender conscience, and loving heart, and religious soul, went through even in a few hours, under a situation so sudden and tremendous, is perhaps beyond the power of words to paint.

FancynounUS /ˈfænsi/

something many people believe that is false

From this reading Fancy yourself the man; and then put yourself in his place!

fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading What that sensitive mind, and tender conscience, and loving heart, and religious soul, went through even in a few hours, under a situation so sudden and tremendous, is perhaps beyond the power of words to paint.

fierceadjectiveUS /fɪrs/

marked by extreme and violent energy

From this reading They indicate his state of mind after the first fierce tempest of the soul had subsided.

firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading They indicate his state of mind after the first fierce tempest of the soul had subsided.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading They indicate his state of mind after the first fierce tempest of the soul had subsided.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Were I to write a volume on it, we should have to come to that at last.

heartnounUS /hɑːrt/

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading What that sensitive mind, and tender conscience, and loving heart, and religious soul, went through even in a few hours, under a situation so sudden and tremendous, is perhaps beyond the power of words to paint.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading Fancy yourself the man; and then put yourself in his place!

hoursnounUS /ˈaʊərz/

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading What that sensitive mind, and tender conscience, and loving heart, and religious soul, went through even in a few hours, under a situation so sudden and tremendous, is perhaps beyond the power of words to paint.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Were I to write a volume on it, we should have to come to that at last.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading What that sensitive mind, and tender conscience, and loving heart, and religious soul, went through even in a few hours, under a situation so sudden and tremendous, is perhaps beyond the power of words to paint.

indicateverbUS /ˈɪndəkeɪt/

be a signal for or a symptom of

From this reading They indicate his state of mind after the first fierce tempest of the soul had subsided.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading What that sensitive mind, and tender conscience, and loving heart, and religious soul, went through even in a few hours, under a situation so sudden and tremendous, is perhaps beyond the power of words to paint.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Were I to write a volume on it, we should have to come to that at last.

lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading Were I to write a volume on it, we should have to come to that at last.

lovingadjectiveUS /ˈlʌvɪŋ/

feeling or showing love and affection

From this reading What that sensitive mind, and tender conscience, and loving heart, and religious soul, went through even in a few hours, under a situation so sudden and tremendous, is perhaps beyond the power of words to paint.

mannounUS /mæn/

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

From this reading Fancy yourself the man; and then put yourself in his place!

mindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading What that sensitive mind, and tender conscience, and loving heart, and religious soul, went through even in a few hours, under a situation so sudden and tremendous, is perhaps beyond the power of words to paint.

nextadjectiveUS /nekst/

immediately following in time or order

From this reading I shall relate his next two overt acts.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading What that sensitive mind, and tender conscience, and loving heart, and religious soul, went through even in a few hours, under a situation so sudden and tremendous, is perhaps beyond the power of words to paint.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Were I to write a volume on it, we should have to come to that at last.

overtadjectiveUS /oʊˈvɜːrt/

open and observable; not secret or hidden

From this reading I shall relate his next two overt acts.

paintverbUS /peɪnt/

make a painting

From this reading What that sensitive mind, and tender conscience, and loving heart, and religious soul, went through even in a few hours, under a situation so sudden and tremendous, is perhaps beyond the power of words to paint.

perhapsadverbUS /pərˈhæps/

by chance

From this reading What that sensitive mind, and tender conscience, and loving heart, and religious soul, went through even in a few hours, under a situation so sudden and tremendous, is perhaps beyond the power of words to paint.

placenounUS /pleɪs/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Fancy yourself the man; and then put yourself in his place!

powernounUS /ˈpaʊər/

possession of controlling influence

From this reading What that sensitive mind, and tender conscience, and loving heart, and religious soul, went through even in a few hours, under a situation so sudden and tremendous, is perhaps beyond the power of words to paint.

putverbUS /pʊt/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Fancy yourself the man; and then put yourself in his place!

relateverbUS /rɪˈleɪt/

make a logical or causal connection

From this reading I shall relate his next two overt acts.

religiousadjectiveUS /rɪˈlɪdʒəs/

concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church

From this reading What that sensitive mind, and tender conscience, and loving heart, and religious soul, went through even in a few hours, under a situation so sudden and tremendous, is perhaps beyond the power of words to paint.

sensitiveadjectiveUS /ˈsensətɪv/

responsive to physical stimuli

From this reading What that sensitive mind, and tender conscience, and loving heart, and religious soul, went through even in a few hours, under a situation so sudden and tremendous, is perhaps beyond the power of words to paint.

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

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

From this reading I shall relate his next two overt acts.

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading Were I to write a volume on it, we should have to come to that at last.

situationnounUS /ˌsɪtʃuːˈeɪʃən/

the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time

From this reading What that sensitive mind, and tender conscience, and loving heart, and religious soul, went through even in a few hours, under a situation so sudden and tremendous, is perhaps beyond the power of words to paint.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading What that sensitive mind, and tender conscience, and loving heart, and religious soul, went through even in a few hours, under a situation so sudden and tremendous, is perhaps beyond the power of words to paint.

soulnounUS /soʊl/

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

From this reading What that sensitive mind, and tender conscience, and loving heart, and religious soul, went through even in a few hours, under a situation so sudden and tremendous, is perhaps beyond the power of words to paint.

statenounUS /steɪt/

the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading They indicate his state of mind after the first fierce tempest of the soul had subsided.

subsidedverbUS /səbˈsaɪdɪd/

past form of “subside” — wear off or die down

From this reading They indicate his state of mind after the first fierce tempest of the soul had subsided.

suddenadjectiveUS /ˈsʌdən/

happening without warning or in a short space of time

From this reading What that sensitive mind, and tender conscience, and loving heart, and religious soul, went through even in a few hours, under a situation so sudden and tremendous, is perhaps beyond the power of words to paint.

tempestnounUS /ˈtempəst/

a violent commotion or disturbance

From this reading They indicate his state of mind after the first fierce tempest of the soul had subsided.

tenderadjectiveUS /ˈtendər/

given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality

From this reading What that sensitive mind, and tender conscience, and loving heart, and religious soul, went through even in a few hours, under a situation so sudden and tremendous, is perhaps beyond the power of words to paint.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading What that sensitive mind, and tender conscience, and loving heart, and religious soul, went through even in a few hours, under a situation so sudden and tremendous, is perhaps beyond the power of words to paint.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading What that sensitive mind, and tender conscience, and loving heart, and religious soul, went through even in a few hours, under a situation so sudden and tremendous, is perhaps beyond the power of words to paint.

thenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Fancy yourself the man; and then put yourself in his place!

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

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

From this reading They indicate his state of mind after the first fierce tempest of the soul had subsided.

throughprepositionUS /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading What that sensitive mind, and tender conscience, and loving heart, and religious soul, went through even in a few hours, under a situation so sudden and tremendous, is perhaps beyond the power of words to paint.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading What that sensitive mind, and tender conscience, and loving heart, and religious soul, went through even in a few hours, under a situation so sudden and tremendous, is perhaps beyond the power of words to paint.

tremendousadjectiveUS /trəˈmendəs/

extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree

From this reading What that sensitive mind, and tender conscience, and loving heart, and religious soul, went through even in a few hours, under a situation so sudden and tremendous, is perhaps beyond the power of words to paint.

twonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading I shall relate his next two overt acts.

underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading What that sensitive mind, and tender conscience, and loving heart, and religious soul, went through even in a few hours, under a situation so sudden and tremendous, is perhaps beyond the power of words to paint.

volumenounUS /ˈvɑːljuːm/

the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

From this reading Were I to write a volume on it, we should have to come to that at last.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Were I to write a volume on it, we should have to come to that at last.

wentverbUS /went/

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading What that sensitive mind, and tender conscience, and loving heart, and religious soul, went through even in a few hours, under a situation so sudden and tremendous, is perhaps beyond the power of words to paint.

Wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

From this reading Were I to write a volume on it, we should have to come to that at last.

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What that sensitive mind, and tender conscience, and loving heart, and religious soul, went through even in a few hours, under a situation so sudden and tremendous, is perhaps beyond the power of words to paint.

wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/

the words that are spoken

From this reading What that sensitive mind, and tender conscience, and loving heart, and religious soul, went through even in a few hours, under a situation so sudden and tremendous, is perhaps beyond the power of words to paint.

writeverbUS /raɪt/

produce a literary work

From this reading Were I to write a volume on it, we should have to come to that at last.

yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/

used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action

From this reading Fancy yourself the man; and then put yourself in his place!

Chapter 36 of The Cloister and the Hearth by Charles Reade holds 179 sentences, grouped into 36 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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Earth
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