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The Conquest of Canaan
The Conquest of Canaan

Chapter V · Chapter 5

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He lay on his back, with the hand that had touched Mamie's scarf pressed across his closed eyes.
The music of that waltz was of the old-fashioned swingingly sorrowful sort, and it would be hard to say how long it was after that before the boy could hear the air played without a recurrence of the bitterness of that moment.
The rhythmical pathos of the violins was in such accord with a faint sound of weeping which he heard near him, presently, that for a little while he believed this sound to be part of the music and part of himself.
Then it became more distinct, and he raised himself on one elbow to look about.
Very close to him, sitting upon the divan in the shadow, was a girl wearing a dress of beautiful silk.
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The Conquest of Canaan

Chapter V · Chapter 5

Chapter 5 of The Conquest of Canaan 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

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He lay on his back, with the hand that had touched Mamie's scarf pressed across his closed eyes.
Line 2
The music of that waltz was of the old-fashioned swingingly sorrowful sort, and it would be hard to say how long it was after that before the boy could hear the air played without a recurrence of the bitterness of that moment.
Line 3
The rhythmical pathos of the violins was in such accord with a faint sound of weeping which he heard near him, presently, that for a little while he believed this sound to be part of the music and part of himself.
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Then it became more distinct, and he raised himself on one elbow to look about.
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Very close to him, sitting upon the divan in the shadow, was a girl wearing a dress of beautiful silk.

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Shadow noun US /ˈʃæd.oʊ/

A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.

From this reading “Very close to him, sitting upon the divan in the shadow, was a girl wearing a dress of beautiful silk.”

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a

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From this reading The music of that waltz was of the old-fashioned swingingly sorrowful sort, and it would be hard to say how long it was after that before the boy could hear the air played without a recurrence of the bitterness of that moment.

about

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From this reading Then it became more distinct, and he raised himself on one elbow to look about.

accord

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From this reading The rhythmical pathos of the violins was in such accord with a faint sound of weeping which he heard near him, presently, that for a little while he believed this sound to be part of the music and part of himself.

across

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From this reading He lay on his back, with the hand that had touched Mamie's scarf pressed across his closed eyes.

after

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From this reading The music of that waltz was of the old-fashioned swingingly sorrowful sort, and it would be hard to say how long it was after that before the boy could hear the air played without a recurrence of the bitterness of that moment.

air

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From this reading The music of that waltz was of the old-fashioned swingingly sorrowful sort, and it would be hard to say how long it was after that before the boy could hear the air played without a recurrence of the bitterness of that moment.

and

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From this reading The music of that waltz was of the old-fashioned swingingly sorrowful sort, and it would be hard to say how long it was after that before the boy could hear the air played without a recurrence of the bitterness of that moment.

back

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From this reading He lay on his back, with the hand that had touched Mamie's scarf pressed across his closed eyes.

be

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From this reading The music of that waltz was of the old-fashioned swingingly sorrowful sort, and it would be hard to say how long it was after that before the boy could hear the air played without a recurrence of the bitterness of that moment.

beautiful

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From this reading Very close to him, sitting upon the divan in the shadow, was a girl wearing a dress of beautiful silk.

became

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From this reading Then it became more distinct, and he raised himself on one elbow to look about.

before

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From this reading The music of that waltz was of the old-fashioned swingingly sorrowful sort, and it would be hard to say how long it was after that before the boy could hear the air played without a recurrence of the bitterness of that moment.

believed

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From this reading The rhythmical pathos of the violins was in such accord with a faint sound of weeping which he heard near him, presently, that for a little while he believed this sound to be part of the music and part of himself.

bitterness

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From this reading The music of that waltz was of the old-fashioned swingingly sorrowful sort, and it would be hard to say how long it was after that before the boy could hear the air played without a recurrence of the bitterness of that moment.

boy

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From this reading The music of that waltz was of the old-fashioned swingingly sorrowful sort, and it would be hard to say how long it was after that before the boy could hear the air played without a recurrence of the bitterness of that moment.

close

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From this reading Very close to him, sitting upon the divan in the shadow, was a girl wearing a dress of beautiful silk.

closed

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From this reading He lay on his back, with the hand that had touched Mamie's scarf pressed across his closed eyes.

could

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From this reading The music of that waltz was of the old-fashioned swingingly sorrowful sort, and it would be hard to say how long it was after that before the boy could hear the air played without a recurrence of the bitterness of that moment.

distinct

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From this reading Then it became more distinct, and he raised himself on one elbow to look about.

divan

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From this reading Very close to him, sitting upon the divan in the shadow, was a girl wearing a dress of beautiful silk.

dress

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From this reading Very close to him, sitting upon the divan in the shadow, was a girl wearing a dress of beautiful silk.

elbow

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From this reading Then it became more distinct, and he raised himself on one elbow to look about.

eyes

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From this reading He lay on his back, with the hand that had touched Mamie's scarf pressed across his closed eyes.

faint

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From this reading The rhythmical pathos of the violins was in such accord with a faint sound of weeping which he heard near him, presently, that for a little while he believed this sound to be part of the music and part of himself.

for

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From this reading The rhythmical pathos of the violins was in such accord with a faint sound of weeping which he heard near him, presently, that for a little while he believed this sound to be part of the music and part of himself.

girl

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From this reading Very close to him, sitting upon the divan in the shadow, was a girl wearing a dress of beautiful silk.

had

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From this reading He lay on his back, with the hand that had touched Mamie's scarf pressed across his closed eyes.

hand

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From this reading He lay on his back, with the hand that had touched Mamie's scarf pressed across his closed eyes.

hard

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From this reading The music of that waltz was of the old-fashioned swingingly sorrowful sort, and it would be hard to say how long it was after that before the boy could hear the air played without a recurrence of the bitterness of that moment.

He

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From this reading He lay on his back, with the hand that had touched Mamie's scarf pressed across his closed eyes.

hear

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From this reading The music of that waltz was of the old-fashioned swingingly sorrowful sort, and it would be hard to say how long it was after that before the boy could hear the air played without a recurrence of the bitterness of that moment.

heard

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From this reading The rhythmical pathos of the violins was in such accord with a faint sound of weeping which he heard near him, presently, that for a little while he believed this sound to be part of the music and part of himself.

him

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From this reading The rhythmical pathos of the violins was in such accord with a faint sound of weeping which he heard near him, presently, that for a little while he believed this sound to be part of the music and part of himself.

himself

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From this reading The rhythmical pathos of the violins was in such accord with a faint sound of weeping which he heard near him, presently, that for a little while he believed this sound to be part of the music and part of himself.

his

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From this reading He lay on his back, with the hand that had touched Mamie's scarf pressed across his closed eyes.

how

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From this reading The music of that waltz was of the old-fashioned swingingly sorrowful sort, and it would be hard to say how long it was after that before the boy could hear the air played without a recurrence of the bitterness of that moment.

in

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From this reading The rhythmical pathos of the violins was in such accord with a faint sound of weeping which he heard near him, presently, that for a little while he believed this sound to be part of the music and part of himself.

it

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From this reading The music of that waltz was of the old-fashioned swingingly sorrowful sort, and it would be hard to say how long it was after that before the boy could hear the air played without a recurrence of the bitterness of that moment.

lay

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From this reading He lay on his back, with the hand that had touched Mamie's scarf pressed across his closed eyes.

little

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From this reading The rhythmical pathos of the violins was in such accord with a faint sound of weeping which he heard near him, presently, that for a little while he believed this sound to be part of the music and part of himself.

long

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From this reading The music of that waltz was of the old-fashioned swingingly sorrowful sort, and it would be hard to say how long it was after that before the boy could hear the air played without a recurrence of the bitterness of that moment.

look

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From this reading Then it became more distinct, and he raised himself on one elbow to look about.

Mamie's

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From this reading He lay on his back, with the hand that had touched Mamie's scarf pressed across his closed eyes.

moment

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From this reading The music of that waltz was of the old-fashioned swingingly sorrowful sort, and it would be hard to say how long it was after that before the boy could hear the air played without a recurrence of the bitterness of that moment.

more

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From this reading Then it became more distinct, and he raised himself on one elbow to look about.

music

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From this reading The music of that waltz was of the old-fashioned swingingly sorrowful sort, and it would be hard to say how long it was after that before the boy could hear the air played without a recurrence of the bitterness of that moment.

near

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From this reading The rhythmical pathos of the violins was in such accord with a faint sound of weeping which he heard near him, presently, that for a little while he believed this sound to be part of the music and part of himself.

of

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From this reading The music of that waltz was of the old-fashioned swingingly sorrowful sort, and it would be hard to say how long it was after that before the boy could hear the air played without a recurrence of the bitterness of that moment.

old-fashioned

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From this reading The music of that waltz was of the old-fashioned swingingly sorrowful sort, and it would be hard to say how long it was after that before the boy could hear the air played without a recurrence of the bitterness of that moment.

on

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From this reading He lay on his back, with the hand that had touched Mamie's scarf pressed across his closed eyes.

one

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From this reading Then it became more distinct, and he raised himself on one elbow to look about.

part

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From this reading The rhythmical pathos of the violins was in such accord with a faint sound of weeping which he heard near him, presently, that for a little while he believed this sound to be part of the music and part of himself.

pathos

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From this reading The rhythmical pathos of the violins was in such accord with a faint sound of weeping which he heard near him, presently, that for a little while he believed this sound to be part of the music and part of himself.

played

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From this reading The music of that waltz was of the old-fashioned swingingly sorrowful sort, and it would be hard to say how long it was after that before the boy could hear the air played without a recurrence of the bitterness of that moment.

presently

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From this reading The rhythmical pathos of the violins was in such accord with a faint sound of weeping which he heard near him, presently, that for a little while he believed this sound to be part of the music and part of himself.

pressed

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From this reading He lay on his back, with the hand that had touched Mamie's scarf pressed across his closed eyes.

raised

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From this reading Then it became more distinct, and he raised himself on one elbow to look about.

recurrence

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From this reading The music of that waltz was of the old-fashioned swingingly sorrowful sort, and it would be hard to say how long it was after that before the boy could hear the air played without a recurrence of the bitterness of that moment.

rhythmical

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From this reading The rhythmical pathos of the violins was in such accord with a faint sound of weeping which he heard near him, presently, that for a little while he believed this sound to be part of the music and part of himself.

say

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From this reading The music of that waltz was of the old-fashioned swingingly sorrowful sort, and it would be hard to say how long it was after that before the boy could hear the air played without a recurrence of the bitterness of that moment.

scarf

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From this reading He lay on his back, with the hand that had touched Mamie's scarf pressed across his closed eyes.

shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/

A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.

From this reading Very close to him, sitting upon the divan in the shadow, was a girl wearing a dress of beautiful silk.

silk

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From this reading Very close to him, sitting upon the divan in the shadow, was a girl wearing a dress of beautiful silk.

sitting

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From this reading Very close to him, sitting upon the divan in the shadow, was a girl wearing a dress of beautiful silk.

sorrowful

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From this reading The music of that waltz was of the old-fashioned swingingly sorrowful sort, and it would be hard to say how long it was after that before the boy could hear the air played without a recurrence of the bitterness of that moment.

sort

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From this reading The music of that waltz was of the old-fashioned swingingly sorrowful sort, and it would be hard to say how long it was after that before the boy could hear the air played without a recurrence of the bitterness of that moment.

sound

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From this reading The rhythmical pathos of the violins was in such accord with a faint sound of weeping which he heard near him, presently, that for a little while he believed this sound to be part of the music and part of himself.

such

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From this reading The rhythmical pathos of the violins was in such accord with a faint sound of weeping which he heard near him, presently, that for a little while he believed this sound to be part of the music and part of himself.

swingingly

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From this reading The music of that waltz was of the old-fashioned swingingly sorrowful sort, and it would be hard to say how long it was after that before the boy could hear the air played without a recurrence of the bitterness of that moment.

that

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From this reading He lay on his back, with the hand that had touched Mamie's scarf pressed across his closed eyes.

the

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From this reading He lay on his back, with the hand that had touched Mamie's scarf pressed across his closed eyes.

Then

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From this reading Then it became more distinct, and he raised himself on one elbow to look about.

this

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From this reading The rhythmical pathos of the violins was in such accord with a faint sound of weeping which he heard near him, presently, that for a little while he believed this sound to be part of the music and part of himself.

to

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From this reading The music of that waltz was of the old-fashioned swingingly sorrowful sort, and it would be hard to say how long it was after that before the boy could hear the air played without a recurrence of the bitterness of that moment.

touched

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From this reading He lay on his back, with the hand that had touched Mamie's scarf pressed across his closed eyes.

upon

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From this reading Very close to him, sitting upon the divan in the shadow, was a girl wearing a dress of beautiful silk.

Very

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From this reading Very close to him, sitting upon the divan in the shadow, was a girl wearing a dress of beautiful silk.

violins

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From this reading The rhythmical pathos of the violins was in such accord with a faint sound of weeping which he heard near him, presently, that for a little while he believed this sound to be part of the music and part of himself.

waltz

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From this reading The music of that waltz was of the old-fashioned swingingly sorrowful sort, and it would be hard to say how long it was after that before the boy could hear the air played without a recurrence of the bitterness of that moment.

was

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From this reading The music of that waltz was of the old-fashioned swingingly sorrowful sort, and it would be hard to say how long it was after that before the boy could hear the air played without a recurrence of the bitterness of that moment.

wearing

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From this reading Very close to him, sitting upon the divan in the shadow, was a girl wearing a dress of beautiful silk.

weeping

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From this reading The rhythmical pathos of the violins was in such accord with a faint sound of weeping which he heard near him, presently, that for a little while he believed this sound to be part of the music and part of himself.

which

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From this reading The rhythmical pathos of the violins was in such accord with a faint sound of weeping which he heard near him, presently, that for a little while he believed this sound to be part of the music and part of himself.

while

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From this reading The rhythmical pathos of the violins was in such accord with a faint sound of weeping which he heard near him, presently, that for a little while he believed this sound to be part of the music and part of himself.

with

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From this reading He lay on his back, with the hand that had touched Mamie's scarf pressed across his closed eyes.

without

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From this reading The music of that waltz was of the old-fashioned swingingly sorrowful sort, and it would be hard to say how long it was after that before the boy could hear the air played without a recurrence of the bitterness of that moment.

would

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From this reading The music of that waltz was of the old-fashioned swingingly sorrowful sort, and it would be hard to say how long it was after that before the boy could hear the air played without a recurrence of the bitterness of that moment.

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Fallen
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