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The Curse of Kehama, Volume 1 (of 2)
The Curse of Kehama, Volume 1 (of 2)

Chapter III

Chapter 3 of The Curse of Kehama, Volume 1 (of 2) is here in full — 365 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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{73} 11.
Saying thus she knelt, and to his knees she clung, And bow'd her head, in tears and silence praying.
Rising anon, around his neck she flung Her arms, and there with folded hands she hung, And fixing on the guardian Glendoveer Her eyes, more eloquent than Angel's tongue, Again she cried, There is no comfort here!
I must be with my Father in his pain .
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Curse of Kehama, Volume 1 (of 2)

Chapter III

Chapter 3 of The Curse of Kehama, Volume 1 (of 2) is here in full — 365 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/73 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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{73} 11.
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Saying thus she knelt, and to his knees she clung, And bow'd her head, in tears and silence praying.
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Rising anon, around his neck she flung Her arms, and there with folded hands she hung, And fixing on the guardian Glendoveer Her eyes, more eloquent than Angel's tongue, Again she cried, There is no comfort here!
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I must be with my Father in his pain .
/aɪ mʌst biː wɪð maɪ ˈfɑːðər ɪn hɪz peɪn/
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Angel's noun US /ˈeɪndʒəlz/

possessive form of “angel” — spiritual being attendant upon God

From this reading “Rising anon, around his neck she flung Her arms, and there with folded hands she hung, And fixing on the guardian Glendoveer Her eyes, more eloquent than Angel's tongue, Again she cried, There is no comfort here!”

anon adverb US /ˌæˈnɔːn/

at another time

From this reading “Rising anon, around his neck she flung Her arms, and there with folded hands she hung, And fixing on the guardian Glendoveer Her eyes, more eloquent than Angel's tongue, Again she cried, There is no comfort here!”

clung verb US /klʌŋ/

inflected form of “cling” — come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation

From this reading “Saying thus she knelt, and to his knees she clung, And bow'd her head, in tears and silence praying.”

eloquent adjective US /ˈeləkwənt/

expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively

From this reading “Rising anon, around his neck she flung Her arms, and there with folded hands she hung, And fixing on the guardian Glendoveer Her eyes, more eloquent than Angel's tongue, Again she cried, There is no comfort here!”

fixing noun US /ˈfɪksɪŋ/

the act of putting something in working order again

From this reading “Rising anon, around his neck she flung Her arms, and there with folded hands she hung, And fixing on the guardian Glendoveer Her eyes, more eloquent than Angel's tongue, Again she cried, There is no comfort here!”

guardian noun US /ˈɡɑːrdiən/

a person who cares for persons or property

From this reading “Rising anon, around his neck she flung Her arms, and there with folded hands she hung, And fixing on the guardian Glendoveer Her eyes, more eloquent than Angel's tongue, Again she cried, There is no comfort here!”

knelt verb US /nelt/

inflected form of “kneel” — rest one's weight on one's knees

From this reading “Saying thus she knelt, and to his knees she clung, And bow'd her head, in tears and silence praying.”

praying verb US /ˈpreɪɪŋ/

-ing form of “pray” — address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer

From this reading “Saying thus she knelt, and to his knees she clung, And bow'd her head, in tears and silence praying.”

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.

folded hands noun + noun counted as “fold hands”

In this reading “Rising anon, around his neck she flung Her arms, and there with folded hands she hung, And fixing on the guardian Glendoveer Her eyes, more eloquent than Angel's tongue, Again she cried, There is no comfort here!”

with folded preposition + noun counted as “with fold”

In this reading “Rising anon, around his neck she flung Her arms, and there with folded hands she hung, And fixing on the guardian Glendoveer Her eyes, more eloquent than Angel's tongue, Again she cried, There is no comfort here!”

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11

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From this reading {73} 11.

73

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From this reading {73} 11.

AgainadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading Rising anon, around his neck she flung Her arms, and there with folded hands she hung, And fixing on the guardian Glendoveer Her eyes, more eloquent than Angel's tongue, Again she cried, There is no comfort here!

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Saying thus she knelt, and to his knees she clung, And bow'd her head, in tears and silence praying.

Angel'snounUS /ˈeɪndʒəlz/

possessive form of “angel” — spiritual being attendant upon God

From this reading Rising anon, around his neck she flung Her arms, and there with folded hands she hung, And fixing on the guardian Glendoveer Her eyes, more eloquent than Angel's tongue, Again she cried, There is no comfort here!

anonadverbUS /ˌæˈnɔːn/

at another time

From this reading Rising anon, around his neck she flung Her arms, and there with folded hands she hung, And fixing on the guardian Glendoveer Her eyes, more eloquent than Angel's tongue, Again she cried, There is no comfort here!

armsnounUS /ɑːrmz/

weapons considered collectively

From this reading Rising anon, around his neck she flung Her arms, and there with folded hands she hung, And fixing on the guardian Glendoveer Her eyes, more eloquent than Angel's tongue, Again she cried, There is no comfort here!

aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading Rising anon, around his neck she flung Her arms, and there with folded hands she hung, And fixing on the guardian Glendoveer Her eyes, more eloquent than Angel's tongue, Again she cried, There is no comfort here!

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading I must be with my Father in his pain .

bow'd

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

From this reading Saying thus she knelt, and to his knees she clung, And bow'd her head, in tears and silence praying.

clungverbUS /klʌŋ/

inflected form of “cling” — come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation

From this reading Saying thus she knelt, and to his knees she clung, And bow'd her head, in tears and silence praying.

comfortnounUS /ˈkʌmfərt/

a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain

From this reading Rising anon, around his neck she flung Her arms, and there with folded hands she hung, And fixing on the guardian Glendoveer Her eyes, more eloquent than Angel's tongue, Again she cried, There is no comfort here!

criedverbUS /kraɪd/

inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading Rising anon, around his neck she flung Her arms, and there with folded hands she hung, And fixing on the guardian Glendoveer Her eyes, more eloquent than Angel's tongue, Again she cried, There is no comfort here!

eloquentadjectiveUS /ˈeləkwənt/

expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively

From this reading Rising anon, around his neck she flung Her arms, and there with folded hands she hung, And fixing on the guardian Glendoveer Her eyes, more eloquent than Angel's tongue, Again she cried, There is no comfort here!

eyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

From this reading Rising anon, around his neck she flung Her arms, and there with folded hands she hung, And fixing on the guardian Glendoveer Her eyes, more eloquent than Angel's tongue, Again she cried, There is no comfort here!

FathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading I must be with my Father in his pain .

fixingnounUS /ˈfɪksɪŋ/

the act of putting something in working order again

From this reading Rising anon, around his neck she flung Her arms, and there with folded hands she hung, And fixing on the guardian Glendoveer Her eyes, more eloquent than Angel's tongue, Again she cried, There is no comfort here!

flungverbUS /flʌŋ/

inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness

From this reading Rising anon, around his neck she flung Her arms, and there with folded hands she hung, And fixing on the guardian Glendoveer Her eyes, more eloquent than Angel's tongue, Again she cried, There is no comfort here!

foldedverbUS /ˈfoʊldəd/

past form of “fold” — bend or lay so that one part covers the other

From this reading Rising anon, around his neck she flung Her arms, and there with folded hands she hung, And fixing on the guardian Glendoveer Her eyes, more eloquent than Angel's tongue, Again she cried, There is no comfort here!

Glendoveer

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

From this reading Rising anon, around his neck she flung Her arms, and there with folded hands she hung, And fixing on the guardian Glendoveer Her eyes, more eloquent than Angel's tongue, Again she cried, There is no comfort here!

guardiannounUS /ˈɡɑːrdiən/

a person who cares for persons or property

From this reading Rising anon, around his neck she flung Her arms, and there with folded hands she hung, And fixing on the guardian Glendoveer Her eyes, more eloquent than Angel's tongue, Again she cried, There is no comfort here!

handsnounUS /hændz/

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading Rising anon, around his neck she flung Her arms, and there with folded hands she hung, And fixing on the guardian Glendoveer Her eyes, more eloquent than Angel's tongue, Again she cried, There is no comfort here!

headnounUS /hed/

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading Saying thus she knelt, and to his knees she clung, And bow'd her head, in tears and silence praying.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Saying thus she knelt, and to his knees she clung, And bow'd her head, in tears and silence praying.

hereadverbUS /hiːr/

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading Rising anon, around his neck she flung Her arms, and there with folded hands she hung, And fixing on the guardian Glendoveer Her eyes, more eloquent than Angel's tongue, Again she cried, There is no comfort here!

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading Saying thus she knelt, and to his knees she clung, And bow'd her head, in tears and silence praying.

hungverbUS /hʌŋ/

inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging

From this reading Rising anon, around his neck she flung Her arms, and there with folded hands she hung, And fixing on the guardian Glendoveer Her eyes, more eloquent than Angel's tongue, Again she cried, There is no comfort here!

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I must be with my Father in his pain .

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Saying thus she knelt, and to his knees she clung, And bow'd her head, in tears and silence praying.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading Rising anon, around his neck she flung Her arms, and there with folded hands she hung, And fixing on the guardian Glendoveer Her eyes, more eloquent than Angel's tongue, Again she cried, There is no comfort here!

kneesnounUS /niːz/

plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella

From this reading Saying thus she knelt, and to his knees she clung, And bow'd her head, in tears and silence praying.

kneltverbUS /nelt/

inflected form of “kneel” — rest one's weight on one's knees

From this reading Saying thus she knelt, and to his knees she clung, And bow'd her head, in tears and silence praying.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Rising anon, around his neck she flung Her arms, and there with folded hands she hung, And fixing on the guardian Glendoveer Her eyes, more eloquent than Angel's tongue, Again she cried, There is no comfort here!

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading I must be with my Father in his pain .

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I must be with my Father in his pain .

necknounUS /nek/

the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body

From this reading Rising anon, around his neck she flung Her arms, and there with folded hands she hung, And fixing on the guardian Glendoveer Her eyes, more eloquent than Angel's tongue, Again she cried, There is no comfort here!

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading Rising anon, around his neck she flung Her arms, and there with folded hands she hung, And fixing on the guardian Glendoveer Her eyes, more eloquent than Angel's tongue, Again she cried, There is no comfort here!

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Rising anon, around his neck she flung Her arms, and there with folded hands she hung, And fixing on the guardian Glendoveer Her eyes, more eloquent than Angel's tongue, Again she cried, There is no comfort here!

painnounUS /peɪn/

a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder

From this reading I must be with my Father in his pain .

prayingverbUS /ˈpreɪɪŋ/

-ing form of “pray” — address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer

From this reading Saying thus she knelt, and to his knees she clung, And bow'd her head, in tears and silence praying.

RisingadjectiveUS /ˈraɪzɪŋ/

advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status

From this reading Rising anon, around his neck she flung Her arms, and there with folded hands she hung, And fixing on the guardian Glendoveer Her eyes, more eloquent than Angel's tongue, Again she cried, There is no comfort here!

SayingnounUS /ˈseɪɪŋ/

a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations

From this reading Saying thus she knelt, and to his knees she clung, And bow'd her head, in tears and silence praying.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Saying thus she knelt, and to his knees she clung, And bow'd her head, in tears and silence praying.

silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading Saying thus she knelt, and to his knees she clung, And bow'd her head, in tears and silence praying.

tearsnounUS /terz/

the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)

From this reading Saying thus she knelt, and to his knees she clung, And bow'd her head, in tears and silence praying.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Rising anon, around his neck she flung Her arms, and there with folded hands she hung, And fixing on the guardian Glendoveer Her eyes, more eloquent than Angel's tongue, Again she cried, There is no comfort here!

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Rising anon, around his neck she flung Her arms, and there with folded hands she hung, And fixing on the guardian Glendoveer Her eyes, more eloquent than Angel's tongue, Again she cried, There is no comfort here!

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading Rising anon, around his neck she flung Her arms, and there with folded hands she hung, And fixing on the guardian Glendoveer Her eyes, more eloquent than Angel's tongue, Again she cried, There is no comfort here!

thusadverbUS /ðʌs/

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading Saying thus she knelt, and to his knees she clung, And bow'd her head, in tears and silence praying.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Saying thus she knelt, and to his knees she clung, And bow'd her head, in tears and silence praying.

tonguenounUS /tʌŋ/

a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity

From this reading Rising anon, around his neck she flung Her arms, and there with folded hands she hung, And fixing on the guardian Glendoveer Her eyes, more eloquent than Angel's tongue, Again she cried, There is no comfort here!

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Rising anon, around his neck she flung Her arms, and there with folded hands she hung, And fixing on the guardian Glendoveer Her eyes, more eloquent than Angel's tongue, Again she cried, There is no comfort here!

Chapter 3 of The Curse of Kehama, Volume 1 (of 2) by Robert Southey holds 365 sentences, grouped into 73 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 3 holds 365 sentences of The Curse of Kehama, Volume 1 (of 2), unabridged, divided into 73 reading sections.

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