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The Deemster

Chapter XXXVI

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OF HIS GREAT LONELINESS Back at my old moorings inside the rocks of Kitterland I knew full well that the Almighty Majesty was on this side of me and on that, and I had nothing to look for now or hereafter.
But I think the extremity of my condition gave me some false courage, and my good genius seemed to say, What have you to lament?
You have health and food and freedom, and you live under no taskmaster's eye.
Let the morning see you rise in content, and let the night look on you lying down in thankfulness.
And turn not your face to the future to the unsettling of your spirit, so that when your time comes you may not die with a pale face.
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The Deemster

Chapter XXXVI

Chapter 36 of The Deemster is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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OF HIS GREAT LONELINESS Back at my old moorings inside the rocks of Kitterland I knew full well that the Almighty Majesty was on this side of me and on that, and I had nothing to look for now or hereafter.
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But I think the extremity of my condition gave me some false courage, and my good genius seemed to say, What have you to lament?
/bʌt aɪ θɪŋk ðə ekˈstreməti ʌv maɪ kənˈdɪʃən ɡeɪv miː sʌm fɔːls ˈkɜːrədʒ ənd maɪ ɡʊd ˈdʒiːnjəs siːmd tuː seɪ wʌt hæv juː tuː ləˈment/
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You have health and food and freedom, and you live under no taskmaster's eye.
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Let the morning see you rise in content, and let the night look on you lying down in thankfulness.
/let ðə ˈmɔːrnɪŋ siː juː raɪz ɪn ˈkɑːntent ənd let ðə naɪt lʊk ɑːn juː ˈlaɪɪŋ daʊn ɪn ˈθæŋkfəlnes/
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And turn not your face to the future to the unsettling of your spirit, so that when your time comes you may not die with a pale face.
/ənd tɜːrn nɑːt jɔːr feɪs tuː ðə ˈfjuːtʃər tuː ðə ənˈsetəlɪŋ ʌv jɔːr ˈspɪrət soʊ ðæt wen jɔːr taɪm kʌmz juː meɪ nɑːt daɪ wɪð ə peɪl feɪs/

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Almighty noun US /ɔːlˈmaɪti/

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading “OF HIS GREAT LONELINESS Back at my old moorings inside the rocks of Kitterland I knew full well that the Almighty Majesty was on this side of me and on that, and I had nothing to look for now or hereafter.”

extremity noun US /ekˈstreməti/

an external body part that projects from the body

From this reading “But I think the extremity of my condition gave me some false courage, and my good genius seemed to say, What have you to lament?”

hereafter adverb US /hɪˈræftər/

in a subsequent part of this document or statement or matter etc.

From this reading “OF HIS GREAT LONELINESS Back at my old moorings inside the rocks of Kitterland I knew full well that the Almighty Majesty was on this side of me and on that, and I had nothing to look for now or hereafter.”

lament verb US /ləˈment/

express grief verbally

From this reading “But I think the extremity of my condition gave me some false courage, and my good genius seemed to say, What have you to lament?”

loneliness noun US /ˈloʊnlinəs/

the state of being alone in solitary isolation

From this reading “OF HIS GREAT LONELINESS Back at my old moorings inside the rocks of Kitterland I knew full well that the Almighty Majesty was on this side of me and on that, and I had nothing to look for now or hereafter.”

moorings noun US /ˈmuːrɪŋz/

plural of “mooring” — a place where a craft can be made fast

From this reading “OF HIS GREAT LONELINESS Back at my old moorings inside the rocks of Kitterland I knew full well that the Almighty Majesty was on this side of me and on that, and I had nothing to look for now or hereafter.”

thankfulness noun US /ˈθæŋkfəlnes/

warm friendly feelings of gratitude

From this reading “Let the morning see you rise in content, and let the night look on you lying down in thankfulness.”

unsettling verb US /ənˈsetəlɪŋ/

-ing form of “unsettle” — disturb the composure of

From this reading “And turn not your face to the future to the unsettling of your spirit, so that when your time comes you may not die with a pale face.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

pale face adjective + noun

In this reading “And turn not your face to the future to the unsettling of your spirit, so that when your time comes you may not die with a pale face.”

live under verb + particle

In this reading “You have health and food and freedom, and you live under no taskmaster's eye.”

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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 And turn not your face to the future to the unsettling of your spirit, so that when your time comes you may not die with a pale face.

AlmightynounUS /ɔːlˈmaɪti/

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading OF HIS GREAT LONELINESS Back at my old moorings inside the rocks of Kitterland I knew full well that the Almighty Majesty was on this side of me and on that, and I had nothing to look for now or hereafter.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading OF HIS GREAT LONELINESS Back at my old moorings inside the rocks of Kitterland I knew full well that the Almighty Majesty was on this side of me and on that, and I had nothing to look for now or hereafter.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading OF HIS GREAT LONELINESS Back at my old moorings inside the rocks of Kitterland I knew full well that the Almighty Majesty was on this side of me and on that, and I had nothing to look for now or hereafter.

BackadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading OF HIS GREAT LONELINESS Back at my old moorings inside the rocks of Kitterland I knew full well that the Almighty Majesty was on this side of me and on that, and I had nothing to look for now or hereafter.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But I think the extremity of my condition gave me some false courage, and my good genius seemed to say, What have you to lament?

comesnounUS /kʌmz/

plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading And turn not your face to the future to the unsettling of your spirit, so that when your time comes you may not die with a pale face.

conditionnounUS /kənˈdɪʃən/

a state at a particular time

From this reading But I think the extremity of my condition gave me some false courage, and my good genius seemed to say, What have you to lament?

contentnounUS /ˈkɑːntent/

(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something

From this reading Let the morning see you rise in content, and let the night look on you lying down in thankfulness.

couragenounUS /ˈkɜːrədʒ/

a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear

From this reading But I think the extremity of my condition gave me some false courage, and my good genius seemed to say, What have you to lament?

dieverbUS /daɪ/

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading And turn not your face to the future to the unsettling of your spirit, so that when your time comes you may not die with a pale face.

downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Let the morning see you rise in content, and let the night look on you lying down in thankfulness.

extremitynounUS /ekˈstreməti/

an external body part that projects from the body

From this reading But I think the extremity of my condition gave me some false courage, and my good genius seemed to say, What have you to lament?

eyenounUS /aɪ/

the organ of sight

From this reading You have health and food and freedom, and you live under no taskmaster's eye.

facenounUS /feɪs/

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading And turn not your face to the future to the unsettling of your spirit, so that when your time comes you may not die with a pale face.

falseadjectiveUS /fɔːls/

not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality

From this reading But I think the extremity of my condition gave me some false courage, and my good genius seemed to say, What have you to lament?

foodnounUS /fuːd/

any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue

From this reading You have health and food and freedom, and you live under no taskmaster's eye.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading OF HIS GREAT LONELINESS Back at my old moorings inside the rocks of Kitterland I knew full well that the Almighty Majesty was on this side of me and on that, and I had nothing to look for now or hereafter.

freedomnounUS /ˈfriːdəm/

the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints

From this reading You have health and food and freedom, and you live under no taskmaster's eye.

fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading OF HIS GREAT LONELINESS Back at my old moorings inside the rocks of Kitterland I knew full well that the Almighty Majesty was on this side of me and on that, and I had nothing to look for now or hereafter.

futureadjectiveUS /ˈfjuːtʃər/

yet to be or coming

From this reading And turn not your face to the future to the unsettling of your spirit, so that when your time comes you may not die with a pale face.

gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading But I think the extremity of my condition gave me some false courage, and my good genius seemed to say, What have you to lament?

geniusnounUS /ˈdʒiːnjəs/

someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality

From this reading But I think the extremity of my condition gave me some false courage, and my good genius seemed to say, What have you to lament?

goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading But I think the extremity of my condition gave me some false courage, and my good genius seemed to say, What have you to lament?

GREATadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading OF HIS GREAT LONELINESS Back at my old moorings inside the rocks of Kitterland I knew full well that the Almighty Majesty was on this side of me and on that, and I had nothing to look for now or hereafter.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading OF HIS GREAT LONELINESS Back at my old moorings inside the rocks of Kitterland I knew full well that the Almighty Majesty was on this side of me and on that, and I had nothing to look for now or hereafter.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading But I think the extremity of my condition gave me some false courage, and my good genius seemed to say, What have you to lament?

healthnounUS /helθ/

a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease

From this reading You have health and food and freedom, and you live under no taskmaster's eye.

hereafteradverbUS /hɪˈræftər/

in a subsequent part of this document or statement or matter etc.

From this reading OF HIS GREAT LONELINESS Back at my old moorings inside the rocks of Kitterland I knew full well that the Almighty Majesty was on this side of me and on that, and I had nothing to look for now or hereafter.

HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading OF HIS GREAT LONELINESS Back at my old moorings inside the rocks of Kitterland I knew full well that the Almighty Majesty was on this side of me and on that, and I had nothing to look for now or hereafter.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading OF HIS GREAT LONELINESS Back at my old moorings inside the rocks of Kitterland I knew full well that the Almighty Majesty was on this side of me and on that, and I had nothing to look for now or hereafter.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Let the morning see you rise in content, and let the night look on you lying down in thankfulness.

insideadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈsaɪd/

relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space

From this reading OF HIS GREAT LONELINESS Back at my old moorings inside the rocks of Kitterland I knew full well that the Almighty Majesty was on this side of me and on that, and I had nothing to look for now or hereafter.

Kitterland

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

From this reading OF HIS GREAT LONELINESS Back at my old moorings inside the rocks of Kitterland I knew full well that the Almighty Majesty was on this side of me and on that, and I had nothing to look for now or hereafter.

knewverbUS /nuː/

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading OF HIS GREAT LONELINESS Back at my old moorings inside the rocks of Kitterland I knew full well that the Almighty Majesty was on this side of me and on that, and I had nothing to look for now or hereafter.

lamentverbUS /ləˈment/

express grief verbally

From this reading But I think the extremity of my condition gave me some false courage, and my good genius seemed to say, What have you to lament?

Letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading Let the morning see you rise in content, and let the night look on you lying down in thankfulness.

liveverbUS /laɪv/

be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading You have health and food and freedom, and you live under no taskmaster's eye.

LONELINESSnounUS /ˈloʊnlinəs/

the state of being alone in solitary isolation

From this reading OF HIS GREAT LONELINESS Back at my old moorings inside the rocks of Kitterland I knew full well that the Almighty Majesty was on this side of me and on that, and I had nothing to look for now or hereafter.

lookverbUS /lʊk/

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading OF HIS GREAT LONELINESS Back at my old moorings inside the rocks of Kitterland I knew full well that the Almighty Majesty was on this side of me and on that, and I had nothing to look for now or hereafter.

lyingnounUS /ˈlaɪɪŋ/

the deliberate act of deviating from the truth

From this reading Let the morning see you rise in content, and let the night look on you lying down in thankfulness.

MajestynounUS /ˈmædʒəsti/

impressiveness in scale or proportion

From this reading OF HIS GREAT LONELINESS Back at my old moorings inside the rocks of Kitterland I knew full well that the Almighty Majesty was on this side of me and on that, and I had nothing to look for now or hereafter.

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading And turn not your face to the future to the unsettling of your spirit, so that when your time comes you may not die with a pale face.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading OF HIS GREAT LONELINESS Back at my old moorings inside the rocks of Kitterland I knew full well that the Almighty Majesty was on this side of me and on that, and I had nothing to look for now or hereafter.

mooringsnounUS /ˈmuːrɪŋz/

plural of “mooring” — a place where a craft can be made fast

From this reading OF HIS GREAT LONELINESS Back at my old moorings inside the rocks of Kitterland I knew full well that the Almighty Majesty was on this side of me and on that, and I had nothing to look for now or hereafter.

morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading Let the morning see you rise in content, and let the night look on you lying down in thankfulness.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading OF HIS GREAT LONELINESS Back at my old moorings inside the rocks of Kitterland I knew full well that the Almighty Majesty was on this side of me and on that, and I had nothing to look for now or hereafter.

nightnounUS /naɪt/

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading Let the morning see you rise in content, and let the night look on you lying down in thankfulness.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading You have health and food and freedom, and you live under no taskmaster's eye.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading And turn not your face to the future to the unsettling of your spirit, so that when your time comes you may not die with a pale face.

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading OF HIS GREAT LONELINESS Back at my old moorings inside the rocks of Kitterland I knew full well that the Almighty Majesty was on this side of me and on that, and I had nothing to look for now or hereafter.

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading OF HIS GREAT LONELINESS Back at my old moorings inside the rocks of Kitterland I knew full well that the Almighty Majesty was on this side of me and on that, and I had nothing to look for now or hereafter.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading OF HIS GREAT LONELINESS Back at my old moorings inside the rocks of Kitterland I knew full well that the Almighty Majesty was on this side of me and on that, and I had nothing to look for now or hereafter.

oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading OF HIS GREAT LONELINESS Back at my old moorings inside the rocks of Kitterland I knew full well that the Almighty Majesty was on this side of me and on that, and I had nothing to look for now or hereafter.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading OF HIS GREAT LONELINESS Back at my old moorings inside the rocks of Kitterland I knew full well that the Almighty Majesty was on this side of me and on that, and I had nothing to look for now or hereafter.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading OF HIS GREAT LONELINESS Back at my old moorings inside the rocks of Kitterland I knew full well that the Almighty Majesty was on this side of me and on that, and I had nothing to look for now or hereafter.

paleadjectiveUS /peɪl/

very light colored; highly diluted with white

From this reading And turn not your face to the future to the unsettling of your spirit, so that when your time comes you may not die with a pale face.

riseverbUS /raɪz/

move upward

From this reading Let the morning see you rise in content, and let the night look on you lying down in thankfulness.

rocksnounUS /rɑːks/

plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading OF HIS GREAT LONELINESS Back at my old moorings inside the rocks of Kitterland I knew full well that the Almighty Majesty was on this side of me and on that, and I had nothing to look for now or hereafter.

sayverbUS /seɪ/

express in words

From this reading But I think the extremity of my condition gave me some false courage, and my good genius seemed to say, What have you to lament?

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Let the morning see you rise in content, and let the night look on you lying down in thankfulness.

seemedverbUS /siːmd/

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading But I think the extremity of my condition gave me some false courage, and my good genius seemed to say, What have you to lament?

sidenounUS /saɪd/

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading OF HIS GREAT LONELINESS Back at my old moorings inside the rocks of Kitterland I knew full well that the Almighty Majesty was on this side of me and on that, and I had nothing to look for now or hereafter.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading And turn not your face to the future to the unsettling of your spirit, so that when your time comes you may not die with a pale face.

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading But I think the extremity of my condition gave me some false courage, and my good genius seemed to say, What have you to lament?

spiritnounUS /ˈspɪrət/

the vital principle or animating force within living things

From this reading And turn not your face to the future to the unsettling of your spirit, so that when your time comes you may not die with a pale face.

taskmaster's

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

From this reading You have health and food and freedom, and you live under no taskmaster's eye.

thankfulnessnounUS /ˈθæŋkfəlnes/

warm friendly feelings of gratitude

From this reading Let the morning see you rise in content, and let the night look on you lying down in thankfulness.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading OF HIS GREAT LONELINESS Back at my old moorings inside the rocks of Kitterland I knew full well that the Almighty Majesty was on this side of me and on that, and I had nothing to look for now or hereafter.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading OF HIS GREAT LONELINESS Back at my old moorings inside the rocks of Kitterland I knew full well that the Almighty Majesty was on this side of me and on that, and I had nothing to look for now or hereafter.

thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading But I think the extremity of my condition gave me some false courage, and my good genius seemed to say, What have you to lament?

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading OF HIS GREAT LONELINESS Back at my old moorings inside the rocks of Kitterland I knew full well that the Almighty Majesty was on this side of me and on that, and I had nothing to look for now or hereafter.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading And turn not your face to the future to the unsettling of your spirit, so that when your time comes you may not die with a pale face.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading OF HIS GREAT LONELINESS Back at my old moorings inside the rocks of Kitterland I knew full well that the Almighty Majesty was on this side of me and on that, and I had nothing to look for now or hereafter.

turnverbUS /tɜːrn/

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading And turn not your face to the future to the unsettling of your spirit, so that when your time comes you may not die with a pale face.

underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading You have health and food and freedom, and you live under no taskmaster's eye.

unsettlingverbUS /ənˈsetəlɪŋ/

-ing form of “unsettle” — disturb the composure of

From this reading And turn not your face to the future to the unsettling of your spirit, so that when your time comes you may not die with a pale face.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading OF HIS GREAT LONELINESS Back at my old moorings inside the rocks of Kitterland I knew full well that the Almighty Majesty was on this side of me and on that, and I had nothing to look for now or hereafter.

welladverbUS /wel/

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading OF HIS GREAT LONELINESS Back at my old moorings inside the rocks of Kitterland I knew full well that the Almighty Majesty was on this side of me and on that, and I had nothing to look for now or hereafter.

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading But I think the extremity of my condition gave me some false courage, and my good genius seemed to say, What have you to lament?

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading And turn not your face to the future to the unsettling of your spirit, so that when your time comes you may not die with a pale face.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading And turn not your face to the future to the unsettling of your spirit, so that when your time comes you may not die with a pale face.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading But I think the extremity of my condition gave me some false courage, and my good genius seemed to say, What have you to lament?

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading And turn not your face to the future to the unsettling of your spirit, so that when your time comes you may not die with a pale face.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #35781, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Deemster take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 1531 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Deemster section by section

How to work through The Deemster section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 40 chapters of The Deemster to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in The Deemster

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Deemster, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Caine's
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Deemster; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Books
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Deemster; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Three
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Deemster; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Volumes
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Deemster; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.