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The Eye of Istar

Chapter II

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"Speak not again of that," she answered.
"Thou wert the only man in whose body the spark of life still burned.
It was my duty to rescue thee," she replied, rather evasively.
"Now that we understand and trust each other, now indeed, that we are friends true and faithful, wilt thou not tell me why thou didst convey me hither unto thine apartment?"
She hesitated, gazing away towards the misty line where sky and desert joined, until suddenly she turned, and looking boldly into my face with her clear, trusting eyes, answered,-- "It was in consequence of something that was revealed."
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The Eye of Istar

Chapter II

Chapter 2 of The Eye of Istar is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Speak not again of that," she answered.
/spiːk nɑːt əˈɡen ʌv ðæt ʃiː ˈænsərd/
Line 2
"Thou wert the only man in whose body the spark of life still burned.
/ðaʊ wɜːrt ðə ˈoʊnli mæn ɪn huːz ˈbɑːdi ðə spɑːrk ʌv laɪf stɪl bɜːrnd/
Line 3
It was my duty to rescue thee," she replied, rather evasively.
Line 4
"Now that we understand and trust each other, now indeed, that we are friends true and faithful, wilt thou not tell me why thou didst convey me hither unto thine apartment?"
/naʊ ðæt wiː ˌʌndərˈstænd ənd trʌst iːtʃ ˈʌðər naʊ ˌɪnˈdiːd ðæt wiː ɑːr frendz truː ənd ˈfeɪθfəl wɪlt ðaʊ nɑːt tel miː waɪ ðaʊ dɪdst kənˈveɪ miː ˈhɪðər ˈʌntuː ðaɪn əˈpɑːrtmənt/
Line 5
She hesitated, gazing away towards the misty line where sky and desert joined, until suddenly she turned, and looking boldly into my face with her clear, trusting eyes, answered,-- "It was in consequence of something that was revealed."
/ʃiː ˈhezɪteɪtɪd ˈɡeɪzɪŋ əˈweɪ təˈwɔːrdz ðə ˈmɪsti laɪn wer skaɪ ənd ˈdezərt dʒɔɪnd ənˈtɪl ˈsʌdənli ʃiː tɜːrnd ənd ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈboʊldli ˈɪntuː maɪ feɪs wɪð hɜːr klɪr ˈtrʌstɪŋ aɪz ˈænsərd ɪt wɑːz ɪn ˈkɑːnsəkwəns ʌv ˈsʌmθɪŋ ðæt wɑːz rɪˈviːld/

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boldly adverb US /ˈboʊldli/

with boldness, in a bold manner

From this reading “She hesitated, gazing away towards the misty line where sky and desert joined, until suddenly she turned, and looking boldly into my face with her clear, trusting eyes, answered,-- "It was in consequence of something that was revealed."”

convey verb US /kənˈveɪ/

(of information) make known; pass on

From this reading “"Now that we understand and trust each other, now indeed, that we are friends true and faithful, wilt thou not tell me why thou didst convey me hither unto thine apartment?"”

didst auxiliary verb US /dɪdst/

an old form of “did”, used with “thou”

From this reading “"Now that we understand and trust each other, now indeed, that we are friends true and faithful, wilt thou not tell me why thou didst convey me hither unto thine apartment?"”

misty adjective US /ˈmɪsti/

filled or abounding with fog or mist

From this reading “She hesitated, gazing away towards the misty line where sky and desert joined, until suddenly she turned, and looking boldly into my face with her clear, trusting eyes, answered,-- "It was in consequence of something that was revealed."”

spark noun US /spɑːrk/

a momentary flash of light

From this reading “"Thou wert the only man in whose body the spark of life still burned.”

trusting adjective US /ˈtrʌstɪŋ/

inclined to believe or confide readily; full of trust

From this reading “She hesitated, gazing away towards the misty line where sky and desert joined, until suddenly she turned, and looking boldly into my face with her clear, trusting eyes, answered,-- "It was in consequence of something that was revealed."”

wert auxiliary verb US /wɜːrt/

an old form of “were”, used with “thou”

From this reading “"Thou wert the only man in whose body the spark of life still burned.”

wilt modal verb US /wɪlt/

an old form of “will”, used with “thou”

From this reading “"Now that we understand and trust each other, now indeed, that we are friends true and faithful, wilt thou not tell me why thou didst convey me hither unto thine apartment?"”

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in consequence preposition + noun

In this reading “She hesitated, gazing away towards the misty line where sky and desert joined, until suddenly she turned, and looking boldly into my face with her clear, trusting eyes, answered,-- "It was in consequence of something that was revealed."”

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againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading "Speak not again of that," she answered.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "Now that we understand and trust each other, now indeed, that we are friends true and faithful, wilt thou not tell me why thou didst convey me hither unto thine apartment?"

answeredverbUS /ˈænsərd/

past form of “answer” — react verbally

From this reading "Speak not again of that," she answered.

apartmentnounUS /əˈpɑːrtmənt/

a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house

From this reading "Now that we understand and trust each other, now indeed, that we are friends true and faithful, wilt thou not tell me why thou didst convey me hither unto thine apartment?"

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading "Now that we understand and trust each other, now indeed, that we are friends true and faithful, wilt thou not tell me why thou didst convey me hither unto thine apartment?"

awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading She hesitated, gazing away towards the misty line where sky and desert joined, until suddenly she turned, and looking boldly into my face with her clear, trusting eyes, answered,-- "It was in consequence of something that was revealed."

bodynounUS /ˈbɑːdi/

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading "Thou wert the only man in whose body the spark of life still burned.

boldlyadverbUS /ˈboʊldli/

with boldness, in a bold manner

From this reading She hesitated, gazing away towards the misty line where sky and desert joined, until suddenly she turned, and looking boldly into my face with her clear, trusting eyes, answered,-- "It was in consequence of something that was revealed."

burnedadjectiveUS /bɜːrnd/

treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point

From this reading "Thou wert the only man in whose body the spark of life still burned.

clearverbUS /klɪr/

rid of obstructions

From this reading She hesitated, gazing away towards the misty line where sky and desert joined, until suddenly she turned, and looking boldly into my face with her clear, trusting eyes, answered,-- "It was in consequence of something that was revealed."

consequencenounUS /ˈkɑːnsəkwəns/

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading She hesitated, gazing away towards the misty line where sky and desert joined, until suddenly she turned, and looking boldly into my face with her clear, trusting eyes, answered,-- "It was in consequence of something that was revealed."

conveyverbUS /kənˈveɪ/

(of information) make known; pass on

From this reading "Now that we understand and trust each other, now indeed, that we are friends true and faithful, wilt thou not tell me why thou didst convey me hither unto thine apartment?"

desertverbUS /ˈdezərt/

leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

From this reading She hesitated, gazing away towards the misty line where sky and desert joined, until suddenly she turned, and looking boldly into my face with her clear, trusting eyes, answered,-- "It was in consequence of something that was revealed."

didstauxiliary verbUS /dɪdst/

an old form of “did”, used with “thou”

From this reading "Now that we understand and trust each other, now indeed, that we are friends true and faithful, wilt thou not tell me why thou didst convey me hither unto thine apartment?"

dutynounUS /ˈduːti/

the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force

From this reading It was my duty to rescue thee," she replied, rather evasively.

eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading "Now that we understand and trust each other, now indeed, that we are friends true and faithful, wilt thou not tell me why thou didst convey me hither unto thine apartment?"

evasivelyadverb

with evasion; in an evasive manner

From this reading It was my duty to rescue thee," she replied, rather evasively.

eyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

From this reading She hesitated, gazing away towards the misty line where sky and desert joined, until suddenly she turned, and looking boldly into my face with her clear, trusting eyes, answered,-- "It was in consequence of something that was revealed."

facenounUS /feɪs/

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

From this reading She hesitated, gazing away towards the misty line where sky and desert joined, until suddenly she turned, and looking boldly into my face with her clear, trusting eyes, answered,-- "It was in consequence of something that was revealed."

faithfuladjectiveUS /ˈfeɪθfəl/

steadfast in affection or allegiance

From this reading "Now that we understand and trust each other, now indeed, that we are friends true and faithful, wilt thou not tell me why thou didst convey me hither unto thine apartment?"

friendsnounUS /frendz/

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading "Now that we understand and trust each other, now indeed, that we are friends true and faithful, wilt thou not tell me why thou didst convey me hither unto thine apartment?"

gazingverbUS /ˈɡeɪzɪŋ/

-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes

From this reading She hesitated, gazing away towards the misty line where sky and desert joined, until suddenly she turned, and looking boldly into my face with her clear, trusting eyes, answered,-- "It was in consequence of something that was revealed."

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading She hesitated, gazing away towards the misty line where sky and desert joined, until suddenly she turned, and looking boldly into my face with her clear, trusting eyes, answered,-- "It was in consequence of something that was revealed."

hesitatedverbUS /ˈhezɪteɪtɪd/

past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness

From this reading She hesitated, gazing away towards the misty line where sky and desert joined, until suddenly she turned, and looking boldly into my face with her clear, trusting eyes, answered,-- "It was in consequence of something that was revealed."

hitheradverbUS /ˈhɪðər/

an old word meaning “to this place”

From this reading "Now that we understand and trust each other, now indeed, that we are friends true and faithful, wilt thou not tell me why thou didst convey me hither unto thine apartment?"

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading "Thou wert the only man in whose body the spark of life still burned.

indeedadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdiːd/

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading "Now that we understand and trust each other, now indeed, that we are friends true and faithful, wilt thou not tell me why thou didst convey me hither unto thine apartment?"

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading She hesitated, gazing away towards the misty line where sky and desert joined, until suddenly she turned, and looking boldly into my face with her clear, trusting eyes, answered,-- "It was in consequence of something that was revealed."

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was my duty to rescue thee," she replied, rather evasively.

joinedadjectiveUS /dʒɔɪnd/

of or relating to two people who are married to each other

From this reading She hesitated, gazing away towards the misty line where sky and desert joined, until suddenly she turned, and looking boldly into my face with her clear, trusting eyes, answered,-- "It was in consequence of something that was revealed."

lifenounUS /laɪf/

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading "Thou wert the only man in whose body the spark of life still burned.

linenounUS /laɪn/

a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading She hesitated, gazing away towards the misty line where sky and desert joined, until suddenly she turned, and looking boldly into my face with her clear, trusting eyes, answered,-- "It was in consequence of something that was revealed."

lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading She hesitated, gazing away towards the misty line where sky and desert joined, until suddenly she turned, and looking boldly into my face with her clear, trusting eyes, answered,-- "It was in consequence of something that was revealed."

mannounUS /mæn/

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

From this reading "Thou wert the only man in whose body the spark of life still burned.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading "Now that we understand and trust each other, now indeed, that we are friends true and faithful, wilt thou not tell me why thou didst convey me hither unto thine apartment?"

mistyadjectiveUS /ˈmɪsti/

filled or abounding with fog or mist

From this reading She hesitated, gazing away towards the misty line where sky and desert joined, until suddenly she turned, and looking boldly into my face with her clear, trusting eyes, answered,-- "It was in consequence of something that was revealed."

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading It was my duty to rescue thee," she replied, rather evasively.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "Speak not again of that," she answered.

NowadverbUS /naʊ/

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

From this reading "Now that we understand and trust each other, now indeed, that we are friends true and faithful, wilt thou not tell me why thou didst convey me hither unto thine apartment?"

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "Speak not again of that," she answered.

onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading "Thou wert the only man in whose body the spark of life still burned.

otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading "Now that we understand and trust each other, now indeed, that we are friends true and faithful, wilt thou not tell me why thou didst convey me hither unto thine apartment?"

ratheradverbUS /ˈræðər/

on the contrary

From this reading It was my duty to rescue thee," she replied, rather evasively.

repliedverbUS /rɪˈplaɪd/

inflected form of “reply” — react verbally

From this reading It was my duty to rescue thee," she replied, rather evasively.

rescueverbUS /ˈreskjuː/

free from harm or evil

From this reading It was my duty to rescue thee," she replied, rather evasively.

revealedverbUS /rɪˈviːld/

past form of “reveal” — make visible

From this reading She hesitated, gazing away towards the misty line where sky and desert joined, until suddenly she turned, and looking boldly into my face with her clear, trusting eyes, answered,-- "It was in consequence of something that was revealed."

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading "Speak not again of that," she answered.

skynounUS /skaɪ/

the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading She hesitated, gazing away towards the misty line where sky and desert joined, until suddenly she turned, and looking boldly into my face with her clear, trusting eyes, answered,-- "It was in consequence of something that was revealed."

somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading She hesitated, gazing away towards the misty line where sky and desert joined, until suddenly she turned, and looking boldly into my face with her clear, trusting eyes, answered,-- "It was in consequence of something that was revealed."

sparknounUS /spɑːrk/

a momentary flash of light

From this reading "Thou wert the only man in whose body the spark of life still burned.

SpeakverbUS /spiːk/

express in speech

From this reading "Speak not again of that," she answered.

stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/

not in physical motion

From this reading "Thou wert the only man in whose body the spark of life still burned.

suddenlyadverbUS /ˈsʌdənli/

happening unexpectedly

From this reading She hesitated, gazing away towards the misty line where sky and desert joined, until suddenly she turned, and looking boldly into my face with her clear, trusting eyes, answered,-- "It was in consequence of something that was revealed."

tellverbUS /tel/

express in words

From this reading "Now that we understand and trust each other, now indeed, that we are friends true and faithful, wilt thou not tell me why thou didst convey me hither unto thine apartment?"

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "Speak not again of that," she answered.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "Thou wert the only man in whose body the spark of life still burned.

theepronounUS /ðiː/

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading It was my duty to rescue thee," she replied, rather evasively.

thinepronounUS /ðaɪn/

an old word for “yours”

From this reading "Now that we understand and trust each other, now indeed, that we are friends true and faithful, wilt thou not tell me why thou didst convey me hither unto thine apartment?"

ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading "Thou wert the only man in whose body the spark of life still burned.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading It was my duty to rescue thee," she replied, rather evasively.

towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/

in the direction of

From this reading She hesitated, gazing away towards the misty line where sky and desert joined, until suddenly she turned, and looking boldly into my face with her clear, trusting eyes, answered,-- "It was in consequence of something that was revealed."

trueadjectiveUS /truː/

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading "Now that we understand and trust each other, now indeed, that we are friends true and faithful, wilt thou not tell me why thou didst convey me hither unto thine apartment?"

trustnounUS /trʌst/

something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)

From this reading "Now that we understand and trust each other, now indeed, that we are friends true and faithful, wilt thou not tell me why thou didst convey me hither unto thine apartment?"

trustingadjectiveUS /ˈtrʌstɪŋ/

inclined to believe or confide readily; full of trust

From this reading She hesitated, gazing away towards the misty line where sky and desert joined, until suddenly she turned, and looking boldly into my face with her clear, trusting eyes, answered,-- "It was in consequence of something that was revealed."

turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/

moved around an axis or center

From this reading She hesitated, gazing away towards the misty line where sky and desert joined, until suddenly she turned, and looking boldly into my face with her clear, trusting eyes, answered,-- "It was in consequence of something that was revealed."

understandverbUS /ˌʌndərˈstænd/

know and comprehend the nature or meaning of

From this reading "Now that we understand and trust each other, now indeed, that we are friends true and faithful, wilt thou not tell me why thou didst convey me hither unto thine apartment?"

untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading She hesitated, gazing away towards the misty line where sky and desert joined, until suddenly she turned, and looking boldly into my face with her clear, trusting eyes, answered,-- "It was in consequence of something that was revealed."

untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/

an old word for “to”

From this reading "Now that we understand and trust each other, now indeed, that we are friends true and faithful, wilt thou not tell me why thou didst convey me hither unto thine apartment?"

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading It was my duty to rescue thee," she replied, rather evasively.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "Now that we understand and trust each other, now indeed, that we are friends true and faithful, wilt thou not tell me why thou didst convey me hither unto thine apartment?"

wertauxiliary verbUS /wɜːrt/

an old form of “were”, used with “thou”

From this reading "Thou wert the only man in whose body the spark of life still burned.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading She hesitated, gazing away towards the misty line where sky and desert joined, until suddenly she turned, and looking boldly into my face with her clear, trusting eyes, answered,-- "It was in consequence of something that was revealed."

whosedeterminerUS /huːz/

belonging to which person

From this reading "Thou wert the only man in whose body the spark of life still burned.

whynounUS /waɪ/

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading "Now that we understand and trust each other, now indeed, that we are friends true and faithful, wilt thou not tell me why thou didst convey me hither unto thine apartment?"

wiltmodal verbUS /wɪlt/

an old form of “will”, used with “thou”

From this reading "Now that we understand and trust each other, now indeed, that we are friends true and faithful, wilt thou not tell me why thou didst convey me hither unto thine apartment?"

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading She hesitated, gazing away towards the misty line where sky and desert joined, until suddenly she turned, and looking boldly into my face with her clear, trusting eyes, answered,-- "It was in consequence of something that was revealed."

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