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The Forest Lovers

Chapter XXXIV · Chapter 34

Chapter 34 of The Forest Lovers is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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FOREST LOVE With the sun rose Isoult, transfigured and glorified, Love's rosy priest.
She slipped from her man's arms, hung over him wonderfully, lightly kissed his forehead without disturbing his deep sleep.
Then she went to bathe herself in the pool, and to bind up her hair.
The woodland was jewelled with dew, it went in misty green and yellow, all vocal of the joy she had.
She was loved! she was loved!
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Forest Lovers

Chapter XXXIV · Chapter 34

Chapter 34 of The Forest Lovers is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/28 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
FOREST LOVE With the sun rose Isoult, transfigured and glorified, Love's rosy priest.
Line 2
She slipped from her man's arms, hung over him wonderfully, lightly kissed his forehead without disturbing his deep sleep.
/ʃiː slɪpt frʌm hɜːr mænz ɑːrmz hʌŋ ˈoʊvər hɪm ˈwʌndərfəli ˈlaɪtli kɪst hɪz ˈfɔːrhed wɪˈθaʊt dɪˈstɜːrbɪŋ hɪz diːp sliːp/
Line 3
Then she went to bathe herself in the pool, and to bind up her hair.
/ðen ʃiː went tuː beɪð hərˈself ɪn ðə puːl ənd tuː baɪnd ʌp hɜːr her/
Line 4
The woodland was jewelled with dew, it went in misty green and yellow, all vocal of the joy she had.
Line 5
She was loved! she was loved!
/ʃiː wɑːz lʌvd ʃiː wɑːz lʌvd/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

bathe verb US /beɪð/

cleanse the entire body

From this reading “Then she went to bathe herself in the pool, and to bind up her hair.”

bind verb US /baɪnd/

stick to firmly

From this reading “Then she went to bathe herself in the pool, and to bind up her hair.”

disturbing adjective US /dɪˈstɜːrbɪŋ/

causing distress or worry or anxiety

From this reading “She slipped from her man's arms, hung over him wonderfully, lightly kissed his forehead without disturbing his deep sleep.”

glorified adjective US /ˈɡlɔːrəfaɪd/

accorded sacrosanct or authoritative standing

From this reading “FOREST LOVE With the sun rose Isoult, transfigured and glorified, Love's rosy priest.”

Love's noun US /lʌvz/

possessive form of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading “FOREST LOVE With the sun rose Isoult, transfigured and glorified, Love's rosy priest.”

misty adjective US /ˈmɪsti/

filled or abounding with fog or mist

From this reading “The woodland was jewelled with dew, it went in misty green and yellow, all vocal of the joy she had.”

vocal adjective US /ˈvoʊkəl/

relating to or designed for or using the singing voice

From this reading “The woodland was jewelled with dew, it went in misty green and yellow, all vocal of the joy she had.”

woodland noun US /ˈwʊdlænd/

land that is covered with trees and shrubs

From this reading “The woodland was jewelled with dew, it went in misty green and yellow, all vocal of the joy she had.”

All words in this reading · 55

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading The woodland was jewelled with dew, it went in misty green and yellow, all vocal of the joy she had.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading FOREST LOVE With the sun rose Isoult, transfigured and glorified, Love's rosy priest.

armsnounUS /ɑːrmz/

weapons considered collectively

From this reading She slipped from her man's arms, hung over him wonderfully, lightly kissed his forehead without disturbing his deep sleep.

batheverbUS /beɪð/

cleanse the entire body

From this reading Then she went to bathe herself in the pool, and to bind up her hair.

bindverbUS /baɪnd/

stick to firmly

From this reading Then she went to bathe herself in the pool, and to bind up her hair.

deepadjectiveUS /diːp/

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading She slipped from her man's arms, hung over him wonderfully, lightly kissed his forehead without disturbing his deep sleep.

dewnounUS /duː/

water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air

From this reading The woodland was jewelled with dew, it went in misty green and yellow, all vocal of the joy she had.

disturbingadjectiveUS /dɪˈstɜːrbɪŋ/

causing distress or worry or anxiety

From this reading She slipped from her man's arms, hung over him wonderfully, lightly kissed his forehead without disturbing his deep sleep.

foreheadnounUS /ˈfɔːrhed/

the part of the face above the eyes

From this reading She slipped from her man's arms, hung over him wonderfully, lightly kissed his forehead without disturbing his deep sleep.

FORESTnounUS /ˈfɔːrəst/

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading FOREST LOVE With the sun rose Isoult, transfigured and glorified, Love's rosy priest.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading She slipped from her man's arms, hung over him wonderfully, lightly kissed his forehead without disturbing his deep sleep.

glorifiedadjectiveUS /ˈɡlɔːrəfaɪd/

accorded sacrosanct or authoritative standing

From this reading FOREST LOVE With the sun rose Isoult, transfigured and glorified, Love's rosy priest.

greennounUS /ɡriːn/

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading The woodland was jewelled with dew, it went in misty green and yellow, all vocal of the joy she had.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading The woodland was jewelled with dew, it went in misty green and yellow, all vocal of the joy she had.

hairnounUS /her/

a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss

From this reading Then she went to bathe herself in the pool, and to bind up her hair.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading She slipped from her man's arms, hung over him wonderfully, lightly kissed his forehead without disturbing his deep sleep.

herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading Then she went to bathe herself in the pool, and to bind up her hair.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading She slipped from her man's arms, hung over him wonderfully, lightly kissed his forehead without disturbing his deep sleep.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading She slipped from her man's arms, hung over him wonderfully, lightly kissed his forehead without disturbing his deep sleep.

hungverbUS /hʌŋ/

inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging

From this reading She slipped from her man's arms, hung over him wonderfully, lightly kissed his forehead without disturbing his deep sleep.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Then she went to bathe herself in the pool, and to bind up her hair.

Isoult

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

From this reading FOREST LOVE With the sun rose Isoult, transfigured and glorified, Love's rosy priest.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The woodland was jewelled with dew, it went in misty green and yellow, all vocal of the joy she had.

jewelledadjective

covered with beads or jewels or sequins

From this reading The woodland was jewelled with dew, it went in misty green and yellow, all vocal of the joy she had.

joynounUS /dʒɔɪ/

the emotion of great happiness

From this reading The woodland was jewelled with dew, it went in misty green and yellow, all vocal of the joy she had.

kissedverbUS /kɪst/

past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.

From this reading She slipped from her man's arms, hung over him wonderfully, lightly kissed his forehead without disturbing his deep sleep.

lightlyadverbUS /ˈlaɪtli/

without good reason

From this reading She slipped from her man's arms, hung over him wonderfully, lightly kissed his forehead without disturbing his deep sleep.

LOVEnounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading FOREST LOVE With the sun rose Isoult, transfigured and glorified, Love's rosy priest.

Love'snounUS /lʌvz/

possessive form of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading FOREST LOVE With the sun rose Isoult, transfigured and glorified, Love's rosy priest.

lovedadjectiveUS /lʌvd/

held dear

From this reading She was loved! she was loved!

man'snounUS /mænz/

possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading She slipped from her man's arms, hung over him wonderfully, lightly kissed his forehead without disturbing his deep sleep.

mistyadjectiveUS /ˈmɪsti/

filled or abounding with fog or mist

From this reading The woodland was jewelled with dew, it went in misty green and yellow, all vocal of the joy she had.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The woodland was jewelled with dew, it went in misty green and yellow, all vocal of the joy she had.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading She slipped from her man's arms, hung over him wonderfully, lightly kissed his forehead without disturbing his deep sleep.

poolnounUS /puːl/

an excavation that is (usually) filled with water

From this reading Then she went to bathe herself in the pool, and to bind up her hair.

priestnounUS /priːst/

a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders

From this reading FOREST LOVE With the sun rose Isoult, transfigured and glorified, Love's rosy priest.

rosenounUS /roʊz/

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading FOREST LOVE With the sun rose Isoult, transfigured and glorified, Love's rosy priest.

rosyadjectiveUS /ˈroʊzi/

reflecting optimism

From this reading FOREST LOVE With the sun rose Isoult, transfigured and glorified, Love's rosy priest.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading She slipped from her man's arms, hung over him wonderfully, lightly kissed his forehead without disturbing his deep sleep.

sleepnounUS /sliːp/

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading She slipped from her man's arms, hung over him wonderfully, lightly kissed his forehead without disturbing his deep sleep.

slippedverbUS /slɪpt/

inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily

From this reading She slipped from her man's arms, hung over him wonderfully, lightly kissed his forehead without disturbing his deep sleep.

sunnounUS /sʌn/

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading FOREST LOVE With the sun rose Isoult, transfigured and glorified, Love's rosy priest.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading FOREST LOVE With the sun rose Isoult, transfigured and glorified, Love's rosy priest.

ThenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then she went to bathe herself in the pool, and to bind up her hair.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Then she went to bathe herself in the pool, and to bind up her hair.

transfigured

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

From this reading FOREST LOVE With the sun rose Isoult, transfigured and glorified, Love's rosy priest.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Then she went to bathe herself in the pool, and to bind up her hair.

vocaladjectiveUS /ˈvoʊkəl/

relating to or designed for or using the singing voice

From this reading The woodland was jewelled with dew, it went in misty green and yellow, all vocal of the joy she had.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading The woodland was jewelled with dew, it went in misty green and yellow, all vocal of the joy she had.

wentverbUS /went/

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

From this reading Then she went to bathe herself in the pool, and to bind up her hair.

WithprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading FOREST LOVE With the sun rose Isoult, transfigured and glorified, Love's rosy priest.

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading She slipped from her man's arms, hung over him wonderfully, lightly kissed his forehead without disturbing his deep sleep.

wonderfullyadverbUS /ˈwʌndərfəli/

(used as an intensifier) extremely well

From this reading She slipped from her man's arms, hung over him wonderfully, lightly kissed his forehead without disturbing his deep sleep.

woodlandnounUS /ˈwʊdlænd/

land that is covered with trees and shrubs

From this reading The woodland was jewelled with dew, it went in misty green and yellow, all vocal of the joy she had.

yellowadjectiveUS /ˈjeloʊ/

of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk

From this reading The woodland was jewelled with dew, it went in misty green and yellow, all vocal of the joy she had.

Chapter 34 of The Forest Lovers by Maurice Hewlett holds 144 sentences, grouped into 29 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.

What does chapter 34 of The Forest Lovers contain?

Chapter 34 holds 144 sentences of The Forest Lovers, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 34 of The Forest Lovers by Maurice Hewlett exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 144 sentences, grouped into 29 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

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