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The Fortunes of Perkin Warbeck: a romance
The Fortunes of Perkin Warbeck: a romance

Chapter XXVII

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DEPRESSION One moment these were heard and seen; another Past, and the two who stood beneath that night, Each only heard, or saw, or felt the other.
SHELLEY.
The hour had now arrived when Richard took leave of Scotland.
The king was humbled by the necessity he felt himself under, of sending forth his friend and kinsman into the inhospitable world; and he felt deep grief at parting with his lovely cousin.
She grew pale, when for the last time she saw the friend of her youth.
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The Fortunes of Perkin Warbeck: a romance

Chapter XXVII

Chapter 27 of The Fortunes of Perkin Warbeck: a romance is here in full — 23 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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DEPRESSION One moment these were heard and seen; another Past, and the two who stood beneath that night, Each only heard, or saw, or felt the other.
/dɪˈpreʃən wʌn ˈmoʊmənt ðiːz wɜːr hɜːrd ənd siːn əˈnʌðər pæst ənd ðə tuː huː stʊd bɪˈniːθ ðæt naɪt iːtʃ ˈoʊnli hɜːrd ɔːr sɔː ɔːr felt ðə ˈʌðər/
Line 2
SHELLEY.
/ˈʃeli/
Line 3
The hour had now arrived when Richard took leave of Scotland.
Line 4
The king was humbled by the necessity he felt himself under, of sending forth his friend and kinsman into the inhospitable world; and he felt deep grief at parting with his lovely cousin.
/ðə kɪŋ wɑːz ˈhʌmbəld baɪ ðə nəˈsesəti hiː felt hɪmˈself ˈʌndər ʌv ˈsendɪŋ fɔːrθ hɪz frend ənd ˈkɪnzmæn ˈɪntuː ðə ɪnˈhɑːspətəbəl wɜːrld ənd hiː felt diːp ɡriːf æt ˈpɑːrtɪŋ wɪð hɪz ˈlʌvli ˈkʌzən/
Line 5
She grew pale, when for the last time she saw the friend of her youth.
/ʃiː ɡruː peɪl wen fɔːr ðə læst taɪm ʃiː sɔː ðə frend ʌv hɜːr juːθ/

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depression noun US /dɪˈpreʃən/

a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity

From this reading “DEPRESSION One moment these were heard and seen; another Past, and the two who stood beneath that night, Each only heard, or saw, or felt the other.”

humbled adjective US /ˈhʌmbəld/

subdued or brought low in condition or status

From this reading “The king was humbled by the necessity he felt himself under, of sending forth his friend and kinsman into the inhospitable world; and he felt deep grief at parting with his lovely cousin.”

inhospitable adjective US /ɪnˈhɑːspətəbəl/

unfavorable to life or growth

From this reading “The king was humbled by the necessity he felt himself under, of sending forth his friend and kinsman into the inhospitable world; and he felt deep grief at parting with his lovely cousin.”

kinsman noun US /ˈkɪnzmæn/

a male relative

From this reading “The king was humbled by the necessity he felt himself under, of sending forth his friend and kinsman into the inhospitable world; and he felt deep grief at parting with his lovely cousin.”

parting noun US /ˈpɑːrtɪŋ/

the act of departing politely

From this reading “The king was humbled by the necessity he felt himself under, of sending forth his friend and kinsman into the inhospitable world; and he felt deep grief at parting with his lovely cousin.”

Scotland noun US /ˈskɑːtlənd/

one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts

From this reading “The hour had now arrived when Richard took leave of Scotland.”

sending noun US /ˈsendɪŋ/

the act of causing something to go (especially messages)

From this reading “The king was humbled by the necessity he felt himself under, of sending forth his friend and kinsman into the inhospitable world; and he felt deep grief at parting with his lovely cousin.”

shelley noun US /ˈʃeli/

English writer who created Frankenstein's monster and married Percy Bysshe Shelley (1797-1851)

From this reading “SHELLEY.”

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.

grew pale verb + adjective counted as “grow pale”

In this reading “She grew pale, when for the last time she saw the friend of her youth.”

deep grief adjective + noun

In this reading “The king was humbled by the necessity he felt himself under, of sending forth his friend and kinsman into the inhospitable world; and he felt deep grief at parting with his lovely cousin.”

at parting preposition + noun

In this reading “The king was humbled by the necessity he felt himself under, of sending forth his friend and kinsman into the inhospitable world; and he felt deep grief at parting with his lovely cousin.”

last time adjective + noun

In this reading “She grew pale, when for the last time she saw the friend of her youth.”

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading DEPRESSION One moment these were heard and seen; another Past, and the two who stood beneath that night, Each only heard, or saw, or felt the other.

anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading DEPRESSION One moment these were heard and seen; another Past, and the two who stood beneath that night, Each only heard, or saw, or felt the other.

arrivedverbUS /ərˈaɪvd/

past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading The hour had now arrived when Richard took leave of Scotland.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The king was humbled by the necessity he felt himself under, of sending forth his friend and kinsman into the inhospitable world; and he felt deep grief at parting with his lovely cousin.

beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading DEPRESSION One moment these were heard and seen; another Past, and the two who stood beneath that night, Each only heard, or saw, or felt the other.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The king was humbled by the necessity he felt himself under, of sending forth his friend and kinsman into the inhospitable world; and he felt deep grief at parting with his lovely cousin.

cousinnounUS /ˈkʌzən/

the child of your aunt or uncle

From this reading The king was humbled by the necessity he felt himself under, of sending forth his friend and kinsman into the inhospitable world; and he felt deep grief at parting with his lovely cousin.

deepadjectiveUS /diːp/

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading The king was humbled by the necessity he felt himself under, of sending forth his friend and kinsman into the inhospitable world; and he felt deep grief at parting with his lovely cousin.

DEPRESSIONnounUS /dɪˈpreʃən/

a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity

From this reading DEPRESSION One moment these were heard and seen; another Past, and the two who stood beneath that night, Each only heard, or saw, or felt the other.

EachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

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

From this reading DEPRESSION One moment these were heard and seen; another Past, and the two who stood beneath that night, Each only heard, or saw, or felt the other.

feltverbUS /felt/

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading DEPRESSION One moment these were heard and seen; another Past, and the two who stood beneath that night, Each only heard, or saw, or felt the other.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading She grew pale, when for the last time she saw the friend of her youth.

forthadverbUS /fɔːrθ/

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

From this reading The king was humbled by the necessity he felt himself under, of sending forth his friend and kinsman into the inhospitable world; and he felt deep grief at parting with his lovely cousin.

friendnounUS /frend/

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading The king was humbled by the necessity he felt himself under, of sending forth his friend and kinsman into the inhospitable world; and he felt deep grief at parting with his lovely cousin.

grewverbUS /ɡruː/

inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

From this reading She grew pale, when for the last time she saw the friend of her youth.

griefnounUS /ɡriːf/

intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)

From this reading The king was humbled by the necessity he felt himself under, of sending forth his friend and kinsman into the inhospitable world; and he felt deep grief at parting with his lovely cousin.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading The hour had now arrived when Richard took leave of Scotland.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The king was humbled by the necessity he felt himself under, of sending forth his friend and kinsman into the inhospitable world; and he felt deep grief at parting with his lovely cousin.

heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading DEPRESSION One moment these were heard and seen; another Past, and the two who stood beneath that night, Each only heard, or saw, or felt the other.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading She grew pale, when for the last time she saw the friend of her youth.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading The king was humbled by the necessity he felt himself under, of sending forth his friend and kinsman into the inhospitable world; and he felt deep grief at parting with his lovely cousin.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading The king was humbled by the necessity he felt himself under, of sending forth his friend and kinsman into the inhospitable world; and he felt deep grief at parting with his lovely cousin.

hournounUS /ˈaʊər/

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading The hour had now arrived when Richard took leave of Scotland.

humbledadjectiveUS /ˈhʌmbəld/

subdued or brought low in condition or status

From this reading The king was humbled by the necessity he felt himself under, of sending forth his friend and kinsman into the inhospitable world; and he felt deep grief at parting with his lovely cousin.

inhospitableadjectiveUS /ɪnˈhɑːspətəbəl/

unfavorable to life or growth

From this reading The king was humbled by the necessity he felt himself under, of sending forth his friend and kinsman into the inhospitable world; and he felt deep grief at parting with his lovely cousin.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading The king was humbled by the necessity he felt himself under, of sending forth his friend and kinsman into the inhospitable world; and he felt deep grief at parting with his lovely cousin.

kingnounUS /kɪŋ/

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading The king was humbled by the necessity he felt himself under, of sending forth his friend and kinsman into the inhospitable world; and he felt deep grief at parting with his lovely cousin.

kinsmannounUS /ˈkɪnzmæn/

a male relative

From this reading The king was humbled by the necessity he felt himself under, of sending forth his friend and kinsman into the inhospitable world; and he felt deep grief at parting with his lovely cousin.

lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading She grew pale, when for the last time she saw the friend of her youth.

leaveverbUS /liːv/

go away from a place

From this reading The hour had now arrived when Richard took leave of Scotland.

lovelyadjectiveUS /ˈlʌvli/

appealing to the emotions as well as the eye

From this reading The king was humbled by the necessity he felt himself under, of sending forth his friend and kinsman into the inhospitable world; and he felt deep grief at parting with his lovely cousin.

momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/

a particular point in time

From this reading DEPRESSION One moment these were heard and seen; another Past, and the two who stood beneath that night, Each only heard, or saw, or felt the other.

necessitynounUS /nəˈsesəti/

the condition of being essential or indispensable

From this reading The king was humbled by the necessity he felt himself under, of sending forth his friend and kinsman into the inhospitable world; and he felt deep grief at parting with his lovely cousin.

nightnounUS /naɪt/

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

From this reading DEPRESSION One moment these were heard and seen; another Past, and the two who stood beneath that night, Each only heard, or saw, or felt the other.

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

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

From this reading The hour had now arrived when Richard took leave of Scotland.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The hour had now arrived when Richard took leave of Scotland.

OnepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading DEPRESSION One moment these were heard and seen; another Past, and the two who stood beneath that night, Each only heard, or saw, or felt the other.

onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading DEPRESSION One moment these were heard and seen; another Past, and the two who stood beneath that night, Each only heard, or saw, or felt the other.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading DEPRESSION One moment these were heard and seen; another Past, and the two who stood beneath that night, Each only heard, or saw, or felt the other.

otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading DEPRESSION One moment these were heard and seen; another Past, and the two who stood beneath that night, Each only heard, or saw, or felt the other.

paleadjectiveUS /peɪl/

very light colored; highly diluted with white

From this reading She grew pale, when for the last time she saw the friend of her youth.

partingnounUS /ˈpɑːrtɪŋ/

the act of departing politely

From this reading The king was humbled by the necessity he felt himself under, of sending forth his friend and kinsman into the inhospitable world; and he felt deep grief at parting with his lovely cousin.

PastnounUS /pæst/

the time that has elapsed

From this reading DEPRESSION One moment these were heard and seen; another Past, and the two who stood beneath that night, Each only heard, or saw, or felt the other.

Richard

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From this reading The hour had now arrived when Richard took leave of Scotland.

sawverbUS /sɔː/

cut with a saw

From this reading DEPRESSION One moment these were heard and seen; another Past, and the two who stood beneath that night, Each only heard, or saw, or felt the other.

ScotlandnounUS /ˈskɑːtlənd/

one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts

From this reading The hour had now arrived when Richard took leave of Scotland.

seenverbUS /siːn/

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading DEPRESSION One moment these were heard and seen; another Past, and the two who stood beneath that night, Each only heard, or saw, or felt the other.

sendingnounUS /ˈsendɪŋ/

the act of causing something to go (especially messages)

From this reading The king was humbled by the necessity he felt himself under, of sending forth his friend and kinsman into the inhospitable world; and he felt deep grief at parting with his lovely cousin.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading She grew pale, when for the last time she saw the friend of her youth.

SHELLEYnounUS /ˈʃeli/

English writer who created Frankenstein's monster and married Percy Bysshe Shelley (1797-1851)

From this reading SHELLEY.

stoodverbUS /stʊd/

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading DEPRESSION One moment these were heard and seen; another Past, and the two who stood beneath that night, Each only heard, or saw, or felt the other.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading DEPRESSION One moment these were heard and seen; another Past, and the two who stood beneath that night, Each only heard, or saw, or felt the other.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading DEPRESSION One moment these were heard and seen; another Past, and the two who stood beneath that night, Each only heard, or saw, or felt the other.

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading DEPRESSION One moment these were heard and seen; another Past, and the two who stood beneath that night, Each only heard, or saw, or felt the other.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading She grew pale, when for the last time she saw the friend of her youth.

tookverbUS /tʊk/

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading The hour had now arrived when Richard took leave of Scotland.

twonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading DEPRESSION One moment these were heard and seen; another Past, and the two who stood beneath that night, Each only heard, or saw, or felt the other.

underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading The king was humbled by the necessity he felt himself under, of sending forth his friend and kinsman into the inhospitable world; and he felt deep grief at parting with his lovely cousin.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading The king was humbled by the necessity he felt himself under, of sending forth his friend and kinsman into the inhospitable world; and he felt deep grief at parting with his lovely cousin.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

From this reading DEPRESSION One moment these were heard and seen; another Past, and the two who stood beneath that night, Each only heard, or saw, or felt the other.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading The hour had now arrived when Richard took leave of Scotland.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading DEPRESSION One moment these were heard and seen; another Past, and the two who stood beneath that night, Each only heard, or saw, or felt the other.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading The king was humbled by the necessity he felt himself under, of sending forth his friend and kinsman into the inhospitable world; and he felt deep grief at parting with his lovely cousin.

worldnounUS /wɜːrld/

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading The king was humbled by the necessity he felt himself under, of sending forth his friend and kinsman into the inhospitable world; and he felt deep grief at parting with his lovely cousin.

youthnounUS /juːθ/

a young person (especially a young man or boy)

From this reading She grew pale, when for the last time she saw the friend of her youth.

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