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The Goddess of Reason: A Drama in Five Acts
The Goddess of Reason: A Drama in Five Acts

Chapter III

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[_A roll of thunder._ On, on!
It suits my mood, the crashing sound!— Jehan the fisherman! rise from the sea, Lay thy cold hand upon the heart of her Who’s not thy child, and teach her how to hate!
Yvonne who parted from the earth one night, Come through the storm that darkens overhead And teach thy daughter how to hate!
Thou too, Thou other one, thou seigneur high and grand Whose signet burns upon my aching throat, Whose nature stirs within me suddenly, Arise from hell and teach me how to hate!
[_Thunder._ VOICES FROM THE CHAPEL _Tantum ergo sacramentum Veneremur cernui_— YVETTE O Our Lady!
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Goddess of Reason: A Drama in Five Acts

Chapter III

Chapter 3 of The Goddess of Reason: A Drama in Five Acts is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
[_A roll of thunder._ On, on!
/ə roʊl ʌv ˈθʌndər ɑːn ɑːn/
Line 2
It suits my mood, the crashing sound!— Jehan the fisherman! rise from the sea, Lay thy cold hand upon the heart of her Who’s not thy child, and teach her how to hate!
Line 3
Yvonne who parted from the earth one night, Come through the storm that darkens overhead And teach thy daughter how to hate!
Line 4
Thou too, Thou other one, thou seigneur high and grand Whose signet burns upon my aching throat, Whose nature stirs within me suddenly, Arise from hell and teach me how to hate!
Line 5
[_Thunder._ VOICES FROM THE CHAPEL _Tantum ergo sacramentum Veneremur cernui_— YVETTE O Our Lady!

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.

aching adjective US /ˈeɪkɪŋ/

causing a dull and steady pain

From this reading “Thou too, Thou other one, thou seigneur high and grand Whose signet burns upon my aching throat, Whose nature stirs within me suddenly, Arise from hell and teach me how to hate!”

burns noun US /bɜːrnz/

United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996)

From this reading “Thou too, Thou other one, thou seigneur high and grand Whose signet burns upon my aching throat, Whose nature stirs within me suddenly, Arise from hell and teach me how to hate!”

crashing adjective US /ˈkræʃɪŋ/

informal intensifiers

From this reading “It suits my mood, the crashing sound!— Jehan the fisherman! rise from the sea, Lay thy cold hand upon the heart of her Who’s not thy child, and teach her how to hate!”

ergo adverb US /ˈɜːrɡoʊ/

(used as a sentence connector) therefore or consequently

From this reading “[_Thunder._ VOICES FROM THE CHAPEL _Tantum ergo sacramentum Veneremur cernui_— YVETTE O Our Lady!”

fisherman noun US /ˈfɪʃərmæn/

someone whose occupation is catching fish

From this reading “It suits my mood, the crashing sound!— Jehan the fisherman! rise from the sea, Lay thy cold hand upon the heart of her Who’s not thy child, and teach her how to hate!”

signet noun US /ˈsɪɡnɪt/

a seal (especially one used to mark documents officially)

From this reading “Thou too, Thou other one, thou seigneur high and grand Whose signet burns upon my aching throat, Whose nature stirs within me suddenly, Arise from hell and teach me how to hate!”

stirs noun US /stɜːrz/

plural of “stir” — a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event

From this reading “Thou too, Thou other one, thou seigneur high and grand Whose signet burns upon my aching throat, Whose nature stirs within me suddenly, Arise from hell and teach me how to hate!”

suits noun US /suːts/

plural of “suit” — a set of garments (usually including a jacket and trousers or skirt) for outerwear all of the same fabric and color

From this reading “It suits my mood, the crashing sound!— Jehan the fisherman! rise from the sea, Lay thy cold hand upon the heart of her Who’s not thy child, and teach her how to hate!”

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.

crashing sound adjective + noun

In this reading “It suits my mood, the crashing sound!— Jehan the fisherman! rise from the sea, Lay thy cold hand upon the heart of her Who’s not thy child, and teach her how to hate!”

Arise from verb + particle

In this reading “Thou too, Thou other one, thou seigneur high and grand Whose signet burns upon my aching throat, Whose nature stirs within me suddenly, Arise from hell and teach me how to hate!”

stirs within verb + particle counted as “stir within”

In this reading “Thou too, Thou other one, thou seigneur high and grand Whose signet burns upon my aching throat, Whose nature stirs within me suddenly, Arise from hell and teach me how to hate!”

rise from verb + particle

In this reading “It suits my mood, the crashing sound!— Jehan the fisherman! rise from the sea, Lay thy cold hand upon the heart of her Who’s not thy child, and teach her how to hate!”

roll of verb + particle

In this reading “[_A roll of thunder._ On, on!”

from the sea preposition + article + noun counted as “from … sea”

In this reading “It suits my mood, the crashing sound!— Jehan the fisherman! rise from the sea, Lay thy cold hand upon the heart of her Who’s not thy child, and teach her how to hate!”

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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 [_A roll of thunder._ On, on!

achingadjectiveUS /ˈeɪkɪŋ/

causing a dull and steady pain

From this reading Thou too, Thou other one, thou seigneur high and grand Whose signet burns upon my aching throat, Whose nature stirs within me suddenly, Arise from hell and teach me how to hate!

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading It suits my mood, the crashing sound!— Jehan the fisherman! rise from the sea, Lay thy cold hand upon the heart of her Who’s not thy child, and teach her how to hate!

AriseverbUS /ərˈaɪz/

come into existence; take on form or shape

From this reading Thou too, Thou other one, thou seigneur high and grand Whose signet burns upon my aching throat, Whose nature stirs within me suddenly, Arise from hell and teach me how to hate!

burnsnounUS /bɜːrnz/

United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996)

From this reading Thou too, Thou other one, thou seigneur high and grand Whose signet burns upon my aching throat, Whose nature stirs within me suddenly, Arise from hell and teach me how to hate!

cernui

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

From this reading [_Thunder._ VOICES FROM THE CHAPEL _Tantum ergo sacramentum Veneremur cernui_— YVETTE O Our Lady!

CHAPELnounUS /ˈtʃæpəl/

a place of worship that has its own altar

From this reading [_Thunder._ VOICES FROM THE CHAPEL _Tantum ergo sacramentum Veneremur cernui_— YVETTE O Our Lady!

childnounUS /tʃaɪld/

a young person of either sex

From this reading It suits my mood, the crashing sound!— Jehan the fisherman! rise from the sea, Lay thy cold hand upon the heart of her Who’s not thy child, and teach her how to hate!

coldadjectiveUS /koʊld/

having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

From this reading It suits my mood, the crashing sound!— Jehan the fisherman! rise from the sea, Lay thy cold hand upon the heart of her Who’s not thy child, and teach her how to hate!

ComeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Yvonne who parted from the earth one night, Come through the storm that darkens overhead And teach thy daughter how to hate!

crashingadjectiveUS /ˈkræʃɪŋ/

informal intensifiers

From this reading It suits my mood, the crashing sound!— Jehan the fisherman! rise from the sea, Lay thy cold hand upon the heart of her Who’s not thy child, and teach her how to hate!

darkens

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

From this reading Yvonne who parted from the earth one night, Come through the storm that darkens overhead And teach thy daughter how to hate!

daughternounUS /ˈdɔːtər/

a female human offspring

From this reading Yvonne who parted from the earth one night, Come through the storm that darkens overhead And teach thy daughter how to hate!

earthnounUS /ɜːrθ/

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading Yvonne who parted from the earth one night, Come through the storm that darkens overhead And teach thy daughter how to hate!

ergoadverbUS /ˈɜːrɡoʊ/

(used as a sentence connector) therefore or consequently

From this reading [_Thunder._ VOICES FROM THE CHAPEL _Tantum ergo sacramentum Veneremur cernui_— YVETTE O Our Lady!

fishermannounUS /ˈfɪʃərmæn/

someone whose occupation is catching fish

From this reading It suits my mood, the crashing sound!— Jehan the fisherman! rise from the sea, Lay thy cold hand upon the heart of her Who’s not thy child, and teach her how to hate!

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading It suits my mood, the crashing sound!— Jehan the fisherman! rise from the sea, Lay thy cold hand upon the heart of her Who’s not thy child, and teach her how to hate!

grandadjectiveUS /ɡrænd/

of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope

From this reading Thou too, Thou other one, thou seigneur high and grand Whose signet burns upon my aching throat, Whose nature stirs within me suddenly, Arise from hell and teach me how to hate!

handnounUS /hænd/

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading It suits my mood, the crashing sound!— Jehan the fisherman! rise from the sea, Lay thy cold hand upon the heart of her Who’s not thy child, and teach her how to hate!

hatenounUS /heɪt/

the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action

From this reading It suits my mood, the crashing sound!— Jehan the fisherman! rise from the sea, Lay thy cold hand upon the heart of her Who’s not thy child, and teach her how to hate!

heartnounUS /hɑːrt/

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading It suits my mood, the crashing sound!— Jehan the fisherman! rise from the sea, Lay thy cold hand upon the heart of her Who’s not thy child, and teach her how to hate!

hellnounUS /hel/

any place of pain and turmoil

From this reading Thou too, Thou other one, thou seigneur high and grand Whose signet burns upon my aching throat, Whose nature stirs within me suddenly, Arise from hell and teach me how to hate!

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading It suits my mood, the crashing sound!— Jehan the fisherman! rise from the sea, Lay thy cold hand upon the heart of her Who’s not thy child, and teach her how to hate!

highadjectiveUS /haɪ/

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading Thou too, Thou other one, thou seigneur high and grand Whose signet burns upon my aching throat, Whose nature stirs within me suddenly, Arise from hell and teach me how to hate!

how

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From this reading It suits my mood, the crashing sound!— Jehan the fisherman! rise from the sea, Lay thy cold hand upon the heart of her Who’s not thy child, and teach her how to hate!

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It suits my mood, the crashing sound!— Jehan the fisherman! rise from the sea, Lay thy cold hand upon the heart of her Who’s not thy child, and teach her how to hate!

Jehan

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From this reading It suits my mood, the crashing sound!— Jehan the fisherman! rise from the sea, Lay thy cold hand upon the heart of her Who’s not thy child, and teach her how to hate!

LadynounUS /ˈleɪdi/

a polite name for any woman

From this reading [_Thunder._ VOICES FROM THE CHAPEL _Tantum ergo sacramentum Veneremur cernui_— YVETTE O Our Lady!

LayverbUS /leɪ/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading It suits my mood, the crashing sound!— Jehan the fisherman! rise from the sea, Lay thy cold hand upon the heart of her Who’s not thy child, and teach her how to hate!

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading Thou too, Thou other one, thou seigneur high and grand Whose signet burns upon my aching throat, Whose nature stirs within me suddenly, Arise from hell and teach me how to hate!

moodnounUS /muːd/

a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling

From this reading It suits my mood, the crashing sound!— Jehan the fisherman! rise from the sea, Lay thy cold hand upon the heart of her Who’s not thy child, and teach her how to hate!

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading It suits my mood, the crashing sound!— Jehan the fisherman! rise from the sea, Lay thy cold hand upon the heart of her Who’s not thy child, and teach her how to hate!

naturenounUS /ˈneɪtʃər/

the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized

From this reading Thou too, Thou other one, thou seigneur high and grand Whose signet burns upon my aching throat, Whose nature stirs within me suddenly, Arise from hell and teach me how to hate!

nightnounUS /naɪt/

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

From this reading Yvonne who parted from the earth one night, Come through the storm that darkens overhead And teach thy daughter how to hate!

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading It suits my mood, the crashing sound!— Jehan the fisherman! rise from the sea, Lay thy cold hand upon the heart of her Who’s not thy child, and teach her how to hate!

OnounUS /oʊ/

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading [_Thunder._ VOICES FROM THE CHAPEL _Tantum ergo sacramentum Veneremur cernui_— YVETTE O Our Lady!

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading [_A roll of thunder._ On, on!

OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading [_A roll of thunder._ On, on!

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Yvonne who parted from the earth one night, Come through the storm that darkens overhead And teach thy daughter how to hate!

otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Thou too, Thou other one, thou seigneur high and grand Whose signet burns upon my aching throat, Whose nature stirs within me suddenly, Arise from hell and teach me how to hate!

OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading [_Thunder._ VOICES FROM THE CHAPEL _Tantum ergo sacramentum Veneremur cernui_— YVETTE O Our Lady!

overheadadverbUS /ˈoʊvərˈhed/

above your head; in the sky

From this reading Yvonne who parted from the earth one night, Come through the storm that darkens overhead And teach thy daughter how to hate!

partedadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːrtɪd/

having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes

From this reading Yvonne who parted from the earth one night, Come through the storm that darkens overhead And teach thy daughter how to hate!

riseverbUS /raɪz/

move upward

From this reading It suits my mood, the crashing sound!— Jehan the fisherman! rise from the sea, Lay thy cold hand upon the heart of her Who’s not thy child, and teach her how to hate!

rollverbUS /roʊl/

move by turning over or rotating

From this reading [_A roll of thunder._ On, on!

sacramentum

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

From this reading [_Thunder._ VOICES FROM THE CHAPEL _Tantum ergo sacramentum Veneremur cernui_— YVETTE O Our Lady!

seanounUS /siː/

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading It suits my mood, the crashing sound!— Jehan the fisherman! rise from the sea, Lay thy cold hand upon the heart of her Who’s not thy child, and teach her how to hate!

seigneurnoun

a man of rank in the ancient regime

From this reading Thou too, Thou other one, thou seigneur high and grand Whose signet burns upon my aching throat, Whose nature stirs within me suddenly, Arise from hell and teach me how to hate!

signetnounUS /ˈsɪɡnɪt/

a seal (especially one used to mark documents officially)

From this reading Thou too, Thou other one, thou seigneur high and grand Whose signet burns upon my aching throat, Whose nature stirs within me suddenly, Arise from hell and teach me how to hate!

soundnounUS /saʊnd/

the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

From this reading It suits my mood, the crashing sound!— Jehan the fisherman! rise from the sea, Lay thy cold hand upon the heart of her Who’s not thy child, and teach her how to hate!

stirsnounUS /stɜːrz/

plural of “stir” — a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event

From this reading Thou too, Thou other one, thou seigneur high and grand Whose signet burns upon my aching throat, Whose nature stirs within me suddenly, Arise from hell and teach me how to hate!

stormverbUS /stɔːrm/

behave violently, as if in state of a great anger

From this reading Yvonne who parted from the earth one night, Come through the storm that darkens overhead And teach thy daughter how to hate!

suddenlyadverbUS /ˈsʌdənli/

happening unexpectedly

From this reading Thou too, Thou other one, thou seigneur high and grand Whose signet burns upon my aching throat, Whose nature stirs within me suddenly, Arise from hell and teach me how to hate!

suitsnounUS /suːts/

plural of “suit” — a set of garments (usually including a jacket and trousers or skirt) for outerwear all of the same fabric and color

From this reading It suits my mood, the crashing sound!— Jehan the fisherman! rise from the sea, Lay thy cold hand upon the heart of her Who’s not thy child, and teach her how to hate!

Tantum

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

From this reading [_Thunder._ VOICES FROM THE CHAPEL _Tantum ergo sacramentum Veneremur cernui_— YVETTE O Our Lady!

teachverbUS /tiːtʃ/

impart skills or knowledge to

From this reading It suits my mood, the crashing sound!— Jehan the fisherman! rise from the sea, Lay thy cold hand upon the heart of her Who’s not thy child, and teach her how to hate!

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Yvonne who parted from the earth one night, Come through the storm that darkens overhead And teach thy daughter how to hate!

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading It suits my mood, the crashing sound!— Jehan the fisherman! rise from the sea, Lay thy cold hand upon the heart of her Who’s not thy child, and teach her how to hate!

ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

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

From this reading Thou too, Thou other one, thou seigneur high and grand Whose signet burns upon my aching throat, Whose nature stirs within me suddenly, Arise from hell and teach me how to hate!

throatnounUS /θroʊt/

The passage at the back of the mouth.

From this reading Thou too, Thou other one, thou seigneur high and grand Whose signet burns upon my aching throat, Whose nature stirs within me suddenly, Arise from hell and teach me how to hate!

throughprepositionUS /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Yvonne who parted from the earth one night, Come through the storm that darkens overhead And teach thy daughter how to hate!

thunderverbUS /ˈθʌndər/

move fast, noisily, and heavily

From this reading [_A roll of thunder._ On, on!

thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading It suits my mood, the crashing sound!— Jehan the fisherman! rise from the sea, Lay thy cold hand upon the heart of her Who’s not thy child, and teach her how to hate!

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading It suits my mood, the crashing sound!— Jehan the fisherman! rise from the sea, Lay thy cold hand upon the heart of her Who’s not thy child, and teach her how to hate!

tooadverbUS /tuː/

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading Thou too, Thou other one, thou seigneur high and grand Whose signet burns upon my aching throat, Whose nature stirs within me suddenly, Arise from hell and teach me how to hate!

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading It suits my mood, the crashing sound!— Jehan the fisherman! rise from the sea, Lay thy cold hand upon the heart of her Who’s not thy child, and teach her how to hate!

Veneremur

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

From this reading [_Thunder._ VOICES FROM THE CHAPEL _Tantum ergo sacramentum Veneremur cernui_— YVETTE O Our Lady!

VOICESnounUS /ˈvɔɪsəz/

plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading [_Thunder._ VOICES FROM THE CHAPEL _Tantum ergo sacramentum Veneremur cernui_— YVETTE O Our Lady!

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading Yvonne who parted from the earth one night, Come through the storm that darkens overhead And teach thy daughter how to hate!

Who's

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

From this reading It suits my mood, the crashing sound!— Jehan the fisherman! rise from the sea, Lay thy cold hand upon the heart of her Who’s not thy child, and teach her how to hate!

WhosedeterminerUS /huːz/

belonging to which person

From this reading Thou too, Thou other one, thou seigneur high and grand Whose signet burns upon my aching throat, Whose nature stirs within me suddenly, Arise from hell and teach me how to hate!

withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading Thou too, Thou other one, thou seigneur high and grand Whose signet burns upon my aching throat, Whose nature stirs within me suddenly, Arise from hell and teach me how to hate!

YVETTE

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

From this reading [_Thunder._ VOICES FROM THE CHAPEL _Tantum ergo sacramentum Veneremur cernui_— YVETTE O Our Lady!

Yvonne

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From this reading Yvonne who parted from the earth one night, Come through the storm that darkens overhead And teach thy daughter how to hate!

Chapter 3 of The Goddess of Reason: A Drama in Five Acts by Mary Johnston holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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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Marquise
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