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The Golden Silence

Chapter XIV · Chapter 14

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"Thou shalt never see him again.
For a moment, oh Rose, I hated thee, and I saw thy face through a mist red as thy blood and his, which I wished to shed.
But thou art so young--so white--so beautiful.
Thou hast come so far with me, and thou hast been so sweet.
There is a strange pity for thee in my breast, such as I have never known for any living thing.
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The Golden Silence

Chapter XIV · Chapter 14

Chapter 14 of The Golden Silence is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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

Line 1
"Thou shalt never see him again.
/ðaʊ ʃælt ˈnevər siː hɪm əˈɡen/
Line 2
For a moment, oh Rose, I hated thee, and I saw thy face through a mist red as thy blood and his, which I wished to shed.
/fɔːr ə ˈmoʊmənt oʊ roʊz aɪ ˈheɪtəd ðiː ənd aɪ sɔː ðaɪ feɪs θruː ə mɪst red æz ðaɪ blʌd ənd hɪz wɪtʃ aɪ wɪʃt tuː ʃed/
Line 3
But thou art so young--so white--so beautiful.
Line 4
Thou hast come so far with me, and thou hast been so sweet.
/ðaʊ hæst kʌm soʊ fɑːr wɪð miː ənd ðaʊ hæst bɪn soʊ swiːt/
Line 5
There is a strange pity for thee in my breast, such as I have never known for any living thing.
/ðer ɪz ə streɪndʒ ˈpɪti fɔːr ðiː ɪn maɪ brest sʌtʃ æz aɪ hæv ˈnevər noʊn fɔːr ˈeni ˈlɪvɪŋ θɪŋ/

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.

breast noun US /brest/

the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen

From this reading “There is a strange pity for thee in my breast, such as I have never known for any living thing.”

hast auxiliary verb US /hæst/

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

From this reading “Thou hast come so far with me, and thou hast been so sweet.”

hated adjective US /ˈheɪtəd/

treated with dislike or contempt

From this reading “For a moment, oh Rose, I hated thee, and I saw thy face through a mist red as thy blood and his, which I wished to shed.”

mist verb US /mɪst/

become covered with mist

From this reading “For a moment, oh Rose, I hated thee, and I saw thy face through a mist red as thy blood and his, which I wished to shed.”

pity noun US /ˈpɪti/

a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others

From this reading “There is a strange pity for thee in my breast, such as I have never known for any living thing.”

shalt modal verb US /ʃælt/

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

From this reading “"Thou shalt never see him again.”

shed verb US /ʃed/

get rid of

From this reading “For a moment, oh Rose, I hated thee, and I saw thy face through a mist red as thy blood and his, which I wished to shed.”

wished verb US /wɪʃt/

past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish

From this reading “For a moment, oh Rose, I hated thee, and I saw thy face through a mist red as thy blood and his, which I wished to shed.”

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

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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 For a moment, oh Rose, I hated thee, and I saw thy face through a mist red as thy blood and his, which I wished to shed.

againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading "Thou shalt never see him again.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading For a moment, oh Rose, I hated thee, and I saw thy face through a mist red as thy blood and his, which I wished to shed.

anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading There is a strange pity for thee in my breast, such as I have never known for any living thing.

artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/

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

From this reading But thou art so young--so white--so beautiful.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading For a moment, oh Rose, I hated thee, and I saw thy face through a mist red as thy blood and his, which I wished to shed.

beautifuladjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading But thou art so young--so white--so beautiful.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Thou hast come so far with me, and thou hast been so sweet.

bloodnounUS /blʌd/

The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.

From this reading For a moment, oh Rose, I hated thee, and I saw thy face through a mist red as thy blood and his, which I wished to shed.

breastnounUS /brest/

the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen

From this reading There is a strange pity for thee in my breast, such as I have never known for any living thing.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But thou art so young--so white--so beautiful.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

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

From this reading Thou hast come so far with me, and thou hast been so sweet.

facenounUS /feɪs/

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

From this reading For a moment, oh Rose, I hated thee, and I saw thy face through a mist red as thy blood and his, which I wished to shed.

faradverbUS /fɑːr/

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading Thou hast come so far with me, and thou hast been so sweet.

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For a moment, oh Rose, I hated thee, and I saw thy face through a mist red as thy blood and his, which I wished to shed.

hastauxiliary verbUS /hæst/

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

From this reading Thou hast come so far with me, and thou hast been so sweet.

hatedadjectiveUS /ˈheɪtəd/

treated with dislike or contempt

From this reading For a moment, oh Rose, I hated thee, and I saw thy face through a mist red as thy blood and his, which I wished to shed.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading There is a strange pity for thee in my breast, such as I have never known for any living thing.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading "Thou shalt never see him again.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading For a moment, oh Rose, I hated thee, and I saw thy face through a mist red as thy blood and his, which I wished to shed.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading For a moment, oh Rose, I hated thee, and I saw thy face through a mist red as thy blood and his, which I wished to shed.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading There is a strange pity for thee in my breast, such as I have never known for any living thing.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading There is a strange pity for thee in my breast, such as I have never known for any living thing.

knownadjectiveUS /noʊn/

apprehended with certainty

From this reading There is a strange pity for thee in my breast, such as I have never known for any living thing.

livingnounUS /ˈlɪvɪŋ/

the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities

From this reading There is a strange pity for thee in my breast, such as I have never known for any living thing.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading Thou hast come so far with me, and thou hast been so sweet.

mistverbUS /mɪst/

become covered with mist

From this reading For a moment, oh Rose, I hated thee, and I saw thy face through a mist red as thy blood and his, which I wished to shed.

momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/

a particular point in time

From this reading For a moment, oh Rose, I hated thee, and I saw thy face through a mist red as thy blood and his, which I wished to shed.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading There is a strange pity for thee in my breast, such as I have never known for any living thing.

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading "Thou shalt never see him again.

ohnounUS /oʊ/

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading For a moment, oh Rose, I hated thee, and I saw thy face through a mist red as thy blood and his, which I wished to shed.

pitynounUS /ˈpɪti/

a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others

From this reading There is a strange pity for thee in my breast, such as I have never known for any living thing.

rednounUS /red/

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading For a moment, oh Rose, I hated thee, and I saw thy face through a mist red as thy blood and his, which I wished to shed.

RosenounUS /roʊz/

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading For a moment, oh Rose, I hated thee, and I saw thy face through a mist red as thy blood and his, which I wished to shed.

sawverbUS /sɔː/

cut with a saw

From this reading For a moment, oh Rose, I hated thee, and I saw thy face through a mist red as thy blood and his, which I wished to shed.

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading "Thou shalt never see him again.

shaltmodal verbUS /ʃælt/

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

From this reading "Thou shalt never see him again.

shedverbUS /ʃed/

get rid of

From this reading For a moment, oh Rose, I hated thee, and I saw thy face through a mist red as thy blood and his, which I wished to shed.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading But thou art so young--so white--so beautiful.

strangeadjectiveUS /streɪndʒ/

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading There is a strange pity for thee in my breast, such as I have never known for any living thing.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading There is a strange pity for thee in my breast, such as I have never known for any living thing.

sweetadjectiveUS /swiːt/

having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading Thou hast come so far with me, and thou hast been so sweet.

theepronounUS /ðiː/

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

From this reading For a moment, oh Rose, I hated thee, and I saw thy face through a mist red as thy blood and his, which I wished to shed.

ThereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading There is a strange pity for thee in my breast, such as I have never known for any living thing.

thingnounUS /θɪŋ/

a special situation

From this reading There is a strange pity for thee in my breast, such as I have never known for any living thing.

ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

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

From this reading "Thou shalt never see him again.

throughprepositionUS /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading For a moment, oh Rose, I hated thee, and I saw thy face through a mist red as thy blood and his, which I wished to shed.

thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/

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

From this reading For a moment, oh Rose, I hated thee, and I saw thy face through a mist red as thy blood and his, which I wished to shed.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading For a moment, oh Rose, I hated thee, and I saw thy face through a mist red as thy blood and his, which I wished to shed.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading For a moment, oh Rose, I hated thee, and I saw thy face through a mist red as thy blood and his, which I wished to shed.

whitenounUS /waɪt/

a Caucasian

From this reading But thou art so young--so white--so beautiful.

wishedverbUS /wɪʃt/

past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish

From this reading For a moment, oh Rose, I hated thee, and I saw thy face through a mist red as thy blood and his, which I wished to shed.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Thou hast come so far with me, and thou hast been so sweet.

youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading But thou art so young--so white--so beautiful.

Chapter 14 of The Golden Silence by C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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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Chapter 14 holds 403 sentences of The Golden Silence, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 14 of The Golden Silence by C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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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