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The Judgment House

Chapter XXX · Chapter 30

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"AND NEVER THE TWAIN SHALL MEET!"
As the cape-cart conveying Jasmine to the hospital moved away from the station, she settled down into the seat beside the driver with the helplessness of one who had received a numbing blow.
Her body swayed as though she would faint, and her eyes closed, and stayed closed for so long a time, that Corporal Shorter, who drove the rough little pair of Argentines, said to her sympathetically:
"It's all right, ma'am.
We'll be there in a jiffy.
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The Judgment House

Chapter XXX · Chapter 30

Chapter 30 of The Judgment House is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/34 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"AND NEVER THE TWAIN SHALL MEET!"
/ənd ˈnevər ðə tweɪn ʃæl miːt/
Line 2
As the cape-cart conveying Jasmine to the hospital moved away from the station, she settled down into the seat beside the driver with the helplessness of one who had received a numbing blow.
Line 3
Her body swayed as though she would faint, and her eyes closed, and stayed closed for so long a time, that Corporal Shorter, who drove the rough little pair of Argentines, said to her sympathetically:
/hɜːr ˈbɑːdi sweɪd æz ðoʊ ʃiː wʊd feɪnt ənd hɜːr aɪz kloʊzd ənd steɪd kloʊzd fɔːr soʊ lɔːŋ ə taɪm ðæt ˈkɔːrpərəl ˈʃɔːrtər huː droʊv ðə rʌf ˈlɪtəl per ʌv ˈɑːrdʒəntiːnz sed tuː hɜːr ˌsɪmpəˈθetɪkəli/
Line 4
"It's all right, ma'am.
Line 5
We'll be there in a jiffy.

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Argentines noun US /ˈɑːrdʒəntiːnz/

plural of “argentine” — any of various small silver-scaled salmon-like marine fishes

From this reading “Her body swayed as though she would faint, and her eyes closed, and stayed closed for so long a time, that Corporal Shorter, who drove the rough little pair of Argentines, said to her sympathetically:”

conveying noun US /kənˈveɪɪŋ/

act of transferring property title from one person to another

From this reading “As the cape-cart conveying Jasmine to the hospital moved away from the station, she settled down into the seat beside the driver with the helplessness of one who had received a numbing blow.”

helplessness noun US /ˈhelpləsnəs/

powerlessness revealed by an inability to act

From this reading “As the cape-cart conveying Jasmine to the hospital moved away from the station, she settled down into the seat beside the driver with the helplessness of one who had received a numbing blow.”

Jasmine noun US /ˈdʒæzmən/

any of several shrubs and vines of the genus Jasminum chiefly native to Asia

From this reading “As the cape-cart conveying Jasmine to the hospital moved away from the station, she settled down into the seat beside the driver with the helplessness of one who had received a numbing blow.”

jiffy noun US /ˈdʒɪfi/

a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)

From this reading “We'll be there in a jiffy.”

numbing adjective US /ˈnʌmɪŋ/

causing numbness or insensitivity

From this reading “As the cape-cart conveying Jasmine to the hospital moved away from the station, she settled down into the seat beside the driver with the helplessness of one who had received a numbing blow.”

Shorter adjective US /ˈʃɔːrtər/

comparative of “short” — primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading “Her body swayed as though she would faint, and her eyes closed, and stayed closed for so long a time, that Corporal Shorter, who drove the rough little pair of Argentines, said to her sympathetically:”

sympathetically adverb US /ˌsɪmpəˈθetɪkəli/

with respect to the sympathetic nervous system

From this reading “Her body swayed as though she would faint, and her eyes closed, and stayed closed for so long a time, that Corporal Shorter, who drove the rough little pair of Argentines, said to her sympathetically:”

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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 As the cape-cart conveying Jasmine to the hospital moved away from the station, she settled down into the seat beside the driver with the helplessness of one who had received a numbing blow.

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 "It's all right, ma'am.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "AND NEVER THE TWAIN SHALL MEET!"

ArgentinesnounUS /ˈɑːrdʒəntiːnz/

plural of “argentine” — any of various small silver-scaled salmon-like marine fishes

From this reading Her body swayed as though she would faint, and her eyes closed, and stayed closed for so long a time, that Corporal Shorter, who drove the rough little pair of Argentines, said to her sympathetically:

AsconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading As the cape-cart conveying Jasmine to the hospital moved away from the station, she settled down into the seat beside the driver with the helplessness of one who had received a numbing blow.

awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

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

From this reading As the cape-cart conveying Jasmine to the hospital moved away from the station, she settled down into the seat beside the driver with the helplessness of one who had received a numbing blow.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading We'll be there in a jiffy.

besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/

next to; at the side of

From this reading As the cape-cart conveying Jasmine to the hospital moved away from the station, she settled down into the seat beside the driver with the helplessness of one who had received a numbing blow.

blowverbUS /bloʊ/

exhale hard

From this reading As the cape-cart conveying Jasmine to the hospital moved away from the station, she settled down into the seat beside the driver with the helplessness of one who had received a numbing blow.

bodynounUS /ˈbɑːdi/

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

From this reading Her body swayed as though she would faint, and her eyes closed, and stayed closed for so long a time, that Corporal Shorter, who drove the rough little pair of Argentines, said to her sympathetically:

cape-cart

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From this reading As the cape-cart conveying Jasmine to the hospital moved away from the station, she settled down into the seat beside the driver with the helplessness of one who had received a numbing blow.

closedadjectiveUS /kloʊzd/

not open or affording passage or access

From this reading Her body swayed as though she would faint, and her eyes closed, and stayed closed for so long a time, that Corporal Shorter, who drove the rough little pair of Argentines, said to her sympathetically:

conveyingnounUS /kənˈveɪɪŋ/

act of transferring property title from one person to another

From this reading As the cape-cart conveying Jasmine to the hospital moved away from the station, she settled down into the seat beside the driver with the helplessness of one who had received a numbing blow.

CorporalnounUS /ˈkɔːrpərəl/

a noncommissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marines

From this reading Her body swayed as though she would faint, and her eyes closed, and stayed closed for so long a time, that Corporal Shorter, who drove the rough little pair of Argentines, said to her sympathetically:

downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading As the cape-cart conveying Jasmine to the hospital moved away from the station, she settled down into the seat beside the driver with the helplessness of one who had received a numbing blow.

drivernounUS /ˈdraɪvər/

the operator of a motor vehicle

From this reading As the cape-cart conveying Jasmine to the hospital moved away from the station, she settled down into the seat beside the driver with the helplessness of one who had received a numbing blow.

drovenounUS /droʊv/

a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together

From this reading Her body swayed as though she would faint, and her eyes closed, and stayed closed for so long a time, that Corporal Shorter, who drove the rough little pair of Argentines, said to her sympathetically:

eyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

From this reading Her body swayed as though she would faint, and her eyes closed, and stayed closed for so long a time, that Corporal Shorter, who drove the rough little pair of Argentines, said to her sympathetically:

faintadjectiveUS /feɪnt/

deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc

From this reading Her body swayed as though she would faint, and her eyes closed, and stayed closed for so long a time, that Corporal Shorter, who drove the rough little pair of Argentines, said to her sympathetically:

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Her body swayed as though she would faint, and her eyes closed, and stayed closed for so long a time, that Corporal Shorter, who drove the rough little pair of Argentines, said to her sympathetically:

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading As the cape-cart conveying Jasmine to the hospital moved away from the station, she settled down into the seat beside the driver with the helplessness of one who had received a numbing blow.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading As the cape-cart conveying Jasmine to the hospital moved away from the station, she settled down into the seat beside the driver with the helplessness of one who had received a numbing blow.

helplessnessnounUS /ˈhelpləsnəs/

powerlessness revealed by an inability to act

From this reading As the cape-cart conveying Jasmine to the hospital moved away from the station, she settled down into the seat beside the driver with the helplessness of one who had received a numbing blow.

HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading Her body swayed as though she would faint, and her eyes closed, and stayed closed for so long a time, that Corporal Shorter, who drove the rough little pair of Argentines, said to her sympathetically:

hospitalnounUS /ˈhɑːspɪtəl/

a health facility where patients receive treatment

From this reading As the cape-cart conveying Jasmine to the hospital moved away from the station, she settled down into the seat beside the driver with the helplessness of one who had received a numbing blow.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading We'll be there in a jiffy.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading As the cape-cart conveying Jasmine to the hospital moved away from the station, she settled down into the seat beside the driver with the helplessness of one who had received a numbing blow.

It's

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

From this reading "It's all right, ma'am.

JasminenounUS /ˈdʒæzmən/

any of several shrubs and vines of the genus Jasminum chiefly native to Asia

From this reading As the cape-cart conveying Jasmine to the hospital moved away from the station, she settled down into the seat beside the driver with the helplessness of one who had received a numbing blow.

jiffynounUS /ˈdʒɪfi/

a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)

From this reading We'll be there in a jiffy.

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Her body swayed as though she would faint, and her eyes closed, and stayed closed for so long a time, that Corporal Shorter, who drove the rough little pair of Argentines, said to her sympathetically:

longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading Her body swayed as though she would faint, and her eyes closed, and stayed closed for so long a time, that Corporal Shorter, who drove the rough little pair of Argentines, said to her sympathetically:

ma'amnounUS /mæm/

a woman of refinement

From this reading "It's all right, ma'am.

MEETverbUS /miːt/

come together

From this reading "AND NEVER THE TWAIN SHALL MEET!"

movedadjectiveUS /muːvd/

being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion

From this reading As the cape-cart conveying Jasmine to the hospital moved away from the station, she settled down into the seat beside the driver with the helplessness of one who had received a numbing blow.

NEVERadverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading "AND NEVER THE TWAIN SHALL MEET!"

numbingadjectiveUS /ˈnʌmɪŋ/

causing numbness or insensitivity

From this reading As the cape-cart conveying Jasmine to the hospital moved away from the station, she settled down into the seat beside the driver with the helplessness of one who had received a numbing blow.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading As the cape-cart conveying Jasmine to the hospital moved away from the station, she settled down into the seat beside the driver with the helplessness of one who had received a numbing blow.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading As the cape-cart conveying Jasmine to the hospital moved away from the station, she settled down into the seat beside the driver with the helplessness of one who had received a numbing blow.

pairnounUS /per/

a set of two similar things considered as a unit

From this reading Her body swayed as though she would faint, and her eyes closed, and stayed closed for so long a time, that Corporal Shorter, who drove the rough little pair of Argentines, said to her sympathetically:

receivedadjectiveUS /rəˈsiːvd/

conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers

From this reading As the cape-cart conveying Jasmine to the hospital moved away from the station, she settled down into the seat beside the driver with the helplessness of one who had received a numbing blow.

rightadverbUS /raɪt/

precisely, exactly

From this reading "It's all right, ma'am.

roughadjectiveUS /rʌf/

having or caused by an irregular surface

From this reading Her body swayed as though she would faint, and her eyes closed, and stayed closed for so long a time, that Corporal Shorter, who drove the rough little pair of Argentines, said to her sympathetically:

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading Her body swayed as though she would faint, and her eyes closed, and stayed closed for so long a time, that Corporal Shorter, who drove the rough little pair of Argentines, said to her sympathetically:

seatnounUS /siːt/

a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)

From this reading As the cape-cart conveying Jasmine to the hospital moved away from the station, she settled down into the seat beside the driver with the helplessness of one who had received a numbing blow.

settledadjectiveUS /ˈsetəld/

established or decided beyond dispute or doubt

From this reading As the cape-cart conveying Jasmine to the hospital moved away from the station, she settled down into the seat beside the driver with the helplessness of one who had received a numbing blow.

SHALLmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading "AND NEVER THE TWAIN SHALL MEET!"

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading As the cape-cart conveying Jasmine to the hospital moved away from the station, she settled down into the seat beside the driver with the helplessness of one who had received a numbing blow.

ShorteradjectiveUS /ˈʃɔːrtər/

comparative of “short” — primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading Her body swayed as though she would faint, and her eyes closed, and stayed closed for so long a time, that Corporal Shorter, who drove the rough little pair of Argentines, said to her sympathetically:

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Her body swayed as though she would faint, and her eyes closed, and stayed closed for so long a time, that Corporal Shorter, who drove the rough little pair of Argentines, said to her sympathetically:

stationnounUS /ˈsteɪʃən/

a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose

From this reading As the cape-cart conveying Jasmine to the hospital moved away from the station, she settled down into the seat beside the driver with the helplessness of one who had received a numbing blow.

stayedverbUS /steɪd/

past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading Her body swayed as though she would faint, and her eyes closed, and stayed closed for so long a time, that Corporal Shorter, who drove the rough little pair of Argentines, said to her sympathetically:

swayedverbUS /sweɪd/

past form of “sway” — move back and forth or sideways

From this reading Her body swayed as though she would faint, and her eyes closed, and stayed closed for so long a time, that Corporal Shorter, who drove the rough little pair of Argentines, said to her sympathetically:

sympatheticallyadverbUS /ˌsɪmpəˈθetɪkəli/

with respect to the sympathetic nervous system

From this reading Her body swayed as though she would faint, and her eyes closed, and stayed closed for so long a time, that Corporal Shorter, who drove the rough little pair of Argentines, said to her sympathetically:

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Her body swayed as though she would faint, and her eyes closed, and stayed closed for so long a time, that Corporal Shorter, who drove the rough little pair of Argentines, said to her sympathetically:

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "AND NEVER THE TWAIN SHALL MEET!"

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading We'll be there in a jiffy.

thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Her body swayed as though she would faint, and her eyes closed, and stayed closed for so long a time, that Corporal Shorter, who drove the rough little pair of Argentines, said to her sympathetically:

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Her body swayed as though she would faint, and her eyes closed, and stayed closed for so long a time, that Corporal Shorter, who drove the rough little pair of Argentines, said to her sympathetically:

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading As the cape-cart conveying Jasmine to the hospital moved away from the station, she settled down into the seat beside the driver with the helplessness of one who had received a numbing blow.

TWAINnounUS /tweɪn/

two items of the same kind

From this reading "AND NEVER THE TWAIN SHALL MEET!"

We'll

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

From this reading We'll be there in a jiffy.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading As the cape-cart conveying Jasmine to the hospital moved away from the station, she settled down into the seat beside the driver with the helplessness of one who had received a numbing blow.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading As the cape-cart conveying Jasmine to the hospital moved away from the station, she settled down into the seat beside the driver with the helplessness of one who had received a numbing blow.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Her body swayed as though she would faint, and her eyes closed, and stayed closed for so long a time, that Corporal Shorter, who drove the rough little pair of Argentines, said to her sympathetically:

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