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Carwin, as I said, had left the room; but he still lingered in the house.

My voice summoned him to my aid; but I scarcely noticed his reentrance, and now faintly recollect his terrified looks, his broken exclamations, his vehement avowals of innocence, the effusions of his pity for me, and his offers of assistance.

I did not listen—I answered him not—I ceased to upbraid or accuse.

His guilt was a point to which I was indifferent.

Ruffian or devil, black as hell or bright as angels, thenceforth he was nothing to me.

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Chapter XXXIII

Chapter 33

Chapter 33 of The Lock and Key Library — American is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Carwin, as I said, had left the room; but he still lingered in the house. My voice summoned him to my aid; but I scarcely noticed his reentrance, and now faintly recollect his terrified looks, his broken exclamations, his vehement avowals of innocence, the effusions of his pity for me, and his offers of assistance. I did not listen—I answered him not—I ceased to upbraid or accuse. His guilt was a point to which I was indifferent. Ruffian or devil, black as hell or bright as angels, thenceforth he was nothing to me.

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Chapter XXXIII · Chapter 33

Chapter 33 of The Lock and Key Library — American is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Carwin, as I said, had left the room; but he still lingered in the house.

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I did not listen—I answered him not—I ceased to upbraid or accuse.

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His guilt was a point to which I was indifferent.

/hɪz ɡɪlt wɑːz ə pɔɪnt tuː wɪtʃ aɪ wɑːz ˌɪnˈdɪfrənt/

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Ruffian or devil, black as hell or bright as angels, thenceforth he was nothing to me.

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accuse verb US /əˈkjuːz/

bring an accusation against; level a charge against

From this reading “I did not listen—I answered him not—I ceased to upbraid or accuse.”

exclamations noun US /ˌekskləˈmeɪʃənz/

plural of “exclamation” — an abrupt excited utterance

From this reading “My voice summoned him to my aid; but I scarcely noticed his reentrance, and now faintly recollect his terrified looks, his broken exclamations, his vehement avowals of innocence, the effusions of his pity for me, and his offers of assistance.”

guilt noun US /ɡɪlt/

the state of having committed an offense

From this reading “His guilt was a point to which I was indifferent.”

offers noun US /ˈɔːfərz/

plural of “offer” — the verbal act of offering

recollect verb US /ˌrekəˈlekt/

recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

thenceforth adverb US /ˌðenˈsfɔːrθ/

from that time on

From this reading “Ruffian or devil, black as hell or bright as angels, thenceforth he was nothing to me.”

upbraid verb US /ˈʌpbreɪd/

express criticism towards

From this reading “I did not listen—I answered him not—I ceased to upbraid or accuse.”

vehement adjective US /ˈviːəmənt/

marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid

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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 His guilt was a point to which I was indifferent.

accuseverbUS /əˈkjuːz/

bring an accusation against; level a charge against

From this reading I did not listen—I answered him not—I ceased to upbraid or accuse.

aidnounUS /eɪd/

a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do

From this reading My voice summoned him to my aid; but I scarcely noticed his reentrance, and now faintly recollect his terrified looks, his broken exclamations, his vehement avowals of innocence, the effusions of his pity for me, and his offers of assistance.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

angelsnounUS /ˈeɪndʒəlz/

plural of “angel” — spiritual being attendant upon God

From this reading Ruffian or devil, black as hell or bright as angels, thenceforth he was nothing to me.

answeredverbUS /ˈænsərd/

past form of “answer” — react verbally

From this reading I did not listen—I answered him not—I ceased to upbraid or accuse.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading Carwin, as I said, had left the room; but he still lingered in the house.

assistancenounUS /əˈsɪstəns/

the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

avowals

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blackadjectiveUS /blæk/

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading Ruffian or devil, black as hell or bright as angels, thenceforth he was nothing to me.

brightadjectiveUS /braɪt/

emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

From this reading Ruffian or devil, black as hell or bright as angels, thenceforth he was nothing to me.

brokenadjectiveUS /ˈbroʊkən/

physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Carwin, as I said, had left the room; but he still lingered in the house.

Carwin

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From this reading Carwin, as I said, had left the room; but he still lingered in the house.

ceasedverbUS /siːst/

past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity

From this reading I did not listen—I answered him not—I ceased to upbraid or accuse.

devilnounUS /ˈdevəl/

(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell

From this reading Ruffian or devil, black as hell or bright as angels, thenceforth he was nothing to me.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading I did not listen—I answered him not—I ceased to upbraid or accuse.

effusions

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exclamationsnounUS /ˌekskləˈmeɪʃənz/

plural of “exclamation” — an abrupt excited utterance

faintlyadverbUS /ˈfeɪntli/

to a faint degree or weakly perceived

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

guiltnounUS /ɡɪlt/

the state of having committed an offense

From this reading His guilt was a point to which I was indifferent.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading Carwin, as I said, had left the room; but he still lingered in the house.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading Carwin, as I said, had left the room; but he still lingered in the house.

hellnounUS /hel/

any place of pain and turmoil

From this reading Ruffian or devil, black as hell or bright as angels, thenceforth he was nothing to me.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

housenounUS /haʊs/

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading Carwin, as I said, had left the room; but he still lingered in the house.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading Carwin, as I said, had left the room; but he still lingered in the house.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Carwin, as I said, had left the room; but he still lingered in the house.

indifferentadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈdɪfrənt/

marked by a lack of interest

From this reading His guilt was a point to which I was indifferent.

innocencenounUS /ˈɪnəsəns/

the quality of innocent naivete

leftnounUS /left/

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading Carwin, as I said, had left the room; but he still lingered in the house.

lingeredverbUS /ˈlɪŋɡərd/

past form of “linger” — remain present although waning or gradually dying

From this reading Carwin, as I said, had left the room; but he still lingered in the house.

listenverbUS /ˈlɪsən/

hear with intention

From this reading I did not listen—I answered him not—I ceased to upbraid or accuse.

looksnounUS /lʊks/

plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face

mepronounUS /miː/

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

MydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I did not listen—I answered him not—I ceased to upbraid or accuse.

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading Ruffian or devil, black as hell or bright as angels, thenceforth he was nothing to me.

noticedadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊtəst/

being perceived or observed

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

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

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

offersnounUS /ˈɔːfərz/

plural of “offer” — the verbal act of offering

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading I did not listen—I answered him not—I ceased to upbraid or accuse.

pitynounUS /ˈpɪti/

a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others

pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/

a geometric element that has position but no extension

From this reading His guilt was a point to which I was indifferent.

recollectverbUS /ˌrekəˈlekt/

recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

reentrance

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roomnounUS /ruːm/

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading Carwin, as I said, had left the room; but he still lingered in the house.

Ruffiannoun

a cruel and brutal fellow

From this reading Ruffian or devil, black as hell or bright as angels, thenceforth he was nothing to me.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading Carwin, as I said, had left the room; but he still lingered in the house.

scarcelyadverbUS /ˈskersli/

only a very short time before

stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/

not in physical motion

From this reading Carwin, as I said, had left the room; but he still lingered in the house.

summonedverbUS /ˈsʌmənd/

past form of “summon” — call in an official matter, such as to attend court

terrifiedadjectiveUS /ˈterəfaɪd/

thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Carwin, as I said, had left the room; but he still lingered in the house.

thenceforthadverbUS /ˌðenˈsfɔːrθ/

from that time on

From this reading Ruffian or devil, black as hell or bright as angels, thenceforth he was nothing to me.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

upbraidverbUS /ˈʌpbreɪd/

express criticism towards

From this reading I did not listen—I answered him not—I ceased to upbraid or accuse.

vehementadjectiveUS /ˈviːəmənt/

marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid

voicenounUS /vɔɪs/

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading His guilt was a point to which I was indifferent.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

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

From this reading His guilt was a point to which I was indifferent.

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