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The Perfect World

Chapter XXXIII · The Perfect World

Chapter XXXIII of The Perfect World, “The Perfect World,” is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Many hundred times the Kymo rose and set, and Ak-Alan and his wife, beloved of all Keemarnians, lived in peace and happiness.
A son and daughter had been born to them, and now the time had come when the Rorka had received his call, and through the Sacrament of Schlerik-itata would make his exit from the world, and enter into glory.
“My son,” said he, “the voice came in my sleep last night.
My room was bathed in a wonderful whiteness when the messenger from Mitzor called me.
‘When the Kymo reaches the full for thirteen days make ready—for on the fourteenth thou shalt meet the Great White Glory.’
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The Perfect World

Chapter XXXIII · The Perfect World

Chapter XXXIII of The Perfect World, “The Perfect World,” is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Many hundred times the Kymo rose and set, and Ak-Alan and his wife, beloved of all Keemarnians, lived in peace and happiness.
Line 2
A son and daughter had been born to them, and now the time had come when the Rorka had received his call, and through the Sacrament of Schlerik-itata would make his exit from the world, and enter into glory.
Line 3
“My son,” said he, “the voice came in my sleep last night.
/maɪ sʌn sed hiː ðə vɔɪs keɪm ɪn maɪ sliːp læst naɪt/
Line 4
My room was bathed in a wonderful whiteness when the messenger from Mitzor called me.
Line 5
‘When the Kymo reaches the full for thirteen days make ready—for on the fourteenth thou shalt meet the Great White Glory.’

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.

bathed verb US /beɪðd/

past form of “bathe” — cleanse the entire body

From this reading “My room was bathed in a wonderful whiteness when the messenger from Mitzor called me.”

exit noun US /ˈeɡzɪt/

an opening that permits escape or release

From this reading “A son and daughter had been born to them, and now the time had come when the Rorka had received his call, and through the Sacrament of Schlerik-itata would make his exit from the world, and enter into glory.”

fourteenth adjective US /ˈfɔːrˈtiːnθ/

coming next after the thirteenth in position

From this reading “‘When the Kymo reaches the full for thirteen days make ready—for on the fourteenth thou shalt meet the Great White Glory.’”

reaches noun US /ˈriːtʃəz/

plural of “reach” — the limits within which something can be effective

From this reading “‘When the Kymo reaches the full for thirteen days make ready—for on the fourteenth thou shalt meet the Great White Glory.’”

Sacrament noun US /ˈsækrəmənt/

a formal religious ceremony conferring a specific grace on those who receive it

From this reading “A son and daughter had been born to them, and now the time had come when the Rorka had received his call, and through the Sacrament of Schlerik-itata would make his exit from the world, and enter into glory.”

shalt modal verb US /ʃælt/

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

From this reading “‘When the Kymo reaches the full for thirteen days make ready—for on the fourteenth thou shalt meet the Great White Glory.’”

thirteen noun US /ˈθɜːrˈtiːn/

the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one

From this reading “‘When the Kymo reaches the full for thirteen days make ready—for on the fourteenth thou shalt meet the Great White Glory.’”

whiteness noun US /ˈwaɪtnəs/

the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black)

From this reading “My room was bathed in a wonderful whiteness when the messenger from Mitzor called me.”

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.

last night adjective + noun

In this reading ““My son,” said he, “the voice came in my sleep last night.”

hundred times noun + noun

In this reading “Many hundred times the Kymo rose and set, and Ak-Alan and his wife, beloved of all Keemarnians, lived in peace and happiness.”

thirteen days noun + noun

In this reading “‘When the Kymo reaches the full for thirteen days make ready—for on the fourteenth thou shalt meet the Great White Glory.’”

enter into verb + particle

In this reading “A son and daughter had been born to them, and now the time had come when the Rorka had received his call, and through the Sacrament of Schlerik-itata would make his exit from the world, and enter into glory.”

bathed in verb + particle counted as “bathe in”

In this reading “My room was bathed in a wonderful whiteness when the messenger from Mitzor called me.”

Many hundred adjective + noun

In this reading “Many hundred times the Kymo rose and set, and Ak-Alan and his wife, beloved of all Keemarnians, lived in peace and happiness.”

lived in verb + particle counted as “live in”

live in the house where one works

In this reading “Many hundred times the Kymo rose and set, and Ak-Alan and his wife, beloved of all Keemarnians, lived in peace and happiness.”

make ready verb + adjective

In this reading “‘When the Kymo reaches the full for thirteen days make ready—for on the fourteenth thou shalt meet the Great White Glory.’”

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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 son and daughter had been born to them, and now the time had come when the Rorka had received his call, and through the Sacrament of Schlerik-itata would make his exit from the world, and enter into glory.

Ak-Alan

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

From this reading Many hundred times the Kymo rose and set, and Ak-Alan and his wife, beloved of all Keemarnians, lived in peace and happiness.

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 Many hundred times the Kymo rose and set, and Ak-Alan and his wife, beloved of all Keemarnians, lived in peace and happiness.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Many hundred times the Kymo rose and set, and Ak-Alan and his wife, beloved of all Keemarnians, lived in peace and happiness.

bathedverbUS /beɪðd/

past form of “bathe” — cleanse the entire body

From this reading My room was bathed in a wonderful whiteness when the messenger from Mitzor called me.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading A son and daughter had been born to them, and now the time had come when the Rorka had received his call, and through the Sacrament of Schlerik-itata would make his exit from the world, and enter into glory.

belovedadjectiveUS /bɪˈlʌvd/

dearly loved

From this reading Many hundred times the Kymo rose and set, and Ak-Alan and his wife, beloved of all Keemarnians, lived in peace and happiness.

bornadjectiveUS /bɔːrn/

brought into existence

From this reading A son and daughter had been born to them, and now the time had come when the Rorka had received his call, and through the Sacrament of Schlerik-itata would make his exit from the world, and enter into glory.

callverbUS /kɔːl/

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading A son and daughter had been born to them, and now the time had come when the Rorka had received his call, and through the Sacrament of Schlerik-itata would make his exit from the world, and enter into glory.

calledverbUS /kɔːld/

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading My room was bathed in a wonderful whiteness when the messenger from Mitzor called me.

cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading “My son,” said he, “the voice came in my sleep last night.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

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

From this reading A son and daughter had been born to them, and now the time had come when the Rorka had received his call, and through the Sacrament of Schlerik-itata would make his exit from the world, and enter into glory.

daughternounUS /ˈdɔːtər/

a female human offspring

From this reading A son and daughter had been born to them, and now the time had come when the Rorka had received his call, and through the Sacrament of Schlerik-itata would make his exit from the world, and enter into glory.

daysnounUS /deɪz/

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading ‘When the Kymo reaches the full for thirteen days make ready—for on the fourteenth thou shalt meet the Great White Glory.’

enterverbUS /ˈentər/

to come or go into

From this reading A son and daughter had been born to them, and now the time had come when the Rorka had received his call, and through the Sacrament of Schlerik-itata would make his exit from the world, and enter into glory.

exitnounUS /ˈeɡzɪt/

an opening that permits escape or release

From this reading A son and daughter had been born to them, and now the time had come when the Rorka had received his call, and through the Sacrament of Schlerik-itata would make his exit from the world, and enter into glory.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading ‘When the Kymo reaches the full for thirteen days make ready—for on the fourteenth thou shalt meet the Great White Glory.’

fourteenthadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrˈtiːnθ/

coming next after the thirteenth in position

From this reading ‘When the Kymo reaches the full for thirteen days make ready—for on the fourteenth thou shalt meet the Great White Glory.’

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading A son and daughter had been born to them, and now the time had come when the Rorka had received his call, and through the Sacrament of Schlerik-itata would make his exit from the world, and enter into glory.

fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading ‘When the Kymo reaches the full for thirteen days make ready—for on the fourteenth thou shalt meet the Great White Glory.’

glorynounUS /ˈɡlɔːri/

a state of high honor

From this reading A son and daughter had been born to them, and now the time had come when the Rorka had received his call, and through the Sacrament of Schlerik-itata would make his exit from the world, and enter into glory.

GreatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading ‘When the Kymo reaches the full for thirteen days make ready—for on the fourteenth thou shalt meet the Great White Glory.’

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading A son and daughter had been born to them, and now the time had come when the Rorka had received his call, and through the Sacrament of Schlerik-itata would make his exit from the world, and enter into glory.

happinessnounUS /ˈhæpinəs/

state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy

From this reading Many hundred times the Kymo rose and set, and Ak-Alan and his wife, beloved of all Keemarnians, lived in peace and happiness.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading “My son,” said he, “the voice came in my sleep last night.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading Many hundred times the Kymo rose and set, and Ak-Alan and his wife, beloved of all Keemarnians, lived in peace and happiness.

hundrednounUS /ˈhʌndrəd/

ten 10s

From this reading Many hundred times the Kymo rose and set, and Ak-Alan and his wife, beloved of all Keemarnians, lived in peace and happiness.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Many hundred times the Kymo rose and set, and Ak-Alan and his wife, beloved of all Keemarnians, lived in peace and happiness.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading A son and daughter had been born to them, and now the time had come when the Rorka had received his call, and through the Sacrament of Schlerik-itata would make his exit from the world, and enter into glory.

Keemarnians

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

From this reading Many hundred times the Kymo rose and set, and Ak-Alan and his wife, beloved of all Keemarnians, lived in peace and happiness.

Kymo

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

From this reading Many hundred times the Kymo rose and set, and Ak-Alan and his wife, beloved of all Keemarnians, lived in peace and happiness.

lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading “My son,” said he, “the voice came in my sleep last night.

livedverbUS /lɪvd/

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading Many hundred times the Kymo rose and set, and Ak-Alan and his wife, beloved of all Keemarnians, lived in peace and happiness.

makeverbUS /meɪk/

engage in

From this reading A son and daughter had been born to them, and now the time had come when the Rorka had received his call, and through the Sacrament of Schlerik-itata would make his exit from the world, and enter into glory.

ManyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading Many hundred times the Kymo rose and set, and Ak-Alan and his wife, beloved of all Keemarnians, lived in peace and happiness.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading My room was bathed in a wonderful whiteness when the messenger from Mitzor called me.

meetverbUS /miːt/

come together

From this reading ‘When the Kymo reaches the full for thirteen days make ready—for on the fourteenth thou shalt meet the Great White Glory.’

messengernounUS /ˈmesəndʒər/

a person who carries a message

From this reading My room was bathed in a wonderful whiteness when the messenger from Mitzor called me.

Mitzor

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

From this reading My room was bathed in a wonderful whiteness when the messenger from Mitzor called me.

MydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “My son,” said he, “the voice came in my sleep last night.

nightnounUS /naɪt/

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

From this reading “My son,” said he, “the voice came in my sleep last night.

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

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

From this reading A son and daughter had been born to them, and now the time had come when the Rorka had received his call, and through the Sacrament of Schlerik-itata would make his exit from the world, and enter into glory.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Many hundred times the Kymo rose and set, and Ak-Alan and his wife, beloved of all Keemarnians, lived in peace and happiness.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading ‘When the Kymo reaches the full for thirteen days make ready—for on the fourteenth thou shalt meet the Great White Glory.’

peacenounUS /piːs/

the state prevailing during the absence of war

From this reading Many hundred times the Kymo rose and set, and Ak-Alan and his wife, beloved of all Keemarnians, lived in peace and happiness.

reachesnounUS /ˈriːtʃəz/

plural of “reach” — the limits within which something can be effective

From this reading ‘When the Kymo reaches the full for thirteen days make ready—for on the fourteenth thou shalt meet the Great White Glory.’

readyadjectiveUS /ˈredi/

completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress

From this reading ‘When the Kymo reaches the full for thirteen days make ready—for on the fourteenth thou shalt meet the Great White Glory.’

receivedadjectiveUS /rəˈsiːvd/

conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers

From this reading A son and daughter had been born to them, and now the time had come when the Rorka had received his call, and through the Sacrament of Schlerik-itata would make his exit from the world, and enter into glory.

roomnounUS /ruːm/

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

From this reading My room was bathed in a wonderful whiteness when the messenger from Mitzor called me.

Rorka

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

From this reading A son and daughter had been born to them, and now the time had come when the Rorka had received his call, and through the Sacrament of Schlerik-itata would make his exit from the world, and enter into glory.

rosenounUS /roʊz/

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading Many hundred times the Kymo rose and set, and Ak-Alan and his wife, beloved of all Keemarnians, lived in peace and happiness.

SacramentnounUS /ˈsækrəmənt/

a formal religious ceremony conferring a specific grace on those who receive it

From this reading A son and daughter had been born to them, and now the time had come when the Rorka had received his call, and through the Sacrament of Schlerik-itata would make his exit from the world, and enter into glory.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “My son,” said he, “the voice came in my sleep last night.

Schlerik-itata

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

From this reading A son and daughter had been born to them, and now the time had come when the Rorka had received his call, and through the Sacrament of Schlerik-itata would make his exit from the world, and enter into glory.

setverbUS /set/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Many hundred times the Kymo rose and set, and Ak-Alan and his wife, beloved of all Keemarnians, lived in peace and happiness.

shaltmodal verbUS /ʃælt/

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

From this reading ‘When the Kymo reaches the full for thirteen days make ready—for on the fourteenth thou shalt meet the Great White Glory.’

sleepnounUS /sliːp/

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading “My son,” said he, “the voice came in my sleep last night.

sonnounUS /sʌn/

a male human offspring

From this reading A son and daughter had been born to them, and now the time had come when the Rorka had received his call, and through the Sacrament of Schlerik-itata would make his exit from the world, and enter into glory.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Many hundred times the Kymo rose and set, and Ak-Alan and his wife, beloved of all Keemarnians, lived in peace and happiness.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading A son and daughter had been born to them, and now the time had come when the Rorka had received his call, and through the Sacrament of Schlerik-itata would make his exit from the world, and enter into glory.

thirteennounUS /ˈθɜːrˈtiːn/

the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one

From this reading ‘When the Kymo reaches the full for thirteen days make ready—for on the fourteenth thou shalt meet the Great White Glory.’

thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

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

From this reading ‘When the Kymo reaches the full for thirteen days make ready—for on the fourteenth thou shalt meet the Great White Glory.’

throughprepositionUS /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading A son and daughter had been born to them, and now the time had come when the Rorka had received his call, and through the Sacrament of Schlerik-itata would make his exit from the world, and enter into glory.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading A son and daughter had been born to them, and now the time had come when the Rorka had received his call, and through the Sacrament of Schlerik-itata would make his exit from the world, and enter into glory.

timesnounUS /taɪmz/

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading Many hundred times the Kymo rose and set, and Ak-Alan and his wife, beloved of all Keemarnians, lived in peace and happiness.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading A son and daughter had been born to them, and now the time had come when the Rorka had received his call, and through the Sacrament of Schlerik-itata would make his exit from the world, and enter into glory.

voicenounUS /vɔɪs/

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

From this reading “My son,” said he, “the voice came in my sleep last night.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading My room was bathed in a wonderful whiteness when the messenger from Mitzor called me.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading A son and daughter had been born to them, and now the time had come when the Rorka had received his call, and through the Sacrament of Schlerik-itata would make his exit from the world, and enter into glory.

WhitenounUS /waɪt/

a Caucasian

From this reading ‘When the Kymo reaches the full for thirteen days make ready—for on the fourteenth thou shalt meet the Great White Glory.’

whitenessnounUS /ˈwaɪtnəs/

the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black)

From this reading My room was bathed in a wonderful whiteness when the messenger from Mitzor called me.

wifenounUS /waɪf/

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading Many hundred times the Kymo rose and set, and Ak-Alan and his wife, beloved of all Keemarnians, lived in peace and happiness.

wonderfuladjectiveUS /ˈwʌndərfəl/

extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers

From this reading My room was bathed in a wonderful whiteness when the messenger from Mitzor called me.

worldnounUS /wɜːrld/

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading A son and daughter had been born to them, and now the time had come when the Rorka had received his call, and through the Sacrament of Schlerik-itata would make his exit from the world, and enter into glory.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

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

From this reading A son and daughter had been born to them, and now the time had come when the Rorka had received his call, and through the Sacrament of Schlerik-itata would make his exit from the world, and enter into glory.

Chapter 33 of The Perfect World by Ella M. Scrymsour holds 138 sentences, grouped into 28 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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Perfect
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World
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Space
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Adrift
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