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The Pools of Silence

Chapter XXVI

Chapter 26 of The Pools of Silence is here in full — 54 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole • Curated US English Learning Edition
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I AM THE FOREST The day after the next, two hours before noon, they passed an object which Adams remembered well.
It was the big tree which Berselius had pointed out to him as having been tusked by an elephant; and an hour after they had started from the mid-day rest, the horizon to the north changed and grew dark.
It was the forest.
The sky immediately above the dark line, from contrast, was extraordinarily bright and pale, and, as they marched, the line lifted and the trees grew.
"Look!" said Berselius.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Pools of Silence

Chapter XXVI

Chapter 26 of The Pools of Silence is here in full — 54 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/10 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
I AM THE FOREST The day after the next, two hours before noon, they passed an object which Adams remembered well.
/aɪ æm ðə ˈfɔːrəst ðə deɪ ˈæftər ðə nekst tuː ˈaʊərz bɪˈfɔːr nuːn ðeɪ pæst æn ˈɑːbdʒekt wɪtʃ ˈædəmz rɪˈmembərd wel/
Line 2
It was the big tree which Berselius had pointed out to him as having been tusked by an elephant; and an hour after they had started from the mid-day rest, the horizon to the north changed and grew dark.
Line 3
It was the forest.
/ɪt wɑːz ðə ˈfɔːrəst/
Line 4
The sky immediately above the dark line, from contrast, was extraordinarily bright and pale, and, as they marched, the line lifted and the trees grew.
/ðə skaɪ ˌɪˈmiːdiːətli əˈbʌv ðə dɑːrk laɪn frʌm ˈkɑːntræst wɑːz ekˌstrɔːrdəˈnerəli braɪt ənd peɪl ənd æz ðeɪ mɑːrtʃt ðə laɪn ˈlɪftəd ənd ðə triːz ɡruː/
Line 5
"Look!" said Berselius.

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.

Adams noun US /ˈædəmz/

American Revolutionary leader and patriot; an organizer of the Boston Tea Party and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1722-1803)

From this reading “I AM THE FOREST The day after the next, two hours before noon, they passed an object which Adams remembered well.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
contrast noun US /ˈkɑːntræst/

the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared

From this reading “The sky immediately above the dark line, from contrast, was extraordinarily bright and pale, and, as they marched, the line lifted and the trees grew.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
elephant noun US /ˈeləfənt/

five-toed pachyderm

From this reading “It was the big tree which Berselius had pointed out to him as having been tusked by an elephant; and an hour after they had started from the mid-day rest, the horizon to the north changed and grew dark.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
extraordinarily adverb US /ekˌstrɔːrdəˈnerəli/

extremely

From this reading “The sky immediately above the dark line, from contrast, was extraordinarily bright and pale, and, as they marched, the line lifted and the trees grew.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
horizon noun US /hərˈaɪzən/

the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet

From this reading “It was the big tree which Berselius had pointed out to him as having been tusked by an elephant; and an hour after they had started from the mid-day rest, the horizon to the north changed and grew dark.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
marched verb US /mɑːrtʃt/

past form of “march” — march in a procession

From this reading “The sky immediately above the dark line, from contrast, was extraordinarily bright and pale, and, as they marched, the line lifted and the trees grew.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
noon noun US /nuːn/

the middle of the day

From this reading “I AM THE FOREST The day after the next, two hours before noon, they passed an object which Adams remembered well.”

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pointed adjective US /ˈpɔɪntɪd/

having a point

From this reading “It was the big tree which Berselius had pointed out to him as having been tusked by an elephant; and an hour after they had started from the mid-day rest, the horizon to the north changed and grew dark.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

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.

two hours noun + noun

In this reading “I AM THE FOREST The day after the next, two hours before noon, they passed an object which Adams remembered well.”

21,596 times in 426,211 chapters
grew dark verb + noun counted as “grow dark”

In this reading “It was the big tree which Berselius had pointed out to him as having been tusked by an elephant; and an hour after they had started from the mid-day rest, the horizon to the north changed and grew dark.”

3,537 times in 426,211 chapters
before noon preposition + noun

In this reading “I AM THE FOREST The day after the next, two hours before noon, they passed an object which Adams remembered well.”

2,139 times in 426,211 chapters
big tree adjective + noun

extremely lofty evergreen of southern end of western foothills of Sierra Nevada in California; largest living organism

In this reading “It was the big tree which Berselius had pointed out to him as having been tusked by an elephant; and an hour after they had started from the mid-day rest, the horizon to the north changed and grew dark.”

1,866 times in 426,211 chapters
started from verb + particle counted as “start from”

In this reading “It was the big tree which Berselius had pointed out to him as having been tusked by an elephant; and an hour after they had started from the mid-day rest, the horizon to the north changed and grew dark.”

5,873 times in 426,211 chapters

All words in this reading · 59

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

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aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/

higher than, or over, something

From this reading The sky immediately above the dark line, from contrast, was extraordinarily bright and pale, and, as they marched, the line lifted and the trees grew.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
AdamsnounUS /ˈædəmz/

American Revolutionary leader and patriot; an organizer of the Boston Tea Party and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1722-1803)

From this reading I AM THE FOREST The day after the next, two hours before noon, they passed an object which Adams remembered well.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading I AM THE FOREST The day after the next, two hours before noon, they passed an object which Adams remembered well.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
AMauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading I AM THE FOREST The day after the next, two hours before noon, they passed an object which Adams remembered well.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading I AM THE FOREST The day after the next, two hours before noon, they passed an object which Adams remembered well.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading It was the big tree which Berselius had pointed out to him as having been tusked by an elephant; and an hour after they had started from the mid-day rest, the horizon to the north changed and grew dark.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading It was the big tree which Berselius had pointed out to him as having been tusked by an elephant; and an hour after they had started from the mid-day rest, the horizon to the north changed and grew dark.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading It was the big tree which Berselius had pointed out to him as having been tusked by an elephant; and an hour after they had started from the mid-day rest, the horizon to the north changed and grew dark.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading I AM THE FOREST The day after the next, two hours before noon, they passed an object which Adams remembered well.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
Berselius

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

From this reading It was the big tree which Berselius had pointed out to him as having been tusked by an elephant; and an hour after they had started from the mid-day rest, the horizon to the north changed and grew dark.

Pending verification
bigadjectiveUS /bɪɡ/

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading It was the big tree which Berselius had pointed out to him as having been tusked by an elephant; and an hour after they had started from the mid-day rest, the horizon to the north changed and grew dark.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
brightadjectiveUS /braɪt/

emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

From this reading The sky immediately above the dark line, from contrast, was extraordinarily bright and pale, and, as they marched, the line lifted and the trees grew.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading It was the big tree which Berselius had pointed out to him as having been tusked by an elephant; and an hour after they had started from the mid-day rest, the horizon to the north changed and grew dark.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
changedadjectiveUS /tʃeɪndʒd/

made or become different in nature or form

From this reading It was the big tree which Berselius had pointed out to him as having been tusked by an elephant; and an hour after they had started from the mid-day rest, the horizon to the north changed and grew dark.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
contrastnounUS /ˈkɑːntræst/

the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared

From this reading The sky immediately above the dark line, from contrast, was extraordinarily bright and pale, and, as they marched, the line lifted and the trees grew.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
darknounUS /dɑːrk/

absence of light or illumination

From this reading It was the big tree which Berselius had pointed out to him as having been tusked by an elephant; and an hour after they had started from the mid-day rest, the horizon to the north changed and grew dark.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading I AM THE FOREST The day after the next, two hours before noon, they passed an object which Adams remembered well.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
elephantnounUS /ˈeləfənt/

five-toed pachyderm

From this reading It was the big tree which Berselius had pointed out to him as having been tusked by an elephant; and an hour after they had started from the mid-day rest, the horizon to the north changed and grew dark.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
extraordinarilyadverbUS /ekˌstrɔːrdəˈnerəli/

extremely

From this reading The sky immediately above the dark line, from contrast, was extraordinarily bright and pale, and, as they marched, the line lifted and the trees grew.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
FORESTnounUS /ˈfɔːrəst/

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading I AM THE FOREST The day after the next, two hours before noon, they passed an object which Adams remembered well.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading It was the big tree which Berselius had pointed out to him as having been tusked by an elephant; and an hour after they had started from the mid-day rest, the horizon to the north changed and grew dark.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
grewverbUS /ɡruː/

inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

From this reading It was the big tree which Berselius had pointed out to him as having been tusked by an elephant; and an hour after they had started from the mid-day rest, the horizon to the north changed and grew dark.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading It was the big tree which Berselius had pointed out to him as having been tusked by an elephant; and an hour after they had started from the mid-day rest, the horizon to the north changed and grew dark.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading It was the big tree which Berselius had pointed out to him as having been tusked by an elephant; and an hour after they had started from the mid-day rest, the horizon to the north changed and grew dark.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading It was the big tree which Berselius had pointed out to him as having been tusked by an elephant; and an hour after they had started from the mid-day rest, the horizon to the north changed and grew dark.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
horizonnounUS /hərˈaɪzən/

the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet

From this reading It was the big tree which Berselius had pointed out to him as having been tusked by an elephant; and an hour after they had started from the mid-day rest, the horizon to the north changed and grew dark.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hournounUS /ˈaʊər/

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading It was the big tree which Berselius had pointed out to him as having been tusked by an elephant; and an hour after they had started from the mid-day rest, the horizon to the north changed and grew dark.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hoursnounUS /ˈaʊərz/

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading I AM THE FOREST The day after the next, two hours before noon, they passed an object which Adams remembered well.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I AM THE FOREST The day after the next, two hours before noon, they passed an object which Adams remembered well.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
immediatelyadverbUS /ˌɪˈmiːdiːətli/

without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening

From this reading The sky immediately above the dark line, from contrast, was extraordinarily bright and pale, and, as they marched, the line lifted and the trees grew.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was the big tree which Berselius had pointed out to him as having been tusked by an elephant; and an hour after they had started from the mid-day rest, the horizon to the north changed and grew dark.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
liftedadjectiveUS /ˈlɪftəd/

held up in the air

From this reading The sky immediately above the dark line, from contrast, was extraordinarily bright and pale, and, as they marched, the line lifted and the trees grew.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
linenounUS /laɪn/

a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading The sky immediately above the dark line, from contrast, was extraordinarily bright and pale, and, as they marched, the line lifted and the trees grew.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
LookverbUS /lʊk/

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading "Look!" said Berselius.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
marchedverbUS /mɑːrtʃt/

past form of “march” — march in a procession

From this reading The sky immediately above the dark line, from contrast, was extraordinarily bright and pale, and, as they marched, the line lifted and the trees grew.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mid-day

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

From this reading It was the big tree which Berselius had pointed out to him as having been tusked by an elephant; and an hour after they had started from the mid-day rest, the horizon to the north changed and grew dark.

Pending verification
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/

immediately following in time or order

From this reading I AM THE FOREST The day after the next, two hours before noon, they passed an object which Adams remembered well.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
noonnounUS /nuːn/

the middle of the day

From this reading I AM THE FOREST The day after the next, two hours before noon, they passed an object which Adams remembered well.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
northnounUS /nɔːrθ/

the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading It was the big tree which Berselius had pointed out to him as having been tusked by an elephant; and an hour after they had started from the mid-day rest, the horizon to the north changed and grew dark.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
objectnounUS /ˈɑːbdʒekt/

a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow

From this reading I AM THE FOREST The day after the next, two hours before noon, they passed an object which Adams remembered well.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading It was the big tree which Berselius had pointed out to him as having been tusked by an elephant; and an hour after they had started from the mid-day rest, the horizon to the north changed and grew dark.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
paleadjectiveUS /peɪl/

very light colored; highly diluted with white

From this reading The sky immediately above the dark line, from contrast, was extraordinarily bright and pale, and, as they marched, the line lifted and the trees grew.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
passedverbUS /pæst/

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading I AM THE FOREST The day after the next, two hours before noon, they passed an object which Adams remembered well.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
pointedadjectiveUS /ˈpɔɪntɪd/

having a point

From this reading It was the big tree which Berselius had pointed out to him as having been tusked by an elephant; and an hour after they had started from the mid-day rest, the horizon to the north changed and grew dark.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
rememberedverbUS /rɪˈmembərd/

past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

From this reading I AM THE FOREST The day after the next, two hours before noon, they passed an object which Adams remembered well.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
restverbUS /rest/

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading It was the big tree which Berselius had pointed out to him as having been tusked by an elephant; and an hour after they had started from the mid-day rest, the horizon to the north changed and grew dark.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "Look!" said Berselius.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
skynounUS /skaɪ/

the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading The sky immediately above the dark line, from contrast, was extraordinarily bright and pale, and, as they marched, the line lifted and the trees grew.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
startedverbUS /ˈstɑːrtɪd/

past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading It was the big tree which Berselius had pointed out to him as having been tusked by an elephant; and an hour after they had started from the mid-day rest, the horizon to the north changed and grew dark.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading I AM THE FOREST The day after the next, two hours before noon, they passed an object which Adams remembered well.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading I AM THE FOREST The day after the next, two hours before noon, they passed an object which Adams remembered well.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading It was the big tree which Berselius had pointed out to him as having been tusked by an elephant; and an hour after they had started from the mid-day rest, the horizon to the north changed and grew dark.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
treenounUS /triː/

a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading It was the big tree which Berselius had pointed out to him as having been tusked by an elephant; and an hour after they had started from the mid-day rest, the horizon to the north changed and grew dark.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
treesnounUS /triːz/

plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading The sky immediately above the dark line, from contrast, was extraordinarily bright and pale, and, as they marched, the line lifted and the trees grew.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
tuskedadjective

having tusks

From this reading It was the big tree which Berselius had pointed out to him as having been tusked by an elephant; and an hour after they had started from the mid-day rest, the horizon to the north changed and grew dark.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
twonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading I AM THE FOREST The day after the next, two hours before noon, they passed an object which Adams remembered well.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading It was the big tree which Berselius had pointed out to him as having been tusked by an elephant; and an hour after they had started from the mid-day rest, the horizon to the north changed and grew dark.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
welladverbUS /wel/

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading I AM THE FOREST The day after the next, two hours before noon, they passed an object which Adams remembered well.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

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

From this reading I AM THE FOREST The day after the next, two hours before noon, they passed an object which Adams remembered well.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

Chapter 26 of The Pools of Silence by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole holds 54 sentences, grouped into 11 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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