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The queen of the isle

Chapter VIII

Chapter 8 of The queen of the isle is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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THE TRIUMPH OF PASSION.
"All other passions have their hour of thinking, And hear the voice of reason.
This alone Sweeps the soul in tempests."
"Well," said Aunt Moll, to her son and heir, Lem, as he entered the long, high kitchen of Campbell's Lodge, "I would like ter know what dat ar Master Drummin's up ter?
I doesn't understan' dese yer new-fangled young men 'tall.
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The queen of the isle

Chapter VIII

Chapter 8 of The queen of the isle is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/37 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE TRIUMPH OF PASSION.
/ðə ˈtraɪəmf ʌv ˈpæʃən/
Line 2
"All other passions have their hour of thinking, And hear the voice of reason.
/ɔːl ˈʌðər ˈpæʃənz hæv ðer ˈaʊər ʌv ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ənd hiːr ðə vɔɪs ʌv ˈriːzən/
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This alone Sweeps the soul in tempests."
Line 4
"Well," said Aunt Moll, to her son and heir, Lem, as he entered the long, high kitchen of Campbell's Lodge, "I would like ter know what dat ar Master Drummin's up ter?
Line 5
I doesn't understan' dese yer new-fangled young men 'tall.

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.

Campbell's noun US /ˈkæmbəlz/

possessive form of “campbell” — United States mythologist (1904-1987)

From this reading “"Well," said Aunt Moll, to her son and heir, Lem, as he entered the long, high kitchen of Campbell's Lodge, "I would like ter know what dat ar Master Drummin's up ter?”

dat noun US /dæt/

a digital tape recording of sound

From this reading “"Well," said Aunt Moll, to her son and heir, Lem, as he entered the long, high kitchen of Campbell's Lodge, "I would like ter know what dat ar Master Drummin's up ter?”

heir noun US /er/

A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.

From this reading “"Well," said Aunt Moll, to her son and heir, Lem, as he entered the long, high kitchen of Campbell's Lodge, "I would like ter know what dat ar Master Drummin's up ter?”

Lem noun US /lem/

a spacecraft that carries astronauts from the command module to the surface of the moon and back

From this reading “"Well," said Aunt Moll, to her son and heir, Lem, as he entered the long, high kitchen of Campbell's Lodge, "I would like ter know what dat ar Master Drummin's up ter?”

Lodge verb US /lɑːdʒ/

be a lodger; stay temporarily

From this reading “"Well," said Aunt Moll, to her son and heir, Lem, as he entered the long, high kitchen of Campbell's Lodge, "I would like ter know what dat ar Master Drummin's up ter?”

Moll noun US /mɑːl/

the girlfriend of a gangster

From this reading “"Well," said Aunt Moll, to her son and heir, Lem, as he entered the long, high kitchen of Campbell's Lodge, "I would like ter know what dat ar Master Drummin's up ter?”

passions noun US /ˈpæʃənz/

plural of “passion” — a strong feeling or emotion

From this reading “"All other passions have their hour of thinking, And hear the voice of reason.”

Sweeps noun US /swiːps/

plural of “sweep” — a wide scope

From this reading “This alone Sweeps the soul in tempests."”

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.

dat ar noun + noun

In this reading “"Well," said Aunt Moll, to her son and heir, Lem, as he entered the long, high kitchen of Campbell's Lodge, "I would like ter know what dat ar Master Drummin's up ter?”

young men adjective + noun

In this reading “I doesn't understan' dese yer new-fangled young men 'tall.”

hear the voice verb + article + noun counted as “hear … voice”

In this reading “"All other passions have their hour of thinking, And hear the voice of reason.”

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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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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 "All other passions have their hour of thinking, And hear the voice of reason.

aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading This alone Sweeps the soul in tempests."

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "All other passions have their hour of thinking, And hear the voice of reason.

arnounUS /ɑːr/

a colorless and odorless inert gas; one of the six inert gases; comprises approximately 1% of the earth's atmosphere

From this reading "Well," said Aunt Moll, to her son and heir, Lem, as he entered the long, high kitchen of Campbell's Lodge, "I would like ter know what dat ar Master Drummin's up ter?

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading "Well," said Aunt Moll, to her son and heir, Lem, as he entered the long, high kitchen of Campbell's Lodge, "I would like ter know what dat ar Master Drummin's up ter?

AuntnounUS /ænt/

the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle

From this reading "Well," said Aunt Moll, to her son and heir, Lem, as he entered the long, high kitchen of Campbell's Lodge, "I would like ter know what dat ar Master Drummin's up ter?

Campbell'snounUS /ˈkæmbəlz/

possessive form of “campbell” — United States mythologist (1904-1987)

From this reading "Well," said Aunt Moll, to her son and heir, Lem, as he entered the long, high kitchen of Campbell's Lodge, "I would like ter know what dat ar Master Drummin's up ter?

datnounUS /dæt/

a digital tape recording of sound

From this reading "Well," said Aunt Moll, to her son and heir, Lem, as he entered the long, high kitchen of Campbell's Lodge, "I would like ter know what dat ar Master Drummin's up ter?

dese

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

From this reading I doesn't understan' dese yer new-fangled young men 'tall.

doesn't

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

From this reading I doesn't understan' dese yer new-fangled young men 'tall.

Drummin's

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

From this reading "Well," said Aunt Moll, to her son and heir, Lem, as he entered the long, high kitchen of Campbell's Lodge, "I would like ter know what dat ar Master Drummin's up ter?

enteredverbUS /ˈentərd/

past form of “enter” — to come or go into

From this reading "Well," said Aunt Moll, to her son and heir, Lem, as he entered the long, high kitchen of Campbell's Lodge, "I would like ter know what dat ar Master Drummin's up ter?

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "All other passions have their hour of thinking, And hear the voice of reason.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading "Well," said Aunt Moll, to her son and heir, Lem, as he entered the long, high kitchen of Campbell's Lodge, "I would like ter know what dat ar Master Drummin's up ter?

hearverbUS /hiːr/

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading "All other passions have their hour of thinking, And hear the voice of reason.

heirnounUS /er/

A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.

From this reading "Well," said Aunt Moll, to her son and heir, Lem, as he entered the long, high kitchen of Campbell's Lodge, "I would like ter know what dat ar Master Drummin's up ter?

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading "Well," said Aunt Moll, to her son and heir, Lem, as he entered the long, high kitchen of Campbell's Lodge, "I would like ter know what dat ar Master Drummin's up ter?

highadjectiveUS /haɪ/

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading "Well," said Aunt Moll, to her son and heir, Lem, as he entered the long, high kitchen of Campbell's Lodge, "I would like ter know what dat ar Master Drummin's up ter?

hournounUS /ˈaʊər/

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

From this reading "All other passions have their hour of thinking, And hear the voice of reason.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "Well," said Aunt Moll, to her son and heir, Lem, as he entered the long, high kitchen of Campbell's Lodge, "I would like ter know what dat ar Master Drummin's up ter?

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading This alone Sweeps the soul in tempests."

kitchennounUS /ˈkɪtʃən/

a room equipped for preparing meals

From this reading "Well," said Aunt Moll, to her son and heir, Lem, as he entered the long, high kitchen of Campbell's Lodge, "I would like ter know what dat ar Master Drummin's up ter?

knowverbUS /noʊ/

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading "Well," said Aunt Moll, to her son and heir, Lem, as he entered the long, high kitchen of Campbell's Lodge, "I would like ter know what dat ar Master Drummin's up ter?

LemnounUS /lem/

a spacecraft that carries astronauts from the command module to the surface of the moon and back

From this reading "Well," said Aunt Moll, to her son and heir, Lem, as he entered the long, high kitchen of Campbell's Lodge, "I would like ter know what dat ar Master Drummin's up ter?

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading "Well," said Aunt Moll, to her son and heir, Lem, as he entered the long, high kitchen of Campbell's Lodge, "I would like ter know what dat ar Master Drummin's up ter?

LodgeverbUS /lɑːdʒ/

be a lodger; stay temporarily

From this reading "Well," said Aunt Moll, to her son and heir, Lem, as he entered the long, high kitchen of Campbell's Lodge, "I would like ter know what dat ar Master Drummin's up ter?

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 "Well," said Aunt Moll, to her son and heir, Lem, as he entered the long, high kitchen of Campbell's Lodge, "I would like ter know what dat ar Master Drummin's up ter?

MasternounUS /ˈmæstər/

an artist of consummate skill

From this reading "Well," said Aunt Moll, to her son and heir, Lem, as he entered the long, high kitchen of Campbell's Lodge, "I would like ter know what dat ar Master Drummin's up ter?

mennounUS /men/

the force of workers available

From this reading I doesn't understan' dese yer new-fangled young men 'tall.

MollnounUS /mɑːl/

the girlfriend of a gangster

From this reading "Well," said Aunt Moll, to her son and heir, Lem, as he entered the long, high kitchen of Campbell's Lodge, "I would like ter know what dat ar Master Drummin's up ter?

new-fangledadjective

(of a new kind or fashion) gratuitously new

From this reading I doesn't understan' dese yer new-fangled young men 'tall.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE TRIUMPH OF PASSION.

otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading "All other passions have their hour of thinking, And hear the voice of reason.

PASSIONnounUS /ˈpæʃən/

a strong feeling or emotion

From this reading THE TRIUMPH OF PASSION.

passionsnounUS /ˈpæʃənz/

plural of “passion” — a strong feeling or emotion

From this reading "All other passions have their hour of thinking, And hear the voice of reason.

reasonnounUS /ˈriːzən/

a rational motive for a belief or action

From this reading "All other passions have their hour of thinking, And hear the voice of reason.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "Well," said Aunt Moll, to her son and heir, Lem, as he entered the long, high kitchen of Campbell's Lodge, "I would like ter know what dat ar Master Drummin's up ter?

sonnounUS /sʌn/

a male human offspring

From this reading "Well," said Aunt Moll, to her son and heir, Lem, as he entered the long, high kitchen of Campbell's Lodge, "I would like ter know what dat ar Master Drummin's up ter?

soulnounUS /soʊl/

the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading This alone Sweeps the soul in tempests."

SweepsnounUS /swiːps/

plural of “sweep” — a wide scope

From this reading This alone Sweeps the soul in tempests."

talladjectiveUS /tɔːl/

great in vertical dimension; high in stature

From this reading I doesn't understan' dese yer new-fangled young men 'tall.

tempests

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

From this reading This alone Sweeps the soul in tempests."

ter

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

From this reading "Well," said Aunt Moll, to her son and heir, Lem, as he entered the long, high kitchen of Campbell's Lodge, "I would like ter know what dat ar Master Drummin's up ter?

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE TRIUMPH OF PASSION.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading "All other passions have their hour of thinking, And hear the voice of reason.

thinkingnounUS /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/

the process of using your mind to consider something carefully

From this reading "All other passions have their hour of thinking, And hear the voice of reason.

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This alone Sweeps the soul in tempests."

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "Well," said Aunt Moll, to her son and heir, Lem, as he entered the long, high kitchen of Campbell's Lodge, "I would like ter know what dat ar Master Drummin's up ter?

TRIUMPHnounUS /ˈtraɪəmf/

a successful ending of a struggle or contest

From this reading THE TRIUMPH OF PASSION.

understan

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

From this reading I doesn't understan' dese yer new-fangled young men 'tall.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading "Well," said Aunt Moll, to her son and heir, Lem, as he entered the long, high kitchen of Campbell's Lodge, "I would like ter know what dat ar Master Drummin's up ter?

voicenounUS /vɔɪs/

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

From this reading "All other passions have their hour of thinking, And hear the voice of reason.

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 "Well," said Aunt Moll, to her son and heir, Lem, as he entered the long, high kitchen of Campbell's Lodge, "I would like ter know what dat ar Master Drummin's up ter?

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "Well," said Aunt Moll, to her son and heir, Lem, as he entered the long, high kitchen of Campbell's Lodge, "I would like ter know what dat ar Master Drummin's up ter?

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

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

From this reading "Well," said Aunt Moll, to her son and heir, Lem, as he entered the long, high kitchen of Campbell's Lodge, "I would like ter know what dat ar Master Drummin's up ter?

yer

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

From this reading I doesn't understan' dese yer new-fangled young men 'tall.

youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/

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

From this reading I doesn't understan' dese yer new-fangled young men 'tall.

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