The queen of the isle

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THE DEVOTION OF LOVE.

"I know not, I ask not, If guilt's in thy heart; I but know that I love thee Whatever thou art."--MOORE It would be impossible to depict or describe the consternation that reigned now within the church.

Mrs. Tom, in a deadly swoon, was borne from the sacred edifice.

The book had dropped from the hand of the clergyman, and dumb with amazement and incredulity, he stood staring at the official.

Mrs. Brantwell, pale, and almost fainting at so monstrous a charge, made at such a time, and in such a place, hid her shuddering face in her trembling hands.

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Chapter XXIX

Chapter 29 of The queen of the isle is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

THE DEVOTION OF LOVE. "I know not, I ask not, If guilt's in thy heart; I but know that I love thee Whatever thou art."--MOORE It would be impossible to depict or describe the consternation that reigned now within the church. Mrs. Tom, in a deadly swoon, was borne from the sacred edifice. The book had dropped from the hand of the clergyman, and dumb with amazement and incredulity, he stood staring at the official. Mrs. Brantwell, pale, and almost fainting at so monstrous a charge, made at such a time, and in such a place, hid her shuddering face in her trembling hands.

The queen of the isle

Chapter XXIX

Chapter 29 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 DEVOTION OF LOVE.

/ðə dɪˈvoʊʃən ʌv lʌv/

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Mrs. Tom, in a deadly swoon, was borne from the sacred edifice.

/ˈmɪsɪz tɑːm ɪn ə ˈdedli swuːn wɑːz bɔːrn frʌm ðə ˈseɪkrəd ˈedəfəs/

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The book had dropped from the hand of the clergyman, and dumb with amazement and incredulity, he stood staring at the official.

/ðə bʊk hæd drɑːpt frʌm ðə hænd ʌv ðə ˈklɜːrdʒimən ənd dʌm wɪð əˈmeɪzmənt ənd ˌɪnkrəˈduːlɪti hiː stʊd ˈsterɪŋ æt ðə əˈfɪʃəl/

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Mrs. Brantwell, pale, and almost fainting at so monstrous a charge, made at such a time, and in such a place, hid her shuddering face in her trembling hands.

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consternation noun US /ˌkɑːnstərˈneɪʃən/

fear resulting from the awareness of danger

From this reading “"I know not, I ask not, If guilt's in thy heart; I but know that I love thee Whatever thou art."--MOORE It would be impossible to depict or describe the consternation that reigned now within the church.”

depict verb US /dɪˈpɪkt/

show in, or as in, a picture

edifice noun US /ˈedəfəs/

a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place

From this reading “Mrs. Tom, in a deadly swoon, was borne from the sacred edifice.”

fainting verb US /ˈfeɪntɪŋ/

-ing form of “faint” — pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain

From this reading “Mrs. Brantwell, pale, and almost fainting at so monstrous a charge, made at such a time, and in such a place, hid her shuddering face in her trembling hands.”

incredulity noun US /ˌɪnkrəˈduːlɪti/

doubt about the truth of something

From this reading “The book had dropped from the hand of the clergyman, and dumb with amazement and incredulity, he stood staring at the official.”

reigned verb US /reɪnd/

past form of “reign” — have sovereign power

shuddering adjective US /ˈʃʌdərɪŋ/

shaking convulsively or violently

From this reading “Mrs. Brantwell, pale, and almost fainting at so monstrous a charge, made at such a time, and in such a place, hid her shuddering face in her trembling hands.”

swoon verb US /swuːn/

pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain

From this reading “Mrs. Tom, in a deadly swoon, was borne from the sacred edifice.”

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sacred edifice adjective + noun

In this reading “Mrs. Tom, in a deadly swoon, was borne from the sacred edifice.”

stood staring verb + adjective

In this reading “The book had dropped from the hand of the clergyman, and dumb with amazement and incredulity, he stood staring at the official.”

trembling hands noun + noun

In this reading “Mrs. Brantwell, pale, and almost fainting at so monstrous a charge, made at such a time, and in such a place, hid her shuddering face in her trembling hands.”

almost fainting adverb + adjective counted as “almost faint”

In this reading “Mrs. Brantwell, pale, and almost fainting at so monstrous a charge, made at such a time, and in such a place, hid her shuddering face in her trembling hands.”

with amazement preposition + noun

In this reading “The book had dropped from the hand of the clergyman, and dumb with amazement and incredulity, he stood staring at the official.”

dropped from verb + particle counted as “drop from”

In this reading “The book had dropped from the hand of the clergyman, and dumb with amazement and incredulity, he stood staring at the official.”

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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 Mrs. Tom, in a deadly swoon, was borne from the sacred edifice.

almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading Mrs. Brantwell, pale, and almost fainting at so monstrous a charge, made at such a time, and in such a place, hid her shuddering face in her trembling hands.

amazementnounUS /əˈmeɪzmənt/

the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising

From this reading The book had dropped from the hand of the clergyman, and dumb with amazement and incredulity, he stood staring at the official.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading The book had dropped from the hand of the clergyman, and dumb with amazement and incredulity, he stood staring at the official.

artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/

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

From this reading "I know not, I ask not, If guilt's in thy heart; I but know that I love thee Whatever thou art."--MOORE It would be impossible to depict or describe the consternation that reigned now within the church.

askverbUS /æsk/

make a request or demand for something to somebody

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The book had dropped from the hand of the clergyman, and dumb with amazement and incredulity, he stood staring at the official.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

booknounUS /bʊk/

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading The book had dropped from the hand of the clergyman, and dumb with amazement and incredulity, he stood staring at the official.

borneverbUS /bɔːrn/

inflected form of “bear” — have

From this reading Mrs. Tom, in a deadly swoon, was borne from the sacred edifice.

Brantwell

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From this reading Mrs. Brantwell, pale, and almost fainting at so monstrous a charge, made at such a time, and in such a place, hid her shuddering face in her trembling hands.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

chargeverbUS /tʃɑːrdʒ/

to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle

From this reading Mrs. Brantwell, pale, and almost fainting at so monstrous a charge, made at such a time, and in such a place, hid her shuddering face in her trembling hands.

churchnounUS /tʃɜːrtʃ/

one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship

clergymannounUS /ˈklɜːrdʒimən/

a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church

From this reading The book had dropped from the hand of the clergyman, and dumb with amazement and incredulity, he stood staring at the official.

consternationnounUS /ˌkɑːnstərˈneɪʃən/

fear resulting from the awareness of danger

deadlyadjectiveUS /ˈdedli/

causing or capable of causing death

From this reading Mrs. Tom, in a deadly swoon, was borne from the sacred edifice.

depictverbUS /dɪˈpɪkt/

show in, or as in, a picture

describeverbUS /dɪˈskraɪb/

give a description of

DEVOTIONnounUS /dɪˈvoʊʃən/

feelings of ardent love

From this reading THE DEVOTION OF LOVE.

droppedverbUS /drɑːpt/

inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground

From this reading The book had dropped from the hand of the clergyman, and dumb with amazement and incredulity, he stood staring at the official.

dumbadjectiveUS /dʌm/

slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity

From this reading The book had dropped from the hand of the clergyman, and dumb with amazement and incredulity, he stood staring at the official.

edificenounUS /ˈedəfəs/

a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place

From this reading Mrs. Tom, in a deadly swoon, was borne from the sacred edifice.

facenounUS /feɪs/

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading Mrs. Brantwell, pale, and almost fainting at so monstrous a charge, made at such a time, and in such a place, hid her shuddering face in her trembling hands.

faintingverbUS /ˈfeɪntɪŋ/

-ing form of “faint” — pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain

From this reading Mrs. Brantwell, pale, and almost fainting at so monstrous a charge, made at such a time, and in such a place, hid her shuddering face in her trembling hands.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Mrs. Tom, in a deadly swoon, was borne from the sacred edifice.

guilt's

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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading The book had dropped from the hand of the clergyman, and dumb with amazement and incredulity, he stood staring at the official.

handnounUS /hænd/

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading The book had dropped from the hand of the clergyman, and dumb with amazement and incredulity, he stood staring at the official.

handsnounUS /hændz/

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading Mrs. Brantwell, pale, and almost fainting at so monstrous a charge, made at such a time, and in such a place, hid her shuddering face in her trembling hands.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading The book had dropped from the hand of the clergyman, and dumb with amazement and incredulity, he stood staring at the official.

heartnounUS /hɑːrt/

the locus of feelings and intuitions

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading Mrs. Brantwell, pale, and almost fainting at so monstrous a charge, made at such a time, and in such a place, hid her shuddering face in her trembling hands.

hidverbUS /hɪd/

inflected form of “hide” — prevent from being seen or discovered

From this reading Mrs. Brantwell, pale, and almost fainting at so monstrous a charge, made at such a time, and in such a place, hid her shuddering face in her trembling hands.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

impossibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpɑːsəbəl/

not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

incredulitynounUS /ˌɪnkrəˈduːlɪti/

doubt about the truth of something

From this reading The book had dropped from the hand of the clergyman, and dumb with amazement and incredulity, he stood staring at the official.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

knowverbUS /noʊ/

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

LOVEnounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading THE DEVOTION OF LOVE.

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Mrs. Brantwell, pale, and almost fainting at so monstrous a charge, made at such a time, and in such a place, hid her shuddering face in her trembling hands.

monstrousadjectiveUS /ˈmɑːnstrəs/

abnormally large

From this reading Mrs. Brantwell, pale, and almost fainting at so monstrous a charge, made at such a time, and in such a place, hid her shuddering face in her trembling hands.

MOOREnounUS /mʊr/

United States composer of works noted for their use of the American vernacular (1893-1969)

MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading Mrs. Tom, in a deadly swoon, was borne from the sacred edifice.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

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

From this reading THE DEVOTION OF LOVE.

officialadjectiveUS /əˈfɪʃəl/

having official authority or sanction

From this reading The book had dropped from the hand of the clergyman, and dumb with amazement and incredulity, he stood staring at the official.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

paleadjectiveUS /peɪl/

very light colored; highly diluted with white

From this reading Mrs. Brantwell, pale, and almost fainting at so monstrous a charge, made at such a time, and in such a place, hid her shuddering face in her trembling hands.

placenounUS /pleɪs/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Mrs. Brantwell, pale, and almost fainting at so monstrous a charge, made at such a time, and in such a place, hid her shuddering face in her trembling hands.

reignedverbUS /reɪnd/

past form of “reign” — have sovereign power

sacredadjectiveUS /ˈseɪkrəd/

concerned with religion or religious purposes

From this reading Mrs. Tom, in a deadly swoon, was borne from the sacred edifice.

shudderingadjectiveUS /ˈʃʌdərɪŋ/

shaking convulsively or violently

From this reading Mrs. Brantwell, pale, and almost fainting at so monstrous a charge, made at such a time, and in such a place, hid her shuddering face in her trembling hands.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Mrs. Brantwell, pale, and almost fainting at so monstrous a charge, made at such a time, and in such a place, hid her shuddering face in her trembling hands.

staringadjectiveUS /ˈsterɪŋ/

(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder

From this reading The book had dropped from the hand of the clergyman, and dumb with amazement and incredulity, he stood staring at the official.

stoodverbUS /stʊd/

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading The book had dropped from the hand of the clergyman, and dumb with amazement and incredulity, he stood staring at the official.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Mrs. Brantwell, pale, and almost fainting at so monstrous a charge, made at such a time, and in such a place, hid her shuddering face in her trembling hands.

swoonverbUS /swuːn/

pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain

From this reading Mrs. Tom, in a deadly swoon, was borne from the sacred edifice.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE DEVOTION OF LOVE.

theepronounUS /ðiː/

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

thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

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

thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Mrs. Brantwell, pale, and almost fainting at so monstrous a charge, made at such a time, and in such a place, hid her shuddering face in her trembling hands.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

TomnounUS /tɑːm/

male cat

From this reading Mrs. Tom, in a deadly swoon, was borne from the sacred edifice.

tremblingnounUS /ˈtrembəlɪŋ/

a shaky motion

From this reading Mrs. Brantwell, pale, and almost fainting at so monstrous a charge, made at such a time, and in such a place, hid her shuddering face in her trembling hands.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Mrs. Tom, in a deadly swoon, was borne from the sacred edifice.

WhateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/

any or all of a kind, it does not matter which

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading The book had dropped from the hand of the clergyman, and dumb with amazement and incredulity, he stood staring at the official.

withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/

inside; before a period of time has passed

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

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

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