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The Sixth Sense: A Novel

Chapter XI

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THE ZEAL THAT OUTRUNS DISCRETION "Selina!
The time has arrived to impart The covert design of my passionate heart.
No vulgar solicitudes torture my breast, No common ambition deprives me of rest....
My soul is absorbed in a scheme as sublime As ever was carved on the tablets of time.
To-morrow, at latest, through London shall ring The echo and crash of a notable thing.
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The Sixth Sense: A Novel

Chapter XI

Chapter 11 of The Sixth Sense: A Novel is here in full — 358 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/71 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE ZEAL THAT OUTRUNS DISCRETION "Selina!
Line 2
The time has arrived to impart The covert design of my passionate heart.
/ðə taɪm hæz ərˈaɪvd tuː ˌɪmˈpɑːrt ðə ˈkoʊvərt dɪˈzaɪn ʌv maɪ ˈpæʃənət hɑːrt/
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No vulgar solicitudes torture my breast, No common ambition deprives me of rest....
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My soul is absorbed in a scheme as sublime As ever was carved on the tablets of time.
/maɪ soʊl ɪz əbˈzɔːrbd ɪn ə skiːm æz səˈblaɪm æz ˈevər wɑːz kɑːrvd ɑːn ðə ˈtæbləts ʌv taɪm/
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To-morrow, at latest, through London shall ring The echo and crash of a notable thing.

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.

covert noun US /ˈkoʊvərt/

a flock of coots

From this reading “The time has arrived to impart The covert design of my passionate heart.”

deprives verb US /dɪˈpraɪvz/

third-person singular of “deprive” — take away possessions from someone

From this reading “No vulgar solicitudes torture my breast, No common ambition deprives me of rest....”

discretion noun US /dɪˈskreʃən/

freedom to act or judge on one's own

From this reading “THE ZEAL THAT OUTRUNS DISCRETION "Selina!”

impart verb US /ˌɪmˈpɑːrt/

transmit (knowledge or skills)

From this reading “The time has arrived to impart The covert design of my passionate heart.”

notable adjective US /ˈnoʊtəbəl/

widely known and esteemed

From this reading “To-morrow, at latest, through London shall ring The echo and crash of a notable thing.”

outruns verb US /aʊˈtrʌnz/

third-person singular of “outrun” — run faster than

From this reading “THE ZEAL THAT OUTRUNS DISCRETION "Selina!”

sublime adjective US /səˈblaɪm/

inspiring awe

From this reading “My soul is absorbed in a scheme as sublime As ever was carved on the tablets of time.”

tablets noun US /ˈtæbləts/

plural of “tablet” — a slab of stone or wood suitable for bearing an inscription

From this reading “My soul is absorbed in a scheme as sublime As ever was carved on the tablets of time.”

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.

crash of verb + particle

In this reading “To-morrow, at latest, through London shall ring The echo and crash of a notable thing.”

All words in this reading · 52

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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 My soul is absorbed in a scheme as sublime As ever was carved on the tablets of time.

absorbedadjectiveUS /əbˈzɔːrbd/

giving or marked by complete attention to

From this reading My soul is absorbed in a scheme as sublime As ever was carved on the tablets of time.

ambitionnounUS /æmˈbɪʃən/

a cherished desire

From this reading No vulgar solicitudes torture my breast, No common ambition deprives me of rest....

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading To-morrow, at latest, through London shall ring The echo and crash of a notable thing.

arrivedverbUS /ərˈaɪvd/

past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading The time has arrived to impart The covert design of my passionate heart.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading My soul is absorbed in a scheme as sublime As ever was carved on the tablets of time.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading To-morrow, at latest, through London shall ring The echo and crash of a notable thing.

breastnounUS /brest/

the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen

From this reading No vulgar solicitudes torture my breast, No common ambition deprives me of rest....

carvedadjectiveUS /kɑːrvd/

made for or formed by carving (“carven” is archaic or literary)

From this reading My soul is absorbed in a scheme as sublime As ever was carved on the tablets of time.

commonadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːmən/

belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public

From this reading No vulgar solicitudes torture my breast, No common ambition deprives me of rest....

covertnounUS /ˈkoʊvərt/

a flock of coots

From this reading The time has arrived to impart The covert design of my passionate heart.

crashverbUS /kræʃ/

fall or come down violently

From this reading To-morrow, at latest, through London shall ring The echo and crash of a notable thing.

deprivesverbUS /dɪˈpraɪvz/

third-person singular of “deprive” — take away possessions from someone

From this reading No vulgar solicitudes torture my breast, No common ambition deprives me of rest....

designnounUS /dɪˈzaɪn/

the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)

From this reading The time has arrived to impart The covert design of my passionate heart.

DISCRETIONnounUS /dɪˈskreʃən/

freedom to act or judge on one's own

From this reading THE ZEAL THAT OUTRUNS DISCRETION "Selina!

echoverbUS /ˈekoʊ/

to say again or imitate

From this reading To-morrow, at latest, through London shall ring The echo and crash of a notable thing.

everadverbUS /ˈevər/

at any time

From this reading My soul is absorbed in a scheme as sublime As ever was carved on the tablets of time.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The time has arrived to impart The covert design of my passionate heart.

heartnounUS /hɑːrt/

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading The time has arrived to impart The covert design of my passionate heart.

impartverbUS /ˌɪmˈpɑːrt/

transmit (knowledge or skills)

From this reading The time has arrived to impart The covert design of my passionate heart.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading My soul is absorbed in a scheme as sublime As ever was carved on the tablets of time.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading My soul is absorbed in a scheme as sublime As ever was carved on the tablets of time.

latestadjectiveUS /ˈleɪtəst/

up to the immediate present; most recent or most up-to-date

From this reading To-morrow, at latest, through London shall ring The echo and crash of a notable thing.

LondonnounUS /ˈlʌndən/

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading To-morrow, at latest, through London shall ring The echo and crash of a notable thing.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading No vulgar solicitudes torture my breast, No common ambition deprives me of rest....

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading The time has arrived to impart The covert design of my passionate heart.

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading No vulgar solicitudes torture my breast, No common ambition deprives me of rest....

notableadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊtəbəl/

widely known and esteemed

From this reading To-morrow, at latest, through London shall ring The echo and crash of a notable thing.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The time has arrived to impart The covert design of my passionate heart.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading My soul is absorbed in a scheme as sublime As ever was carved on the tablets of time.

OUTRUNSverbUS /aʊˈtrʌnz/

third-person singular of “outrun” — run faster than

From this reading THE ZEAL THAT OUTRUNS DISCRETION "Selina!

passionateadjectiveUS /ˈpæʃənət/

having or expressing strong emotions

From this reading The time has arrived to impart The covert design of my passionate heart.

restverbUS /rest/

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading No vulgar solicitudes torture my breast, No common ambition deprives me of rest....

ringverbUS /rɪŋ/

sound loudly and sonorously

From this reading To-morrow, at latest, through London shall ring The echo and crash of a notable thing.

schemenounUS /skiːm/

an elaborate and systematic plan of action

From this reading My soul is absorbed in a scheme as sublime As ever was carved on the tablets of time.

Selina

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

From this reading THE ZEAL THAT OUTRUNS DISCRETION "Selina!

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading To-morrow, at latest, through London shall ring The echo and crash of a notable thing.

solicitudes

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

From this reading No vulgar solicitudes torture my breast, No common ambition deprives me of rest....

soulnounUS /soʊl/

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

From this reading My soul is absorbed in a scheme as sublime As ever was carved on the tablets of time.

sublimeadjectiveUS /səˈblaɪm/

inspiring awe

From this reading My soul is absorbed in a scheme as sublime As ever was carved on the tablets of time.

tabletsnounUS /ˈtæbləts/

plural of “tablet” — a slab of stone or wood suitable for bearing an inscription

From this reading My soul is absorbed in a scheme as sublime As ever was carved on the tablets of time.

THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading THE ZEAL THAT OUTRUNS DISCRETION "Selina!

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE ZEAL THAT OUTRUNS DISCRETION "Selina!

thingnounUS /θɪŋ/

a special situation

From this reading To-morrow, at latest, through London shall ring The echo and crash of a notable thing.

throughprepositionUS /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading To-morrow, at latest, through London shall ring The echo and crash of a notable thing.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading The time has arrived to impart The covert design of my passionate heart.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading The time has arrived to impart The covert design of my passionate heart.

To-morrow

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

From this reading To-morrow, at latest, through London shall ring The echo and crash of a notable thing.

tortureverbUS /ˈtɔːrtʃər/

torment emotionally or mentally

From this reading No vulgar solicitudes torture my breast, No common ambition deprives me of rest....

vulgaradjectiveUS /ˈvʌlɡər/

lacking refinement or cultivation or taste

From this reading No vulgar solicitudes torture my breast, No common ambition deprives me of rest....

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading My soul is absorbed in a scheme as sublime As ever was carved on the tablets of time.

ZEALnounUS /ziːl/

a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)

From this reading THE ZEAL THAT OUTRUNS DISCRETION "Selina!

Chapter 11 of The Sixth Sense: A Novel by Stephen McKenna holds 358 sentences, grouped into 72 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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