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The story of Fifine
The story of Fifine

Chapter XX

Chapter 20 of The story of Fifine is here in full — 249 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 20 of The story of Fifine by Bernard Capes holds 249 sentences, grouped into 50 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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Chapter 20 holds 249 sentences of The story of Fifine, unabridged, divided into 50 reading sections.

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It had all been such dear egregious folly, that contest of tempers and jealousies and wilful self-misrepresentations.
We used to laugh about it together in those after days of perfect concord and understanding.
It had been the ferment, we supposed, necessary to the rich wine of love we had come to drink so deeply.
All restfullest things are born of unrest: the brawling stream ends in the quiet lake; there is no sky-blue like that that flowers out of storm; life itself is wrung from anguish into infant sleep; through strife and tumult we draw to death, the profoundest peace of all.
So now, in proportion with the former riot in our souls was the lovely tranquillity that succeeded it.
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The story of Fifine

Chapter XX

Chapter 20 of The story of Fifine is here in full — 249 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/50 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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It had all been such dear egregious folly, that contest of tempers and jealousies and wilful self-misrepresentations.
Line 2
We used to laugh about it together in those after days of perfect concord and understanding.
Line 3
It had been the ferment, we supposed, necessary to the rich wine of love we had come to drink so deeply.
Line 4
All restfullest things are born of unrest: the brawling stream ends in the quiet lake; there is no sky-blue like that that flowers out of storm; life itself is wrung from anguish into infant sleep; through strife and tumult we draw to death, the profoundest peace of all.
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So now, in proportion with the former riot in our souls was the lovely tranquillity that succeeded it.

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, audio, and collocations from this reading.

About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “We used to laugh about it together in those after days of perfect concord and understanding.”

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “We used to laugh about it together in those after days of perfect concord and understanding.”

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “It had all been such dear egregious folly, that contest of tempers and jealousies and wilful self-misrepresentations.”

Itself pronoun US /ˌɪtˈself/

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading “All restfullest things are born of unrest: the brawling stream ends in the quiet lake; there is no sky-blue like that that flowers out of storm; life itself is wrung from anguish into infant sleep; through strife and tumult we draw to death, the profoundest peace of all.”

Those determiner US /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading “We used to laugh about it together in those after days of perfect concord and understanding.”

Through preposition US /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading “All restfullest things are born of unrest: the brawling stream ends in the quiet lake; there is no sky-blue like that that flowers out of storm; life itself is wrung from anguish into infant sleep; through strife and tumult we draw to death, the profoundest peace of all.”

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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading We used to laugh about it together in those after days of perfect concord and understanding.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading We used to laugh about it together in those after days of perfect concord and understanding.

all

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From this reading It had all been such dear egregious folly, that contest of tempers and jealousies and wilful self-misrepresentations.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading It had all been such dear egregious folly, that contest of tempers and jealousies and wilful self-misrepresentations.

anguish

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From this reading All restfullest things are born of unrest: the brawling stream ends in the quiet lake; there is no sky-blue like that that flowers out of storm; life itself is wrung from anguish into infant sleep; through strife and tumult we draw to death, the profoundest peace of all.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading All restfullest things are born of unrest: the brawling stream ends in the quiet lake; there is no sky-blue like that that flowers out of storm; life itself is wrung from anguish into infant sleep; through strife and tumult we draw to death, the profoundest peace of all.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading It had all been such dear egregious folly, that contest of tempers and jealousies and wilful self-misrepresentations.

born

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From this reading All restfullest things are born of unrest: the brawling stream ends in the quiet lake; there is no sky-blue like that that flowers out of storm; life itself is wrung from anguish into infant sleep; through strife and tumult we draw to death, the profoundest peace of all.

brawling

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From this reading All restfullest things are born of unrest: the brawling stream ends in the quiet lake; there is no sky-blue like that that flowers out of storm; life itself is wrung from anguish into infant sleep; through strife and tumult we draw to death, the profoundest peace of all.

come

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From this reading It had been the ferment, we supposed, necessary to the rich wine of love we had come to drink so deeply.

concord

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From this reading We used to laugh about it together in those after days of perfect concord and understanding.

contest

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From this reading It had all been such dear egregious folly, that contest of tempers and jealousies and wilful self-misrepresentations.

days

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From this reading We used to laugh about it together in those after days of perfect concord and understanding.

dear

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From this reading It had all been such dear egregious folly, that contest of tempers and jealousies and wilful self-misrepresentations.

death

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From this reading All restfullest things are born of unrest: the brawling stream ends in the quiet lake; there is no sky-blue like that that flowers out of storm; life itself is wrung from anguish into infant sleep; through strife and tumult we draw to death, the profoundest peace of all.

deeply

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From this reading It had been the ferment, we supposed, necessary to the rich wine of love we had come to drink so deeply.

draw

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From this reading All restfullest things are born of unrest: the brawling stream ends in the quiet lake; there is no sky-blue like that that flowers out of storm; life itself is wrung from anguish into infant sleep; through strife and tumult we draw to death, the profoundest peace of all.

drink

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From this reading It had been the ferment, we supposed, necessary to the rich wine of love we had come to drink so deeply.

egregious

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From this reading It had all been such dear egregious folly, that contest of tempers and jealousies and wilful self-misrepresentations.

ends

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From this reading All restfullest things are born of unrest: the brawling stream ends in the quiet lake; there is no sky-blue like that that flowers out of storm; life itself is wrung from anguish into infant sleep; through strife and tumult we draw to death, the profoundest peace of all.

ferment

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From this reading It had been the ferment, we supposed, necessary to the rich wine of love we had come to drink so deeply.

flowers

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From this reading All restfullest things are born of unrest: the brawling stream ends in the quiet lake; there is no sky-blue like that that flowers out of storm; life itself is wrung from anguish into infant sleep; through strife and tumult we draw to death, the profoundest peace of all.

folly

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From this reading It had all been such dear egregious folly, that contest of tempers and jealousies and wilful self-misrepresentations.

former

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From this reading So now, in proportion with the former riot in our souls was the lovely tranquillity that succeeded it.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading All restfullest things are born of unrest: the brawling stream ends in the quiet lake; there is no sky-blue like that that flowers out of storm; life itself is wrung from anguish into infant sleep; through strife and tumult we draw to death, the profoundest peace of all.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading It had all been such dear egregious folly, that contest of tempers and jealousies and wilful self-misrepresentations.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading We used to laugh about it together in those after days of perfect concord and understanding.

infant

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

From this reading All restfullest things are born of unrest: the brawling stream ends in the quiet lake; there is no sky-blue like that that flowers out of storm; life itself is wrung from anguish into infant sleep; through strife and tumult we draw to death, the profoundest peace of all.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading All restfullest things are born of unrest: the brawling stream ends in the quiet lake; there is no sky-blue like that that flowers out of storm; life itself is wrung from anguish into infant sleep; through strife and tumult we draw to death, the profoundest peace of all.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading All restfullest things are born of unrest: the brawling stream ends in the quiet lake; there is no sky-blue like that that flowers out of storm; life itself is wrung from anguish into infant sleep; through strife and tumult we draw to death, the profoundest peace of all.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It had all been such dear egregious folly, that contest of tempers and jealousies and wilful self-misrepresentations.

itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading All restfullest things are born of unrest: the brawling stream ends in the quiet lake; there is no sky-blue like that that flowers out of storm; life itself is wrung from anguish into infant sleep; through strife and tumult we draw to death, the profoundest peace of all.

jealousies

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From this reading It had all been such dear egregious folly, that contest of tempers and jealousies and wilful self-misrepresentations.

lake

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From this reading All restfullest things are born of unrest: the brawling stream ends in the quiet lake; there is no sky-blue like that that flowers out of storm; life itself is wrung from anguish into infant sleep; through strife and tumult we draw to death, the profoundest peace of all.

laugh

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From this reading We used to laugh about it together in those after days of perfect concord and understanding.

life

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From this reading All restfullest things are born of unrest: the brawling stream ends in the quiet lake; there is no sky-blue like that that flowers out of storm; life itself is wrung from anguish into infant sleep; through strife and tumult we draw to death, the profoundest peace of all.

like

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From this reading All restfullest things are born of unrest: the brawling stream ends in the quiet lake; there is no sky-blue like that that flowers out of storm; life itself is wrung from anguish into infant sleep; through strife and tumult we draw to death, the profoundest peace of all.

love

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

From this reading It had been the ferment, we supposed, necessary to the rich wine of love we had come to drink so deeply.

lovely

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From this reading So now, in proportion with the former riot in our souls was the lovely tranquillity that succeeded it.

necessary

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From this reading It had been the ferment, we supposed, necessary to the rich wine of love we had come to drink so deeply.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading All restfullest things are born of unrest: the brawling stream ends in the quiet lake; there is no sky-blue like that that flowers out of storm; life itself is wrung from anguish into infant sleep; through strife and tumult we draw to death, the profoundest peace of all.

now

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

From this reading So now, in proportion with the former riot in our souls was the lovely tranquillity that succeeded it.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It had all been such dear egregious folly, that contest of tempers and jealousies and wilful self-misrepresentations.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading So now, in proportion with the former riot in our souls was the lovely tranquillity that succeeded it.

out

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From this reading All restfullest things are born of unrest: the brawling stream ends in the quiet lake; there is no sky-blue like that that flowers out of storm; life itself is wrung from anguish into infant sleep; through strife and tumult we draw to death, the profoundest peace of all.

peace

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

From this reading All restfullest things are born of unrest: the brawling stream ends in the quiet lake; there is no sky-blue like that that flowers out of storm; life itself is wrung from anguish into infant sleep; through strife and tumult we draw to death, the profoundest peace of all.

perfect

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From this reading We used to laugh about it together in those after days of perfect concord and understanding.

profoundest

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From this reading All restfullest things are born of unrest: the brawling stream ends in the quiet lake; there is no sky-blue like that that flowers out of storm; life itself is wrung from anguish into infant sleep; through strife and tumult we draw to death, the profoundest peace of all.

proportion

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From this reading So now, in proportion with the former riot in our souls was the lovely tranquillity that succeeded it.

quiet

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From this reading All restfullest things are born of unrest: the brawling stream ends in the quiet lake; there is no sky-blue like that that flowers out of storm; life itself is wrung from anguish into infant sleep; through strife and tumult we draw to death, the profoundest peace of all.

restfullest

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

From this reading All restfullest things are born of unrest: the brawling stream ends in the quiet lake; there is no sky-blue like that that flowers out of storm; life itself is wrung from anguish into infant sleep; through strife and tumult we draw to death, the profoundest peace of all.

rich

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From this reading It had been the ferment, we supposed, necessary to the rich wine of love we had come to drink so deeply.

riot

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From this reading So now, in proportion with the former riot in our souls was the lovely tranquillity that succeeded it.

self-misrepresentations

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From this reading It had all been such dear egregious folly, that contest of tempers and jealousies and wilful self-misrepresentations.

sky-blue

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From this reading All restfullest things are born of unrest: the brawling stream ends in the quiet lake; there is no sky-blue like that that flowers out of storm; life itself is wrung from anguish into infant sleep; through strife and tumult we draw to death, the profoundest peace of all.

sleep

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From this reading All restfullest things are born of unrest: the brawling stream ends in the quiet lake; there is no sky-blue like that that flowers out of storm; life itself is wrung from anguish into infant sleep; through strife and tumult we draw to death, the profoundest peace of all.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading It had been the ferment, we supposed, necessary to the rich wine of love we had come to drink so deeply.

souls

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From this reading So now, in proportion with the former riot in our souls was the lovely tranquillity that succeeded it.

storm

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From this reading All restfullest things are born of unrest: the brawling stream ends in the quiet lake; there is no sky-blue like that that flowers out of storm; life itself is wrung from anguish into infant sleep; through strife and tumult we draw to death, the profoundest peace of all.

stream

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

From this reading All restfullest things are born of unrest: the brawling stream ends in the quiet lake; there is no sky-blue like that that flowers out of storm; life itself is wrung from anguish into infant sleep; through strife and tumult we draw to death, the profoundest peace of all.

strife

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

From this reading All restfullest things are born of unrest: the brawling stream ends in the quiet lake; there is no sky-blue like that that flowers out of storm; life itself is wrung from anguish into infant sleep; through strife and tumult we draw to death, the profoundest peace of all.

succeeded

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

From this reading So now, in proportion with the former riot in our souls was the lovely tranquillity that succeeded it.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading It had all been such dear egregious folly, that contest of tempers and jealousies and wilful self-misrepresentations.

supposed

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

From this reading It had been the ferment, we supposed, necessary to the rich wine of love we had come to drink so deeply.

tempers

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From this reading It had all been such dear egregious folly, that contest of tempers and jealousies and wilful self-misrepresentations.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It had all been such dear egregious folly, that contest of tempers and jealousies and wilful self-misrepresentations.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading It had been the ferment, we supposed, necessary to the rich wine of love we had come to drink so deeply.

there

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

From this reading All restfullest things are born of unrest: the brawling stream ends in the quiet lake; there is no sky-blue like that that flowers out of storm; life itself is wrung from anguish into infant sleep; through strife and tumult we draw to death, the profoundest peace of all.

things

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

From this reading All restfullest things are born of unrest: the brawling stream ends in the quiet lake; there is no sky-blue like that that flowers out of storm; life itself is wrung from anguish into infant sleep; through strife and tumult we draw to death, the profoundest peace of all.

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading We used to laugh about it together in those after days of perfect concord and understanding.

throughprepositionUS /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading All restfullest things are born of unrest: the brawling stream ends in the quiet lake; there is no sky-blue like that that flowers out of storm; life itself is wrung from anguish into infant sleep; through strife and tumult we draw to death, the profoundest peace of all.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading We used to laugh about it together in those after days of perfect concord and understanding.

together

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From this reading We used to laugh about it together in those after days of perfect concord and understanding.

tranquillity

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From this reading So now, in proportion with the former riot in our souls was the lovely tranquillity that succeeded it.

tumult

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From this reading All restfullest things are born of unrest: the brawling stream ends in the quiet lake; there is no sky-blue like that that flowers out of storm; life itself is wrung from anguish into infant sleep; through strife and tumult we draw to death, the profoundest peace of all.

understanding

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From this reading We used to laugh about it together in those after days of perfect concord and understanding.

unrest

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From this reading All restfullest things are born of unrest: the brawling stream ends in the quiet lake; there is no sky-blue like that that flowers out of storm; life itself is wrung from anguish into infant sleep; through strife and tumult we draw to death, the profoundest peace of all.

used

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

From this reading We used to laugh about it together in those after days of perfect concord and understanding.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading So now, in proportion with the former riot in our souls was the lovely tranquillity that succeeded it.

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We used to laugh about it together in those after days of perfect concord and understanding.

wilful

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From this reading It had all been such dear egregious folly, that contest of tempers and jealousies and wilful self-misrepresentations.

wine

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From this reading It had been the ferment, we supposed, necessary to the rich wine of love we had come to drink so deeply.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading So now, in proportion with the former riot in our souls was the lovely tranquillity that succeeded it.

wrung

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From this reading All restfullest things are born of unrest: the brawling stream ends in the quiet lake; there is no sky-blue like that that flowers out of storm; life itself is wrung from anguish into infant sleep; through strife and tumult we draw to death, the profoundest peace of all.