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The Wandering Jew — Volume 02

Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

Chapter 13 of The Wandering Jew — Volume 02 is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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THE SISTER OF THE BACCHANAL QUEEN.
The person who now entered was a girl of about eighteen, short, and very much deformed.
Though not exactly a hunchback, her spine was curved; her breast was sunken, and her head deeply set in the shoulders.
Her face was regular, but long, thin, very pale, and pitted with the small pox; yet it expressed great sweetness and melancholy.
Her blue eyes beamed with kindness and intelligence.
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Wandering Jew — Volume 02

Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

Chapter 13 of The Wandering Jew — Volume 02 is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/44 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE SISTER OF THE BACCHANAL QUEEN.
/ðə ˈsɪstər ʌv ðə bəˈkeɪnəl kwiːn/
Line 2
The person who now entered was a girl of about eighteen, short, and very much deformed.
/ðə ˈpɜːrsən huː naʊ ˈentərd wɑːz ə ɡɜːrl ʌv əˈbaʊt eɪˈtiːn ʃɔːrt ənd ˈveri mʌtʃ dɪˈfɔːrmd/
Line 3
Though not exactly a hunchback, her spine was curved; her breast was sunken, and her head deeply set in the shoulders.
/ðoʊ nɑːt ɪɡˈzæktli ə ˈhʌntʃbæk hɜːr spaɪn wɑːz kɜːrvd hɜːr brest wɑːz ˈsʌŋkən ənd hɜːr hed ˈdiːpli set ɪn ðə ˈʃoʊldərz/
Line 4
Her face was regular, but long, thin, very pale, and pitted with the small pox; yet it expressed great sweetness and melancholy.
/hɜːr feɪs wɑːz ˈreɡjələr bʌt lɔːŋ θɪn ˈveri peɪl ənd ˈpɪtɪd wɪð ðə smɔːl pɑːks jet ɪt ɪkˈsprest ɡreɪt ˈswiːtnəs ənd ˈmelənkɑːli/
Line 5
Her blue eyes beamed with kindness and intelligence.
/hɜːr bluː aɪz biːmd wɪð ˈkaɪndnəs ənd ˌɪnˈtelədʒəns/

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.

bacchanal noun US /bəˈkeɪnəl/

someone who engages in drinking bouts

From this reading “THE SISTER OF THE BACCHANAL QUEEN.”

beamed verb US /biːmd/

past form of “beam” — smile radiantly; express joy through one's facial expression

From this reading “Her blue eyes beamed with kindness and intelligence.”

deformed adjective US /dɪˈfɔːrmd/

so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly

From this reading “The person who now entered was a girl of about eighteen, short, and very much deformed.”

hunchback noun US /ˈhʌntʃbæk/

an abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column

From this reading “Though not exactly a hunchback, her spine was curved; her breast was sunken, and her head deeply set in the shoulders.”

pitted adjective US /ˈpɪtɪd/

pitted with cell-like cavities (as a honeycomb)

From this reading “Her face was regular, but long, thin, very pale, and pitted with the small pox; yet it expressed great sweetness and melancholy.”

pox noun US /pɑːks/

a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta)

From this reading “Her face was regular, but long, thin, very pale, and pitted with the small pox; yet it expressed great sweetness and melancholy.”

spine noun US /spaɪn/

the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord

From this reading “Though not exactly a hunchback, her spine was curved; her breast was sunken, and her head deeply set in the shoulders.”

sunken adjective US /ˈsʌŋkən/

having a sunken area

From this reading “Though not exactly a hunchback, her spine was curved; her breast was sunken, and her head deeply set in the shoulders.”

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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 The person who now entered was a girl of about eighteen, short, and very much deformed.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading The person who now entered was a girl of about eighteen, short, and very much deformed.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading The person who now entered was a girl of about eighteen, short, and very much deformed.

BACCHANALnounUS /bəˈkeɪnəl/

someone who engages in drinking bouts

From this reading THE SISTER OF THE BACCHANAL QUEEN.

beamedverbUS /biːmd/

past form of “beam” — smile radiantly; express joy through one's facial expression

From this reading Her blue eyes beamed with kindness and intelligence.

blueadjectiveUS /bluː/

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading Her blue eyes beamed with kindness and intelligence.

breastnounUS /brest/

the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen

From this reading Though not exactly a hunchback, her spine was curved; her breast was sunken, and her head deeply set in the shoulders.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Her face was regular, but long, thin, very pale, and pitted with the small pox; yet it expressed great sweetness and melancholy.

curvedadjectiveUS /kɜːrvd/

having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend

From this reading Though not exactly a hunchback, her spine was curved; her breast was sunken, and her head deeply set in the shoulders.

deeplyadverbUS /ˈdiːpli/

to a great depth psychologically or emotionally

From this reading Though not exactly a hunchback, her spine was curved; her breast was sunken, and her head deeply set in the shoulders.

deformedadjectiveUS /dɪˈfɔːrmd/

so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly

From this reading The person who now entered was a girl of about eighteen, short, and very much deformed.

eighteenadjectiveUS /eɪˈtiːn/

being one more than seventeen

From this reading The person who now entered was a girl of about eighteen, short, and very much deformed.

enteredverbUS /ˈentərd/

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

From this reading The person who now entered was a girl of about eighteen, short, and very much deformed.

exactlyadverbUS /ɪɡˈzæktli/

indicating exactness or preciseness

From this reading Though not exactly a hunchback, her spine was curved; her breast was sunken, and her head deeply set in the shoulders.

expressedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsprest/

communicated in words

From this reading Her face was regular, but long, thin, very pale, and pitted with the small pox; yet it expressed great sweetness and melancholy.

eyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

From this reading Her blue eyes beamed with kindness and intelligence.

facenounUS /feɪs/

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

From this reading Her face was regular, but long, thin, very pale, and pitted with the small pox; yet it expressed great sweetness and melancholy.

girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/

a young female

From this reading The person who now entered was a girl of about eighteen, short, and very much deformed.

greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading Her face was regular, but long, thin, very pale, and pitted with the small pox; yet it expressed great sweetness and melancholy.

headnounUS /hed/

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading Though not exactly a hunchback, her spine was curved; her breast was sunken, and her head deeply set in the shoulders.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading Though not exactly a hunchback, her spine was curved; her breast was sunken, and her head deeply set in the shoulders.

hunchbacknounUS /ˈhʌntʃbæk/

an abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column

From this reading Though not exactly a hunchback, her spine was curved; her breast was sunken, and her head deeply set in the shoulders.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Though not exactly a hunchback, her spine was curved; her breast was sunken, and her head deeply set in the shoulders.

intelligencenounUS /ˌɪnˈtelədʒəns/

the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience

From this reading Her blue eyes beamed with kindness and intelligence.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Her face was regular, but long, thin, very pale, and pitted with the small pox; yet it expressed great sweetness and melancholy.

kindnessnounUS /ˈkaɪndnəs/

the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic

From this reading Her blue eyes beamed with kindness and intelligence.

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 Her face was regular, but long, thin, very pale, and pitted with the small pox; yet it expressed great sweetness and melancholy.

melancholynounUS /ˈmelənkɑːli/

a feeling of thoughtful sadness

From this reading Her face was regular, but long, thin, very pale, and pitted with the small pox; yet it expressed great sweetness and melancholy.

muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/

to a great degree or extent

From this reading The person who now entered was a girl of about eighteen, short, and very much deformed.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Though not exactly a hunchback, her spine was curved; her breast was sunken, and her head deeply set in the shoulders.

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading The person who now entered was a girl of about eighteen, short, and very much deformed.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE SISTER OF THE BACCHANAL QUEEN.

paleadjectiveUS /peɪl/

very light colored; highly diluted with white

From this reading Her face was regular, but long, thin, very pale, and pitted with the small pox; yet it expressed great sweetness and melancholy.

personnounUS /ˈpɜːrsən/

a human being

From this reading The person who now entered was a girl of about eighteen, short, and very much deformed.

pittedadjectiveUS /ˈpɪtɪd/

pitted with cell-like cavities (as a honeycomb)

From this reading Her face was regular, but long, thin, very pale, and pitted with the small pox; yet it expressed great sweetness and melancholy.

poxnounUS /pɑːks/

a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta)

From this reading Her face was regular, but long, thin, very pale, and pitted with the small pox; yet it expressed great sweetness and melancholy.

QUEENnounUS /kwiːn/

the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs

From this reading THE SISTER OF THE BACCHANAL QUEEN.

regularadjectiveUS /ˈreɡjələr/

in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle

From this reading Her face was regular, but long, thin, very pale, and pitted with the small pox; yet it expressed great sweetness and melancholy.

setverbUS /set/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Though not exactly a hunchback, her spine was curved; her breast was sunken, and her head deeply set in the shoulders.

shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔːrt/

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading The person who now entered was a girl of about eighteen, short, and very much deformed.

shouldersnounUS /ˈʃoʊldərz/

plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm

From this reading Though not exactly a hunchback, her spine was curved; her breast was sunken, and her head deeply set in the shoulders.

SISTERnounUS /ˈsɪstər/

a female person who has the same parents as another person

From this reading THE SISTER OF THE BACCHANAL QUEEN.

smalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Her face was regular, but long, thin, very pale, and pitted with the small pox; yet it expressed great sweetness and melancholy.

spinenounUS /spaɪn/

the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord

From this reading Though not exactly a hunchback, her spine was curved; her breast was sunken, and her head deeply set in the shoulders.

sunkenadjectiveUS /ˈsʌŋkən/

having a sunken area

From this reading Though not exactly a hunchback, her spine was curved; her breast was sunken, and her head deeply set in the shoulders.

sweetnessnounUS /ˈswiːtnəs/

the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth

From this reading Her face was regular, but long, thin, very pale, and pitted with the small pox; yet it expressed great sweetness and melancholy.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE SISTER OF THE BACCHANAL QUEEN.

thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/

Having little thickness or extent.

From this reading Her face was regular, but long, thin, very pale, and pitted with the small pox; yet it expressed great sweetness and melancholy.

ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Though not exactly a hunchback, her spine was curved; her breast was sunken, and her head deeply set in the shoulders.

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading The person who now entered was a girl of about eighteen, short, and very much deformed.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading The person who now entered was a girl of about eighteen, short, and very much deformed.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading The person who now entered was a girl of about eighteen, short, and very much deformed.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Her face was regular, but long, thin, very pale, and pitted with the small pox; yet it expressed great sweetness and melancholy.

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading Her face was regular, but long, thin, very pale, and pitted with the small pox; yet it expressed great sweetness and melancholy.

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