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Wisdom's Daughter

Chapter XV

Chapter 15 of Wisdom's Daughter is here in full — 244 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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The Beguiling of Bagoas That night Noot my master came to bid farewell to me.
"I go north as I have been commanded--as to how the command came, let that be--hoping thereby to preserve the temples of our worship and those who serve in them.
I know not if I shall return, or when, and therefore, Daughter of my spirit, it grieves me to part from you in these troublous times.
Yet the command said that you must not accompany me but bide here.
For your comfort, learn two things: first, that no harm shall come to you, as I have told you before; and secondly, though that hour be far away, even in the flesh we shall meet again.
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Wisdom's Daughter

Chapter XV

Chapter 15 of Wisdom's Daughter is here in full — 244 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/48 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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The Beguiling of Bagoas That night Noot my master came to bid farewell to me.
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"I go north as I have been commanded--as to how the command came, let that be--hoping thereby to preserve the temples of our worship and those who serve in them.
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I know not if I shall return, or when, and therefore, Daughter of my spirit, it grieves me to part from you in these troublous times.
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Yet the command said that you must not accompany me but bide here.
/jet ðə kəˈmænd sed ðæt juː mʌst nɑːt əˈkʌmpəni miː bʌt baɪd hiːr/
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For your comfort, learn two things: first, that no harm shall come to you, as I have told you before; and secondly, though that hour be far away, even in the flesh we shall meet again.
/fɔːr jɔːr ˈkʌmfərt lɜːrn tuː θɪŋz fɜːrst ðæt noʊ hɑːrm ʃæl kʌm tuː juː æz aɪ hæv toʊld juː bɪˈfɔːr ənd ˈsekəndli ðoʊ ðæt ˈaʊər biː fɑːr əˈweɪ ˈiːvɪn ɪn ðə fleʃ wiː ʃæl miːt əˈɡen/

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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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accompany verb US /əˈkʌmpəni/

be present or associated with an event or entity

From this reading “Yet the command said that you must not accompany me but bide here.”

Beguiling adjective US /bɪˈɡaɪlɪŋ/

highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire

From this reading “The Beguiling of Bagoas That night Noot my master came to bid farewell to me.”

bide verb US /baɪd/

dwell

From this reading “Yet the command said that you must not accompany me but bide here.”

grieves verb US /ɡriːvz/

third-person singular of “grieve” — feel grief

From this reading “I know not if I shall return, or when, and therefore, Daughter of my spirit, it grieves me to part from you in these troublous times.”

preserve verb US /prəˈzɜːrv/

keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last

From this reading “"I go north as I have been commanded--as to how the command came, let that be--hoping thereby to preserve the temples of our worship and those who serve in them.”

secondly adverb US /ˈsekəndli/

in the second place

From this reading “For your comfort, learn two things: first, that no harm shall come to you, as I have told you before; and secondly, though that hour be far away, even in the flesh we shall meet again.”

temples noun US /ˈtempəlz/

plural of “temple” — place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity

From this reading “"I go north as I have been commanded--as to how the command came, let that be--hoping thereby to preserve the temples of our worship and those who serve in them.”

thereby adverb US /ˈðerˈbaɪ/

by that means or because of that

From this reading “"I go north as I have been commanded--as to how the command came, let that be--hoping thereby to preserve the temples of our worship and those who serve in them.”

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.

bid farewell verb + noun

In this reading “The Beguiling of Bagoas That night Noot my master came to bid farewell to me.”

bide here verb + particle

In this reading “Yet the command said that you must not accompany me but bide here.”

meet again verb + particle

In this reading “For your comfort, learn two things: first, that no harm shall come to you, as I have told you before; and secondly, though that hour be far away, even in the flesh we shall meet again.”

two things noun + noun

In this reading “For your comfort, learn two things: first, that no harm shall come to you, as I have told you before; and secondly, though that hour be far away, even in the flesh we shall meet again.”

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accompanyverbUS /əˈkʌmpəni/

be present or associated with an event or entity

From this reading Yet the command said that you must not accompany me but bide here.

againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading For your comfort, learn two things: first, that no harm shall come to you, as I have told you before; and secondly, though that hour be far away, even in the flesh we shall meet again.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "I go north as I have been commanded--as to how the command came, let that be--hoping thereby to preserve the temples of our worship and those who serve in them.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading "I go north as I have been commanded--as to how the command came, let that be--hoping thereby to preserve the temples of our worship and those who serve in them.

awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading For your comfort, learn two things: first, that no harm shall come to you, as I have told you before; and secondly, though that hour be far away, even in the flesh we shall meet again.

Bagoas

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

From this reading The Beguiling of Bagoas That night Noot my master came to bid farewell to me.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading "I go north as I have been commanded--as to how the command came, let that be--hoping thereby to preserve the temples of our worship and those who serve in them.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading "I go north as I have been commanded--as to how the command came, let that be--hoping thereby to preserve the temples of our worship and those who serve in them.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading For your comfort, learn two things: first, that no harm shall come to you, as I have told you before; and secondly, though that hour be far away, even in the flesh we shall meet again.

BeguilingadjectiveUS /bɪˈɡaɪlɪŋ/

highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire

From this reading The Beguiling of Bagoas That night Noot my master came to bid farewell to me.

bidverbUS /bɪd/

propose a payment

From this reading The Beguiling of Bagoas That night Noot my master came to bid farewell to me.

bideverbUS /baɪd/

dwell

From this reading Yet the command said that you must not accompany me but bide here.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Yet the command said that you must not accompany me but bide here.

cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading The Beguiling of Bagoas That night Noot my master came to bid farewell to me.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading For your comfort, learn two things: first, that no harm shall come to you, as I have told you before; and secondly, though that hour be far away, even in the flesh we shall meet again.

comfortnounUS /ˈkʌmfərt/

a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain

From this reading For your comfort, learn two things: first, that no harm shall come to you, as I have told you before; and secondly, though that hour be far away, even in the flesh we shall meet again.

commandnounUS /kəˈmænd/

an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

From this reading "I go north as I have been commanded--as to how the command came, let that be--hoping thereby to preserve the temples of our worship and those who serve in them.

commandedverbUS /kəˈmændɪd/

past form of “command” — be in command of

From this reading "I go north as I have been commanded--as to how the command came, let that be--hoping thereby to preserve the temples of our worship and those who serve in them.

DaughternounUS /ˈdɔːtər/

a female human offspring

From this reading I know not if I shall return, or when, and therefore, Daughter of my spirit, it grieves me to part from you in these troublous times.

evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/

divisible by two

From this reading For your comfort, learn two things: first, that no harm shall come to you, as I have told you before; and secondly, though that hour be far away, even in the flesh we shall meet again.

faradverbUS /fɑːr/

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading For your comfort, learn two things: first, that no harm shall come to you, as I have told you before; and secondly, though that hour be far away, even in the flesh we shall meet again.

farewellnounUS /ˌferˈwel/

an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting

From this reading The Beguiling of Bagoas That night Noot my master came to bid farewell to me.

firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading For your comfort, learn two things: first, that no harm shall come to you, as I have told you before; and secondly, though that hour be far away, even in the flesh we shall meet again.

fleshnounUS /fleʃ/

the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat

From this reading For your comfort, learn two things: first, that no harm shall come to you, as I have told you before; and secondly, though that hour be far away, even in the flesh we shall meet again.

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For your comfort, learn two things: first, that no harm shall come to you, as I have told you before; and secondly, though that hour be far away, even in the flesh we shall meet again.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading I know not if I shall return, or when, and therefore, Daughter of my spirit, it grieves me to part from you in these troublous times.

goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading "I go north as I have been commanded--as to how the command came, let that be--hoping thereby to preserve the temples of our worship and those who serve in them.

grievesverbUS /ɡriːvz/

third-person singular of “grieve” — feel grief

From this reading I know not if I shall return, or when, and therefore, Daughter of my spirit, it grieves me to part from you in these troublous times.

harmnounUS /hɑːrm/

any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.

From this reading For your comfort, learn two things: first, that no harm shall come to you, as I have told you before; and secondly, though that hour be far away, even in the flesh we shall meet again.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "I go north as I have been commanded--as to how the command came, let that be--hoping thereby to preserve the temples of our worship and those who serve in them.

hereadverbUS /hiːr/

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading Yet the command said that you must not accompany me but bide here.

hopingverbUS /ˈhoʊpɪŋ/

-ing form of “hope” — expect and wish

From this reading "I go north as I have been commanded--as to how the command came, let that be--hoping thereby to preserve the temples of our worship and those who serve in them.

hournounUS /ˈaʊər/

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

From this reading For your comfort, learn two things: first, that no harm shall come to you, as I have told you before; and secondly, though that hour be far away, even in the flesh we shall meet again.

how

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

From this reading "I go north as I have been commanded--as to how the command came, let that be--hoping thereby to preserve the temples of our worship and those who serve in them.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "I go north as I have been commanded--as to how the command came, let that be--hoping thereby to preserve the temples of our worship and those who serve in them.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading I know not if I shall return, or when, and therefore, Daughter of my spirit, it grieves me to part from you in these troublous times.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading "I go north as I have been commanded--as to how the command came, let that be--hoping thereby to preserve the temples of our worship and those who serve in them.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I know not if I shall return, or when, and therefore, Daughter of my spirit, it grieves me to part from you in these troublous times.

knowverbUS /noʊ/

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

From this reading I know not if I shall return, or when, and therefore, Daughter of my spirit, it grieves me to part from you in these troublous times.

learnverbUS /lɜːrn/

gain knowledge or skills

From this reading For your comfort, learn two things: first, that no harm shall come to you, as I have told you before; and secondly, though that hour be far away, even in the flesh we shall meet again.

letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading "I go north as I have been commanded--as to how the command came, let that be--hoping thereby to preserve the temples of our worship and those who serve in them.

masternounUS /ˈmæstər/

an artist of consummate skill

From this reading The Beguiling of Bagoas That night Noot my master came to bid farewell to me.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading The Beguiling of Bagoas That night Noot my master came to bid farewell to me.

meetverbUS /miːt/

come together

From this reading For your comfort, learn two things: first, that no harm shall come to you, as I have told you before; and secondly, though that hour be far away, even in the flesh we shall meet again.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading Yet the command said that you must not accompany me but bide here.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading The Beguiling of Bagoas That night Noot my master came to bid farewell to me.

nightnounUS /naɪt/

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading The Beguiling of Bagoas That night Noot my master came to bid farewell to me.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading For your comfort, learn two things: first, that no harm shall come to you, as I have told you before; and secondly, though that hour be far away, even in the flesh we shall meet again.

Noot

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

From this reading The Beguiling of Bagoas That night Noot my master came to bid farewell to me.

northnounUS /nɔːrθ/

the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading "I go north as I have been commanded--as to how the command came, let that be--hoping thereby to preserve the temples of our worship and those who serve in them.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I know not if I shall return, or when, and therefore, Daughter of my spirit, it grieves me to part from you in these troublous times.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The Beguiling of Bagoas That night Noot my master came to bid farewell to me.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading I know not if I shall return, or when, and therefore, Daughter of my spirit, it grieves me to part from you in these troublous times.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading "I go north as I have been commanded--as to how the command came, let that be--hoping thereby to preserve the temples of our worship and those who serve in them.

partnounUS /pɑːrt/

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading I know not if I shall return, or when, and therefore, Daughter of my spirit, it grieves me to part from you in these troublous times.

preserveverbUS /prəˈzɜːrv/

keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last

From this reading "I go north as I have been commanded--as to how the command came, let that be--hoping thereby to preserve the temples of our worship and those who serve in them.

returnverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrn/

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading I know not if I shall return, or when, and therefore, Daughter of my spirit, it grieves me to part from you in these troublous times.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading Yet the command said that you must not accompany me but bide here.

secondlyadverbUS /ˈsekəndli/

in the second place

From this reading For your comfort, learn two things: first, that no harm shall come to you, as I have told you before; and secondly, though that hour be far away, even in the flesh we shall meet again.

serveverbUS /sɜːrv/

serve a purpose, role, or function

From this reading "I go north as I have been commanded--as to how the command came, let that be--hoping thereby to preserve the temples of our worship and those who serve in them.

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

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

From this reading I know not if I shall return, or when, and therefore, Daughter of my spirit, it grieves me to part from you in these troublous times.

spiritnounUS /ˈspɪrət/

the vital principle or animating force within living things

From this reading I know not if I shall return, or when, and therefore, Daughter of my spirit, it grieves me to part from you in these troublous times.

templesnounUS /ˈtempəlz/

plural of “temple” — place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity

From this reading "I go north as I have been commanded--as to how the command came, let that be--hoping thereby to preserve the temples of our worship and those who serve in them.

ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The Beguiling of Bagoas That night Noot my master came to bid farewell to me.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The Beguiling of Bagoas That night Noot my master came to bid farewell to me.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading "I go north as I have been commanded--as to how the command came, let that be--hoping thereby to preserve the temples of our worship and those who serve in them.

therebyadverbUS /ˈðerˈbaɪ/

by that means or because of that

From this reading "I go north as I have been commanded--as to how the command came, let that be--hoping thereby to preserve the temples of our worship and those who serve in them.

thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/

for that reason; as a result

From this reading I know not if I shall return, or when, and therefore, Daughter of my spirit, it grieves me to part from you in these troublous times.

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading I know not if I shall return, or when, and therefore, Daughter of my spirit, it grieves me to part from you in these troublous times.

thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading For your comfort, learn two things: first, that no harm shall come to you, as I have told you before; and secondly, though that hour be far away, even in the flesh we shall meet again.

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

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

From this reading "I go north as I have been commanded--as to how the command came, let that be--hoping thereby to preserve the temples of our worship and those who serve in them.

thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading For your comfort, learn two things: first, that no harm shall come to you, as I have told you before; and secondly, though that hour be far away, even in the flesh we shall meet again.

timesnounUS /taɪmz/

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading I know not if I shall return, or when, and therefore, Daughter of my spirit, it grieves me to part from you in these troublous times.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading The Beguiling of Bagoas That night Noot my master came to bid farewell to me.

toldverbUS /toʊld/

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading For your comfort, learn two things: first, that no harm shall come to you, as I have told you before; and secondly, though that hour be far away, even in the flesh we shall meet again.

troublousadjective

full of trouble

From this reading I know not if I shall return, or when, and therefore, Daughter of my spirit, it grieves me to part from you in these troublous times.

twonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading For your comfort, learn two things: first, that no harm shall come to you, as I have told you before; and secondly, though that hour be far away, even in the flesh we shall meet again.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading For your comfort, learn two things: first, that no harm shall come to you, as I have told you before; and secondly, though that hour be far away, even in the flesh we shall meet again.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading I know not if I shall return, or when, and therefore, Daughter of my spirit, it grieves me to part from you in these troublous times.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading "I go north as I have been commanded--as to how the command came, let that be--hoping thereby to preserve the temples of our worship and those who serve in them.

worshipverbUS /ˈwɜːrʃəp/

love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol

From this reading "I go north as I have been commanded--as to how the command came, let that be--hoping thereby to preserve the temples of our worship and those who serve in them.

YetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading Yet the command said that you must not accompany me but bide here.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I know not if I shall return, or when, and therefore, Daughter of my spirit, it grieves me to part from you in these troublous times.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading For your comfort, learn two things: first, that no harm shall come to you, as I have told you before; and secondly, though that hour be far away, even in the flesh we shall meet again.

Chapter 15 of Wisdom's Daughter by H. Rider (Henry Rider) Haggard holds 244 sentences, grouped into 49 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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