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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 PASSION OF ERNESTINE DUMONT A man's life may pass for him like a slow winding stream through open meadows in gentle valley lands, its waters clear and untroubled by rapids, falls and eddies.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And then the man, be his strength what it may, since he is human and it is not infinite, is caught like a dry leaf in the maelstrom of life about him and within him, and is sucked down into depths where the light does not penetrate or is flung from the mad current into a quiet cove where he may rest with the din of the angry waters in his ears.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE PASSION OF ERNESTINE DUMONT A man's life may pass for him like a slow winding stream through open meadows in gentle valley lands, its waters clear and untroubled by rapids, falls and eddies.
angry
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From this reading And then the man, be his strength what it may, since he is human and it is not infinite, is caught like a dry leaf in the maelstrom of life about him and within him, and is sucked down into depths where the light does not penetrate or is flung from the mad current into a quiet cove where he may rest with the din of the angry waters in his ears.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Or a man's life may shake him with a series of shocks which, to the soul, are cataclysmic.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And then the man, be his strength what it may, since he is human and it is not infinite, is caught like a dry leaf in the maelstrom of life about him and within him, and is sucked down into depths where the light does not penetrate or is flung from the mad current into a quiet cove where he may rest with the din of the angry waters in his ears.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it is pastoral, idyllic, like a quiet painting done in a soft monochrome.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE PASSION OF ERNESTINE DUMONT A man's life may pass for him like a slow winding stream through open meadows in gentle valley lands, its waters clear and untroubled by rapids, falls and eddies.
cataclysmic
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From this reading Or a man's life may shake him with a series of shocks which, to the soul, are cataclysmic.
caught
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From this reading And then the man, be his strength what it may, since he is human and it is not infinite, is caught like a dry leaf in the maelstrom of life about him and within him, and is sucked down into depths where the light does not penetrate or is flung from the mad current into a quiet cove where he may rest with the din of the angry waters in his ears.
clear
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From this reading THE PASSION OF ERNESTINE DUMONT A man's life may pass for him like a slow winding stream through open meadows in gentle valley lands, its waters clear and untroubled by rapids, falls and eddies.
cove
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From this reading And then the man, be his strength what it may, since he is human and it is not infinite, is caught like a dry leaf in the maelstrom of life about him and within him, and is sucked down into depths where the light does not penetrate or is flung from the mad current into a quiet cove where he may rest with the din of the angry waters in his ears.
currentnounUS /ˈcurrent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And then the man, be his strength what it may, since he is human and it is not infinite, is caught like a dry leaf in the maelstrom of life about him and within him, and is sucked down into depths where the light does not penetrate or is flung from the mad current into a quiet cove where he may rest with the din of the angry waters in his ears.
depths
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From this reading And then the man, be his strength what it may, since he is human and it is not infinite, is caught like a dry leaf in the maelstrom of life about him and within him, and is sucked down into depths where the light does not penetrate or is flung from the mad current into a quiet cove where he may rest with the din of the angry waters in his ears.
din
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From this reading And then the man, be his strength what it may, since he is human and it is not infinite, is caught like a dry leaf in the maelstrom of life about him and within him, and is sucked down into depths where the light does not penetrate or is flung from the mad current into a quiet cove where he may rest with the din of the angry waters in his ears.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And then the man, be his strength what it may, since he is human and it is not infinite, is caught like a dry leaf in the maelstrom of life about him and within him, and is sucked down into depths where the light does not penetrate or is flung from the mad current into a quiet cove where he may rest with the din of the angry waters in his ears.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But it is pastoral, idyllic, like a quiet painting done in a soft monochrome.
down
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From this reading And then the man, be his strength what it may, since he is human and it is not infinite, is caught like a dry leaf in the maelstrom of life about him and within him, and is sucked down into depths where the light does not penetrate or is flung from the mad current into a quiet cove where he may rest with the din of the angry waters in his ears.
dry
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From this reading And then the man, be his strength what it may, since he is human and it is not infinite, is caught like a dry leaf in the maelstrom of life about him and within him, and is sucked down into depths where the light does not penetrate or is flung from the mad current into a quiet cove where he may rest with the din of the angry waters in his ears.
DUMONT
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From this reading THE PASSION OF ERNESTINE DUMONT A man's life may pass for him like a slow winding stream through open meadows in gentle valley lands, its waters clear and untroubled by rapids, falls and eddies.
ears
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From this reading And then the man, be his strength what it may, since he is human and it is not infinite, is caught like a dry leaf in the maelstrom of life about him and within him, and is sucked down into depths where the light does not penetrate or is flung from the mad current into a quiet cove where he may rest with the din of the angry waters in his ears.
eddies
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From this reading THE PASSION OF ERNESTINE DUMONT A man's life may pass for him like a slow winding stream through open meadows in gentle valley lands, its waters clear and untroubled by rapids, falls and eddies.
ERNESTINE
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From this reading THE PASSION OF ERNESTINE DUMONT A man's life may pass for him like a slow winding stream through open meadows in gentle valley lands, its waters clear and untroubled by rapids, falls and eddies.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even a man with such a life has his vital story.
falls
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From this reading THE PASSION OF ERNESTINE DUMONT A man's life may pass for him like a slow winding stream through open meadows in gentle valley lands, its waters clear and untroubled by rapids, falls and eddies.
flung
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From this reading And then the man, be his strength what it may, since he is human and it is not infinite, is caught like a dry leaf in the maelstrom of life about him and within him, and is sucked down into depths where the light does not penetrate or is flung from the mad current into a quiet cove where he may rest with the din of the angry waters in his ears.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE PASSION OF ERNESTINE DUMONT A man's life may pass for him like a slow winding stream through open meadows in gentle valley lands, its waters clear and untroubled by rapids, falls and eddies.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And then the man, be his strength what it may, since he is human and it is not infinite, is caught like a dry leaf in the maelstrom of life about him and within him, and is sucked down into depths where the light does not penetrate or is flung from the mad current into a quiet cove where he may rest with the din of the angry waters in his ears.
gentle
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From this reading THE PASSION OF ERNESTINE DUMONT A man's life may pass for him like a slow winding stream through open meadows in gentle valley lands, its waters clear and untroubled by rapids, falls and eddies.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Even a man with such a life has his vital story.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And then the man, be his strength what it may, since he is human and it is not infinite, is caught like a dry leaf in the maelstrom of life about him and within him, and is sucked down into depths where the light does not penetrate or is flung from the mad current into a quiet cove where he may rest with the din of the angry waters in his ears.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE PASSION OF ERNESTINE DUMONT A man's life may pass for him like a slow winding stream through open meadows in gentle valley lands, its waters clear and untroubled by rapids, falls and eddies.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Even a man with such a life has his vital story.
human
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From this reading And then the man, be his strength what it may, since he is human and it is not infinite, is caught like a dry leaf in the maelstrom of life about him and within him, and is sucked down into depths where the light does not penetrate or is flung from the mad current into a quiet cove where he may rest with the din of the angry waters in his ears.
idyllic
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From this reading But it is pastoral, idyllic, like a quiet painting done in a soft monochrome.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE PASSION OF ERNESTINE DUMONT A man's life may pass for him like a slow winding stream through open meadows in gentle valley lands, its waters clear and untroubled by rapids, falls and eddies.
infinite
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From this reading And then the man, be his strength what it may, since he is human and it is not infinite, is caught like a dry leaf in the maelstrom of life about him and within him, and is sucked down into depths where the light does not penetrate or is flung from the mad current into a quiet cove where he may rest with the din of the angry waters in his ears.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And then the man, be his strength what it may, since he is human and it is not infinite, is caught like a dry leaf in the maelstrom of life about him and within him, and is sucked down into depths where the light does not penetrate or is flung from the mad current into a quiet cove where he may rest with the din of the angry waters in his ears.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But it is pastoral, idyllic, like a quiet painting done in a soft monochrome.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it is pastoral, idyllic, like a quiet painting done in a soft monochrome.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading THE PASSION OF ERNESTINE DUMONT A man's life may pass for him like a slow winding stream through open meadows in gentle valley lands, its waters clear and untroubled by rapids, falls and eddies.
lands
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From this reading THE PASSION OF ERNESTINE DUMONT A man's life may pass for him like a slow winding stream through open meadows in gentle valley lands, its waters clear and untroubled by rapids, falls and eddies.
leaf
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From this reading And then the man, be his strength what it may, since he is human and it is not infinite, is caught like a dry leaf in the maelstrom of life about him and within him, and is sucked down into depths where the light does not penetrate or is flung from the mad current into a quiet cove where he may rest with the din of the angry waters in his ears.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE PASSION OF ERNESTINE DUMONT A man's life may pass for him like a slow winding stream through open meadows in gentle valley lands, its waters clear and untroubled by rapids, falls and eddies.
light
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From this reading And then the man, be his strength what it may, since he is human and it is not infinite, is caught like a dry leaf in the maelstrom of life about him and within him, and is sucked down into depths where the light does not penetrate or is flung from the mad current into a quiet cove where he may rest with the din of the angry waters in his ears.
like
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From this reading THE PASSION OF ERNESTINE DUMONT A man's life may pass for him like a slow winding stream through open meadows in gentle valley lands, its waters clear and untroubled by rapids, falls and eddies.
mad
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From this reading And then the man, be his strength what it may, since he is human and it is not infinite, is caught like a dry leaf in the maelstrom of life about him and within him, and is sucked down into depths where the light does not penetrate or is flung from the mad current into a quiet cove where he may rest with the din of the angry waters in his ears.
maelstromnounUS /ˈmeɪl.strɒm/
A powerful whirlpool in the sea or a river; a state of confused turmoil.
From this reading And then the man, be his strength what it may, since he is human and it is not infinite, is caught like a dry leaf in the maelstrom of life about him and within him, and is sucked down into depths where the light does not penetrate or is flung from the mad current into a quiet cove where he may rest with the din of the angry waters in his ears.
man
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From this reading Even a man with such a life has his vital story.
man's
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From this reading THE PASSION OF ERNESTINE DUMONT A man's life may pass for him like a slow winding stream through open meadows in gentle valley lands, its waters clear and untroubled by rapids, falls and eddies.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading THE PASSION OF ERNESTINE DUMONT A man's life may pass for him like a slow winding stream through open meadows in gentle valley lands, its waters clear and untroubled by rapids, falls and eddies.
meadows
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From this reading THE PASSION OF ERNESTINE DUMONT A man's life may pass for him like a slow winding stream through open meadows in gentle valley lands, its waters clear and untroubled by rapids, falls and eddies.
monochrome
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From this reading But it is pastoral, idyllic, like a quiet painting done in a soft monochrome.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And then the man, be his strength what it may, since he is human and it is not infinite, is caught like a dry leaf in the maelstrom of life about him and within him, and is sucked down into depths where the light does not penetrate or is flung from the mad current into a quiet cove where he may rest with the din of the angry waters in his ears.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PASSION OF ERNESTINE DUMONT A man's life may pass for him like a slow winding stream through open meadows in gentle valley lands, its waters clear and untroubled by rapids, falls and eddies.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading THE PASSION OF ERNESTINE DUMONT A man's life may pass for him like a slow winding stream through open meadows in gentle valley lands, its waters clear and untroubled by rapids, falls and eddies.
OrconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Or a man's life may shake him with a series of shocks which, to the soul, are cataclysmic.
painting
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From this reading But it is pastoral, idyllic, like a quiet painting done in a soft monochrome.
pass
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From this reading THE PASSION OF ERNESTINE DUMONT A man's life may pass for him like a slow winding stream through open meadows in gentle valley lands, its waters clear and untroubled by rapids, falls and eddies.
PASSION
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From this reading THE PASSION OF ERNESTINE DUMONT A man's life may pass for him like a slow winding stream through open meadows in gentle valley lands, its waters clear and untroubled by rapids, falls and eddies.
pastoral
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From this reading But it is pastoral, idyllic, like a quiet painting done in a soft monochrome.
penetrate
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From this reading And then the man, be his strength what it may, since he is human and it is not infinite, is caught like a dry leaf in the maelstrom of life about him and within him, and is sucked down into depths where the light does not penetrate or is flung from the mad current into a quiet cove where he may rest with the din of the angry waters in his ears.
quiet
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From this reading But it is pastoral, idyllic, like a quiet painting done in a soft monochrome.
rapids
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From this reading THE PASSION OF ERNESTINE DUMONT A man's life may pass for him like a slow winding stream through open meadows in gentle valley lands, its waters clear and untroubled by rapids, falls and eddies.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And then the man, be his strength what it may, since he is human and it is not infinite, is caught like a dry leaf in the maelstrom of life about him and within him, and is sucked down into depths where the light does not penetrate or is flung from the mad current into a quiet cove where he may rest with the din of the angry waters in his ears.
series
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From this reading Or a man's life may shake him with a series of shocks which, to the soul, are cataclysmic.
shake
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From this reading Or a man's life may shake him with a series of shocks which, to the soul, are cataclysmic.
shocks
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From this reading Or a man's life may shake him with a series of shocks which, to the soul, are cataclysmic.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading And then the man, be his strength what it may, since he is human and it is not infinite, is caught like a dry leaf in the maelstrom of life about him and within him, and is sucked down into depths where the light does not penetrate or is flung from the mad current into a quiet cove where he may rest with the din of the angry waters in his ears.
slow
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From this reading THE PASSION OF ERNESTINE DUMONT A man's life may pass for him like a slow winding stream through open meadows in gentle valley lands, its waters clear and untroubled by rapids, falls and eddies.
soft
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From this reading But it is pastoral, idyllic, like a quiet painting done in a soft monochrome.
soul
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From this reading Or a man's life may shake him with a series of shocks which, to the soul, are cataclysmic.
story
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From this reading Even a man with such a life has his vital story.
stream
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From this reading THE PASSION OF ERNESTINE DUMONT A man's life may pass for him like a slow winding stream through open meadows in gentle valley lands, its waters clear and untroubled by rapids, falls and eddies.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And then the man, be his strength what it may, since he is human and it is not infinite, is caught like a dry leaf in the maelstrom of life about him and within him, and is sucked down into depths where the light does not penetrate or is flung from the mad current into a quiet cove where he may rest with the din of the angry waters in his ears.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Even a man with such a life has his vital story.
sucked
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From this reading And then the man, be his strength what it may, since he is human and it is not infinite, is caught like a dry leaf in the maelstrom of life about him and within him, and is sucked down into depths where the light does not penetrate or is flung from the mad current into a quiet cove where he may rest with the din of the angry waters in his ears.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PASSION OF ERNESTINE DUMONT A man's life may pass for him like a slow winding stream through open meadows in gentle valley lands, its waters clear and untroubled by rapids, falls and eddies.
then
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From this reading And then the man, be his strength what it may, since he is human and it is not infinite, is caught like a dry leaf in the maelstrom of life about him and within him, and is sucked down into depths where the light does not penetrate or is flung from the mad current into a quiet cove where he may rest with the din of the angry waters in his ears.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE PASSION OF ERNESTINE DUMONT A man's life may pass for him like a slow winding stream through open meadows in gentle valley lands, its waters clear and untroubled by rapids, falls and eddies.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Or a man's life may shake him with a series of shocks which, to the soul, are cataclysmic.
untroubled
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From this reading THE PASSION OF ERNESTINE DUMONT A man's life may pass for him like a slow winding stream through open meadows in gentle valley lands, its waters clear and untroubled by rapids, falls and eddies.
valley
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From this reading THE PASSION OF ERNESTINE DUMONT A man's life may pass for him like a slow winding stream through open meadows in gentle valley lands, its waters clear and untroubled by rapids, falls and eddies.
vital
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From this reading Even a man with such a life has his vital story.
waters
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From this reading THE PASSION OF ERNESTINE DUMONT A man's life may pass for him like a slow winding stream through open meadows in gentle valley lands, its waters clear and untroubled by rapids, falls and eddies.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And then the man, be his strength what it may, since he is human and it is not infinite, is caught like a dry leaf in the maelstrom of life about him and within him, and is sucked down into depths where the light does not penetrate or is flung from the mad current into a quiet cove where he may rest with the din of the angry waters in his ears.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading And then the man, be his strength what it may, since he is human and it is not infinite, is caught like a dry leaf in the maelstrom of life about him and within him, and is sucked down into depths where the light does not penetrate or is flung from the mad current into a quiet cove where he may rest with the din of the angry waters in his ears.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Or a man's life may shake him with a series of shocks which, to the soul, are cataclysmic.
winding
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From this reading THE PASSION OF ERNESTINE DUMONT A man's life may pass for him like a slow winding stream through open meadows in gentle valley lands, its waters clear and untroubled by rapids, falls and eddies.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Even a man with such a life has his vital story.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading And then the man, be his strength what it may, since he is human and it is not infinite, is caught like a dry leaf in the maelstrom of life about him and within him, and is sucked down into depths where the light does not penetrate or is flung from the mad current into a quiet cove where he may rest with the din of the angry waters in his ears.
