Chapter 33 of A farewell to arms is here in full — 312 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXXIII
Chapter 33 of A farewell to arms is here in full — 312 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
In civilian clothes I felt a masquerader. I had been in uniform a long time and I missed the feeling of being held by your clothes. The trousers felt very floppy. I had bought a ticket at Milan for Stresa. I had also bought a new hat.
Chapter 33 of A farewell to arms is here in full — 312 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading “I had bought a ticket at Milan for Stresa.”
a nonmilitary citizen
From this reading “In civilian clothes I felt a masquerader.”
a small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit; used to store data or programs for a microcomputer
From this reading “The trousers felt very floppy.”
the capital of Lombardy in northern Italy; has been an international center of trade and industry since the Middle Ages
From this reading “I had bought a ticket at Milan for Stresa.”
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading “I had been in uniform a long time and I missed the feeling of being held by your clothes.”
a commercial document showing that the holder is entitled to something (as to ride on public transportation or to enter a public entertainment)
From this reading “I had bought a ticket at Milan for Stresa.”
(usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately
From this reading “The trousers felt very floppy.”
always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences
From this reading “I had been in uniform a long time and I missed the feeling of being held by your clothes.”
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.
In this reading “In civilian clothes I felt a masquerader.”
In this reading “I had bought a ticket at Milan for Stresa.”
a prolonged period of time
In this reading “I had been in uniform a long time and I missed the feeling of being held by your clothes.”
In this reading “I had also bought a new hat.”
In this reading “The trousers felt very floppy.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In civilian clothes I felt a masquerader.
in addition
From this reading I had also bought a new hat.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I had been in uniform a long time and I missed the feeling of being held by your clothes.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I had bought a ticket at Milan for Stresa.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I had been in uniform a long time and I missed the feeling of being held by your clothes.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading I had been in uniform a long time and I missed the feeling of being held by your clothes.
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading I had bought a ticket at Milan for Stresa.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I had been in uniform a long time and I missed the feeling of being held by your clothes.
a nonmilitary citizen
From this reading In civilian clothes I felt a masquerader.
clothing in general
From this reading In civilian clothes I felt a masquerader.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading I had been in uniform a long time and I missed the feeling of being held by your clothes.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading In civilian clothes I felt a masquerader.
a small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit; used to store data or programs for a microcomputer
From this reading The trousers felt very floppy.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I had bought a ticket at Milan for Stresa.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had been in uniform a long time and I missed the feeling of being held by your clothes.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading I had also bought a new hat.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading I had been in uniform a long time and I missed the feeling of being held by your clothes.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In civilian clothes I felt a masquerader.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In civilian clothes I felt a masquerader.
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 I had been in uniform a long time and I missed the feeling of being held by your clothes.
a participant in a masquerade
From this reading In civilian clothes I felt a masquerader.
the capital of Lombardy in northern Italy; has been an international center of trade and industry since the Middle Ages
From this reading I had bought a ticket at Milan for Stresa.
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading I had been in uniform a long time and I missed the feeling of being held by your clothes.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading I had also bought a new hat.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I had been in uniform a long time and I missed the feeling of being held by your clothes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I had bought a ticket at Milan for Stresa.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I had been in uniform a long time and I missed the feeling of being held by your clothes.
a commercial document showing that the holder is entitled to something (as to ride on public transportation or to enter a public entertainment)
From this reading I had bought a ticket at Milan for Stresa.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I had been in uniform a long time and I missed the feeling of being held by your clothes.
(usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately
From this reading The trousers felt very floppy.
always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences
From this reading I had been in uniform a long time and I missed the feeling of being held by your clothes.
precisely as stated
From this reading The trousers felt very floppy.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I had been in uniform a long time and I missed the feeling of being held by your clothes.
Chapter 33 of A farewell to arms by Ernest Hemingway holds 312 sentences, grouped into 63 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.
Chapter 33 holds 312 sentences of A farewell to arms, unabridged, divided into 63 reading sections.
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