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A Love Story

Chapter XXII · Chapter 22

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The Doctor.
"Son port, son air de suffisance, Marquent dans son savoir sa noble confiance.
Dans les doctes debats ferme et rempli de coeur, Même après sa défaite il tient tête an vainqueur.
Voyez, pour gagner temps, quelles lenteurs savantes, Prolongent de ses mots les syllabes traînantes!
Tout le monde l'admire, et ne peut concevoir Que dans un cerveau seul loge tant de savoir."
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A Love Story

Chapter XXII · Chapter 22

Chapter 22 of A Love Story is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/20 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
The Doctor.
/ðə ˈdɑːktər/
Line 2
"Son port, son air de suffisance, Marquent dans son savoir sa noble confiance.
Line 3
Dans les doctes debats ferme et rempli de coeur, Même après sa défaite il tient tête an vainqueur.
Line 4
Voyez, pour gagner temps, quelles lenteurs savantes, Prolongent de ses mots les syllabes traînantes!
Line 5
Tout le monde l'admire, et ne peut concevoir Que dans un cerveau seul loge tant de savoir."

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.

les noun US /les/

plural of “le” — a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)

From this reading “Dans les doctes debats ferme et rempli de coeur, Même après sa défaite il tient tête an vainqueur.”

loge noun US /loʊdʒ/

balcony consisting of the forward section of a theater mezzanine

From this reading “Tout le monde l'admire, et ne peut concevoir Que dans un cerveau seul loge tant de savoir."”

mots noun US /mɑːts/

plural of “mot” — a clever remark

From this reading “Voyez, pour gagner temps, quelles lenteurs savantes, Prolongent de ses mots les syllabes traînantes!”

noble adjective US /ˈnoʊbəl/

impressive in appearance

From this reading “"Son port, son air de suffisance, Marquent dans son savoir sa noble confiance.”

port noun US /pɔːrt/

a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country

From this reading “"Son port, son air de suffisance, Marquent dans son savoir sa noble confiance.”

pour verb US /pɔːr/

cause to run

From this reading “Voyez, pour gagner temps, quelles lenteurs savantes, Prolongent de ses mots les syllabes traînantes!”

temps noun US /temps/

plural of “temp” — a worker (especially in an office) hired on a temporary basis

From this reading “Voyez, pour gagner temps, quelles lenteurs savantes, Prolongent de ses mots les syllabes traînantes!”

Tout noun US /taʊt/

someone who buys tickets to an event in order to resell them at a profit

From this reading “Tout le monde l'admire, et ne peut concevoir Que dans un cerveau seul loge tant de savoir."”

All words in this reading · 53

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.

airnounUS /er/

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading "Son port, son air de suffisance, Marquent dans son savoir sa noble confiance.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Dans les doctes debats ferme et rempli de coeur, Même après sa défaite il tient tête an vainqueur.

après

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From this reading Dans les doctes debats ferme et rempli de coeur, Même après sa défaite il tient tête an vainqueur.

cerveau

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From this reading Tout le monde l'admire, et ne peut concevoir Que dans un cerveau seul loge tant de savoir."

coeur

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From this reading Dans les doctes debats ferme et rempli de coeur, Même après sa défaite il tient tête an vainqueur.

concevoir

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From this reading Tout le monde l'admire, et ne peut concevoir Que dans un cerveau seul loge tant de savoir."

confiance

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From this reading "Son port, son air de suffisance, Marquent dans son savoir sa noble confiance.

dans

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From this reading "Son port, son air de suffisance, Marquent dans son savoir sa noble confiance.

denounUS /diː/

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading "Son port, son air de suffisance, Marquent dans son savoir sa noble confiance.

debats

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From this reading Dans les doctes debats ferme et rempli de coeur, Même après sa défaite il tient tête an vainqueur.

doctes

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From this reading Dans les doctes debats ferme et rempli de coeur, Même après sa défaite il tient tête an vainqueur.

DoctornounUS /ˈdɑːktər/

a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading The Doctor.

défaite

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

From this reading Dans les doctes debats ferme et rempli de coeur, Même après sa défaite il tient tête an vainqueur.

et

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From this reading Dans les doctes debats ferme et rempli de coeur, Même après sa défaite il tient tête an vainqueur.

ferme

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

From this reading Dans les doctes debats ferme et rempli de coeur, Même après sa défaite il tient tête an vainqueur.

gagner

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From this reading Voyez, pour gagner temps, quelles lenteurs savantes, Prolongent de ses mots les syllabes traînantes!

ilnounUS /ɪl/

a midwestern state in north-central United States

From this reading Dans les doctes debats ferme et rempli de coeur, Même après sa défaite il tient tête an vainqueur.

l'admire

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

From this reading Tout le monde l'admire, et ne peut concevoir Que dans un cerveau seul loge tant de savoir."

lenounUS /lə/

a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)

From this reading Tout le monde l'admire, et ne peut concevoir Que dans un cerveau seul loge tant de savoir."

lenteurs

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

From this reading Voyez, pour gagner temps, quelles lenteurs savantes, Prolongent de ses mots les syllabes traînantes!

lesnounUS /les/

plural of “le” — a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)

From this reading Dans les doctes debats ferme et rempli de coeur, Même après sa défaite il tient tête an vainqueur.

logenounUS /loʊdʒ/

balcony consisting of the forward section of a theater mezzanine

From this reading Tout le monde l'admire, et ne peut concevoir Que dans un cerveau seul loge tant de savoir."

Marquent

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

From this reading "Son port, son air de suffisance, Marquent dans son savoir sa noble confiance.

monde

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

From this reading Tout le monde l'admire, et ne peut concevoir Que dans un cerveau seul loge tant de savoir."

motsnounUS /mɑːts/

plural of “mot” — a clever remark

From this reading Voyez, pour gagner temps, quelles lenteurs savantes, Prolongent de ses mots les syllabes traînantes!

Même

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

From this reading Dans les doctes debats ferme et rempli de coeur, Même après sa défaite il tient tête an vainqueur.

nenounUS /niː/

a colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts

From this reading Tout le monde l'admire, et ne peut concevoir Que dans un cerveau seul loge tant de savoir."

nobleadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊbəl/

impressive in appearance

From this reading "Son port, son air de suffisance, Marquent dans son savoir sa noble confiance.

peut

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

From this reading Tout le monde l'admire, et ne peut concevoir Que dans un cerveau seul loge tant de savoir."

portnounUS /pɔːrt/

a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country

From this reading "Son port, son air de suffisance, Marquent dans son savoir sa noble confiance.

pourverbUS /pɔːr/

cause to run

From this reading Voyez, pour gagner temps, quelles lenteurs savantes, Prolongent de ses mots les syllabes traînantes!

Prolongent

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

From this reading Voyez, pour gagner temps, quelles lenteurs savantes, Prolongent de ses mots les syllabes traînantes!

Que

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

From this reading Tout le monde l'admire, et ne peut concevoir Que dans un cerveau seul loge tant de savoir."

quelles

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

From this reading Voyez, pour gagner temps, quelles lenteurs savantes, Prolongent de ses mots les syllabes traînantes!

rempli

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

From this reading Dans les doctes debats ferme et rempli de coeur, Même après sa défaite il tient tête an vainqueur.

sanounUS /sɑː/

Nazi militia created by Hitler in 1921 that helped him to power but was eclipsed by the SS after 1943

From this reading "Son port, son air de suffisance, Marquent dans son savoir sa noble confiance.

savantes

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

From this reading Voyez, pour gagner temps, quelles lenteurs savantes, Prolongent de ses mots les syllabes traînantes!

savoir

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

From this reading "Son port, son air de suffisance, Marquent dans son savoir sa noble confiance.

ses

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

From this reading Voyez, pour gagner temps, quelles lenteurs savantes, Prolongent de ses mots les syllabes traînantes!

seul

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

From this reading Tout le monde l'admire, et ne peut concevoir Que dans un cerveau seul loge tant de savoir."

SonnounUS /sʌn/

a male human offspring

From this reading "Son port, son air de suffisance, Marquent dans son savoir sa noble confiance.

suffisance

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

From this reading "Son port, son air de suffisance, Marquent dans son savoir sa noble confiance.

syllabes

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

From this reading Voyez, pour gagner temps, quelles lenteurs savantes, Prolongent de ses mots les syllabes traînantes!

tant

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

From this reading Tout le monde l'admire, et ne peut concevoir Que dans un cerveau seul loge tant de savoir."

tempsnounUS /temps/

plural of “temp” — a worker (especially in an office) hired on a temporary basis

From this reading Voyez, pour gagner temps, quelles lenteurs savantes, Prolongent de ses mots les syllabes traînantes!

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The Doctor.

tient

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

From this reading Dans les doctes debats ferme et rempli de coeur, Même après sa défaite il tient tête an vainqueur.

ToutnounUS /taʊt/

someone who buys tickets to an event in order to resell them at a profit

From this reading Tout le monde l'admire, et ne peut concevoir Que dans un cerveau seul loge tant de savoir."

traînantes

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

From this reading Voyez, pour gagner temps, quelles lenteurs savantes, Prolongent de ses mots les syllabes traînantes!

tête

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

From this reading Dans les doctes debats ferme et rempli de coeur, Même après sa défaite il tient tête an vainqueur.

unnounUS /ʌn/

an organization of independent states formed in 1945 to promote international peace and security

From this reading Tout le monde l'admire, et ne peut concevoir Que dans un cerveau seul loge tant de savoir."

vainqueur

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

From this reading Dans les doctes debats ferme et rempli de coeur, Même après sa défaite il tient tête an vainqueur.

Voyez

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

From this reading Voyez, pour gagner temps, quelles lenteurs savantes, Prolongent de ses mots les syllabes traînantes!

Chapter 22 of A Love Story by William Harvey Christie holds 100 sentences, grouped into 20 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.

What does chapter 22 of A Love Story contain?

Chapter 22 holds 100 sentences of A Love Story, unabridged, divided into 20 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 22 of A Love Story by William Harvey Christie exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 100 sentences, grouped into 20 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

How do I study chapter 22 of A Love Story?

Work through the 20 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

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Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 22 can be played aloud in United States English.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #8883, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does A Love Story take to read?

About 326 minutes of reading across 784 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in A Love Story

Words and structures a reader meets early in A Love Story, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Family
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Venerable
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May'st
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Unbeseem
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