Chapter 2 of A Night in the Luxembourg is here in full — 456 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of A Night in the Luxembourg is here in full — 456 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HE Yes, you are a man, and such you will remain. It is necessary that you should remain a man. I Shall I not become superior to other men, when I have heard, when I have understood? HE Yes, if you understand. I The Christian phase, then, has been an error of humanity?
Chapter 2 of A Night in the Luxembourg is here in full — 456 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading “I The Christian phase, then, has been an error of humanity?”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “I The Christian phase, then, has been an error of humanity?”
the quality of being humane
From this reading “I The Christian phase, then, has been an error of humanity?”
absolutely essential
From this reading “It is necessary that you should remain a man.”
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading “I The Christian phase, then, has been an error of humanity?”
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “HE Yes, you are a man, and such you will remain.”
of high or superior quality or performance
From this reading “I Shall I not become superior to other men, when I have heard, when I have understood?”
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading “I Shall I not become superior to other men, when I have heard, when I have understood?”
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 “I Shall I not become superior to other men, when I have heard, when I have understood?”
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 HE Yes, you are a man, and such you will remain.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I The Christian phase, then, has been an error of humanity?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HE Yes, you are a man, and such you will remain.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading HE Yes, you are a man, and such you will remain.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading I Shall I not become superior to other men, when I have heard, when I have understood?
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I The Christian phase, then, has been an error of humanity?
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading I The Christian phase, then, has been an error of humanity?
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading I The Christian phase, then, has been an error of humanity?
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I The Christian phase, then, has been an error of humanity?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I Shall I not become superior to other men, when I have heard, when I have understood?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HE Yes, you are a man, and such you will remain.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I Shall I not become superior to other men, when I have heard, when I have understood?
the quality of being humane
From this reading I The Christian phase, then, has been an error of humanity?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I Shall I not become superior to other men, when I have heard, when I have understood?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading HE Yes, if you understand.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is necessary that you should remain a man.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is necessary that you should remain a man.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading HE Yes, you are a man, and such you will remain.
the force of workers available
From this reading I Shall I not become superior to other men, when I have heard, when I have understood?
absolutely essential
From this reading It is necessary that you should remain a man.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I Shall I not become superior to other men, when I have heard, when I have understood?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I The Christian phase, then, has been an error of humanity?
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading I Shall I not become superior to other men, when I have heard, when I have understood?
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading I The Christian phase, then, has been an error of humanity?
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading HE Yes, you are a man, and such you will remain.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I Shall I not become superior to other men, when I have heard, when I have understood?
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It is necessary that you should remain a man.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading HE Yes, you are a man, and such you will remain.
of high or superior quality or performance
From this reading I Shall I not become superior to other men, when I have heard, when I have understood?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is necessary that you should remain a man.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I The Christian phase, then, has been an error of humanity?
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading I The Christian phase, then, has been an error of humanity?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I Shall I not become superior to other men, when I have heard, when I have understood?
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading HE Yes, if you understand.
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading I Shall I not become superior to other men, when I have heard, when I have understood?
at the time that
From this reading I Shall I not become superior to other men, when I have heard, when I have understood?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading HE Yes, you are a man, and such you will remain.
an affirmative
From this reading HE Yes, you are a man, and such you will remain.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading HE Yes, you are a man, and such you will remain.
Chapter 2 of A Night in the Luxembourg by Remy de Gourmont holds 456 sentences, grouped into 92 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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