Chapter 3 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.
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Chapter 3 of A Night in the Luxembourg is here in full — 456 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Our assemblies, however, consider some problems as solved. They trouble you still. We have enslaved them, and our intelligence is their master. I will put their solutions in your hands, and then we will go for a walk in this springtime that perhaps you will never see again.... I Never?
Chapter 3 of A Night in the Luxembourg is here in full — 456 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/91 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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plural of “assembly” — a group of machine parts that fit together to form a self-contained unit
From this reading “Our assemblies, however, consider some problems as solved.”
deem to be
From this reading “Our assemblies, however, consider some problems as solved.”
past form of “enslave” — make a slave of; bring into servitude
From this reading “We have enslaved them, and our intelligence is their master.”
the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience
From this reading “We have enslaved them, and our intelligence is their master.”
plural of “problem” — a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
From this reading “Our assemblies, however, consider some problems as solved.”
plural of “solution” — a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution
From this reading “I will put their solutions in your hands, and then we will go for a walk in this springtime that perhaps you will never see again....”
explained or answered
From this reading “Our assemblies, however, consider some problems as solved.”
the season of growth
From this reading “I will put their solutions in your hands, and then we will go for a walk in this springtime that perhaps you will never see again....”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I will put their solutions in your hands, and then we will go for a walk in this springtime that perhaps you will never see again....
anew
From this reading I will put their solutions in your hands, and then we will go for a walk in this springtime that perhaps you will never see again....
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We have enslaved them, and our intelligence is their master.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Our assemblies, however, consider some problems as solved.
plural of “assembly” — a group of machine parts that fit together to form a self-contained unit
From this reading Our assemblies, however, consider some problems as solved.
deem to be
From this reading Our assemblies, however, consider some problems as solved.
past form of “enslave” — make a slave of; bring into servitude
From this reading We have enslaved them, and our intelligence is their master.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I will put their solutions in your hands, and then we will go for a walk in this springtime that perhaps you will never see again....
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I will put their solutions in your hands, and then we will go for a walk in this springtime that perhaps you will never see again....
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading I will put their solutions in your hands, and then we will go for a walk in this springtime that perhaps you will never see again....
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have enslaved them, and our intelligence is their master.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Our assemblies, however, consider some problems as solved.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I will put their solutions in your hands, and then we will go for a walk in this springtime that perhaps you will never see again....
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I will put their solutions in your hands, and then we will go for a walk in this springtime that perhaps you will never see again....
the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience
From this reading We have enslaved them, and our intelligence is their master.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We have enslaved them, and our intelligence is their master.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading We have enslaved them, and our intelligence is their master.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I will put their solutions in your hands, and then we will go for a walk in this springtime that perhaps you will never see again....
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our assemblies, however, consider some problems as solved.
by chance
From this reading I will put their solutions in your hands, and then we will go for a walk in this springtime that perhaps you will never see again....
plural of “problem” — a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
From this reading Our assemblies, however, consider some problems as solved.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I will put their solutions in your hands, and then we will go for a walk in this springtime that perhaps you will never see again....
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I will put their solutions in your hands, and then we will go for a walk in this springtime that perhaps you will never see again....
plural of “solution” — a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution
From this reading I will put their solutions in your hands, and then we will go for a walk in this springtime that perhaps you will never see again....
explained or answered
From this reading Our assemblies, however, consider some problems as solved.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Our assemblies, however, consider some problems as solved.
the season of growth
From this reading I will put their solutions in your hands, and then we will go for a walk in this springtime that perhaps you will never see again....
not in physical motion
From this reading They trouble you still.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I will put their solutions in your hands, and then we will go for a walk in this springtime that perhaps you will never see again....
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading We have enslaved them, and our intelligence is their master.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading We have enslaved them, and our intelligence is their master.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading I will put their solutions in your hands, and then we will go for a walk in this springtime that perhaps you will never see again....
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They trouble you still.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I will put their solutions in your hands, and then we will go for a walk in this springtime that perhaps you will never see again....
a source of difficulty
From this reading They trouble you still.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading I will put their solutions in your hands, and then we will go for a walk in this springtime that perhaps you will never see again....
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have enslaved them, and our intelligence is their master.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will put their solutions in your hands, and then we will go for a walk in this springtime that perhaps you will never see again....
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading They trouble you still.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I will put their solutions in your hands, and then we will go for a walk in this springtime that perhaps you will never see again....
Chapter 3 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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