Chapter 29 of Claude's Confession is here in full — 27 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 29 of Claude's Confession is here in full — 27 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CONCLUSION Brothers, I am coming to you. I set out to-morrow for the country, for Provence. I wish to draw a new youth from our broad horizons, from our pure and glowing sunbeams. My pride has led me to aim at too lofty a mark. I believed myself ripe for the struggle, while in reality I was but a weak and inexperienced child.
Chapter 29 of Claude's Confession is here in full — 27 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
From this reading “My pride has led me to aim at too lofty a mark.”
highly enthusiastic
From this reading “I wish to draw a new youth from our broad horizons, from our pure and glowing sunbeams.”
plural of “horizon” — the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
From this reading “I wish to draw a new youth from our broad horizons, from our pure and glowing sunbeams.”
lacking practical experience or training
From this reading “I believed myself ripe for the struggle, while in reality I was but a weak and inexperienced child.”
of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
From this reading “My pride has led me to aim at too lofty a mark.”
a former province of southeastern France; now administered with Cote d'Azur
From this reading “I set out to-morrow for the country, for Provence.”
all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you
From this reading “I believed myself ripe for the struggle, while in reality I was but a weak and inexperienced child.”
fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used
From this reading “I believed myself ripe for the struggle, while in reality I was but a weak and inexperienced child.”
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In this reading “My pride has led me to aim at too lofty a mark.”
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
In this reading “I set out to-morrow for the country, for Provence.”
used to imply that one would expect the fact to be the opposite of that stated; surprisingly
In this reading “I believed myself ripe for the struggle, while in reality I was but a weak and inexperienced child.”
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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 wish to draw a new youth from our broad horizons, from our pure and glowing sunbeams.
point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
From this reading My pride has led me to aim at too lofty a mark.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading CONCLUSION Brothers, I am coming to you.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I wish to draw a new youth from our broad horizons, from our pure and glowing sunbeams.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading My pride has led me to aim at too lofty a mark.
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading I believed myself ripe for the struggle, while in reality I was but a weak and inexperienced child.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading I wish to draw a new youth from our broad horizons, from our pure and glowing sunbeams.
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading CONCLUSION Brothers, I am coming to you.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I believed myself ripe for the struggle, while in reality I was but a weak and inexperienced child.
a young person of either sex
From this reading I believed myself ripe for the struggle, while in reality I was but a weak and inexperienced child.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading CONCLUSION Brothers, I am coming to you.
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading CONCLUSION Brothers, I am coming to you.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading I set out to-morrow for the country, for Provence.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading I wish to draw a new youth from our broad horizons, from our pure and glowing sunbeams.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I set out to-morrow for the country, for Provence.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I wish to draw a new youth from our broad horizons, from our pure and glowing sunbeams.
highly enthusiastic
From this reading I wish to draw a new youth from our broad horizons, from our pure and glowing sunbeams.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My pride has led me to aim at too lofty a mark.
plural of “horizon” — the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
From this reading I wish to draw a new youth from our broad horizons, from our pure and glowing sunbeams.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading CONCLUSION Brothers, I am coming to you.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I believed myself ripe for the struggle, while in reality I was but a weak and inexperienced child.
lacking practical experience or training
From this reading I believed myself ripe for the struggle, while in reality I was but a weak and inexperienced child.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading My pride has led me to aim at too lofty a mark.
of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
From this reading My pride has led me to aim at too lofty a mark.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading My pride has led me to aim at too lofty a mark.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My pride has led me to aim at too lofty a mark.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My pride has led me to aim at too lofty a mark.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I believed myself ripe for the struggle, while in reality I was but a weak and inexperienced child.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading I wish to draw a new youth from our broad horizons, from our pure and glowing sunbeams.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I wish to draw a new youth from our broad horizons, from our pure and glowing sunbeams.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I set out to-morrow for the country, for Provence.
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading My pride has led me to aim at too lofty a mark.
a former province of southeastern France; now administered with Cote d'Azur
From this reading I set out to-morrow for the country, for Provence.
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading I wish to draw a new youth from our broad horizons, from our pure and glowing sunbeams.
all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you
From this reading I believed myself ripe for the struggle, while in reality I was but a weak and inexperienced child.
fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used
From this reading I believed myself ripe for the struggle, while in reality I was but a weak and inexperienced child.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I set out to-morrow for the country, for Provence.
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading I believed myself ripe for the struggle, while in reality I was but a weak and inexperienced child.
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From this reading I wish to draw a new youth from our broad horizons, from our pure and glowing sunbeams.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I set out to-morrow for the country, for Provence.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CONCLUSION Brothers, I am coming to you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I set out to-morrow for the country, for Provence.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading My pride has led me to aim at too lofty a mark.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I believed myself ripe for the struggle, while in reality I was but a weak and inexperienced child.
wanting in physical strength
From this reading I believed myself ripe for the struggle, while in reality I was but a weak and inexperienced child.
during the time that
From this reading I believed myself ripe for the struggle, while in reality I was but a weak and inexperienced child.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading I wish to draw a new youth from our broad horizons, from our pure and glowing sunbeams.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading CONCLUSION Brothers, I am coming to you.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading I wish to draw a new youth from our broad horizons, from our pure and glowing sunbeams.
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