Chapter 2 of Clerambault is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Clerambault is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Clerambault knew it perfectly well, but he swallowed all the fawning reviews of the press with infantile vanity. In the evening he made Camus read them aloud in the family circle, beaming with joy as he listened. When it was over he nearly shouted: "Encore!" In this concert of praise one slightly flat note came from Perrotin.
Chapter 2 of Clerambault is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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cheerful and bright
From this reading “In the evening he made Camus read them aloud in the family circle, beaming with joy as he listened.”
French writer who portrayed the human condition as isolated in an absurd world (1913-1960)
From this reading “In the evening he made Camus read them aloud in the family circle, beaming with joy as he listened.”
a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging
From this reading “In this concert of praise one slightly flat note came from Perrotin.”
an extra or repeated performance; usually given in response to audience demand
From this reading “"Encore!"”
attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
From this reading “Clerambault knew it perfectly well, but he swallowed all the fawning reviews of the press with infantile vanity.”
indicating a lack of maturity
From this reading “Clerambault knew it perfectly well, but he swallowed all the fawning reviews of the press with infantile vanity.”
plural of “review” — a new appraisal or evaluation
From this reading “Clerambault knew it perfectly well, but he swallowed all the fawning reviews of the press with infantile vanity.”
past form of “swallow” — pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
From this reading “Clerambault knew it perfectly well, but he swallowed all the fawning reviews of the press with infantile vanity.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Clerambault knew it perfectly well, but he swallowed all the fawning reviews of the press with infantile vanity.
using the voice; not silently
From this reading In the evening he made Camus read them aloud in the family circle, beaming with joy as he listened.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In the evening he made Camus read them aloud in the family circle, beaming with joy as he listened.
cheerful and bright
From this reading In the evening he made Camus read them aloud in the family circle, beaming with joy as he listened.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Clerambault knew it perfectly well, but he swallowed all the fawning reviews of the press with infantile vanity.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading In this concert of praise one slightly flat note came from Perrotin.
French writer who portrayed the human condition as isolated in an absurd world (1913-1960)
From this reading In the evening he made Camus read them aloud in the family circle, beaming with joy as he listened.
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading In the evening he made Camus read them aloud in the family circle, beaming with joy as he listened.
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From this reading Clerambault knew it perfectly well, but he swallowed all the fawning reviews of the press with infantile vanity.
a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging
From this reading In this concert of praise one slightly flat note came from Perrotin.
an extra or repeated performance; usually given in response to audience demand
From this reading "Encore!"
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading In the evening he made Camus read them aloud in the family circle, beaming with joy as he listened.
a social unit living together
From this reading In the evening he made Camus read them aloud in the family circle, beaming with joy as he listened.
attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
From this reading Clerambault knew it perfectly well, but he swallowed all the fawning reviews of the press with infantile vanity.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading In this concert of praise one slightly flat note came from Perrotin.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In this concert of praise one slightly flat note came from Perrotin.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Clerambault knew it perfectly well, but he swallowed all the fawning reviews of the press with infantile vanity.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the evening he made Camus read them aloud in the family circle, beaming with joy as he listened.
indicating a lack of maturity
From this reading Clerambault knew it perfectly well, but he swallowed all the fawning reviews of the press with infantile vanity.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Clerambault knew it perfectly well, but he swallowed all the fawning reviews of the press with infantile vanity.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading In the evening he made Camus read them aloud in the family circle, beaming with joy as he listened.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Clerambault knew it perfectly well, but he swallowed all the fawning reviews of the press with infantile vanity.
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading In the evening he made Camus read them aloud in the family circle, beaming with joy as he listened.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading In the evening he made Camus read them aloud in the family circle, beaming with joy as he listened.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading When it was over he nearly shouted:
a brief written record
From this reading In this concert of praise one slightly flat note came from Perrotin.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Clerambault knew it perfectly well, but he swallowed all the fawning reviews of the press with infantile vanity.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In this concert of praise one slightly flat note came from Perrotin.
above and across; more than
From this reading When it was over he nearly shouted:
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Clerambault knew it perfectly well, but he swallowed all the fawning reviews of the press with infantile vanity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In this concert of praise one slightly flat note came from Perrotin.
an expression of approval and commendation
From this reading In this concert of praise one slightly flat note came from Perrotin.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading Clerambault knew it perfectly well, but he swallowed all the fawning reviews of the press with infantile vanity.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading In the evening he made Camus read them aloud in the family circle, beaming with joy as he listened.
plural of “review” — a new appraisal or evaluation
From this reading Clerambault knew it perfectly well, but he swallowed all the fawning reviews of the press with infantile vanity.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading When it was over he nearly shouted:
to a small degree or extent
From this reading In this concert of praise one slightly flat note came from Perrotin.
past form of “swallow” — pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
From this reading Clerambault knew it perfectly well, but he swallowed all the fawning reviews of the press with infantile vanity.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Clerambault knew it perfectly well, but he swallowed all the fawning reviews of the press with infantile vanity.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In the evening he made Camus read them aloud in the family circle, beaming with joy as he listened.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In this concert of praise one slightly flat note came from Perrotin.
feelings of excessive pride
From this reading Clerambault knew it perfectly well, but he swallowed all the fawning reviews of the press with infantile vanity.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When it was over he nearly shouted:
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Clerambault knew it perfectly well, but he swallowed all the fawning reviews of the press with infantile vanity.
at the time that
From this reading When it was over he nearly shouted:
in the company of; together with
From this reading Clerambault knew it perfectly well, but he swallowed all the fawning reviews of the press with infantile vanity.
Chapter 2 of Clerambault by Romain Rolland holds 407 sentences, grouped into 82 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 2 holds 407 sentences of Clerambault, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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