Chapter 8 of Clerambault is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of Clerambault is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You know whether that is true! No, I think, is the answer. Belief comes through love." "By love of those who believe?" "Is it not always through love, and only in that way, that we learn to trust?"
Chapter 8 of Clerambault is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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react verbally
From this reading “No, I think, is the answer.”
any cognitive content held as true
From this reading “Belief comes through love."”
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “"By love of those who believe?"”
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading “Belief comes through love."”
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading “"Is it not always through love, and only in that way, that we learn to trust?"”
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading “"You know whether that is true!”
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading “"Is it not always through love, and only in that way, that we learn to trust?"”
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “"You know whether that is true!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "Is it not always through love, and only in that way, that we learn to trust?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Is it not always through love, and only in that way, that we learn to trust?"
react verbally
From this reading No, I think, is the answer.
any cognitive content held as true
From this reading Belief comes through love."
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "By love of those who believe?"
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "By love of those who believe?"
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading Belief comes through love."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading No, I think, is the answer.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Is it not always through love, and only in that way, that we learn to trust?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "You know whether that is true!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Is it not always through love, and only in that way, that we learn to trust?"
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "You know whether that is true!
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading "Is it not always through love, and only in that way, that we learn to trust?"
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Belief comes through love."
not any; not one
From this reading No, I think, is the answer.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Is it not always through love, and only in that way, that we learn to trust?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "By love of those who believe?"
and nothing more
From this reading "Is it not always through love, and only in that way, that we learn to trust?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You know whether that is true!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading No, I think, is the answer.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading No, I think, is the answer.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "By love of those who believe?"
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Belief comes through love."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Is it not always through love, and only in that way, that we learn to trust?"
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading "You know whether that is true!
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading "Is it not always through love, and only in that way, that we learn to trust?"
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Is it not always through love, and only in that way, that we learn to trust?"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Is it not always through love, and only in that way, that we learn to trust?"
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading "You know whether that is true!
which person or people
From this reading "By love of those who believe?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You know whether that is true!
Chapter 8 of Clerambault by Romain Rolland holds 423 sentences, grouped into 85 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 8 holds 423 sentences of Clerambault, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of Clerambault by Romain Rolland exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 423 sentences, grouped into 85 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.
Work through the 85 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 85 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 8 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
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About 312 minutes of reading across 751 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Clerambault section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 9 chapters of Clerambault to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in Clerambault, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
