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Gómez Arias

Chapter XVI

Chapter 16 of Gómez Arias is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Mais puisque je naquis, sans doute il falloit naitre; Si l'on m'eut consulte, j'aurais refuse l'etre.
Vains regrets!
Le destin me condamnoit au jour, Et je viens, o soleil! te maudire a mon tour.
_Lamartine_.
I have no dread, And feel the curse to have no natural fear Nor fluttering throb, that beats with hopes or wishes Or lurking love of something on the earth.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Gómez Arias

Chapter XVI

Chapter 16 of Gómez Arias is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/28 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Mais puisque je naquis, sans doute il falloit naitre; Si l'on m'eut consulte, j'aurais refuse l'etre.
Line 2
Vains regrets!
Line 3
Le destin me condamnoit au jour, Et je viens, o soleil! te maudire a mon tour.
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_Lamartine_.
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I have no dread, And feel the curse to have no natural fear Nor fluttering throb, that beats with hopes or wishes Or lurking love of something on the earth.
/aɪ hæv noʊ dred ənd fiːl ðə kɜːrs tuː hæv noʊ ˈnætʃərəl fɪr nɔːr ˈflʌtərɪŋ θrɑːb ðæt biːts wɪð hoʊps ɔːr ˈwɪʃɪz ɔːr ˈlɜːrkɪŋ lʌv ʌv ˈsʌmθɪŋ ɑːn ðə ɜːrθ/

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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

beats noun US /biːts/

a United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop)

From this reading “I have no dread, And feel the curse to have no natural fear Nor fluttering throb, that beats with hopes or wishes Or lurking love of something on the earth.”

curse noun US /kɜːrs/

profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger

From this reading “I have no dread, And feel the curse to have no natural fear Nor fluttering throb, that beats with hopes or wishes Or lurking love of something on the earth.”

fluttering noun US /ˈflʌtərɪŋ/

the motion made by flapping up and down

From this reading “I have no dread, And feel the curse to have no natural fear Nor fluttering throb, that beats with hopes or wishes Or lurking love of something on the earth.”

lurking verb US /ˈlɜːrkɪŋ/

-ing form of “lurk” — lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner

From this reading “I have no dread, And feel the curse to have no natural fear Nor fluttering throb, that beats with hopes or wishes Or lurking love of something on the earth.”

mon noun US /moʊn/

the second day of the week; the first working day

From this reading “Le destin me condamnoit au jour, Et je viens, o soleil! te maudire a mon tour.”

regrets noun US /rɪˈɡrets/

a polite refusal of an invitation

From this reading “Vains regrets!”

throb verb US /θrɑːb/

pulsate or pound with abnormal force

From this reading “I have no dread, And feel the curse to have no natural fear Nor fluttering throb, that beats with hopes or wishes Or lurking love of something on the earth.”

tour noun US /tʊr/

a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area

From this reading “Le destin me condamnoit au jour, Et je viens, o soleil! te maudire a mon tour.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Le destin me condamnoit au jour, Et je viens, o soleil! te maudire a mon tour.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading I have no dread, And feel the curse to have no natural fear Nor fluttering throb, that beats with hopes or wishes Or lurking love of something on the earth.

aunounUS /oʊ/

a soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element; occurs mainly as nuggets in rocks and alluvial deposits; does not react with most chemicals but is attacked by chlorine and aqua regia

From this reading Le destin me condamnoit au jour, Et je viens, o soleil! te maudire a mon tour.

beatsnounUS /biːts/

a United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop)

From this reading I have no dread, And feel the curse to have no natural fear Nor fluttering throb, that beats with hopes or wishes Or lurking love of something on the earth.

condamnoit

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From this reading Le destin me condamnoit au jour, Et je viens, o soleil! te maudire a mon tour.

consulte

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From this reading Mais puisque je naquis, sans doute il falloit naitre; Si l'on m'eut consulte, j'aurais refuse l'etre.

cursenounUS /kɜːrs/

profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger

From this reading I have no dread, And feel the curse to have no natural fear Nor fluttering throb, that beats with hopes or wishes Or lurking love of something on the earth.

destin

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From this reading Le destin me condamnoit au jour, Et je viens, o soleil! te maudire a mon tour.

doute

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From this reading Mais puisque je naquis, sans doute il falloit naitre; Si l'on m'eut consulte, j'aurais refuse l'etre.

dreadnounUS /dred/

fearful expectation or anticipation

From this reading I have no dread, And feel the curse to have no natural fear Nor fluttering throb, that beats with hopes or wishes Or lurking love of something on the earth.

earthnounUS /ɜːrθ/

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading I have no dread, And feel the curse to have no natural fear Nor fluttering throb, that beats with hopes or wishes Or lurking love of something on the earth.

Et

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From this reading Le destin me condamnoit au jour, Et je viens, o soleil! te maudire a mon tour.

falloit

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From this reading Mais puisque je naquis, sans doute il falloit naitre; Si l'on m'eut consulte, j'aurais refuse l'etre.

fearverbUS /fɪr/

be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event

From this reading I have no dread, And feel the curse to have no natural fear Nor fluttering throb, that beats with hopes or wishes Or lurking love of something on the earth.

feelverbUS /fiːl/

undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

From this reading I have no dread, And feel the curse to have no natural fear Nor fluttering throb, that beats with hopes or wishes Or lurking love of something on the earth.

flutteringnounUS /ˈflʌtərɪŋ/

the motion made by flapping up and down

From this reading I have no dread, And feel the curse to have no natural fear Nor fluttering throb, that beats with hopes or wishes Or lurking love of something on the earth.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I have no dread, And feel the curse to have no natural fear Nor fluttering throb, that beats with hopes or wishes Or lurking love of something on the earth.

hopesnounUS /hoʊps/

plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading I have no dread, And feel the curse to have no natural fear Nor fluttering throb, that beats with hopes or wishes Or lurking love of something on the earth.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I have no dread, And feel the curse to have no natural fear Nor fluttering throb, that beats with hopes or wishes Or lurking love of something on the earth.

ilnounUS /ɪl/

a midwestern state in north-central United States

From this reading Mais puisque je naquis, sans doute il falloit naitre; Si l'on m'eut consulte, j'aurais refuse l'etre.

j'aurais

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From this reading Mais puisque je naquis, sans doute il falloit naitre; Si l'on m'eut consulte, j'aurais refuse l'etre.

je

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From this reading Mais puisque je naquis, sans doute il falloit naitre; Si l'on m'eut consulte, j'aurais refuse l'etre.

jour

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Le destin me condamnoit au jour, Et je viens, o soleil! te maudire a mon tour.

l'etre

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From this reading Mais puisque je naquis, sans doute il falloit naitre; Si l'on m'eut consulte, j'aurais refuse l'etre.

l'on

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From this reading Mais puisque je naquis, sans doute il falloit naitre; Si l'on m'eut consulte, j'aurais refuse l'etre.

Lamartine

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From this reading _Lamartine_.

LenounUS /lə/

a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)

From this reading Le destin me condamnoit au jour, Et je viens, o soleil! te maudire a mon tour.

lovenounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading I have no dread, And feel the curse to have no natural fear Nor fluttering throb, that beats with hopes or wishes Or lurking love of something on the earth.

lurkingverbUS /ˈlɜːrkɪŋ/

-ing form of “lurk” — lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner

From this reading I have no dread, And feel the curse to have no natural fear Nor fluttering throb, that beats with hopes or wishes Or lurking love of something on the earth.

m'eut

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Mais puisque je naquis, sans doute il falloit naitre; Si l'on m'eut consulte, j'aurais refuse l'etre.

Mais

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From this reading Mais puisque je naquis, sans doute il falloit naitre; Si l'on m'eut consulte, j'aurais refuse l'etre.

maudire

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Le destin me condamnoit au jour, Et je viens, o soleil! te maudire a mon tour.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Le destin me condamnoit au jour, Et je viens, o soleil! te maudire a mon tour.

monnounUS /moʊn/

the second day of the week; the first working day

From this reading Le destin me condamnoit au jour, Et je viens, o soleil! te maudire a mon tour.

naitre

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Mais puisque je naquis, sans doute il falloit naitre; Si l'on m'eut consulte, j'aurais refuse l'etre.

naquis

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From this reading Mais puisque je naquis, sans doute il falloit naitre; Si l'on m'eut consulte, j'aurais refuse l'etre.

naturaladjectiveUS /ˈnætʃərəl/

in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature

From this reading I have no dread, And feel the curse to have no natural fear Nor fluttering throb, that beats with hopes or wishes Or lurking love of something on the earth.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading I have no dread, And feel the curse to have no natural fear Nor fluttering throb, that beats with hopes or wishes Or lurking love of something on the earth.

NorconjunctionUS /nɔːr/

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading I have no dread, And feel the curse to have no natural fear Nor fluttering throb, that beats with hopes or wishes Or lurking love of something on the earth.

onounUS /oʊ/

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading Le destin me condamnoit au jour, Et je viens, o soleil! te maudire a mon tour.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I have no dread, And feel the curse to have no natural fear Nor fluttering throb, that beats with hopes or wishes Or lurking love of something on the earth.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I have no dread, And feel the curse to have no natural fear Nor fluttering throb, that beats with hopes or wishes Or lurking love of something on the earth.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading I have no dread, And feel the curse to have no natural fear Nor fluttering throb, that beats with hopes or wishes Or lurking love of something on the earth.

puisque

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Mais puisque je naquis, sans doute il falloit naitre; Si l'on m'eut consulte, j'aurais refuse l'etre.

refuseverbUS /rəˈfjuːz/

show unwillingness towards

From this reading Mais puisque je naquis, sans doute il falloit naitre; Si l'on m'eut consulte, j'aurais refuse l'etre.

regretsnounUS /rɪˈɡrets/

a polite refusal of an invitation

From this reading Vains regrets!

sans

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Mais puisque je naquis, sans doute il falloit naitre; Si l'on m'eut consulte, j'aurais refuse l'etre.

SinounUS /siː/

a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors

From this reading Mais puisque je naquis, sans doute il falloit naitre; Si l'on m'eut consulte, j'aurais refuse l'etre.

soleil

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Le destin me condamnoit au jour, Et je viens, o soleil! te maudire a mon tour.

somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading I have no dread, And feel the curse to have no natural fear Nor fluttering throb, that beats with hopes or wishes Or lurking love of something on the earth.

tenounUS /tiː/

a brittle silver-white metalloid element that is related to selenium and sulfur; it is used in alloys and as a semiconductor; occurs mainly as tellurides in ores of copper and nickel and silver and gold

From this reading Le destin me condamnoit au jour, Et je viens, o soleil! te maudire a mon tour.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I have no dread, And feel the curse to have no natural fear Nor fluttering throb, that beats with hopes or wishes Or lurking love of something on the earth.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading I have no dread, And feel the curse to have no natural fear Nor fluttering throb, that beats with hopes or wishes Or lurking love of something on the earth.

throbverbUS /θrɑːb/

pulsate or pound with abnormal force

From this reading I have no dread, And feel the curse to have no natural fear Nor fluttering throb, that beats with hopes or wishes Or lurking love of something on the earth.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading I have no dread, And feel the curse to have no natural fear Nor fluttering throb, that beats with hopes or wishes Or lurking love of something on the earth.

tournounUS /tʊr/

a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area

From this reading Le destin me condamnoit au jour, Et je viens, o soleil! te maudire a mon tour.

Vains

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Vains regrets!

viens

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Le destin me condamnoit au jour, Et je viens, o soleil! te maudire a mon tour.

wishesnounUS /ˈwɪʃɪz/

plural of “wish” — a specific feeling of desire

From this reading I have no dread, And feel the curse to have no natural fear Nor fluttering throb, that beats with hopes or wishes Or lurking love of something on the earth.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading I have no dread, And feel the curse to have no natural fear Nor fluttering throb, that beats with hopes or wishes Or lurking love of something on the earth.

Chapter 16 of Gómez Arias by Joaquín Telesforo de Trueba y Cosío holds 142 sentences, grouped into 29 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.

What does chapter 16 of Gómez Arias contain?

Chapter 16 holds 142 sentences of Gómez Arias, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 16 of Gómez Arias by Joaquín Telesforo de Trueba y Cosío exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 142 sentences, grouped into 29 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.

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