Chapter 29 of In Paradise: A Novel. Vol. II is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 29 of In Paradise: A Novel. Vol. II is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FELIX TO JANSEN. "We parted so strangely, yesterday. Under the first shock of the blow I ran away as if I had been blind and mad. As if one could escape the mockery of hell in one's own breast! When I realized this, I turned back.
Chapter 29 of In Paradise: A Novel. Vol. II is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading “Under the first shock of the blow I ran away as if I had been blind and mad.”
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading “As if one could escape the mockery of hell in one's own breast!”
a Dutch Roman Catholic theologian (1585-1638)
From this reading “FELIX TO JANSEN.”
showing your contempt by derision
From this reading “As if one could escape the mockery of hell in one's own breast!”
having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes
From this reading “"We parted so strangely, yesterday.”
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading “When I realized this, I turned back.”
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading “Under the first shock of the blow I ran away as if I had been blind and mad.”
in a strange manner
From this reading “"We parted so strangely, yesterday.”
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flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
In this reading “Under the first shock of the blow I ran away as if I had been blind and mad.”
In this reading “Under the first shock of the blow I ran away as if I had been blind and mad.”
In this reading “As if one could escape the mockery of hell in one's own breast!”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Under the first shock of the blow I ran away as if I had been blind and mad.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Under the first shock of the blow I ran away as if I had been blind and mad.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Under the first shock of the blow I ran away as if I had been blind and mad.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading When I realized this, I turned back.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Under the first shock of the blow I ran away as if I had been blind and mad.
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading Under the first shock of the blow I ran away as if I had been blind and mad.
exhale hard
From this reading Under the first shock of the blow I ran away as if I had been blind and mad.
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading As if one could escape the mockery of hell in one's own breast!
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading As if one could escape the mockery of hell in one's own breast!
the act of escaping physically
From this reading As if one could escape the mockery of hell in one's own breast!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FELIX TO JANSEN.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Under the first shock of the blow I ran away as if I had been blind and mad.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Under the first shock of the blow I ran away as if I had been blind and mad.
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading As if one could escape the mockery of hell in one's own breast!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Under the first shock of the blow I ran away as if I had been blind and mad.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Under the first shock of the blow I ran away as if I had been blind and mad.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As if one could escape the mockery of hell in one's own breast!
a Dutch Roman Catholic theologian (1585-1638)
From this reading FELIX TO JANSEN.
roused to anger
From this reading Under the first shock of the blow I ran away as if I had been blind and mad.
showing your contempt by derision
From this reading As if one could escape the mockery of hell in one's own breast!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Under the first shock of the blow I ran away as if I had been blind and mad.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As if one could escape the mockery of hell in one's own breast!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As if one could escape the mockery of hell in one's own breast!
have ownership or possession of
From this reading As if one could escape the mockery of hell in one's own breast!
having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes
From this reading "We parted so strangely, yesterday.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Under the first shock of the blow I ran away as if I had been blind and mad.
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading When I realized this, I turned back.
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading Under the first shock of the blow I ran away as if I had been blind and mad.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "We parted so strangely, yesterday.
in a strange manner
From this reading "We parted so strangely, yesterday.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Under the first shock of the blow I ran away as if I had been blind and mad.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading When I realized this, I turned back.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FELIX TO JANSEN.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading When I realized this, I turned back.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Under the first shock of the blow I ran away as if I had been blind and mad.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We parted so strangely, yesterday.
at the time that
From this reading When I realized this, I turned back.
the day immediately before today
From this reading "We parted so strangely, yesterday.
Chapter 29 of In Paradise: A Novel. Vol. II by Paul Heyse holds 99 sentences, grouped into 20 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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