Chapter 11 of Jean-Christophe in Paris is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Jean-Christophe in Paris is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Ah! dear father, how we shall suffer!" The mist grew more dense, the cold damp pierced through to their bones. But Madame Jeannin could not bring herself to go. Antoinette saw that Olivier was shivering and she said to her mother: "I am cold."
Chapter 11 of Jean-Christophe in Paris is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
From this reading “The mist grew more dense, the cold damp pierced through to their bones.”
slightly wet
From this reading “The mist grew more dense, the cold damp pierced through to their bones.”
permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter
From this reading “The mist grew more dense, the cold damp pierced through to their bones.”
become covered with mist
From this reading “The mist grew more dense, the cold damp pierced through to their bones.”
English actor best know for his Shakespearean roles (1907-1989)
From this reading “Antoinette saw that Olivier was shivering and she said to her mother:”
having a hole cut through
From this reading “The mist grew more dense, the cold damp pierced through to their bones.”
a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
From this reading “Antoinette saw that Olivier was shivering and she said to her mother:”
undergo or be subjected to
From this reading “"Ah! dear father, how we shall suffer!"”
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From this reading "Ah! dear father, how we shall suffer!"
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am cold."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Antoinette saw that Olivier was shivering and she said to her mother:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Antoinette saw that Olivier was shivering and she said to her mother:
(used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
From this reading The mist grew more dense, the cold damp pierced through to their bones.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading But Madame Jeannin could not bring herself to go.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Madame Jeannin could not bring herself to go.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading The mist grew more dense, the cold damp pierced through to their bones.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But Madame Jeannin could not bring herself to go.
slightly wet
From this reading The mist grew more dense, the cold damp pierced through to their bones.
dearly loved
From this reading "Ah! dear father, how we shall suffer!"
permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter
From this reading The mist grew more dense, the cold damp pierced through to their bones.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "Ah! dear father, how we shall suffer!"
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading But Madame Jeannin could not bring herself to go.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading The mist grew more dense, the cold damp pierced through to their bones.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Antoinette saw that Olivier was shivering and she said to her mother:
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading But Madame Jeannin could not bring herself to go.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ah! dear father, how we shall suffer!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am cold."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But Madame Jeannin could not bring herself to go.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading But Madame Jeannin could not bring herself to go.
become covered with mist
From this reading The mist grew more dense, the cold damp pierced through to their bones.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The mist grew more dense, the cold damp pierced through to their bones.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Antoinette saw that Olivier was shivering and she said to her mother:
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But Madame Jeannin could not bring herself to go.
English actor best know for his Shakespearean roles (1907-1989)
From this reading Antoinette saw that Olivier was shivering and she said to her mother:
having a hole cut through
From this reading The mist grew more dense, the cold damp pierced through to their bones.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Antoinette saw that Olivier was shivering and she said to her mother:
cut with a saw
From this reading Antoinette saw that Olivier was shivering and she said to her mother:
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Ah! dear father, how we shall suffer!"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Antoinette saw that Olivier was shivering and she said to her mother:
a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
From this reading Antoinette saw that Olivier was shivering and she said to her mother:
undergo or be subjected to
From this reading "Ah! dear father, how we shall suffer!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Antoinette saw that Olivier was shivering and she said to her mother:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The mist grew more dense, the cold damp pierced through to their bones.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The mist grew more dense, the cold damp pierced through to their bones.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The mist grew more dense, the cold damp pierced through to their bones.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The mist grew more dense, the cold damp pierced through to their bones.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Antoinette saw that Olivier was shivering and she said to her mother:
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Ah! dear father, how we shall suffer!"
Chapter 11 of Jean-Christophe in Paris by Romain Rolland holds 425 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.
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