Chapter 18 of Jean-Christophe Journey's End is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Jean-Christophe Journey's End is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
But Christophe could not understand.... He did not believe in the inevitability of passion--the idiotic cult of the romantics. He believed that a man can and must fight with all the force of his will.... His will! Where was it?
Chapter 18 of Jean-Christophe Journey's End is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “He believed that a man can and must fight with all the force of his will....”
followers of an exclusive system of beliefs and practices
From this reading “He did not believe in the inevitability of passion--the idiotic cult of the romantics.”
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading “He believed that a man can and must fight with all the force of his will....”
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading “He believed that a man can and must fight with all the force of his will....”
insanely irresponsible
From this reading “He did not believe in the inevitability of passion--the idiotic cult of the romantics.”
the quality of being unavoidable
From this reading “He did not believe in the inevitability of passion--the idiotic cult of the romantics.”
a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading “He did not believe in the inevitability of passion--the idiotic cult of the romantics.”
plural of “romantic” — a soulful or amorous idealist
From this reading “He did not believe in the inevitability of passion--the idiotic cult of the romantics.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He believed that a man can and must fight with all the force of his will....
(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 He believed that a man can and must fight with all the force of his will....
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He believed that a man can and must fight with all the force of his will....
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading He did not believe in the inevitability of passion--the idiotic cult of the romantics.
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading He believed that a man can and must fight with all the force of his will....
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Christophe could not understand....
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading He believed that a man can and must fight with all the force of his will....
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From this reading But Christophe could not understand....
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But Christophe could not understand....
followers of an exclusive system of beliefs and practices
From this reading He did not believe in the inevitability of passion--the idiotic cult of the romantics.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not believe in the inevitability of passion--the idiotic cult of the romantics.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading He believed that a man can and must fight with all the force of his will....
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading He believed that a man can and must fight with all the force of his will....
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He did not believe in the inevitability of passion--the idiotic cult of the romantics.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He believed that a man can and must fight with all the force of his will....
insanely irresponsible
From this reading He did not believe in the inevitability of passion--the idiotic cult of the romantics.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He did not believe in the inevitability of passion--the idiotic cult of the romantics.
the quality of being unavoidable
From this reading He did not believe in the inevitability of passion--the idiotic cult of the romantics.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Where was it?
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He believed that a man can and must fight with all the force of his will....
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He believed that a man can and must fight with all the force of his will....
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But Christophe could not understand....
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He did not believe in the inevitability of passion--the idiotic cult of the romantics.
a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading He did not believe in the inevitability of passion--the idiotic cult of the romantics.
plural of “romantic” — a soulful or amorous idealist
From this reading He did not believe in the inevitability of passion--the idiotic cult of the romantics.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He believed that a man can and must fight with all the force of his will....
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He did not believe in the inevitability of passion--the idiotic cult of the romantics.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading But Christophe could not understand....
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Where was it?
in or at the place that
From this reading Where was it?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading He believed that a man can and must fight with all the force of his will....
in the company of; together with
From this reading He believed that a man can and must fight with all the force of his will....
Chapter 18 of Jean-Christophe Journey's End by Romain Rolland holds 390 sentences, grouped into 78 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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