Chapter 16 of Jean-Christophe, Volume I is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Jean-Christophe, Volume I is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Thank you!... Again! Look at me again!" But though it gave her pleasure to please, her indifference would never let her make the smallest effort to please. She was an object of scandal to the Euler-Vogels.
Chapter 16 of Jean-Christophe, Volume I is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading “But though it gave her pleasure to please, her indifference would never let her make the smallest effort to please.”
unbiased impartial unconcern
From this reading “But though it gave her pleasure to please, her indifference would never let her make the smallest effort to please.”
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading “She was an object of scandal to the Euler-Vogels.”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “But though it gave her pleasure to please, her indifference would never let her make the smallest effort to please.”
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading “But though it gave her pleasure to please, her indifference would never let her make the smallest effort to please.”
disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people
From this reading “She was an object of scandal to the Euler-Vogels.”
superlative of “small” — limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “But though it gave her pleasure to please, her indifference would never let her make the smallest effort to please.”
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “"Thank you!...”
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anew
From this reading Again!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She was an object of scandal to the Euler-Vogels.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Look at me again!"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But though it gave her pleasure to please, her indifference would never let her make the smallest effort to please.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading But though it gave her pleasure to please, her indifference would never let her make the smallest effort to please.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was an object of scandal to the Euler-Vogels.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading But though it gave her pleasure to please, her indifference would never let her make the smallest effort to please.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But though it gave her pleasure to please, her indifference would never let her make the smallest effort to please.
unbiased impartial unconcern
From this reading But though it gave her pleasure to please, her indifference would never let her make the smallest effort to please.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But though it gave her pleasure to please, her indifference would never let her make the smallest effort to please.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading But though it gave her pleasure to please, her indifference would never let her make the smallest effort to please.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Look at me again!"
engage in
From this reading But though it gave her pleasure to please, her indifference would never let her make the smallest effort to please.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Look at me again!"
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading But though it gave her pleasure to please, her indifference would never let her make the smallest effort to please.
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading She was an object of scandal to the Euler-Vogels.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was an object of scandal to the Euler-Vogels.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading But though it gave her pleasure to please, her indifference would never let her make the smallest effort to please.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading But though it gave her pleasure to please, her indifference would never let her make the smallest effort to please.
disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people
From this reading She was an object of scandal to the Euler-Vogels.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was an object of scandal to the Euler-Vogels.
superlative of “small” — limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading But though it gave her pleasure to please, her indifference would never let her make the smallest effort to please.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading "Thank you!...
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But though it gave her pleasure to please, her indifference would never let her make the smallest effort to please.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading But though it gave her pleasure to please, her indifference would never let her make the smallest effort to please.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But though it gave her pleasure to please, her indifference would never let her make the smallest effort to please.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was an object of scandal to the Euler-Vogels.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But though it gave her pleasure to please, her indifference would never let her make the smallest effort to please.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Thank you!...
Chapter 16 of Jean-Christophe, Volume I by Romain Rolland holds 388 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.
Chapter 16 holds 388 sentences of Jean-Christophe, Volume I, unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.
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