Chapter 17 of Jean-Christophe, Volume I is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Jean-Christophe, Volume I is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Familiar voices broke the spell. They trembled. Christophe leaped to his feet and crossed the fence again. Sabine picked up the shells in her lap and went in. In the yard he turned.
Chapter 17 of Jean-Christophe, Volume I is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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enclose with a fence
From this reading “Christophe leaped to his feet and crossed the fence again.”
lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading “Sabine picked up the shells in her lap and went in.”
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “Christophe leaped to his feet and crossed the fence again.”
a river in eastern Texas that flows south into the Gulf of Mexico
From this reading “Sabine picked up the shells in her lap and went in.”
plural of “shell” — ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun
From this reading “Sabine picked up the shells in her lap and went in.”
orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
From this reading “Familiar voices broke the spell.”
past form of “tremble” — move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading “They trembled.”
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading “In the yard he turned.”
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anew
From this reading Christophe leaped to his feet and crossed the fence again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Christophe leaped to his feet and crossed the fence again.
lacking funds
From this reading Familiar voices broke the spell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Christophe leaped to his feet and crossed the fence again.
placed crosswise
From this reading Christophe leaped to his feet and crossed the fence again.
well known or easily recognized
From this reading Familiar voices broke the spell.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Christophe leaped to his feet and crossed the fence again.
enclose with a fence
From this reading Christophe leaped to his feet and crossed the fence again.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the yard he turned.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Sabine picked up the shells in her lap and went in.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Christophe leaped to his feet and crossed the fence again.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sabine picked up the shells in her lap and went in.
lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading Sabine picked up the shells in her lap and went in.
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Christophe leaped to his feet and crossed the fence again.
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading Sabine picked up the shells in her lap and went in.
a river in eastern Texas that flows south into the Gulf of Mexico
From this reading Sabine picked up the shells in her lap and went in.
plural of “shell” — ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun
From this reading Sabine picked up the shells in her lap and went in.
orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
From this reading Familiar voices broke the spell.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Familiar voices broke the spell.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They trembled.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Christophe leaped to his feet and crossed the fence again.
past form of “tremble” — move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading They trembled.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading In the yard he turned.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Sabine picked up the shells in her lap and went in.
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Familiar voices broke the spell.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Sabine picked up the shells in her lap and went in.
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading In the yard he turned.
Chapter 17 of Jean-Christophe, Volume I by Romain Rolland holds 392 sentences, grouped into 79 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 17 holds 392 sentences of Jean-Christophe, Volume I, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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