Chapter 21 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 21 of Jean-Christophe, Volume I is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Well, it will not happen with us." "Why?" "Because as soon as you love some one else, I shall love you no longer, my dear, never, never again." "But just now you said perhaps.... Ah! you see you do not love me!"
Chapter 21 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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for the reason that
From this reading “"Because as soon as you love some one else, I shall love you no longer, my dear, never, never again."”
dearly loved
From this reading “"Because as soon as you love some one else, I shall love you no longer, my dear, never, never again."”
come to pass
From this reading “"Well, it will not happen with us."”
for more time
From this reading “"Because as soon as you love some one else, I shall love you no longer, my dear, never, never again."”
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “"Because as soon as you love some one else, I shall love you no longer, my dear, never, never again."”
by chance
From this reading “"But just now you said perhaps....”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"Because as soon as you love some one else, I shall love you no longer, my dear, never, never again."”
in the near future
From this reading “"Because as soon as you love some one else, I shall love you no longer, my dear, never, never again."”
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anew
From this reading "Because as soon as you love some one else, I shall love you no longer, my dear, never, never again."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ah! you see you do not love me!"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Because as soon as you love some one else, I shall love you no longer, my dear, never, never again."
for the reason that
From this reading "Because as soon as you love some one else, I shall love you no longer, my dear, never, never again."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But just now you said perhaps....
dearly loved
From this reading "Because as soon as you love some one else, I shall love you no longer, my dear, never, never again."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Ah! you see you do not love me!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Because as soon as you love some one else, I shall love you no longer, my dear, never, never again."
come to pass
From this reading "Well, it will not happen with us."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Because as soon as you love some one else, I shall love you no longer, my dear, never, never again."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Well, it will not happen with us."
and nothing more
From this reading "But just now you said perhaps....
for more time
From this reading "Because as soon as you love some one else, I shall love you no longer, my dear, never, never again."
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "Because as soon as you love some one else, I shall love you no longer, my dear, never, never again."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ah! you see you do not love me!"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Because as soon as you love some one else, I shall love you no longer, my dear, never, never again."
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Because as soon as you love some one else, I shall love you no longer, my dear, never, never again."
not any; not one
From this reading "Because as soon as you love some one else, I shall love you no longer, my dear, never, never again."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Well, it will not happen with us."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "But just now you said perhaps....
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Because as soon as you love some one else, I shall love you no longer, my dear, never, never again."
by chance
From this reading "But just now you said perhaps....
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "But just now you said perhaps....
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Ah! you see you do not love me!"
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Because as soon as you love some one else, I shall love you no longer, my dear, never, never again."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Because as soon as you love some one else, I shall love you no longer, my dear, never, never again."
in the near future
From this reading "Because as soon as you love some one else, I shall love you no longer, my dear, never, never again."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Well, it will not happen with us."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, it will not happen with us."
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Well, it will not happen with us."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Well, it will not happen with us."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Because as soon as you love some one else, I shall love you no longer, my dear, never, never again."
Chapter 21 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 21 holds 392 sentences of Jean-Christophe, Volume I, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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