Chapter 22 of Jean-Christophe, Volume I is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of Jean-Christophe, Volume I is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You drab," he said in despair. "You do not know the harm you have done...." She tried to hold him back. He fled through the woods, spitting out his disgust with such ignominy, with such muddy hearts, with such incestuous sharing as that to which they had tried to bring him. He wept, he trembled: he sobbed with disgust.
Chapter 22 of Jean-Christophe, Volume I is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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fill with distaste
From this reading “He fled through the woods, spitting out his disgust with such ignominy, with such muddy hearts, with such incestuous sharing as that to which they had tried to bring him.”
lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
From this reading “"You drab," he said in despair.”
a state of dishonor
From this reading “He fled through the woods, spitting out his disgust with such ignominy, with such muddy hearts, with such incestuous sharing as that to which they had tried to bring him.”
resembling incest as by excessive intimacy
From this reading “He fled through the woods, spitting out his disgust with such ignominy, with such muddy hearts, with such incestuous sharing as that to which they had tried to bring him.”
(of soil) soft and watery
From this reading “He fled through the woods, spitting out his disgust with such ignominy, with such muddy hearts, with such incestuous sharing as that to which they had tried to bring him.”
using or enjoying something jointly with others
From this reading “He fled through the woods, spitting out his disgust with such ignominy, with such muddy hearts, with such incestuous sharing as that to which they had tried to bring him.”
inflected form of “sob” — weep convulsively
From this reading “He wept, he trembled: he sobbed with disgust.”
the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva)
From this reading “He fled through the woods, spitting out his disgust with such ignominy, with such muddy hearts, with such incestuous sharing as that to which they had tried to bring him.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He fled through the woods, spitting out his disgust with such ignominy, with such muddy hearts, with such incestuous sharing as that to which they had tried to bring him.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading She tried to hold him back.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading He fled through the woods, spitting out his disgust with such ignominy, with such muddy hearts, with such incestuous sharing as that to which they had tried to bring him.
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading "You drab," he said in despair.
fill with distaste
From this reading He fled through the woods, spitting out his disgust with such ignominy, with such muddy hearts, with such incestuous sharing as that to which they had tried to bring him.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "You do not know the harm you have done...."
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "You do not know the harm you have done...."
lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
From this reading "You drab," he said in despair.
inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly
From this reading He fled through the woods, spitting out his disgust with such ignominy, with such muddy hearts, with such incestuous sharing as that to which they had tried to bring him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He fled through the woods, spitting out his disgust with such ignominy, with such muddy hearts, with such incestuous sharing as that to which they had tried to bring him.
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading "You do not know the harm you have done...."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You do not know the harm you have done...."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You drab," he said in despair.
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading He fled through the woods, spitting out his disgust with such ignominy, with such muddy hearts, with such incestuous sharing as that to which they had tried to bring him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She tried to hold him back.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He fled through the woods, spitting out his disgust with such ignominy, with such muddy hearts, with such incestuous sharing as that to which they had tried to bring him.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading She tried to hold him back.
a state of dishonor
From this reading He fled through the woods, spitting out his disgust with such ignominy, with such muddy hearts, with such incestuous sharing as that to which they had tried to bring him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You drab," he said in despair.
resembling incest as by excessive intimacy
From this reading He fled through the woods, spitting out his disgust with such ignominy, with such muddy hearts, with such incestuous sharing as that to which they had tried to bring him.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "You do not know the harm you have done...."
(of soil) soft and watery
From this reading He fled through the woods, spitting out his disgust with such ignominy, with such muddy hearts, with such incestuous sharing as that to which they had tried to bring him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "You do not know the harm you have done...."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He fled through the woods, spitting out his disgust with such ignominy, with such muddy hearts, with such incestuous sharing as that to which they had tried to bring him.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You drab," he said in despair.
using or enjoying something jointly with others
From this reading He fled through the woods, spitting out his disgust with such ignominy, with such muddy hearts, with such incestuous sharing as that to which they had tried to bring him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She tried to hold him back.
inflected form of “sob” — weep convulsively
From this reading He wept, he trembled: he sobbed with disgust.
the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva)
From this reading He fled through the woods, spitting out his disgust with such ignominy, with such muddy hearts, with such incestuous sharing as that to which they had tried to bring him.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He fled through the woods, spitting out his disgust with such ignominy, with such muddy hearts, with such incestuous sharing as that to which they had tried to bring him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He fled through the woods, spitting out his disgust with such ignominy, with such muddy hearts, with such incestuous sharing as that to which they had tried to bring him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You do not know the harm you have done...."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He fled through the woods, spitting out his disgust with such ignominy, with such muddy hearts, with such incestuous sharing as that to which they had tried to bring him.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading He fled through the woods, spitting out his disgust with such ignominy, with such muddy hearts, with such incestuous sharing as that to which they had tried to bring him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She tried to hold him back.
past form of “tremble” — move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading He wept, he trembled: he sobbed with disgust.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading She tried to hold him back.
inflected form of “weep” — shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading He wept, he trembled: he sobbed with disgust.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He fled through the woods, spitting out his disgust with such ignominy, with such muddy hearts, with such incestuous sharing as that to which they had tried to bring him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He fled through the woods, spitting out his disgust with such ignominy, with such muddy hearts, with such incestuous sharing as that to which they had tried to bring him.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading He fled through the woods, spitting out his disgust with such ignominy, with such muddy hearts, with such incestuous sharing as that to which they had tried to bring him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You drab," he said in despair.
Chapter 22 of Jean-Christophe, Volume I by Romain Rolland holds 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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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