Chapter 1 of Jurgen: A Comedy of Justice is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Jurgen: A Comedy of Justice is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Yes, I have heard of this other Jurgen," says the pawnbroker. "Oh, Madame Dorothy, but it was he that loved you!" "No more than I loved him. Through a whole summer have I loved Jurgen." And the knowledge that this girl spoke a wondrous truth was now to Jurgen a joy that was keen as pain.
Chapter 1 of Jurgen: A Comedy of Justice is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 62/77 · 5 reading units · Lines 306–310
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the emotion of great happiness
From this reading “And the knowledge that this girl spoke a wondrous truth was now to Jurgen a joy that was keen as pain.”
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading “And the knowledge that this girl spoke a wondrous truth was now to Jurgen a joy that was keen as pain.”
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading “And the knowledge that this girl spoke a wondrous truth was now to Jurgen a joy that was keen as pain.”
held dear
From this reading “"Oh, Madame Dorothy, but it was he that loved you!"”
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading “"Oh, Madame Dorothy, but it was he that loved you!"”
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading “And the knowledge that this girl spoke a wondrous truth was now to Jurgen a joy that was keen as pain.”
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading “Through a whole summer have I loved Jurgen."”
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading “And the knowledge that this girl spoke a wondrous truth was now to Jurgen a joy that was keen as pain.”
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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 Through a whole summer have I loved Jurgen."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And the knowledge that this girl spoke a wondrous truth was now to Jurgen a joy that was keen as pain.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And the knowledge that this girl spoke a wondrous truth was now to Jurgen a joy that was keen as pain.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Oh, Madame Dorothy, but it was he that loved you!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, Madame Dorothy, but it was he that loved you!"
a young female
From this reading And the knowledge that this girl spoke a wondrous truth was now to Jurgen a joy that was keen as pain.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Yes, I have heard of this other Jurgen," says the pawnbroker.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, Madame Dorothy, but it was he that loved you!"
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "Yes, I have heard of this other Jurgen," says the pawnbroker.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "No more than I loved him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, I have heard of this other Jurgen," says the pawnbroker.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, Madame Dorothy, but it was he that loved you!"
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading And the knowledge that this girl spoke a wondrous truth was now to Jurgen a joy that was keen as pain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, I have heard of this other Jurgen," says the pawnbroker.
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading And the knowledge that this girl spoke a wondrous truth was now to Jurgen a joy that was keen as pain.
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading And the knowledge that this girl spoke a wondrous truth was now to Jurgen a joy that was keen as pain.
held dear
From this reading "Oh, Madame Dorothy, but it was he that loved you!"
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading "Oh, Madame Dorothy, but it was he that loved you!"
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "No more than I loved him.
not any; not one
From this reading "No more than I loved him.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And the knowledge that this girl spoke a wondrous truth was now to Jurgen a joy that was keen as pain.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Yes, I have heard of this other Jurgen," says the pawnbroker.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, Madame Dorothy, but it was he that loved you!"
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "Yes, I have heard of this other Jurgen," says the pawnbroker.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading And the knowledge that this girl spoke a wondrous truth was now to Jurgen a joy that was keen as pain.
a person who lends money at interest in exchange for personal property that is deposited as security
From this reading "Yes, I have heard of this other Jurgen," says the pawnbroker.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "Yes, I have heard of this other Jurgen," says the pawnbroker.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading And the knowledge that this girl spoke a wondrous truth was now to Jurgen a joy that was keen as pain.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading Through a whole summer have I loved Jurgen."
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "No more than I loved him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Oh, Madame Dorothy, but it was he that loved you!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Yes, I have heard of this other Jurgen," says the pawnbroker.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Yes, I have heard of this other Jurgen," says the pawnbroker.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Through a whole summer have I loved Jurgen."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And the knowledge that this girl spoke a wondrous truth was now to Jurgen a joy that was keen as pain.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading And the knowledge that this girl spoke a wondrous truth was now to Jurgen a joy that was keen as pain.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh, Madame Dorothy, but it was he that loved you!"
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Through a whole summer have I loved Jurgen."
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading And the knowledge that this girl spoke a wondrous truth was now to Jurgen a joy that was keen as pain.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, I have heard of this other Jurgen," says the pawnbroker.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, Madame Dorothy, but it was he that loved you!"
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