Chapter 8 of Les liaisons dangereuses, volume 2 (of 2) is here in full — 347 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Les liaisons dangereuses, volume 2 (of 2) is here in full — 347 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Leave me then, cruel one! What fresh fury seizes you? Do you fear lest any gentle sentiment should penetrate my soul? You redouble my torments; you force me to hate you. Oh, what a grievous thing is hatred!
Chapter 8 of Les liaisons dangereuses, volume 2 (of 2) is here in full — 347 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading “What fresh fury seizes you?”
causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
From this reading “Oh, what a grievous thing is hatred!”
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading “Oh, what a grievous thing is hatred!”
pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance
From this reading “Do you fear lest any gentle sentiment should penetrate my soul?”
double in magnitude, extent, or intensity
From this reading “You redouble my torments; you force me to hate you.”
third-person singular of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading “What fresh fury seizes you?”
tender, romantic, or nostalgic feeling or emotion
From this reading “Do you fear lest any gentle sentiment should penetrate my soul?”
plural of “torment” — unbearable physical pain
From this reading “You redouble my torments; you force me to hate you.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Oh, what a grievous thing is hatred!
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Do you fear lest any gentle sentiment should penetrate my soul?
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading Leave me then, cruel one!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you fear lest any gentle sentiment should penetrate my soul?
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading Do you fear lest any gentle sentiment should penetrate my soul?
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading You redouble my torments; you force me to hate you.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading What fresh fury seizes you?
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading What fresh fury seizes you?
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading Do you fear lest any gentle sentiment should penetrate my soul?
causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
From this reading Oh, what a grievous thing is hatred!
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading You redouble my torments; you force me to hate you.
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading Oh, what a grievous thing is hatred!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Oh, what a grievous thing is hatred!
go away from a place
From this reading Leave me then, cruel one!
in order that something should not happen
From this reading Do you fear lest any gentle sentiment should penetrate my soul?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Leave me then, cruel one!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Do you fear lest any gentle sentiment should penetrate my soul?
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, what a grievous thing is hatred!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Leave me then, cruel one!
pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance
From this reading Do you fear lest any gentle sentiment should penetrate my soul?
double in magnitude, extent, or intensity
From this reading You redouble my torments; you force me to hate you.
third-person singular of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading What fresh fury seizes you?
tender, romantic, or nostalgic feeling or emotion
From this reading Do you fear lest any gentle sentiment should penetrate my soul?
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Do you fear lest any gentle sentiment should penetrate my soul?
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Do you fear lest any gentle sentiment should penetrate my soul?
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Leave me then, cruel one!
a special situation
From this reading Oh, what a grievous thing is hatred!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You redouble my torments; you force me to hate you.
plural of “torment” — unbearable physical pain
From this reading You redouble my torments; you force me to hate you.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What fresh fury seizes you?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What fresh fury seizes you?
Chapter 8 of Les liaisons dangereuses, volume 2 (of 2) by Choderlos de Laclos holds 347 sentences, grouped into 70 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 8 holds 347 sentences of Les liaisons dangereuses, volume 2 (of 2), unabridged, divided into 70 reading sections.
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