Chapter 8 of Love and liberty is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Love and liberty is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHAT “BROTHERHOOD” MEANT. I have told you all that took place up to this time. My life continued the same as ever, with the exception of a dreary feeling about the heart. The events that took place in Paris had no direct effect upon me. I heard them as one might hear the echo of a distant thunder-clap.
Chapter 8 of Love and liberty is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the kinship relation between a male offspring and the siblings
From this reading “WHAT “BROTHERHOOD” MEANT.”
command with authority
From this reading “The events that took place in Paris had no direct effect upon me.”
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading “I heard them as one might hear the echo of a distant thunder-clap.”
lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
From this reading “My life continued the same as ever, with the exception of a dreary feeling about the heart.”
to say again or imitate
From this reading “I heard them as one might hear the echo of a distant thunder-clap.”
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading “The events that took place in Paris had no direct effect upon me.”
a deliberate act of omission
From this reading “My life continued the same as ever, with the exception of a dreary feeling about the heart.”
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading “The events that took place in Paris had no direct effect upon me.”
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.
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In this reading “My life continued the same as ever, with the exception of a dreary feeling about the heart.”
come to pass
In this reading “I have told you all that took place up to this time.”
In this reading “I heard them as one might hear the echo of a distant thunder-clap.”
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 My life continued the same as ever, with the exception of a dreary feeling about the heart.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading My life continued the same as ever, with the exception of a dreary feeling about the heart.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading I have told you all that took place up to this time.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading My life continued the same as ever, with the exception of a dreary feeling about the heart.
the kinship relation between a male offspring and the siblings
From this reading WHAT “BROTHERHOOD” MEANT.
without stop or interruption
From this reading My life continued the same as ever, with the exception of a dreary feeling about the heart.
command with authority
From this reading The events that took place in Paris had no direct effect upon me.
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading I heard them as one might hear the echo of a distant thunder-clap.
lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
From this reading My life continued the same as ever, with the exception of a dreary feeling about the heart.
to say again or imitate
From this reading I heard them as one might hear the echo of a distant thunder-clap.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading The events that took place in Paris had no direct effect upon me.
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading The events that took place in Paris had no direct effect upon me.
at any time
From this reading My life continued the same as ever, with the exception of a dreary feeling about the heart.
a deliberate act of omission
From this reading My life continued the same as ever, with the exception of a dreary feeling about the heart.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading My life continued the same as ever, with the exception of a dreary feeling about the heart.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The events that took place in Paris had no direct effect upon me.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have told you all that took place up to this time.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading I heard them as one might hear the echo of a distant thunder-clap.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I heard them as one might hear the echo of a distant thunder-clap.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading My life continued the same as ever, with the exception of a dreary feeling about the heart.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have told you all that took place up to this time.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The events that took place in Paris had no direct effect upon me.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading My life continued the same as ever, with the exception of a dreary feeling about the heart.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The events that took place in Paris had no direct effect upon me.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading WHAT “BROTHERHOOD” MEANT.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I heard them as one might hear the echo of a distant thunder-clap.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My life continued the same as ever, with the exception of a dreary feeling about the heart.
not any; not one
From this reading The events that took place in Paris had no direct effect upon me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My life continued the same as ever, with the exception of a dreary feeling about the heart.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I heard them as one might hear the echo of a distant thunder-clap.
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading The events that took place in Paris had no direct effect upon me.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading I have told you all that took place up to this time.
Identical; not different.
From this reading My life continued the same as ever, with the exception of a dreary feeling about the heart.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have told you all that took place up to this time.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My life continued the same as ever, with the exception of a dreary feeling about the heart.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I heard them as one might hear the echo of a distant thunder-clap.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I have told you all that took place up to this time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I heard them as one might hear the echo of a distant thunder-clap.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I have told you all that took place up to this time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have told you all that took place up to this time.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading I have told you all that took place up to this time.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading I have told you all that took place up to this time.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I have told you all that took place up to this time.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The events that took place in Paris had no direct effect upon me.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT “BROTHERHOOD” MEANT.
in the company of; together with
From this reading My life continued the same as ever, with the exception of a dreary feeling about the heart.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I have told you all that took place up to this time.
Chapter 8 of Love and liberty by Alexandre Dumas holds 205 sentences, grouped into 41 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 205 sentences of Love and liberty, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
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