Chapter 24 of Madeleine: One of Love's Jansenists is here in full — 55 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of Madeleine: One of Love's Jansenists is here in full — 55 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
‘WHAT IS CARTESIANISM?’ With the return of hope quite involuntarily Madeleine began once more to pray. But to whom was she praying? Surely not to the hard, remote God of the Jansenists, for that, she knew by bitter experience, would avail her nothing. Jansenism led straight to the ‘Heavenly Rape’; of that she was convinced.
Chapter 24 of Madeleine: One of Love's Jansenists is here in full — 55 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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use to one's advantage
From this reading “Surely not to the hard, remote God of the Jansenists, for that, she knew by bitter experience, would avail her nothing.”
relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven
From this reading “Jansenism led straight to the ‘Heavenly Rape’; of that she was convinced.”
against your will
From this reading “With the return of hope quite involuntarily Madeleine began once more to pray.”
the Roman Catholic doctrine of Cornelis Jansen and his disciples; salvation is limited to those who are subject to supernatural determinism and the rest are assigned to perdition
From this reading “Jansenism led straight to the ‘Heavenly Rape’; of that she was convinced.”
plural of “jansenist” — an advocate of Jansenism
From this reading “Surely not to the hard, remote God of the Jansenists, for that, she knew by bitter experience, would avail her nothing.”
-ing form of “pray” — address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading “But to whom was she praying?”
force (someone) to have sex against their will
From this reading “Jansenism led straight to the ‘Heavenly Rape’; of that she was convinced.”
located far away spatially
From this reading “Surely not to the hard, remote God of the Jansenists, for that, she knew by bitter experience, would avail her nothing.”
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anew
In this reading “With the return of hope quite involuntarily Madeleine began once more to pray.”
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use to one's advantage
From this reading Surely not to the hard, remote God of the Jansenists, for that, she knew by bitter experience, would avail her nothing.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading With the return of hope quite involuntarily Madeleine began once more to pray.
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading Surely not to the hard, remote God of the Jansenists, for that, she knew by bitter experience, would avail her nothing.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But to whom was she praying?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Surely not to the hard, remote God of the Jansenists, for that, she knew by bitter experience, would avail her nothing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘WHAT IS CARTESIANISM?’
persuaded of; very sure
From this reading Jansenism led straight to the ‘Heavenly Rape’; of that she was convinced.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading Surely not to the hard, remote God of the Jansenists, for that, she knew by bitter experience, would avail her nothing.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Surely not to the hard, remote God of the Jansenists, for that, she knew by bitter experience, would avail her nothing.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading Surely not to the hard, remote God of the Jansenists, for that, she knew by bitter experience, would avail her nothing.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Surely not to the hard, remote God of the Jansenists, for that, she knew by bitter experience, would avail her nothing.
relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven
From this reading Jansenism led straight to the ‘Heavenly Rape’; of that she was convinced.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Surely not to the hard, remote God of the Jansenists, for that, she knew by bitter experience, would avail her nothing.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading With the return of hope quite involuntarily Madeleine began once more to pray.
against your will
From this reading With the return of hope quite involuntarily Madeleine began once more to pray.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘WHAT IS CARTESIANISM?’
the Roman Catholic doctrine of Cornelis Jansen and his disciples; salvation is limited to those who are subject to supernatural determinism and the rest are assigned to perdition
From this reading Jansenism led straight to the ‘Heavenly Rape’; of that she was convinced.
plural of “jansenist” — an advocate of Jansenism
From this reading Surely not to the hard, remote God of the Jansenists, for that, she knew by bitter experience, would avail her nothing.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Surely not to the hard, remote God of the Jansenists, for that, she knew by bitter experience, would avail her nothing.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading Jansenism led straight to the ‘Heavenly Rape’; of that she was convinced.
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From this reading With the return of hope quite involuntarily Madeleine began once more to pray.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading With the return of hope quite involuntarily Madeleine began once more to pray.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Surely not to the hard, remote God of the Jansenists, for that, she knew by bitter experience, would avail her nothing.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Surely not to the hard, remote God of the Jansenists, for that, she knew by bitter experience, would avail her nothing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With the return of hope quite involuntarily Madeleine began once more to pray.
on one occasion
From this reading With the return of hope quite involuntarily Madeleine began once more to pray.
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading With the return of hope quite involuntarily Madeleine began once more to pray.
-ing form of “pray” — address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading But to whom was she praying?
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading With the return of hope quite involuntarily Madeleine began once more to pray.
force (someone) to have sex against their will
From this reading Jansenism led straight to the ‘Heavenly Rape’; of that she was convinced.
located far away spatially
From this reading Surely not to the hard, remote God of the Jansenists, for that, she knew by bitter experience, would avail her nothing.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading With the return of hope quite involuntarily Madeleine began once more to pray.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But to whom was she praying?
successive (without a break)
From this reading Jansenism led straight to the ‘Heavenly Rape’; of that she was convinced.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Surely not to the hard, remote God of the Jansenists, for that, she knew by bitter experience, would avail her nothing.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Surely not to the hard, remote God of the Jansenists, for that, she knew by bitter experience, would avail her nothing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With the return of hope quite involuntarily Madeleine began once more to pray.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With the return of hope quite involuntarily Madeleine began once more to pray.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But to whom was she praying?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading ‘WHAT IS CARTESIANISM?’
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But to whom was she praying?
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the return of hope quite involuntarily Madeleine began once more to pray.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Surely not to the hard, remote God of the Jansenists, for that, she knew by bitter experience, would avail her nothing.
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