Chapter 27 of Madeleine: One of Love's Jansenists is here in full — 52 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of Madeleine: One of Love's Jansenists is here in full — 52 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SELF-IMPOSED SLAVERY ‘I knew you would have to pass this way, and I have been waiting for you this half-hour,’ said Jacques. ‘Well, how went the encounter?’ That Madeleine was not in despair was clear from the fact that she was willing to talk about it. ‘Oh! Jacques, I cannot say.
Chapter 27 of Madeleine: One of Love's Jansenists is here in full — 52 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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rid of obstructions
From this reading “That Madeleine was not in despair was clear from the fact that she was willing to talk about it.”
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading “That Madeleine was not in despair was clear from the fact that she was willing to talk about it.”
come together
From this reading “‘Well, how went the encounter?’”
a half of an hour
From this reading “SELF-IMPOSED SLAVERY ‘I knew you would have to pass this way, and I have been waiting for you this half-hour,’ said Jacques.”
go across or through
From this reading “SELF-IMPOSED SLAVERY ‘I knew you would have to pass this way, and I have been waiting for you this half-hour,’ said Jacques.”
the state of being under the control of another person
From this reading “SELF-IMPOSED SLAVERY ‘I knew you would have to pass this way, and I have been waiting for you this half-hour,’ said Jacques.”
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading “SELF-IMPOSED SLAVERY ‘I knew you would have to pass this way, and I have been waiting for you this half-hour,’ said Jacques.”
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading “That Madeleine was not in despair was clear from the fact that she was willing to talk about it.”
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to consider or examine in speech or writing
In this reading “That Madeleine was not in despair was clear from the fact that she was willing to talk about it.”
In this reading “That Madeleine was not in despair was clear from the fact that she was willing to talk about it.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading That Madeleine was not in despair was clear from the fact that she was willing to talk about it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SELF-IMPOSED SLAVERY ‘I knew you would have to pass this way, and I have been waiting for you this half-hour,’ said Jacques.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading SELF-IMPOSED SLAVERY ‘I knew you would have to pass this way, and I have been waiting for you this half-hour,’ said Jacques.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jacques, I cannot say.
rid of obstructions
From this reading That Madeleine was not in despair was clear from the fact that she was willing to talk about it.
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading That Madeleine was not in despair was clear from the fact that she was willing to talk about it.
come together
From this reading ‘Well, how went the encounter?’
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading That Madeleine was not in despair was clear from the fact that she was willing to talk about it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading SELF-IMPOSED SLAVERY ‘I knew you would have to pass this way, and I have been waiting for you this half-hour,’ said Jacques.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading That Madeleine was not in despair was clear from the fact that she was willing to talk about it.
a half of an hour
From this reading SELF-IMPOSED SLAVERY ‘I knew you would have to pass this way, and I have been waiting for you this half-hour,’ said Jacques.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading SELF-IMPOSED SLAVERY ‘I knew you would have to pass this way, and I have been waiting for you this half-hour,’ said Jacques.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Well, how went the encounter?’
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading SELF-IMPOSED SLAVERY ‘I knew you would have to pass this way, and I have been waiting for you this half-hour,’ said Jacques.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That Madeleine was not in despair was clear from the fact that she was willing to talk about it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That Madeleine was not in despair was clear from the fact that she was willing to talk about it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SELF-IMPOSED SLAVERY ‘I knew you would have to pass this way, and I have been waiting for you this half-hour,’ said Jacques.
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 SELF-IMPOSED SLAVERY ‘I knew you would have to pass this way, and I have been waiting for you this half-hour,’ said Jacques.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That Madeleine was not in despair was clear from the fact that she was willing to talk about it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That Madeleine was not in despair was clear from the fact that she was willing to talk about it.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading ‘Oh!
go across or through
From this reading SELF-IMPOSED SLAVERY ‘I knew you would have to pass this way, and I have been waiting for you this half-hour,’ said Jacques.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading SELF-IMPOSED SLAVERY ‘I knew you would have to pass this way, and I have been waiting for you this half-hour,’ said Jacques.
express in words
From this reading Jacques, I cannot say.
voluntarily assumed or endured
From this reading SELF-IMPOSED SLAVERY ‘I knew you would have to pass this way, and I have been waiting for you this half-hour,’ said Jacques.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That Madeleine was not in despair was clear from the fact that she was willing to talk about it.
the state of being under the control of another person
From this reading SELF-IMPOSED SLAVERY ‘I knew you would have to pass this way, and I have been waiting for you this half-hour,’ said Jacques.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading That Madeleine was not in despair was clear from the fact that she was willing to talk about it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That Madeleine was not in despair was clear from the fact that she was willing to talk about it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘Well, how went the encounter?’
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading SELF-IMPOSED SLAVERY ‘I knew you would have to pass this way, and I have been waiting for you this half-hour,’ said Jacques.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SELF-IMPOSED SLAVERY ‘I knew you would have to pass this way, and I have been waiting for you this half-hour,’ said Jacques.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading SELF-IMPOSED SLAVERY ‘I knew you would have to pass this way, and I have been waiting for you this half-hour,’ said Jacques.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That Madeleine was not in despair was clear from the fact that she was willing to talk about it.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading SELF-IMPOSED SLAVERY ‘I knew you would have to pass this way, and I have been waiting for you this half-hour,’ said Jacques.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading ‘Well, how went the encounter?’
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading ‘Well, how went the encounter?’
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading That Madeleine was not in despair was clear from the fact that she was willing to talk about it.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading SELF-IMPOSED SLAVERY ‘I knew you would have to pass this way, and I have been waiting for you this half-hour,’ said Jacques.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading SELF-IMPOSED SLAVERY ‘I knew you would have to pass this way, and I have been waiting for you this half-hour,’ said Jacques.
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