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Matisse Picasso and Gertrude Stein With Two
Matisse Picasso and Gertrude Stein With Two

Chapter XI · Chapter 11

Chapter 11 of Matisse Picasso and Gertrude Stein With Two is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Gertrude Stein • Curated US English Learning Edition
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She being one she was not needing that anything was done.
She being that one and doing everything was doing anything.
She was one and being loving and having been that thing and being one who, something needing courage to be done, had done that thing and being one not having done something and being that one, she being that one and being loving had been loving and having been loving and having been doing that thing and having been doing everything in doing that thing she was one and being one she was doing anything and being one she was that one the one who not needing that anything is done is loving and having done that thing has been one having been loving.
She in living continued being living and this being what was happening she was continuing being that one.
In continuing being that one she, doing everything, was continuing and in continuing she was one being one steadying that continuing is existing.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Matisse Picasso and Gertrude Stein With Two

Chapter XI · Chapter 11

Chapter 11 of Matisse Picasso and Gertrude Stein With Two is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
She being one she was not needing that anything was done.
/ʃiː ˈbiːɪŋ wʌn ʃiː wɑːz nɑːt ˈniːdɪŋ ðæt ˈeniθɪŋ wɑːz dʌn/
Line 2
She being that one and doing everything was doing anything.
/ʃiː ˈbiːɪŋ ðæt wʌn ənd ˈduːɪŋ ˈevriθɪŋ wɑːz ˈduːɪŋ ˈeniθɪŋ/
Line 3
She was one and being loving and having been that thing and being one who, something needing courage to be done, had done that thing and being one not having done something and being that one, she being that one and being loving had been loving and having been loving and having been doing that thing and having been doing everything in doing that thing she was one and being one she was doing anything and being one she was that one the one who not needing that anything is done is loving and having done that thing has been one having been loving.
/ʃiː wɑːz wʌn ənd ˈbiːɪŋ ˈlʌvɪŋ ənd ˈhævɪŋ bɪn ðæt θɪŋ ənd ˈbiːɪŋ wʌn huː ˈsʌmθɪŋ ˈniːdɪŋ ˈkɜːrədʒ tuː biː dʌn hæd dʌn ðæt θɪŋ ənd ˈbiːɪŋ wʌn nɑːt ˈhævɪŋ dʌn ˈsʌmθɪŋ ənd ˈbiːɪŋ ðæt wʌn ʃiː ˈbiːɪŋ ðæt wʌn ənd ˈbiːɪŋ ˈlʌvɪŋ hæd bɪn ˈlʌvɪŋ ənd ˈhævɪŋ bɪn ˈlʌvɪŋ ənd ˈhævɪŋ bɪn ˈduːɪŋ ðæt θɪŋ ənd ˈhævɪŋ bɪn ˈduːɪŋ ˈevriθɪŋ ɪn ˈduːɪŋ ðæt θɪŋ ʃiː wɑːz wʌn ənd ˈbiːɪŋ wʌn ʃiː wɑːz ˈduːɪŋ ˈeniθɪŋ ənd ˈbiːɪŋ wʌn ʃiː wɑːz ðæt wʌn ðə wʌn huː nɑːt ˈniːdɪŋ ðæt ˈeniθɪŋ ɪz dʌn ɪz ˈlʌvɪŋ ənd ˈhævɪŋ dʌn ðæt θɪŋ hæz bɪn wʌn ˈhævɪŋ bɪn ˈlʌvɪŋ/
Line 4
She in living continued being living and this being what was happening she was continuing being that one.
/ʃiː ɪn ˈlɪvɪŋ kənˈtɪnjuːd ˈbiːɪŋ ˈlɪvɪŋ ənd ðɪs ˈbiːɪŋ wʌt wɑːz ˈhæpənɪŋ ʃiː wɑːz kənˈtɪnjuːɪŋ ˈbiːɪŋ ðæt wʌn/
Line 5
In continuing being that one she, doing everything, was continuing and in continuing she was one being one steadying that continuing is existing.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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continuing adjective US /kənˈtɪnjuːɪŋ/

remaining in force or being carried on without letup

From this reading “She in living continued being living and this being what was happening she was continuing being that one.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
courage noun US /ˈkɜːrədʒ/

a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear

From this reading “She was one and being loving and having been that thing and being one who, something needing courage to be done, had done that thing and being one not having done something and being that one, she being that one and being loving had been loving and having been loving and having been doing that thing and having been doing everything in doing that thing she was one and being one she was doing anything and being one she was that one the one who not needing that anything is done is loving and having done that thing has been one having been loving.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
doing verb US /ˈduːɪŋ/

-ing form of “do” — engage in

From this reading “She being that one and doing everything was doing anything.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
existing adjective US /ɪɡˈzɪstɪŋ/

presently existing

From this reading “In continuing being that one she, doing everything, was continuing and in continuing she was one being one steadying that continuing is existing.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
happening noun US /ˈhæpənɪŋ/

an event that happens

From this reading “She in living continued being living and this being what was happening she was continuing being that one.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
living noun US /ˈlɪvɪŋ/

the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities

From this reading “She in living continued being living and this being what was happening she was continuing being that one.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
loving adjective US /ˈlʌvɪŋ/

feeling or showing love and affection

From this reading “She was one and being loving and having been that thing and being one who, something needing courage to be done, had done that thing and being one not having done something and being that one, she being that one and being loving had been loving and having been loving and having been doing that thing and having been doing everything in doing that thing she was one and being one she was doing anything and being one she was that one the one who not needing that anything is done is loving and having done that thing has been one having been loving.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
needing verb US /ˈniːdɪŋ/

-ing form of “need” — require as useful, just, or proper

From this reading “She being one she was not needing that anything was done.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading She being that one and doing everything was doing anything.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading She being one she was not needing that anything was done.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading She was one and being loving and having been that thing and being one who, something needing courage to be done, had done that thing and being one not having done something and being that one, she being that one and being loving had been loving and having been loving and having been doing that thing and having been doing everything in doing that thing she was one and being one she was doing anything and being one she was that one the one who not needing that anything is done is loving and having done that thing has been one having been loving.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading She was one and being loving and having been that thing and being one who, something needing courage to be done, had done that thing and being one not having done something and being that one, she being that one and being loving had been loving and having been loving and having been doing that thing and having been doing everything in doing that thing she was one and being one she was doing anything and being one she was that one the one who not needing that anything is done is loving and having done that thing has been one having been loving.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading She being one she was not needing that anything was done.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
continuedadjectiveUS /kənˈtɪnjuːd/

without stop or interruption

From this reading She in living continued being living and this being what was happening she was continuing being that one.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
continuingadjectiveUS /kənˈtɪnjuːɪŋ/

remaining in force or being carried on without letup

From this reading She in living continued being living and this being what was happening she was continuing being that one.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
couragenounUS /ˈkɜːrədʒ/

a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear

From this reading She was one and being loving and having been that thing and being one who, something needing courage to be done, had done that thing and being one not having done something and being that one, she being that one and being loving had been loving and having been loving and having been doing that thing and having been doing everything in doing that thing she was one and being one she was doing anything and being one she was that one the one who not needing that anything is done is loving and having done that thing has been one having been loving.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
doingverbUS /ˈduːɪŋ/

-ing form of “do” — engage in

From this reading She being that one and doing everything was doing anything.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading She being one she was not needing that anything was done.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading She being that one and doing everything was doing anything.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
existingadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzɪstɪŋ/

presently existing

From this reading In continuing being that one she, doing everything, was continuing and in continuing she was one being one steadying that continuing is existing.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading She was one and being loving and having been that thing and being one who, something needing courage to be done, had done that thing and being one not having done something and being that one, she being that one and being loving had been loving and having been loving and having been doing that thing and having been doing everything in doing that thing she was one and being one she was doing anything and being one she was that one the one who not needing that anything is done is loving and having done that thing has been one having been loving.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
happeningnounUS /ˈhæpənɪŋ/

an event that happens

From this reading She in living continued being living and this being what was happening she was continuing being that one.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading She was one and being loving and having been that thing and being one who, something needing courage to be done, had done that thing and being one not having done something and being that one, she being that one and being loving had been loving and having been loving and having been doing that thing and having been doing everything in doing that thing she was one and being one she was doing anything and being one she was that one the one who not needing that anything is done is loving and having done that thing has been one having been loving.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading She was one and being loving and having been that thing and being one who, something needing courage to be done, had done that thing and being one not having done something and being that one, she being that one and being loving had been loving and having been loving and having been doing that thing and having been doing everything in doing that thing she was one and being one she was doing anything and being one she was that one the one who not needing that anything is done is loving and having done that thing has been one having been loving.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading She was one and being loving and having been that thing and being one who, something needing courage to be done, had done that thing and being one not having done something and being that one, she being that one and being loving had been loving and having been loving and having been doing that thing and having been doing everything in doing that thing she was one and being one she was doing anything and being one she was that one the one who not needing that anything is done is loving and having done that thing has been one having been loving.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading She was one and being loving and having been that thing and being one who, something needing courage to be done, had done that thing and being one not having done something and being that one, she being that one and being loving had been loving and having been loving and having been doing that thing and having been doing everything in doing that thing she was one and being one she was doing anything and being one she was that one the one who not needing that anything is done is loving and having done that thing has been one having been loving.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
livingnounUS /ˈlɪvɪŋ/

the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities

From this reading She in living continued being living and this being what was happening she was continuing being that one.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lovingadjectiveUS /ˈlʌvɪŋ/

feeling or showing love and affection

From this reading She was one and being loving and having been that thing and being one who, something needing courage to be done, had done that thing and being one not having done something and being that one, she being that one and being loving had been loving and having been loving and having been doing that thing and having been doing everything in doing that thing she was one and being one she was doing anything and being one she was that one the one who not needing that anything is done is loving and having done that thing has been one having been loving.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
needingverbUS /ˈniːdɪŋ/

-ing form of “need” — require as useful, just, or proper

From this reading She being one she was not needing that anything was done.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading She being one she was not needing that anything was done.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading She being one she was not needing that anything was done.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She being one she was not needing that anything was done.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading She was one and being loving and having been that thing and being one who, something needing courage to be done, had done that thing and being one not having done something and being that one, she being that one and being loving had been loving and having been loving and having been doing that thing and having been doing everything in doing that thing she was one and being one she was doing anything and being one she was that one the one who not needing that anything is done is loving and having done that thing has been one having been loving.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
steadyingadjective

causing to become steady

From this reading In continuing being that one she, doing everything, was continuing and in continuing she was one being one steadying that continuing is existing.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading She being one she was not needing that anything was done.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading She was one and being loving and having been that thing and being one who, something needing courage to be done, had done that thing and being one not having done something and being that one, she being that one and being loving had been loving and having been loving and having been doing that thing and having been doing everything in doing that thing she was one and being one she was doing anything and being one she was that one the one who not needing that anything is done is loving and having done that thing has been one having been loving.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/

a special situation

From this reading She was one and being loving and having been that thing and being one who, something needing courage to be done, had done that thing and being one not having done something and being that one, she being that one and being loving had been loving and having been loving and having been doing that thing and having been doing everything in doing that thing she was one and being one she was doing anything and being one she was that one the one who not needing that anything is done is loving and having done that thing has been one having been loving.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading She in living continued being living and this being what was happening she was continuing being that one.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading She was one and being loving and having been that thing and being one who, something needing courage to be done, had done that thing and being one not having done something and being that one, she being that one and being loving had been loving and having been loving and having been doing that thing and having been doing everything in doing that thing she was one and being one she was doing anything and being one she was that one the one who not needing that anything is done is loving and having done that thing has been one having been loving.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading She being one she was not needing that anything was done.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading She in living continued being living and this being what was happening she was continuing being that one.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading She was one and being loving and having been that thing and being one who, something needing courage to be done, had done that thing and being one not having done something and being that one, she being that one and being loving had been loving and having been loving and having been doing that thing and having been doing everything in doing that thing she was one and being one she was doing anything and being one she was that one the one who not needing that anything is done is loving and having done that thing has been one having been loving.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

Chapter 11 of Matisse Picasso and Gertrude Stein With Two by Gertrude Stein holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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.

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Matisse
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