Chapter 2 of Pierre and Luce is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Pierre and Luce is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"What's best of all at present is, that there's a tomorrow." * * * * * TOMORROW!... Those who come after us will have some difficulty in understanding what silent despair and weariness of spirit without grounds that word evoked during the fourth year of the war.... Oh, such a weariness! So many times had hopes been destroyed!
Chapter 2 of Pierre and Luce is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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spoiled or ruined or demolished
From this reading “So many times had hopes been destroyed!”
called forth from a latent or potential state by stimulation
From this reading “Those who come after us will have some difficulty in understanding what silent despair and weariness of spirit without grounds that word evoked during the fourth year of the war....”
following the third position; number four in a countable series
From this reading “Those who come after us will have some difficulty in understanding what silent despair and weariness of spirit without grounds that word evoked during the fourth year of the war....”
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading “Those who come after us will have some difficulty in understanding what silent despair and weariness of spirit without grounds that word evoked during the fourth year of the war....”
plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading “So many times had hopes been destroyed!”
the day after today
From this reading “"What's best of all at present is, that there's a tomorrow."”
the cognitive condition of someone who understands
From this reading “Those who come after us will have some difficulty in understanding what silent despair and weariness of spirit without grounds that word evoked during the fourth year of the war....”
temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work
From this reading “Those who come after us will have some difficulty in understanding what silent despair and weariness of spirit without grounds that word evoked during the fourth year of the war....”
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In this reading “So many times had hopes been destroyed!”
In this reading “Those who come after us will have some difficulty in understanding what silent despair and weariness of spirit without grounds that word evoked during the fourth year of the war....”
In this reading “Those who come after us will have some difficulty in understanding what silent despair and weariness of spirit without grounds that word evoked during the fourth year of the war....”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "What's best of all at present is, that there's a tomorrow."
later than; following
From this reading Those who come after us will have some difficulty in understanding what silent despair and weariness of spirit without grounds that word evoked during the fourth year of the war....
(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 "What's best of all at present is, that there's a tomorrow."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Those who come after us will have some difficulty in understanding what silent despair and weariness of spirit without grounds that word evoked during the fourth year of the war....
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "What's best of all at present is, that there's a tomorrow."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading So many times had hopes been destroyed!
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading "What's best of all at present is, that there's a tomorrow."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Those who come after us will have some difficulty in understanding what silent despair and weariness of spirit without grounds that word evoked during the fourth year of the war....
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading Those who come after us will have some difficulty in understanding what silent despair and weariness of spirit without grounds that word evoked during the fourth year of the war....
spoiled or ruined or demolished
From this reading So many times had hopes been destroyed!
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading Those who come after us will have some difficulty in understanding what silent despair and weariness of spirit without grounds that word evoked during the fourth year of the war....
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Those who come after us will have some difficulty in understanding what silent despair and weariness of spirit without grounds that word evoked during the fourth year of the war....
called forth from a latent or potential state by stimulation
From this reading Those who come after us will have some difficulty in understanding what silent despair and weariness of spirit without grounds that word evoked during the fourth year of the war....
following the third position; number four in a countable series
From this reading Those who come after us will have some difficulty in understanding what silent despair and weariness of spirit without grounds that word evoked during the fourth year of the war....
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading Those who come after us will have some difficulty in understanding what silent despair and weariness of spirit without grounds that word evoked during the fourth year of the war....
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So many times had hopes been destroyed!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Those who come after us will have some difficulty in understanding what silent despair and weariness of spirit without grounds that word evoked during the fourth year of the war....
plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading So many times had hopes been destroyed!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Those who come after us will have some difficulty in understanding what silent despair and weariness of spirit without grounds that word evoked during the fourth year of the war....
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What's best of all at present is, that there's a tomorrow."
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading So many times had hopes been destroyed!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "What's best of all at present is, that there's a tomorrow."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, such a weariness!
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading "What's best of all at present is, that there's a tomorrow."
marked by absence of sound
From this reading Those who come after us will have some difficulty in understanding what silent despair and weariness of spirit without grounds that word evoked during the fourth year of the war....
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So many times had hopes been destroyed!
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Those who come after us will have some difficulty in understanding what silent despair and weariness of spirit without grounds that word evoked during the fourth year of the war....
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading Those who come after us will have some difficulty in understanding what silent despair and weariness of spirit without grounds that word evoked during the fourth year of the war....
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Oh, such a weariness!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "What's best of all at present is, that there's a tomorrow."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Those who come after us will have some difficulty in understanding what silent despair and weariness of spirit without grounds that word evoked during the fourth year of the war....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What's best of all at present is, that there's a tomorrow."
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those who come after us will have some difficulty in understanding what silent despair and weariness of spirit without grounds that word evoked during the fourth year of the war....
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading So many times had hopes been destroyed!
the day after today
From this reading "What's best of all at present is, that there's a tomorrow."
the cognitive condition of someone who understands
From this reading Those who come after us will have some difficulty in understanding what silent despair and weariness of spirit without grounds that word evoked during the fourth year of the war....
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Those who come after us will have some difficulty in understanding what silent despair and weariness of spirit without grounds that word evoked during the fourth year of the war....
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading Those who come after us will have some difficulty in understanding what silent despair and weariness of spirit without grounds that word evoked during the fourth year of the war....
temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work
From this reading Those who come after us will have some difficulty in understanding what silent despair and weariness of spirit without grounds that word evoked during the fourth year of the war....
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Those who come after us will have some difficulty in understanding what silent despair and weariness of spirit without grounds that word evoked during the fourth year of the war....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What's best of all at present is, that there's a tomorrow."
which person or people
From this reading Those who come after us will have some difficulty in understanding what silent despair and weariness of spirit without grounds that word evoked during the fourth year of the war....
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Those who come after us will have some difficulty in understanding what silent despair and weariness of spirit without grounds that word evoked during the fourth year of the war....
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Those who come after us will have some difficulty in understanding what silent despair and weariness of spirit without grounds that word evoked during the fourth year of the war....
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Those who come after us will have some difficulty in understanding what silent despair and weariness of spirit without grounds that word evoked during the fourth year of the war....
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Those who come after us will have some difficulty in understanding what silent despair and weariness of spirit without grounds that word evoked during the fourth year of the war....
Chapter 2 of Pierre and Luce by Romain Rolland holds 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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 2 holds 415 sentences of Pierre and Luce, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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