Chapter 3 of Pierre and Luce is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Pierre and Luce is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Pierre was amazed at the hard heartedness of these _bourgeois_ parents. Luce did not find it extraordinary. "Don't you believe there are a great many people like that? Not wicked. No, I am sure that my grandparents are not, and even believe that it pained them not to say to us: 'Come back!'
Chapter 3 of Pierre and Luce is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading “Pierre was amazed at the hard heartedness of these _bourgeois_ parents.”
(according to Marxist thought) being of the property-owning class and exploitive of the working class
plural of “grandparent” — a parent of your father or mother
From this reading “No, I am sure that my grandparents are not, and even believe that it pained them not to say to us: 'Come back!'”
United States publisher of magazines (1898-1967)
From this reading “Luce did not find it extraordinary.”
emotionally hurt or upset or annoyed
From this reading “No, I am sure that my grandparents are not, and even believe that it pained them not to say to us: 'Come back!'”
plural of “parent” — a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian
From this reading “Pierre was amazed at the hard heartedness of these _bourgeois_ parents.”
capital of the state of South Dakota; located in central South Dakota on the Missouri river
From this reading “Pierre was amazed at the hard heartedness of these _bourgeois_ parents.”
morally bad in principle or practice
From this reading “Not wicked.”
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be restored
In this reading “No, I am sure that my grandparents are not, and even believe that it pained them not to say to us: 'Come back!'”
In this reading “"Don't you believe there are a great many people like that?”
In this reading “"Don't you believe there are a great many people like that?”
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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 "Don't you believe there are a great many people like that?
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading No, I am sure that my grandparents are not, and even believe that it pained them not to say to us: 'Come back!'
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading Pierre was amazed at the hard heartedness of these _bourgeois_ parents.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading No, I am sure that my grandparents are not, and even believe that it pained them not to say to us: 'Come back!'
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Don't you believe there are a great many people like that?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Pierre was amazed at the hard heartedness of these _bourgeois_ parents.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading No, I am sure that my grandparents are not, and even believe that it pained them not to say to us: 'Come back!'
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "Don't you believe there are a great many people like that?
(according to Marxist thought) being of the property-owning class and exploitive of the working class
From this reading Pierre was amazed at the hard heartedness of these _bourgeois_ parents.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading No, I am sure that my grandparents are not, and even believe that it pained them not to say to us: 'Come back!'
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Luce did not find it extraordinary.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't you believe there are a great many people like that?
divisible by two
From this reading No, I am sure that my grandparents are not, and even believe that it pained them not to say to us: 'Come back!'
beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable
From this reading Luce did not find it extraordinary.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Luce did not find it extraordinary.
plural of “grandparent” — a parent of your father or mother
From this reading No, I am sure that my grandparents are not, and even believe that it pained them not to say to us: 'Come back!'
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "Don't you believe there are a great many people like that?
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Pierre was amazed at the hard heartedness of these _bourgeois_ parents.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pierre was amazed at the hard heartedness of these _bourgeois_ parents.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading No, I am sure that my grandparents are not, and even believe that it pained them not to say to us: 'Come back!'
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Luce did not find it extraordinary.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Don't you believe there are a great many people like that?
United States publisher of magazines (1898-1967)
From this reading Luce did not find it extraordinary.
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 "Don't you believe there are a great many people like that?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading No, I am sure that my grandparents are not, and even believe that it pained them not to say to us: 'Come back!'
not any; not one
From this reading No, I am sure that my grandparents are not, and even believe that it pained them not to say to us: 'Come back!'
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Luce did not find it extraordinary.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Pierre was amazed at the hard heartedness of these _bourgeois_ parents.
emotionally hurt or upset or annoyed
From this reading No, I am sure that my grandparents are not, and even believe that it pained them not to say to us: 'Come back!'
plural of “parent” — a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian
From this reading Pierre was amazed at the hard heartedness of these _bourgeois_ parents.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading "Don't you believe there are a great many people like that?
capital of the state of South Dakota; located in central South Dakota on the Missouri river
From this reading Pierre was amazed at the hard heartedness of these _bourgeois_ parents.
express in words
From this reading No, I am sure that my grandparents are not, and even believe that it pained them not to say to us: 'Come back!'
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading No, I am sure that my grandparents are not, and even believe that it pained them not to say to us: 'Come back!'
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Don't you believe there are a great many people like that?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Pierre was amazed at the hard heartedness of these _bourgeois_ parents.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading No, I am sure that my grandparents are not, and even believe that it pained them not to say to us: 'Come back!'
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Don't you believe there are a great many people like that?
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Pierre was amazed at the hard heartedness of these _bourgeois_ parents.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No, I am sure that my grandparents are not, and even believe that it pained them not to say to us: 'Come back!'
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No, I am sure that my grandparents are not, and even believe that it pained them not to say to us: 'Come back!'
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Pierre was amazed at the hard heartedness of these _bourgeois_ parents.
morally bad in principle or practice
From this reading Not wicked.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Don't you believe there are a great many people like that?
Chapter 3 of Pierre and Luce by Romain Rolland holds 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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 3 holds 410 sentences of Pierre and Luce, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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