Chapter 8 of Renée Mauperin is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Renée Mauperin is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You think kindness worth a great deal then?" "I do, Renee. I value it as one values what one has lost." "You? Why, you are always very kind."
Chapter 8 of Renée Mauperin is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading “Why, you are always very kind."”
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading “"You think kindness worth a great deal then?"”
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading “Why, you are always very kind."”
the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic
From this reading “"You think kindness worth a great deal then?"”
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading “I value it as one values what one has lost."”
a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed
From this reading “I value it as one values what one has lost."”
beliefs of a person or social group in which they have an emotional investment (either for or against something)
From this reading “I value it as one values what one has lost."”
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading “"You think kindness worth a great deal then?"”
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Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "You think kindness worth a great deal then?"
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Why, you are always very kind."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Why, you are always very kind."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I value it as one values what one has lost."
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading "You think kindness worth a great deal then?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I do, Renee.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "You think kindness worth a great deal then?"
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I value it as one values what one has lost."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I do, Renee.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I value it as one values what one has lost."
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading Why, you are always very kind."
the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic
From this reading "You think kindness worth a great deal then?"
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading I value it as one values what one has lost."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I value it as one values what one has lost."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I do, Renee.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "You think kindness worth a great deal then?"
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "You think kindness worth a great deal then?"
a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed
From this reading I value it as one values what one has lost."
beliefs of a person or social group in which they have an emotional investment (either for or against something)
From this reading I value it as one values what one has lost."
precisely as stated
From this reading Why, you are always very kind."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I value it as one values what one has lost."
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, you are always very kind."
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading "You think kindness worth a great deal then?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You think kindness worth a great deal then?"
Chapter 8 of Renée Mauperin by Edmond de Goncourt holds 422 sentences, grouped into 85 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 8 holds 422 sentences of Renée Mauperin, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of Renée Mauperin by Edmond de Goncourt exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 422 sentences, grouped into 85 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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