Chapter 6 of Salammbo is here in full — 362 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Salammbo is here in full — 362 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I ought to have carried her off!” Matho said in the evening to Spendius. “I should have seized her, and torn her from her house! No one would have dared to touch me!” Spendius was not listening to him.
Chapter 6 of Salammbo is here in full — 362 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading ““I ought to have carried her off!””
past form of “dare” — take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading “No one would have dared to touch me!””
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading “Matho said in the evening to Spendius.”
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading “Spendius was not listening to him.”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading ““I ought to have carried her off!””
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading ““I should have seized her, and torn her from her house!”
having edges that are jagged from injury
From this reading ““I should have seized her, and torn her from her house!”
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading “No one would have dared to touch me!””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I should have seized her, and torn her from her house!
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading “I ought to have carried her off!”
past form of “dare” — take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading No one would have dared to touch me!”
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Matho said in the evening to Spendius.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “I should have seized her, and torn her from her house!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I ought to have carried her off!”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “I ought to have carried her off!”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Spendius was not listening to him.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading “I should have seized her, and torn her from her house!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I ought to have carried her off!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Matho said in the evening to Spendius.
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading Spendius was not listening to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Matho said in the evening to Spendius.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No one would have dared to touch me!”
not any; not one
From this reading No one would have dared to touch me!”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Spendius was not listening to him.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “I ought to have carried her off!”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one would have dared to touch me!”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “I ought to have carried her off!”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Matho said in the evening to Spendius.
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading “I should have seized her, and torn her from her house!
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “I should have seized her, and torn her from her house!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Matho said in the evening to Spendius.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Matho said in the evening to Spendius.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I ought to have carried her off!”
having edges that are jagged from injury
From this reading “I should have seized her, and torn her from her house!
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading No one would have dared to touch me!”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Spendius was not listening to him.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading No one would have dared to touch me!”
Chapter 6 of Salammbo by Gustave Flaubert holds 362 sentences, grouped into 73 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 6 holds 362 sentences of Salammbo, unabridged, divided into 73 reading sections.
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