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Steppenwolf

Chapter X

Chapter 10 of Steppenwolf is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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I lived through much in Pablo’s little theatre and not a thousandth part can be told in words.
All the girls I had ever loved were mine.
Each gave me what she alone had to give and to each I gave what she alone knew how to take.
Much love, much happiness, much indulgence, and much bewilderment, too, and suffering fell to my share.
All the love that I had missed in my life bloomed magically in my garden during this hour of dreams.
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Steppenwolf

Chapter X

Chapter 10 of Steppenwolf is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
I lived through much in Pablo’s little theatre and not a thousandth part can be told in words.
Line 2
All the girls I had ever loved were mine.
/ɔːl ðə ɡɜːrlz aɪ hæd ˈevər lʌvd wɜːr maɪn/
Line 3
Each gave me what she alone had to give and to each I gave what she alone knew how to take.
Line 4
Much love, much happiness, much indulgence, and much bewilderment, too, and suffering fell to my share.
/mʌtʃ lʌv mʌtʃ ˈhæpinəs mʌtʃ ˌɪnˈdʌldʒəns ənd mʌtʃ bɪˈwɪldərmənt tuː ənd ˈsʌfərɪŋ fel tuː maɪ ʃer/
Line 5
All the love that I had missed in my life bloomed magically in my garden during this hour of dreams.
/ɔːl ðə lʌv ðæt aɪ hæd mɪst ɪn maɪ laɪf bluːmd ˈmædʒɪkəli ɪn maɪ ˈɡɑːrdən ˈdʊrɪŋ ðɪs ˈaʊər ʌv driːmz/

Learner Dictionary

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

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

bewilderment noun US /bɪˈwɪldərmənt/

confusion resulting from failure to understand

From this reading “Much love, much happiness, much indulgence, and much bewilderment, too, and suffering fell to my share.”

bloomed verb US /bluːmd/

past form of “bloom” — produce or yield flowers

From this reading “All the love that I had missed in my life bloomed magically in my garden during this hour of dreams.”

dreams noun US /driːmz/

plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep

From this reading “All the love that I had missed in my life bloomed magically in my garden during this hour of dreams.”

indulgence noun US /ˌɪnˈdʌldʒəns/

an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires

From this reading “Much love, much happiness, much indulgence, and much bewilderment, too, and suffering fell to my share.”

magically adverb US /ˈmædʒɪkəli/

in a magical manner

From this reading “All the love that I had missed in my life bloomed magically in my garden during this hour of dreams.”

missed adjective US /mɪst/

not caught with the senses or the mind

From this reading “All the love that I had missed in my life bloomed magically in my garden during this hour of dreams.”

theatre noun US /ˈθiːətər/

a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented

From this reading “I lived through much in Pablo’s little theatre and not a thousandth part can be told in words.”

thousandth noun US /ˈθaʊzəndθ/

position 1,000 in a countable series of things

From this reading “I lived through much in Pablo’s little theatre and not a thousandth part can be told in words.”

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

ever loved adverb + adjective

In this reading “All the girls I had ever loved were mine.”

lived through verb + particle counted as “live through”

In this reading “I lived through much in Pablo’s little theatre and not a thousandth part can be told in words.”

All words in this reading · 56

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading I lived through much in Pablo’s little theatre and not a thousandth part can be told in words.

AlladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 All the girls I had ever loved were mine.

aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading Each gave me what she alone had to give and to each I gave what she alone knew how to take.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading I lived through much in Pablo’s little theatre and not a thousandth part can be told in words.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading I lived through much in Pablo’s little theatre and not a thousandth part can be told in words.

bewildermentnounUS /bɪˈwɪldərmənt/

confusion resulting from failure to understand

From this reading Much love, much happiness, much indulgence, and much bewilderment, too, and suffering fell to my share.

bloomedverbUS /bluːmd/

past form of “bloom” — produce or yield flowers

From this reading All the love that I had missed in my life bloomed magically in my garden during this hour of dreams.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading I lived through much in Pablo’s little theatre and not a thousandth part can be told in words.

dreamsnounUS /driːmz/

plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep

From this reading All the love that I had missed in my life bloomed magically in my garden during this hour of dreams.

duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading All the love that I had missed in my life bloomed magically in my garden during this hour of dreams.

EachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading Each gave me what she alone had to give and to each I gave what she alone knew how to take.

everadverbUS /ˈevər/

at any time

From this reading All the girls I had ever loved were mine.

fellverbUS /fel/

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

From this reading Much love, much happiness, much indulgence, and much bewilderment, too, and suffering fell to my share.

gardennounUS /ˈɡɑːrdən/

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading All the love that I had missed in my life bloomed magically in my garden during this hour of dreams.

gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading Each gave me what she alone had to give and to each I gave what she alone knew how to take.

girlsnounUS /ɡɜːrlz/

plural of “girl” — a young female

From this reading All the girls I had ever loved were mine.

giveverbUS /ɡɪv/

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading Each gave me what she alone had to give and to each I gave what she alone knew how to take.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading All the girls I had ever loved were mine.

happinessnounUS /ˈhæpinəs/

state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy

From this reading Much love, much happiness, much indulgence, and much bewilderment, too, and suffering fell to my share.

hournounUS /ˈaʊər/

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading All the love that I had missed in my life bloomed magically in my garden during this hour of dreams.

how

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Each gave me what she alone had to give and to each I gave what she alone knew how to take.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I lived through much in Pablo’s little theatre and not a thousandth part can be told in words.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading I lived through much in Pablo’s little theatre and not a thousandth part can be told in words.

indulgencenounUS /ˌɪnˈdʌldʒəns/

an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires

From this reading Much love, much happiness, much indulgence, and much bewilderment, too, and suffering fell to my share.

knewverbUS /nuː/

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading Each gave me what she alone had to give and to each I gave what she alone knew how to take.

lifenounUS /laɪf/

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading All the love that I had missed in my life bloomed magically in my garden during this hour of dreams.

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading I lived through much in Pablo’s little theatre and not a thousandth part can be told in words.

livedverbUS /lɪvd/

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading I lived through much in Pablo’s little theatre and not a thousandth part can be told in words.

lovenounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading Much love, much happiness, much indulgence, and much bewilderment, too, and suffering fell to my share.

lovedadjectiveUS /lʌvd/

held dear

From this reading All the girls I had ever loved were mine.

magicallyadverbUS /ˈmædʒɪkəli/

in a magical manner

From this reading All the love that I had missed in my life bloomed magically in my garden during this hour of dreams.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Each gave me what she alone had to give and to each I gave what she alone knew how to take.

minepronounUS /maɪn/

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading All the girls I had ever loved were mine.

missedadjectiveUS /mɪst/

not caught with the senses or the mind

From this reading All the love that I had missed in my life bloomed magically in my garden during this hour of dreams.

muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/

to a great degree or extent

From this reading I lived through much in Pablo’s little theatre and not a thousandth part can be told in words.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Much love, much happiness, much indulgence, and much bewilderment, too, and suffering fell to my share.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I lived through much in Pablo’s little theatre and not a thousandth part can be told in words.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading All the love that I had missed in my life bloomed magically in my garden during this hour of dreams.

Pablo's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I lived through much in Pablo’s little theatre and not a thousandth part can be told in words.

partnounUS /pɑːrt/

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading I lived through much in Pablo’s little theatre and not a thousandth part can be told in words.

shareverbUS /ʃer/

have in common

From this reading Much love, much happiness, much indulgence, and much bewilderment, too, and suffering fell to my share.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading Each gave me what she alone had to give and to each I gave what she alone knew how to take.

sufferingnounUS /ˈsʌfərɪŋ/

a state of acute pain

From this reading Much love, much happiness, much indulgence, and much bewilderment, too, and suffering fell to my share.

takeverbUS /teɪk/

carry out

From this reading Each gave me what she alone had to give and to each I gave what she alone knew how to take.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading All the love that I had missed in my life bloomed magically in my garden during this hour of dreams.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading All the girls I had ever loved were mine.

theatrenounUS /ˈθiːətər/

a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented

From this reading I lived through much in Pablo’s little theatre and not a thousandth part can be told in words.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading All the love that I had missed in my life bloomed magically in my garden during this hour of dreams.

thousandthnounUS /ˈθaʊzəndθ/

position 1,000 in a countable series of things

From this reading I lived through much in Pablo’s little theatre and not a thousandth part can be told in words.

throughprepositionUS /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading I lived through much in Pablo’s little theatre and not a thousandth part can be told in words.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Each gave me what she alone had to give and to each I gave what she alone knew how to take.

toldverbUS /toʊld/

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading I lived through much in Pablo’s little theatre and not a thousandth part can be told in words.

tooadverbUS /tuː/

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading Much love, much happiness, much indulgence, and much bewilderment, too, and suffering fell to my share.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading All the girls I had ever loved were mine.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Each gave me what she alone had to give and to each I gave what she alone knew how to take.

wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/

the words that are spoken

From this reading I lived through much in Pablo’s little theatre and not a thousandth part can be told in words.

Chapter 10 of Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse holds 414 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.

What does chapter 10 of Steppenwolf contain?

Chapter 10 holds 414 sentences of Steppenwolf, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 10 of Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 414 sentences, grouped into 83 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.

How do I study chapter 10 of Steppenwolf?

Work through the 83 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 83 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

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Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 10 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

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Common questions about reading Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Steppenwolf?

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How long does Steppenwolf take to read?

About 346 minutes of reading across 831 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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