Chapter 5 of Tartuffe is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Tartuffe is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DAMIS No, I must see--I'll keep my temper. DORINE Out on you, what a plague! He's coming. Hide! (Damis goes and hides in the closet at the back of the stage.)
Chapter 5 of Tartuffe is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space
From this reading “(Damis goes and hides in the closet at the back of the stage.)”
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “He's coming.”
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading “(Damis goes and hides in the closet at the back of the stage.)”
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading “Hide!”
plural of “hide” — the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal)
From this reading “(Damis goes and hides in the closet at the back of the stage.)”
cause to suffer a blight
From this reading “DORINE Out on you, what a plague!”
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading “(Damis goes and hides in the closet at the back of the stage.)”
a sudden outburst of anger
From this reading “DAMIS No, I must see--I'll keep my temper.”
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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 DORINE Out on you, what a plague!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading (Damis goes and hides in the closet at the back of the stage.)
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading (Damis goes and hides in the closet at the back of the stage.)
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading (Damis goes and hides in the closet at the back of the stage.)
a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space
From this reading (Damis goes and hides in the closet at the back of the stage.)
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading He's coming.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DAMIS No, I must see--I'll keep my temper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DORINE Out on you, what a plague!
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading (Damis goes and hides in the closet at the back of the stage.)
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He's coming.
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading Hide!
plural of “hide” — the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal)
From this reading (Damis goes and hides in the closet at the back of the stage.)
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading DAMIS No, I must see--I'll keep my temper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DAMIS No, I must see--I'll keep my temper.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading (Damis goes and hides in the closet at the back of the stage.)
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading DAMIS No, I must see--I'll keep my temper.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading DAMIS No, I must see--I'll keep my temper.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading DAMIS No, I must see--I'll keep my temper.
not any; not one
From this reading DAMIS No, I must see--I'll keep my temper.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading (Damis goes and hides in the closet at the back of the stage.)
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading DORINE Out on you, what a plague!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading DORINE Out on you, what a plague!
cause to suffer a blight
From this reading DORINE Out on you, what a plague!
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading DAMIS No, I must see--I'll keep my temper.
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading (Damis goes and hides in the closet at the back of the stage.)
a sudden outburst of anger
From this reading DAMIS No, I must see--I'll keep my temper.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading (Damis goes and hides in the closet at the back of the stage.)
used to ask for information about something
From this reading DORINE Out on you, what a plague!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading DORINE Out on you, what a plague!
Chapter 5 of Tartuffe by Molière holds 163 sentences, grouped into 33 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 5 holds 163 sentences of Tartuffe, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of Tartuffe by Molière exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 163 sentences, grouped into 33 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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About 107 minutes of reading across 259 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Tartuffe, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
