Chapter 23 of The Confession of a Child of the Century is here in full — 26 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of The Confession of a Child of the Century is here in full — 26 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ETERNAL angel of happy nights, who will utter thy silence? A kiss! mysterious vintage that flows from the lips as from a stainless chalice! Intoxication of the senses! O voluptuous pleasure! Yes, like God, thou art immortal!
Chapter 23 of The Confession of a Child of the Century is here in full — 26 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a bowl-shaped drinking vessel; especially the Eucharistic cup
From this reading “A kiss! mysterious vintage that flows from the lips as from a stainless chalice!”
continuing forever or indefinitely
From this reading “ETERNAL angel of happy nights, who will utter thy silence?”
plural of “flow” — the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
From this reading “A kiss! mysterious vintage that flows from the lips as from a stainless chalice!”
Living forever; never dying or decaying. (Bất tử, trường tồn vĩnh cửu.)
From this reading “Yes, like God, thou art immortal!”
the physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance
From this reading “Intoxication of the senses!”
steel containing chromium that makes it resistant to corrosion
From this reading “A kiss! mysterious vintage that flows from the lips as from a stainless chalice!”
a season's yield of wine from a vineyard
From this reading “A kiss! mysterious vintage that flows from the lips as from a stainless chalice!”
having strong sexual appeal
From this reading “O voluptuous pleasure!”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A kiss! mysterious vintage that flows from the lips as from a stainless chalice!
spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading ETERNAL angel of happy nights, who will utter thy silence?
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Yes, like God, thou art immortal!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A kiss! mysterious vintage that flows from the lips as from a stainless chalice!
a bowl-shaped drinking vessel; especially the Eucharistic cup
From this reading A kiss! mysterious vintage that flows from the lips as from a stainless chalice!
continuing forever or indefinitely
From this reading ETERNAL angel of happy nights, who will utter thy silence?
plural of “flow” — the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
From this reading A kiss! mysterious vintage that flows from the lips as from a stainless chalice!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A kiss! mysterious vintage that flows from the lips as from a stainless chalice!
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading Yes, like God, thou art immortal!
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading ETERNAL angel of happy nights, who will utter thy silence?
Living forever; never dying or decaying. (Bất tử, trường tồn vĩnh cửu.)
From this reading Yes, like God, thou art immortal!
the physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance
From this reading Intoxication of the senses!
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading A kiss! mysterious vintage that flows from the lips as from a stainless chalice!
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Yes, like God, thou art immortal!
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading A kiss! mysterious vintage that flows from the lips as from a stainless chalice!
of an obscure nature
From this reading A kiss! mysterious vintage that flows from the lips as from a stainless chalice!
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading ETERNAL angel of happy nights, who will utter thy silence?
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading O voluptuous pleasure!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ETERNAL angel of happy nights, who will utter thy silence?
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading O voluptuous pleasure!
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading Intoxication of the senses!
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading ETERNAL angel of happy nights, who will utter thy silence?
steel containing chromium that makes it resistant to corrosion
From this reading A kiss! mysterious vintage that flows from the lips as from a stainless chalice!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A kiss! mysterious vintage that flows from the lips as from a stainless chalice!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A kiss! mysterious vintage that flows from the lips as from a stainless chalice!
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Yes, like God, thou art immortal!
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading ETERNAL angel of happy nights, who will utter thy silence?
articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
From this reading ETERNAL angel of happy nights, who will utter thy silence?
a season's yield of wine from a vineyard
From this reading A kiss! mysterious vintage that flows from the lips as from a stainless chalice!
having strong sexual appeal
From this reading O voluptuous pleasure!
which person or people
From this reading ETERNAL angel of happy nights, who will utter thy silence?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading ETERNAL angel of happy nights, who will utter thy silence?
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, like God, thou art immortal!
Chapter 23 of The Confession of a Child of the Century by Alfred de Musset holds 26 sentences, grouped into 6 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.
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