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The Fortunate Youth

Chapter XV · Chapter 15

Chapter 15 of The Fortunate Youth is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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"I LOVE you too much, my Sophie, to be called the Princess Zobraska's husband."
"And I love you too much, dear, to wish to be called anything else than Paul Savelli's wife."
That was their position, perfectly defined, perfectly understood.
They had arrived at it after many arguments and kisses and lovers' protestations.
"Such as I am I am," cried Paul.
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The Fortunate Youth

Chapter XV · Chapter 15

Chapter 15 of The Fortunate Youth is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/42 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"I LOVE you too much, my Sophie, to be called the Princess Zobraska's husband."
Line 2
"And I love you too much, dear, to wish to be called anything else than Paul Savelli's wife."
Line 3
That was their position, perfectly defined, perfectly understood.
/ðæt wɑːz ðer pəˈzɪʃən ˈpɜːrfəktli dɪˈfaɪnd ˈpɜːrfəktli ˌʌndərˈstʊd/
Line 4
They had arrived at it after many arguments and kisses and lovers' protestations.
/ðeɪ hæd ərˈaɪvd æt ɪt ˈæftər ˈmeni ˈɑːrɡjəmənts ənd ˈkɪsəz ənd ˈlʌvərz ˌproʊteˈsteɪʃənz/
Line 5
"Such as I am I am," cried Paul.
/sʌtʃ æz aɪ æm aɪ æm kraɪd pɔːl/

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.

arguments noun US /ˈɑːrɡjəmənts/

plural of “argument” — a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true

From this reading “They had arrived at it after many arguments and kisses and lovers' protestations.”

defined adjective US /dɪˈfaɪnd/

clearly characterized or delimited

From this reading “That was their position, perfectly defined, perfectly understood.”

kisses noun US /ˈkɪsəz/

plural of “kiss” — the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)

From this reading “They had arrived at it after many arguments and kisses and lovers' protestations.”

lovers noun US /ˈlʌvərz/

plural of “lover” — a person who loves someone or is loved by someone

From this reading “They had arrived at it after many arguments and kisses and lovers' protestations.”

Paul noun US /pɔːl/

United States feminist (1885-1977)

From this reading “"And I love you too much, dear, to wish to be called anything else than Paul Savelli's wife."”

Princess noun US /ˈprɪn.ses/

The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.

From this reading “"I LOVE you too much, my Sophie, to be called the Princess Zobraska's husband."”

protestations noun US /ˌproʊteˈsteɪʃənz/

plural of “protestation” — a formal and solemn declaration of objection

From this reading “They had arrived at it after many arguments and kisses and lovers' protestations.”

understood adjective US /ˌʌndərˈstʊd/

fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation

From this reading “That was their position, perfectly defined, perfectly understood.”

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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading They had arrived at it after many arguments and kisses and lovers' protestations.

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading "Such as I am I am," cried Paul.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "And I love you too much, dear, to wish to be called anything else than Paul Savelli's wife."

anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading "And I love you too much, dear, to wish to be called anything else than Paul Savelli's wife."

argumentsnounUS /ˈɑːrɡjəmənts/

plural of “argument” — a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true

From this reading They had arrived at it after many arguments and kisses and lovers' protestations.

arrivedverbUS /ərˈaɪvd/

past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading They had arrived at it after many arguments and kisses and lovers' protestations.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading "Such as I am I am," cried Paul.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading They had arrived at it after many arguments and kisses and lovers' protestations.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading "I LOVE you too much, my Sophie, to be called the Princess Zobraska's husband."

calledverbUS /kɔːld/

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading "I LOVE you too much, my Sophie, to be called the Princess Zobraska's husband."

criedverbUS /kraɪd/

inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading "Such as I am I am," cried Paul.

dearadjectiveUS /dɪr/

dearly loved

From this reading "And I love you too much, dear, to wish to be called anything else than Paul Savelli's wife."

definedadjectiveUS /dɪˈfaɪnd/

clearly characterized or delimited

From this reading That was their position, perfectly defined, perfectly understood.

else

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

From this reading "And I love you too much, dear, to wish to be called anything else than Paul Savelli's wife."

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading They had arrived at it after many arguments and kisses and lovers' protestations.

husbandnounUS /ˈhʌzbənd/

a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading "I LOVE you too much, my Sophie, to be called the Princess Zobraska's husband."

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "I LOVE you too much, my Sophie, to be called the Princess Zobraska's husband."

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading They had arrived at it after many arguments and kisses and lovers' protestations.

kissesnounUS /ˈkɪsəz/

plural of “kiss” — the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)

From this reading They had arrived at it after many arguments and kisses and lovers' protestations.

LOVEnounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading "I LOVE you too much, my Sophie, to be called the Princess Zobraska's husband."

loversnounUS /ˈlʌvərz/

plural of “lover” — a person who loves someone or is loved by someone

From this reading They had arrived at it after many arguments and kisses and lovers' protestations.

manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading They had arrived at it after many arguments and kisses and lovers' protestations.

muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/

to a great degree or extent

From this reading "I LOVE you too much, my Sophie, to be called the Princess Zobraska's husband."

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "I LOVE you too much, my Sophie, to be called the Princess Zobraska's husband."

PaulnounUS /pɔːl/

United States feminist (1885-1977)

From this reading "And I love you too much, dear, to wish to be called anything else than Paul Savelli's wife."

perfectlyadverbUS /ˈpɜːrfəktli/

completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

From this reading That was their position, perfectly defined, perfectly understood.

positionnounUS /pəˈzɪʃən/

the particular portion of space occupied by something

From this reading That was their position, perfectly defined, perfectly understood.

PrincessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/

The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.

From this reading "I LOVE you too much, my Sophie, to be called the Princess Zobraska's husband."

protestationsnounUS /ˌproʊteˈsteɪʃənz/

plural of “protestation” — a formal and solemn declaration of objection

From this reading They had arrived at it after many arguments and kisses and lovers' protestations.

Savelli's

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

From this reading "And I love you too much, dear, to wish to be called anything else than Paul Savelli's wife."

Sophie

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

From this reading "I LOVE you too much, my Sophie, to be called the Princess Zobraska's husband."

SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading "Such as I am I am," cried Paul.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading "And I love you too much, dear, to wish to be called anything else than Paul Savelli's wife."

ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading That was their position, perfectly defined, perfectly understood.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "I LOVE you too much, my Sophie, to be called the Princess Zobraska's husband."

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading That was their position, perfectly defined, perfectly understood.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They had arrived at it after many arguments and kisses and lovers' protestations.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "I LOVE you too much, my Sophie, to be called the Princess Zobraska's husband."

tooadverbUS /tuː/

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading "I LOVE you too much, my Sophie, to be called the Princess Zobraska's husband."

understoodadjectiveUS /ˌʌndərˈstʊd/

fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation

From this reading That was their position, perfectly defined, perfectly understood.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading That was their position, perfectly defined, perfectly understood.

wifenounUS /waɪf/

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading "And I love you too much, dear, to wish to be called anything else than Paul Savelli's wife."

wishverbUS /wɪʃ/

hope for; have a wish

From this reading "And I love you too much, dear, to wish to be called anything else than Paul Savelli's wife."

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "I LOVE you too much, my Sophie, to be called the Princess Zobraska's husband."

Zobraska's

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

From this reading "I LOVE you too much, my Sophie, to be called the Princess Zobraska's husband."

Chapter 15 of The Fortunate Youth by William John Locke holds 213 sentences, grouped into 43 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.

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Chapter 15 holds 213 sentences of The Fortunate Youth, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.

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Splenetic
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