Chapter 10 of The Intruder is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Intruder is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"And you, do you love him?" "Oh! what a question!" I could not restrain myself from persisting, although I suffered physically as if an open wound were being torn by nails. "Do you love him?" "No, no!
Chapter 10 of The Intruder is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “I could not restrain myself from persisting, although I suffered physically as if an open wound were being torn by nails.”
plural of “nail” — horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits
From this reading “I could not restrain myself from persisting, although I suffered physically as if an open wound were being torn by nails.”
relentless and indefatigable in pursuit or as if in pursuit
From this reading “I could not restrain myself from persisting, although I suffered physically as if an open wound were being torn by nails.”
in accord with physical laws
From this reading “I could not restrain myself from persisting, although I suffered physically as if an open wound were being torn by nails.”
to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement
From this reading “I could not restrain myself from persisting, although I suffered physically as if an open wound were being torn by nails.”
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading “I could not restrain myself from persisting, although I suffered physically as if an open wound were being torn by nails.”
having edges that are jagged from injury
From this reading “I could not restrain myself from persisting, although I suffered physically as if an open wound were being torn by nails.”
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading “I could not restrain myself from persisting, although I suffered physically as if an open wound were being torn by nails.”
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.
In this reading “I could not restrain myself from persisting, although I suffered physically as if an open wound were being torn by nails.”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Oh! what a question!"
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I could not restrain myself from persisting, although I suffered physically as if an open wound were being torn by nails.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I could not restrain myself from persisting, although I suffered physically as if an open wound were being torn by nails.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And you, do you love him?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I could not restrain myself from persisting, although I suffered physically as if an open wound were being torn by nails.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading I could not restrain myself from persisting, although I suffered physically as if an open wound were being torn by nails.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I could not restrain myself from persisting, although I suffered physically as if an open wound were being torn by nails.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could not restrain myself from persisting, although I suffered physically as if an open wound were being torn by nails.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "And you, do you love him?"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I could not restrain myself from persisting, although I suffered physically as if an open wound were being torn by nails.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "And you, do you love him?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I could not restrain myself from persisting, although I suffered physically as if an open wound were being torn by nails.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I could not restrain myself from persisting, although I suffered physically as if an open wound were being torn by nails.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "And you, do you love him?"
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I could not restrain myself from persisting, although I suffered physically as if an open wound were being torn by nails.
plural of “nail” — horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits
From this reading I could not restrain myself from persisting, although I suffered physically as if an open wound were being torn by nails.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, no!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I could not restrain myself from persisting, although I suffered physically as if an open wound were being torn by nails.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh! what a question!"
To move from a closed position.
From this reading I could not restrain myself from persisting, although I suffered physically as if an open wound were being torn by nails.
relentless and indefatigable in pursuit or as if in pursuit
From this reading I could not restrain myself from persisting, although I suffered physically as if an open wound were being torn by nails.
in accord with physical laws
From this reading I could not restrain myself from persisting, although I suffered physically as if an open wound were being torn by nails.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading "Oh! what a question!"
to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement
From this reading I could not restrain myself from persisting, although I suffered physically as if an open wound were being torn by nails.
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading I could not restrain myself from persisting, although I suffered physically as if an open wound were being torn by nails.
having edges that are jagged from injury
From this reading I could not restrain myself from persisting, although I suffered physically as if an open wound were being torn by nails.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I could not restrain myself from persisting, although I suffered physically as if an open wound were being torn by nails.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Oh! what a question!"
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading I could not restrain myself from persisting, although I suffered physically as if an open wound were being torn by nails.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And you, do you love him?"
Chapter 10 of The Intruder by Gabriele D'Annunzio holds 423 sentences, grouped into 85 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.
Chapter 10 holds 423 sentences of The Intruder, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of The Intruder by Gabriele D'Annunzio exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 423 sentences, grouped into 85 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.
Work through the 85 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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