Chapter 5 of The Jew is here in full — 377 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Jew is here in full — 377 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A SIMPLE HISTORY OF LOVE. Ivas, abandoned, seated himself alone on a bench, his head bowed. The sight of the men and women around him who had leisure to occupy themselves with sentiments of love, and their conversation, made a sad impression. Hunger, misery, political passions, consumed him. He thought of his country and its future.
Chapter 5 of The Jew is here in full — 377 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading “Ivas, abandoned, seated himself alone on a bench, his head bowed.”
a long seat for more than one person
From this reading “Ivas, abandoned, seated himself alone on a bench, his head bowed.”
past form of “consume” — eat up completely, as with great appetite
From this reading “Hunger, misery, political passions, consumed him.”
a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation
From this reading “Hunger, misery, political passions, consumed him.”
time available for ease and relaxation
From this reading “The sight of the men and women around him who had leisure to occupy themselves with sentiments of love, and their conversation, made a sad impression.”
keep busy with
From this reading “The sight of the men and women around him who had leisure to occupy themselves with sentiments of love, and their conversation, made a sad impression.”
plural of “passion” — a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading “Hunger, misery, political passions, consumed him.”
plural of “sentiment” — tender, romantic, or nostalgic feeling or emotion
From this reading “The sight of the men and women around him who had leisure to occupy themselves with sentiments of love, and their conversation, made a sad impression.”
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In this reading “Ivas, abandoned, seated himself alone on a bench, his head bowed.”
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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 A SIMPLE HISTORY OF LOVE.
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading Ivas, abandoned, seated himself alone on a bench, his head bowed.
Having no one else present.
From this reading Ivas, abandoned, seated himself alone on a bench, his head bowed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sight of the men and women around him who had leisure to occupy themselves with sentiments of love, and their conversation, made a sad impression.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The sight of the men and women around him who had leisure to occupy themselves with sentiments of love, and their conversation, made a sad impression.
a long seat for more than one person
From this reading Ivas, abandoned, seated himself alone on a bench, his head bowed.
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading Ivas, abandoned, seated himself alone on a bench, his head bowed.
past form of “consume” — eat up completely, as with great appetite
From this reading Hunger, misery, political passions, consumed him.
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading The sight of the men and women around him who had leisure to occupy themselves with sentiments of love, and their conversation, made a sad impression.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading He thought of his country and its future.
yet to be or coming
From this reading He thought of his country and its future.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The sight of the men and women around him who had leisure to occupy themselves with sentiments of love, and their conversation, made a sad impression.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He thought of his country and its future.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Ivas, abandoned, seated himself alone on a bench, his head bowed.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The sight of the men and women around him who had leisure to occupy themselves with sentiments of love, and their conversation, made a sad impression.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Ivas, abandoned, seated himself alone on a bench, his head bowed.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ivas, abandoned, seated himself alone on a bench, his head bowed.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading A SIMPLE HISTORY OF LOVE.
a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation
From this reading Hunger, misery, political passions, consumed him.
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading The sight of the men and women around him who had leisure to occupy themselves with sentiments of love, and their conversation, made a sad impression.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He thought of his country and its future.
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From this reading Ivas, abandoned, seated himself alone on a bench, his head bowed.
time available for ease and relaxation
From this reading The sight of the men and women around him who had leisure to occupy themselves with sentiments of love, and their conversation, made a sad impression.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading A SIMPLE HISTORY OF LOVE.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The sight of the men and women around him who had leisure to occupy themselves with sentiments of love, and their conversation, made a sad impression.
the force of workers available
From this reading The sight of the men and women around him who had leisure to occupy themselves with sentiments of love, and their conversation, made a sad impression.
a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
From this reading Hunger, misery, political passions, consumed him.
keep busy with
From this reading The sight of the men and women around him who had leisure to occupy themselves with sentiments of love, and their conversation, made a sad impression.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A SIMPLE HISTORY OF LOVE.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Ivas, abandoned, seated himself alone on a bench, his head bowed.
plural of “passion” — a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading Hunger, misery, political passions, consumed him.
involving or characteristic of politics or parties or politicians
From this reading Hunger, misery, political passions, consumed him.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading The sight of the men and women around him who had leisure to occupy themselves with sentiments of love, and their conversation, made a sad impression.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading Ivas, abandoned, seated himself alone on a bench, his head bowed.
plural of “sentiment” — tender, romantic, or nostalgic feeling or emotion
From this reading The sight of the men and women around him who had leisure to occupy themselves with sentiments of love, and their conversation, made a sad impression.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading The sight of the men and women around him who had leisure to occupy themselves with sentiments of love, and their conversation, made a sad impression.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading A SIMPLE HISTORY OF LOVE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sight of the men and women around him who had leisure to occupy themselves with sentiments of love, and their conversation, made a sad impression.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The sight of the men and women around him who had leisure to occupy themselves with sentiments of love, and their conversation, made a sad impression.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The sight of the men and women around him who had leisure to occupy themselves with sentiments of love, and their conversation, made a sad impression.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He thought of his country and its future.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The sight of the men and women around him who had leisure to occupy themselves with sentiments of love, and their conversation, made a sad impression.
which person or people
From this reading The sight of the men and women around him who had leisure to occupy themselves with sentiments of love, and their conversation, made a sad impression.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The sight of the men and women around him who had leisure to occupy themselves with sentiments of love, and their conversation, made a sad impression.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The sight of the men and women around him who had leisure to occupy themselves with sentiments of love, and their conversation, made a sad impression.
Chapter 5 of The Jew by Józef Ignacy Kraszewski holds 377 sentences, grouped into 76 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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