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The Kreutzer Sonata and Other Stories

Chapter XI · Chapter 11

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By Leo, graf Tolstoy • Curated US English Learning Edition

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“All of us, men and women, are brought up in these aberrations of feeling that we call love.

I from childhood had prepared myself for this thing, and I loved, and I loved during all my youth, and I was joyous in loving.

It had been put into my head that it was the noblest and highest occupation in the world.

But when this expected feeling came at last, and I, a man, abandoned myself to it, the lie was pierced through and through.

Theoretically a lofty love is conceivable; practically it is an ignoble and degrading thing, which it is equally disgusting to talk about and to remember.

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The Kreutzer Sonata and Other Stories Leo, graf Tolstoy

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Chapter XI

Chapter 11

Chapter 11 of The Kreutzer Sonata and Other Stories is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

“All of us, men and women, are brought up in these aberrations of feeling that we call love. I from childhood had prepared myself for this thing, and I loved, and I loved during all my youth, and I was joyous in loving. It had been put into my head that it was the noblest and highest occupation in the world. But when this expected feeling came at last, and I, a man, abandoned myself to it, the lie was pierced through and through. Theoretically a lofty love is conceivable; practically it is an ignoble and degrading thing, which it is equally disgusting to talk about and to remember.

The Kreutzer Sonata and Other Stories

Chapter XI · Chapter 11

Chapter 11 of The Kreutzer Sonata and Other Stories is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

“All of us, men and women, are brought up in these aberrations of feeling that we call love.

Line 2

I from childhood had prepared myself for this thing, and I loved, and I loved during all my youth, and I was joyous in loving.

Line 3

It had been put into my head that it was the noblest and highest occupation in the world.

Line 4

But when this expected feeling came at last, and I, a man, abandoned myself to it, the lie was pierced through and through.

Line 5

Theoretically a lofty love is conceivable; practically it is an ignoble and degrading thing, which it is equally disgusting to talk about and to remember.

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Remember verb US /rɪˈmɛm.bər/

To recall to mind.

From this reading “Theoretically a lofty love is conceivable; practically it is an ignoble and degrading thing, which it is equally disgusting to talk about and to remember.”

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abandoned

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aberrations

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All

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are

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at

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been

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brought

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But

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call

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came

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childhood

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conceivable

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degrading

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disgusting

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during

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From this reading I from childhood had prepared myself for this thing, and I loved, and I loved during all my youth, and I was joyous in loving.

equally

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expected

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feeling

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for

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From this reading I from childhood had prepared myself for this thing, and I loved, and I loved during all my youth, and I was joyous in loving.

from

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From this reading I from childhood had prepared myself for this thing, and I loved, and I loved during all my youth, and I was joyous in loving.

had

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head

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highest

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I

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ignoble

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in

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into

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is

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It

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joyous

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last

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lie

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From this reading But when this expected feeling came at last, and I, a man, abandoned myself to it, the lie was pierced through and through.

lofty

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love

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loved

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From this reading I from childhood had prepared myself for this thing, and I loved, and I loved during all my youth, and I was joyous in loving.

loving

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man

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men

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my

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From this reading I from childhood had prepared myself for this thing, and I loved, and I loved during all my youth, and I was joyous in loving.

myself

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noblest

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occupation

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of

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pierced

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From this reading But when this expected feeling came at last, and I, a man, abandoned myself to it, the lie was pierced through and through.

practically

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From this reading Theoretically a lofty love is conceivable; practically it is an ignoble and degrading thing, which it is equally disgusting to talk about and to remember.

prepared

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From this reading I from childhood had prepared myself for this thing, and I loved, and I loved during all my youth, and I was joyous in loving.

put

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From this reading It had been put into my head that it was the noblest and highest occupation in the world.

rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/

To recall to mind.

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talk

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that

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the

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Theoretically

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these

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thing

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From this reading I from childhood had prepared myself for this thing, and I loved, and I loved during all my youth, and I was joyous in loving.

this

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through

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to

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From this reading But when this expected feeling came at last, and I, a man, abandoned myself to it, the lie was pierced through and through.

up

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us

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was

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From this reading I from childhood had prepared myself for this thing, and I loved, and I loved during all my youth, and I was joyous in loving.

we

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when

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From this reading But when this expected feeling came at last, and I, a man, abandoned myself to it, the lie was pierced through and through.

which

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From this reading Theoretically a lofty love is conceivable; practically it is an ignoble and degrading thing, which it is equally disgusting to talk about and to remember.

women

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world

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youth

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From this reading I from childhood had prepared myself for this thing, and I loved, and I loved during all my youth, and I was joyous in loving.

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