The Last Vendée

Chapter XXXIII

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"What!" exclaimed Joseph Picaut and Maître Jacques, "that shot--" "I fired it; I knew I should surprise you here in the commission of another crime, and it was I who shot you in the act.

Yes, Joseph, yes; you so brave, you so proud of your strength, bow down before God's judgment!--you die by a woman's hand."

"What matters it to me how I die?

Death comes from God.

I implore you, woman, give my repentance chance for efficacy; let me be reconciled to the Heaven I have offended; bring me a priest, I implore you!"

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The Last Vendée

Chapter XXXIII

Chapter 33 of The Last Vendée is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/78 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

"What!" exclaimed Joseph Picaut and Maître Jacques, "that shot--" "I fired it; I knew I should surprise you here in the commission of another crime, and it was I who shot you in the act.

Line 2

Yes, Joseph, yes; you so brave, you so proud of your strength, bow down before God's judgment!--you die by a woman's hand."

Line 3

"What matters it to me how I die?

Line 4

Death comes from God.

/deθ kʌmz frʌm ɡɑːd/

Line 5

I implore you, woman, give my repentance chance for efficacy; let me be reconciled to the Heaven I have offended; bring me a priest, I implore you!"

/aɪ ˌɪmˈplɔːr juː ˈwʊmən ɡɪv maɪ rɪˈpentəns tʃæns fɔːr ˈefɪkæsi let miː biː ˈrekənsaɪld tuː ðə ˈhevən aɪ hæv əˈfendəd brɪŋ miː ə priːst aɪ ˌɪmˈplɔːr juː/

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commission noun US /kəˈmɪʃən/

a special group delegated to consider some matter

From this reading “"What!" exclaimed Joseph Picaut and Maître Jacques, "that shot--" "I fired it; I knew I should surprise you here in the commission of another crime, and it was I who shot you in the act.”

efficacy noun US /ˈefɪkæsi/

capacity or power to produce a desired effect

From this reading “I implore you, woman, give my repentance chance for efficacy; let me be reconciled to the Heaven I have offended; bring me a priest, I implore you!"”

God's noun US /ɡɑːdz/

possessive form of “god” — 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, Joseph, yes; you so brave, you so proud of your strength, bow down before God's judgment!--you die by a woman's hand."”

implore verb US /ˌɪmˈplɔːr/

call upon in supplication; entreat

From this reading “I implore you, woman, give my repentance chance for efficacy; let me be reconciled to the Heaven I have offended; bring me a priest, I implore you!"”

Joseph noun US /ˈdʒoʊsəf/

leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904)

offended adjective US /əˈfendəd/

emotionally hurt or upset or annoyed

From this reading “I implore you, woman, give my repentance chance for efficacy; let me be reconciled to the Heaven I have offended; bring me a priest, I implore you!"”

reconciled adjective US /ˈrekənsaɪld/

made compatible or consistent

From this reading “I implore you, woman, give my repentance chance for efficacy; let me be reconciled to the Heaven I have offended; bring me a priest, I implore you!"”

repentance noun US /rɪˈpentəns/

remorse for your past conduct

From this reading “I implore you, woman, give my repentance chance for efficacy; let me be reconciled to the Heaven I have offended; bring me a priest, I implore you!"”

Word partnerships in these lines

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comes from verb + particle counted as “come from”

In this reading “Death comes from God.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Yes, Joseph, yes; you so brave, you so proud of your strength, bow down before God's judgment!--you die by a woman's hand."

actverbUS /ækt/

perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)

From this reading "What!" exclaimed Joseph Picaut and Maître Jacques, "that shot--" "I fired it; I knew I should surprise you here in the commission of another crime, and it was I who shot you in the act.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/

one more of the same kind, or a different one

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading I implore you, woman, give my repentance chance for efficacy; let me be reconciled to the Heaven I have offended; bring me a priest, I implore you!"

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Yes, Joseph, yes; you so brave, you so proud of your strength, bow down before God's judgment!--you die by a woman's hand."

bownounUS /baʊ/

a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces

From this reading Yes, Joseph, yes; you so brave, you so proud of your strength, bow down before God's judgment!--you die by a woman's hand."

braveadjectiveUS /breɪv/

possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching

From this reading Yes, Joseph, yes; you so brave, you so proud of your strength, bow down before God's judgment!--you die by a woman's hand."

bringverbUS /brɪŋ/

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading I implore you, woman, give my repentance chance for efficacy; let me be reconciled to the Heaven I have offended; bring me a priest, I implore you!"

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Yes, Joseph, yes; you so brave, you so proud of your strength, bow down before God's judgment!--you die by a woman's hand."

chancenounUS /tʃæns/

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading I implore you, woman, give my repentance chance for efficacy; let me be reconciled to the Heaven I have offended; bring me a priest, I implore you!"

comesnounUS /kʌmz/

plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading Death comes from God.

commissionnounUS /kəˈmɪʃən/

a special group delegated to consider some matter

crimenounUS /kraɪm/

(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act

DeathnounUS /deθ/

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading Death comes from God.

dieverbUS /daɪ/

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading Yes, Joseph, yes; you so brave, you so proud of your strength, bow down before God's judgment!--you die by a woman's hand."

downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Yes, Joseph, yes; you so brave, you so proud of your strength, bow down before God's judgment!--you die by a woman's hand."

efficacynounUS /ˈefɪkæsi/

capacity or power to produce a desired effect

From this reading I implore you, woman, give my repentance chance for efficacy; let me be reconciled to the Heaven I have offended; bring me a priest, I implore you!"

exclaimedverbUS /ɪkˈskleɪmd/

past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy

firedadjectiveUS /ˈfaɪərd/

having lost your job

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I implore you, woman, give my repentance chance for efficacy; let me be reconciled to the Heaven I have offended; bring me a priest, I implore you!"

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Death comes from God.

giveverbUS /ɡɪv/

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading I implore you, woman, give my repentance chance for efficacy; let me be reconciled to the Heaven I have offended; bring me a priest, I implore you!"

GodnounUS /ɡɑːd/

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 Death comes from God.

God'snounUS /ɡɑːdz/

possessive form of “god” — 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, Joseph, yes; you so brave, you so proud of your strength, bow down before God's judgment!--you die by a woman's hand."

handnounUS /hænd/

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading Yes, Joseph, yes; you so brave, you so proud of your strength, bow down before God's judgment!--you die by a woman's hand."

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I implore you, woman, give my repentance chance for efficacy; let me be reconciled to the Heaven I have offended; bring me a priest, I implore you!"

HeavennounUS /ˈhevən/

any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

From this reading I implore you, woman, give my repentance chance for efficacy; let me be reconciled to the Heaven I have offended; bring me a priest, I implore you!"

hereadverbUS /hiːr/

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

how

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From this reading "What matters it to me how I die?

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

imploreverbUS /ˌɪmˈplɔːr/

call upon in supplication; entreat

From this reading I implore you, woman, give my repentance chance for efficacy; let me be reconciled to the Heaven I have offended; bring me a priest, I implore you!"

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

Jacques

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JosephnounUS /ˈdʒoʊsəf/

leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904)

judgmentnounUS /ˈdʒʌdʒmənt/

an opinion formed by judging something

From this reading Yes, Joseph, yes; you so brave, you so proud of your strength, bow down before God's judgment!--you die by a woman's hand."

knewverbUS /nuː/

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading I implore you, woman, give my repentance chance for efficacy; let me be reconciled to the Heaven I have offended; bring me a priest, I implore you!"

mattersnounUS /ˈmætərz/

plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern

From this reading "What matters it to me how I die?

Maître

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mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "What matters it to me how I die?

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I implore you, woman, give my repentance chance for efficacy; let me be reconciled to the Heaven I have offended; bring me a priest, I implore you!"

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

offendedadjectiveUS /əˈfendəd/

emotionally hurt or upset or annoyed

From this reading I implore you, woman, give my repentance chance for efficacy; let me be reconciled to the Heaven I have offended; bring me a priest, I implore you!"

Picaut

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priestnounUS /priːst/

a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders

From this reading I implore you, woman, give my repentance chance for efficacy; let me be reconciled to the Heaven I have offended; bring me a priest, I implore you!"

proudadjectiveUS /praʊd/

feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride

From this reading Yes, Joseph, yes; you so brave, you so proud of your strength, bow down before God's judgment!--you die by a woman's hand."

reconciledadjectiveUS /ˈrekənsaɪld/

made compatible or consistent

From this reading I implore you, woman, give my repentance chance for efficacy; let me be reconciled to the Heaven I have offended; bring me a priest, I implore you!"

repentancenounUS /rɪˈpentəns/

remorse for your past conduct

From this reading I implore you, woman, give my repentance chance for efficacy; let me be reconciled to the Heaven I have offended; bring me a priest, I implore you!"

shotnounUS /ʃɑːt/

the act of firing a projectile

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Yes, Joseph, yes; you so brave, you so proud of your strength, bow down before God's judgment!--you die by a woman's hand."

strengthnounUS /streŋkθ/

the property of being physically or mentally strong

From this reading Yes, Joseph, yes; you so brave, you so proud of your strength, bow down before God's judgment!--you die by a woman's hand."

surprisenounUS /sərˈpraɪz/

the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "What matters it to me how I die?

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading I implore you, woman, give my repentance chance for efficacy; let me be reconciled to the Heaven I have offended; bring me a priest, I implore you!"

woman'snounUS /ˈwʊmənz/

possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading Yes, Joseph, yes; you so brave, you so proud of your strength, bow down before God's judgment!--you die by a woman's hand."

YesnounUS /jes/

an affirmative

From this reading Yes, Joseph, yes; you so brave, you so proud of your strength, bow down before God's judgment!--you die by a woman's hand."

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Yes, Joseph, yes; you so brave, you so proud of your strength, bow down before God's judgment!--you die by a woman's hand."

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