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The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt — Volume 24
The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt — Volume 24

Chapter IV · Chapter 4

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My Cure--Daturi is Beaten by Some Soldiers--I Leave Wesel for Brunswick--Redegonde--Brunswick--The Hereditary Prince--The Jew--My Stay at Wolfen-Buttel The Library--Berlin Calsabigi and the Berlin Lottery--Mdlle.
Belanger At Supper-time, the doctor, his mother, and one of his sisters came to see me.
All of them bore the love of their kind written on their features; they assured me that I should have all possible care at their hands.
When the ladies were gone the doctor explained his treatment.
He said that he hoped to cure me by the exhibition of sudorifices and mercurial pills, but he warned me I must be very careful in my diet and must not apply myself in any way.
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The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt — Volume 24

Chapter IV · Chapter 4

Chapter 4 of The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt — Volume 24 is here in full — 337 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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My Cure--Daturi is Beaten by Some Soldiers--I Leave Wesel for Brunswick--Redegonde--Brunswick--The Hereditary Prince--The Jew--My Stay at Wolfen-Buttel The Library--Berlin Calsabigi and the Berlin Lottery--Mdlle.
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Belanger At Supper-time, the doctor, his mother, and one of his sisters came to see me.
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All of them bore the love of their kind written on their features; they assured me that I should have all possible care at their hands.
/ɔːl ʌv ðem bɔːr ðə lʌv ʌv ðer kaɪnd ˈrɪtən ɑːn ðer ˈfiːtʃərz ðeɪ əˈʃʊrd miː ðæt aɪ ʃʊd hæv ɔːl ˈpɑːsəbəl ker æt ðer hændz/
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When the ladies were gone the doctor explained his treatment.
/wen ðə ˈleɪdiz wɜːr ɡɔːn ðə ˈdɑːktər ɪkˈspleɪnd hɪz ˈtriːtmənt/
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He said that he hoped to cure me by the exhibition of sudorifices and mercurial pills, but he warned me I must be very careful in my diet and must not apply myself in any way.

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Berlin noun US /bərˈlɪn/

capital of Germany located in eastern Germany

From this reading “My Cure--Daturi is Beaten by Some Soldiers--I Leave Wesel for Brunswick--Redegonde--Brunswick--The Hereditary Prince--The Jew--My Stay at Wolfen-Buttel The Library--Berlin Calsabigi and the Berlin Lottery--Mdlle.”

Brunswick noun US /ˈbrʌnzwɪk/

a university town in southwestern Maine

From this reading “My Cure--Daturi is Beaten by Some Soldiers--I Leave Wesel for Brunswick--Redegonde--Brunswick--The Hereditary Prince--The Jew--My Stay at Wolfen-Buttel The Library--Berlin Calsabigi and the Berlin Lottery--Mdlle.”

diet noun US /ˈdaɪət/

a prescribed selection of foods

From this reading “He said that he hoped to cure me by the exhibition of sudorifices and mercurial pills, but he warned me I must be very careful in my diet and must not apply myself in any way.”

exhibition noun US /ˌeksəˈbɪʃən/

the act of exhibiting

From this reading “He said that he hoped to cure me by the exhibition of sudorifices and mercurial pills, but he warned me I must be very careful in my diet and must not apply myself in any way.”

Hereditary adjective US /hərˈedəteri/

occurring among members of a family usually by heredity

From this reading “My Cure--Daturi is Beaten by Some Soldiers--I Leave Wesel for Brunswick--Redegonde--Brunswick--The Hereditary Prince--The Jew--My Stay at Wolfen-Buttel The Library--Berlin Calsabigi and the Berlin Lottery--Mdlle.”

Lottery noun US /ˈlɑːtəri/

something that is regarded as a chance event

From this reading “My Cure--Daturi is Beaten by Some Soldiers--I Leave Wesel for Brunswick--Redegonde--Brunswick--The Hereditary Prince--The Jew--My Stay at Wolfen-Buttel The Library--Berlin Calsabigi and the Berlin Lottery--Mdlle.”

mercurial adjective US /mərˈkjʊriəl/

liable to sudden unpredictable change

From this reading “He said that he hoped to cure me by the exhibition of sudorifices and mercurial pills, but he warned me I must be very careful in my diet and must not apply myself in any way.”

pills noun US /pɪlz/

plural of “pill” — something that resembles a tablet of medicine in shape or size

From this reading “He said that he hoped to cure me by the exhibition of sudorifices and mercurial pills, but he warned me I must be very careful in my diet and must not apply myself in any way.”

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AlladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading All of them bore the love of their kind written on their features; they assured me that I should have all possible care at their hands.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading My Cure--Daturi is Beaten by Some Soldiers--I Leave Wesel for Brunswick--Redegonde--Brunswick--The Hereditary Prince--The Jew--My Stay at Wolfen-Buttel The Library--Berlin Calsabigi and the Berlin Lottery--Mdlle.

anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading He said that he hoped to cure me by the exhibition of sudorifices and mercurial pills, but he warned me I must be very careful in my diet and must not apply myself in any way.

applyverbUS /əˈplaɪ/

put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose

From this reading He said that he hoped to cure me by the exhibition of sudorifices and mercurial pills, but he warned me I must be very careful in my diet and must not apply myself in any way.

assuredadjectiveUS /əˈʃʊrd/

marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence

From this reading All of them bore the love of their kind written on their features; they assured me that I should have all possible care at their hands.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading My Cure--Daturi is Beaten by Some Soldiers--I Leave Wesel for Brunswick--Redegonde--Brunswick--The Hereditary Prince--The Jew--My Stay at Wolfen-Buttel The Library--Berlin Calsabigi and the Berlin Lottery--Mdlle.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading He said that he hoped to cure me by the exhibition of sudorifices and mercurial pills, but he warned me I must be very careful in my diet and must not apply myself in any way.

BeatenadjectiveUS /ˈbiːtən/

formed or made thin by hammering

From this reading My Cure--Daturi is Beaten by Some Soldiers--I Leave Wesel for Brunswick--Redegonde--Brunswick--The Hereditary Prince--The Jew--My Stay at Wolfen-Buttel The Library--Berlin Calsabigi and the Berlin Lottery--Mdlle.

Belanger

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From this reading Belanger At Supper-time, the doctor, his mother, and one of his sisters came to see me.

BerlinnounUS /bərˈlɪn/

capital of Germany located in eastern Germany

From this reading My Cure--Daturi is Beaten by Some Soldiers--I Leave Wesel for Brunswick--Redegonde--Brunswick--The Hereditary Prince--The Jew--My Stay at Wolfen-Buttel The Library--Berlin Calsabigi and the Berlin Lottery--Mdlle.

boreverbUS /bɔːr/

cause to be bored

From this reading All of them bore the love of their kind written on their features; they assured me that I should have all possible care at their hands.

BrunswicknounUS /ˈbrʌnzwɪk/

a university town in southwestern Maine

From this reading My Cure--Daturi is Beaten by Some Soldiers--I Leave Wesel for Brunswick--Redegonde--Brunswick--The Hereditary Prince--The Jew--My Stay at Wolfen-Buttel The Library--Berlin Calsabigi and the Berlin Lottery--Mdlle.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading He said that he hoped to cure me by the exhibition of sudorifices and mercurial pills, but he warned me I must be very careful in my diet and must not apply myself in any way.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading My Cure--Daturi is Beaten by Some Soldiers--I Leave Wesel for Brunswick--Redegonde--Brunswick--The Hereditary Prince--The Jew--My Stay at Wolfen-Buttel The Library--Berlin Calsabigi and the Berlin Lottery--Mdlle.

Calsabigi

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From this reading My Cure--Daturi is Beaten by Some Soldiers--I Leave Wesel for Brunswick--Redegonde--Brunswick--The Hereditary Prince--The Jew--My Stay at Wolfen-Buttel The Library--Berlin Calsabigi and the Berlin Lottery--Mdlle.

cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Belanger At Supper-time, the doctor, his mother, and one of his sisters came to see me.

carenounUS /ker/

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading All of them bore the love of their kind written on their features; they assured me that I should have all possible care at their hands.

carefuladjectiveUS /ˈkerfəl/

exercising caution or showing care or attention

From this reading He said that he hoped to cure me by the exhibition of sudorifices and mercurial pills, but he warned me I must be very careful in my diet and must not apply myself in any way.

CureverbUS /kjʊr/

provide a cure for, make healthy again

From this reading My Cure--Daturi is Beaten by Some Soldiers--I Leave Wesel for Brunswick--Redegonde--Brunswick--The Hereditary Prince--The Jew--My Stay at Wolfen-Buttel The Library--Berlin Calsabigi and the Berlin Lottery--Mdlle.

Daturi

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From this reading My Cure--Daturi is Beaten by Some Soldiers--I Leave Wesel for Brunswick--Redegonde--Brunswick--The Hereditary Prince--The Jew--My Stay at Wolfen-Buttel The Library--Berlin Calsabigi and the Berlin Lottery--Mdlle.

dietnounUS /ˈdaɪət/

a prescribed selection of foods

From this reading He said that he hoped to cure me by the exhibition of sudorifices and mercurial pills, but he warned me I must be very careful in my diet and must not apply myself in any way.

doctornounUS /ˈdɑːktər/

a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading Belanger At Supper-time, the doctor, his mother, and one of his sisters came to see me.

exhibitionnounUS /ˌeksəˈbɪʃən/

the act of exhibiting

From this reading He said that he hoped to cure me by the exhibition of sudorifices and mercurial pills, but he warned me I must be very careful in my diet and must not apply myself in any way.

explainedverbUS /ɪkˈspleɪnd/

past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible

From this reading When the ladies were gone the doctor explained his treatment.

featuresnounUS /ˈfiːtʃərz/

plural of “feature” — a prominent attribute or aspect of something

From this reading All of them bore the love of their kind written on their features; they assured me that I should have all possible care at their hands.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading My Cure--Daturi is Beaten by Some Soldiers--I Leave Wesel for Brunswick--Redegonde--Brunswick--The Hereditary Prince--The Jew--My Stay at Wolfen-Buttel The Library--Berlin Calsabigi and the Berlin Lottery--Mdlle.

goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/

destroyed or killed

From this reading When the ladies were gone the doctor explained his treatment.

handsnounUS /hændz/

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading All of them bore the love of their kind written on their features; they assured me that I should have all possible care at their hands.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading All of them bore the love of their kind written on their features; they assured me that I should have all possible care at their hands.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He said that he hoped to cure me by the exhibition of sudorifices and mercurial pills, but he warned me I must be very careful in my diet and must not apply myself in any way.

HereditaryadjectiveUS /hərˈedəteri/

occurring among members of a family usually by heredity

From this reading My Cure--Daturi is Beaten by Some Soldiers--I Leave Wesel for Brunswick--Redegonde--Brunswick--The Hereditary Prince--The Jew--My Stay at Wolfen-Buttel The Library--Berlin Calsabigi and the Berlin Lottery--Mdlle.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Belanger At Supper-time, the doctor, his mother, and one of his sisters came to see me.

hopedverbUS /hoʊpt/

past form of “hope” — expect and wish

From this reading He said that he hoped to cure me by the exhibition of sudorifices and mercurial pills, but he warned me I must be very careful in my diet and must not apply myself in any way.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading My Cure--Daturi is Beaten by Some Soldiers--I Leave Wesel for Brunswick--Redegonde--Brunswick--The Hereditary Prince--The Jew--My Stay at Wolfen-Buttel The Library--Berlin Calsabigi and the Berlin Lottery--Mdlle.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading He said that he hoped to cure me by the exhibition of sudorifices and mercurial pills, but he warned me I must be very careful in my diet and must not apply myself in any way.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading My Cure--Daturi is Beaten by Some Soldiers--I Leave Wesel for Brunswick--Redegonde--Brunswick--The Hereditary Prince--The Jew--My Stay at Wolfen-Buttel The Library--Berlin Calsabigi and the Berlin Lottery--Mdlle.

JewnounUS /dʒuː/

a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties

From this reading My Cure--Daturi is Beaten by Some Soldiers--I Leave Wesel for Brunswick--Redegonde--Brunswick--The Hereditary Prince--The Jew--My Stay at Wolfen-Buttel The Library--Berlin Calsabigi and the Berlin Lottery--Mdlle.

kindadjectiveUS /kaɪnd/

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading All of them bore the love of their kind written on their features; they assured me that I should have all possible care at their hands.

ladiesnounUS /ˈleɪdiz/

plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman

From this reading When the ladies were gone the doctor explained his treatment.

LeaveverbUS /liːv/

go away from a place

From this reading My Cure--Daturi is Beaten by Some Soldiers--I Leave Wesel for Brunswick--Redegonde--Brunswick--The Hereditary Prince--The Jew--My Stay at Wolfen-Buttel The Library--Berlin Calsabigi and the Berlin Lottery--Mdlle.

LibrarynounUS /ˈlaɪbreriː/

a room where books are kept

From this reading My Cure--Daturi is Beaten by Some Soldiers--I Leave Wesel for Brunswick--Redegonde--Brunswick--The Hereditary Prince--The Jew--My Stay at Wolfen-Buttel The Library--Berlin Calsabigi and the Berlin Lottery--Mdlle.

LotterynounUS /ˈlɑːtəri/

something that is regarded as a chance event

From this reading My Cure--Daturi is Beaten by Some Soldiers--I Leave Wesel for Brunswick--Redegonde--Brunswick--The Hereditary Prince--The Jew--My Stay at Wolfen-Buttel The Library--Berlin Calsabigi and the Berlin Lottery--Mdlle.

lovenounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading All of them bore the love of their kind written on their features; they assured me that I should have all possible care at their hands.

Mdlle

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From this reading My Cure--Daturi is Beaten by Some Soldiers--I Leave Wesel for Brunswick--Redegonde--Brunswick--The Hereditary Prince--The Jew--My Stay at Wolfen-Buttel The Library--Berlin Calsabigi and the Berlin Lottery--Mdlle.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading Belanger At Supper-time, the doctor, his mother, and one of his sisters came to see me.

mercurialadjectiveUS /mərˈkjʊriəl/

liable to sudden unpredictable change

From this reading He said that he hoped to cure me by the exhibition of sudorifices and mercurial pills, but he warned me I must be very careful in my diet and must not apply myself in any way.

mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading Belanger At Supper-time, the doctor, his mother, and one of his sisters came to see me.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading He said that he hoped to cure me by the exhibition of sudorifices and mercurial pills, but he warned me I must be very careful in my diet and must not apply myself in any way.

MydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading My Cure--Daturi is Beaten by Some Soldiers--I Leave Wesel for Brunswick--Redegonde--Brunswick--The Hereditary Prince--The Jew--My Stay at Wolfen-Buttel The Library--Berlin Calsabigi and the Berlin Lottery--Mdlle.

myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading He said that he hoped to cure me by the exhibition of sudorifices and mercurial pills, but he warned me I must be very careful in my diet and must not apply myself in any way.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading He said that he hoped to cure me by the exhibition of sudorifices and mercurial pills, but he warned me I must be very careful in my diet and must not apply myself in any way.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Belanger At Supper-time, the doctor, his mother, and one of his sisters came to see me.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading All of them bore the love of their kind written on their features; they assured me that I should have all possible care at their hands.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Belanger At Supper-time, the doctor, his mother, and one of his sisters came to see me.

pillsnounUS /pɪlz/

plural of “pill” — something that resembles a tablet of medicine in shape or size

From this reading He said that he hoped to cure me by the exhibition of sudorifices and mercurial pills, but he warned me I must be very careful in my diet and must not apply myself in any way.

possibleadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːsəbəl/

capable of happening or existing

From this reading All of them bore the love of their kind written on their features; they assured me that I should have all possible care at their hands.

PrincenounUS /prɪns/

a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)

From this reading My Cure--Daturi is Beaten by Some Soldiers--I Leave Wesel for Brunswick--Redegonde--Brunswick--The Hereditary Prince--The Jew--My Stay at Wolfen-Buttel The Library--Berlin Calsabigi and the Berlin Lottery--Mdlle.

Redegonde

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

From this reading My Cure--Daturi is Beaten by Some Soldiers--I Leave Wesel for Brunswick--Redegonde--Brunswick--The Hereditary Prince--The Jew--My Stay at Wolfen-Buttel The Library--Berlin Calsabigi and the Berlin Lottery--Mdlle.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading He said that he hoped to cure me by the exhibition of sudorifices and mercurial pills, but he warned me I must be very careful in my diet and must not apply myself in any way.

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Belanger At Supper-time, the doctor, his mother, and one of his sisters came to see me.

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading All of them bore the love of their kind written on their features; they assured me that I should have all possible care at their hands.

sistersnounUS /ˈsɪstərz/

plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person

From this reading Belanger At Supper-time, the doctor, his mother, and one of his sisters came to see me.

SoldiersnounUS /ˈsoʊldʒərz/

plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army

From this reading My Cure--Daturi is Beaten by Some Soldiers--I Leave Wesel for Brunswick--Redegonde--Brunswick--The Hereditary Prince--The Jew--My Stay at Wolfen-Buttel The Library--Berlin Calsabigi and the Berlin Lottery--Mdlle.

SomeadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading My Cure--Daturi is Beaten by Some Soldiers--I Leave Wesel for Brunswick--Redegonde--Brunswick--The Hereditary Prince--The Jew--My Stay at Wolfen-Buttel The Library--Berlin Calsabigi and the Berlin Lottery--Mdlle.

StayverbUS /steɪ/

stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading My Cure--Daturi is Beaten by Some Soldiers--I Leave Wesel for Brunswick--Redegonde--Brunswick--The Hereditary Prince--The Jew--My Stay at Wolfen-Buttel The Library--Berlin Calsabigi and the Berlin Lottery--Mdlle.

sudorifices

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

From this reading He said that he hoped to cure me by the exhibition of sudorifices and mercurial pills, but he warned me I must be very careful in my diet and must not apply myself in any way.

Supper-time

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

From this reading Belanger At Supper-time, the doctor, his mother, and one of his sisters came to see me.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading All of them bore the love of their kind written on their features; they assured me that I should have all possible care at their hands.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading My Cure--Daturi is Beaten by Some Soldiers--I Leave Wesel for Brunswick--Redegonde--Brunswick--The Hereditary Prince--The Jew--My Stay at Wolfen-Buttel The Library--Berlin Calsabigi and the Berlin Lottery--Mdlle.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading All of them bore the love of their kind written on their features; they assured me that I should have all possible care at their hands.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading All of them bore the love of their kind written on their features; they assured me that I should have all possible care at their hands.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

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

From this reading All of them bore the love of their kind written on their features; they assured me that I should have all possible care at their hands.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Belanger At Supper-time, the doctor, his mother, and one of his sisters came to see me.

treatmentnounUS /ˈtriːtmənt/

care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)

From this reading When the ladies were gone the doctor explained his treatment.

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading He said that he hoped to cure me by the exhibition of sudorifices and mercurial pills, but he warned me I must be very careful in my diet and must not apply myself in any way.

warnedverbUS /wɔːrnd/

past form of “warn” — notify of danger, potential harm, or risk

From this reading He said that he hoped to cure me by the exhibition of sudorifices and mercurial pills, but he warned me I must be very careful in my diet and must not apply myself in any way.

waynounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading He said that he hoped to cure me by the exhibition of sudorifices and mercurial pills, but he warned me I must be very careful in my diet and must not apply myself in any way.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading When the ladies were gone the doctor explained his treatment.

Wesel

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From this reading My Cure--Daturi is Beaten by Some Soldiers--I Leave Wesel for Brunswick--Redegonde--Brunswick--The Hereditary Prince--The Jew--My Stay at Wolfen-Buttel The Library--Berlin Calsabigi and the Berlin Lottery--Mdlle.

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading When the ladies were gone the doctor explained his treatment.

Wolfen-Buttel

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

From this reading My Cure--Daturi is Beaten by Some Soldiers--I Leave Wesel for Brunswick--Redegonde--Brunswick--The Hereditary Prince--The Jew--My Stay at Wolfen-Buttel The Library--Berlin Calsabigi and the Berlin Lottery--Mdlle.

writtenadjectiveUS /ˈrɪtən/

set down in writing in any of various ways

From this reading All of them bore the love of their kind written on their features; they assured me that I should have all possible care at their hands.

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Each of the 68 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 4 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 4 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

Questions about reading The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt — Volume 24

Common questions about reading The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt — Volume 24 by Giacomo Casanova on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt — Volume 24?

Yes. All 1716 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #2974 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt — Volume 24 is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #2974, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt — Volume 24 take to read?

About 143 minutes of reading across 344 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt — Volume 24 section by section

How to work through The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt — Volume 24 section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

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    Choose one of the 5 chapters of The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt — Volume 24 to begin.

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  3. Listen and tap

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Vocabulary met early in The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt — Volume 24

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt — Volume 24, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Bottarelli--a
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt — Volume 24; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Letter
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt — Volume 24; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Pauline--the
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt — Volume 24; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Avenging
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt — Volume 24; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.