The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt — Vol. VI

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Miss Betty--The Comte de L’Etoile--Sir B * * * M * * *-- Reassured This was the fourth adventure I had had of this kind.

There is nothing particularly out of the common in having a fellow-traveller in one’s carriage; this time, however, the affair had something decidedly romantic about it.

I was forty-five, and my purse contained two hundred sequins.

I still loved the fair sex, though my ardour had decreased, my experience had ripened, and my caution increased.

I was more like a heavy father than a young lover, and I limited myself to pretensions of the most modest character.

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Chapter XII

Chapter 12 of The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt — Vol. VI is here in full — 550 sentences across 110 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Miss Betty--The Comte de L’Etoile--Sir B * * * M * * *-- Reassured This was the fourth adventure I had had of this kind. There is nothing particularly out of the common in having a fellow-traveller in one’s carriage; this time, however, the affair had something decidedly romantic about it. I was forty-five, and my purse contained two hundred sequins. I still loved the fair sex, though my ardour had decreased, my experience had ripened, and my caution increased. I was more like a heavy father than a young lover, and I limited myself to pretensions of the most modest character.

The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt — Vol. VI

Chapter XII

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Miss Betty--The Comte de L’Etoile--Sir B * * * M * * *-- Reassured This was the fourth adventure I had had of this kind.

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There is nothing particularly out of the common in having a fellow-traveller in one’s carriage; this time, however, the affair had something decidedly romantic about it.

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I was forty-five, and my purse contained two hundred sequins.

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I still loved the fair sex, though my ardour had decreased, my experience had ripened, and my caution increased.

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I was more like a heavy father than a young lover, and I limited myself to pretensions of the most modest character.

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About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “There is nothing particularly out of the common in having a fellow-traveller in one’s carriage; this time, however, the affair had something decidedly romantic about it.”

Having auxiliary verb US /ˈhævɪŋ/

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading “There is nothing particularly out of the common in having a fellow-traveller in one’s carriage; this time, however, the affair had something decidedly romantic about it.”

However adverb US /ˌhaʊˈevər/

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading “There is nothing particularly out of the common in having a fellow-traveller in one’s carriage; this time, however, the affair had something decidedly romantic about it.”

Myself pronoun US /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading “I was more like a heavy father than a young lover, and I limited myself to pretensions of the most modest character.”

Nothing pronoun US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading “There is nothing particularly out of the common in having a fellow-traveller in one’s carriage; this time, however, the affair had something decidedly romantic about it.”

Reassured verb US /ˌriːəˈʃʊrd/

made less worried or afraid

From this reading “Miss Betty--The Comte de L’Etoile--Sir B * * * M * * *-- Reassured This was the fourth adventure I had had of this kind.”

Something pronoun US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading “There is nothing particularly out of the common in having a fellow-traveller in one’s carriage; this time, however, the affair had something decidedly romantic about it.”

Though conjunction US /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading “I still loved the fair sex, though my ardour had decreased, my experience had ripened, and my caution increased.”

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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 There is nothing particularly out of the common in having a fellow-traveller in one’s carriage; this time, however, the affair had something decidedly romantic about it.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading There is nothing particularly out of the common in having a fellow-traveller in one’s carriage; this time, however, the affair had something decidedly romantic about it.

adventure

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From this reading Miss Betty--The Comte de L’Etoile--Sir B * * * M * * *-- Reassured This was the fourth adventure I had had of this kind.

affair

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From this reading There is nothing particularly out of the common in having a fellow-traveller in one’s carriage; this time, however, the affair had something decidedly romantic about it.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading I was forty-five, and my purse contained two hundred sequins.

ardour

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From this reading I still loved the fair sex, though my ardour had decreased, my experience had ripened, and my caution increased.

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From this reading Miss Betty--The Comte de L’Etoile--Sir B * * * M * * *-- Reassured This was the fourth adventure I had had of this kind.

Betty

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From this reading Miss Betty--The Comte de L’Etoile--Sir B * * * M * * *-- Reassured This was the fourth adventure I had had of this kind.

carriage

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From this reading There is nothing particularly out of the common in having a fellow-traveller in one’s carriage; this time, however, the affair had something decidedly romantic about it.

caution

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From this reading I still loved the fair sex, though my ardour had decreased, my experience had ripened, and my caution increased.

character

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From this reading I was more like a heavy father than a young lover, and I limited myself to pretensions of the most modest character.

common

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From this reading There is nothing particularly out of the common in having a fellow-traveller in one’s carriage; this time, however, the affair had something decidedly romantic about it.

Comte

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From this reading Miss Betty--The Comte de L’Etoile--Sir B * * * M * * *-- Reassured This was the fourth adventure I had had of this kind.

contained

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From this reading I was forty-five, and my purse contained two hundred sequins.

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From this reading Miss Betty--The Comte de L’Etoile--Sir B * * * M * * *-- Reassured This was the fourth adventure I had had of this kind.

decidedly

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From this reading There is nothing particularly out of the common in having a fellow-traveller in one’s carriage; this time, however, the affair had something decidedly romantic about it.

decreased

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From this reading I still loved the fair sex, though my ardour had decreased, my experience had ripened, and my caution increased.

experience

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From this reading I still loved the fair sex, though my ardour had decreased, my experience had ripened, and my caution increased.

fair

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From this reading I still loved the fair sex, though my ardour had decreased, my experience had ripened, and my caution increased.

father

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From this reading I was more like a heavy father than a young lover, and I limited myself to pretensions of the most modest character.

fellow-traveller

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From this reading There is nothing particularly out of the common in having a fellow-traveller in one’s carriage; this time, however, the affair had something decidedly romantic about it.

forty-five

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From this reading I was forty-five, and my purse contained two hundred sequins.

fourth

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From this reading Miss Betty--The Comte de L’Etoile--Sir B * * * M * * *-- Reassured This was the fourth adventure I had had of this kind.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Miss Betty--The Comte de L’Etoile--Sir B * * * M * * *-- Reassured This was the fourth adventure I had had of this kind.

havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading There is nothing particularly out of the common in having a fellow-traveller in one’s carriage; this time, however, the affair had something decidedly romantic about it.

heavy

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From this reading I was more like a heavy father than a young lover, and I limited myself to pretensions of the most modest character.

howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading There is nothing particularly out of the common in having a fellow-traveller in one’s carriage; this time, however, the affair had something decidedly romantic about it.

hundred

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From this reading I was forty-five, and my purse contained two hundred sequins.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading Miss Betty--The Comte de L’Etoile--Sir B * * * M * * *-- Reassured This was the fourth adventure I had had of this kind.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading There is nothing particularly out of the common in having a fellow-traveller in one’s carriage; this time, however, the affair had something decidedly romantic about it.

increased

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From this reading I still loved the fair sex, though my ardour had decreased, my experience had ripened, and my caution increased.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading There is nothing particularly out of the common in having a fellow-traveller in one’s carriage; this time, however, the affair had something decidedly romantic about it.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading There is nothing particularly out of the common in having a fellow-traveller in one’s carriage; this time, however, the affair had something decidedly romantic about it.

kind

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From this reading Miss Betty--The Comte de L’Etoile--Sir B * * * M * * *-- Reassured This was the fourth adventure I had had of this kind.

L'Etoile

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From this reading Miss Betty--The Comte de L’Etoile--Sir B * * * M * * *-- Reassured This was the fourth adventure I had had of this kind.

like

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From this reading I was more like a heavy father than a young lover, and I limited myself to pretensions of the most modest character.

limited

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From this reading I was more like a heavy father than a young lover, and I limited myself to pretensions of the most modest character.

loved

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From this reading I still loved the fair sex, though my ardour had decreased, my experience had ripened, and my caution increased.

lover

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From this reading I was more like a heavy father than a young lover, and I limited myself to pretensions of the most modest character.

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From this reading Miss Betty--The Comte de L’Etoile--Sir B * * * M * * *-- Reassured This was the fourth adventure I had had of this kind.

Miss

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From this reading Miss Betty--The Comte de L’Etoile--Sir B * * * M * * *-- Reassured This was the fourth adventure I had had of this kind.

modest

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From this reading I was more like a heavy father than a young lover, and I limited myself to pretensions of the most modest character.

more

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From this reading I was more like a heavy father than a young lover, and I limited myself to pretensions of the most modest character.

most

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From this reading I was more like a heavy father than a young lover, and I limited myself to pretensions of the most modest character.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I was forty-five, and my purse contained two hundred sequins.

myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading I was more like a heavy father than a young lover, and I limited myself to pretensions of the most modest character.

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading There is nothing particularly out of the common in having a fellow-traveller in one’s carriage; this time, however, the affair had something decidedly romantic about it.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Miss Betty--The Comte de L’Etoile--Sir B * * * M * * *-- Reassured This was the fourth adventure I had had of this kind.

one's

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From this reading There is nothing particularly out of the common in having a fellow-traveller in one’s carriage; this time, however, the affair had something decidedly romantic about it.

out

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From this reading There is nothing particularly out of the common in having a fellow-traveller in one’s carriage; this time, however, the affair had something decidedly romantic about it.

particularly

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From this reading There is nothing particularly out of the common in having a fellow-traveller in one’s carriage; this time, however, the affair had something decidedly romantic about it.

pretensions

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From this reading I was more like a heavy father than a young lover, and I limited myself to pretensions of the most modest character.

purse

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From this reading I was forty-five, and my purse contained two hundred sequins.

ReassuredverbUS /ˌriːəˈʃʊrd/

made less worried or afraid

From this reading Miss Betty--The Comte de L’Etoile--Sir B * * * M * * *-- Reassured This was the fourth adventure I had had of this kind.

ripened

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From this reading I still loved the fair sex, though my ardour had decreased, my experience had ripened, and my caution increased.

romantic

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From this reading There is nothing particularly out of the common in having a fellow-traveller in one’s carriage; this time, however, the affair had something decidedly romantic about it.

sequins

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From this reading I was forty-five, and my purse contained two hundred sequins.

sex

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From this reading I still loved the fair sex, though my ardour had decreased, my experience had ripened, and my caution increased.

Sir

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From this reading Miss Betty--The Comte de L’Etoile--Sir B * * * M * * *-- Reassured This was the fourth adventure I had had of this kind.

somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading There is nothing particularly out of the common in having a fellow-traveller in one’s carriage; this time, however, the affair had something decidedly romantic about it.

still

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From this reading I still loved the fair sex, though my ardour had decreased, my experience had ripened, and my caution increased.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading I was more like a heavy father than a young lover, and I limited myself to pretensions of the most modest character.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Miss Betty--The Comte de L’Etoile--Sir B * * * M * * *-- Reassured This was the fourth adventure I had had of this kind.

There

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From this reading There is nothing particularly out of the common in having a fellow-traveller in one’s carriage; this time, however, the affair had something decidedly romantic about it.

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Miss Betty--The Comte de L’Etoile--Sir B * * * M * * *-- Reassured This was the fourth adventure I had had of this kind.

thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading I still loved the fair sex, though my ardour had decreased, my experience had ripened, and my caution increased.

time

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From this reading There is nothing particularly out of the common in having a fellow-traveller in one’s carriage; this time, however, the affair had something decidedly romantic about it.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading I was more like a heavy father than a young lover, and I limited myself to pretensions of the most modest character.

two

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From this reading I was forty-five, and my purse contained two hundred sequins.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Miss Betty--The Comte de L’Etoile--Sir B * * * M * * *-- Reassured This was the fourth adventure I had had of this kind.

young

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From this reading I was more like a heavy father than a young lover, and I limited myself to pretensions of the most modest character.

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