Chapter 36 of The Red and the Black: A Chronicle of 1830 is here in full — 278 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 36 of The Red and the Black: A Chronicle of 1830 is here in full — 278 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SAD DETAILS Do not expect any weakness on my part. I have avenged myself. I have deserved death, and here I am. Pray for my soul.--_Schiller_ Julien remained motionless. He saw nothing more.
Chapter 36 of The Red and the Black: A Chronicle of 1830 is here in full — 278 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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for which vengeance has been taken
From this reading “I have avenged myself.”
properly deserved
From this reading “I have deserved death, and here I am.”
true confidential information
From this reading “SAD DETAILS Do not expect any weakness on my part.”
not in physical motion
From this reading “Pray for my soul.--_Schiller_ Julien remained motionless.”
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading “Pray for my soul.--_Schiller_ Julien remained motionless.”
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading “SAD DETAILS Do not expect any weakness on my part.”
German romantic writer (1759-1805)
a flaw or weak point
From this reading “SAD DETAILS Do not expect any weakness on my part.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “Pray for my soul.--_Schiller_ Julien remained motionless.”
In this reading “Pray for my soul.--_Schiller_ Julien remained motionless.”
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I have deserved death, and here I am.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have deserved death, and here I am.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading SAD DETAILS Do not expect any weakness on my part.
for which vengeance has been taken
From this reading I have avenged myself.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading I have deserved death, and here I am.
properly deserved
From this reading I have deserved death, and here I am.
true confidential information
From this reading SAD DETAILS Do not expect any weakness on my part.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading SAD DETAILS Do not expect any weakness on my part.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading SAD DETAILS Do not expect any weakness on my part.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Pray for my soul.--_Schiller_ Julien remained motionless.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have avenged myself.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He saw nothing more.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I have deserved death, and here I am.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have avenged myself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pray for my soul.--_Schiller_ Julien remained motionless.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading He saw nothing more.
not in physical motion
From this reading Pray for my soul.--_Schiller_ Julien remained motionless.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading SAD DETAILS Do not expect any weakness on my part.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I have avenged myself.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading SAD DETAILS Do not expect any weakness on my part.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He saw nothing more.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading SAD DETAILS Do not expect any weakness on my part.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading SAD DETAILS Do not expect any weakness on my part.
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading Pray for my soul.--_Schiller_ Julien remained motionless.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Pray for my soul.--_Schiller_ Julien remained motionless.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading SAD DETAILS Do not expect any weakness on my part.
cut with a saw
From this reading He saw nothing more.
German romantic writer (1759-1805)
From this reading Pray for my soul.--_Schiller_ Julien remained motionless.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Pray for my soul.--_Schiller_ Julien remained motionless.
a flaw or weak point
From this reading SAD DETAILS Do not expect any weakness on my part.
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