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The Romance Of Giovanni Calvotti From Coals — Volume II
The Romance Of Giovanni Calvotti From Coals — Volume II

Chapter V · Chapter 5

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I am remanded for trial.
There is a depth below all possibilities of pain and grief, even before one reaches the grave.
I am in that depth already, and I do not believe that there is anything in the world which could touch me with sympathy or with sorrow.
I am not even annoyed at myself and my own mental condition, as I surely have a right to be.
My bodily health is tolerable.
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The Romance Of Giovanni Calvotti From Coals — Volume II

Chapter V · Chapter 5

Chapter 5 of The Romance Of Giovanni Calvotti From Coals — Volume II is here in full — 275 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/55 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
I am remanded for trial.
/aɪ æm rɪˈmændɪd fɔːr ˈtraɪəl/
Line 2
There is a depth below all possibilities of pain and grief, even before one reaches the grave.
/ðer ɪz ə depθ bɪˈloʊ ɔːl ˌpɑːsəˈbɪlətiz ʌv peɪn ənd ɡriːf ˈiːvɪn bɪˈfɔːr wʌn ˈriːtʃəz ðə ɡreɪv/
Line 3
I am in that depth already, and I do not believe that there is anything in the world which could touch me with sympathy or with sorrow.
/aɪ æm ɪn ðæt depθ ɔːlˈredi ənd aɪ duː nɑːt bɪˈliːv ðæt ðer ɪz ˈeniθɪŋ ɪn ðə wɜːrld wɪtʃ kʊd tʌtʃ miː wɪð ˈsɪmpəθi ɔːr wɪð ˈsɑːroʊ/
Line 4
I am not even annoyed at myself and my own mental condition, as I surely have a right to be.
/aɪ æm nɑːt ˈiːvɪn əˈnɔɪd æt ˌmaɪˈself ənd maɪ oʊn ˈmentəl kənˈdɪʃən æz aɪ ˈʃʊrli hæv ə raɪt tuː biː/
Line 5
My bodily health is tolerable.
/maɪ ˈbɑːdəli helθ ɪz ˈtɑːlərəbəl/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

annoyed adjective US /əˈnɔɪd/

aroused to impatience or anger

From this reading “I am not even annoyed at myself and my own mental condition, as I surely have a right to be.”

bodily adverb US /ˈbɑːdəli/

in bodily form

From this reading “My bodily health is tolerable.”

depth noun US /depθ/

the extent downward or backward or inward

From this reading “There is a depth below all possibilities of pain and grief, even before one reaches the grave.”

mental adjective US /ˈmentəl/

involving the mind or an intellectual process

From this reading “I am not even annoyed at myself and my own mental condition, as I surely have a right to be.”

possibilities noun US /ˌpɑːsəˈbɪlətiz/

plural of “possibility” — a future prospect or potential

From this reading “There is a depth below all possibilities of pain and grief, even before one reaches the grave.”

reaches noun US /ˈriːtʃəz/

plural of “reach” — the limits within which something can be effective

From this reading “There is a depth below all possibilities of pain and grief, even before one reaches the grave.”

remanded verb US /rɪˈmændɪd/

past form of “remand” — refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision

From this reading “I am remanded for trial.”

tolerable adjective US /ˈtɑːlərəbəl/

capable of being borne or endured

From this reading “My bodily health is tolerable.”

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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 a depth below all possibilities of pain and grief, even before one reaches the grave.

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 There is a depth below all possibilities of pain and grief, even before one reaches the grave.

alreadyadverbUS /ɔːlˈredi/

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading I am in that depth already, and I do not believe that there is anything in the world which could touch me with sympathy or with sorrow.

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading I am remanded for trial.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading There is a depth below all possibilities of pain and grief, even before one reaches the grave.

annoyedadjectiveUS /əˈnɔɪd/

aroused to impatience or anger

From this reading I am not even annoyed at myself and my own mental condition, as I surely have a right to be.

anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading I am in that depth already, and I do not believe that there is anything in the world which could touch me with sympathy or with sorrow.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading I am not even annoyed at myself and my own mental condition, as I surely have a right to be.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading I am not even annoyed at myself and my own mental condition, as I surely have a right to be.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading I am not even annoyed at myself and my own mental condition, as I surely have a right to be.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading There is a depth below all possibilities of pain and grief, even before one reaches the grave.

believeverbUS /bɪˈliːv/

accept as true; take to be true

From this reading I am in that depth already, and I do not believe that there is anything in the world which could touch me with sympathy or with sorrow.

belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading There is a depth below all possibilities of pain and grief, even before one reaches the grave.

bodilyadverbUS /ˈbɑːdəli/

in bodily form

From this reading My bodily health is tolerable.

conditionnounUS /kənˈdɪʃən/

a state at a particular time

From this reading I am not even annoyed at myself and my own mental condition, as I surely have a right to be.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading I am in that depth already, and I do not believe that there is anything in the world which could touch me with sympathy or with sorrow.

depthnounUS /depθ/

the extent downward or backward or inward

From this reading There is a depth below all possibilities of pain and grief, even before one reaches the grave.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading I am in that depth already, and I do not believe that there is anything in the world which could touch me with sympathy or with sorrow.

evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/

divisible by two

From this reading There is a depth below all possibilities of pain and grief, even before one reaches the grave.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I am remanded for trial.

gravenounUS /ɡreɪv/

death of a person

From this reading There is a depth below all possibilities of pain and grief, even before one reaches the grave.

griefnounUS /ɡriːf/

intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)

From this reading There is a depth below all possibilities of pain and grief, even before one reaches the grave.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I am not even annoyed at myself and my own mental condition, as I surely have a right to be.

healthnounUS /helθ/

a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease

From this reading My bodily health is tolerable.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I am remanded for trial.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading I am in that depth already, and I do not believe that there is anything in the world which could touch me with sympathy or with sorrow.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading There is a depth below all possibilities of pain and grief, even before one reaches the grave.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading I am in that depth already, and I do not believe that there is anything in the world which could touch me with sympathy or with sorrow.

mentaladjectiveUS /ˈmentəl/

involving the mind or an intellectual process

From this reading I am not even annoyed at myself and my own mental condition, as I surely have a right to be.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I am not even annoyed at myself and my own mental condition, as I surely have a right to be.

myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading I am not even annoyed at myself and my own mental condition, as I surely have a right to be.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I am in that depth already, and I do not believe that there is anything in the world which could touch me with sympathy or with sorrow.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading There is a depth below all possibilities of pain and grief, even before one reaches the grave.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading There is a depth below all possibilities of pain and grief, even before one reaches the grave.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading I am in that depth already, and I do not believe that there is anything in the world which could touch me with sympathy or with sorrow.

ownverbUS /oʊn/

have ownership or possession of

From this reading I am not even annoyed at myself and my own mental condition, as I surely have a right to be.

painnounUS /peɪn/

a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder

From this reading There is a depth below all possibilities of pain and grief, even before one reaches the grave.

possibilitiesnounUS /ˌpɑːsəˈbɪlətiz/

plural of “possibility” — a future prospect or potential

From this reading There is a depth below all possibilities of pain and grief, even before one reaches the grave.

reachesnounUS /ˈriːtʃəz/

plural of “reach” — the limits within which something can be effective

From this reading There is a depth below all possibilities of pain and grief, even before one reaches the grave.

remandedverbUS /rɪˈmændɪd/

past form of “remand” — refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision

From this reading I am remanded for trial.

rightadverbUS /raɪt/

precisely, exactly

From this reading I am not even annoyed at myself and my own mental condition, as I surely have a right to be.

sorrownounUS /ˈsɑːroʊ/

an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement

From this reading I am in that depth already, and I do not believe that there is anything in the world which could touch me with sympathy or with sorrow.

surelyadverbUS /ˈʃʊrli/

definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)

From this reading I am not even annoyed at myself and my own mental condition, as I surely have a right to be.

sympathynounUS /ˈsɪmpəθi/

an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion

From this reading I am in that depth already, and I do not believe that there is anything in the world which could touch me with sympathy or with sorrow.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I am in that depth already, and I do not believe that there is anything in the world which could touch me with sympathy or with sorrow.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading There is a depth below all possibilities of pain and grief, even before one reaches the grave.

ThereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading There is a depth below all possibilities of pain and grief, even before one reaches the grave.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading I am not even annoyed at myself and my own mental condition, as I surely have a right to be.

tolerableadjectiveUS /ˈtɑːlərəbəl/

capable of being borne or endured

From this reading My bodily health is tolerable.

touchverbUS /tʌtʃ/

make physical contact with, come in contact with

From this reading I am in that depth already, and I do not believe that there is anything in the world which could touch me with sympathy or with sorrow.

trialnounUS /ˈtraɪəl/

the act of testing something

From this reading I am remanded for trial.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading I am in that depth already, and I do not believe that there is anything in the world which could touch me with sympathy or with sorrow.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading I am in that depth already, and I do not believe that there is anything in the world which could touch me with sympathy or with sorrow.

worldnounUS /wɜːrld/

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading I am in that depth already, and I do not believe that there is anything in the world which could touch me with sympathy or with sorrow.

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