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"To see you no more!" murmured Emile; "to hear your voice no more, and still have courage?"

"If you lack courage, Emile, it will be because you do not love me as much as I love you, and because our union does not promise happiness enough to induce you to fight hard and long."

"Oh!

I will have courage!" cried Emile, conquered by the noble-hearted girl's energy.

"I will force myself to suffer and to wait.

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The Sin of Monsieur Antoine, Volume 2 (of 2) and Leone Leoni

Chapter III

Chapter 3 of The Sin of Monsieur Antoine, Volume 2 (of 2) and Leone Leoni is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Line 1

"To see you no more!" murmured Emile; "to hear your voice no more, and still have courage?"

/tuː siː juː noʊ mɔːr ˈmɜːrmərd eɪˈmiːl tuː hiːr jɔːr vɔɪs noʊ mɔːr ənd stɪl hæv ˈkɜːrədʒ/

Line 2

"If you lack courage, Emile, it will be because you do not love me as much as I love you, and because our union does not promise happiness enough to induce you to fight hard and long."

/ɪf juː læk ˈkɜːrədʒ eɪˈmiːl ɪt wɪl biː bɪˈkɔːz juː duː nɑːt lʌv miː æz mʌtʃ æz aɪ lʌv juː ənd bɪˈkɔːz ˈaʊər ˈjuːnjən dʌz nɑːt ˈprɑːməs ˈhæpinəs ɪˈnʌf tuː ˌɪnˈduːs juː tuː faɪt hɑːrd ənd lɔːŋ/

Line 3

"Oh!

/oʊ/

Line 4

I will have courage!" cried Emile, conquered by the noble-hearted girl's energy.

Line 5

"I will force myself to suffer and to wait.

/aɪ wɪl fɔːrs ˌmaɪˈself tuː ˈsʌfər ənd tuː weɪt/

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conquered verb US /ˈkɑːŋkərd/

past form of “conquer” — bring under control by force or authority

From this reading “I will have courage!" cried Emile, conquered by the noble-hearted girl's energy.”

Emile noun US /eɪˈmiːl/

the boy whose upbringing was described by Jean-Jacques Rousseau

From this reading “"To see you no more!" murmured Emile; "to hear your voice no more, and still have courage?"”

energy noun US /ˈenərdʒi/

(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs

From this reading “I will have courage!" cried Emile, conquered by the noble-hearted girl's energy.”

girl's noun US /ɡɜːrlz/

possessive form of “girl” — a young female

From this reading “I will have courage!" cried Emile, conquered by the noble-hearted girl's energy.”

induce verb US /ˌɪnˈduːs/

cause to arise

From this reading “"If you lack courage, Emile, it will be because you do not love me as much as I love you, and because our union does not promise happiness enough to induce you to fight hard and long."”

lack noun US /læk/

the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable

suffer verb US /ˈsʌfər/

undergo or be subjected to

From this reading “"I will force myself to suffer and to wait.”

union noun US /ˈjuːnjən/

an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer

Word partnerships in these lines

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lack courage noun + noun

In this reading “"If you lack courage, Emile, it will be because you do not love me as much as I love you, and because our union does not promise happiness enough to induce you to fight hard and long."”

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "To see you no more!" murmured Emile; "to hear your voice no more, and still have courage?"

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading "If you lack courage, Emile, it will be because you do not love me as much as I love you, and because our union does not promise happiness enough to induce you to fight hard and long."

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading I will have courage!" cried Emile, conquered by the noble-hearted girl's energy.

conqueredverbUS /ˈkɑːŋkərd/

past form of “conquer” — bring under control by force or authority

From this reading I will have courage!" cried Emile, conquered by the noble-hearted girl's energy.

couragenounUS /ˈkɜːrədʒ/

a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear

From this reading "To see you no more!" murmured Emile; "to hear your voice no more, and still have courage?"

criedverbUS /kraɪd/

inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading I will have courage!" cried Emile, conquered by the noble-hearted girl's energy.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/

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

EmilenounUS /eɪˈmiːl/

the boy whose upbringing was described by Jean-Jacques Rousseau

From this reading "To see you no more!" murmured Emile; "to hear your voice no more, and still have courage?"

energynounUS /ˈenərdʒi/

(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs

From this reading I will have courage!" cried Emile, conquered by the noble-hearted girl's energy.

enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

fightverbUS /faɪt/

be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

forcenounUS /fɔːrs/

a powerful effect or influence

From this reading "I will force myself to suffer and to wait.

girl'snounUS /ɡɜːrlz/

possessive form of “girl” — a young female

From this reading I will have courage!" cried Emile, conquered by the noble-hearted girl's energy.

happinessnounUS /ˈhæpinəs/

state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy

hardadjectiveUS /hɑːrd/

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "To see you no more!" murmured Emile; "to hear your voice no more, and still have courage?"

hearverbUS /hiːr/

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading "To see you no more!" murmured Emile; "to hear your voice no more, and still have courage?"

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

induceverbUS /ˌɪnˈduːs/

cause to arise

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

lacknounUS /læk/

the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable

longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

lovenounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

mepronounUS /miː/

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

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading "To see you no more!" murmured Emile; "to hear your voice no more, and still have courage?"

muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/

to a great degree or extent

murmuredverbUS /ˈmɜːrmərd/

past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly

From this reading "To see you no more!" murmured Emile; "to hear your voice no more, and still have courage?"

myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading "I will force myself to suffer and to wait.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading "To see you no more!" murmured Emile; "to hear your voice no more, and still have courage?"

noble-hearted

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From this reading I will have courage!" cried Emile, conquered by the noble-hearted girl's energy.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

OhnounUS /oʊ/

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading "Oh!

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

promiseverbUS /ˈprɑːməs/

make a promise or commitment

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading "To see you no more!" murmured Emile; "to hear your voice no more, and still have courage?"

stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/

not in physical motion

From this reading "To see you no more!" murmured Emile; "to hear your voice no more, and still have courage?"

sufferverbUS /ˈsʌfər/

undergo or be subjected to

From this reading "I will force myself to suffer and to wait.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading I will have courage!" cried Emile, conquered by the noble-hearted girl's energy.

ToparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "To see you no more!" murmured Emile; "to hear your voice no more, and still have courage?"

unionnounUS /ˈjuːnjən/

an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer

voicenounUS /vɔɪs/

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading "To see you no more!" murmured Emile; "to hear your voice no more, and still have courage?"

waitverbUS /weɪt/

stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

From this reading "I will force myself to suffer and to wait.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "To see you no more!" murmured Emile; "to hear your voice no more, and still have courage?"

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "To see you no more!" murmured Emile; "to hear your voice no more, and still have courage?"

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