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The Temptation of St. Anthony

Chapter VIII

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(_Weeping_): "Oh, no!--there is Some One above all things,--a great Soul, a Lord, a Father whom my heart adores and who must love me!"
THE DEVIL.
"Thou dost desire that God were not God;--for did he feel love, or anger, or pity,--he would abandon his perfection for a greater or a lesser perfection.
He can stoop to no sentiment, nor be contained in any form."
ANTHONY.
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The Temptation of St. Anthony

Chapter VIII

Chapter 8 of The Temptation of St. Anthony is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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(_Weeping_): "Oh, no!--there is Some One above all things,--a great Soul, a Lord, a Father whom my heart adores and who must love me!"
Line 2
THE DEVIL.
/ðə ˈdevəl/
Line 3
"Thou dost desire that God were not God;--for did he feel love, or anger, or pity,--he would abandon his perfection for a greater or a lesser perfection.
Line 4
He can stoop to no sentiment, nor be contained in any form."
/hiː kæn stuːp tuː noʊ ˈsentəmənt nɔːr biː kənˈteɪnd ɪn ˈeni fɔːrm/
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ANTHONY.
/ˈænθəni/

Learner Dictionary

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abandon verb US /əˈbændən/

forsake, leave behind

From this reading “"Thou dost desire that God were not God;--for did he feel love, or anger, or pity,--he would abandon his perfection for a greater or a lesser perfection.”

adores verb US /əˈdɔːrz/

third-person singular of “adore” — love intensely

From this reading “(_Weeping_): "Oh, no!--there is Some One above all things,--a great Soul, a Lord, a Father whom my heart adores and who must love me!"”

anthony noun US /ˈænθəni/

Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)

From this reading “ANTHONY.”

dost auxiliary verb US /dɑːst/

an old form of “do”, used with “thou”

From this reading “"Thou dost desire that God were not God;--for did he feel love, or anger, or pity,--he would abandon his perfection for a greater or a lesser perfection.”

lesser adjective US /ˈlesər/

of less size or importance

From this reading “"Thou dost desire that God were not God;--for did he feel love, or anger, or pity,--he would abandon his perfection for a greater or a lesser perfection.”

perfection noun US /pərˈfekʃən/

the state of being without a flaw or defect

From this reading “"Thou dost desire that God were not God;--for did he feel love, or anger, or pity,--he would abandon his perfection for a greater or a lesser perfection.”

stoop verb US /stuːp/

bend one's back forward from the waist on down

From this reading “He can stoop to no sentiment, nor be contained in any form."”

Weeping adjective US /ˈwiːpɪŋ/

showing sorrow

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all things adjective + noun

In this reading “(_Weeping_): "Oh, no!--there is Some One above all things,--a great Soul, a Lord, a Father whom my heart adores and who must love me!"”

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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 (_Weeping_): "Oh, no!--there is Some One above all things,--a great Soul, a Lord, a Father whom my heart adores and who must love me!"

abandonverbUS /əˈbændən/

forsake, leave behind

From this reading "Thou dost desire that God were not God;--for did he feel love, or anger, or pity,--he would abandon his perfection for a greater or a lesser perfection.

aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/

higher than, or over, something

From this reading (_Weeping_): "Oh, no!--there is Some One above all things,--a great Soul, a Lord, a Father whom my heart adores and who must love me!"

adoresverbUS /əˈdɔːrz/

third-person singular of “adore” — love intensely

From this reading (_Weeping_): "Oh, no!--there is Some One above all things,--a great Soul, a Lord, a Father whom my heart adores and who must love me!"

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 (_Weeping_): "Oh, no!--there is Some One above all things,--a great Soul, a Lord, a Father whom my heart adores and who must love me!"

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading (_Weeping_): "Oh, no!--there is Some One above all things,--a great Soul, a Lord, a Father whom my heart adores and who must love me!"

angernounUS /ˈæŋɡər/

a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance

From this reading "Thou dost desire that God were not God;--for did he feel love, or anger, or pity,--he would abandon his perfection for a greater or a lesser perfection.

ANTHONYnounUS /ˈænθəni/

Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)

From this reading ANTHONY.

anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading He can stoop to no sentiment, nor be contained in any form."

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading He can stoop to no sentiment, nor be contained in any form."

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading He can stoop to no sentiment, nor be contained in any form."

containedadjectiveUS /kənˈteɪnd/

gotten under control

From this reading He can stoop to no sentiment, nor be contained in any form."

desirenounUS /dɪˈzaɪər/

the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state

From this reading "Thou dost desire that God were not God;--for did he feel love, or anger, or pity,--he would abandon his perfection for a greater or a lesser perfection.

DEVILnounUS /ˈdevəl/

(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell

From this reading THE DEVIL.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading "Thou dost desire that God were not God;--for did he feel love, or anger, or pity,--he would abandon his perfection for a greater or a lesser perfection.

dostauxiliary verbUS /dɑːst/

an old form of “do”, used with “thou”

From this reading "Thou dost desire that God were not God;--for did he feel love, or anger, or pity,--he would abandon his perfection for a greater or a lesser perfection.

FathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading (_Weeping_): "Oh, no!--there is Some One above all things,--a great Soul, a Lord, a Father whom my heart adores and who must love me!"

feelverbUS /fiːl/

undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

From this reading "Thou dost desire that God were not God;--for did he feel love, or anger, or pity,--he would abandon his perfection for a greater or a lesser perfection.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "Thou dost desire that God were not God;--for did he feel love, or anger, or pity,--he would abandon his perfection for a greater or a lesser perfection.

formnounUS /fɔːrm/

the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

From this reading He can stoop to no sentiment, nor be contained in any form."

GodnounUS /ɡɑːd/

the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading "Thou dost desire that God were not God;--for did he feel love, or anger, or pity,--he would abandon his perfection for a greater or a lesser perfection.

greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading (_Weeping_): "Oh, no!--there is Some One above all things,--a great Soul, a Lord, a Father whom my heart adores and who must love me!"

greateradjectiveUS /ˈɡreɪtər/

greater in size or importance or degree

From this reading "Thou dost desire that God were not God;--for did he feel love, or anger, or pity,--he would abandon his perfection for a greater or a lesser perfection.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading "Thou dost desire that God were not God;--for did he feel love, or anger, or pity,--he would abandon his perfection for a greater or a lesser perfection.

heartnounUS /hɑːrt/

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading (_Weeping_): "Oh, no!--there is Some One above all things,--a great Soul, a Lord, a Father whom my heart adores and who must love me!"

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading "Thou dost desire that God were not God;--for did he feel love, or anger, or pity,--he would abandon his perfection for a greater or a lesser perfection.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading He can stoop to no sentiment, nor be contained in any form."

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading (_Weeping_): "Oh, no!--there is Some One above all things,--a great Soul, a Lord, a Father whom my heart adores and who must love me!"

lesseradjectiveUS /ˈlesər/

of less size or importance

From this reading "Thou dost desire that God were not God;--for did he feel love, or anger, or pity,--he would abandon his perfection for a greater or a lesser perfection.

LordnounUS /lɔːrd/

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading (_Weeping_): "Oh, no!--there is Some One above all things,--a great Soul, a Lord, a Father whom my heart adores and who must love me!"

lovenounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading (_Weeping_): "Oh, no!--there is Some One above all things,--a great Soul, a Lord, a Father whom my heart adores and who must love me!"

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading (_Weeping_): "Oh, no!--there is Some One above all things,--a great Soul, a Lord, a Father whom my heart adores and who must love me!"

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading (_Weeping_): "Oh, no!--there is Some One above all things,--a great Soul, a Lord, a Father whom my heart adores and who must love me!"

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading (_Weeping_): "Oh, no!--there is Some One above all things,--a great Soul, a Lord, a Father whom my heart adores and who must love me!"

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading (_Weeping_): "Oh, no!--there is Some One above all things,--a great Soul, a Lord, a Father whom my heart adores and who must love me!"

norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading He can stoop to no sentiment, nor be contained in any form."

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "Thou dost desire that God were not God;--for did he feel love, or anger, or pity,--he would abandon his perfection for a greater or a lesser perfection.

OhnounUS /oʊ/

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

From this reading (_Weeping_): "Oh, no!--there is Some One above all things,--a great Soul, a Lord, a Father whom my heart adores and who must love me!"

OnepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading (_Weeping_): "Oh, no!--there is Some One above all things,--a great Soul, a Lord, a Father whom my heart adores and who must love me!"

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading "Thou dost desire that God were not God;--for did he feel love, or anger, or pity,--he would abandon his perfection for a greater or a lesser perfection.

perfectionnounUS /pərˈfekʃən/

the state of being without a flaw or defect

From this reading "Thou dost desire that God were not God;--for did he feel love, or anger, or pity,--he would abandon his perfection for a greater or a lesser perfection.

pitynounUS /ˈpɪti/

a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others

From this reading "Thou dost desire that God were not God;--for did he feel love, or anger, or pity,--he would abandon his perfection for a greater or a lesser perfection.

sentimentnounUS /ˈsentəmənt/

tender, romantic, or nostalgic feeling or emotion

From this reading He can stoop to no sentiment, nor be contained in any form."

SomeadjectiveUS /sʌm/

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

From this reading (_Weeping_): "Oh, no!--there is Some One above all things,--a great Soul, a Lord, a Father whom my heart adores and who must love me!"

SoulnounUS /soʊl/

the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading (_Weeping_): "Oh, no!--there is Some One above all things,--a great Soul, a Lord, a Father whom my heart adores and who must love me!"

stoopverbUS /stuːp/

bend one's back forward from the waist on down

From this reading He can stoop to no sentiment, nor be contained in any form."

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "Thou dost desire that God were not God;--for did he feel love, or anger, or pity,--he would abandon his perfection for a greater or a lesser perfection.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE DEVIL.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading (_Weeping_): "Oh, no!--there is Some One above all things,--a great Soul, a Lord, a Father whom my heart adores and who must love me!"

thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading (_Weeping_): "Oh, no!--there is Some One above all things,--a great Soul, a Lord, a Father whom my heart adores and who must love me!"

ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading "Thou dost desire that God were not God;--for did he feel love, or anger, or pity,--he would abandon his perfection for a greater or a lesser perfection.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading He can stoop to no sentiment, nor be contained in any form."

WeepingadjectiveUS /ˈwiːpɪŋ/

showing sorrow

From this reading (_Weeping_): "Oh, no!--there is Some One above all things,--a great Soul, a Lord, a Father whom my heart adores and who must love me!"

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

From this reading "Thou dost desire that God were not God;--for did he feel love, or anger, or pity,--he would abandon his perfection for a greater or a lesser perfection.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading (_Weeping_): "Oh, no!--there is Some One above all things,--a great Soul, a Lord, a Father whom my heart adores and who must love me!"

whompronounUS /huːm/

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading (_Weeping_): "Oh, no!--there is Some One above all things,--a great Soul, a Lord, a Father whom my heart adores and who must love me!"

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading "Thou dost desire that God were not God;--for did he feel love, or anger, or pity,--he would abandon his perfection for a greater or a lesser perfection.

Chapter 8 of The Temptation of St. Anthony by Gustave Flaubert holds 408 sentences, grouped into 82 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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