Chapter 4 of The Three Cities Trilogy: Paris, Volume 4 is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Three Cities Trilogy: Paris, Volume 4 is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
All at once, however, a fresh thought upset him. Why should he struggle in that fashion? Marie did not love him. There had been nothing between them to indicate that she cared for him otherwise than as a charming, tender-hearted sister. It was Guillaume that she loved, no doubt.
Chapter 4 of The Three Cities Trilogy: Paris, Volume 4 is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “care” — feel concern or interest
From this reading “There had been nothing between them to indicate that she cared for him otherwise than as a charming, tender-hearted sister.”
pleasing or delighting
From this reading “There had been nothing between them to indicate that she cared for him otherwise than as a charming, tender-hearted sister.”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “Why should he struggle in that fashion?”
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading “All at once, however, a fresh thought upset him.”
be a signal for or a symptom of
From this reading “There had been nothing between them to indicate that she cared for him otherwise than as a charming, tender-hearted sister.”
in other respects or ways
From this reading “There had been nothing between them to indicate that she cared for him otherwise than as a charming, tender-hearted sister.”
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading “Why should he struggle in that fashion?”
disturb the balance or stability of
From this reading “All at once, however, a fresh thought upset him.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading All at once, however, a fresh thought upset him.
(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 All at once, however, a fresh thought upset him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There had been nothing between them to indicate that she cared for him otherwise than as a charming, tender-hearted sister.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading All at once, however, a fresh thought upset him.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There had been nothing between them to indicate that she cared for him otherwise than as a charming, tender-hearted sister.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading There had been nothing between them to indicate that she cared for him otherwise than as a charming, tender-hearted sister.
past form of “care” — feel concern or interest
From this reading There had been nothing between them to indicate that she cared for him otherwise than as a charming, tender-hearted sister.
pleasing or delighting
From this reading There had been nothing between them to indicate that she cared for him otherwise than as a charming, tender-hearted sister.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Marie did not love him.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading It was Guillaume that she loved, no doubt.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Why should he struggle in that fashion?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There had been nothing between them to indicate that she cared for him otherwise than as a charming, tender-hearted sister.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading All at once, however, a fresh thought upset him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Guillaume that she loved, no doubt.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There had been nothing between them to indicate that she cared for him otherwise than as a charming, tender-hearted sister.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why should he struggle in that fashion?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading All at once, however, a fresh thought upset him.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading All at once, however, a fresh thought upset him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Why should he struggle in that fashion?
be a signal for or a symptom of
From this reading There had been nothing between them to indicate that she cared for him otherwise than as a charming, tender-hearted sister.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Guillaume that she loved, no doubt.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Marie did not love him.
held dear
From this reading It was Guillaume that she loved, no doubt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marie did not love him.
not any; not one
From this reading It was Guillaume that she loved, no doubt.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Marie did not love him.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There had been nothing between them to indicate that she cared for him otherwise than as a charming, tender-hearted sister.
on one occasion
From this reading All at once, however, a fresh thought upset him.
in other respects or ways
From this reading There had been nothing between them to indicate that she cared for him otherwise than as a charming, tender-hearted sister.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There had been nothing between them to indicate that she cared for him otherwise than as a charming, tender-hearted sister.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Why should he struggle in that fashion?
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading There had been nothing between them to indicate that she cared for him otherwise than as a charming, tender-hearted sister.
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading Why should he struggle in that fashion?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There had been nothing between them to indicate that she cared for him otherwise than as a charming, tender-hearted sister.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There had been nothing between them to indicate that she cared for him otherwise than as a charming, tender-hearted sister.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Why should he struggle in that fashion?
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There had been nothing between them to indicate that she cared for him otherwise than as a charming, tender-hearted sister.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There had been nothing between them to indicate that she cared for him otherwise than as a charming, tender-hearted sister.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading All at once, however, a fresh thought upset him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There had been nothing between them to indicate that she cared for him otherwise than as a charming, tender-hearted sister.
disturb the balance or stability of
From this reading All at once, however, a fresh thought upset him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Guillaume that she loved, no doubt.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why should he struggle in that fashion?
Chapter 4 of The Three Cities Trilogy: Paris, Volume 4 by Émile Zola holds 409 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.
Chapter 4 holds 409 sentences of The Three Cities Trilogy: Paris, Volume 4, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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