Chapter 3 of The Three Cities Trilogy: Rome, Volume 3 is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Three Cities Trilogy: Rome, Volume 3 is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
This time the answer came after a yet longer pause. "Socialists? Yes, there are some, no doubt, but much fewer than in other places. All those things are novelties which impatient fellows go in for without understanding much about them. We old men, we were for liberty; we don't believe in fire and massacre."
Chapter 3 of The Three Cities Trilogy: Rome, Volume 3 is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading “All those things are novelties which impatient fellows go in for without understanding much about them.”
(comparative of “few” used with count nouns) quantifier meaning a smaller number of
From this reading “Yes, there are some, no doubt, but much fewer than in other places.”
restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition
From this reading “All those things are novelties which impatient fellows go in for without understanding much about them.”
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading “We old men, we were for liberty; we don't believe in fire and massacre."”
kill a large number of people indiscriminately
From this reading “We old men, we were for liberty; we don't believe in fire and massacre."”
plural of “novelty” — originality by virtue of being refreshingly novel
From this reading “All those things are novelties which impatient fellows go in for without understanding much about them.”
plural of “socialist” — a political advocate of socialism
From this reading “"Socialists?”
the cognitive condition of someone who understands
From this reading “All those things are novelties which impatient fellows go in for without understanding much about them.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 This time the answer came after a yet longer pause.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading All those things are novelties which impatient fellows go in for without understanding much about them.
later than; following
From this reading This time the answer came after a yet longer pause.
(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 those things are novelties which impatient fellows go in for without understanding much about them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We old men, we were for liberty; we don't believe in fire and massacre."
react verbally
From this reading This time the answer came after a yet longer pause.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Yes, there are some, no doubt, but much fewer than in other places.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading We old men, we were for liberty; we don't believe in fire and massacre."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Yes, there are some, no doubt, but much fewer than in other places.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading This time the answer came after a yet longer pause.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We old men, we were for liberty; we don't believe in fire and massacre."
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading Yes, there are some, no doubt, but much fewer than in other places.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading All those things are novelties which impatient fellows go in for without understanding much about them.
(comparative of “few” used with count nouns) quantifier meaning a smaller number of
From this reading Yes, there are some, no doubt, but much fewer than in other places.
start firing a weapon
From this reading We old men, we were for liberty; we don't believe in fire and massacre."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading All those things are novelties which impatient fellows go in for without understanding much about them.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading All those things are novelties which impatient fellows go in for without understanding much about them.
restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition
From this reading All those things are novelties which impatient fellows go in for without understanding much about them.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Yes, there are some, no doubt, but much fewer than in other places.
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading We old men, we were for liberty; we don't believe in fire and massacre."
for more time
From this reading This time the answer came after a yet longer pause.
kill a large number of people indiscriminately
From this reading We old men, we were for liberty; we don't believe in fire and massacre."
the force of workers available
From this reading We old men, we were for liberty; we don't believe in fire and massacre."
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Yes, there are some, no doubt, but much fewer than in other places.
not any; not one
From this reading Yes, there are some, no doubt, but much fewer than in other places.
plural of “novelty” — originality by virtue of being refreshingly novel
From this reading All those things are novelties which impatient fellows go in for without understanding much about them.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading We old men, we were for liberty; we don't believe in fire and massacre."
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Yes, there are some, no doubt, but much fewer than in other places.
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading This time the answer came after a yet longer pause.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Yes, there are some, no doubt, but much fewer than in other places.
plural of “socialist” — a political advocate of socialism
From this reading "Socialists?
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Yes, there are some, no doubt, but much fewer than in other places.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Yes, there are some, no doubt, but much fewer than in other places.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This time the answer came after a yet longer pause.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading All those things are novelties which impatient fellows go in for without understanding much about them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Yes, there are some, no doubt, but much fewer than in other places.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading All those things are novelties which impatient fellows go in for without understanding much about them.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This time the answer came after a yet longer pause.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading All those things are novelties which impatient fellows go in for without understanding much about them.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading This time the answer came after a yet longer pause.
the cognitive condition of someone who understands
From this reading All those things are novelties which impatient fellows go in for without understanding much about them.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We old men, we were for liberty; we don't believe in fire and massacre."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We old men, we were for liberty; we don't believe in fire and massacre."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading All those things are novelties which impatient fellows go in for without understanding much about them.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading All those things are novelties which impatient fellows go in for without understanding much about them.
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, there are some, no doubt, but much fewer than in other places.
but in spite of that
From this reading This time the answer came after a yet longer pause.
Chapter 3 of The Three Cities Trilogy: Rome, Volume 3 by Émile Zola holds 431 sentences, grouped into 87 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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