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The Wandering Jew — Complete

Chapter XXV · Chapter 25

Chapter 25 of The Wandering Jew — Complete is here in full — 375 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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PART THIRD.--THE REDEMPTION.
I. The Wandering Jew's Chastisement II.
The Descendants of the Wandering Jew III.
The Attack IV.
The Wolves and the Devourers V. The Return VI.
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The Wandering Jew — Complete

Chapter XXV · Chapter 25

Chapter 25 of The Wandering Jew — Complete is here in full — 375 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/75 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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PART THIRD.--THE REDEMPTION.
Line 2
I. The Wandering Jew's Chastisement II.
Line 3
The Descendants of the Wandering Jew III.
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The Attack IV.
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The Wolves and the Devourers V. The Return VI.

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.

Attack noun US /əˈtæk/

(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)

From this reading “The Attack IV.”

Descendants noun US /dɪˈsendənts/

all of the offspring of a given progenitor

From this reading “The Descendants of the Wandering Jew III.”

Jew noun US /dʒuː/

a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties

From this reading “I. The Wandering Jew's Chastisement II.”

redemption noun US /rɪˈdempʃən/

(theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil

From this reading “PART THIRD.--THE REDEMPTION.”

Return verb US /rɪˈtɜːrn/

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading “The Wolves and the Devourers V. The Return VI.”

third noun US /θɜːrd/

one of three equal parts of a divisible whole

From this reading “PART THIRD.--THE REDEMPTION.”

Wandering adjective US /ˈwɑːndərɪŋ/

migratory

From this reading “I. The Wandering Jew's Chastisement II.”

Wolves noun US /wʊlvz/

plural of “wolf” — any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs

From this reading “The Wolves and the Devourers V. The Return VI.”

All words in this reading · 21

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading The Wolves and the Devourers V. The Return VI.

AttacknounUS /əˈtæk/

(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)

From this reading The Attack IV.

Chastisementnoun

verbal punishment

From this reading I. The Wandering Jew's Chastisement II.

DescendantsnounUS /dɪˈsendənts/

all of the offspring of a given progenitor

From this reading The Descendants of the Wandering Jew III.

Devourers

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The Wolves and the Devourers V. The Return VI.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I. The Wandering Jew's Chastisement II.

IInoun

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading I. The Wandering Jew's Chastisement II.

IIInoun

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading The Descendants of the Wandering Jew III.

IVnoun

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading The Attack IV.

JewnounUS /dʒuː/

a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties

From this reading The Descendants of the Wandering Jew III.

Jew's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I. The Wandering Jew's Chastisement II.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The Descendants of the Wandering Jew III.

PARTnounUS /pɑːrt/

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading PART THIRD.--THE REDEMPTION.

REDEMPTIONnounUS /rɪˈdempʃən/

(theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil

From this reading PART THIRD.--THE REDEMPTION.

ReturnverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrn/

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading The Wolves and the Devourers V. The Return VI.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading PART THIRD.--THE REDEMPTION.

THIRDnounUS /θɜːrd/

one of three equal parts of a divisible whole

From this reading PART THIRD.--THE REDEMPTION.

VnounUS /viː/

a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt

From this reading The Wolves and the Devourers V. The Return VI.

VInounUS /vaɪ/

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading The Wolves and the Devourers V. The Return VI.

WanderingadjectiveUS /ˈwɑːndərɪŋ/

migratory

From this reading I. The Wandering Jew's Chastisement II.

WolvesnounUS /wʊlvz/

plural of “wolf” — any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs

From this reading The Wolves and the Devourers V. The Return VI.

Chapter 25 of The Wandering Jew — Complete by Eugène Sue holds 375 sentences, grouped into 75 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.

What does chapter 25 of The Wandering Jew — Complete contain?

Chapter 25 holds 375 sentences of The Wandering Jew — Complete, unabridged, divided into 75 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 25 of The Wandering Jew — Complete by Eugène Sue exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 375 sentences, grouped into 75 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

How do I study chapter 25 of The Wandering Jew — Complete?

Work through the 75 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 75 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 25 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 25 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

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Common questions about reading The Wandering Jew — Complete by Eugène Sue on this page, its source edition and its audio.

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Yes. All 25050 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #3350 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Wandering Jew — Complete is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #3350, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Wandering Jew — Complete take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 5010 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in The Wandering Jew — Complete

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Month
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October
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Draws
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Close
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