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The War of Women, Volume 1

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"No, no, you will not die, for you will retain the hope that in happier days we shall meet again."
"Chance has thrown me in your way, madame, or, rather, has placed you in my way twice already; but chance will have grown weary in well-doing, and if I leave you now I shall never see you again."
"Then I will seek you out."
"Oh! madame, ask me to die for you; death is an instant's suffering, and all is over.
But do not ask me to leave you again.
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The War of Women, Volume 1

Chapter X

Chapter 10 of The War of Women, Volume 1 is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"No, no, you will not die, for you will retain the hope that in happier days we shall meet again."
/noʊ noʊ juː wɪl nɑːt daɪ fɔːr juː wɪl rɪˈteɪn ðə hoʊp ðæt ɪn ˈhæpiər deɪz wiː ʃæl miːt əˈɡen/
Line 2
"Chance has thrown me in your way, madame, or, rather, has placed you in my way twice already; but chance will have grown weary in well-doing, and if I leave you now I shall never see you again."
Line 3
"Then I will seek you out."
/ðen aɪ wɪl siːk juː aʊt/
Line 4
"Oh! madame, ask me to die for you; death is an instant's suffering, and all is over.
Line 5
But do not ask me to leave you again.
/bʌt duː nɑːt æsk miː tuː liːv juː əˈɡen/

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.

grown adjective US /ɡroʊn/

(of animals) fully developed

From this reading “"Chance has thrown me in your way, madame, or, rather, has placed you in my way twice already; but chance will have grown weary in well-doing, and if I leave you now I shall never see you again."”

happier adjective US /ˈhæpiər/

comparative of “happy” — enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading “"No, no, you will not die, for you will retain the hope that in happier days we shall meet again."”

retain verb US /rɪˈteɪn/

hold back within

From this reading “"No, no, you will not die, for you will retain the hope that in happier days we shall meet again."”

seek verb US /siːk/

try to get or reach

From this reading “"Then I will seek you out."”

suffering noun US /ˈsʌfərɪŋ/

a state of acute pain

From this reading “"Oh! madame, ask me to die for you; death is an instant's suffering, and all is over.”

thrown adjective US /θroʊn/

caused to fall to the ground

From this reading “"Chance has thrown me in your way, madame, or, rather, has placed you in my way twice already; but chance will have grown weary in well-doing, and if I leave you now I shall never see you again."”

twice adverb US /twaɪs/

two times

From this reading “"Chance has thrown me in your way, madame, or, rather, has placed you in my way twice already; but chance will have grown weary in well-doing, and if I leave you now I shall never see you again."”

weary verb US /ˈwɪri/

exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress

From this reading “"Chance has thrown me in your way, madame, or, rather, has placed you in my way twice already; but chance will have grown weary in well-doing, and if I leave you now I shall never see you again."”

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happier days adjective + noun counted as “happy days”

In this reading “"No, no, you will not die, for you will retain the hope that in happier days we shall meet again."”

meet again verb + particle

In this reading “"No, no, you will not die, for you will retain the hope that in happier days we shall meet again."”

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againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading "No, no, you will not die, for you will retain the hope that in happier days we shall meet again."

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 "Oh! madame, ask me to die for you; death is an instant's suffering, and all is over.

alreadyadverbUS /ɔːlˈredi/

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading "Chance has thrown me in your way, madame, or, rather, has placed you in my way twice already; but chance will have grown weary in well-doing, and if I leave you now I shall never see you again."

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading "Oh! madame, ask me to die for you; death is an instant's suffering, and all is over.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "Chance has thrown me in your way, madame, or, rather, has placed you in my way twice already; but chance will have grown weary in well-doing, and if I leave you now I shall never see you again."

askverbUS /æsk/

make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading "Oh! madame, ask me to die for you; death is an instant's suffering, and all is over.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "Chance has thrown me in your way, madame, or, rather, has placed you in my way twice already; but chance will have grown weary in well-doing, and if I leave you now I shall never see you again."

ChancenounUS /tʃæns/

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading "Chance has thrown me in your way, madame, or, rather, has placed you in my way twice already; but chance will have grown weary in well-doing, and if I leave you now I shall never see you again."

daysnounUS /deɪz/

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading "No, no, you will not die, for you will retain the hope that in happier days we shall meet again."

deathnounUS /deθ/

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading "Oh! madame, ask me to die for you; death is an instant's suffering, and all is over.

dieverbUS /daɪ/

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading "No, no, you will not die, for you will retain the hope that in happier days we shall meet again."

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading But do not ask me to leave you again.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "No, no, you will not die, for you will retain the hope that in happier days we shall meet again."

grownadjectiveUS /ɡroʊn/

(of animals) fully developed

From this reading "Chance has thrown me in your way, madame, or, rather, has placed you in my way twice already; but chance will have grown weary in well-doing, and if I leave you now I shall never see you again."

happieradjectiveUS /ˈhæpiər/

comparative of “happy” — enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading "No, no, you will not die, for you will retain the hope that in happier days we shall meet again."

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

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

From this reading "Chance has thrown me in your way, madame, or, rather, has placed you in my way twice already; but chance will have grown weary in well-doing, and if I leave you now I shall never see you again."

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "Chance has thrown me in your way, madame, or, rather, has placed you in my way twice already; but chance will have grown weary in well-doing, and if I leave you now I shall never see you again."

hopenounUS /hoʊp/

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading "No, no, you will not die, for you will retain the hope that in happier days we shall meet again."

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "Chance has thrown me in your way, madame, or, rather, has placed you in my way twice already; but chance will have grown weary in well-doing, and if I leave you now I shall never see you again."

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "Chance has thrown me in your way, madame, or, rather, has placed you in my way twice already; but chance will have grown weary in well-doing, and if I leave you now I shall never see you again."

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading "No, no, you will not die, for you will retain the hope that in happier days we shall meet again."

instant's

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

From this reading "Oh! madame, ask me to die for you; death is an instant's suffering, and all is over.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading "Oh! madame, ask me to die for you; death is an instant's suffering, and all is over.

leaveverbUS /liːv/

go away from a place

From this reading "Chance has thrown me in your way, madame, or, rather, has placed you in my way twice already; but chance will have grown weary in well-doing, and if I leave you now I shall never see you again."

madamenounUS /ˈmædəm/

title used for a married Frenchwoman

From this reading "Chance has thrown me in your way, madame, or, rather, has placed you in my way twice already; but chance will have grown weary in well-doing, and if I leave you now I shall never see you again."

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading "Chance has thrown me in your way, madame, or, rather, has placed you in my way twice already; but chance will have grown weary in well-doing, and if I leave you now I shall never see you again."

meetverbUS /miːt/

come together

From this reading "No, no, you will not die, for you will retain the hope that in happier days we shall meet again."

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "Chance has thrown me in your way, madame, or, rather, has placed you in my way twice already; but chance will have grown weary in well-doing, and if I leave you now I shall never see you again."

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading "Chance has thrown me in your way, madame, or, rather, has placed you in my way twice already; but chance will have grown weary in well-doing, and if I leave you now I shall never see you again."

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading "No, no, you will not die, for you will retain the hope that in happier days we shall meet again."

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "No, no, you will not die, for you will retain the hope that in happier days we shall meet again."

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading "Chance has thrown me in your way, madame, or, rather, has placed you in my way twice already; but chance will have grown weary in well-doing, and if I leave you now I shall never see you again."

OhnounUS /oʊ/

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

From this reading "Oh! madame, ask me to die for you; death is an instant's suffering, and all is over.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading "Chance has thrown me in your way, madame, or, rather, has placed you in my way twice already; but chance will have grown weary in well-doing, and if I leave you now I shall never see you again."

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading "Then I will seek you out."

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading "Oh! madame, ask me to die for you; death is an instant's suffering, and all is over.

placedadjectiveUS /pleɪst/

situated in a particular spot or position

From this reading "Chance has thrown me in your way, madame, or, rather, has placed you in my way twice already; but chance will have grown weary in well-doing, and if I leave you now I shall never see you again."

ratheradverbUS /ˈræðər/

on the contrary

From this reading "Chance has thrown me in your way, madame, or, rather, has placed you in my way twice already; but chance will have grown weary in well-doing, and if I leave you now I shall never see you again."

retainverbUS /rɪˈteɪn/

hold back within

From this reading "No, no, you will not die, for you will retain the hope that in happier days we shall meet again."

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading "Chance has thrown me in your way, madame, or, rather, has placed you in my way twice already; but chance will have grown weary in well-doing, and if I leave you now I shall never see you again."

seekverbUS /siːk/

try to get or reach

From this reading "Then I will seek you out."

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading "No, no, you will not die, for you will retain the hope that in happier days we shall meet again."

sufferingnounUS /ˈsʌfərɪŋ/

a state of acute pain

From this reading "Oh! madame, ask me to die for you; death is an instant's suffering, and all is over.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "No, no, you will not die, for you will retain the hope that in happier days we shall meet again."

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "No, no, you will not die, for you will retain the hope that in happier days we shall meet again."

ThenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading "Then I will seek you out."

thrownadjectiveUS /θroʊn/

caused to fall to the ground

From this reading "Chance has thrown me in your way, madame, or, rather, has placed you in my way twice already; but chance will have grown weary in well-doing, and if I leave you now I shall never see you again."

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "Oh! madame, ask me to die for you; death is an instant's suffering, and all is over.

twiceadverbUS /twaɪs/

two times

From this reading "Chance has thrown me in your way, madame, or, rather, has placed you in my way twice already; but chance will have grown weary in well-doing, and if I leave you now I shall never see you again."

waynounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading "Chance has thrown me in your way, madame, or, rather, has placed you in my way twice already; but chance will have grown weary in well-doing, and if I leave you now I shall never see you again."

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "No, no, you will not die, for you will retain the hope that in happier days we shall meet again."

wearyverbUS /ˈwɪri/

exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress

From this reading "Chance has thrown me in your way, madame, or, rather, has placed you in my way twice already; but chance will have grown weary in well-doing, and if I leave you now I shall never see you again."

well-doing

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

From this reading "Chance has thrown me in your way, madame, or, rather, has placed you in my way twice already; but chance will have grown weary in well-doing, and if I leave you now I shall never see you again."

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "No, no, you will not die, for you will retain the hope that in happier days we shall meet again."

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "No, no, you will not die, for you will retain the hope that in happier days we shall meet again."

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Chance has thrown me in your way, madame, or, rather, has placed you in my way twice already; but chance will have grown weary in well-doing, and if I leave you now I shall never see you again."

Chapter 10 of The War of Women, Volume 1 by Alexandre Dumas holds 436 sentences, grouped into 88 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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Women
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Alexandre
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Dumas
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