Chapter 6 of Thérèse is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VI
Chapter 6 of Thérèse is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Saint Clair! They would soon be there. Thérèse measured with her eye the distance that her thought had traversed; could she get Bernard to follow her so far? She did not dare to hope that he would consent to move so slowly along that tortuous road. And yet the essential had not yet been spoken:
Chapter 6 of Thérèse is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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French physiologist noted for research on secretions of the alimentary canal and the glycogenic function of the liver (1813-1878)
From this reading “Thérèse measured with her eye the distance that her thought had traversed; could she get Bernard to follow her so far?”
permission to do something
From this reading “She did not dare to hope that he would consent to move so slowly along that tortuous road.”
absolutely necessary; vitally necessary
From this reading “And yet the essential had not yet been spoken:”
having notes of fixed rhythmic value
From this reading “Thérèse measured with her eye the distance that her thought had traversed; could she get Bernard to follow her so far?”
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading “Saint Clair!”
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading “And yet the essential had not yet been spoken:”
highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious
From this reading “She did not dare to hope that he would consent to move so slowly along that tortuous road.”
past form of “traverse” — travel across or pass over
From this reading “Thérèse measured with her eye the distance that her thought had traversed; could she get Bernard to follow her so far?”
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading She did not dare to hope that he would consent to move so slowly along that tortuous road.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And yet the essential had not yet been spoken:
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They would soon be there.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And yet the essential had not yet been spoken:
French physiologist noted for research on secretions of the alimentary canal and the glycogenic function of the liver (1813-1878)
From this reading Thérèse measured with her eye the distance that her thought had traversed; could she get Bernard to follow her so far?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Saint Clair!
permission to do something
From this reading She did not dare to hope that he would consent to move so slowly along that tortuous road.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Thérèse measured with her eye the distance that her thought had traversed; could she get Bernard to follow her so far?
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading She did not dare to hope that he would consent to move so slowly along that tortuous road.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not dare to hope that he would consent to move so slowly along that tortuous road.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading Thérèse measured with her eye the distance that her thought had traversed; could she get Bernard to follow her so far?
absolutely necessary; vitally necessary
From this reading And yet the essential had not yet been spoken:
the organ of sight
From this reading Thérèse measured with her eye the distance that her thought had traversed; could she get Bernard to follow her so far?
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Thérèse measured with her eye the distance that her thought had traversed; could she get Bernard to follow her so far?
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Thérèse measured with her eye the distance that her thought had traversed; could she get Bernard to follow her so far?
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Thérèse measured with her eye the distance that her thought had traversed; could she get Bernard to follow her so far?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Thérèse measured with her eye the distance that her thought had traversed; could she get Bernard to follow her so far?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She did not dare to hope that he would consent to move so slowly along that tortuous road.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Thérèse measured with her eye the distance that her thought had traversed; could she get Bernard to follow her so far?
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading She did not dare to hope that he would consent to move so slowly along that tortuous road.
having notes of fixed rhythmic value
From this reading Thérèse measured with her eye the distance that her thought had traversed; could she get Bernard to follow her so far?
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She did not dare to hope that he would consent to move so slowly along that tortuous road.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She did not dare to hope that he would consent to move so slowly along that tortuous road.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading She did not dare to hope that he would consent to move so slowly along that tortuous road.
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading Saint Clair!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Thérèse measured with her eye the distance that her thought had traversed; could she get Bernard to follow her so far?
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading She did not dare to hope that he would consent to move so slowly along that tortuous road.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Thérèse measured with her eye the distance that her thought had traversed; could she get Bernard to follow her so far?
in the near future
From this reading They would soon be there.
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading And yet the essential had not yet been spoken:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Thérèse measured with her eye the distance that her thought had traversed; could she get Bernard to follow her so far?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thérèse measured with her eye the distance that her thought had traversed; could she get Bernard to follow her so far?
in or at that place or location
From this reading They would soon be there.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They would soon be there.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Thérèse measured with her eye the distance that her thought had traversed; could she get Bernard to follow her so far?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thérèse measured with her eye the distance that her thought had traversed; could she get Bernard to follow her so far?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thérèse measured with her eye the distance that her thought had traversed; could she get Bernard to follow her so far?
highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious
From this reading She did not dare to hope that he would consent to move so slowly along that tortuous road.
past form of “traverse” — travel across or pass over
From this reading Thérèse measured with her eye the distance that her thought had traversed; could she get Bernard to follow her so far?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Thérèse measured with her eye the distance that her thought had traversed; could she get Bernard to follow her so far?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They would soon be there.
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet the essential had not yet been spoken:
Chapter 6 of Thérèse by François Mauriac holds 132 sentences, grouped into 27 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 6 holds 132 sentences of Thérèse, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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