Chapter 3 of Venus in Furs is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Venus in Furs is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
At first I could find no answer. The most antagonistic emotions were battling within me. In the meantime she sat down on one of the stone-benches, and played with a flower. “Well—am I?” I kneeled down and seized her hands.
Chapter 3 of Venus in Furs is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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react verbally
From this reading “At first I could find no answer.”
indicating opposition or resistance
From this reading “The most antagonistic emotions were battling within me.”
-ing form of “battle” — battle or contend against in or as if in a battle
From this reading “The most antagonistic emotions were battling within me.”
plural of “emotion” — any strong feeling
From this reading “The most antagonistic emotions were battling within me.”
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading “In the meantime she sat down on one of the stone-benches, and played with a flower.”
the time between one event, process, or period and another
From this reading “In the meantime she sat down on one of the stone-benches, and played with a flower.”
(of games) engaged in
From this reading “In the meantime she sat down on one of the stone-benches, and played with a flower.”
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading “I kneeled down and seized her hands.”
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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 In the meantime she sat down on one of the stone-benches, and played with a flower.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Well—am I?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the meantime she sat down on one of the stone-benches, and played with a flower.
react verbally
From this reading At first I could find no answer.
indicating opposition or resistance
From this reading The most antagonistic emotions were battling within me.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first I could find no answer.
-ing form of “battle” — battle or contend against in or as if in a battle
From this reading The most antagonistic emotions were battling within me.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading At first I could find no answer.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading In the meantime she sat down on one of the stone-benches, and played with a flower.
plural of “emotion” — any strong feeling
From this reading The most antagonistic emotions were battling within me.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading At first I could find no answer.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading At first I could find no answer.
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading In the meantime she sat down on one of the stone-benches, and played with a flower.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading I kneeled down and seized her hands.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I kneeled down and seized her hands.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading At first I could find no answer.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the meantime she sat down on one of the stone-benches, and played with a flower.
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From this reading I kneeled down and seized her hands.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The most antagonistic emotions were battling within me.
the time between one event, process, or period and another
From this reading In the meantime she sat down on one of the stone-benches, and played with a flower.
used to form the superlative
From this reading The most antagonistic emotions were battling within me.
not any; not one
From this reading At first I could find no answer.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the meantime she sat down on one of the stone-benches, and played with a flower.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In the meantime she sat down on one of the stone-benches, and played with a flower.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In the meantime she sat down on one of the stone-benches, and played with a flower.
(of games) engaged in
From this reading In the meantime she sat down on one of the stone-benches, and played with a flower.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading In the meantime she sat down on one of the stone-benches, and played with a flower.
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading I kneeled down and seized her hands.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the meantime she sat down on one of the stone-benches, and played with a flower.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the meantime she sat down on one of the stone-benches, and played with a flower.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The most antagonistic emotions were battling within me.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well—am I?”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The most antagonistic emotions were battling within me.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the meantime she sat down on one of the stone-benches, and played with a flower.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The most antagonistic emotions were battling within me.
Chapter 3 of Venus in Furs by Leopold, Ritter von Sacher-Masoch holds 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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 3 holds 411 sentences of Venus in Furs, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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