Chapter 5 of Venus in Furs is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Venus in Furs is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Wanda laughed gaily. “I thought you had finished,” she said, “but never mind. Man was born to suffer, and you in particular. The martyrs didn’t have any beefsteaks either.” I followed her resentfully, gnawing at my hunger.
Chapter 5 of Venus in Furs is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
brought into existence
From this reading “Man was born to suffer, and you in particular.”
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading ““I thought you had finished,” she said, “but never mind.”
in a gay manner
From this reading “Wanda laughed gaily.”
-ing form of “gnaw” — bite or chew on with the teeth
From this reading “I followed her resentfully, gnawing at my hunger.”
a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation
From this reading “I followed her resentfully, gnawing at my hunger.”
plural of “martyr” — one who suffers for the sake of principle
From this reading “The martyrs didn’t have any beefsteaks either.””
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading “Man was born to suffer, and you in particular.”
undergo or be subjected to
From this reading “Man was born to suffer, and you in particular.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Man was born to suffer, and you in particular.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading The martyrs didn’t have any beefsteaks either.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I followed her resentfully, gnawing at my hunger.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The martyrs didn’t have any beefsteaks either.”
brought into existence
From this reading Man was born to suffer, and you in particular.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I thought you had finished,” she said, “but never mind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The martyrs didn’t have any beefsteaks either.”
one or the other of two
From this reading The martyrs didn’t have any beefsteaks either.”
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading “I thought you had finished,” she said, “but never mind.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading I followed her resentfully, gnawing at my hunger.
in a gay manner
From this reading Wanda laughed gaily.
-ing form of “gnaw” — bite or chew on with the teeth
From this reading I followed her resentfully, gnawing at my hunger.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “I thought you had finished,” she said, “but never mind.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The martyrs didn’t have any beefsteaks either.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I followed her resentfully, gnawing at my hunger.
a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation
From this reading I followed her resentfully, gnawing at my hunger.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I thought you had finished,” she said, “but never mind.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Man was born to suffer, and you in particular.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Wanda laughed gaily.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Man was born to suffer, and you in particular.
plural of “martyr” — one who suffers for the sake of principle
From this reading The martyrs didn’t have any beefsteaks either.”
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “I thought you had finished,” she said, “but never mind.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I followed her resentfully, gnawing at my hunger.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “I thought you had finished,” she said, “but never mind.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading Man was born to suffer, and you in particular.
with resentment; in a resentful manner
From this reading I followed her resentfully, gnawing at my hunger.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I thought you had finished,” she said, “but never mind.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I thought you had finished,” she said, “but never mind.
undergo or be subjected to
From this reading Man was born to suffer, and you in particular.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The martyrs didn’t have any beefsteaks either.”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “I thought you had finished,” she said, “but never mind.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Man was born to suffer, and you in particular.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wanda laughed gaily.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Man was born to suffer, and you in particular.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I thought you had finished,” she said, “but never mind.
Chapter 5 of Venus in Furs by Leopold, Ritter von Sacher-Masoch holds 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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 5 holds 410 sentences of Venus in Furs, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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