Chapter 7 of Venus in Furs is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Venus in Furs is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Oh! be mine,” I replied, “be mine! I cannot exist, cannot live without you. Have mercy on me, Wanda, have mercy!” She looked at me again, and her face had her cold heartless expression, her evil smile. “You say he doesn’t love me,” she said, scornfully.
Chapter 7 of Venus in Furs is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading “She looked at me again, and her face had her cold heartless expression, her evil smile.”
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading “She looked at me again, and her face had her cold heartless expression, her evil smile.”
have an existence, be extant
From this reading “I cannot exist, cannot live without you.”
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading “She looked at me again, and her face had her cold heartless expression, her evil smile.”
lacking in feeling or pity or warmth
From this reading “She looked at me again, and her face had her cold heartless expression, her evil smile.”
leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
From this reading “Have mercy on me, Wanda, have mercy!””
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ““Oh! be mine,” I replied, “be mine!”
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “She looked at me again, and her face had her cold heartless expression, her evil smile.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
anew
From this reading She looked at me again, and her face had her cold heartless expression, her evil smile.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She looked at me again, and her face had her cold heartless expression, her evil smile.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She looked at me again, and her face had her cold heartless expression, her evil smile.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Oh! be mine,” I replied, “be mine!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I cannot exist, cannot live without you.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading She looked at me again, and her face had her cold heartless expression, her evil smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You say he doesn’t love me,” she said, scornfully.
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading She looked at me again, and her face had her cold heartless expression, her evil smile.
have an existence, be extant
From this reading I cannot exist, cannot live without you.
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading She looked at me again, and her face had her cold heartless expression, her evil smile.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading She looked at me again, and her face had her cold heartless expression, her evil smile.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She looked at me again, and her face had her cold heartless expression, her evil smile.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have mercy on me, Wanda, have mercy!”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You say he doesn’t love me,” she said, scornfully.
lacking in feeling or pity or warmth
From this reading She looked at me again, and her face had her cold heartless expression, her evil smile.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She looked at me again, and her face had her cold heartless expression, her evil smile.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Oh! be mine,” I replied, “be mine!
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading I cannot exist, cannot live without you.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She looked at me again, and her face had her cold heartless expression, her evil smile.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “You say he doesn’t love me,” she said, scornfully.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Have mercy on me, Wanda, have mercy!”
leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
From this reading Have mercy on me, Wanda, have mercy!”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Oh! be mine,” I replied, “be mine!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh! be mine,” I replied, “be mine!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Have mercy on me, Wanda, have mercy!”
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “Oh! be mine,” I replied, “be mine!
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “You say he doesn’t love me,” she said, scornfully.
express in words
From this reading “You say he doesn’t love me,” she said, scornfully.
without respect; in a disdainful manner
From this reading “You say he doesn’t love me,” she said, scornfully.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked at me again, and her face had her cold heartless expression, her evil smile.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading She looked at me again, and her face had her cold heartless expression, her evil smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Have mercy on me, Wanda, have mercy!”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I cannot exist, cannot live without you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I cannot exist, cannot live without you.
Chapter 7 of Venus in Furs by Leopold, Ritter von Sacher-Masoch holds 397 sentences, grouped into 80 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 7 holds 397 sentences of Venus in Furs, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of Venus in Furs by Leopold, Ritter von Sacher-Masoch exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 397 sentences, grouped into 80 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.
Work through the 80 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 80 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.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 7 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.
Common questions about reading Venus in Furs by Leopold, Ritter von Sacher-Masoch on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 2834 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #6852 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #6852, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 236 minutes of reading across 567 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Venus in Furs section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 7 chapters of Venus in Furs to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in Venus in Furs, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
