Chapter 19 of Very Woman (Sixtine) is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Very Woman (Sixtine) is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NEW SUGGESTIONS "Le fol n'a Dieu." _Epilogue des Contes d'Eutrappei_. "What a painful evening!" thought Hubert, after returning to his home. "What nonsense I have had to think, what platitudes to hear, what stupid remarks to bray? And in what a language!
Chapter 19 of Very Woman (Sixtine) is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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braying characteristic of donkeys
From this reading “"What nonsense I have had to think, what platitudes to hear, what stupid remarks to bray?”
a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
From this reading “_Epilogue des Contes d'Eutrappei_.”
a short speech (often in verse) addressed directly to the audience by an actor at the end of a play
causing physical or psychological pain
From this reading “"What a painful evening!" thought Hubert, after returning to his home.”
plural of “platitude” — a trite or obvious remark
From this reading “"What nonsense I have had to think, what platitudes to hear, what stupid remarks to bray?”
plural of “remark” — a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading “"What nonsense I have had to think, what platitudes to hear, what stupid remarks to bray?”
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading “"What nonsense I have had to think, what platitudes to hear, what stupid remarks to bray?”
plural of “suggestion” — an idea that is suggested
From this reading “NEW SUGGESTIONS "Le fol n'a Dieu."”
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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 "What a painful evening!" thought Hubert, after returning to his home.
later than; following
From this reading "What a painful evening!" thought Hubert, after returning to his home.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And in what a language!
braying characteristic of donkeys
From this reading "What nonsense I have had to think, what platitudes to hear, what stupid remarks to bray?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Epilogue des Contes d'Eutrappei_.
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From this reading _Epilogue des Contes d'Eutrappei_.
a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
From this reading _Epilogue des Contes d'Eutrappei_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NEW SUGGESTIONS "Le fol n'a Dieu."
a short speech (often in verse) addressed directly to the audience by an actor at the end of a play
From this reading _Epilogue des Contes d'Eutrappei_.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading "What a painful evening!" thought Hubert, after returning to his home.
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From this reading NEW SUGGESTIONS "Le fol n'a Dieu."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "What nonsense I have had to think, what platitudes to hear, what stupid remarks to bray?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "What nonsense I have had to think, what platitudes to hear, what stupid remarks to bray?
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "What nonsense I have had to think, what platitudes to hear, what stupid remarks to bray?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "What a painful evening!" thought Hubert, after returning to his home.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "What a painful evening!" thought Hubert, after returning to his home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What a painful evening!" thought Hubert, after returning to his home.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "What nonsense I have had to think, what platitudes to hear, what stupid remarks to bray?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And in what a language!
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading And in what a language!
a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading NEW SUGGESTIONS "Le fol n'a Dieu."
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From this reading NEW SUGGESTIONS "Le fol n'a Dieu."
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading NEW SUGGESTIONS "Le fol n'a Dieu."
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading "What nonsense I have had to think, what platitudes to hear, what stupid remarks to bray?
causing physical or psychological pain
From this reading "What a painful evening!" thought Hubert, after returning to his home.
plural of “platitude” — a trite or obvious remark
From this reading "What nonsense I have had to think, what platitudes to hear, what stupid remarks to bray?
plural of “remark” — a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading "What nonsense I have had to think, what platitudes to hear, what stupid remarks to bray?
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading "What a painful evening!" thought Hubert, after returning to his home.
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading "What nonsense I have had to think, what platitudes to hear, what stupid remarks to bray?
plural of “suggestion” — an idea that is suggested
From this reading NEW SUGGESTIONS "Le fol n'a Dieu."
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "What nonsense I have had to think, what platitudes to hear, what stupid remarks to bray?
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "What a painful evening!" thought Hubert, after returning to his home.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "What a painful evening!" thought Hubert, after returning to his home.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What a painful evening!" thought Hubert, after returning to his home.
Chapter 19 of Very Woman (Sixtine) by Remy de Gourmont holds 118 sentences, grouped into 24 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 19 holds 118 sentences of Very Woman (Sixtine), unabridged, divided into 24 reading sections.
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