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Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume

Chapter XXII

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DIALOGUE BETWEEN FREIND AND BIRTON ON ATHEISM.
FREIND.--I will not repeat to you, sir, the metaphysical arguments of our celebrated Clarke; I only exhort you to read them again.
They are rather intended to convince than affect you.
I shall confine myself to arguments calculated to touch your heart.
BIRTON.--You will gratify me very much.
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Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume

Chapter XXII

Chapter 22 of Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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DIALOGUE BETWEEN FREIND AND BIRTON ON ATHEISM.
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FREIND.--I will not repeat to you, sir, the metaphysical arguments of our celebrated Clarke; I only exhort you to read them again.
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They are rather intended to convince than affect you.
/ðeɪ ɑːr ˈræðər ˌɪnˈtendɪd tuː kənˈvɪns ðæn əˈfekt juː/
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I shall confine myself to arguments calculated to touch your heart.
/aɪ ʃæl kənˈfaɪn ˌmaɪˈself tuː ˈɑːrɡjəmənts ˈkælkjəleɪtɪd tuː tʌtʃ jɔːr hɑːrt/
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BIRTON.--You will gratify me very much.

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affect verb US /əˈfekt/

have an effect upon

From this reading “They are rather intended to convince than affect you.”

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arguments noun US /ˈɑːrɡjəmənts/

plural of “argument” — a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true

From this reading “FREIND.--I will not repeat to you, sir, the metaphysical arguments of our celebrated Clarke; I only exhort you to read them again.”

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atheism noun US /əˈθaɪsəm/

a lack of belief in the existence of God or gods

From this reading “DIALOGUE BETWEEN FREIND AND BIRTON ON ATHEISM.”

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confine verb US /kənˈfaɪn/

place limits on (extent or amount or access)

From this reading “I shall confine myself to arguments calculated to touch your heart.”

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dialogue noun US /ˈdaɪəlɔːɡ/

a conversation between two persons

From this reading “DIALOGUE BETWEEN FREIND AND BIRTON ON ATHEISM.”

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exhort verb US /ɪɡˈzɔːrt/

spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts

From this reading “FREIND.--I will not repeat to you, sir, the metaphysical arguments of our celebrated Clarke; I only exhort you to read them again.”

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gratify verb US /ˈɡrætəfaɪ/

make happy or satisfied

From this reading “BIRTON.--You will gratify me very much.”

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metaphysical adjective US /ˌmetəˈfɪzɪkəl/

pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics

From this reading “FREIND.--I will not repeat to you, sir, the metaphysical arguments of our celebrated Clarke; I only exhort you to read them again.”

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affectverbUS /əˈfekt/

have an effect upon

From this reading They are rather intended to convince than affect you.

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againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading FREIND.--I will not repeat to you, sir, the metaphysical arguments of our celebrated Clarke; I only exhort you to read them again.

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ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading DIALOGUE BETWEEN FREIND AND BIRTON ON ATHEISM.

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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading They are rather intended to convince than affect you.

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argumentsnounUS /ˈɑːrɡjəmənts/

plural of “argument” — a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true

From this reading FREIND.--I will not repeat to you, sir, the metaphysical arguments of our celebrated Clarke; I only exhort you to read them again.

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ATHEISMnounUS /əˈθaɪsəm/

a lack of belief in the existence of God or gods

From this reading DIALOGUE BETWEEN FREIND AND BIRTON ON ATHEISM.

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BETWEENprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading DIALOGUE BETWEEN FREIND AND BIRTON ON ATHEISM.

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BIRTON

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From this reading DIALOGUE BETWEEN FREIND AND BIRTON ON ATHEISM.

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calculatedadjectiveUS /ˈkælkjəleɪtɪd/

carefully thought out in advance

From this reading I shall confine myself to arguments calculated to touch your heart.

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celebratedadjectiveUS /ˈseləbreɪtɪd/

widely known and esteemed

From this reading FREIND.--I will not repeat to you, sir, the metaphysical arguments of our celebrated Clarke; I only exhort you to read them again.

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Clarke

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From this reading FREIND.--I will not repeat to you, sir, the metaphysical arguments of our celebrated Clarke; I only exhort you to read them again.

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confineverbUS /kənˈfaɪn/

place limits on (extent or amount or access)

From this reading I shall confine myself to arguments calculated to touch your heart.

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convinceverbUS /kənˈvɪns/

make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something

From this reading They are rather intended to convince than affect you.

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DIALOGUEnounUS /ˈdaɪəlɔːɡ/

a conversation between two persons

From this reading DIALOGUE BETWEEN FREIND AND BIRTON ON ATHEISM.

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exhortverbUS /ɪɡˈzɔːrt/

spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts

From this reading FREIND.--I will not repeat to you, sir, the metaphysical arguments of our celebrated Clarke; I only exhort you to read them again.

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FREIND

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From this reading DIALOGUE BETWEEN FREIND AND BIRTON ON ATHEISM.

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gratifyverbUS /ˈɡrætəfaɪ/

make happy or satisfied

From this reading BIRTON.--You will gratify me very much.

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heartnounUS /hɑːrt/

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading I shall confine myself to arguments calculated to touch your heart.

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IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading FREIND.--I will not repeat to you, sir, the metaphysical arguments of our celebrated Clarke; I only exhort you to read them again.

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intendedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈtendɪd/

resulting from one's intentions

From this reading They are rather intended to convince than affect you.

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mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading BIRTON.--You will gratify me very much.

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metaphysicaladjectiveUS /ˌmetəˈfɪzɪkəl/

pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics

From this reading FREIND.--I will not repeat to you, sir, the metaphysical arguments of our celebrated Clarke; I only exhort you to read them again.

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muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/

to a great degree or extent

From this reading BIRTON.--You will gratify me very much.

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myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading I shall confine myself to arguments calculated to touch your heart.

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notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading FREIND.--I will not repeat to you, sir, the metaphysical arguments of our celebrated Clarke; I only exhort you to read them again.

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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading FREIND.--I will not repeat to you, sir, the metaphysical arguments of our celebrated Clarke; I only exhort you to read them again.

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ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading DIALOGUE BETWEEN FREIND AND BIRTON ON ATHEISM.

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onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading FREIND.--I will not repeat to you, sir, the metaphysical arguments of our celebrated Clarke; I only exhort you to read them again.

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ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading FREIND.--I will not repeat to you, sir, the metaphysical arguments of our celebrated Clarke; I only exhort you to read them again.

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ratheradverbUS /ˈræðər/

on the contrary

From this reading They are rather intended to convince than affect you.

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readverbUS /red/

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading FREIND.--I will not repeat to you, sir, the metaphysical arguments of our celebrated Clarke; I only exhort you to read them again.

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repeatverbUS /rɪˈpiːt/

to say, state, or perform again

From this reading FREIND.--I will not repeat to you, sir, the metaphysical arguments of our celebrated Clarke; I only exhort you to read them again.

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shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading I shall confine myself to arguments calculated to touch your heart.

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sirnounUS /sɜːr/

term of address for a man

From this reading FREIND.--I will not repeat to you, sir, the metaphysical arguments of our celebrated Clarke; I only exhort you to read them again.

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thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading They are rather intended to convince than affect you.

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thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading FREIND.--I will not repeat to you, sir, the metaphysical arguments of our celebrated Clarke; I only exhort you to read them again.

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thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading FREIND.--I will not repeat to you, sir, the metaphysical arguments of our celebrated Clarke; I only exhort you to read them again.

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TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They are rather intended to convince than affect you.

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toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading FREIND.--I will not repeat to you, sir, the metaphysical arguments of our celebrated Clarke; I only exhort you to read them again.

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touchverbUS /tʌtʃ/

make physical contact with, come in contact with

From this reading I shall confine myself to arguments calculated to touch your heart.

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veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading BIRTON.--You will gratify me very much.

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willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading FREIND.--I will not repeat to you, sir, the metaphysical arguments of our celebrated Clarke; I only exhort you to read them again.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading FREIND.--I will not repeat to you, sir, the metaphysical arguments of our celebrated Clarke; I only exhort you to read them again.

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yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I shall confine myself to arguments calculated to touch your heart.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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