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Without Dogma: A Novel of Modern Poland

Chapter XVI · Chapter 16

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I breathed again.
Aniela's scheme was reduced to nothing.
I was delighted because I had got what I wanted.
Although my love for Aniela was akin to deep hatred, it was all I had to live for, and it wanted food; and this it would get only from Aniela's presence.
From Kromitzki's words I concluded that by one stroke I could gain the most wished for end,--Kromitzki's departure for an almost unlimited time.
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Without Dogma: A Novel of Modern Poland

Chapter XVI · Chapter 16

Chapter 16 of Without Dogma: A Novel of Modern Poland is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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I breathed again.
/aɪ briːðd əˈɡen/
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Aniela's scheme was reduced to nothing.
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I was delighted because I had got what I wanted.
/aɪ wɑːz dɪˈlaɪtəd bɪˈkɔːz aɪ hæd ɡɑːt wʌt aɪ ˈwɔːntɪd/
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Although my love for Aniela was akin to deep hatred, it was all I had to live for, and it wanted food; and this it would get only from Aniela's presence.
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From Kromitzki's words I concluded that by one stroke I could gain the most wished for end,--Kromitzki's departure for an almost unlimited time.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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akin adjective US /əˈkɪn/

similar in quality or character

From this reading “Although my love for Aniela was akin to deep hatred, it was all I had to live for, and it wanted food; and this it would get only from Aniela's presence.”

breathed adjective US /briːðd/

uttered without voice

From this reading “I breathed again.”

concluded adjective US /kənˈkluːdəd/

having come or been brought to a conclusion

From this reading “From Kromitzki's words I concluded that by one stroke I could gain the most wished for end,--Kromitzki's departure for an almost unlimited time.”

hatred noun US /ˈheɪtrəd/

the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action

From this reading “Although my love for Aniela was akin to deep hatred, it was all I had to live for, and it wanted food; and this it would get only from Aniela's presence.”

reduced adjective US /rəˈduːst/

made less in size or amount or degree

From this reading “Aniela's scheme was reduced to nothing.”

scheme noun US /skiːm/

an elaborate and systematic plan of action

From this reading “Aniela's scheme was reduced to nothing.”

stroke noun US /stroʊk/

(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand

From this reading “From Kromitzki's words I concluded that by one stroke I could gain the most wished for end,--Kromitzki's departure for an almost unlimited time.”

unlimited adjective US /ənˈlɪmətɪd/

having no limits in range or scope

From this reading “From Kromitzki's words I concluded that by one stroke I could gain the most wished for end,--Kromitzki's departure for an almost unlimited time.”

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againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading I breathed again.

akinadjectiveUS /əˈkɪn/

similar in quality or character

From this reading Although my love for Aniela was akin to deep hatred, it was all I had to live for, and it wanted food; and this it would get only from Aniela's presence.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading Although my love for Aniela was akin to deep hatred, it was all I had to live for, and it wanted food; and this it would get only from Aniela's presence.

almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading From Kromitzki's words I concluded that by one stroke I could gain the most wished for end,--Kromitzki's departure for an almost unlimited time.

AlthoughconjunctionUS /ˌɔːlˈðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Although my love for Aniela was akin to deep hatred, it was all I had to live for, and it wanted food; and this it would get only from Aniela's presence.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading From Kromitzki's words I concluded that by one stroke I could gain the most wished for end,--Kromitzki's departure for an almost unlimited time.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Although my love for Aniela was akin to deep hatred, it was all I had to live for, and it wanted food; and this it would get only from Aniela's presence.

Aniela

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Although my love for Aniela was akin to deep hatred, it was all I had to live for, and it wanted food; and this it would get only from Aniela's presence.

Aniela's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Aniela's scheme was reduced to nothing.

becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading I was delighted because I had got what I wanted.

breathedadjectiveUS /briːðd/

uttered without voice

From this reading I breathed again.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading From Kromitzki's words I concluded that by one stroke I could gain the most wished for end,--Kromitzki's departure for an almost unlimited time.

concludedadjectiveUS /kənˈkluːdəd/

having come or been brought to a conclusion

From this reading From Kromitzki's words I concluded that by one stroke I could gain the most wished for end,--Kromitzki's departure for an almost unlimited time.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading From Kromitzki's words I concluded that by one stroke I could gain the most wished for end,--Kromitzki's departure for an almost unlimited time.

deepadjectiveUS /diːp/

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading Although my love for Aniela was akin to deep hatred, it was all I had to live for, and it wanted food; and this it would get only from Aniela's presence.

delightedadjectiveUS /dɪˈlaɪtəd/

greatly pleased

From this reading I was delighted because I had got what I wanted.

departurenounUS /dɪˈpɑːrtʃər/

the act of departing

From this reading From Kromitzki's words I concluded that by one stroke I could gain the most wished for end,--Kromitzki's departure for an almost unlimited time.

endnounUS /end/

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading From Kromitzki's words I concluded that by one stroke I could gain the most wished for end,--Kromitzki's departure for an almost unlimited time.

foodnounUS /fuːd/

any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue

From this reading Although my love for Aniela was akin to deep hatred, it was all I had to live for, and it wanted food; and this it would get only from Aniela's presence.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Although my love for Aniela was akin to deep hatred, it was all I had to live for, and it wanted food; and this it would get only from Aniela's presence.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Although my love for Aniela was akin to deep hatred, it was all I had to live for, and it wanted food; and this it would get only from Aniela's presence.

gainverbUS /ɡeɪn/

obtain

From this reading From Kromitzki's words I concluded that by one stroke I could gain the most wished for end,--Kromitzki's departure for an almost unlimited time.

getverbUS /ɡet/

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading Although my love for Aniela was akin to deep hatred, it was all I had to live for, and it wanted food; and this it would get only from Aniela's presence.

gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading I was delighted because I had got what I wanted.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading I was delighted because I had got what I wanted.

hatrednounUS /ˈheɪtrəd/

the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action

From this reading Although my love for Aniela was akin to deep hatred, it was all I had to live for, and it wanted food; and this it would get only from Aniela's presence.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I breathed again.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Although my love for Aniela was akin to deep hatred, it was all I had to live for, and it wanted food; and this it would get only from Aniela's presence.

Kromitzki's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading From Kromitzki's words I concluded that by one stroke I could gain the most wished for end,--Kromitzki's departure for an almost unlimited time.

liveverbUS /laɪv/

be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading Although my love for Aniela was akin to deep hatred, it was all I had to live for, and it wanted food; and this it would get only from Aniela's presence.

lovenounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading Although my love for Aniela was akin to deep hatred, it was all I had to live for, and it wanted food; and this it would get only from Aniela's presence.

mostadverbUS /moʊst/

used to form the superlative

From this reading From Kromitzki's words I concluded that by one stroke I could gain the most wished for end,--Kromitzki's departure for an almost unlimited time.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Although my love for Aniela was akin to deep hatred, it was all I had to live for, and it wanted food; and this it would get only from Aniela's presence.

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading Aniela's scheme was reduced to nothing.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading From Kromitzki's words I concluded that by one stroke I could gain the most wished for end,--Kromitzki's departure for an almost unlimited time.

onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading Although my love for Aniela was akin to deep hatred, it was all I had to live for, and it wanted food; and this it would get only from Aniela's presence.

presencenounUS /ˈprezəns/

the state of being present; current existence

From this reading Although my love for Aniela was akin to deep hatred, it was all I had to live for, and it wanted food; and this it would get only from Aniela's presence.

reducedadjectiveUS /rəˈduːst/

made less in size or amount or degree

From this reading Aniela's scheme was reduced to nothing.

schemenounUS /skiːm/

an elaborate and systematic plan of action

From this reading Aniela's scheme was reduced to nothing.

strokenounUS /stroʊk/

(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand

From this reading From Kromitzki's words I concluded that by one stroke I could gain the most wished for end,--Kromitzki's departure for an almost unlimited time.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading From Kromitzki's words I concluded that by one stroke I could gain the most wished for end,--Kromitzki's departure for an almost unlimited time.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading From Kromitzki's words I concluded that by one stroke I could gain the most wished for end,--Kromitzki's departure for an almost unlimited time.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Although my love for Aniela was akin to deep hatred, it was all I had to live for, and it wanted food; and this it would get only from Aniela's presence.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading From Kromitzki's words I concluded that by one stroke I could gain the most wished for end,--Kromitzki's departure for an almost unlimited time.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Aniela's scheme was reduced to nothing.

unlimitedadjectiveUS /ənˈlɪmətɪd/

having no limits in range or scope

From this reading From Kromitzki's words I concluded that by one stroke I could gain the most wished for end,--Kromitzki's departure for an almost unlimited time.

wantedadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːntɪd/

desired or wished for or sought

From this reading I was delighted because I had got what I wanted.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Aniela's scheme was reduced to nothing.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading I was delighted because I had got what I wanted.

wishedverbUS /wɪʃt/

past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish

From this reading From Kromitzki's words I concluded that by one stroke I could gain the most wished for end,--Kromitzki's departure for an almost unlimited time.

wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/

the words that are spoken

From this reading From Kromitzki's words I concluded that by one stroke I could gain the most wished for end,--Kromitzki's departure for an almost unlimited time.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Although my love for Aniela was akin to deep hatred, it was all I had to live for, and it wanted food; and this it would get only from Aniela's presence.

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