Chapter 9 of Woman and Puppet, Etc. is here in full — 10 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Woman and Puppet, Etc. is here in full — 10 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Two interminable days and nights followed. I was happy and yet suffering. A kind of troubled joy seemed to dominate every other feeling. The hour of the assignation came, and I heard her softly call, “Mateo.” We kissed passionately and a long love scene followed.
Chapter 9 of Woman and Puppet, Etc. is here in full — 10 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
From this reading “A kind of troubled joy seemed to dominate every other feeling.”
tiresomely long; seemingly without end
From this reading “Two interminable days and nights followed.”
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading “We kissed passionately and a long love scene followed.”
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading “Two interminable days and nights followed.”
with passion
From this reading “We kissed passionately and a long love scene followed.”
with low volume
From this reading “The hour of the assignation came, and I heard her softly call, “Mateo.””
a state of acute pain
From this reading “I was happy and yet suffering.”
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading “A kind of troubled joy seemed to dominate every other feeling.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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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 A kind of troubled joy seemed to dominate every other feeling.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Two interminable days and nights followed.
a secret rendezvous (especially between lovers)
From this reading The hour of the assignation came, and I heard her softly call, “Mateo.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The hour of the assignation came, and I heard her softly call, “Mateo.”
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The hour of the assignation came, and I heard her softly call, “Mateo.”
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Two interminable days and nights followed.
be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
From this reading A kind of troubled joy seemed to dominate every other feeling.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading A kind of troubled joy seemed to dominate every other feeling.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading A kind of troubled joy seemed to dominate every other feeling.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Two interminable days and nights followed.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading I was happy and yet suffering.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading The hour of the assignation came, and I heard her softly call, “Mateo.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The hour of the assignation came, and I heard her softly call, “Mateo.”
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading The hour of the assignation came, and I heard her softly call, “Mateo.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was happy and yet suffering.
tiresomely long; seemingly without end
From this reading Two interminable days and nights followed.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading A kind of troubled joy seemed to dominate every other feeling.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading A kind of troubled joy seemed to dominate every other feeling.
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading We kissed passionately and a long love scene followed.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading We kissed passionately and a long love scene followed.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading We kissed passionately and a long love scene followed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The hour of the assignation came, and I heard her softly call, “Mateo.”
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading Two interminable days and nights followed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A kind of troubled joy seemed to dominate every other feeling.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading A kind of troubled joy seemed to dominate every other feeling.
with passion
From this reading We kissed passionately and a long love scene followed.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading We kissed passionately and a long love scene followed.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading A kind of troubled joy seemed to dominate every other feeling.
with low volume
From this reading The hour of the assignation came, and I heard her softly call, “Mateo.”
a state of acute pain
From this reading I was happy and yet suffering.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The hour of the assignation came, and I heard her softly call, “Mateo.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A kind of troubled joy seemed to dominate every other feeling.
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading A kind of troubled joy seemed to dominate every other feeling.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two interminable days and nights followed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was happy and yet suffering.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We kissed passionately and a long love scene followed.
but in spite of that
From this reading I was happy and yet suffering.
Chapter 9 of Woman and Puppet, Etc. by Pierre Louÿs holds 10 sentences, grouped into 2 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.
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