Chapter 2 of Youth and Egolatry is here in full — 448 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Youth and Egolatry is here in full — 448 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"That smile of yours, that little smile ... it is impertinent. Don't you come to me with any of your satirical smiles. You will never amount to anything, unless it is negative and useless." I shrugged my shoulders. Women who have known me always tell me: "You will never amount to anything."
Chapter 2 of Youth and Egolatry is here in full — 448 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a quantity of money
From this reading “You will never amount to anything, unless it is negative and useless."”
characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality
From this reading “"That smile of yours, that little smile ... it is impertinent.”
characterized by or displaying negation or denial or opposition or resistance; having no positive features
From this reading “You will never amount to anything, unless it is negative and useless."”
exposing human folly to ridicule
From this reading “Don't you come to me with any of your satirical smiles.”
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading “I shrugged my shoulders.”
inflected form of “shrug” — raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
From this reading “I shrugged my shoulders.”
plural of “smile” — a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading “Don't you come to me with any of your satirical smiles.”
having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully
From this reading “You will never amount to anything, unless it is negative and useless."”
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at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Women who have known me always tell me: "You will never amount to anything."
a quantity of money
From this reading You will never amount to anything, unless it is negative and useless."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You will never amount to anything, unless it is negative and useless."
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Don't you come to me with any of your satirical smiles.
any thing at all
From this reading You will never amount to anything, unless it is negative and useless."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Don't you come to me with any of your satirical smiles.
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From this reading Don't you come to me with any of your satirical smiles.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Women who have known me always tell me: "You will never amount to anything."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I shrugged my shoulders.
characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality
From this reading "That smile of yours, that little smile ... it is impertinent.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That smile of yours, that little smile ... it is impertinent.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "That smile of yours, that little smile ... it is impertinent.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading Women who have known me always tell me: "You will never amount to anything."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "That smile of yours, that little smile ... it is impertinent.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Don't you come to me with any of your satirical smiles.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I shrugged my shoulders.
characterized by or displaying negation or denial or opposition or resistance; having no positive features
From this reading You will never amount to anything, unless it is negative and useless."
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading You will never amount to anything, unless it is negative and useless."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "That smile of yours, that little smile ... it is impertinent.
exposing human folly to ridicule
From this reading Don't you come to me with any of your satirical smiles.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading I shrugged my shoulders.
inflected form of “shrug” — raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
From this reading I shrugged my shoulders.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading "That smile of yours, that little smile ... it is impertinent.
plural of “smile” — a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading Don't you come to me with any of your satirical smiles.
express in words
From this reading Women who have known me always tell me: "You will never amount to anything."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That smile of yours, that little smile ... it is impertinent.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Don't you come to me with any of your satirical smiles.
except if; if not
From this reading You will never amount to anything, unless it is negative and useless."
having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully
From this reading You will never amount to anything, unless it is negative and useless."
which person or people
From this reading Women who have known me always tell me: "You will never amount to anything."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading You will never amount to anything, unless it is negative and useless."
in the company of; together with
From this reading Don't you come to me with any of your satirical smiles.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Women who have known me always tell me: "You will never amount to anything."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Don't you come to me with any of your satirical smiles.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Don't you come to me with any of your satirical smiles.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading "That smile of yours, that little smile ... it is impertinent.
Chapter 2 of Youth and Egolatry by Pío Baroja holds 448 sentences, grouped into 90 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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