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Chapter 11 of A Cigarette-Maker's Romance is here in full — 296 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I have got it--I have got it all!" cried Vjera, as she came up with Schmidt on the pavement. His quick eye caught sight of the parcel, only half hidden by her shawl. "But you have brought the hair away with you," he said, in some anxiety, and fearing a mistake or some new trouble. "Yes," she answered. "That is the best of it."
Chapter 11 of A Cigarette-Maker's Romance is here in full — 296 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading “"But you have brought the hair away with you," he said, in some anxiety, and fearing a mistake or some new trouble.”
-ing form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading “"But you have brought the hair away with you," he said, in some anxiety, and fearing a mistake or some new trouble.”
not accessible to view
From this reading “His quick eye caught sight of the parcel, only half hidden by her shawl.”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “"But you have brought the hair away with you," he said, in some anxiety, and fearing a mistake or some new trouble.”
a wrapped container
From this reading “His quick eye caught sight of the parcel, only half hidden by her shawl.”
the paved surface of a thoroughfare
From this reading “"I have got it--I have got it all!" cried Vjera, as she came up with Schmidt on the pavement.”
German statesman who served as chancellor of Germany (born in 1918)
From this reading “"I have got it--I have got it all!" cried Vjera, as she came up with Schmidt on the pavement.”
cloak consisting of an oblong piece of cloth used to cover the head and shoulders
From this reading “His quick eye caught sight of the parcel, only half hidden by her shawl.”
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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 "But you have brought the hair away with you," he said, in some anxiety, and fearing a mistake or some new trouble.
(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 "I have got it--I have got it all!" cried Vjera, as she came up with Schmidt on the pavement.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "But you have brought the hair away with you," he said, in some anxiety, and fearing a mistake or some new trouble.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Yes," she answered.
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading "But you have brought the hair away with you," he said, in some anxiety, and fearing a mistake or some new trouble.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I have got it--I have got it all!" cried Vjera, as she came up with Schmidt on the pavement.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "But you have brought the hair away with you," he said, in some anxiety, and fearing a mistake or some new trouble.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading "That is the best of it."
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "But you have brought the hair away with you," he said, in some anxiety, and fearing a mistake or some new trouble.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But you have brought the hair away with you," he said, in some anxiety, and fearing a mistake or some new trouble.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading His quick eye caught sight of the parcel, only half hidden by her shawl.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "I have got it--I have got it all!" cried Vjera, as she came up with Schmidt on the pavement.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading His quick eye caught sight of the parcel, only half hidden by her shawl.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "I have got it--I have got it all!" cried Vjera, as she came up with Schmidt on the pavement.
the organ of sight
From this reading His quick eye caught sight of the parcel, only half hidden by her shawl.
-ing form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading "But you have brought the hair away with you," he said, in some anxiety, and fearing a mistake or some new trouble.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I have got it--I have got it all!" cried Vjera, as she came up with Schmidt on the pavement.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading "But you have brought the hair away with you," he said, in some anxiety, and fearing a mistake or some new trouble.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading His quick eye caught sight of the parcel, only half hidden by her shawl.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have got it--I have got it all!" cried Vjera, as she came up with Schmidt on the pavement.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "But you have brought the hair away with you," he said, in some anxiety, and fearing a mistake or some new trouble.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading His quick eye caught sight of the parcel, only half hidden by her shawl.
not accessible to view
From this reading His quick eye caught sight of the parcel, only half hidden by her shawl.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His quick eye caught sight of the parcel, only half hidden by her shawl.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have got it--I have got it all!" cried Vjera, as she came up with Schmidt on the pavement.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "But you have brought the hair away with you," he said, in some anxiety, and fearing a mistake or some new trouble.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That is the best of it."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I have got it--I have got it all!" cried Vjera, as she came up with Schmidt on the pavement.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading "But you have brought the hair away with you," he said, in some anxiety, and fearing a mistake or some new trouble.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "But you have brought the hair away with you," he said, in some anxiety, and fearing a mistake or some new trouble.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His quick eye caught sight of the parcel, only half hidden by her shawl.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I have got it--I have got it all!" cried Vjera, as she came up with Schmidt on the pavement.
and nothing more
From this reading His quick eye caught sight of the parcel, only half hidden by her shawl.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "But you have brought the hair away with you," he said, in some anxiety, and fearing a mistake or some new trouble.
a wrapped container
From this reading His quick eye caught sight of the parcel, only half hidden by her shawl.
the paved surface of a thoroughfare
From this reading "I have got it--I have got it all!" cried Vjera, as she came up with Schmidt on the pavement.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading His quick eye caught sight of the parcel, only half hidden by her shawl.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "But you have brought the hair away with you," he said, in some anxiety, and fearing a mistake or some new trouble.
German statesman who served as chancellor of Germany (born in 1918)
From this reading "I have got it--I have got it all!" cried Vjera, as she came up with Schmidt on the pavement.
cloak consisting of an oblong piece of cloth used to cover the head and shoulders
From this reading His quick eye caught sight of the parcel, only half hidden by her shawl.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I have got it--I have got it all!" cried Vjera, as she came up with Schmidt on the pavement.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading His quick eye caught sight of the parcel, only half hidden by her shawl.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "But you have brought the hair away with you," he said, in some anxiety, and fearing a mistake or some new trouble.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That is the best of it."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I have got it--I have got it all!" cried Vjera, as she came up with Schmidt on the pavement.
a source of difficulty
From this reading "But you have brought the hair away with you," he said, in some anxiety, and fearing a mistake or some new trouble.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "I have got it--I have got it all!" cried Vjera, as she came up with Schmidt on the pavement.
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From this reading "I have got it--I have got it all!" cried Vjera, as she came up with Schmidt on the pavement.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I have got it--I have got it all!" cried Vjera, as she came up with Schmidt on the pavement.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes," she answered.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But you have brought the hair away with you," he said, in some anxiety, and fearing a mistake or some new trouble.
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