Chapter 4 of A Dog of Flanders, The Nürnberg Stove, and Other Stories is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IV
Chapter 4 of A Dog of Flanders, The Nürnberg Stove, and Other Stories is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“What is your name?” he asked him. “I am August Strehla. My father is Hans Strehla. We live in Hall in the Innthal; and Hirschvogel has been ours so long,—so long!” His lips quivered with a broken sob.
Chapter 4 of A Dog of Flanders, The Nürnberg Stove, and Other Stories is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading ““I am August Strehla.”
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading “His lips quivered with a broken sob.”
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading “We live in Hall in the Innthal; and Hirschvogel has been ours so long,—so long!””
plural of “han” — imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time from 206 BC to AD 220) and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy; remembered as one of the great eras of Chinese civilization
From this reading “My father is Hans Strehla.”
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading “His lips quivered with a broken sob.”
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “We live in Hall in the Innthal; and Hirschvogel has been ours so long,—so long!””
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading “We live in Hall in the Innthal; and Hirschvogel has been ours so long,—so long!””
weep convulsively
From this reading “His lips quivered with a broken sob.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
live in the house where one works
In this reading “We live in Hall in the Innthal; and Hirschvogel has been ours so long,—so long!””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading His lips quivered with a broken sob.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am August Strehla.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We live in Hall in the Innthal; and Hirschvogel has been ours so long,—so long!”
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “What is your name?” he asked him.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading “I am August Strehla.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading We live in Hall in the Innthal; and Hirschvogel has been ours so long,—so long!”
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading His lips quivered with a broken sob.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading My father is Hans Strehla.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading We live in Hall in the Innthal; and Hirschvogel has been ours so long,—so long!”
plural of “han” — imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time from 206 BC to AD 220) and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy; remembered as one of the great eras of Chinese civilization
From this reading My father is Hans Strehla.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We live in Hall in the Innthal; and Hirschvogel has been ours so long,—so long!”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “What is your name?” he asked him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “What is your name?” he asked him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We live in Hall in the Innthal; and Hirschvogel has been ours so long,—so long!”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His lips quivered with a broken sob.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am August Strehla.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We live in Hall in the Innthal; and Hirschvogel has been ours so long,—so long!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We live in Hall in the Innthal; and Hirschvogel has been ours so long,—so long!”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What is your name?” he asked him.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading His lips quivered with a broken sob.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading We live in Hall in the Innthal; and Hirschvogel has been ours so long,—so long!”
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 live in Hall in the Innthal; and Hirschvogel has been ours so long,—so long!”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My father is Hans Strehla.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “What is your name?” he asked him.
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading We live in Hall in the Innthal; and Hirschvogel has been ours so long,—so long!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His lips quivered with a broken sob.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading We live in Hall in the Innthal; and Hirschvogel has been ours so long,—so long!”
weep convulsively
From this reading His lips quivered with a broken sob.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am August Strehla.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We live in Hall in the Innthal; and Hirschvogel has been ours so long,—so long!”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We live in Hall in the Innthal; and Hirschvogel has been ours so long,—so long!”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What is your name?” he asked him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading His lips quivered with a broken sob.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What is your name?” he asked him.
Chapter 4 of A Dog of Flanders, The Nürnberg Stove, and Other Stories by Ouida holds 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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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