Chapter 31 of A Love Story is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 31 of A Love Story is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Student "What is my being? _thou_ hast ceased to be." Carl Obers was as enthusiastic a being as ever Germany sent forth. Brought up in a lone recess in the Hartz mountains, with neither superiors nor equals to commune with, he first entered the miniature world, as a student at Heidelberg. His education had been miserably neglected.
Chapter 31 of A Love Story is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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the smallest administrative district of several European countries
From this reading “Brought up in a lone recess in the Hartz mountains, with neither superiors nor equals to commune with, he first entered the miniature world, as a student at Heidelberg.”
having or showing great excitement and interest
From this reading “Carl Obers was as enthusiastic a being as ever Germany sent forth.”
plural of “equal” — a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
From this reading “Brought up in a lone recess in the Hartz mountains, with neither superiors nor equals to commune with, he first entered the miniature world, as a student at Heidelberg.”
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading “Brought up in a lone recess in the Hartz mountains, with neither superiors nor equals to commune with, he first entered the miniature world, as a student at Heidelberg.”
painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts)
From this reading “Brought up in a lone recess in the Hartz mountains, with neither superiors nor equals to commune with, he first entered the miniature world, as a student at Heidelberg.”
in a miserable manner
From this reading “His education had been miserably neglected.”
put into a recess
From this reading “Brought up in a lone recess in the Hartz mountains, with neither superiors nor equals to commune with, he first entered the miniature world, as a student at Heidelberg.”
plural of “superior” — one of greater rank or station or quality
From this reading “Brought up in a lone recess in the Hartz mountains, with neither superiors nor equals to commune with, he first entered the miniature world, as a student at Heidelberg.”
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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 Carl Obers was as enthusiastic a being as ever Germany sent forth.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Carl Obers was as enthusiastic a being as ever Germany sent forth.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Brought up in a lone recess in the Hartz mountains, with neither superiors nor equals to commune with, he first entered the miniature world, as a student at Heidelberg.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _thou_ hast ceased to be."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading His education had been miserably neglected.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The Student "What is my being?
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Brought up in a lone recess in the Hartz mountains, with neither superiors nor equals to commune with, he first entered the miniature world, as a student at Heidelberg.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Carl Obers was as enthusiastic a being as ever Germany sent forth.
past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading _thou_ hast ceased to be."
the smallest administrative district of several European countries
From this reading Brought up in a lone recess in the Hartz mountains, with neither superiors nor equals to commune with, he first entered the miniature world, as a student at Heidelberg.
the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill
From this reading His education had been miserably neglected.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Brought up in a lone recess in the Hartz mountains, with neither superiors nor equals to commune with, he first entered the miniature world, as a student at Heidelberg.
having or showing great excitement and interest
From this reading Carl Obers was as enthusiastic a being as ever Germany sent forth.
plural of “equal” — a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
From this reading Brought up in a lone recess in the Hartz mountains, with neither superiors nor equals to commune with, he first entered the miniature world, as a student at Heidelberg.
at any time
From this reading Carl Obers was as enthusiastic a being as ever Germany sent forth.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Brought up in a lone recess in the Hartz mountains, with neither superiors nor equals to commune with, he first entered the miniature world, as a student at Heidelberg.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Carl Obers was as enthusiastic a being as ever Germany sent forth.
a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990
From this reading Carl Obers was as enthusiastic a being as ever Germany sent forth.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His education had been miserably neglected.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Brought up in a lone recess in the Hartz mountains, with neither superiors nor equals to commune with, he first entered the miniature world, as a student at Heidelberg.
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading _thou_ hast ceased to be."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Brought up in a lone recess in the Hartz mountains, with neither superiors nor equals to commune with, he first entered the miniature world, as a student at Heidelberg.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Brought up in a lone recess in the Hartz mountains, with neither superiors nor equals to commune with, he first entered the miniature world, as a student at Heidelberg.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His education had been miserably neglected.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Brought up in a lone recess in the Hartz mountains, with neither superiors nor equals to commune with, he first entered the miniature world, as a student at Heidelberg.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Student "What is my being?
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading Brought up in a lone recess in the Hartz mountains, with neither superiors nor equals to commune with, he first entered the miniature world, as a student at Heidelberg.
painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts)
From this reading Brought up in a lone recess in the Hartz mountains, with neither superiors nor equals to commune with, he first entered the miniature world, as a student at Heidelberg.
in a miserable manner
From this reading His education had been miserably neglected.
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading Brought up in a lone recess in the Hartz mountains, with neither superiors nor equals to commune with, he first entered the miniature world, as a student at Heidelberg.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The Student "What is my being?
disregarded
From this reading His education had been miserably neglected.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Brought up in a lone recess in the Hartz mountains, with neither superiors nor equals to commune with, he first entered the miniature world, as a student at Heidelberg.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Brought up in a lone recess in the Hartz mountains, with neither superiors nor equals to commune with, he first entered the miniature world, as a student at Heidelberg.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Carl Obers was as enthusiastic a being as ever Germany sent forth.
put into a recess
From this reading Brought up in a lone recess in the Hartz mountains, with neither superiors nor equals to commune with, he first entered the miniature world, as a student at Heidelberg.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Carl Obers was as enthusiastic a being as ever Germany sent forth.
a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading The Student "What is my being?
plural of “superior” — one of greater rank or station or quality
From this reading Brought up in a lone recess in the Hartz mountains, with neither superiors nor equals to commune with, he first entered the miniature world, as a student at Heidelberg.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Student "What is my being?
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading _thou_ hast ceased to be."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _thou_ hast ceased to be."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Brought up in a lone recess in the Hartz mountains, with neither superiors nor equals to commune with, he first entered the miniature world, as a student at Heidelberg.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Carl Obers was as enthusiastic a being as ever Germany sent forth.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The Student "What is my being?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Brought up in a lone recess in the Hartz mountains, with neither superiors nor equals to commune with, he first entered the miniature world, as a student at Heidelberg.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Brought up in a lone recess in the Hartz mountains, with neither superiors nor equals to commune with, he first entered the miniature world, as a student at Heidelberg.
Chapter 31 of A Love Story by William Harvey Christie holds 93 sentences, grouped into 19 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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