Chapter 12 of A Twofold Life is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of A Twofold Life is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Heinrich!" she exclaimed, "are you going already? Have I offended you so deeply?" "Not offended, but you have given me much food for thought; roused a new conflict within me. Leave me to myself to-day." "Why especially to-day?
Chapter 12 of A Twofold Life is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
From this reading “"Not offended, but you have given me much food for thought; roused a new conflict within me.”
to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading “Have I offended you so deeply?"”
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading “"Why especially to-day?”
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “"Heinrich!" she exclaimed, "are you going already?”
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading “"Not offended, but you have given me much food for thought; roused a new conflict within me.”
emotionally hurt or upset or annoyed
From this reading “Have I offended you so deeply?"”
past form of “rouse” — become active
From this reading “"Not offended, but you have given me much food for thought; roused a new conflict within me.”
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “"Not offended, but you have given me much food for thought; roused a new conflict within me.”
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.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "Not offended, but you have given me much food for thought; roused a new conflict within me.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading "Heinrich!" she exclaimed, "are you going already?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Heinrich!" she exclaimed, "are you going already?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Not offended, but you have given me much food for thought; roused a new conflict within me.
an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
From this reading "Not offended, but you have given me much food for thought; roused a new conflict within me.
to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading Have I offended you so deeply?"
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading "Why especially to-day?
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "Heinrich!" she exclaimed, "are you going already?
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading "Not offended, but you have given me much food for thought; roused a new conflict within me.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Not offended, but you have given me much food for thought; roused a new conflict within me.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading "Not offended, but you have given me much food for thought; roused a new conflict within me.
the act of departing
From this reading "Heinrich!" she exclaimed, "are you going already?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have I offended you so deeply?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Heinrich!" she exclaimed, "are you going already?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Have I offended you so deeply?"
go away from a place
From this reading Leave me to myself to-day."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Not offended, but you have given me much food for thought; roused a new conflict within me.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "Not offended, but you have given me much food for thought; roused a new conflict within me.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Leave me to myself to-day."
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "Not offended, but you have given me much food for thought; roused a new conflict within me.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not offended, but you have given me much food for thought; roused a new conflict within me.
emotionally hurt or upset or annoyed
From this reading Have I offended you so deeply?"
past form of “rouse” — become active
From this reading "Not offended, but you have given me much food for thought; roused a new conflict within me.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Heinrich!" she exclaimed, "are you going already?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Have I offended you so deeply?"
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "Not offended, but you have given me much food for thought; roused a new conflict within me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Leave me to myself to-day."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Leave me to myself to-day."
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why especially to-day?
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading "Not offended, but you have given me much food for thought; roused a new conflict within me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Heinrich!" she exclaimed, "are you going already?
Chapter 12 of A Twofold Life by Wilhelmine von Hillern holds 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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.
Chapter 12 holds 412 sentences of A Twofold Life, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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