Chapter 6 of Barbarossa, and Other Tales is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Barbarossa, and Other Tales is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Dear mother," she stammered out, "Donate has just given me this. It is from _him_. Will you read it." "Read it yourself," said her mother, "there can be no harm in it." "Oh mother," whispered the girl, "I cannot see to read it.
Chapter 6 of Barbarossa, and Other Tales is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 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.
dearly loved
From this reading “"Dear mother," she stammered out, "Donate has just given me this.”
give to a charity or good cause
From this reading “"Dear mother," she stammered out, "Donate has just given me this.”
a young female
From this reading “"Oh mother," whispered the girl, "I cannot see to read it.”
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading “"Dear mother," she stammered out, "Donate has just given me this.”
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading “"Read it yourself," said her mother, "there can be no harm in it."”
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading “Will you read it."”
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “"Oh mother," whispered the girl, "I cannot see to read it.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “"Read it yourself," said her mother, "there can be no harm in it."”
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.
In this reading “"Dear mother," she stammered out, "Donate has just given me this.”
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 with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Read it yourself," said her mother, "there can be no harm in it."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Read it yourself," said her mother, "there can be no harm in it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh mother," whispered the girl, "I cannot see to read it.
dearly loved
From this reading "Dear mother," she stammered out, "Donate has just given me this.
give to a charity or good cause
From this reading "Dear mother," she stammered out, "Donate has just given me this.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It is from _him_.
a young female
From this reading "Oh mother," whispered the girl, "I cannot see to read it.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading "Dear mother," she stammered out, "Donate has just given me this.
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading "Read it yourself," said her mother, "there can be no harm in it."
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Dear mother," she stammered out, "Donate has just given me this.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Read it yourself," said her mother, "there can be no harm in it."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It is from _him_.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh mother," whispered the girl, "I cannot see to read it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Read it yourself," said her mother, "there can be no harm in it."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is from _him_.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is from _him_.
and nothing more
From this reading "Dear mother," she stammered out, "Donate has just given me this.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Dear mother," she stammered out, "Donate has just given me this.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Dear mother," she stammered out, "Donate has just given me this.
not any; not one
From this reading "Read it yourself," said her mother, "there can be no harm in it."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh mother," whispered the girl, "I cannot see to read it.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Dear mother," she stammered out, "Donate has just given me this.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading Will you read it."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Read it yourself," said her mother, "there can be no harm in it."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Oh mother," whispered the girl, "I cannot see to read it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Dear mother," she stammered out, "Donate has just given me this.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dear mother," she stammered out, "Donate has just given me this.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Oh mother," whispered the girl, "I cannot see to read it.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Read it yourself," said her mother, "there can be no harm in it."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Dear mother," she stammered out, "Donate has just given me this.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Oh mother," whispered the girl, "I cannot see to read it.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading "Oh mother," whispered the girl, "I cannot see to read it.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Will you read it."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Will you read it."
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "Read it yourself," said her mother, "there can be no harm in it."
Chapter 6 of Barbarossa, and Other Tales by Paul Heyse holds 446 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.
Chapter 6 holds 446 sentences of Barbarossa, and Other Tales, unabridged, divided into 90 reading sections.
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