Chapter 2 of Bertha Garlan is here in full — 447 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Bertha Garlan is here in full — 447 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I was just telling Frau Garlan," said Rupius, "how surprised I am that she never goes to Vienna." "Indeed," Frau Rupius put in; "why don't you do so? Moreover, you must certainly have some acquaintances there, too. Come with me one day--to-morrow, for example. Yes, to-morrow."
Chapter 2 of Bertha Garlan is here in full — 447 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “acquaintance” — personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading “Moreover, you must certainly have some acquaintances there, too.”
an item of information that is typical of a class or group
From this reading “Come with me one day--to-morrow, for example.”
a German courtesy title or form of address for an adult woman
From this reading “"I was just telling Frau Garlan," said Rupius, "how surprised I am that she never goes to Vienna."”
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading “"I was just telling Frau Garlan," said Rupius, "how surprised I am that she never goes to Vienna."”
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading “Moreover, you must certainly have some acquaintances there, too.”
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading “"I was just telling Frau Garlan," said Rupius, "how surprised I am that she never goes to Vienna."”
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading “"I was just telling Frau Garlan," said Rupius, "how surprised I am that she never goes to Vienna."”
the capital and largest city of Austria; located on the Danube in northeastern Austria; was the home of Beethoven and Brahms and Haydn and Mozart and Schubert and Strauss
From this reading “"I was just telling Frau Garlan," said Rupius, "how surprised I am that she never goes to Vienna."”
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plural of “acquaintance” — personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading Moreover, you must certainly have some acquaintances there, too.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I was just telling Frau Garlan," said Rupius, "how surprised I am that she never goes to Vienna."
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Moreover, you must certainly have some acquaintances there, too.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come with me one day--to-morrow, for example.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Come with me one day--to-morrow, for example.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Indeed," Frau Rupius put in; "why don't you do so?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Indeed," Frau Rupius put in; "why don't you do so?
an item of information that is typical of a class or group
From this reading Come with me one day--to-morrow, for example.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Come with me one day--to-morrow, for example.
a German courtesy title or form of address for an adult woman
From this reading "I was just telling Frau Garlan," said Rupius, "how surprised I am that she never goes to Vienna."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I was just telling Frau Garlan," said Rupius, "how surprised I am that she never goes to Vienna."
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading "I was just telling Frau Garlan," said Rupius, "how surprised I am that she never goes to Vienna."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Moreover, you must certainly have some acquaintances there, too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I was just telling Frau Garlan," said Rupius, "how surprised I am that she never goes to Vienna."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I was just telling Frau Garlan," said Rupius, "how surprised I am that she never goes to Vienna."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Indeed," Frau Rupius put in; "why don't you do so?
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading "Indeed," Frau Rupius put in; "why don't you do so?
and nothing more
From this reading "I was just telling Frau Garlan," said Rupius, "how surprised I am that she never goes to Vienna."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Come with me one day--to-morrow, for example.
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading Moreover, you must certainly have some acquaintances there, too.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Moreover, you must certainly have some acquaintances there, too.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "I was just telling Frau Garlan," said Rupius, "how surprised I am that she never goes to Vienna."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Come with me one day--to-morrow, for example.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Indeed," Frau Rupius put in; "why don't you do so?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I was just telling Frau Garlan," said Rupius, "how surprised I am that she never goes to Vienna."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I was just telling Frau Garlan," said Rupius, "how surprised I am that she never goes to Vienna."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I was just telling Frau Garlan," said Rupius, "how surprised I am that she never goes to Vienna."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Indeed," Frau Rupius put in; "why don't you do so?
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Moreover, you must certainly have some acquaintances there, too.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading "I was just telling Frau Garlan," said Rupius, "how surprised I am that she never goes to Vienna."
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading "I was just telling Frau Garlan," said Rupius, "how surprised I am that she never goes to Vienna."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I was just telling Frau Garlan," said Rupius, "how surprised I am that she never goes to Vienna."
in or at that place or location
From this reading Moreover, you must certainly have some acquaintances there, too.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I was just telling Frau Garlan," said Rupius, "how surprised I am that she never goes to Vienna."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Come with me one day--to-morrow, for example.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Moreover, you must certainly have some acquaintances there, too.
the capital and largest city of Austria; located on the Danube in northeastern Austria; was the home of Beethoven and Brahms and Haydn and Mozart and Schubert and Strauss
From this reading "I was just telling Frau Garlan," said Rupius, "how surprised I am that she never goes to Vienna."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I was just telling Frau Garlan," said Rupius, "how surprised I am that she never goes to Vienna."
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Indeed," Frau Rupius put in; "why don't you do so?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Come with me one day--to-morrow, for example.
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, to-morrow."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Indeed," Frau Rupius put in; "why don't you do so?
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