Chapter 18 of Castle Hohenwald: A Romance is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Castle Hohenwald: A Romance is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh, my darling, darling Anna, how can I thank you?" Celia laughed and cried and kissed her friend amid tears and smiles, dancing about her room like some wild sprite. "Come, Celia; pray be reasonable, child!" Lucie at last admonished her. "Anything but that, dearest Anna, you must not ask that; I am half mad with delight.
Chapter 18 of Castle Hohenwald: A Romance is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/28 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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past form of “admonish” — advise or counsel in terms of someone's behavior
From this reading “Lucie at last admonished her.”
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading “Celia laughed and cried and kissed her friend amid tears and smiles, dancing about her room like some wild sprite.”
a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading “"Oh, my darling, darling Anna, how can I thank you?"”
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
From this reading “Celia laughed and cried and kissed her friend amid tears and smiles, dancing about her room like some wild sprite.”
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading “"Anything but that, dearest Anna, you must not ask that; I am half mad with delight.”
showing reason or sound judgment
From this reading “"Come, Celia; pray be reasonable, child!"”
plural of “smile” — a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading “Celia laughed and cried and kissed her friend amid tears and smiles, dancing about her room like some wild sprite.”
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading “Celia laughed and cried and kissed her friend amid tears and smiles, dancing about her room like some wild sprite.”
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.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Celia laughed and cried and kissed her friend amid tears and smiles, dancing about her room like some wild sprite.
past form of “admonish” — advise or counsel in terms of someone's behavior
From this reading Lucie at last admonished her.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Anything but that, dearest Anna, you must not ask that; I am half mad with delight.
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading Celia laughed and cried and kissed her friend amid tears and smiles, dancing about her room like some wild sprite.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Celia laughed and cried and kissed her friend amid tears and smiles, dancing about her room like some wild sprite.
a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading "Oh, my darling, darling Anna, how can I thank you?"
any thing at all
From this reading "Anything but that, dearest Anna, you must not ask that; I am half mad with delight.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Anything but that, dearest Anna, you must not ask that; I am half mad with delight.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Lucie at last admonished her.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Come, Celia; pray be reasonable, child!"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Anything but that, dearest Anna, you must not ask that; I am half mad with delight.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Oh, my darling, darling Anna, how can I thank you?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Celia laughed and cried and kissed her friend amid tears and smiles, dancing about her room like some wild sprite.
a young person of either sex
From this reading "Come, Celia; pray be reasonable, child!"
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come, Celia; pray be reasonable, child!"
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Celia laughed and cried and kissed her friend amid tears and smiles, dancing about her room like some wild sprite.
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
From this reading Celia laughed and cried and kissed her friend amid tears and smiles, dancing about her room like some wild sprite.
a special loved one
From this reading "Oh, my darling, darling Anna, how can I thank you?"
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading "Anything but that, dearest Anna, you must not ask that; I am half mad with delight.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "Anything but that, dearest Anna, you must not ask that; I am half mad with delight.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Celia laughed and cried and kissed her friend amid tears and smiles, dancing about her room like some wild sprite.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading "Anything but that, dearest Anna, you must not ask that; I am half mad with delight.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Celia laughed and cried and kissed her friend amid tears and smiles, dancing about her room like some wild sprite.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, my darling, darling Anna, how can I thank you?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, my darling, darling Anna, how can I thank you?"
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading Celia laughed and cried and kissed her friend amid tears and smiles, dancing about her room like some wild sprite.
immediately past
From this reading Lucie at last admonished her.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Celia laughed and cried and kissed her friend amid tears and smiles, dancing about her room like some wild sprite.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Celia laughed and cried and kissed her friend amid tears and smiles, dancing about her room like some wild sprite.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lucie at last admonished her.
roused to anger
From this reading "Anything but that, dearest Anna, you must not ask that; I am half mad with delight.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Anything but that, dearest Anna, you must not ask that; I am half mad with delight.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Oh, my darling, darling Anna, how can I thank you?"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Anything but that, dearest Anna, you must not ask that; I am half mad with delight.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, my darling, darling Anna, how can I thank you?"
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading "Come, Celia; pray be reasonable, child!"
showing reason or sound judgment
From this reading "Come, Celia; pray be reasonable, child!"
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Celia laughed and cried and kissed her friend amid tears and smiles, dancing about her room like some wild sprite.
plural of “smile” — a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading Celia laughed and cried and kissed her friend amid tears and smiles, dancing about her room like some wild sprite.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Celia laughed and cried and kissed her friend amid tears and smiles, dancing about her room like some wild sprite.
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading Celia laughed and cried and kissed her friend amid tears and smiles, dancing about her room like some wild sprite.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading Celia laughed and cried and kissed her friend amid tears and smiles, dancing about her room like some wild sprite.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading "Oh, my darling, darling Anna, how can I thank you?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Anything but that, dearest Anna, you must not ask that; I am half mad with delight.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading Celia laughed and cried and kissed her friend amid tears and smiles, dancing about her room like some wild sprite.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Anything but that, dearest Anna, you must not ask that; I am half mad with delight.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, my darling, darling Anna, how can I thank you?"
Chapter 18 of Castle Hohenwald: A Romance by Adolf Streckfuss holds 142 sentences, grouped into 29 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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