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Convict B 14: A Novel
Convict B 14: A Novel

Chapter XXVIII

Chapter 28 of Convict B 14: A Novel is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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DEUTSCHLAND ÜBER ALLES Oh! la foule joyeuse, Le soir, Autour des tables, sur les trottoirs, Et la bière mousseuse Débordant des verres, Et les longues pipes de terre Dont on suit des yeux la fumée, Le coeur réjoui, l'âme apaisée!
Combien de temps, combien de temps, O ma Patrie, Tendras-tu patiemment Dans la nuit Tes mains meurtries?
EMILE CAMMAERTS.
Lettice and Dorothea arrived at the Bellevue in May.
By the end of July their guests were scattering like autumn leaves, and on the day of the ultimatum Lettice took matters into her own hands, sent off the servants and shut the hotel.
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Convict B 14: A Novel

Chapter XXVIII

Chapter 28 of Convict B 14: A Novel is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/32 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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DEUTSCHLAND ÜBER ALLES Oh! la foule joyeuse, Le soir, Autour des tables, sur les trottoirs, Et la bière mousseuse Débordant des verres, Et les longues pipes de terre Dont on suit des yeux la fumée, Le coeur réjoui, l'âme apaisée!
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Combien de temps, combien de temps, O ma Patrie, Tendras-tu patiemment Dans la nuit Tes mains meurtries?
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EMILE CAMMAERTS.
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Lettice and Dorothea arrived at the Bellevue in May.
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By the end of July their guests were scattering like autumn leaves, and on the day of the ultimatum Lettice took matters into her own hands, sent off the servants and shut the hotel.

Learner Dictionary

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.

deutschland noun US /ˈdɔɪtʃlænd/

a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990

From this reading “DEUTSCHLAND ÜBER ALLES Oh! la foule joyeuse, Le soir, Autour des tables, sur les trottoirs, Et la bière mousseuse Débordant des verres, Et les longues pipes de terre Dont on suit des yeux la fumée, Le coeur réjoui, l'âme apaisée!”

emile noun US /eɪˈmiːl/

the boy whose upbringing was described by Jean-Jacques Rousseau

From this reading “EMILE CAMMAERTS.”

les noun US /les/

plural of “le” — a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)

From this reading “DEUTSCHLAND ÜBER ALLES Oh! la foule joyeuse, Le soir, Autour des tables, sur les trottoirs, Et la bière mousseuse Débordant des verres, Et les longues pipes de terre Dont on suit des yeux la fumée, Le coeur réjoui, l'âme apaisée!”

mains noun US /meɪnz/

plural of “main” — any very large body of (salt) water

From this reading “Combien de temps, combien de temps, O ma Patrie, Tendras-tu patiemment Dans la nuit Tes mains meurtries?”

scattering noun US /ˈskætərɪŋ/

a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly

From this reading “By the end of July their guests were scattering like autumn leaves, and on the day of the ultimatum Lettice took matters into her own hands, sent off the servants and shut the hotel.”

sur noun US /sɜːr/

a port in southern Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea; formerly a major Phoenician seaport famous for silks

From this reading “DEUTSCHLAND ÜBER ALLES Oh! la foule joyeuse, Le soir, Autour des tables, sur les trottoirs, Et la bière mousseuse Débordant des verres, Et les longues pipes de terre Dont on suit des yeux la fumée, Le coeur réjoui, l'âme apaisée!”

temps noun US /temps/

plural of “temp” — a worker (especially in an office) hired on a temporary basis

From this reading “Combien de temps, combien de temps, O ma Patrie, Tendras-tu patiemment Dans la nuit Tes mains meurtries?”

ultimatum noun US /ˌʌltəˈmeɪtəm/

a final peremptory demand

From this reading “By the end of July their guests were scattering like autumn leaves, and on the day of the ultimatum Lettice took matters into her own hands, sent off the servants and shut the hotel.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

sur les noun + noun counted as “sur le”

In this reading “DEUTSCHLAND ÜBER ALLES Oh! la foule joyeuse, Le soir, Autour des tables, sur les trottoirs, Et la bière mousseuse Débordant des verres, Et les longues pipes de terre Dont on suit des yeux la fumée, Le coeur réjoui, l'âme apaisée!”

autumn leaves noun + noun counted as “autumn leaf”

In this reading “By the end of July their guests were scattering like autumn leaves, and on the day of the ultimatum Lettice took matters into her own hands, sent off the servants and shut the hotel.”

arrived at verb + particle counted as “arrive at”

reach a destination, either real or abstract

In this reading “Lettice and Dorothea arrived at the Bellevue in May.”

own hands verb + noun

In this reading “By the end of July their guests were scattering like autumn leaves, and on the day of the ultimatum Lettice took matters into her own hands, sent off the servants and shut the hotel.”

All words in this reading · 80

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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ALLES

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From this reading DEUTSCHLAND ÜBER ALLES Oh! la foule joyeuse, Le soir, Autour des tables, sur les trottoirs, Et la bière mousseuse Débordant des verres, Et les longues pipes de terre Dont on suit des yeux la fumée, Le coeur réjoui, l'âme apaisée!

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Lettice and Dorothea arrived at the Bellevue in May.

apaisée

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From this reading DEUTSCHLAND ÜBER ALLES Oh! la foule joyeuse, Le soir, Autour des tables, sur les trottoirs, Et la bière mousseuse Débordant des verres, Et les longues pipes de terre Dont on suit des yeux la fumée, Le coeur réjoui, l'âme apaisée!

arrivedverbUS /ərˈaɪvd/

past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading Lettice and Dorothea arrived at the Bellevue in May.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Lettice and Dorothea arrived at the Bellevue in May.

Autour

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From this reading DEUTSCHLAND ÜBER ALLES Oh! la foule joyeuse, Le soir, Autour des tables, sur les trottoirs, Et la bière mousseuse Débordant des verres, Et les longues pipes de terre Dont on suit des yeux la fumée, Le coeur réjoui, l'âme apaisée!

autumnnounUS /ˈɔːtəm/

the season when the leaves fall from the trees

From this reading By the end of July their guests were scattering like autumn leaves, and on the day of the ultimatum Lettice took matters into her own hands, sent off the servants and shut the hotel.

Bellevue

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From this reading Lettice and Dorothea arrived at the Bellevue in May.

bière

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From this reading DEUTSCHLAND ÜBER ALLES Oh! la foule joyeuse, Le soir, Autour des tables, sur les trottoirs, Et la bière mousseuse Débordant des verres, Et les longues pipes de terre Dont on suit des yeux la fumée, Le coeur réjoui, l'âme apaisée!

ByprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading By the end of July their guests were scattering like autumn leaves, and on the day of the ultimatum Lettice took matters into her own hands, sent off the servants and shut the hotel.

CAMMAERTS

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From this reading EMILE CAMMAERTS.

coeur

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From this reading DEUTSCHLAND ÜBER ALLES Oh! la foule joyeuse, Le soir, Autour des tables, sur les trottoirs, Et la bière mousseuse Débordant des verres, Et les longues pipes de terre Dont on suit des yeux la fumée, Le coeur réjoui, l'âme apaisée!

Combien

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From this reading Combien de temps, combien de temps, O ma Patrie, Tendras-tu patiemment Dans la nuit Tes mains meurtries?

Dans

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From this reading Combien de temps, combien de temps, O ma Patrie, Tendras-tu patiemment Dans la nuit Tes mains meurtries?

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading By the end of July their guests were scattering like autumn leaves, and on the day of the ultimatum Lettice took matters into her own hands, sent off the servants and shut the hotel.

denounUS /diː/

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading DEUTSCHLAND ÜBER ALLES Oh! la foule joyeuse, Le soir, Autour des tables, sur les trottoirs, Et la bière mousseuse Débordant des verres, Et les longues pipes de terre Dont on suit des yeux la fumée, Le coeur réjoui, l'âme apaisée!

desnounUS /des/

a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry

From this reading DEUTSCHLAND ÜBER ALLES Oh! la foule joyeuse, Le soir, Autour des tables, sur les trottoirs, Et la bière mousseuse Débordant des verres, Et les longues pipes de terre Dont on suit des yeux la fumée, Le coeur réjoui, l'âme apaisée!

DEUTSCHLANDnounUS /ˈdɔɪtʃlænd/

a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990

From this reading DEUTSCHLAND ÜBER ALLES Oh! la foule joyeuse, Le soir, Autour des tables, sur les trottoirs, Et la bière mousseuse Débordant des verres, Et les longues pipes de terre Dont on suit des yeux la fumée, Le coeur réjoui, l'âme apaisée!

Dont

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From this reading DEUTSCHLAND ÜBER ALLES Oh! la foule joyeuse, Le soir, Autour des tables, sur les trottoirs, Et la bière mousseuse Débordant des verres, Et les longues pipes de terre Dont on suit des yeux la fumée, Le coeur réjoui, l'âme apaisée!

Dorothea

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From this reading Lettice and Dorothea arrived at the Bellevue in May.

Débordant

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From this reading DEUTSCHLAND ÜBER ALLES Oh! la foule joyeuse, Le soir, Autour des tables, sur les trottoirs, Et la bière mousseuse Débordant des verres, Et les longues pipes de terre Dont on suit des yeux la fumée, Le coeur réjoui, l'âme apaisée!

EMILEnounUS /eɪˈmiːl/

the boy whose upbringing was described by Jean-Jacques Rousseau

From this reading EMILE CAMMAERTS.

endnounUS /end/

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading By the end of July their guests were scattering like autumn leaves, and on the day of the ultimatum Lettice took matters into her own hands, sent off the servants and shut the hotel.

Et

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading DEUTSCHLAND ÜBER ALLES Oh! la foule joyeuse, Le soir, Autour des tables, sur les trottoirs, Et la bière mousseuse Débordant des verres, Et les longues pipes de terre Dont on suit des yeux la fumée, Le coeur réjoui, l'âme apaisée!

foule

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From this reading DEUTSCHLAND ÜBER ALLES Oh! la foule joyeuse, Le soir, Autour des tables, sur les trottoirs, Et la bière mousseuse Débordant des verres, Et les longues pipes de terre Dont on suit des yeux la fumée, Le coeur réjoui, l'âme apaisée!

fumée

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From this reading DEUTSCHLAND ÜBER ALLES Oh! la foule joyeuse, Le soir, Autour des tables, sur les trottoirs, Et la bière mousseuse Débordant des verres, Et les longues pipes de terre Dont on suit des yeux la fumée, Le coeur réjoui, l'âme apaisée!

guestsnounUS /ɡests/

plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended

From this reading By the end of July their guests were scattering like autumn leaves, and on the day of the ultimatum Lettice took matters into her own hands, sent off the servants and shut the hotel.

handsnounUS /hændz/

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading By the end of July their guests were scattering like autumn leaves, and on the day of the ultimatum Lettice took matters into her own hands, sent off the servants and shut the hotel.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading By the end of July their guests were scattering like autumn leaves, and on the day of the ultimatum Lettice took matters into her own hands, sent off the servants and shut the hotel.

hotelnounUS /hoʊˈtel/

a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services

From this reading By the end of July their guests were scattering like autumn leaves, and on the day of the ultimatum Lettice took matters into her own hands, sent off the servants and shut the hotel.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Lettice and Dorothea arrived at the Bellevue in May.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading By the end of July their guests were scattering like autumn leaves, and on the day of the ultimatum Lettice took matters into her own hands, sent off the servants and shut the hotel.

joyeuse

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From this reading DEUTSCHLAND ÜBER ALLES Oh! la foule joyeuse, Le soir, Autour des tables, sur les trottoirs, Et la bière mousseuse Débordant des verres, Et les longues pipes de terre Dont on suit des yeux la fumée, Le coeur réjoui, l'âme apaisée!

JulynounUS /ˌdʒuːˈlaɪ/

the month following June and preceding August

From this reading By the end of July their guests were scattering like autumn leaves, and on the day of the ultimatum Lettice took matters into her own hands, sent off the servants and shut the hotel.

l'âme

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading DEUTSCHLAND ÜBER ALLES Oh! la foule joyeuse, Le soir, Autour des tables, sur les trottoirs, Et la bière mousseuse Débordant des verres, Et les longues pipes de terre Dont on suit des yeux la fumée, Le coeur réjoui, l'âme apaisée!

lanounUS /lɑː/

a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth

From this reading DEUTSCHLAND ÜBER ALLES Oh! la foule joyeuse, Le soir, Autour des tables, sur les trottoirs, Et la bière mousseuse Débordant des verres, Et les longues pipes de terre Dont on suit des yeux la fumée, Le coeur réjoui, l'âme apaisée!

LenounUS /lə/

a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)

From this reading DEUTSCHLAND ÜBER ALLES Oh! la foule joyeuse, Le soir, Autour des tables, sur les trottoirs, Et la bière mousseuse Débordant des verres, Et les longues pipes de terre Dont on suit des yeux la fumée, Le coeur réjoui, l'âme apaisée!

leavesnounUS /liːvz/

plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants

From this reading By the end of July their guests were scattering like autumn leaves, and on the day of the ultimatum Lettice took matters into her own hands, sent off the servants and shut the hotel.

lesnounUS /les/

plural of “le” — a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)

From this reading DEUTSCHLAND ÜBER ALLES Oh! la foule joyeuse, Le soir, Autour des tables, sur les trottoirs, Et la bière mousseuse Débordant des verres, Et les longues pipes de terre Dont on suit des yeux la fumée, Le coeur réjoui, l'âme apaisée!

Lettice

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From this reading Lettice and Dorothea arrived at the Bellevue in May.

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading By the end of July their guests were scattering like autumn leaves, and on the day of the ultimatum Lettice took matters into her own hands, sent off the servants and shut the hotel.

longues

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From this reading DEUTSCHLAND ÜBER ALLES Oh! la foule joyeuse, Le soir, Autour des tables, sur les trottoirs, Et la bière mousseuse Débordant des verres, Et les longues pipes de terre Dont on suit des yeux la fumée, Le coeur réjoui, l'âme apaisée!

manounUS /mɑː/

informal terms for a mother

From this reading Combien de temps, combien de temps, O ma Patrie, Tendras-tu patiemment Dans la nuit Tes mains meurtries?

mainsnounUS /meɪnz/

plural of “main” — any very large body of (salt) water

From this reading Combien de temps, combien de temps, O ma Patrie, Tendras-tu patiemment Dans la nuit Tes mains meurtries?

mattersnounUS /ˈmætərz/

plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern

From this reading By the end of July their guests were scattering like autumn leaves, and on the day of the ultimatum Lettice took matters into her own hands, sent off the servants and shut the hotel.

Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Lettice and Dorothea arrived at the Bellevue in May.

meurtries

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Combien de temps, combien de temps, O ma Patrie, Tendras-tu patiemment Dans la nuit Tes mains meurtries?

mousseuse

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From this reading DEUTSCHLAND ÜBER ALLES Oh! la foule joyeuse, Le soir, Autour des tables, sur les trottoirs, Et la bière mousseuse Débordant des verres, Et les longues pipes de terre Dont on suit des yeux la fumée, Le coeur réjoui, l'âme apaisée!

nuit

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From this reading Combien de temps, combien de temps, O ma Patrie, Tendras-tu patiemment Dans la nuit Tes mains meurtries?

OnounUS /oʊ/

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading Combien de temps, combien de temps, O ma Patrie, Tendras-tu patiemment Dans la nuit Tes mains meurtries?

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading By the end of July their guests were scattering like autumn leaves, and on the day of the ultimatum Lettice took matters into her own hands, sent off the servants and shut the hotel.

offadverbUS /ɔːf/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading By the end of July their guests were scattering like autumn leaves, and on the day of the ultimatum Lettice took matters into her own hands, sent off the servants and shut the hotel.

OhnounUS /oʊ/

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading DEUTSCHLAND ÜBER ALLES Oh! la foule joyeuse, Le soir, Autour des tables, sur les trottoirs, Et la bière mousseuse Débordant des verres, Et les longues pipes de terre Dont on suit des yeux la fumée, Le coeur réjoui, l'âme apaisée!

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading DEUTSCHLAND ÜBER ALLES Oh! la foule joyeuse, Le soir, Autour des tables, sur les trottoirs, Et la bière mousseuse Débordant des verres, Et les longues pipes de terre Dont on suit des yeux la fumée, Le coeur réjoui, l'âme apaisée!

ownverbUS /oʊn/

have ownership or possession of

From this reading By the end of July their guests were scattering like autumn leaves, and on the day of the ultimatum Lettice took matters into her own hands, sent off the servants and shut the hotel.

patiemment

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From this reading Combien de temps, combien de temps, O ma Patrie, Tendras-tu patiemment Dans la nuit Tes mains meurtries?

Patrie

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From this reading Combien de temps, combien de temps, O ma Patrie, Tendras-tu patiemment Dans la nuit Tes mains meurtries?

pipesnounUS /paɪps/

plural of “pipe” — a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco

From this reading DEUTSCHLAND ÜBER ALLES Oh! la foule joyeuse, Le soir, Autour des tables, sur les trottoirs, Et la bière mousseuse Débordant des verres, Et les longues pipes de terre Dont on suit des yeux la fumée, Le coeur réjoui, l'âme apaisée!

réjoui

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From this reading DEUTSCHLAND ÜBER ALLES Oh! la foule joyeuse, Le soir, Autour des tables, sur les trottoirs, Et la bière mousseuse Débordant des verres, Et les longues pipes de terre Dont on suit des yeux la fumée, Le coeur réjoui, l'âme apaisée!

scatteringnounUS /ˈskætərɪŋ/

a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly

From this reading By the end of July their guests were scattering like autumn leaves, and on the day of the ultimatum Lettice took matters into her own hands, sent off the servants and shut the hotel.

sentnounUS /sent/

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading By the end of July their guests were scattering like autumn leaves, and on the day of the ultimatum Lettice took matters into her own hands, sent off the servants and shut the hotel.

servantsnounUS /ˈsɜːrvənts/

plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)

From this reading By the end of July their guests were scattering like autumn leaves, and on the day of the ultimatum Lettice took matters into her own hands, sent off the servants and shut the hotel.

shutverbUS /ʃʌt/

move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut

From this reading By the end of July their guests were scattering like autumn leaves, and on the day of the ultimatum Lettice took matters into her own hands, sent off the servants and shut the hotel.

soir

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From this reading DEUTSCHLAND ÜBER ALLES Oh! la foule joyeuse, Le soir, Autour des tables, sur les trottoirs, Et la bière mousseuse Débordant des verres, Et les longues pipes de terre Dont on suit des yeux la fumée, Le coeur réjoui, l'âme apaisée!

suitverbUS /suːt/

be agreeable or acceptable to

From this reading DEUTSCHLAND ÜBER ALLES Oh! la foule joyeuse, Le soir, Autour des tables, sur les trottoirs, Et la bière mousseuse Débordant des verres, Et les longues pipes de terre Dont on suit des yeux la fumée, Le coeur réjoui, l'âme apaisée!

surnounUS /sɜːr/

a port in southern Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea; formerly a major Phoenician seaport famous for silks

From this reading DEUTSCHLAND ÜBER ALLES Oh! la foule joyeuse, Le soir, Autour des tables, sur les trottoirs, Et la bière mousseuse Débordant des verres, Et les longues pipes de terre Dont on suit des yeux la fumée, Le coeur réjoui, l'âme apaisée!

tablesnounUS /ˈteɪbəlz/

plural of “table” — a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading DEUTSCHLAND ÜBER ALLES Oh! la foule joyeuse, Le soir, Autour des tables, sur les trottoirs, Et la bière mousseuse Débordant des verres, Et les longues pipes de terre Dont on suit des yeux la fumée, Le coeur réjoui, l'âme apaisée!

tempsnounUS /temps/

plural of “temp” — a worker (especially in an office) hired on a temporary basis

From this reading Combien de temps, combien de temps, O ma Patrie, Tendras-tu patiemment Dans la nuit Tes mains meurtries?

Tendras-tu

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From this reading Combien de temps, combien de temps, O ma Patrie, Tendras-tu patiemment Dans la nuit Tes mains meurtries?

terre

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading DEUTSCHLAND ÜBER ALLES Oh! la foule joyeuse, Le soir, Autour des tables, sur les trottoirs, Et la bière mousseuse Débordant des verres, Et les longues pipes de terre Dont on suit des yeux la fumée, Le coeur réjoui, l'âme apaisée!

Tes

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Combien de temps, combien de temps, O ma Patrie, Tendras-tu patiemment Dans la nuit Tes mains meurtries?

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Lettice and Dorothea arrived at the Bellevue in May.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading By the end of July their guests were scattering like autumn leaves, and on the day of the ultimatum Lettice took matters into her own hands, sent off the servants and shut the hotel.

tookverbUS /tʊk/

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading By the end of July their guests were scattering like autumn leaves, and on the day of the ultimatum Lettice took matters into her own hands, sent off the servants and shut the hotel.

trottoirs

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From this reading DEUTSCHLAND ÜBER ALLES Oh! la foule joyeuse, Le soir, Autour des tables, sur les trottoirs, Et la bière mousseuse Débordant des verres, Et les longues pipes de terre Dont on suit des yeux la fumée, Le coeur réjoui, l'âme apaisée!

ultimatumnounUS /ˌʌltəˈmeɪtəm/

a final peremptory demand

From this reading By the end of July their guests were scattering like autumn leaves, and on the day of the ultimatum Lettice took matters into her own hands, sent off the servants and shut the hotel.

verres

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From this reading DEUTSCHLAND ÜBER ALLES Oh! la foule joyeuse, Le soir, Autour des tables, sur les trottoirs, Et la bière mousseuse Débordant des verres, Et les longues pipes de terre Dont on suit des yeux la fumée, Le coeur réjoui, l'âme apaisée!

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading By the end of July their guests were scattering like autumn leaves, and on the day of the ultimatum Lettice took matters into her own hands, sent off the servants and shut the hotel.

yeux

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From this reading DEUTSCHLAND ÜBER ALLES Oh! la foule joyeuse, Le soir, Autour des tables, sur les trottoirs, Et la bière mousseuse Débordant des verres, Et les longues pipes de terre Dont on suit des yeux la fumée, Le coeur réjoui, l'âme apaisée!

ÜBER

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From this reading DEUTSCHLAND ÜBER ALLES Oh! la foule joyeuse, Le soir, Autour des tables, sur les trottoirs, Et la bière mousseuse Débordant des verres, Et les longues pipes de terre Dont on suit des yeux la fumée, Le coeur réjoui, l'âme apaisée!

Chapter 28 of Convict B 14: A Novel by R. K. (Rose Kirkpatrick) Weekes holds 164 sentences, grouped into 33 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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