Chapter 14 of Dame Care is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Dame Care is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Three weeks had passed since then. Paul worked like a galley-slave. In spite of that a strange unrest was upon him. When he allowed himself a few moments’ repose he could not bear to stay at home. He felt as if the walls were falling in upon him.
Chapter 14 of Dame Care is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading “When he allowed himself a few moments’ repose he could not bear to stay at home.”
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading “He felt as if the walls were falling in upon him.”
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading “When he allowed himself a few moments’ repose he could not bear to stay at home.”
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading “Paul worked like a galley-slave.”
put or confide something in a person or thing
From this reading “When he allowed himself a few moments’ repose he could not bear to stay at home.”
a state of agitation or turbulent change or development
From this reading “In spite of that a strange unrest was upon him.”
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “Three weeks had passed since then.”
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading “Paul worked like a galley-slave.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Paul worked like a galley-slave.
past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading When he allowed himself a few moments’ repose he could not bear to stay at home.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He felt as if the walls were falling in upon him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When he allowed himself a few moments’ repose he could not bear to stay at home.
have
From this reading When he allowed himself a few moments’ repose he could not bear to stay at home.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading When he allowed himself a few moments’ repose he could not bear to stay at home.
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading He felt as if the walls were falling in upon him.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading He felt as if the walls were falling in upon him.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading When he allowed himself a few moments’ repose he could not bear to stay at home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Paul worked like a galley-slave.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Three weeks had passed since then.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he allowed himself a few moments’ repose he could not bear to stay at home.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In spite of that a strange unrest was upon him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading When he allowed himself a few moments’ repose he could not bear to stay at home.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading When he allowed himself a few moments’ repose he could not bear to stay at home.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He felt as if the walls were falling in upon him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In spite of that a strange unrest was upon him.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Paul worked like a galley-slave.
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading When he allowed himself a few moments’ repose he could not bear to stay at home.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When he allowed himself a few moments’ repose he could not bear to stay at home.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In spite of that a strange unrest was upon him.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Three weeks had passed since then.
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading Paul worked like a galley-slave.
put or confide something in a person or thing
From this reading When he allowed himself a few moments’ repose he could not bear to stay at home.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Three weeks had passed since then.
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading In spite of that a strange unrest was upon him.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading When he allowed himself a few moments’ repose he could not bear to stay at home.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading In spite of that a strange unrest was upon him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In spite of that a strange unrest was upon him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He felt as if the walls were falling in upon him.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Three weeks had passed since then.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Three weeks had passed since then.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When he allowed himself a few moments’ repose he could not bear to stay at home.
a state of agitation or turbulent change or development
From this reading In spite of that a strange unrest was upon him.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading In spite of that a strange unrest was upon him.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading He felt as if the walls were falling in upon him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In spite of that a strange unrest was upon him.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Three weeks had passed since then.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He felt as if the walls were falling in upon him.
at the time that
From this reading When he allowed himself a few moments’ repose he could not bear to stay at home.
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Paul worked like a galley-slave.
Chapter 14 of Dame Care by Hermann Sudermann holds 123 sentences, grouped into 25 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 14 holds 123 sentences of Dame Care, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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