Chapter 3 of Demian is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Demian is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Oh, but you haven’t given him any money?” “No, kid. You have already tried that way yourself.” I attempted to pump him on the matter, but he disengaged himself. The old, embarrassed feeling concerning him came over me--an odd mixture of gratitude and shyness, of admiration and fear, of affection and inward resistance.
Chapter 3 of Demian is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “disengage” — release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles
From this reading “I attempted to pump him on the matter, but he disengaged himself.”
feeling or caused to feel ill at ease or self-conscious or ashamed
From this reading “The old, embarrassed feeling concerning him came over me--an odd mixture of gratitude and shyness, of admiration and fear, of affection and inward resistance.”
relating to or existing in the mind or thoughts
From this reading “The old, embarrassed feeling concerning him came over me--an odd mixture of gratitude and shyness, of admiration and fear, of affection and inward resistance.”
tell false information to for fun
From this reading ““No, kid.”
(chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)
From this reading “The old, embarrassed feeling concerning him came over me--an odd mixture of gratitude and shyness, of admiration and fear, of affection and inward resistance.”
operate like a pump; move up and down, like a handle or a pedal
From this reading “I attempted to pump him on the matter, but he disengaged himself.”
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
From this reading “The old, embarrassed feeling concerning him came over me--an odd mixture of gratitude and shyness, of admiration and fear, of affection and inward resistance.”
a feeling of fear of embarrassment
From this reading “The old, embarrassed feeling concerning him came over me--an odd mixture of gratitude and shyness, of admiration and fear, of affection and inward resistance.”
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In this reading “The old, embarrassed feeling concerning him came over me--an odd mixture of gratitude and shyness, of admiration and fear, of affection and inward resistance.”
In this reading ““Oh, but you haven’t given him any money?””
communicate the intended meaning or impression
In this reading “The old, embarrassed feeling concerning him came over me--an odd mixture of gratitude and shyness, of admiration and fear, of affection and inward resistance.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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a feeling of delighted approval and liking
From this reading The old, embarrassed feeling concerning him came over me--an odd mixture of gratitude and shyness, of admiration and fear, of affection and inward resistance.
a positive feeling of liking
From this reading The old, embarrassed feeling concerning him came over me--an odd mixture of gratitude and shyness, of admiration and fear, of affection and inward resistance.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading You have already tried that way yourself.”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The old, embarrassed feeling concerning him came over me--an odd mixture of gratitude and shyness, of admiration and fear, of affection and inward resistance.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The old, embarrassed feeling concerning him came over me--an odd mixture of gratitude and shyness, of admiration and fear, of affection and inward resistance.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “Oh, but you haven’t given him any money?”
tried unsuccessfully
From this reading I attempted to pump him on the matter, but he disengaged himself.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Oh, but you haven’t given him any money?”
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The old, embarrassed feeling concerning him came over me--an odd mixture of gratitude and shyness, of admiration and fear, of affection and inward resistance.
-ing form of “concern” — be relevant to
From this reading The old, embarrassed feeling concerning him came over me--an odd mixture of gratitude and shyness, of admiration and fear, of affection and inward resistance.
past form of “disengage” — release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles
From this reading I attempted to pump him on the matter, but he disengaged himself.
feeling or caused to feel ill at ease or self-conscious or ashamed
From this reading The old, embarrassed feeling concerning him came over me--an odd mixture of gratitude and shyness, of admiration and fear, of affection and inward resistance.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading The old, embarrassed feeling concerning him came over me--an odd mixture of gratitude and shyness, of admiration and fear, of affection and inward resistance.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading The old, embarrassed feeling concerning him came over me--an odd mixture of gratitude and shyness, of admiration and fear, of affection and inward resistance.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading “Oh, but you haven’t given him any money?”
a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation
From this reading The old, embarrassed feeling concerning him came over me--an odd mixture of gratitude and shyness, of admiration and fear, of affection and inward resistance.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You have already tried that way yourself.”
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From this reading “Oh, but you haven’t given him any money?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I attempted to pump him on the matter, but he disengaged himself.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Oh, but you haven’t given him any money?”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading I attempted to pump him on the matter, but he disengaged himself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I attempted to pump him on the matter, but he disengaged himself.
relating to or existing in the mind or thoughts
From this reading The old, embarrassed feeling concerning him came over me--an odd mixture of gratitude and shyness, of admiration and fear, of affection and inward resistance.
tell false information to for fun
From this reading “No, kid.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading I attempted to pump him on the matter, but he disengaged himself.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The old, embarrassed feeling concerning him came over me--an odd mixture of gratitude and shyness, of admiration and fear, of affection and inward resistance.
(chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)
From this reading The old, embarrassed feeling concerning him came over me--an odd mixture of gratitude and shyness, of admiration and fear, of affection and inward resistance.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading “Oh, but you haven’t given him any money?”
not any; not one
From this reading “No, kid.
not divisible by two
From this reading The old, embarrassed feeling concerning him came over me--an odd mixture of gratitude and shyness, of admiration and fear, of affection and inward resistance.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The old, embarrassed feeling concerning him came over me--an odd mixture of gratitude and shyness, of admiration and fear, of affection and inward resistance.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, but you haven’t given him any money?”
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The old, embarrassed feeling concerning him came over me--an odd mixture of gratitude and shyness, of admiration and fear, of affection and inward resistance.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I attempted to pump him on the matter, but he disengaged himself.
above and across; more than
From this reading The old, embarrassed feeling concerning him came over me--an odd mixture of gratitude and shyness, of admiration and fear, of affection and inward resistance.
operate like a pump; move up and down, like a handle or a pedal
From this reading I attempted to pump him on the matter, but he disengaged himself.
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
From this reading The old, embarrassed feeling concerning him came over me--an odd mixture of gratitude and shyness, of admiration and fear, of affection and inward resistance.
a feeling of fear of embarrassment
From this reading The old, embarrassed feeling concerning him came over me--an odd mixture of gratitude and shyness, of admiration and fear, of affection and inward resistance.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You have already tried that way yourself.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I attempted to pump him on the matter, but he disengaged himself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I attempted to pump him on the matter, but he disengaged himself.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading You have already tried that way yourself.”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading You have already tried that way yourself.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Oh, but you haven’t given him any money?”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading You have already tried that way yourself.”
Chapter 3 of Demian by Hermann Hesse holds 425 sentences, grouped into 85 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 3 holds 425 sentences of Demian, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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