Chapter 6 of Demian is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Demian is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He broke off. Then he continued: “Our new faith, for which we have now chosen the name of Abraxas, is beautiful, my friend. It is the best we have. But it is still a nestling. Its wings have not yet grown.
Chapter 6 of Demian is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading “Then he continued: “Our new faith, for which we have now chosen the name of Abraxas, is beautiful, my friend.”
lacking funds
From this reading “He broke off.”
one who is the object of choice; who is given preference
From this reading “Then he continued: “Our new faith, for which we have now chosen the name of Abraxas, is beautiful, my friend.”
without stop or interruption
From this reading “Then he continued: “Our new faith, for which we have now chosen the name of Abraxas, is beautiful, my friend.”
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading “Then he continued: “Our new faith, for which we have now chosen the name of Abraxas, is beautiful, my friend.”
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading “Its wings have not yet grown.”
young bird not yet fledged
From this reading “But it is still a nestling.”
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading “Its wings have not yet grown.”
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In this reading “Then he continued: “Our new faith, for which we have now chosen the name of Abraxas, is beautiful, my friend.”
In this reading “Then he continued: “Our new faith, for which we have now chosen the name of Abraxas, is beautiful, my friend.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But it is still a nestling.
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From this reading Then he continued: “Our new faith, for which we have now chosen the name of Abraxas, is beautiful, my friend.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Then he continued: “Our new faith, for which we have now chosen the name of Abraxas, is beautiful, my friend.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading It is the best we have.
lacking funds
From this reading He broke off.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it is still a nestling.
one who is the object of choice; who is given preference
From this reading Then he continued: “Our new faith, for which we have now chosen the name of Abraxas, is beautiful, my friend.
without stop or interruption
From this reading Then he continued: “Our new faith, for which we have now chosen the name of Abraxas, is beautiful, my friend.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading Then he continued: “Our new faith, for which we have now chosen the name of Abraxas, is beautiful, my friend.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then he continued: “Our new faith, for which we have now chosen the name of Abraxas, is beautiful, my friend.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Then he continued: “Our new faith, for which we have now chosen the name of Abraxas, is beautiful, my friend.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading Its wings have not yet grown.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Then he continued: “Our new faith, for which we have now chosen the name of Abraxas, is beautiful, my friend.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He broke off.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then he continued: “Our new faith, for which we have now chosen the name of Abraxas, is beautiful, my friend.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is the best we have.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its wings have not yet grown.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Then he continued: “Our new faith, for which we have now chosen the name of Abraxas, is beautiful, my friend.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Then he continued: “Our new faith, for which we have now chosen the name of Abraxas, is beautiful, my friend.
young bird not yet fledged
From this reading But it is still a nestling.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Then he continued: “Our new faith, for which we have now chosen the name of Abraxas, is beautiful, my friend.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Its wings have not yet grown.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Then he continued: “Our new faith, for which we have now chosen the name of Abraxas, is beautiful, my friend.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then he continued: “Our new faith, for which we have now chosen the name of Abraxas, is beautiful, my friend.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He broke off.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Then he continued: “Our new faith, for which we have now chosen the name of Abraxas, is beautiful, my friend.
not in physical motion
From this reading But it is still a nestling.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then he continued: “Our new faith, for which we have now chosen the name of Abraxas, is beautiful, my friend.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he continued: “Our new faith, for which we have now chosen the name of Abraxas, is beautiful, my friend.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Then he continued: “Our new faith, for which we have now chosen the name of Abraxas, is beautiful, my friend.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Then he continued: “Our new faith, for which we have now chosen the name of Abraxas, is beautiful, my friend.
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading Its wings have not yet grown.
but in spite of that
From this reading Its wings have not yet grown.
Chapter 6 of Demian by Hermann Hesse holds 429 sentences, grouped into 86 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 6 holds 429 sentences of Demian, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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