Chapter 1 of Edelweiss: A Story is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Edelweiss: A Story is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A GOOD NAME. "She was an excellent woman." "Yes, there are few such left." "She was one of the old school." "Go to her when you would, her help and counsel were always ready."
Chapter 1 of Edelweiss: A Story is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading “"Go to her when you would, her help and counsel were always ready."”
a lawyer who pleads cases in court
From this reading “"Go to her when you would, her help and counsel were always ready."”
very good; of the highest quality
From this reading “"She was an excellent woman."”
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “"Go to her when you would, her help and counsel were always ready."”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “A GOOD NAME.”
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading “"Go to her when you would, her help and counsel were always ready."”
an educational institution
From this reading “"She was one of the old school."”
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “"She was an excellent woman."”
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.
In this reading “"Go to her when you would, her help and counsel were always ready."”
a class of people favoring traditional ideas
In this reading “"She was one of the old school."”
In this reading “"She was an excellent woman."”
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 A GOOD NAME.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "Go to her when you would, her help and counsel were always ready."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "She was an excellent woman."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Go to her when you would, her help and counsel were always ready."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Yes, there are few such left."
a lawyer who pleads cases in court
From this reading "Go to her when you would, her help and counsel were always ready."
very good; of the highest quality
From this reading "She was an excellent woman."
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading "Yes, there are few such left."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Go to her when you would, her help and counsel were always ready."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading A GOOD NAME.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading "Go to her when you would, her help and counsel were always ready."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Go to her when you would, her help and counsel were always ready."
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading "Yes, there are few such left."
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading A GOOD NAME.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "She was one of the old school."
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "She was one of the old school."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "She was one of the old school."
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading "Go to her when you would, her help and counsel were always ready."
an educational institution
From this reading "She was one of the old school."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She was an excellent woman."
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Yes, there are few such left."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "She was one of the old school."
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Yes, there are few such left."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Go to her when you would, her help and counsel were always ready."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "She was an excellent woman."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Go to her when you would, her help and counsel were always ready."
at the time that
From this reading "Go to her when you would, her help and counsel were always ready."
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "She was an excellent woman."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Go to her when you would, her help and counsel were always ready."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, there are few such left."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Go to her when you would, her help and counsel were always ready."
Chapter 1 of Edelweiss: A Story by Berthold Auerbach holds 115 sentences, grouped into 23 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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