Chapter 6 of Edelweiss: A Story is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of Edelweiss: A Story is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE WORLD PRESENTS ITSELF. "Good morning, Lenz! You have had a good night's rest, just as children do who have cried themselves to sleep." Thus was Lenz greeted the next morning by Faller's deep bass voice. "O my friend," he answered; "it brings back all my misery to wake up and remember what happened yesterday.
Chapter 6 of Edelweiss: A Story is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the lowest part of the musical range
From this reading “Thus was Lenz greeted the next morning by Faller's deep bass voice.”
third-person singular of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “"O my friend," he answered; "it brings back all my misery to wake up and remember what happened yesterday.”
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading “Thus was Lenz greeted the next morning by Faller's deep bass voice.”
a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
From this reading “"O my friend," he answered; "it brings back all my misery to wake up and remember what happened yesterday.”
possessive form of “night” — the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “You have had a good night's rest, just as children do who have cried themselves to sleep."”
plural of “present” — the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
From this reading “THE WORLD PRESENTS ITSELF.”
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “"O my friend," he answered; "it brings back all my misery to wake up and remember what happened yesterday.”
the day immediately before today
From this reading “"O my friend," he answered; "it brings back all my misery to wake up and remember what happened yesterday.”
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.
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In this reading “Thus was Lenz greeted the next morning by Faller's deep bass voice.”
In this reading “Thus was Lenz greeted the next morning by Faller's deep bass voice.”
the lowest adult male singing voice
In this reading “Thus was Lenz greeted the next morning by Faller's deep bass voice.”
cause to become awake or conscious
In this reading “"O my friend," he answered; "it brings back all my misery to wake up and remember what happened yesterday.”
bring back to the point of departure
In this reading “"O my friend," he answered; "it brings back all my misery to wake up and remember what happened yesterday.”
In this reading “"O my friend," he answered; "it brings back all my misery to wake up and remember what happened yesterday.”
a conventional expression of farewell
In this reading “You have had a good night's rest, just as children do who have cried themselves to sleep."”
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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 You have had a good night's rest, just as children do who have cried themselves to sleep."
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "O my friend," he answered; "it brings back all my misery to wake up and remember what happened yesterday.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "O my friend," he answered; "it brings back all my misery to wake up and remember what happened yesterday.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "O my friend," he answered; "it brings back all my misery to wake up and remember what happened yesterday.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading You have had a good night's rest, just as children do who have cried themselves to sleep."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "O my friend," he answered; "it brings back all my misery to wake up and remember what happened yesterday.
the lowest part of the musical range
From this reading Thus was Lenz greeted the next morning by Faller's deep bass voice.
third-person singular of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "O my friend," he answered; "it brings back all my misery to wake up and remember what happened yesterday.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Thus was Lenz greeted the next morning by Faller's deep bass voice.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading You have had a good night's rest, just as children do who have cried themselves to sleep."
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading You have had a good night's rest, just as children do who have cried themselves to sleep."
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Thus was Lenz greeted the next morning by Faller's deep bass voice.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading You have had a good night's rest, just as children do who have cried themselves to sleep."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thus was Lenz greeted the next morning by Faller's deep bass voice.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "O my friend," he answered; "it brings back all my misery to wake up and remember what happened yesterday.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Good morning, Lenz!
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading Thus was Lenz greeted the next morning by Faller's deep bass voice.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading You have had a good night's rest, just as children do who have cried themselves to sleep."
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading "O my friend," he answered; "it brings back all my misery to wake up and remember what happened yesterday.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You have had a good night's rest, just as children do who have cried themselves to sleep."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "O my friend," he answered; "it brings back all my misery to wake up and remember what happened yesterday.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "O my friend," he answered; "it brings back all my misery to wake up and remember what happened yesterday.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading THE WORLD PRESENTS ITSELF.
and nothing more
From this reading You have had a good night's rest, just as children do who have cried themselves to sleep."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Good morning, Lenz!
a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
From this reading "O my friend," he answered; "it brings back all my misery to wake up and remember what happened yesterday.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "Good morning, Lenz!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "O my friend," he answered; "it brings back all my misery to wake up and remember what happened yesterday.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Thus was Lenz greeted the next morning by Faller's deep bass voice.
possessive form of “night” — the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading You have had a good night's rest, just as children do who have cried themselves to sleep."
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 "O my friend," he answered; "it brings back all my misery to wake up and remember what happened yesterday.
plural of “present” — the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
From this reading THE WORLD PRESENTS ITSELF.
To recall to mind.
From this reading "O my friend," he answered; "it brings back all my misery to wake up and remember what happened yesterday.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading You have had a good night's rest, just as children do who have cried themselves to sleep."
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading You have had a good night's rest, just as children do who have cried themselves to sleep."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WORLD PRESENTS ITSELF.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading You have had a good night's rest, just as children do who have cried themselves to sleep."
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Thus was Lenz greeted the next morning by Faller's deep bass voice.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You have had a good night's rest, just as children do who have cried themselves to sleep."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "O my friend," he answered; "it brings back all my misery to wake up and remember what happened yesterday.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Thus was Lenz greeted the next morning by Faller's deep bass voice.
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading "O my friend," he answered; "it brings back all my misery to wake up and remember what happened yesterday.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Thus was Lenz greeted the next morning by Faller's deep bass voice.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "O my friend," he answered; "it brings back all my misery to wake up and remember what happened yesterday.
which person or people
From this reading You have had a good night's rest, just as children do who have cried themselves to sleep."
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading THE WORLD PRESENTS ITSELF.
the day immediately before today
From this reading "O my friend," he answered; "it brings back all my misery to wake up and remember what happened yesterday.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You have had a good night's rest, just as children do who have cried themselves to sleep."
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