Chapter 8 of Edelweiss: A Story is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 8 of Edelweiss: A Story is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE DEPARTED SAINT AND THE NEW MOTHER. "He is not at home," cried Don Bastian's wife, as Lenz came up the slope to the house. "He must have gone to see you. Did you not meet him?" "No; is his room open?"
Chapter 8 of Edelweiss: A Story is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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well in the past; former
From this reading “THE DEPARTED SAINT AND THE NEW MOTHER.”
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading “"He is not at home," cried Don Bastian's wife, as Lenz came up the slope to the house.”
destroyed or killed
From this reading “"He must have gone to see you.”
come together
From this reading “Did you not meet him?"”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “"No; is his room open?"”
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading “THE DEPARTED SAINT AND THE NEW MOTHER.”
an elevated geological formation
From this reading “"He is not at home," cried Don Bastian's wife, as Lenz came up the slope to the house.”
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading “"He is not at home," cried Don Bastian's wife, as Lenz came up the slope to the house.”
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.
a reception held in your own home
In this reading “"He is not at home," cried Don Bastian's wife, as Lenz came up the slope to the house.”
bring forth, usually something desirable
In this reading “"He is not at home," cried Don Bastian's wife, as Lenz came up the slope to the house.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE DEPARTED SAINT AND THE NEW MOTHER.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "He is not at home," cried Don Bastian's wife, as Lenz came up the slope to the house.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "He is not at home," cried Don Bastian's wife, as Lenz came up the slope to the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He is not at home," cried Don Bastian's wife, as Lenz came up the slope to the house.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "He is not at home," cried Don Bastian's wife, as Lenz came up the slope to the house.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "He is not at home," cried Don Bastian's wife, as Lenz came up the slope to the house.
well in the past; former
From this reading THE DEPARTED SAINT AND THE NEW MOTHER.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did you not meet him?"
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading "He is not at home," cried Don Bastian's wife, as Lenz came up the slope to the house.
destroyed or killed
From this reading "He must have gone to see you.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "He must have gone to see you.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He is not at home," cried Don Bastian's wife, as Lenz came up the slope to the house.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Did you not meet him?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "No; is his room open?"
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "He is not at home," cried Don Bastian's wife, as Lenz came up the slope to the house.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "He is not at home," cried Don Bastian's wife, as Lenz came up the slope to the house.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He is not at home," cried Don Bastian's wife, as Lenz came up the slope to the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He is not at home," cried Don Bastian's wife, as Lenz came up the slope to the house.
come together
From this reading Did you not meet him?"
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading THE DEPARTED SAINT AND THE NEW MOTHER.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "He must have gone to see you.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading THE DEPARTED SAINT AND THE NEW MOTHER.
not any; not one
From this reading "No; is his room open?"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "He is not at home," cried Don Bastian's wife, as Lenz came up the slope to the house.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading "No; is his room open?"
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading "No; is his room open?"
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading THE DEPARTED SAINT AND THE NEW MOTHER.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "He must have gone to see you.
an elevated geological formation
From this reading "He is not at home," cried Don Bastian's wife, as Lenz came up the slope to the house.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DEPARTED SAINT AND THE NEW MOTHER.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "He is not at home," cried Don Bastian's wife, as Lenz came up the slope to the house.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "He is not at home," cried Don Bastian's wife, as Lenz came up the slope to the house.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading "He is not at home," cried Don Bastian's wife, as Lenz came up the slope to the house.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "He must have gone to see you.
Chapter 8 of Edelweiss: A Story by Berthold Auerbach holds 135 sentences, grouped into 27 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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