Chapter 10 of Edelweiss: A Story is here in full — 84 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Edelweiss: A Story is here in full — 84 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LENZ DINES WITH PETROVITSCH, AND IS KEPT WAITING FOR THE SWEETS. Petrovitsch had not yet come. As Lenz sat at his table waiting for him, Pilgrim and he fell into conversation with the hosts. Annele was strangely reserved to-day. She would not even shake hands with Lenz when he entered, but pretended to be busy with some household work.
Chapter 10 of Edelweiss: A Story is here in full — 84 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “dine” — have supper; eat dinner
From this reading “LENZ DINES WITH PETROVITSCH, AND IS KEPT WAITING FOR THE SWEETS.”
plural of “host” — a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
From this reading “As Lenz sat at his table waiting for him, Pilgrim and he fell into conversation with the hosts.”
a social unit living together
From this reading “She would not even shake hands with Lenz when he entered, but pretended to be busy with some household work.”
someone who journeys in foreign lands
From this reading “As Lenz sat at his table waiting for him, Pilgrim and he fell into conversation with the hosts.”
adopted in order to deceive
From this reading “She would not even shake hands with Lenz when he entered, but pretended to be busy with some household work.”
set aside for the use of a particular person or party
From this reading “Annele was strangely reserved to-day.”
in a strange manner
From this reading “Annele was strangely reserved to-day.”
plural of “sweet” — English phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912)
From this reading “LENZ DINES WITH PETROVITSCH, AND IS KEPT WAITING FOR THE SWEETS.”
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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take someone's hands and shake them as a gesture of greeting or congratulation
In this reading “She would not even shake hands with Lenz when he entered, but pretended to be busy with some household work.”
In this reading “As Lenz sat at his table waiting for him, Pilgrim and he fell into conversation with the hosts.”
In this reading “LENZ DINES WITH PETROVITSCH, AND IS KEPT WAITING FOR THE SWEETS.”
In this reading “LENZ DINES WITH PETROVITSCH, AND IS KEPT WAITING FOR THE SWEETS.”
In this reading “She would not even shake hands with Lenz when he entered, but pretended to be busy with some household work.”
In this reading “As Lenz sat at his table waiting for him, Pilgrim and he fell into conversation with the hosts.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LENZ DINES WITH PETROVITSCH, AND IS KEPT WAITING FOR THE SWEETS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Annele was strangely reserved to-day.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Lenz sat at his table waiting for him, Pilgrim and he fell into conversation with the hosts.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As Lenz sat at his table waiting for him, Pilgrim and he fell into conversation with the hosts.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She would not even shake hands with Lenz when he entered, but pretended to be busy with some household work.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading She would not even shake hands with Lenz when he entered, but pretended to be busy with some household work.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She would not even shake hands with Lenz when he entered, but pretended to be busy with some household work.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Petrovitsch had not yet come.
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading As Lenz sat at his table waiting for him, Pilgrim and he fell into conversation with the hosts.
third-person singular of “dine” — have supper; eat dinner
From this reading LENZ DINES WITH PETROVITSCH, AND IS KEPT WAITING FOR THE SWEETS.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading She would not even shake hands with Lenz when he entered, but pretended to be busy with some household work.
divisible by two
From this reading She would not even shake hands with Lenz when he entered, but pretended to be busy with some household work.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading As Lenz sat at his table waiting for him, Pilgrim and he fell into conversation with the hosts.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading LENZ DINES WITH PETROVITSCH, AND IS KEPT WAITING FOR THE SWEETS.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Petrovitsch had not yet come.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading She would not even shake hands with Lenz when he entered, but pretended to be busy with some household work.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As Lenz sat at his table waiting for him, Pilgrim and he fell into conversation with the hosts.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As Lenz sat at his table waiting for him, Pilgrim and he fell into conversation with the hosts.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As Lenz sat at his table waiting for him, Pilgrim and he fell into conversation with the hosts.
plural of “host” — a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
From this reading As Lenz sat at his table waiting for him, Pilgrim and he fell into conversation with the hosts.
a social unit living together
From this reading She would not even shake hands with Lenz when he entered, but pretended to be busy with some household work.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading As Lenz sat at his table waiting for him, Pilgrim and he fell into conversation with the hosts.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LENZ DINES WITH PETROVITSCH, AND IS KEPT WAITING FOR THE SWEETS.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading LENZ DINES WITH PETROVITSCH, AND IS KEPT WAITING FOR THE SWEETS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LENZ DINES WITH PETROVITSCH, AND IS KEPT WAITING FOR THE SWEETS.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Petrovitsch had not yet come.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LENZ DINES WITH PETROVITSCH, AND IS KEPT WAITING FOR THE SWEETS.
someone who journeys in foreign lands
From this reading As Lenz sat at his table waiting for him, Pilgrim and he fell into conversation with the hosts.
adopted in order to deceive
From this reading She would not even shake hands with Lenz when he entered, but pretended to be busy with some household work.
set aside for the use of a particular person or party
From this reading Annele was strangely reserved to-day.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading As Lenz sat at his table waiting for him, Pilgrim and he fell into conversation with the hosts.
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading She would not even shake hands with Lenz when he entered, but pretended to be busy with some household work.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She would not even shake hands with Lenz when he entered, but pretended to be busy with some household work.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading She would not even shake hands with Lenz when he entered, but pretended to be busy with some household work.
in a strange manner
From this reading Annele was strangely reserved to-day.
plural of “sweet” — English phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912)
From this reading LENZ DINES WITH PETROVITSCH, AND IS KEPT WAITING FOR THE SWEETS.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading As Lenz sat at his table waiting for him, Pilgrim and he fell into conversation with the hosts.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LENZ DINES WITH PETROVITSCH, AND IS KEPT WAITING FOR THE SWEETS.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She would not even shake hands with Lenz when he entered, but pretended to be busy with some household work.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Annele was strangely reserved to-day.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading LENZ DINES WITH PETROVITSCH, AND IS KEPT WAITING FOR THE SWEETS.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Annele was strangely reserved to-day.
at the time that
From this reading She would not even shake hands with Lenz when he entered, but pretended to be busy with some household work.
in the company of; together with
From this reading LENZ DINES WITH PETROVITSCH, AND IS KEPT WAITING FOR THE SWEETS.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading She would not even shake hands with Lenz when he entered, but pretended to be busy with some household work.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She would not even shake hands with Lenz when he entered, but pretended to be busy with some household work.
but in spite of that
From this reading Petrovitsch had not yet come.
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