Chapter 30 of Edelweiss: A Story is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of Edelweiss: A Story is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ANNELE THAWS AND FREEZES AGAIN. While Lenz, in his great distress, was wandering about the world, Annele was visited at home. She was alone, wholly alone; for her husband had left no parting word behind. He had gone away moody and silent, without opening his lips. Pooh!
Chapter 30 of Edelweiss: A Story is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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psychological suffering
From this reading “While Lenz, in his great distress, was wandering about the world, Annele was visited at home.”
plural of “freeze” — the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid
From this reading “ANNELE THAWS AND FREEZES AGAIN.”
United States tennis player who dominated women's tennis in the 1920s and 1930s (1905-1998)
From this reading “He had gone away moody and silent, without opening his lips.”
the act of departing politely
From this reading “She was alone, wholly alone; for her husband had left no parting word behind.”
plural of “thaw” — the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
From this reading “ANNELE THAWS AND FREEZES AGAIN.”
past form of “visit” — go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading “While Lenz, in his great distress, was wandering about the world, Annele was visited at home.”
migratory
From this reading “While Lenz, in his great distress, was wandering about the world, Annele was visited at home.”
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading “She was alone, wholly alone; for her husband had left no parting word behind.”
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 “While Lenz, in his great distress, was wandering about the world, Annele was visited at home.”
In this reading “She was alone, wholly alone; for her husband had left no parting word behind.”
a reception held in your own home
In this reading “While Lenz, in his great distress, was wandering about the world, Annele was visited at home.”
In this reading “He had gone away moody and silent, without opening his lips.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading While Lenz, in his great distress, was wandering about the world, Annele was visited at home.
anew
From this reading ANNELE THAWS AND FREEZES AGAIN.
Having no one else present.
From this reading She was alone, wholly alone; for her husband had left no parting word behind.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ANNELE THAWS AND FREEZES AGAIN.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ANNELE THAWS AND FREEZES AGAIN.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading While Lenz, in his great distress, was wandering about the world, Annele was visited at home.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He had gone away moody and silent, without opening his lips.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading She was alone, wholly alone; for her husband had left no parting word behind.
psychological suffering
From this reading While Lenz, in his great distress, was wandering about the world, Annele was visited at home.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was alone, wholly alone; for her husband had left no parting word behind.
plural of “freeze” — the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid
From this reading ANNELE THAWS AND FREEZES AGAIN.
destroyed or killed
From this reading He had gone away moody and silent, without opening his lips.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading While Lenz, in his great distress, was wandering about the world, Annele was visited at home.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was alone, wholly alone; for her husband had left no parting word behind.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had gone away moody and silent, without opening his lips.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was alone, wholly alone; for her husband had left no parting word behind.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading While Lenz, in his great distress, was wandering about the world, Annele was visited at home.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading While Lenz, in his great distress, was wandering about the world, Annele was visited at home.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading She was alone, wholly alone; for her husband had left no parting word behind.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading While Lenz, in his great distress, was wandering about the world, Annele was visited at home.
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 She was alone, wholly alone; for her husband had left no parting word behind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading While Lenz, in his great distress, was wandering about the world, Annele was visited at home.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading He had gone away moody and silent, without opening his lips.
United States tennis player who dominated women's tennis in the 1920s and 1930s (1905-1998)
From this reading He had gone away moody and silent, without opening his lips.
not any; not one
From this reading She was alone, wholly alone; for her husband had left no parting word behind.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading He had gone away moody and silent, without opening his lips.
the act of departing politely
From this reading She was alone, wholly alone; for her husband had left no parting word behind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pooh!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was alone, wholly alone; for her husband had left no parting word behind.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading He had gone away moody and silent, without opening his lips.
plural of “thaw” — the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
From this reading ANNELE THAWS AND FREEZES AGAIN.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading While Lenz, in his great distress, was wandering about the world, Annele was visited at home.
past form of “visit” — go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading While Lenz, in his great distress, was wandering about the world, Annele was visited at home.
migratory
From this reading While Lenz, in his great distress, was wandering about the world, Annele was visited at home.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading While Lenz, in his great distress, was wandering about the world, Annele was visited at home.
during the time that
From this reading While Lenz, in his great distress, was wandering about the world, Annele was visited at home.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading She was alone, wholly alone; for her husband had left no parting word behind.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He had gone away moody and silent, without opening his lips.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading She was alone, wholly alone; for her husband had left no parting word behind.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading While Lenz, in his great distress, was wandering about the world, Annele was visited at home.
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