Chapter 11 of Ekkehard — Vol. 1 is here in full — 268 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Chapter 11 of Ekkehard — Vol. 1 by Joseph Victor von Scheffel holds 268 sentences, grouped into 54 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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Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of Ekkehard — Vol. 1 is here in full — 268 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Christmas. The evening on the Hohenkraehen, cast a gloom also over the following days. Misunderstandings are not easily forgiven; least of all by him who has caused them. For this reason, Dame Hadwig spent some days in a very bad humour, in her own private apartments. Grammar and Virgil had both a holiday.
Chapter 11 of Ekkehard — Vol. 1 is here in full — 268 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Misunderstandings are not easily forgiven; least of all by him who has caused them.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “The evening on the Hohenkraehen, cast a gloom also over the following days.”
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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 The evening on the Hohenkraehen, cast a gloom also over the following days.
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From this reading Misunderstandings are not easily forgiven; least of all by him who has caused them.
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From this reading The evening on the Hohenkraehen, cast a gloom also over the following days.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Grammar and Virgil had both a holiday.
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From this reading For this reason, Dame Hadwig spent some days in a very bad humour, in her own private apartments.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Misunderstandings are not easily forgiven; least of all by him who has caused them.
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From this reading For this reason, Dame Hadwig spent some days in a very bad humour, in her own private apartments.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Grammar and Virgil had both a holiday.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Misunderstandings are not easily forgiven; least of all by him who has caused them.
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From this reading The evening on the Hohenkraehen, cast a gloom also over the following days.
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From this reading Misunderstandings are not easily forgiven; least of all by him who has caused them.
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From this reading Christmas.
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From this reading For this reason, Dame Hadwig spent some days in a very bad humour, in her own private apartments.
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From this reading The evening on the Hohenkraehen, cast a gloom also over the following days.
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From this reading Misunderstandings are not easily forgiven; least of all by him who has caused them.
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From this reading The evening on the Hohenkraehen, cast a gloom also over the following days.
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From this reading The evening on the Hohenkraehen, cast a gloom also over the following days.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For this reason, Dame Hadwig spent some days in a very bad humour, in her own private apartments.
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From this reading Misunderstandings are not easily forgiven; least of all by him who has caused them.
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From this reading The evening on the Hohenkraehen, cast a gloom also over the following days.
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From this reading Grammar and Virgil had both a holiday.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Grammar and Virgil had both a holiday.
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From this reading For this reason, Dame Hadwig spent some days in a very bad humour, in her own private apartments.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Misunderstandings are not easily forgiven; least of all by him who has caused them.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For this reason, Dame Hadwig spent some days in a very bad humour, in her own private apartments.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Misunderstandings are not easily forgiven; least of all by him who has caused them.
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From this reading The evening on the Hohenkraehen, cast a gloom also over the following days.
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From this reading Grammar and Virgil had both a holiday.
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From this reading For this reason, Dame Hadwig spent some days in a very bad humour, in her own private apartments.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For this reason, Dame Hadwig spent some days in a very bad humour, in her own private apartments.
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From this reading Misunderstandings are not easily forgiven; least of all by him who has caused them.
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From this reading Misunderstandings are not easily forgiven; least of all by him who has caused them.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Misunderstandings are not easily forgiven; least of all by him who has caused them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Misunderstandings are not easily forgiven; least of all by him who has caused them.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The evening on the Hohenkraehen, cast a gloom also over the following days.
above and across; more than
From this reading The evening on the Hohenkraehen, cast a gloom also over the following days.
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From this reading For this reason, Dame Hadwig spent some days in a very bad humour, in her own private apartments.
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From this reading For this reason, Dame Hadwig spent some days in a very bad humour, in her own private apartments.
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From this reading For this reason, Dame Hadwig spent some days in a very bad humour, in her own private apartments.
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From this reading For this reason, Dame Hadwig spent some days in a very bad humour, in her own private apartments.
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From this reading For this reason, Dame Hadwig spent some days in a very bad humour, in her own private apartments.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The evening on the Hohenkraehen, cast a gloom also over the following days.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Misunderstandings are not easily forgiven; least of all by him who has caused them.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading For this reason, Dame Hadwig spent some days in a very bad humour, in her own private apartments.
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From this reading For this reason, Dame Hadwig spent some days in a very bad humour, in her own private apartments.
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From this reading Grammar and Virgil had both a holiday.
which person or people
From this reading Misunderstandings are not easily forgiven; least of all by him who has caused them.
