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Erlach Court

Chapter XX

Chapter 20 of Erlach Court is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Ossip Schubin • Curated US English Learning Edition
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THERESE DE ROHRITZ.
Winter--such winter as Paris is familiar with--has set in, to make itself at home.
The gardeners have stripped the squares and public gardens of their last flowers; the trees and the grass and the bare sod are powdered with snow.
When one says 'as white' or 'as pure' as snow, one must never think of Paris snow, for it is brown, black, gray,--everything except white; and, as if ashamed of its characterless existence, it creeps as soon as possible into the earth.
Full six weeks have passed since the Meinecks took up their abode in 'The Three Negroes.'
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Erlach Court

Chapter XX

Chapter 20 of Erlach Court is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/20 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THERESE DE ROHRITZ.
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Winter--such winter as Paris is familiar with--has set in, to make itself at home.
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The gardeners have stripped the squares and public gardens of their last flowers; the trees and the grass and the bare sod are powdered with snow.
/ðə ˈɡɑːrdənərz hæv strɪpt ðə skwerz ənd ˈpʌblɪk ˈɡɑːrdənz ʌv ðer læst ˈflaʊərz ðə triːz ənd ðə ɡræs ənd ðə ber sɑːd ɑːr ˈpaʊdərd wɪð snoʊ/
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When one says 'as white' or 'as pure' as snow, one must never think of Paris snow, for it is brown, black, gray,--everything except white; and, as if ashamed of its characterless existence, it creeps as soon as possible into the earth.
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Full six weeks have passed since the Meinecks took up their abode in 'The Three Negroes.'

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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abode noun US /əˈboʊd/

any address at which you dwell more than temporarily

From this reading “Full six weeks have passed since the Meinecks took up their abode in 'The Three Negroes.'”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
creeps noun US /kriːps/

a disease of cattle and sheep attributed to a dietary deficiency; characterized by anemia and softening of the bones and a slow stiff gait

From this reading “When one says 'as white' or 'as pure' as snow, one must never think of Paris snow, for it is brown, black, gray,--everything except white; and, as if ashamed of its characterless existence, it creeps as soon as possible into the earth.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
gardeners noun US /ˈɡɑːrdənərz/

plural of “gardener” — someone who takes care of a garden

From this reading “The gardeners have stripped the squares and public gardens of their last flowers; the trees and the grass and the bare sod are powdered with snow.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Negroes noun US /ˈniːɡroʊz/

plural of “negro” — a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today

From this reading “Full six weeks have passed since the Meinecks took up their abode in 'The Three Negroes.'”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
powdered adjective US /ˈpaʊdərd/

consisting of fine particles

From this reading “The gardeners have stripped the squares and public gardens of their last flowers; the trees and the grass and the bare sod are powdered with snow.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sod noun US /sɑːd/

surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots

From this reading “The gardeners have stripped the squares and public gardens of their last flowers; the trees and the grass and the bare sod are powdered with snow.”

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squares noun US /skwerz/

plural of “square” — (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon

From this reading “The gardeners have stripped the squares and public gardens of their last flowers; the trees and the grass and the bare sod are powdered with snow.”

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stripped adjective US /strɪpt/

having only essential or minimal features

From this reading “The gardeners have stripped the squares and public gardens of their last flowers; the trees and the grass and the bare sod are powdered with snow.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

six weeks noun + noun counted as “six week”

In this reading “Full six weeks have passed since the Meinecks took up their abode in 'The Three Negroes.'”

7,237 times in 426,211 chapters
public gardens noun + noun counted as “public garden”

In this reading “The gardeners have stripped the squares and public gardens of their last flowers; the trees and the grass and the bare sod are powdered with snow.”

581 times in 426,211 chapters
at home preposition + noun

a reception held in your own home

In this reading “Winter--such winter as Paris is familiar with--has set in, to make itself at home.”

94,709 times in 426,211 chapters
passed since verb + particle counted as “pass since”

In this reading “Full six weeks have passed since the Meinecks took up their abode in 'The Three Negroes.'”

3,748 times in 426,211 chapters
took up verb + adjective counted as “take up”

pursue or resume

In this reading “Full six weeks have passed since the Meinecks took up their abode in 'The Three Negroes.'”

48,411 times in 426,211 chapters
with snow preposition + noun

In this reading “The gardeners have stripped the squares and public gardens of their last flowers; the trees and the grass and the bare sod are powdered with snow.”

4,291 times in 426,211 chapters
think of verb + particle

keep in mind for attention or consideration

In this reading “When one says 'as white' or 'as pure' as snow, one must never think of Paris snow, for it is brown, black, gray,--everything except white; and, as if ashamed of its characterless existence, it creeps as soon as possible into the earth.”

152,298 times in 426,211 chapters

All words in this reading · 74

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

abodenounUS /əˈboʊd/

any address at which you dwell more than temporarily

From this reading Full six weeks have passed since the Meinecks took up their abode in 'The Three Negroes.'

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The gardeners have stripped the squares and public gardens of their last flowers; the trees and the grass and the bare sod are powdered with snow.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The gardeners have stripped the squares and public gardens of their last flowers; the trees and the grass and the bare sod are powdered with snow.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Winter--such winter as Paris is familiar with--has set in, to make itself at home.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ashamedadjectiveUS /əˈʃeɪmd/

feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse

From this reading When one says 'as white' or 'as pure' as snow, one must never think of Paris snow, for it is brown, black, gray,--everything except white; and, as if ashamed of its characterless existence, it creeps as soon as possible into the earth.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Winter--such winter as Paris is familiar with--has set in, to make itself at home.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
bareadjectiveUS /ber/

completely unclothed

From this reading The gardeners have stripped the squares and public gardens of their last flowers; the trees and the grass and the bare sod are powdered with snow.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
blackadjectiveUS /blæk/

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading When one says 'as white' or 'as pure' as snow, one must never think of Paris snow, for it is brown, black, gray,--everything except white; and, as if ashamed of its characterless existence, it creeps as soon as possible into the earth.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
brownnounUS /braʊn/

an orange of low brightness and saturation

From this reading When one says 'as white' or 'as pure' as snow, one must never think of Paris snow, for it is brown, black, gray,--everything except white; and, as if ashamed of its characterless existence, it creeps as soon as possible into the earth.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
characterlessadjective

lacking distinct or individual characteristics; dull and uninteresting

From this reading When one says 'as white' or 'as pure' as snow, one must never think of Paris snow, for it is brown, black, gray,--everything except white; and, as if ashamed of its characterless existence, it creeps as soon as possible into the earth.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
creepsnounUS /kriːps/

a disease of cattle and sheep attributed to a dietary deficiency; characterized by anemia and softening of the bones and a slow stiff gait

From this reading When one says 'as white' or 'as pure' as snow, one must never think of Paris snow, for it is brown, black, gray,--everything except white; and, as if ashamed of its characterless existence, it creeps as soon as possible into the earth.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
DEnounUS /diː/

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading THERESE DE ROHRITZ.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
earthnounUS /ɜːrθ/

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading When one says 'as white' or 'as pure' as snow, one must never think of Paris snow, for it is brown, black, gray,--everything except white; and, as if ashamed of its characterless existence, it creeps as soon as possible into the earth.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading When one says 'as white' or 'as pure' as snow, one must never think of Paris snow, for it is brown, black, gray,--everything except white; and, as if ashamed of its characterless existence, it creeps as soon as possible into the earth.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/

apart from; not including

From this reading When one says 'as white' or 'as pure' as snow, one must never think of Paris snow, for it is brown, black, gray,--everything except white; and, as if ashamed of its characterless existence, it creeps as soon as possible into the earth.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
existencenounUS /eɡˈzɪstəns/

the state or fact of existing

From this reading When one says 'as white' or 'as pure' as snow, one must never think of Paris snow, for it is brown, black, gray,--everything except white; and, as if ashamed of its characterless existence, it creeps as soon as possible into the earth.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
familiaradjectiveUS /fəˈmɪljər/

well known or easily recognized

From this reading Winter--such winter as Paris is familiar with--has set in, to make itself at home.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
flowersnounUS /ˈflaʊərz/

plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

From this reading The gardeners have stripped the squares and public gardens of their last flowers; the trees and the grass and the bare sod are powdered with snow.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading When one says 'as white' or 'as pure' as snow, one must never think of Paris snow, for it is brown, black, gray,--everything except white; and, as if ashamed of its characterless existence, it creeps as soon as possible into the earth.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
FulladjectiveUS /fʊl/

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading Full six weeks have passed since the Meinecks took up their abode in 'The Three Negroes.'

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
gardenersnounUS /ˈɡɑːrdənərz/

plural of “gardener” — someone who takes care of a garden

From this reading The gardeners have stripped the squares and public gardens of their last flowers; the trees and the grass and the bare sod are powdered with snow.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
gardensnounUS /ˈɡɑːrdənz/

plural of “garden” — a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading The gardeners have stripped the squares and public gardens of their last flowers; the trees and the grass and the bare sod are powdered with snow.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
grassverbUS /ɡræs/

shoot down, of birds

From this reading The gardeners have stripped the squares and public gardens of their last flowers; the trees and the grass and the bare sod are powdered with snow.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
graynounUS /ɡreɪ/

a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

From this reading When one says 'as white' or 'as pure' as snow, one must never think of Paris snow, for it is brown, black, gray,--everything except white; and, as if ashamed of its characterless existence, it creeps as soon as possible into the earth.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Winter--such winter as Paris is familiar with--has set in, to make itself at home.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading The gardeners have stripped the squares and public gardens of their last flowers; the trees and the grass and the bare sod are powdered with snow.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
homenounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

From this reading Winter--such winter as Paris is familiar with--has set in, to make itself at home.

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ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading When one says 'as white' or 'as pure' as snow, one must never think of Paris snow, for it is brown, black, gray,--everything except white; and, as if ashamed of its characterless existence, it creeps as soon as possible into the earth.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Winter--such winter as Paris is familiar with--has set in, to make itself at home.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading When one says 'as white' or 'as pure' as snow, one must never think of Paris snow, for it is brown, black, gray,--everything except white; and, as if ashamed of its characterless existence, it creeps as soon as possible into the earth.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Winter--such winter as Paris is familiar with--has set in, to make itself at home.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading When one says 'as white' or 'as pure' as snow, one must never think of Paris snow, for it is brown, black, gray,--everything except white; and, as if ashamed of its characterless existence, it creeps as soon as possible into the earth.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading When one says 'as white' or 'as pure' as snow, one must never think of Paris snow, for it is brown, black, gray,--everything except white; and, as if ashamed of its characterless existence, it creeps as soon as possible into the earth.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading Winter--such winter as Paris is familiar with--has set in, to make itself at home.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading The gardeners have stripped the squares and public gardens of their last flowers; the trees and the grass and the bare sod are powdered with snow.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
makeverbUS /meɪk/

engage in

From this reading Winter--such winter as Paris is familiar with--has set in, to make itself at home.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Meinecks

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From this reading Full six weeks have passed since the Meinecks took up their abode in 'The Three Negroes.'

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mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading When one says 'as white' or 'as pure' as snow, one must never think of Paris snow, for it is brown, black, gray,--everything except white; and, as if ashamed of its characterless existence, it creeps as soon as possible into the earth.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
NegroesnounUS /ˈniːɡroʊz/

plural of “negro” — a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today

From this reading Full six weeks have passed since the Meinecks took up their abode in 'The Three Negroes.'

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading When one says 'as white' or 'as pure' as snow, one must never think of Paris snow, for it is brown, black, gray,--everything except white; and, as if ashamed of its characterless existence, it creeps as soon as possible into the earth.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The gardeners have stripped the squares and public gardens of their last flowers; the trees and the grass and the bare sod are powdered with snow.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading When one says 'as white' or 'as pure' as snow, one must never think of Paris snow, for it is brown, black, gray,--everything except white; and, as if ashamed of its characterless existence, it creeps as soon as possible into the earth.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading When one says 'as white' or 'as pure' as snow, one must never think of Paris snow, for it is brown, black, gray,--everything except white; and, as if ashamed of its characterless existence, it creeps as soon as possible into the earth.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ParisnounUS /ˈperɪs/

the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce

From this reading Winter--such winter as Paris is familiar with--has set in, to make itself at home.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
passedverbUS /pæst/

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading Full six weeks have passed since the Meinecks took up their abode in 'The Three Negroes.'

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
possibleadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːsəbəl/

capable of happening or existing

From this reading When one says 'as white' or 'as pure' as snow, one must never think of Paris snow, for it is brown, black, gray,--everything except white; and, as if ashamed of its characterless existence, it creeps as soon as possible into the earth.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
powderedadjectiveUS /ˈpaʊdərd/

consisting of fine particles

From this reading The gardeners have stripped the squares and public gardens of their last flowers; the trees and the grass and the bare sod are powdered with snow.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
publicnounUS /ˈpʌblɪk/

people in general considered as a whole

From this reading The gardeners have stripped the squares and public gardens of their last flowers; the trees and the grass and the bare sod are powdered with snow.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
pureadjectiveUS /pjʊr/

free of extraneous elements of any kind

From this reading When one says 'as white' or 'as pure' as snow, one must never think of Paris snow, for it is brown, black, gray,--everything except white; and, as if ashamed of its characterless existence, it creeps as soon as possible into the earth.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ROHRITZ

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From this reading THERESE DE ROHRITZ.

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saysnounUS /sez/

plural of “say” — the chance to speak

From this reading When one says 'as white' or 'as pure' as snow, one must never think of Paris snow, for it is brown, black, gray,--everything except white; and, as if ashamed of its characterless existence, it creeps as soon as possible into the earth.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
setverbUS /set/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Winter--such winter as Paris is familiar with--has set in, to make itself at home.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading Full six weeks have passed since the Meinecks took up their abode in 'The Three Negroes.'

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
sixnounUS /sɪks/

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading Full six weeks have passed since the Meinecks took up their abode in 'The Three Negroes.'

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
snownounUS /snoʊ/

precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals

From this reading The gardeners have stripped the squares and public gardens of their last flowers; the trees and the grass and the bare sod are powdered with snow.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sodnounUS /sɑːd/

surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots

From this reading The gardeners have stripped the squares and public gardens of their last flowers; the trees and the grass and the bare sod are powdered with snow.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
soonadverbUS /suːn/

in the near future

From this reading When one says 'as white' or 'as pure' as snow, one must never think of Paris snow, for it is brown, black, gray,--everything except white; and, as if ashamed of its characterless existence, it creeps as soon as possible into the earth.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
squaresnounUS /skwerz/

plural of “square” — (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon

From this reading The gardeners have stripped the squares and public gardens of their last flowers; the trees and the grass and the bare sod are powdered with snow.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
strippedadjectiveUS /strɪpt/

having only essential or minimal features

From this reading The gardeners have stripped the squares and public gardens of their last flowers; the trees and the grass and the bare sod are powdered with snow.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Winter--such winter as Paris is familiar with--has set in, to make itself at home.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The gardeners have stripped the squares and public gardens of their last flowers; the trees and the grass and the bare sod are powdered with snow.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The gardeners have stripped the squares and public gardens of their last flowers; the trees and the grass and the bare sod are powdered with snow.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
THERESE

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From this reading THERESE DE ROHRITZ.

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thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading When one says 'as white' or 'as pure' as snow, one must never think of Paris snow, for it is brown, black, gray,--everything except white; and, as if ashamed of its characterless existence, it creeps as soon as possible into the earth.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ThreenounUS /θriː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading Full six weeks have passed since the Meinecks took up their abode in 'The Three Negroes.'

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Winter--such winter as Paris is familiar with--has set in, to make itself at home.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
tookverbUS /tʊk/

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading Full six weeks have passed since the Meinecks took up their abode in 'The Three Negroes.'

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
treesnounUS /triːz/

plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading The gardeners have stripped the squares and public gardens of their last flowers; the trees and the grass and the bare sod are powdered with snow.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Full six weeks have passed since the Meinecks took up their abode in 'The Three Negroes.'

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
weeksnounUS /wiːks/

plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading Full six weeks have passed since the Meinecks took up their abode in 'The Three Negroes.'

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading When one says 'as white' or 'as pure' as snow, one must never think of Paris snow, for it is brown, black, gray,--everything except white; and, as if ashamed of its characterless existence, it creeps as soon as possible into the earth.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
whitenounUS /waɪt/

a Caucasian

From this reading When one says 'as white' or 'as pure' as snow, one must never think of Paris snow, for it is brown, black, gray,--everything except white; and, as if ashamed of its characterless existence, it creeps as soon as possible into the earth.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
WinternounUS /ˈwɪntər/

the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox

From this reading Winter--such winter as Paris is familiar with--has set in, to make itself at home.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Winter--such winter as Paris is familiar with--has set in, to make itself at home.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

Chapter 20 of Erlach Court by Ossip Schubin holds 100 sentences, grouped into 20 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.

What does chapter 20 of Erlach Court contain?

Chapter 20 holds 100 sentences of Erlach Court, unabridged, divided into 20 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 20 of Erlach Court by Ossip Schubin exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 100 sentences, grouped into 20 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

How do I study chapter 20 of Erlach Court?

Work through the 20 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 20 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 20 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 20 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

Questions about reading Erlach Court

Common questions about reading Erlach Court by Ossip Schubin on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Erlach Court?

Yes. All 4323 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #35541 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Erlach Court is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #35541, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Erlach Court take to read?

About 360 minutes of reading across 865 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Erlach Court section by section

How to work through Erlach Court section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 38 chapters of Erlach Court to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in Erlach Court

Words and structures a reader meets early in Erlach Court, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Alpine
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Erlach Court; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Werner
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Erlach Court; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Extra
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Erlach Court; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Cloth
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Erlach Court; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.