Chapter 21 of Erlach Court is here in full — 68 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 21 of Erlach Court is here in full — 68 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN AUSTRIAN HOST. "Hm! indeed! Now I can no longer be shabby at my ease." These were the words with which the Baroness on her return home greeted Stella's joyous announcement of Madame de Rohritz's visit. "I took such pleasure in living in a place where nobody knew me."
Chapter 21 of Erlach Court is here in full — 68 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a formal public statement
From this reading “These were the words with which the Baroness on her return home greeted Stella's joyous announcement of Madame de Rohritz's visit.”
a native or inhabitant of Austria
From this reading “AN AUSTRIAN HOST.”
a noblewoman who holds the rank of baron or who is the wife or widow of a baron
From this reading “These were the words with which the Baroness on her return home greeted Stella's joyous announcement of Madame de Rohritz's visit.”
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading “These were the words with which the Baroness on her return home greeted Stella's joyous announcement of Madame de Rohritz's visit.”
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 “AN AUSTRIAN HOST.”
full of or characterized by joy
From this reading “These were the words with which the Baroness on her return home greeted Stella's joyous announcement of Madame de Rohritz's visit.”
showing signs of wear and tear
From this reading “Now I can no longer be shabby at my ease."”
possessive form of “stella” — United States minimalist painter (born in 1936)
From this reading “These were the words with which the Baroness on her return home greeted Stella's joyous announcement of Madame de Rohritz's visit.”
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In this reading “These were the words with which the Baroness on her return home greeted Stella's joyous announcement of Madame de Rohritz's visit.”
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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 "I took such pleasure in living in a place where nobody knew me."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN AUSTRIAN HOST.
a formal public statement
From this reading These were the words with which the Baroness on her return home greeted Stella's joyous announcement of Madame de Rohritz's visit.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Now I can no longer be shabby at my ease."
a native or inhabitant of Austria
From this reading AN AUSTRIAN HOST.
a noblewoman who holds the rank of baron or who is the wife or widow of a baron
From this reading These were the words with which the Baroness on her return home greeted Stella's joyous announcement of Madame de Rohritz's visit.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Now I can no longer be shabby at my ease."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Now I can no longer be shabby at my ease."
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading These were the words with which the Baroness on her return home greeted Stella's joyous announcement of Madame de Rohritz's visit.
move gently or carefully
From this reading Now I can no longer be shabby at my ease."
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading These were the words with which the Baroness on her return home greeted Stella's joyous announcement of Madame de Rohritz's visit.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading These were the words with which the Baroness on her return home greeted Stella's joyous announcement of Madame de Rohritz's visit.
a metric unit of length equal to 100 meters
From this reading "Hm! indeed!
where you live at a particular time
From this reading These were the words with which the Baroness on her return home greeted Stella's joyous announcement of Madame de Rohritz's visit.
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 AN AUSTRIAN HOST.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Now I can no longer be shabby at my ease."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I took such pleasure in living in a place where nobody knew me."
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading "Hm! indeed!
full of or characterized by joy
From this reading These were the words with which the Baroness on her return home greeted Stella's joyous announcement of Madame de Rohritz's visit.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I took such pleasure in living in a place where nobody knew me."
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading "I took such pleasure in living in a place where nobody knew me."
for more time
From this reading Now I can no longer be shabby at my ease."
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading These were the words with which the Baroness on her return home greeted Stella's joyous announcement of Madame de Rohritz's visit.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I took such pleasure in living in a place where nobody knew me."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Now I can no longer be shabby at my ease."
not any; not one
From this reading Now I can no longer be shabby at my ease."
no person; not anyone
From this reading "I took such pleasure in living in a place where nobody knew me."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now I can no longer be shabby at my ease."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading These were the words with which the Baroness on her return home greeted Stella's joyous announcement of Madame de Rohritz's visit.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading These were the words with which the Baroness on her return home greeted Stella's joyous announcement of Madame de Rohritz's visit.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "I took such pleasure in living in a place where nobody knew me."
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading "I took such pleasure in living in a place where nobody knew me."
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading These were the words with which the Baroness on her return home greeted Stella's joyous announcement of Madame de Rohritz's visit.
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From this reading These were the words with which the Baroness on her return home greeted Stella's joyous announcement of Madame de Rohritz's visit.
showing signs of wear and tear
From this reading Now I can no longer be shabby at my ease."
possessive form of “stella” — United States minimalist painter (born in 1936)
From this reading These were the words with which the Baroness on her return home greeted Stella's joyous announcement of Madame de Rohritz's visit.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "I took such pleasure in living in a place where nobody knew me."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading These were the words with which the Baroness on her return home greeted Stella's joyous announcement of Madame de Rohritz's visit.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These were the words with which the Baroness on her return home greeted Stella's joyous announcement of Madame de Rohritz's visit.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading "I took such pleasure in living in a place where nobody knew me."
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading These were the words with which the Baroness on her return home greeted Stella's joyous announcement of Madame de Rohritz's visit.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These were the words with which the Baroness on her return home greeted Stella's joyous announcement of Madame de Rohritz's visit.
in or at the place that
From this reading "I took such pleasure in living in a place where nobody knew me."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading These were the words with which the Baroness on her return home greeted Stella's joyous announcement of Madame de Rohritz's visit.
in the company of; together with
From this reading These were the words with which the Baroness on her return home greeted Stella's joyous announcement of Madame de Rohritz's visit.
the words that are spoken
From this reading These were the words with which the Baroness on her return home greeted Stella's joyous announcement of Madame de Rohritz's visit.
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