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Felicitas

Chapter XXI · Chapter 21

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When the next morning the summer sun rose magnificently over Juvavum, and the golden oriole began its flute-like song, young Liuthari sprang up, a healed and a wiser man.
The wound in his arm no longer pained, and his imagination, which had been much more excited than his heart, was stilled.
No longer dissatisfied with himself, joyful and composed, he first cooled his face in the spring, and then, carefully hiding the wounded arm under his mantle, he walked up the steps into the outer room.
Haduwalt, yawning and stretching up both his arms, received him with the words:
"But thou hast long slept.
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Felicitas

Chapter XXI · Chapter 21

Chapter 21 of Felicitas is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
When the next morning the summer sun rose magnificently over Juvavum, and the golden oriole began its flute-like song, young Liuthari sprang up, a healed and a wiser man.
Line 2
The wound in his arm no longer pained, and his imagination, which had been much more excited than his heart, was stilled.
/ðə waʊnd ɪn hɪz ɑːrm noʊ ˈlɔːŋɡər peɪnd ənd hɪz ˌɪmædʒəˈneɪʃən wɪtʃ hæd bɪn mʌtʃ mɔːr ɪkˈsaɪtəd ðæn hɪz hɑːrt wɑːz stɪld/
Line 3
No longer dissatisfied with himself, joyful and composed, he first cooled his face in the spring, and then, carefully hiding the wounded arm under his mantle, he walked up the steps into the outer room.
/noʊ ˈlɔːŋɡər dɪˈsætəsfaɪd wɪð hɪmˈself ˈdʒɔɪfəl ənd kəmˈpoʊzd hiː fɜːrst kuːld hɪz feɪs ɪn ðə sprɪŋ ənd ðen ˈkerfəli ˈhaɪdɪŋ ðə ˈwuːndɪd ɑːrm ˈʌndər hɪz ˈmæntəl hiː wɔːkt ʌp ðə steps ˈɪntuː ðə ˈaʊtər ruːm/
Line 4
Haduwalt, yawning and stretching up both his arms, received him with the words:
Line 5
"But thou hast long slept.
/bʌt ðaʊ hæst lɔːŋ slept/

Learner Dictionary

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

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

cooled verb US /kuːld/

past form of “cool” — make cool or cooler

From this reading “No longer dissatisfied with himself, joyful and composed, he first cooled his face in the spring, and then, carefully hiding the wounded arm under his mantle, he walked up the steps into the outer room.”

dissatisfied adjective US /dɪˈsætəsfaɪd/

in a state of sulky dissatisfaction

From this reading “No longer dissatisfied with himself, joyful and composed, he first cooled his face in the spring, and then, carefully hiding the wounded arm under his mantle, he walked up the steps into the outer room.”

healed adjective US /hiːld/

freed from illness or injury

From this reading “When the next morning the summer sun rose magnificently over Juvavum, and the golden oriole began its flute-like song, young Liuthari sprang up, a healed and a wiser man.”

magnificently adverb US /mæɡˈnɪfəsəntli/

extremely well

From this reading “When the next morning the summer sun rose magnificently over Juvavum, and the golden oriole began its flute-like song, young Liuthari sprang up, a healed and a wiser man.”

oriole noun US /ˈɔːrioʊl/

mostly tropical songbird; the male is usually bright orange and black

From this reading “When the next morning the summer sun rose magnificently over Juvavum, and the golden oriole began its flute-like song, young Liuthari sprang up, a healed and a wiser man.”

pained adjective US /peɪnd/

emotionally hurt or upset or annoyed

From this reading “The wound in his arm no longer pained, and his imagination, which had been much more excited than his heart, was stilled.”

stilled verb US /stɪld/

past form of “still” — make calm or still

From this reading “The wound in his arm no longer pained, and his imagination, which had been much more excited than his heart, was stilled.”

yawning adjective US /ˈjɔːnɪŋ/

gaping open as if threatening to engulf someone or something

From this reading “Haduwalt, yawning and stretching up both his arms, received him with the words:”

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.

next morning adjective + noun

In this reading “When the next morning the summer sun rose magnificently over Juvavum, and the golden oriole began its flute-like song, young Liuthari sprang up, a healed and a wiser man.”

outer room adjective + noun

In this reading “No longer dissatisfied with himself, joyful and composed, he first cooled his face in the spring, and then, carefully hiding the wounded arm under his mantle, he walked up the steps into the outer room.”

sun rose noun + noun

any plant of the genus Helianthemum; vigorous plants of stony alpine meadows and dry scrub regions

In this reading “When the next morning the summer sun rose magnificently over Juvavum, and the golden oriole began its flute-like song, young Liuthari sprang up, a healed and a wiser man.”

summer sun noun + noun

In this reading “When the next morning the summer sun rose magnificently over Juvavum, and the golden oriole began its flute-like song, young Liuthari sprang up, a healed and a wiser man.”

sprang up verb + adjective counted as “spring up”

come into existence; take on form or shape

In this reading “When the next morning the summer sun rose magnificently over Juvavum, and the golden oriole began its flute-like song, young Liuthari sprang up, a healed and a wiser man.”

wounded arm noun + noun

In this reading “No longer dissatisfied with himself, joyful and composed, he first cooled his face in the spring, and then, carefully hiding the wounded arm under his mantle, he walked up the steps into the outer room.”

wiser man adjective + noun counted as “wise man”

a wise and trusted guide and advisor

In this reading “When the next morning the summer sun rose magnificently over Juvavum, and the golden oriole began its flute-like song, young Liuthari sprang up, a healed and a wiser man.”

much more adverb + adjective

In this reading “The wound in his arm no longer pained, and his imagination, which had been much more excited than his heart, was stilled.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading When the next morning the summer sun rose magnificently over Juvavum, and the golden oriole began its flute-like song, young Liuthari sprang up, a healed and a wiser man.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading When the next morning the summer sun rose magnificently over Juvavum, and the golden oriole began its flute-like song, young Liuthari sprang up, a healed and a wiser man.

armnounUS /ɑːrm/

a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb

From this reading The wound in his arm no longer pained, and his imagination, which had been much more excited than his heart, was stilled.

armsnounUS /ɑːrmz/

weapons considered collectively

From this reading Haduwalt, yawning and stretching up both his arms, received him with the words:

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The wound in his arm no longer pained, and his imagination, which had been much more excited than his heart, was stilled.

beganverbUS /bɪˈɡæn/

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading When the next morning the summer sun rose magnificently over Juvavum, and the golden oriole began its flute-like song, young Liuthari sprang up, a healed and a wiser man.

bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/

the two together, not just one

From this reading Haduwalt, yawning and stretching up both his arms, received him with the words:

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "But thou hast long slept.

carefullyadverbUS /ˈkerfəli/

taking care or paying attention

From this reading No longer dissatisfied with himself, joyful and composed, he first cooled his face in the spring, and then, carefully hiding the wounded arm under his mantle, he walked up the steps into the outer room.

composedadjectiveUS /kəmˈpoʊzd/

serenely self-possessed and free from agitation especially in times of stress

From this reading No longer dissatisfied with himself, joyful and composed, he first cooled his face in the spring, and then, carefully hiding the wounded arm under his mantle, he walked up the steps into the outer room.

cooledverbUS /kuːld/

past form of “cool” — make cool or cooler

From this reading No longer dissatisfied with himself, joyful and composed, he first cooled his face in the spring, and then, carefully hiding the wounded arm under his mantle, he walked up the steps into the outer room.

dissatisfiedadjectiveUS /dɪˈsætəsfaɪd/

in a state of sulky dissatisfaction

From this reading No longer dissatisfied with himself, joyful and composed, he first cooled his face in the spring, and then, carefully hiding the wounded arm under his mantle, he walked up the steps into the outer room.

excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtəd/

(of persons) excessively affected by emotion

From this reading The wound in his arm no longer pained, and his imagination, which had been much more excited than his heart, was stilled.

facenounUS /feɪs/

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading No longer dissatisfied with himself, joyful and composed, he first cooled his face in the spring, and then, carefully hiding the wounded arm under his mantle, he walked up the steps into the outer room.

firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading No longer dissatisfied with himself, joyful and composed, he first cooled his face in the spring, and then, carefully hiding the wounded arm under his mantle, he walked up the steps into the outer room.

flute-like

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From this reading When the next morning the summer sun rose magnificently over Juvavum, and the golden oriole began its flute-like song, young Liuthari sprang up, a healed and a wiser man.

goldenadjectiveUS /ˈɡoʊldən/

having the deep slightly brownish color of gold

From this reading When the next morning the summer sun rose magnificently over Juvavum, and the golden oriole began its flute-like song, young Liuthari sprang up, a healed and a wiser man.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The wound in his arm no longer pained, and his imagination, which had been much more excited than his heart, was stilled.

Haduwalt

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From this reading Haduwalt, yawning and stretching up both his arms, received him with the words:

hastauxiliary verbUS /hæst/

an old form of “have”, used with “thou”

From this reading "But thou hast long slept.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading No longer dissatisfied with himself, joyful and composed, he first cooled his face in the spring, and then, carefully hiding the wounded arm under his mantle, he walked up the steps into the outer room.

healedadjectiveUS /hiːld/

freed from illness or injury

From this reading When the next morning the summer sun rose magnificently over Juvavum, and the golden oriole began its flute-like song, young Liuthari sprang up, a healed and a wiser man.

heartnounUS /hɑːrt/

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading The wound in his arm no longer pained, and his imagination, which had been much more excited than his heart, was stilled.

hidingnounUS /ˈhaɪdɪŋ/

the activity of keeping something secret

From this reading No longer dissatisfied with himself, joyful and composed, he first cooled his face in the spring, and then, carefully hiding the wounded arm under his mantle, he walked up the steps into the outer room.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Haduwalt, yawning and stretching up both his arms, received him with the words:

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading No longer dissatisfied with himself, joyful and composed, he first cooled his face in the spring, and then, carefully hiding the wounded arm under his mantle, he walked up the steps into the outer room.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading The wound in his arm no longer pained, and his imagination, which had been much more excited than his heart, was stilled.

imaginationnounUS /ˌɪmædʒəˈneɪʃən/

the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses

From this reading The wound in his arm no longer pained, and his imagination, which had been much more excited than his heart, was stilled.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading The wound in his arm no longer pained, and his imagination, which had been much more excited than his heart, was stilled.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading No longer dissatisfied with himself, joyful and composed, he first cooled his face in the spring, and then, carefully hiding the wounded arm under his mantle, he walked up the steps into the outer room.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading When the next morning the summer sun rose magnificently over Juvavum, and the golden oriole began its flute-like song, young Liuthari sprang up, a healed and a wiser man.

joyfuladjectiveUS /ˈdʒɔɪfəl/

full of or producing joy

From this reading No longer dissatisfied with himself, joyful and composed, he first cooled his face in the spring, and then, carefully hiding the wounded arm under his mantle, he walked up the steps into the outer room.

Juvavum

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading When the next morning the summer sun rose magnificently over Juvavum, and the golden oriole began its flute-like song, young Liuthari sprang up, a healed and a wiser man.

Liuthari

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From this reading When the next morning the summer sun rose magnificently over Juvavum, and the golden oriole began its flute-like song, young Liuthari sprang up, a healed and a wiser man.

longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading "But thou hast long slept.

longeradverbUS /ˈlɔːŋɡər/

for more time

From this reading The wound in his arm no longer pained, and his imagination, which had been much more excited than his heart, was stilled.

magnificentlyadverbUS /mæɡˈnɪfəsəntli/

extremely well

From this reading When the next morning the summer sun rose magnificently over Juvavum, and the golden oriole began its flute-like song, young Liuthari sprang up, a healed and a wiser man.

mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading When the next morning the summer sun rose magnificently over Juvavum, and the golden oriole began its flute-like song, young Liuthari sprang up, a healed and a wiser man.

mantlenounUS /ˈmæntəl/

the cloak as a symbol of authority

From this reading No longer dissatisfied with himself, joyful and composed, he first cooled his face in the spring, and then, carefully hiding the wounded arm under his mantle, he walked up the steps into the outer room.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading The wound in his arm no longer pained, and his imagination, which had been much more excited than his heart, was stilled.

morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading When the next morning the summer sun rose magnificently over Juvavum, and the golden oriole began its flute-like song, young Liuthari sprang up, a healed and a wiser man.

muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/

to a great degree or extent

From this reading The wound in his arm no longer pained, and his imagination, which had been much more excited than his heart, was stilled.

nextadjectiveUS /nekst/

immediately following in time or order

From this reading When the next morning the summer sun rose magnificently over Juvavum, and the golden oriole began its flute-like song, young Liuthari sprang up, a healed and a wiser man.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading The wound in his arm no longer pained, and his imagination, which had been much more excited than his heart, was stilled.

oriolenounUS /ˈɔːrioʊl/

mostly tropical songbird; the male is usually bright orange and black

From this reading When the next morning the summer sun rose magnificently over Juvavum, and the golden oriole began its flute-like song, young Liuthari sprang up, a healed and a wiser man.

outeradjectiveUS /ˈaʊtər/

being on the outside or further from a center

From this reading No longer dissatisfied with himself, joyful and composed, he first cooled his face in the spring, and then, carefully hiding the wounded arm under his mantle, he walked up the steps into the outer room.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading When the next morning the summer sun rose magnificently over Juvavum, and the golden oriole began its flute-like song, young Liuthari sprang up, a healed and a wiser man.

painedadjectiveUS /peɪnd/

emotionally hurt or upset or annoyed

From this reading The wound in his arm no longer pained, and his imagination, which had been much more excited than his heart, was stilled.

receivedadjectiveUS /rəˈsiːvd/

conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers

From this reading Haduwalt, yawning and stretching up both his arms, received him with the words:

roomnounUS /ruːm/

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading No longer dissatisfied with himself, joyful and composed, he first cooled his face in the spring, and then, carefully hiding the wounded arm under his mantle, he walked up the steps into the outer room.

rosenounUS /roʊz/

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading When the next morning the summer sun rose magnificently over Juvavum, and the golden oriole began its flute-like song, young Liuthari sprang up, a healed and a wiser man.

sleptverbUS /slept/

inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep

From this reading "But thou hast long slept.

songnounUS /sɔːŋ/

a short musical composition with words

From this reading When the next morning the summer sun rose magnificently over Juvavum, and the golden oriole began its flute-like song, young Liuthari sprang up, a healed and a wiser man.

sprangverbUS /spræŋ/

inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds

From this reading When the next morning the summer sun rose magnificently over Juvavum, and the golden oriole began its flute-like song, young Liuthari sprang up, a healed and a wiser man.

springnounUS /sprɪŋ/

the season of growth

From this reading No longer dissatisfied with himself, joyful and composed, he first cooled his face in the spring, and then, carefully hiding the wounded arm under his mantle, he walked up the steps into the outer room.

stepsnounUS /steps/

a flight of stairs or a flight of steps

From this reading No longer dissatisfied with himself, joyful and composed, he first cooled his face in the spring, and then, carefully hiding the wounded arm under his mantle, he walked up the steps into the outer room.

stilledverbUS /stɪld/

past form of “still” — make calm or still

From this reading The wound in his arm no longer pained, and his imagination, which had been much more excited than his heart, was stilled.

stretchingnounUS /ˈstretʃɪŋ/

act of expanding by lengthening or widening

From this reading Haduwalt, yawning and stretching up both his arms, received him with the words:

summernounUS /ˈsʌmər/

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading When the next morning the summer sun rose magnificently over Juvavum, and the golden oriole began its flute-like song, young Liuthari sprang up, a healed and a wiser man.

sunnounUS /sʌn/

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading When the next morning the summer sun rose magnificently over Juvavum, and the golden oriole began its flute-like song, young Liuthari sprang up, a healed and a wiser man.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading The wound in his arm no longer pained, and his imagination, which had been much more excited than his heart, was stilled.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading When the next morning the summer sun rose magnificently over Juvavum, and the golden oriole began its flute-like song, young Liuthari sprang up, a healed and a wiser man.

thenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading No longer dissatisfied with himself, joyful and composed, he first cooled his face in the spring, and then, carefully hiding the wounded arm under his mantle, he walked up the steps into the outer room.

thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading "But thou hast long slept.

underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading No longer dissatisfied with himself, joyful and composed, he first cooled his face in the spring, and then, carefully hiding the wounded arm under his mantle, he walked up the steps into the outer room.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

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

From this reading When the next morning the summer sun rose magnificently over Juvavum, and the golden oriole began its flute-like song, young Liuthari sprang up, a healed and a wiser man.

walkedverbUS /wɔːkt/

past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps

From this reading No longer dissatisfied with himself, joyful and composed, he first cooled his face in the spring, and then, carefully hiding the wounded arm under his mantle, he walked up the steps into the outer room.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading The wound in his arm no longer pained, and his imagination, which had been much more excited than his heart, was stilled.

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading When the next morning the summer sun rose magnificently over Juvavum, and the golden oriole began its flute-like song, young Liuthari sprang up, a healed and a wiser man.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading The wound in his arm no longer pained, and his imagination, which had been much more excited than his heart, was stilled.

wiseradjectiveUS /ˈwaɪzər/

comparative of “wise” — having or prompted by wisdom or discernment

From this reading When the next morning the summer sun rose magnificently over Juvavum, and the golden oriole began its flute-like song, young Liuthari sprang up, a healed and a wiser man.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading No longer dissatisfied with himself, joyful and composed, he first cooled his face in the spring, and then, carefully hiding the wounded arm under his mantle, he walked up the steps into the outer room.

wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/

the words that are spoken

From this reading Haduwalt, yawning and stretching up both his arms, received him with the words:

woundnounUS /waʊnd/

an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)

From this reading The wound in his arm no longer pained, and his imagination, which had been much more excited than his heart, was stilled.

woundednounUS /ˈwuːndɪd/

people who are wounded

From this reading No longer dissatisfied with himself, joyful and composed, he first cooled his face in the spring, and then, carefully hiding the wounded arm under his mantle, he walked up the steps into the outer room.

yawningadjectiveUS /ˈjɔːnɪŋ/

gaping open as if threatening to engulf someone or something

From this reading Haduwalt, yawning and stretching up both his arms, received him with the words:

youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading When the next morning the summer sun rose magnificently over Juvavum, and the golden oriole began its flute-like song, young Liuthari sprang up, a healed and a wiser man.

Chapter 21 of Felicitas by Felix Dahn holds 159 sentences, grouped into 32 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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Words and structures a reader meets early in Felicitas, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Translated
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Felicitas; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
German
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Felicitas; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Charles
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Felicitas; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Dickens
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Felicitas; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.