Chapter 3 of German Fiction is here in full — 4512 sentences across 903 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of German Fiction is here in full — 4512 sentences across 903 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Oct. 20. We arrived here yesterday. The ambassador is indisposed, and will not go out for some days. If he were less peevish and morose, all would be well.
Chapter 3 of German Fiction is here in full — 4512 sentences across 903 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a diplomat of the highest rank; accredited as representative from one country to another
From this reading “The ambassador is indisposed, and will not go out for some days.”
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading “We arrived here yesterday.”
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading “The ambassador is indisposed, and will not go out for some days.”
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading “If he were less peevish and morose, all would be well.”
showing a brooding ill humor
From this reading “If he were less peevish and morose, all would be well.”
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading “Oct.”
easily irritated or annoyed
From this reading “If he were less peevish and morose, all would be well.”
the day immediately before today
From this reading “We arrived here yesterday.”
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move out of or depart from
In this reading “The ambassador is indisposed, and will not go out for some days.”
In this reading “The ambassador is indisposed, and will not go out for some days.”
In this reading “We arrived here yesterday.”
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From this reading 20.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading If he were less peevish and morose, all would be well.
a diplomat of the highest rank; accredited as representative from one country to another
From this reading The ambassador is indisposed, and will not go out for some days.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The ambassador is indisposed, and will not go out for some days.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading We arrived here yesterday.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If he were less peevish and morose, all would be well.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading The ambassador is indisposed, and will not go out for some days.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The ambassador is indisposed, and will not go out for some days.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The ambassador is indisposed, and will not go out for some days.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If he were less peevish and morose, all would be well.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading We arrived here yesterday.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If he were less peevish and morose, all would be well.
somewhat ill or prone to illness
From this reading The ambassador is indisposed, and will not go out for some days.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The ambassador is indisposed, and will not go out for some days.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading If he were less peevish and morose, all would be well.
showing a brooding ill humor
From this reading If he were less peevish and morose, all would be well.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The ambassador is indisposed, and will not go out for some days.
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading Oct.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The ambassador is indisposed, and will not go out for some days.
easily irritated or annoyed
From this reading If he were less peevish and morose, all would be well.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The ambassador is indisposed, and will not go out for some days.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The ambassador is indisposed, and will not go out for some days.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We arrived here yesterday.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading If he were less peevish and morose, all would be well.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If he were less peevish and morose, all would be well.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The ambassador is indisposed, and will not go out for some days.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If he were less peevish and morose, all would be well.
the day immediately before today
From this reading We arrived here yesterday.
Chapter 3 of German Fiction by William Allan [Editor] Neilson holds 4512 sentences, grouped into 903 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.
Chapter 3 holds 4512 sentences of German Fiction, unabridged, divided into 903 reading sections.
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