Chapter 7 of German wit and humor is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of German wit and humor is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_For and About Travelers, Tourists, and Summer Boarders_ At the Railway Station L:—“Ah, how do you do, my dear sir; where do you come from?” D:—“From Karlsbad.” L:—“Well, how did the waters agree with you?” D:—“Not very well. I was there six weeks and am still as stout as ever.
Chapter 7 of German wit and humor is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/35 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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be in accord; be in agreement
From this reading “L:—“Well, how did the waters agree with you?””
plural of “boarder” — a tenant in someone's house
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading “_For and About Travelers, Tourists, and Summer Boarders_ At the Railway Station L:—“Ah, how do you do, my dear sir; where do you come from?””
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading “_For and About Travelers, Tourists, and Summer Boarders_ At the Railway Station L:—“Ah, how do you do, my dear sir; where do you come from?””
dependable
From this reading “I was there six weeks and am still as stout as ever.”
plural of “tourist” — someone who travels for pleasure
From this reading “_For and About Travelers, Tourists, and Summer Boarders_ At the Railway Station L:—“Ah, how do you do, my dear sir; where do you come from?””
plural of “traveler” — a person who changes location
From this reading “_For and About Travelers, Tourists, and Summer Boarders_ At the Railway Station L:—“Ah, how do you do, my dear sir; where do you come from?””
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading “L:—“Well, how did the waters agree with you?””
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terminal where trains load or unload passengers or goods
In this reading “_For and About Travelers, Tourists, and Summer Boarders_ At the Railway Station L:—“Ah, how do you do, my dear sir; where do you come from?””
In this reading “_For and About Travelers, Tourists, and Summer Boarders_ At the Railway Station L:—“Ah, how do you do, my dear sir; where do you come from?””
In this reading “I was there six weeks and am still as stout as ever.”
In this reading “L:—“Well, how did the waters agree with you?””
In this reading “_For and About Travelers, Tourists, and Summer Boarders_ At the Railway Station L:—“Ah, how do you do, my dear sir; where do you come from?””
In this reading “_For and About Travelers, Tourists, and Summer Boarders_ At the Railway Station L:—“Ah, how do you do, my dear sir; where do you come from?””
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.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading _For and About Travelers, Tourists, and Summer Boarders_ At the Railway Station L:—“Ah, how do you do, my dear sir; where do you come from?”
be in accord; be in agreement
From this reading L:—“Well, how did the waters agree with you?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _For and About Travelers, Tourists, and Summer Boarders_ At the Railway Station L:—“Ah, how do you do, my dear sir; where do you come from?”
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I was there six weeks and am still as stout as ever.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _For and About Travelers, Tourists, and Summer Boarders_ At the Railway Station L:—“Ah, how do you do, my dear sir; where do you come from?”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I was there six weeks and am still as stout as ever.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _For and About Travelers, Tourists, and Summer Boarders_ At the Railway Station L:—“Ah, how do you do, my dear sir; where do you come from?”
plural of “boarder” — a tenant in someone's house
From this reading _For and About Travelers, Tourists, and Summer Boarders_ At the Railway Station L:—“Ah, how do you do, my dear sir; where do you come from?”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading _For and About Travelers, Tourists, and Summer Boarders_ At the Railway Station L:—“Ah, how do you do, my dear sir; where do you come from?”
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading D:—“From Karlsbad.”
dearly loved
From this reading _For and About Travelers, Tourists, and Summer Boarders_ At the Railway Station L:—“Ah, how do you do, my dear sir; where do you come from?”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading L:—“Well, how did the waters agree with you?”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading _For and About Travelers, Tourists, and Summer Boarders_ At the Railway Station L:—“Ah, how do you do, my dear sir; where do you come from?”
at any time
From this reading I was there six weeks and am still as stout as ever.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _For and About Travelers, Tourists, and Summer Boarders_ At the Railway Station L:—“Ah, how do you do, my dear sir; where do you come from?”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _For and About Travelers, Tourists, and Summer Boarders_ At the Railway Station L:—“Ah, how do you do, my dear sir; where do you come from?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _For and About Travelers, Tourists, and Summer Boarders_ At the Railway Station L:—“Ah, how do you do, my dear sir; where do you come from?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was there six weeks and am still as stout as ever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading D:—“From Karlsbad.”
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading _For and About Travelers, Tourists, and Summer Boarders_ At the Railway Station L:—“Ah, how do you do, my dear sir; where do you come from?”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _For and About Travelers, Tourists, and Summer Boarders_ At the Railway Station L:—“Ah, how do you do, my dear sir; where do you come from?”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading D:—“Not very well.
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading _For and About Travelers, Tourists, and Summer Boarders_ At the Railway Station L:—“Ah, how do you do, my dear sir; where do you come from?”
term of address for a man
From this reading _For and About Travelers, Tourists, and Summer Boarders_ At the Railway Station L:—“Ah, how do you do, my dear sir; where do you come from?”
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading I was there six weeks and am still as stout as ever.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading _For and About Travelers, Tourists, and Summer Boarders_ At the Railway Station L:—“Ah, how do you do, my dear sir; where do you come from?”
not in physical motion
From this reading I was there six weeks and am still as stout as ever.
dependable
From this reading I was there six weeks and am still as stout as ever.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading _For and About Travelers, Tourists, and Summer Boarders_ At the Railway Station L:—“Ah, how do you do, my dear sir; where do you come from?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _For and About Travelers, Tourists, and Summer Boarders_ At the Railway Station L:—“Ah, how do you do, my dear sir; where do you come from?”
in or at that place or location
From this reading I was there six weeks and am still as stout as ever.
plural of “tourist” — someone who travels for pleasure
From this reading _For and About Travelers, Tourists, and Summer Boarders_ At the Railway Station L:—“Ah, how do you do, my dear sir; where do you come from?”
plural of “traveler” — a person who changes location
From this reading _For and About Travelers, Tourists, and Summer Boarders_ At the Railway Station L:—“Ah, how do you do, my dear sir; where do you come from?”
precisely as stated
From this reading D:—“Not very well.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was there six weeks and am still as stout as ever.
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading L:—“Well, how did the waters agree with you?”
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading I was there six weeks and am still as stout as ever.
(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 L:—“Well, how did the waters agree with you?”
in or at the place that
From this reading _For and About Travelers, Tourists, and Summer Boarders_ At the Railway Station L:—“Ah, how do you do, my dear sir; where do you come from?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading L:—“Well, how did the waters agree with you?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _For and About Travelers, Tourists, and Summer Boarders_ At the Railway Station L:—“Ah, how do you do, my dear sir; where do you come from?”
Chapter 7 of German wit and humor by Minna Sophie Marie Baumann Downes holds 175 sentences, grouped into 35 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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