Chapter 1 of Hammer and Anvil: A Novel is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Hammer and Anvil: A Novel is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FRIEDRICH SPIELHAGEN. _12mo, cloth, uniform in size and style, per vol._, $2.00. JUST PUBLISHED. _I.--PROBLEMATIC CHARACTERS_. _II.--THROUGH NIGHT TO LIGHT_.
Chapter 1 of Hammer and Anvil: A Novel is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “character” — an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading “_12mo, cloth, uniform in size and style, per vol._, $2.00.”
for each
From this reading “_12mo, cloth, uniform in size and style, per vol._, $2.00.”
open to doubt or debate
From this reading “_I.--PROBLEMATIC CHARACTERS_.”
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading “JUST PUBLISHED.”
the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
From this reading “_12mo, cloth, uniform in size and style, per vol._, $2.00.”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “_12mo, cloth, uniform in size and style, per vol._, $2.00.”
always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences
From this reading “_12mo, cloth, uniform in size and style, per vol._, $2.00.”
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.
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In this reading “JUST PUBLISHED.”
In this reading “_12mo, cloth, uniform in size and style, per vol._, $2.00.”
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From this reading _12mo, cloth, uniform in size and style, per vol._, $2.00.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _12mo, cloth, uniform in size and style, per vol._, $2.00.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _12mo, cloth, uniform in size and style, per vol._, $2.00.
plural of “character” — an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading _I.--PROBLEMATIC CHARACTERS_.
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading _12mo, cloth, uniform in size and style, per vol._, $2.00.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FRIEDRICH SPIELHAGEN.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _I.--PROBLEMATIC CHARACTERS_.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading _II.--THROUGH NIGHT TO LIGHT_.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _12mo, cloth, uniform in size and style, per vol._, $2.00.
and nothing more
From this reading JUST PUBLISHED.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading _II.--THROUGH NIGHT TO LIGHT_.
an indefinitely short time
From this reading _12mo, cloth, uniform in size and style, per vol._, $2.00.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading _II.--THROUGH NIGHT TO LIGHT_.
for each
From this reading _12mo, cloth, uniform in size and style, per vol._, $2.00.
open to doubt or debate
From this reading _I.--PROBLEMATIC CHARACTERS_.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading JUST PUBLISHED.
the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
From this reading _12mo, cloth, uniform in size and style, per vol._, $2.00.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FRIEDRICH SPIELHAGEN.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading _12mo, cloth, uniform in size and style, per vol._, $2.00.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading _II.--THROUGH NIGHT TO LIGHT_.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _II.--THROUGH NIGHT TO LIGHT_.
always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences
From this reading _12mo, cloth, uniform in size and style, per vol._, $2.00.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _12mo, cloth, uniform in size and style, per vol._, $2.00.
Chapter 1 of Hammer and Anvil: A Novel by Friedrich Spielhagen holds 134 sentences, grouped into 27 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 1 holds 134 sentences of Hammer and Anvil: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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