Chapter 26 of Hania is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of Hania is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Pani Elzen met Svirski with a troubled and excited face; her eyes were dry, but reddened, as if from fever, and full of impatience. "Have you received no letter?" inquired she, hurriedly. "No. I have received nothing but your telegram. What a misfortune!" "I thought that perhaps he had written to you."
Chapter 26 of Hania 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
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading “Pani Elzen met Svirski with a troubled and excited face; her eyes were dry, but reddened, as if from fever, and full of impatience.”
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading “Pani Elzen met Svirski with a troubled and excited face; her eyes were dry, but reddened, as if from fever, and full of impatience.”
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading “"Have you received no letter?" inquired she, hurriedly.”
a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay
From this reading “Pani Elzen met Svirski with a troubled and excited face; her eyes were dry, but reddened, as if from fever, and full of impatience.”
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading “"Have you received no letter?" inquired she, hurriedly.”
unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event
From this reading “What a misfortune!"”
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading “"No. I have received nothing but your telegram.”
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading “Pani Elzen met Svirski with a troubled and excited face; her eyes were dry, but reddened, as if from fever, and full of impatience.”
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.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Pani Elzen met Svirski with a troubled and excited face; her eyes were dry, but reddened, as if from fever, and full of impatience.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Pani Elzen met Svirski with a troubled and excited face; her eyes were dry, but reddened, as if from fever, and full of impatience.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Pani Elzen met Svirski with a troubled and excited face; her eyes were dry, but reddened, as if from fever, and full of impatience.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Pani Elzen met Svirski with a troubled and excited face; her eyes were dry, but reddened, as if from fever, and full of impatience.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading Pani Elzen met Svirski with a troubled and excited face; her eyes were dry, but reddened, as if from fever, and full of impatience.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pani Elzen met Svirski with a troubled and excited face; her eyes were dry, but reddened, as if from fever, and full of impatience.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading Pani Elzen met Svirski with a troubled and excited face; her eyes were dry, but reddened, as if from fever, and full of impatience.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Pani Elzen met Svirski with a troubled and excited face; her eyes were dry, but reddened, as if from fever, and full of impatience.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Pani Elzen met Svirski with a troubled and excited face; her eyes were dry, but reddened, as if from fever, and full of impatience.
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading Pani Elzen met Svirski with a troubled and excited face; her eyes were dry, but reddened, as if from fever, and full of impatience.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Pani Elzen met Svirski with a troubled and excited face; her eyes were dry, but reddened, as if from fever, and full of impatience.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Pani Elzen met Svirski with a troubled and excited face; her eyes were dry, but reddened, as if from fever, and full of impatience.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I thought that perhaps he had written to you."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have you received no letter?" inquired she, hurriedly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I thought that perhaps he had written to you."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Pani Elzen met Svirski with a troubled and excited face; her eyes were dry, but reddened, as if from fever, and full of impatience.
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading "Have you received no letter?" inquired she, hurriedly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No. I have received nothing but your telegram.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Pani Elzen met Svirski with a troubled and excited face; her eyes were dry, but reddened, as if from fever, and full of impatience.
a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay
From this reading Pani Elzen met Svirski with a troubled and excited face; her eyes were dry, but reddened, as if from fever, and full of impatience.
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading "Have you received no letter?" inquired she, hurriedly.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading "Have you received no letter?" inquired she, hurriedly.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Pani Elzen met Svirski with a troubled and excited face; her eyes were dry, but reddened, as if from fever, and full of impatience.
unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event
From this reading What a misfortune!"
not any; not one
From this reading "Have you received no letter?" inquired she, hurriedly.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "No. I have received nothing but your telegram.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Pani Elzen met Svirski with a troubled and excited face; her eyes were dry, but reddened, as if from fever, and full of impatience.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pani Elzen met Svirski with a troubled and excited face; her eyes were dry, but reddened, as if from fever, and full of impatience.
by chance
From this reading "I thought that perhaps he had written to you."
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading "Have you received no letter?" inquired she, hurriedly.
(especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion
From this reading Pani Elzen met Svirski with a troubled and excited face; her eyes were dry, but reddened, as if from fever, and full of impatience.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Have you received no letter?" inquired she, hurriedly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pani Elzen met Svirski with a troubled and excited face; her eyes were dry, but reddened, as if from fever, and full of impatience.
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading "No. I have received nothing but your telegram.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I thought that perhaps he had written to you."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I thought that perhaps he had written to you."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I thought that perhaps he had written to you."
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading Pani Elzen met Svirski with a troubled and excited face; her eyes were dry, but reddened, as if from fever, and full of impatience.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Pani Elzen met Svirski with a troubled and excited face; her eyes were dry, but reddened, as if from fever, and full of impatience.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What a misfortune!"
in the company of; together with
From this reading Pani Elzen met Svirski with a troubled and excited face; her eyes were dry, but reddened, as if from fever, and full of impatience.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading "I thought that perhaps he had written to you."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Have you received no letter?" inquired she, hurriedly.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "No. I have received nothing but your telegram.
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