Chapter 8 of He is here in full — 49 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of He is here in full — 49 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HE. Next day Leonora was suffering from a slight feverish cold, and I don't wonder at it considering what we suffered in the Zu. I therefore went alone to the rendezvous where I was to meet 'our representative.' To my surprise, nobody was there but old Pellmelli himself. 'Why, you said you would send your representative!'
Chapter 8 of He is here in full — 49 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “consider” — deem to be
From this reading “Next day Leonora was suffering from a slight feverish cold, and I don't wonder at it considering what we suffered in the Zu.”
marked by intense agitation or emotion
From this reading “Next day Leonora was suffering from a slight feverish cold, and I don't wonder at it considering what we suffered in the Zu.”
no person; not anyone
From this reading “To my surprise, nobody was there but old Pellmelli himself.”
a meeting planned at a certain time and place
From this reading “I therefore went alone to the rendezvous where I was to meet 'our representative.'”
a person who represents others
From this reading “I therefore went alone to the rendezvous where I was to meet 'our representative.'”
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading “Next day Leonora was suffering from a slight feverish cold, and I don't wonder at it considering what we suffered in the Zu.”
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading “Next day Leonora was suffering from a slight feverish cold, and I don't wonder at it considering what we suffered in the Zu.”
a state of acute pain
From this reading “Next day Leonora was suffering from a slight feverish cold, and I don't wonder at it considering what we suffered in the Zu.”
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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 Next day Leonora was suffering from a slight feverish cold, and I don't wonder at it considering what we suffered in the Zu.
Having no one else present.
From this reading I therefore went alone to the rendezvous where I was to meet 'our representative.'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Next day Leonora was suffering from a slight feverish cold, and I don't wonder at it considering what we suffered in the Zu.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Next day Leonora was suffering from a slight feverish cold, and I don't wonder at it considering what we suffered in the Zu.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading To my surprise, nobody was there but old Pellmelli himself.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Next day Leonora was suffering from a slight feverish cold, and I don't wonder at it considering what we suffered in the Zu.
-ing form of “consider” — deem to be
From this reading Next day Leonora was suffering from a slight feverish cold, and I don't wonder at it considering what we suffered in the Zu.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Next day Leonora was suffering from a slight feverish cold, and I don't wonder at it considering what we suffered in the Zu.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Next day Leonora was suffering from a slight feverish cold, and I don't wonder at it considering what we suffered in the Zu.
marked by intense agitation or emotion
From this reading Next day Leonora was suffering from a slight feverish cold, and I don't wonder at it considering what we suffered in the Zu.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Next day Leonora was suffering from a slight feverish cold, and I don't wonder at it considering what we suffered in the Zu.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HE.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading To my surprise, nobody was there but old Pellmelli himself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Next day Leonora was suffering from a slight feverish cold, and I don't wonder at it considering what we suffered in the Zu.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Next day Leonora was suffering from a slight feverish cold, and I don't wonder at it considering what we suffered in the Zu.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Next day Leonora was suffering from a slight feverish cold, and I don't wonder at it considering what we suffered in the Zu.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Next day Leonora was suffering from a slight feverish cold, and I don't wonder at it considering what we suffered in the Zu.
come together
From this reading I therefore went alone to the rendezvous where I was to meet 'our representative.'
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading To my surprise, nobody was there but old Pellmelli himself.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Next day Leonora was suffering from a slight feverish cold, and I don't wonder at it considering what we suffered in the Zu.
no person; not anyone
From this reading To my surprise, nobody was there but old Pellmelli himself.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading To my surprise, nobody was there but old Pellmelli himself.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I therefore went alone to the rendezvous where I was to meet 'our representative.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To my surprise, nobody was there but old Pellmelli himself.
a meeting planned at a certain time and place
From this reading I therefore went alone to the rendezvous where I was to meet 'our representative.'
a person who represents others
From this reading I therefore went alone to the rendezvous where I was to meet 'our representative.'
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'Why, you said you would send your representative!'
cause to go somewhere
From this reading 'Why, you said you would send your representative!'
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading Next day Leonora was suffering from a slight feverish cold, and I don't wonder at it considering what we suffered in the Zu.
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading Next day Leonora was suffering from a slight feverish cold, and I don't wonder at it considering what we suffered in the Zu.
a state of acute pain
From this reading Next day Leonora was suffering from a slight feverish cold, and I don't wonder at it considering what we suffered in the Zu.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading To my surprise, nobody was there but old Pellmelli himself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Next day Leonora was suffering from a slight feverish cold, and I don't wonder at it considering what we suffered in the Zu.
in or at that place or location
From this reading To my surprise, nobody was there but old Pellmelli himself.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading I therefore went alone to the rendezvous where I was to meet 'our representative.'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I therefore went alone to the rendezvous where I was to meet 'our representative.'
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Next day Leonora was suffering from a slight feverish cold, and I don't wonder at it considering what we suffered in the Zu.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Next day Leonora was suffering from a slight feverish cold, and I don't wonder at it considering what we suffered in the Zu.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I therefore went alone to the rendezvous where I was to meet 'our representative.'
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Next day Leonora was suffering from a slight feverish cold, and I don't wonder at it considering what we suffered in the Zu.
in or at the place that
From this reading I therefore went alone to the rendezvous where I was to meet 'our representative.'
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading 'Why, you said you would send your representative!'
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading Next day Leonora was suffering from a slight feverish cold, and I don't wonder at it considering what we suffered in the Zu.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading 'Why, you said you would send your representative!'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Why, you said you would send your representative!'
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Why, you said you would send your representative!'
evil storm god represented as a black bird
From this reading Next day Leonora was suffering from a slight feverish cold, and I don't wonder at it considering what we suffered in the Zu.
Chapter 8 of He by Andrew Lang holds 49 sentences, grouped into 10 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 8 holds 49 sentences of He, unabridged, divided into 10 reading sections.
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