Chapter 11 of Heimweh is here in full — 363 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Heimweh is here in full — 363 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Listen!” Even then a young prince on the other side was saying to one Starlight: “It was an exquisite idea. And the whole costume is fine!” “It is fate!” tempted Rem.
Chapter 11 of Heimweh is here in full — 363 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/72 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball
From this reading “And the whole costume is fine!””
intense or sharp
From this reading ““It was an exquisite idea.”
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading ““It is fate!” tempted Rem.”
hear with intention
From this reading ““Listen!””
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading “Even then a young prince on the other side was saying to one Starlight:”
a recurring sleep state during which dreaming occurs; a state of rapidly shifting eye movements during sleep
From this reading ““It is fate!” tempted Rem.”
the light of the stars
From this reading “Even then a young prince on the other side was saying to one Starlight:”
past form of “tempt” — dispose or incline or entice to
From this reading ““It is fate!” tempted Rem.”
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.
In this reading “Even then a young prince on the other side was saying to one Starlight:”
In this reading “Even then a young prince on the other side was saying to one Starlight:”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Even then a young prince on the other side was saying to one Starlight:
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “It was an exquisite idea.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And the whole costume is fine!”
the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball
From this reading And the whole costume is fine!”
divisible by two
From this reading Even then a young prince on the other side was saying to one Starlight:
intense or sharp
From this reading “It was an exquisite idea.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading “It is fate!” tempted Rem.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading And the whole costume is fine!”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “It was an exquisite idea.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And the whole costume is fine!”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It was an exquisite idea.
hear with intention
From this reading “Listen!”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Even then a young prince on the other side was saying to one Starlight:
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Even then a young prince on the other side was saying to one Starlight:
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Even then a young prince on the other side was saying to one Starlight:
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading Even then a young prince on the other side was saying to one Starlight:
a recurring sleep state during which dreaming occurs; a state of rapidly shifting eye movements during sleep
From this reading “It is fate!” tempted Rem.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading Even then a young prince on the other side was saying to one Starlight:
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Even then a young prince on the other side was saying to one Starlight:
the light of the stars
From this reading Even then a young prince on the other side was saying to one Starlight:
past form of “tempt” — dispose or incline or entice to
From this reading “It is fate!” tempted Rem.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Even then a young prince on the other side was saying to one Starlight:
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Even then a young prince on the other side was saying to one Starlight:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Even then a young prince on the other side was saying to one Starlight:
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Even then a young prince on the other side was saying to one Starlight:
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading And the whole costume is fine!”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Even then a young prince on the other side was saying to one Starlight:
Chapter 11 of Heimweh by John Luther Long holds 363 sentences, grouped into 73 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 11 holds 363 sentences of Heimweh, unabridged, divided into 73 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 11 of Heimweh by John Luther Long exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 363 sentences, grouped into 73 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 73 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 73 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 11 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
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About 377 minutes of reading across 907 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Heimweh section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 11 chapters of Heimweh to begin.
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Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in Heimweh, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
