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Henry of Ofterdingen: A Romance.
Henry of Ofterdingen: A Romance.

Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

Chapter 8 of Henry of Ofterdingen: A Romance. is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Klingsohr stood before his bed and kindly bade him good morning.
He was in high spirits, and fell upon Klingsohr's neck.
"That is not meant for you," cried Swaning.
Henry smiled, and hid his blushes on his mother's cheeks.
"Would you like to go with me," said Klingsohr, "and breakfast on a beautiful eminence just before the city?
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Henry of Ofterdingen: A Romance.

Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

Chapter 8 of Henry of Ofterdingen: A Romance. is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/21 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Klingsohr stood before his bed and kindly bade him good morning.
Line 2
He was in high spirits, and fell upon Klingsohr's neck.
Line 3
"That is not meant for you," cried Swaning.
Line 4
Henry smiled, and hid his blushes on his mother's cheeks.
/ˈhenri smaɪld ənd hɪd hɪz ˈblʌʃəz ɑːn hɪz ˈmʌðərz tʃiːks/
Line 5
"Would you like to go with me," said Klingsohr, "and breakfast on a beautiful eminence just before the city?

Learner Dictionary

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.

bade noun US /beɪd/

a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria

From this reading “Klingsohr stood before his bed and kindly bade him good morning.”

blushes noun US /ˈblʌʃəz/

plural of “blush” — a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health

From this reading “Henry smiled, and hid his blushes on his mother's cheeks.”

cheeks noun US /tʃiːks/

plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes

From this reading “Henry smiled, and hid his blushes on his mother's cheeks.”

eminence noun US /ˈemənəns/

high status importance owing to marked superiority

From this reading “"Would you like to go with me," said Klingsohr, "and breakfast on a beautiful eminence just before the city?”

hid verb US /hɪd/

inflected form of “hide” — prevent from being seen or discovered

From this reading “Henry smiled, and hid his blushes on his mother's cheeks.”

kindly adjective US /ˈkaɪndli/

showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity

From this reading “Klingsohr stood before his bed and kindly bade him good morning.”

mother's noun US /ˈmʌðərz/

possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading “Henry smiled, and hid his blushes on his mother's cheeks.”

spirits noun US /ˈspɪrɪts/

an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented

From this reading “He was in high spirits, and fell upon Klingsohr's neck.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

high spirits adjective + noun

a feeling of joy and pride

In this reading “He was in high spirits, and fell upon Klingsohr's neck.”

fell upon verb + particle

In this reading “He was in high spirits, and fell upon Klingsohr's neck.”

stood before verb + particle

In this reading “Klingsohr stood before his bed and kindly bade him good morning.”

go with verb + particle

be present or associated with an event or entity

In this reading “"Would you like to go with me," said Klingsohr, "and breakfast on a beautiful eminence just before the city?”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading "Would you like to go with me," said Klingsohr, "and breakfast on a beautiful eminence just before the city?

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Klingsohr stood before his bed and kindly bade him good morning.

badenounUS /beɪd/

a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria

From this reading Klingsohr stood before his bed and kindly bade him good morning.

beautifuladjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading "Would you like to go with me," said Klingsohr, "and breakfast on a beautiful eminence just before the city?

bednounUS /bed/

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading Klingsohr stood before his bed and kindly bade him good morning.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Klingsohr stood before his bed and kindly bade him good morning.

blushesnounUS /ˈblʌʃəz/

plural of “blush” — a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health

From this reading Henry smiled, and hid his blushes on his mother's cheeks.

breakfastverbUS /ˈbrekfəst/

eat an early morning meal

From this reading "Would you like to go with me," said Klingsohr, "and breakfast on a beautiful eminence just before the city?

cheeksnounUS /tʃiːks/

plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes

From this reading Henry smiled, and hid his blushes on his mother's cheeks.

citynounUS /ˈsɪti/

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading "Would you like to go with me," said Klingsohr, "and breakfast on a beautiful eminence just before the city?

criedverbUS /kraɪd/

inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading "That is not meant for you," cried Swaning.

eminencenounUS /ˈemənəns/

high status importance owing to marked superiority

From this reading "Would you like to go with me," said Klingsohr, "and breakfast on a beautiful eminence just before the city?

fellverbUS /fel/

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

From this reading He was in high spirits, and fell upon Klingsohr's neck.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "That is not meant for you," cried Swaning.

goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading "Would you like to go with me," said Klingsohr, "and breakfast on a beautiful eminence just before the city?

goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading Klingsohr stood before his bed and kindly bade him good morning.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He was in high spirits, and fell upon Klingsohr's neck.

HenrynounUS /ˈhenri/

a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second

From this reading Henry smiled, and hid his blushes on his mother's cheeks.

hidverbUS /hɪd/

inflected form of “hide” — prevent from being seen or discovered

From this reading Henry smiled, and hid his blushes on his mother's cheeks.

highadjectiveUS /haɪ/

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading He was in high spirits, and fell upon Klingsohr's neck.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Klingsohr stood before his bed and kindly bade him good morning.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Klingsohr stood before his bed and kindly bade him good morning.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading He was in high spirits, and fell upon Klingsohr's neck.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "That is not meant for you," cried Swaning.

justadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading "Would you like to go with me," said Klingsohr, "and breakfast on a beautiful eminence just before the city?

kindlyadjectiveUS /ˈkaɪndli/

showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity

From this reading Klingsohr stood before his bed and kindly bade him good morning.

Klingsohr

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Klingsohr stood before his bed and kindly bade him good morning.

Klingsohr's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He was in high spirits, and fell upon Klingsohr's neck.

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading "Would you like to go with me," said Klingsohr, "and breakfast on a beautiful eminence just before the city?

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Would you like to go with me," said Klingsohr, "and breakfast on a beautiful eminence just before the city?

meantverbUS /ment/

inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading "That is not meant for you," cried Swaning.

morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading Klingsohr stood before his bed and kindly bade him good morning.

mother'snounUS /ˈmʌðərz/

possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading Henry smiled, and hid his blushes on his mother's cheeks.

necknounUS /nek/

the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body

From this reading He was in high spirits, and fell upon Klingsohr's neck.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "That is not meant for you," cried Swaning.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Henry smiled, and hid his blushes on his mother's cheeks.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "Would you like to go with me," said Klingsohr, "and breakfast on a beautiful eminence just before the city?

smiledverbUS /smaɪld/

past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure

From this reading Henry smiled, and hid his blushes on his mother's cheeks.

spiritsnounUS /ˈspɪrɪts/

an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented

From this reading He was in high spirits, and fell upon Klingsohr's neck.

stoodverbUS /stʊd/

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading Klingsohr stood before his bed and kindly bade him good morning.

Swaning

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "That is not meant for you," cried Swaning.

ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "That is not meant for you," cried Swaning.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "Would you like to go with me," said Klingsohr, "and breakfast on a beautiful eminence just before the city?

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "Would you like to go with me," said Klingsohr, "and breakfast on a beautiful eminence just before the city?

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading He was in high spirits, and fell upon Klingsohr's neck.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading He was in high spirits, and fell upon Klingsohr's neck.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "Would you like to go with me," said Klingsohr, "and breakfast on a beautiful eminence just before the city?

Wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading "Would you like to go with me," said Klingsohr, "and breakfast on a beautiful eminence just before the city?

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "That is not meant for you," cried Swaning.

Chapter 8 of Henry of Ofterdingen: A Romance. by Novalis holds 106 sentences, grouped into 22 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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