Chapter 9 of Hermione and Her Little Group of Serious is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Hermione and Her Little Group of Serious is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It seems it was the Germans who invented the Superman . . and I suppose we must be grateful to them for that, no matter what they may have done with him after they invented him.
Chapter 9 of Hermione and Her Little Group of Serious is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “. and I suppose we must be grateful to them for that, no matter what they may have done with him after they invented him.”
plural of “german” — a person of German nationality
From this reading “It seems it was the Germans who invented the Superman .”
feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading “. and I suppose we must be grateful to them for that, no matter what they may have done with him after they invented him.”
past form of “invent” — come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
From this reading “It seems it was the Germans who invented the Superman .”
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “. and I suppose we must be grateful to them for that, no matter what they may have done with him after they invented him.”
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “It seems it was the Germans who invented the Superman .”
a person with great powers and abilities
From this reading “It seems it was the Germans who invented the Superman .”
express a supposition
From this reading “. and I suppose we must be grateful to them for that, no matter what they may have done with him after they invented him.”
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later than; following
From this reading . and I suppose we must be grateful to them for that, no matter what they may have done with him after they invented him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading . and I suppose we must be grateful to them for that, no matter what they may have done with him after they invented him.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading . and I suppose we must be grateful to them for that, no matter what they may have done with him after they invented him.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading . and I suppose we must be grateful to them for that, no matter what they may have done with him after they invented him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading . and I suppose we must be grateful to them for that, no matter what they may have done with him after they invented him.
plural of “german” — a person of German nationality
From this reading It seems it was the Germans who invented the Superman .
feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading . and I suppose we must be grateful to them for that, no matter what they may have done with him after they invented him.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading . and I suppose we must be grateful to them for that, no matter what they may have done with him after they invented him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading . and I suppose we must be grateful to them for that, no matter what they may have done with him after they invented him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading . and I suppose we must be grateful to them for that, no matter what they may have done with him after they invented him.
past form of “invent” — come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
From this reading It seems it was the Germans who invented the Superman .
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seems it was the Germans who invented the Superman .
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading . and I suppose we must be grateful to them for that, no matter what they may have done with him after they invented him.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading . and I suppose we must be grateful to them for that, no matter what they may have done with him after they invented him.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading . and I suppose we must be grateful to them for that, no matter what they may have done with him after they invented him.
not any; not one
From this reading . and I suppose we must be grateful to them for that, no matter what they may have done with him after they invented him.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seems it was the Germans who invented the Superman .
a person with great powers and abilities
From this reading It seems it was the Germans who invented the Superman .
express a supposition
From this reading . and I suppose we must be grateful to them for that, no matter what they may have done with him after they invented him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading . and I suppose we must be grateful to them for that, no matter what they may have done with him after they invented him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It seems it was the Germans who invented the Superman .
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading . and I suppose we must be grateful to them for that, no matter what they may have done with him after they invented him.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading . and I suppose we must be grateful to them for that, no matter what they may have done with him after they invented him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading . and I suppose we must be grateful to them for that, no matter what they may have done with him after they invented him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It seems it was the Germans who invented the Superman .
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading . and I suppose we must be grateful to them for that, no matter what they may have done with him after they invented him.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading . and I suppose we must be grateful to them for that, no matter what they may have done with him after they invented him.
which person or people
From this reading It seems it was the Germans who invented the Superman .
in the company of; together with
From this reading . and I suppose we must be grateful to them for that, no matter what they may have done with him after they invented him.
Chapter 9 of Hermione and Her Little Group of Serious by Don Marquis holds 193 sentences, grouped into 39 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 9 holds 193 sentences of Hermione and Her Little Group of Serious, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
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