Chapter 8 of In a German Pension is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of In a German Pension is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
They burst out laughing as she stumbled back into the bedroom. “I don’t believe Holy Mary could keep him quiet,” she murmured. “Did Jesus cry like this when He was little? If I was not so tired perhaps I could do it; but the baby just knows that I want to go to sleep. And there is going to be another one.”
Chapter 8 of In a German Pension is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading “If I was not so tired perhaps I could do it; but the baby just knows that I want to go to sleep.”
a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading “They burst out laughing as she stumbled back into the bedroom.”
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading “They burst out laughing as she stumbled back into the bedroom.”
a sacred place of pilgrimage
From this reading ““I don’t believe Holy Mary could keep him quiet,” she murmured.”
a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
From this reading ““Did Jesus cry like this when He was little?”
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading “They burst out laughing as she stumbled back into the bedroom.”
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading ““I don’t believe Holy Mary could keep him quiet,” she murmured.”
past form of “stumble” — walk unsteadily
From this reading “They burst out laughing as she stumbled back into the bedroom.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And there is going to be another one.”
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading And there is going to be another one.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They burst out laughing as she stumbled back into the bedroom.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading If I was not so tired perhaps I could do it; but the baby just knows that I want to go to sleep.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading They burst out laughing as she stumbled back into the bedroom.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And there is going to be another one.”
a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading They burst out laughing as she stumbled back into the bedroom.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “I don’t believe Holy Mary could keep him quiet,” she murmured.
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading They burst out laughing as she stumbled back into the bedroom.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading If I was not so tired perhaps I could do it; but the baby just knows that I want to go to sleep.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I don’t believe Holy Mary could keep him quiet,” she murmured.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Did Jesus cry like this when He was little?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Did Jesus cry like this when He was little?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading If I was not so tired perhaps I could do it; but the baby just knows that I want to go to sleep.
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From this reading “I don’t believe Holy Mary could keep him quiet,” she murmured.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading If I was not so tired perhaps I could do it; but the baby just knows that I want to go to sleep.
the act of departing
From this reading And there is going to be another one.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Did Jesus cry like this when He was little?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I don’t believe Holy Mary could keep him quiet,” she murmured.
a sacred place of pilgrimage
From this reading “I don’t believe Holy Mary could keep him quiet,” she murmured.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don’t believe Holy Mary could keep him quiet,” she murmured.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I was not so tired perhaps I could do it; but the baby just knows that I want to go to sleep.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They burst out laughing as she stumbled back into the bedroom.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And there is going to be another one.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If I was not so tired perhaps I could do it; but the baby just knows that I want to go to sleep.
a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
From this reading “Did Jesus cry like this when He was little?
and nothing more
From this reading If I was not so tired perhaps I could do it; but the baby just knows that I want to go to sleep.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “I don’t believe Holy Mary could keep him quiet,” she murmured.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading If I was not so tired perhaps I could do it; but the baby just knows that I want to go to sleep.
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading They burst out laughing as she stumbled back into the bedroom.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Did Jesus cry like this when He was little?
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Did Jesus cry like this when He was little?
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading “I don’t believe Holy Mary could keep him quiet,” she murmured.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading “I don’t believe Holy Mary could keep him quiet,” she murmured.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If I was not so tired perhaps I could do it; but the baby just knows that I want to go to sleep.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And there is going to be another one.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading They burst out laughing as she stumbled back into the bedroom.
by chance
From this reading If I was not so tired perhaps I could do it; but the baby just knows that I want to go to sleep.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading “I don’t believe Holy Mary could keep him quiet,” she murmured.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They burst out laughing as she stumbled back into the bedroom.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading If I was not so tired perhaps I could do it; but the baby just knows that I want to go to sleep.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading If I was not so tired perhaps I could do it; but the baby just knows that I want to go to sleep.
past form of “stumble” — walk unsteadily
From this reading They burst out laughing as she stumbled back into the bedroom.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If I was not so tired perhaps I could do it; but the baby just knows that I want to go to sleep.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They burst out laughing as she stumbled back into the bedroom.
in or at that place or location
From this reading And there is going to be another one.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They burst out laughing as she stumbled back into the bedroom.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Did Jesus cry like this when He was little?
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading If I was not so tired perhaps I could do it; but the baby just knows that I want to go to sleep.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If I was not so tired perhaps I could do it; but the baby just knows that I want to go to sleep.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading If I was not so tired perhaps I could do it; but the baby just knows that I want to go to sleep.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Did Jesus cry like this when He was little?
at the time that
From this reading “Did Jesus cry like this when He was little?
Chapter 8 of In a German Pension by Katherine Mansfield holds 227 sentences, grouped into 46 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 227 sentences of In a German Pension, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.
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