Chapter 2 of In the Fire of the Forge — Volume 05 is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of In the Fire of the Forge — Volume 05 is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Els went back into the house. The repulse which she had just received caused her bitter sorrow. Her father was right. Herr Casper had treated her kindly from a purely selfish motive. She herself was nothing to him.
Chapter 2 of In the Fire of the Forge — Volume 05 is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a city of east central Wyoming on the North Platte river
From this reading “Herr Casper had treated her kindly from a purely selfish motive.”
plural of “el” — angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
From this reading “Els went back into the house.”
a German man; used before the name as a title equivalent to Mr in English
From this reading “Herr Casper had treated her kindly from a purely selfish motive.”
the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
From this reading “Herr Casper had treated her kindly from a purely selfish motive.”
restricted to something
From this reading “Herr Casper had treated her kindly from a purely selfish motive.”
force or drive back
From this reading “The repulse which she had just received caused her bitter sorrow.”
concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others
From this reading “Herr Casper had treated her kindly from a purely selfish motive.”
subjected to a physical (or chemical) treatment or action or agent
From this reading “Herr Casper had treated her kindly from a purely selfish motive.”
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 Herr Casper had treated her kindly from a purely selfish motive.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Els went back into the house.
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading The repulse which she had just received caused her bitter sorrow.
a city of east central Wyoming on the North Platte river
From this reading Herr Casper had treated her kindly from a purely selfish motive.
past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
From this reading The repulse which she had just received caused her bitter sorrow.
plural of “el” — angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
From this reading Els went back into the house.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Her father was right.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Herr Casper had treated her kindly from a purely selfish motive.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The repulse which she had just received caused her bitter sorrow.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The repulse which she had just received caused her bitter sorrow.
a German man; used before the name as a title equivalent to Mr in English
From this reading Herr Casper had treated her kindly from a purely selfish motive.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She herself was nothing to him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She herself was nothing to him.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Els went back into the house.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Els went back into the house.
and nothing more
From this reading The repulse which she had just received caused her bitter sorrow.
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading Herr Casper had treated her kindly from a purely selfish motive.
the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
From this reading Herr Casper had treated her kindly from a purely selfish motive.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She herself was nothing to him.
restricted to something
From this reading Herr Casper had treated her kindly from a purely selfish motive.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading The repulse which she had just received caused her bitter sorrow.
force or drive back
From this reading The repulse which she had just received caused her bitter sorrow.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Her father was right.
concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others
From this reading Herr Casper had treated her kindly from a purely selfish motive.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The repulse which she had just received caused her bitter sorrow.
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading The repulse which she had just received caused her bitter sorrow.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Els went back into the house.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She herself was nothing to him.
subjected to a physical (or chemical) treatment or action or agent
From this reading Herr Casper had treated her kindly from a purely selfish motive.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her father was right.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Els went back into the house.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The repulse which she had just received caused her bitter sorrow.
Chapter 2 of In the Fire of the Forge — Volume 05 by Georg Ebers holds 199 sentences, grouped into 40 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.
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