Chapter 13 of Joseph in the Snow, and The Clockmaker. In Three — Vol. II is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Joseph in the Snow, and The Clockmaker. In Three — Vol. II is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PRESSES AND EYES ARE OPENED. "Welcome, Franzl! So we have you here at last? We hoped to have seen you sooner." Thus was Franzl received by the Landlady, when she came into the public room.
Chapter 13 of Joseph in the Snow, and The Clockmaker. In Three — Vol. II is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading “We hoped to have seen you sooner."”
a landlord who is a woman
From this reading “Thus was Franzl received by the Landlady, when she came into the public room.”
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading “PRESSES AND EYES ARE OPENED.”
plural of “press” — the state of demanding notice or attention
From this reading “PRESSES AND EYES ARE OPENED.”
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading “Thus was Franzl received by the Landlady, when she came into the public room.”
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading “Thus was Franzl received by the Landlady, when she came into the public room.”
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading “We hoped to have seen you sooner."”
accept gladly
From this reading “"Welcome, Franzl!”
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.
obtain, especially accidentally
In this reading “Thus was Franzl received by the Landlady, when she came into the public room.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PRESSES AND EYES ARE OPENED.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading PRESSES AND EYES ARE OPENED.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So we have you here at last?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Thus was Franzl received by the Landlady, when she came into the public room.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Thus was Franzl received by the Landlady, when she came into the public room.
opinion or judgment
From this reading PRESSES AND EYES ARE OPENED.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Welcome, Franzl!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading So we have you here at last?
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading So we have you here at last?
past form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading We hoped to have seen you sooner."
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Thus was Franzl received by the Landlady, when she came into the public room.
a landlord who is a woman
From this reading Thus was Franzl received by the Landlady, when she came into the public room.
immediately past
From this reading So we have you here at last?
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading PRESSES AND EYES ARE OPENED.
plural of “press” — the state of demanding notice or attention
From this reading PRESSES AND EYES ARE OPENED.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading Thus was Franzl received by the Landlady, when she came into the public room.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading Thus was Franzl received by the Landlady, when she came into the public room.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Thus was Franzl received by the Landlady, when she came into the public room.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading We hoped to have seen you sooner."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Thus was Franzl received by the Landlady, when she came into the public room.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So we have you here at last?
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading We hoped to have seen you sooner."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thus was Franzl received by the Landlady, when she came into the public room.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Thus was Franzl received by the Landlady, when she came into the public room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We hoped to have seen you sooner."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Thus was Franzl received by the Landlady, when she came into the public room.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading So we have you here at last?
accept gladly
From this reading "Welcome, Franzl!
at the time that
From this reading Thus was Franzl received by the Landlady, when she came into the public room.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading So we have you here at last?
Chapter 13 of Joseph in the Snow, and The Clockmaker. In Three — Vol. II by Berthold Auerbach holds 105 sentences, grouped into 21 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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