Chapter 24 of Landolin is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of Landolin is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Landolin strove to think of something else than that which, against his will, forced itself upon him; and asked his wife after they had got to their room: "Is there nothing new? Hasn't anything happened all this long time?" "No; at least not much. The old Dobel-Farmer was so badly hurt, unloading a wagon-load of wood, that he died.
Chapter 24 of Landolin is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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to a severe or serious degree
From this reading “The old Dobel-Farmer was so badly hurt, unloading a wagon-load of wood, that he died.”
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “The old Dobel-Farmer was so badly hurt, unloading a wagon-load of wood, that he died.”
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading “Landolin strove to think of something else than that which, against his will, forced itself upon him; and asked his wife after they had got to their room:”
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading “Hasn't anything happened all this long time?"”
be the source of pain
From this reading “The old Dobel-Farmer was so badly hurt, unloading a wagon-load of wood, that he died.”
inflected form of “strive” — attempt by employing effort
From this reading “Landolin strove to think of something else than that which, against his will, forced itself upon him; and asked his wife after they had got to their room:”
the labor of taking a load of something off of or out of a vehicle or ship or container etc.
From this reading “The old Dobel-Farmer was so badly hurt, unloading a wagon-load of wood, that he died.”
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading “The old Dobel-Farmer was so badly hurt, unloading a wagon-load of wood, that he died.”
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.
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a prolonged period of time
In this reading “Hasn't anything happened all this long time?"”
keep in mind for attention or consideration
In this reading “Landolin strove to think of something else than that which, against his will, forced itself upon him; and asked his wife after they had got to their room:”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The old Dobel-Farmer was so badly hurt, unloading a wagon-load of wood, that he died.
later than; following
From this reading Landolin strove to think of something else than that which, against his will, forced itself upon him; and asked his wife after they had got to their room:
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Landolin strove to think of something else than that which, against his will, forced itself upon him; and asked his wife after they had got to their room:
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Hasn't anything happened all this long time?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Landolin strove to think of something else than that which, against his will, forced itself upon him; and asked his wife after they had got to their room:
any thing at all
From this reading Hasn't anything happened all this long time?"
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Landolin strove to think of something else than that which, against his will, forced itself upon him; and asked his wife after they had got to their room:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "No; at least not much.
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading The old Dobel-Farmer was so badly hurt, unloading a wagon-load of wood, that he died.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading The old Dobel-Farmer was so badly hurt, unloading a wagon-load of wood, that he died.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old Dobel-Farmer was so badly hurt, unloading a wagon-load of wood, that he died.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Landolin strove to think of something else than that which, against his will, forced itself upon him; and asked his wife after they had got to their room:
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading Landolin strove to think of something else than that which, against his will, forced itself upon him; and asked his wife after they had got to their room:
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Landolin strove to think of something else than that which, against his will, forced itself upon him; and asked his wife after they had got to their room:
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Landolin strove to think of something else than that which, against his will, forced itself upon him; and asked his wife after they had got to their room:
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading Hasn't anything happened all this long time?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hasn't anything happened all this long time?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The old Dobel-Farmer was so badly hurt, unloading a wagon-load of wood, that he died.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Landolin strove to think of something else than that which, against his will, forced itself upon him; and asked his wife after they had got to their room:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Landolin strove to think of something else than that which, against his will, forced itself upon him; and asked his wife after they had got to their room:
be the source of pain
From this reading The old Dobel-Farmer was so badly hurt, unloading a wagon-load of wood, that he died.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is there nothing new?
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Landolin strove to think of something else than that which, against his will, forced itself upon him; and asked his wife after they had got to their room:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Landolin strove to think of something else than that which, against his will, forced itself upon him; and asked his wife after they had got to their room:
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading "No; at least not much.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Hasn't anything happened all this long time?"
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "No; at least not much.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "Is there nothing new?
not any; not one
From this reading "No; at least not much.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "No; at least not much.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Is there nothing new?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Landolin strove to think of something else than that which, against his will, forced itself upon him; and asked his wife after they had got to their room:
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The old Dobel-Farmer was so badly hurt, unloading a wagon-load of wood, that he died.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Landolin strove to think of something else than that which, against his will, forced itself upon him; and asked his wife after they had got to their room:
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The old Dobel-Farmer was so badly hurt, unloading a wagon-load of wood, that he died.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Landolin strove to think of something else than that which, against his will, forced itself upon him; and asked his wife after they had got to their room:
inflected form of “strive” — attempt by employing effort
From this reading Landolin strove to think of something else than that which, against his will, forced itself upon him; and asked his wife after they had got to their room:
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Landolin strove to think of something else than that which, against his will, forced itself upon him; and asked his wife after they had got to their room:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Landolin strove to think of something else than that which, against his will, forced itself upon him; and asked his wife after they had got to their room:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The old Dobel-Farmer was so badly hurt, unloading a wagon-load of wood, that he died.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Landolin strove to think of something else than that which, against his will, forced itself upon him; and asked his wife after they had got to their room:
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Is there nothing new?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Landolin strove to think of something else than that which, against his will, forced itself upon him; and asked his wife after they had got to their room:
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Landolin strove to think of something else than that which, against his will, forced itself upon him; and asked his wife after they had got to their room:
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Hasn't anything happened all this long time?"
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Hasn't anything happened all this long time?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Landolin strove to think of something else than that which, against his will, forced itself upon him; and asked his wife after they had got to their room:
the labor of taking a load of something off of or out of a vehicle or ship or container etc.
From this reading The old Dobel-Farmer was so badly hurt, unloading a wagon-load of wood, that he died.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Landolin strove to think of something else than that which, against his will, forced itself upon him; and asked his wife after they had got to their room:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old Dobel-Farmer was so badly hurt, unloading a wagon-load of wood, that he died.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The old Dobel-Farmer was so badly hurt, unloading a wagon-load of wood, that he died.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Landolin strove to think of something else than that which, against his will, forced itself upon him; and asked his wife after they had got to their room:
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Landolin strove to think of something else than that which, against his will, forced itself upon him; and asked his wife after they had got to their room:
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Landolin strove to think of something else than that which, against his will, forced itself upon him; and asked his wife after they had got to their room:
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading The old Dobel-Farmer was so badly hurt, unloading a wagon-load of wood, that he died.
Chapter 24 of Landolin by Berthold Auerbach holds 112 sentences, grouped into 23 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 24 holds 112 sentences of Landolin, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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