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Landolin

Chapter XXXIX · Chapter 39

Chapter 39 of Landolin is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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The day awoke, but it did not seem like day; the rain had ceased, but thick clouds enwrapped mountain and valley in deep shade.
When Landolin was again alone with Thoma, he said:
"I'll not stay on the farm; I'll live with you at the mill.
You will take good care of me, and the Dutchman is just the right comrade for me now.
I'll not be useless or burdensome to you.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Landolin

Chapter XXXIX · Chapter 39

Chapter 39 of Landolin is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/21 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
The day awoke, but it did not seem like day; the rain had ceased, but thick clouds enwrapped mountain and valley in deep shade.
Line 2
When Landolin was again alone with Thoma, he said:
Line 3
"I'll not stay on the farm; I'll live with you at the mill.
Line 4
You will take good care of me, and the Dutchman is just the right comrade for me now.
/juː wɪl teɪk ɡʊd ker ʌv miː ənd ðə ˈdʌtʃmən ɪz dʒʌst ðə raɪt ˈkɑːmræd fɔːr miː naʊ/
Line 5
I'll not be useless or burdensome to you.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

awoke verb US /əˈwoʊk/

inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping

From this reading “The day awoke, but it did not seem like day; the rain had ceased, but thick clouds enwrapped mountain and valley in deep shade.”

burdensome adjective US /ˈbɜːrdənsəm/

not easily borne; wearing

From this reading “I'll not be useless or burdensome to you.”

comrade noun US /ˈkɑːmræd/

a friend who is frequently in the company of another

From this reading “You will take good care of me, and the Dutchman is just the right comrade for me now.”

Dutchman noun US /ˈdʌtʃmən/

a native or inhabitant of Holland

From this reading “You will take good care of me, and the Dutchman is just the right comrade for me now.”

farm verb US /fɑːrm/

be a farmer; work as a farmer

From this reading “"I'll not stay on the farm; I'll live with you at the mill.”

mill verb US /mɪl/

move about in a confused manner

From this reading “"I'll not stay on the farm; I'll live with you at the mill.”

shade noun US /ʃeɪd/

relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body

From this reading “The day awoke, but it did not seem like day; the rain had ceased, but thick clouds enwrapped mountain and valley in deep shade.”

useless adjective US /ˈjuːsləs/

having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully

From this reading “I'll not be useless or burdensome to you.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

deep shade adjective + noun

In this reading “The day awoke, but it did not seem like day; the rain had ceased, but thick clouds enwrapped mountain and valley in deep shade.”

good care adjective + noun

In this reading “You will take good care of me, and the Dutchman is just the right comrade for me now.”

live with verb + particle

tolerate or accommodate oneself to

In this reading “"I'll not stay on the farm; I'll live with you at the mill.”

stay on verb + particle

continue in a place, position, or situation

In this reading “"I'll not stay on the farm; I'll live with you at the mill.”

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againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading When Landolin was again alone with Thoma, he said:

aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading When Landolin was again alone with Thoma, he said:

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The day awoke, but it did not seem like day; the rain had ceased, but thick clouds enwrapped mountain and valley in deep shade.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "I'll not stay on the farm; I'll live with you at the mill.

awokeverbUS /əˈwoʊk/

inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping

From this reading The day awoke, but it did not seem like day; the rain had ceased, but thick clouds enwrapped mountain and valley in deep shade.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading I'll not be useless or burdensome to you.

burdensomeadjectiveUS /ˈbɜːrdənsəm/

not easily borne; wearing

From this reading I'll not be useless or burdensome to you.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The day awoke, but it did not seem like day; the rain had ceased, but thick clouds enwrapped mountain and valley in deep shade.

carenounUS /ker/

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading You will take good care of me, and the Dutchman is just the right comrade for me now.

ceasedverbUS /siːst/

past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity

From this reading The day awoke, but it did not seem like day; the rain had ceased, but thick clouds enwrapped mountain and valley in deep shade.

cloudsnounUS /klaʊdz/

plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible

From this reading The day awoke, but it did not seem like day; the rain had ceased, but thick clouds enwrapped mountain and valley in deep shade.

comradenounUS /ˈkɑːmræd/

a friend who is frequently in the company of another

From this reading You will take good care of me, and the Dutchman is just the right comrade for me now.

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading The day awoke, but it did not seem like day; the rain had ceased, but thick clouds enwrapped mountain and valley in deep shade.

deepadjectiveUS /diːp/

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading The day awoke, but it did not seem like day; the rain had ceased, but thick clouds enwrapped mountain and valley in deep shade.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading The day awoke, but it did not seem like day; the rain had ceased, but thick clouds enwrapped mountain and valley in deep shade.

DutchmannounUS /ˈdʌtʃmən/

a native or inhabitant of Holland

From this reading You will take good care of me, and the Dutchman is just the right comrade for me now.

enwrappedadjective

giving or marked by complete attention to

From this reading The day awoke, but it did not seem like day; the rain had ceased, but thick clouds enwrapped mountain and valley in deep shade.

farmverbUS /fɑːrm/

be a farmer; work as a farmer

From this reading "I'll not stay on the farm; I'll live with you at the mill.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading You will take good care of me, and the Dutchman is just the right comrade for me now.

goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading You will take good care of me, and the Dutchman is just the right comrade for me now.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The day awoke, but it did not seem like day; the rain had ceased, but thick clouds enwrapped mountain and valley in deep shade.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading When Landolin was again alone with Thoma, he said:

I'll

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I'll not stay on the farm; I'll live with you at the mill.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The day awoke, but it did not seem like day; the rain had ceased, but thick clouds enwrapped mountain and valley in deep shade.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading You will take good care of me, and the Dutchman is just the right comrade for me now.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The day awoke, but it did not seem like day; the rain had ceased, but thick clouds enwrapped mountain and valley in deep shade.

justadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading You will take good care of me, and the Dutchman is just the right comrade for me now.

Landolin

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading When Landolin was again alone with Thoma, he said:

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading The day awoke, but it did not seem like day; the rain had ceased, but thick clouds enwrapped mountain and valley in deep shade.

liveverbUS /laɪv/

be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading "I'll not stay on the farm; I'll live with you at the mill.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading You will take good care of me, and the Dutchman is just the right comrade for me now.

millverbUS /mɪl/

move about in a confused manner

From this reading "I'll not stay on the farm; I'll live with you at the mill.

mountainnounUS /ˈmaʊntən/

a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

From this reading The day awoke, but it did not seem like day; the rain had ceased, but thick clouds enwrapped mountain and valley in deep shade.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The day awoke, but it did not seem like day; the rain had ceased, but thick clouds enwrapped mountain and valley in deep shade.

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading You will take good care of me, and the Dutchman is just the right comrade for me now.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading You will take good care of me, and the Dutchman is just the right comrade for me now.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "I'll not stay on the farm; I'll live with you at the mill.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading I'll not be useless or burdensome to you.

rainnounUS /reɪn/

water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere

From this reading The day awoke, but it did not seem like day; the rain had ceased, but thick clouds enwrapped mountain and valley in deep shade.

rightadverbUS /raɪt/

precisely, exactly

From this reading You will take good care of me, and the Dutchman is just the right comrade for me now.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading When Landolin was again alone with Thoma, he said:

seemverbUS /siːm/

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading The day awoke, but it did not seem like day; the rain had ceased, but thick clouds enwrapped mountain and valley in deep shade.

shadenounUS /ʃeɪd/

relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body

From this reading The day awoke, but it did not seem like day; the rain had ceased, but thick clouds enwrapped mountain and valley in deep shade.

stayverbUS /steɪ/

stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading "I'll not stay on the farm; I'll live with you at the mill.

takeverbUS /teɪk/

carry out

From this reading You will take good care of me, and the Dutchman is just the right comrade for me now.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The day awoke, but it did not seem like day; the rain had ceased, but thick clouds enwrapped mountain and valley in deep shade.

thickadjectiveUS /θɪk/

not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions

From this reading The day awoke, but it did not seem like day; the rain had ceased, but thick clouds enwrapped mountain and valley in deep shade.

Thoma

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading When Landolin was again alone with Thoma, he said:

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading I'll not be useless or burdensome to you.

uselessadjectiveUS /ˈjuːsləs/

having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully

From this reading I'll not be useless or burdensome to you.

valleynounUS /ˈvæli/

a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

From this reading The day awoke, but it did not seem like day; the rain had ceased, but thick clouds enwrapped mountain and valley in deep shade.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading When Landolin was again alone with Thoma, he said:

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading When Landolin was again alone with Thoma, he said:

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading You will take good care of me, and the Dutchman is just the right comrade for me now.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading When Landolin was again alone with Thoma, he said:

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "I'll not stay on the farm; I'll live with you at the mill.

Chapter 39 of Landolin by Berthold Auerbach holds 108 sentences, grouped into 22 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.

What does chapter 39 of Landolin contain?

Chapter 39 holds 108 sentences of Landolin, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 39 of Landolin by Berthold Auerbach exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 108 sentences, grouped into 22 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

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Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 39 can be played aloud in United States English.

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