Chapter 10 of Life and Lillian Gish is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Life and Lillian Gish is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I was anxious to see something of Austrian peasant life at close range. At Leopoldskron was the artist Feistauer. He himself was a peasant, and he asked me to pose for him. So we made a bargain. I agreed that if he and his wife would go with me, I would get a car, pay the expenses of the trip and he could take us to the part of the country he knew.
Chapter 10 of Life and Lillian Gish is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
From this reading “At Leopoldskron was the artist Feistauer.”
a native or inhabitant of Austria
From this reading ““I was anxious to see something of Austrian peasant life at close range.”
an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each
From this reading “So we made a bargain.”
plural of “expense” — amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
From this reading “I agreed that if he and his wife would go with me, I would get a car, pay the expenses of the trip and he could take us to the part of the country he knew.”
a country person
From this reading ““I was anxious to see something of Austrian peasant life at close range.”
introduce
From this reading “He himself was a peasant, and he asked me to pose for him.”
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading ““I was anxious to see something of Austrian peasant life at close range.”
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading “I agreed that if he and his wife would go with me, I would get a car, pay the expenses of the trip and he could take us to the part of the country he knew.”
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In this reading “I agreed that if he and his wife would go with me, I would get a car, pay the expenses of the trip and he could take us to the part of the country he knew.”
In this reading ““I was anxious to see something of Austrian peasant life at close range.”
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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 He himself was a peasant, and he asked me to pose for him.
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading I agreed that if he and his wife would go with me, I would get a car, pay the expenses of the trip and he could take us to the part of the country he knew.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He himself was a peasant, and he asked me to pose for him.
eagerly desirous
From this reading “I was anxious to see something of Austrian peasant life at close range.
a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
From this reading At Leopoldskron was the artist Feistauer.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading He himself was a peasant, and he asked me to pose for him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I was anxious to see something of Austrian peasant life at close range.
a native or inhabitant of Austria
From this reading “I was anxious to see something of Austrian peasant life at close range.
an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each
From this reading So we made a bargain.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading I agreed that if he and his wife would go with me, I would get a car, pay the expenses of the trip and he could take us to the part of the country he knew.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading “I was anxious to see something of Austrian peasant life at close range.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I agreed that if he and his wife would go with me, I would get a car, pay the expenses of the trip and he could take us to the part of the country he knew.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading I agreed that if he and his wife would go with me, I would get a car, pay the expenses of the trip and he could take us to the part of the country he knew.
plural of “expense” — amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
From this reading I agreed that if he and his wife would go with me, I would get a car, pay the expenses of the trip and he could take us to the part of the country he knew.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At Leopoldskron was the artist Feistauer.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He himself was a peasant, and he asked me to pose for him.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I agreed that if he and his wife would go with me, I would get a car, pay the expenses of the trip and he could take us to the part of the country he knew.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I agreed that if he and his wife would go with me, I would get a car, pay the expenses of the trip and he could take us to the part of the country he knew.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He himself was a peasant, and he asked me to pose for him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He himself was a peasant, and he asked me to pose for him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He himself was a peasant, and he asked me to pose for him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I agreed that if he and his wife would go with me, I would get a car, pay the expenses of the trip and he could take us to the part of the country he knew.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I was anxious to see something of Austrian peasant life at close range.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I agreed that if he and his wife would go with me, I would get a car, pay the expenses of the trip and he could take us to the part of the country he knew.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I agreed that if he and his wife would go with me, I would get a car, pay the expenses of the trip and he could take us to the part of the country he knew.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At Leopoldskron was the artist Feistauer.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “I was anxious to see something of Austrian peasant life at close range.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading So we made a bargain.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He himself was a peasant, and he asked me to pose for him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I was anxious to see something of Austrian peasant life at close range.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading I agreed that if he and his wife would go with me, I would get a car, pay the expenses of the trip and he could take us to the part of the country he knew.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading I agreed that if he and his wife would go with me, I would get a car, pay the expenses of the trip and he could take us to the part of the country he knew.
a country person
From this reading “I was anxious to see something of Austrian peasant life at close range.
introduce
From this reading He himself was a peasant, and he asked me to pose for him.
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading “I was anxious to see something of Austrian peasant life at close range.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “I was anxious to see something of Austrian peasant life at close range.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So we made a bargain.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “I was anxious to see something of Austrian peasant life at close range.
carry out
From this reading I agreed that if he and his wife would go with me, I would get a car, pay the expenses of the trip and he could take us to the part of the country he knew.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I agreed that if he and his wife would go with me, I would get a car, pay the expenses of the trip and he could take us to the part of the country he knew.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At Leopoldskron was the artist Feistauer.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I was anxious to see something of Austrian peasant life at close range.
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading I agreed that if he and his wife would go with me, I would get a car, pay the expenses of the trip and he could take us to the part of the country he knew.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I agreed that if he and his wife would go with me, I would get a car, pay the expenses of the trip and he could take us to the part of the country he knew.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I was anxious to see something of Austrian peasant life at close range.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading So we made a bargain.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading I agreed that if he and his wife would go with me, I would get a car, pay the expenses of the trip and he could take us to the part of the country he knew.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I agreed that if he and his wife would go with me, I would get a car, pay the expenses of the trip and he could take us to the part of the country he knew.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I agreed that if he and his wife would go with me, I would get a car, pay the expenses of the trip and he could take us to the part of the country he knew.
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