Chapter 8 of Lotta Schmidt, and Other Stories is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Lotta Schmidt, and Other Stories is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“And will you be Austrian?” her brother asked. “Not if I must be an enemy of Italy,” Nina said. “If an Austrian may be a friend to Italy, then I will be an Austrian. I wish to be Hubert’s wife. Of course I shall be an Austrian if he is my husband.”
Chapter 8 of Lotta Schmidt, and Other Stories is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a native or inhabitant of Austria
From this reading ““And will you be Austrian?” her brother asked.”
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading ““And will you be Austrian?” her brother asked.”
an opposing military force
From this reading ““Not if I must be an enemy of Italy,” Nina said.”
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading “Of course I shall be an Austrian if he is my husband.””
a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD
From this reading ““Not if I must be an enemy of Italy,” Nina said.”
the Babylonian goddess of the watery deep and daughter of Ea
From this reading ““Not if I must be an enemy of Italy,” Nina said.”
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading “I wish to be Hubert’s wife.”
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “I wish to be Hubert’s wife.”
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.
as might be expected
In this reading “Of course I shall be an Austrian if he is my husband.””
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 “If an Austrian may be a friend to Italy, then I will be an Austrian.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Not if I must be an enemy of Italy,” Nina said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And will you be Austrian?” her brother asked.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “And will you be Austrian?” her brother asked.
a native or inhabitant of Austria
From this reading “And will you be Austrian?” her brother asked.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “And will you be Austrian?” her brother asked.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “And will you be Austrian?” her brother asked.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course I shall be an Austrian if he is my husband.”
an opposing military force
From this reading “Not if I must be an enemy of Italy,” Nina said.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “If an Austrian may be a friend to Italy, then I will be an Austrian.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Of course I shall be an Austrian if he is my husband.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “And will you be Austrian?” her brother asked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I wish to be Hubert’s wife.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading Of course I shall be an Austrian if he is my husband.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Not if I must be an enemy of Italy,” Nina said.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Not if I must be an enemy of Italy,” Nina said.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Of course I shall be an Austrian if he is my husband.”
a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD
From this reading “Not if I must be an enemy of Italy,” Nina said.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “If an Austrian may be a friend to Italy, then I will be an Austrian.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Not if I must be an enemy of Italy,” Nina said.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Of course I shall be an Austrian if he is my husband.”
the Babylonian goddess of the watery deep and daughter of Ea
From this reading “Not if I must be an enemy of Italy,” Nina said.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Not if I must be an enemy of Italy,” Nina said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Not if I must be an enemy of Italy,” Nina said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Not if I must be an enemy of Italy,” Nina said.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Of course I shall be an Austrian if he is my husband.”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “If an Austrian may be a friend to Italy, then I will be an Austrian.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “If an Austrian may be a friend to Italy, then I will be an Austrian.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading I wish to be Hubert’s wife.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “And will you be Austrian?” her brother asked.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading I wish to be Hubert’s wife.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “And will you be Austrian?” her brother asked.
Chapter 8 of Lotta Schmidt, and Other Stories by Anthony Trollope holds 436 sentences, grouped into 88 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 8 holds 436 sentences of Lotta Schmidt, and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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