Chapter 19 of Metropolis is here in full — 239 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIX
Chapter 19 of Metropolis is here in full — 239 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Little sister....” “Yes?” “I am so hungry, sister...!” “Hungry...!” echoed out of the depths. “Don’t you want to hear the end of my story?”
Chapter 19 of Metropolis is here in full — 239 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/47 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
(plural) the deepest and most remote part
From this reading ““Hungry...!” echoed out of the depths.”
past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading ““Hungry...!” echoed out of the depths.”
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading ““Don’t you want to hear the end of my story?””
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading ““Don’t you want to hear the end of my story?””
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading ““I am so hungry, sister...!””
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading ““Little sister....””
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading ““Don’t you want to hear the end of my story?””
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading ““Don’t you want to hear the end of my story?””
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.
a younger sister
In this reading ““Little sister....””
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.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am so hungry, sister...!”
(plural) the deepest and most remote part
From this reading “Hungry...!” echoed out of the depths.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t you want to hear the end of my story?”
past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading “Hungry...!” echoed out of the depths.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading “Don’t you want to hear the end of my story?”
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading “Don’t you want to hear the end of my story?”
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading “I am so hungry, sister...!”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am so hungry, sister...!”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Little sister....”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Don’t you want to hear the end of my story?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Hungry...!” echoed out of the depths.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Hungry...!” echoed out of the depths.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “Little sister....”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I am so hungry, sister...!”
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “Don’t you want to hear the end of my story?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Hungry...!” echoed out of the depths.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Don’t you want to hear the end of my story?”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “Don’t you want to hear the end of my story?”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Don’t you want to hear the end of my story?”
Chapter 19 of Metropolis by Thea von Harbou holds 239 sentences, grouped into 48 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 19 holds 239 sentences of Metropolis, unabridged, divided into 48 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 19 of Metropolis by Thea von Harbou exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 239 sentences, grouped into 48 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.
Work through the 48 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 48 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 19 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading Metropolis by Thea von Harbou on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 6191 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #73727 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #73727, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 515 minutes of reading across 1239 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Metropolis section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 26 chapters of Metropolis to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in Metropolis, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
