Chapter 9 of Mitz and Fritz of Germany is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Mitz and Fritz of Germany is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MITZI IN HAMELIN Mitz was not Mitz today. She was the Pied Piper of Hamelin! She had started off for a walk through the town. With her was Frank, the long dog, and an equally long sausage. She had asked her mother's permission to go.
Chapter 9 of Mitz and Fritz of Germany is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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to the same degree (often followed by “as”)
From this reading “With her was Frank, the long dog, and an equally long sausage.”
a town in northern Germany (near Hanover) that is famous as the setting for the legend of the Pied Piper
From this reading “MITZI IN HAMELIN Mitz was not Mitz today.”
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “She had asked her mother's permission to go.”
approval to do something
From this reading “She had asked her mother's permission to go.”
having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly
From this reading “She was the Pied Piper of Hamelin!”
someone who plays the bagpipe
From this reading “She was the Pied Piper of Hamelin!”
highly seasoned minced meat stuffed in casings
From this reading “With her was Frank, the long dog, and an equally long sausage.”
the present time or age
From this reading “MITZI IN HAMELIN Mitz was not Mitz today.”
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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In this reading “She had started off for a walk through the town.”
In this reading “She had started off for a walk through the town.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 She had started off for a walk through the town.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading With her was Frank, the long dog, and an equally long sausage.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With her was Frank, the long dog, and an equally long sausage.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading She had asked her mother's permission to go.
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading With her was Frank, the long dog, and an equally long sausage.
to the same degree (often followed by “as”)
From this reading With her was Frank, the long dog, and an equally long sausage.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She had started off for a walk through the town.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading With her was Frank, the long dog, and an equally long sausage.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She had asked her mother's permission to go.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had started off for a walk through the town.
a town in northern Germany (near Hanover) that is famous as the setting for the legend of the Pied Piper
From this reading MITZI IN HAMELIN Mitz was not Mitz today.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading With her was Frank, the long dog, and an equally long sausage.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MITZI IN HAMELIN Mitz was not Mitz today.
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 With her was Frank, the long dog, and an equally long sausage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MITZI IN HAMELIN Mitz was not Mitz today.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MITZI IN HAMELIN Mitz was not Mitz today.
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading She had asked her mother's permission to go.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading MITZI IN HAMELIN Mitz was not Mitz today.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was the Pied Piper of Hamelin!
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She had started off for a walk through the town.
approval to do something
From this reading She had asked her mother's permission to go.
having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly
From this reading She was the Pied Piper of Hamelin!
someone who plays the bagpipe
From this reading She was the Pied Piper of Hamelin!
highly seasoned minced meat stuffed in casings
From this reading With her was Frank, the long dog, and an equally long sausage.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was the Pied Piper of Hamelin!
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading She had started off for a walk through the town.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was the Pied Piper of Hamelin!
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading She had started off for a walk through the town.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had asked her mother's permission to go.
the present time or age
From this reading MITZI IN HAMELIN Mitz was not Mitz today.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading She had started off for a walk through the town.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading She had started off for a walk through the town.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MITZI IN HAMELIN Mitz was not Mitz today.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With her was Frank, the long dog, and an equally long sausage.
Chapter 9 of Mitz and Fritz of Germany by Madeline Brandeis holds 109 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.
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