Chapter 3 of Moral is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Moral is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HAUTEVILLE. But why are you getting so excited? STROEBEL [to Reisacher]. I am nice to this person. I reason with her, and she says that she will first have to learn how to expose her crowd.
Chapter 3 of Moral is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading “I reason with her, and she says that she will first have to learn how to expose her crowd.”
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading “But why are you getting so excited?”
expose or make accessible to some action or influence
From this reading “I reason with her, and she says that she will first have to learn how to expose her crowd.”
the act of acquiring something
From this reading “But why are you getting so excited?”
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading “I reason with her, and she says that she will first have to learn how to expose her crowd.”
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “I am nice to this person.”
a human being
From this reading “I am nice to this person.”
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading “I reason with her, and she says that she will first have to learn how to expose her crowd.”
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am nice to this person.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I reason with her, and she says that she will first have to learn how to expose her crowd.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But why are you getting so excited?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But why are you getting so excited?
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading I reason with her, and she says that she will first have to learn how to expose her crowd.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading But why are you getting so excited?
expose or make accessible to some action or influence
From this reading I reason with her, and she says that she will first have to learn how to expose her crowd.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I reason with her, and she says that she will first have to learn how to expose her crowd.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading But why are you getting so excited?
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From this reading HAUTEVILLE.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I reason with her, and she says that she will first have to learn how to expose her crowd.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I reason with her, and she says that she will first have to learn how to expose her crowd.
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From this reading I reason with her, and she says that she will first have to learn how to expose her crowd.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am nice to this person.
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading I reason with her, and she says that she will first have to learn how to expose her crowd.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading I am nice to this person.
a human being
From this reading I am nice to this person.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading I reason with her, and she says that she will first have to learn how to expose her crowd.
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From this reading STROEBEL [to Reisacher].
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading I reason with her, and she says that she will first have to learn how to expose her crowd.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I reason with her, and she says that she will first have to learn how to expose her crowd.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But why are you getting so excited?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STROEBEL [to Reisacher].
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I reason with her, and she says that she will first have to learn how to expose her crowd.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I am nice to this person.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading STROEBEL [to Reisacher].
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading But why are you getting so excited?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I reason with her, and she says that she will first have to learn how to expose her crowd.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I reason with her, and she says that she will first have to learn how to expose her crowd.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But why are you getting so excited?
Chapter 3 of Moral by Ludwig Thoma holds 400 sentences, grouped into 80 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 3 holds 400 sentences of Moral, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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