Chapter 6 of My Austrian Love is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of My Austrian Love is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I was surprised at her question which filled me with great happiness. She had read _Macbeth_ this very night. Was this not a wonderful proof of her love? And she had not read it superficially. Oh, what a happy man I was to be able to call such a girl my own!
Chapter 6 of My Austrian Love is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading “I was surprised at her question which filled me with great happiness.”
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading “I was surprised at her question which filled me with great happiness.”
king of Scotland (died in 1057)
any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something
From this reading “Was this not a wonderful proof of her love?”
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading “I was surprised at her question which filled me with great happiness.”
in a superficial manner
From this reading “And she had not read it superficially.”
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading “I was surprised at her question which filled me with great happiness.”
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading “Was this not a wonderful proof of her love?”
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In this reading “I was surprised at her question which filled me with great happiness.”
In this reading “Oh, what a happy man I was to be able to call such a girl my 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 Was this not a wonderful proof of her love?
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading Oh, what a happy man I was to be able to call such a girl my own!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And she had not read it superficially.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I was surprised at her question which filled me with great happiness.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Oh, what a happy man I was to be able to call such a girl my own!
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Oh, what a happy man I was to be able to call such a girl my own!
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading I was surprised at her question which filled me with great happiness.
a young female
From this reading Oh, what a happy man I was to be able to call such a girl my own!
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading I was surprised at her question which filled me with great happiness.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had read _Macbeth_ this very night.
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading I was surprised at her question which filled me with great happiness.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Oh, what a happy man I was to be able to call such a girl my own!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I was surprised at her question which filled me with great happiness.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was surprised at her question which filled me with great happiness.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And she had not read it superficially.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Was this not a wonderful proof of her love?
king of Scotland (died in 1057)
From this reading She had read _Macbeth_ this very night.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Oh, what a happy man I was to be able to call such a girl my own!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I was surprised at her question which filled me with great happiness.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Oh, what a happy man I was to be able to call such a girl my own!
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading She had read _Macbeth_ this very night.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Was this not a wonderful proof of her love?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Was this not a wonderful proof of her love?
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, what a happy man I was to be able to call such a girl my own!
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Oh, what a happy man I was to be able to call such a girl my own!
any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something
From this reading Was this not a wonderful proof of her love?
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading I was surprised at her question which filled me with great happiness.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading She had read _Macbeth_ this very night.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had read _Macbeth_ this very night.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Oh, what a happy man I was to be able to call such a girl my own!
in a superficial manner
From this reading And she had not read it superficially.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading I was surprised at her question which filled me with great happiness.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She had read _Macbeth_ this very night.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Oh, what a happy man I was to be able to call such a girl my own!
precisely as stated
From this reading She had read _Macbeth_ this very night.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was surprised at her question which filled me with great happiness.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Oh, what a happy man I was to be able to call such a girl my own!
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I was surprised at her question which filled me with great happiness.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I was surprised at her question which filled me with great happiness.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading Was this not a wonderful proof of her love?
Chapter 6 of My Austrian Love by Maxime Provost holds 408 sentences, grouped into 82 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 6 holds 408 sentences of My Austrian Love, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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