Chapter 9 of My Wonderful Visit is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of My Wonderful Visit is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
We go to the Adlon Hotel in Berlin and find that hostelry jammed, owing to the auto races which are being run off at this time. A different atmosphere here. It seems hard for me to relax and get the normal reaction to meeting people. They don't know me here. I have never been heard of.
Chapter 9 of My Wonderful Visit is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “We go to the Adlon Hotel in Berlin and find that hostelry jammed, owing to the auto races which are being run off at this time.”
capital of Germany located in eastern Germany
From this reading “We go to the Adlon Hotel in Berlin and find that hostelry jammed, owing to the auto races which are being run off at this time.”
extremely crowed or filled to capacity
From this reading “We go to the Adlon Hotel in Berlin and find that hostelry jammed, owing to the auto races which are being run off at this time.”
conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal
From this reading “It seems hard for me to relax and get the normal reaction to meeting people.”
owed as a debt
From this reading “We go to the Adlon Hotel in Berlin and find that hostelry jammed, owing to the auto races which are being run off at this time.”
plural of “race” — any competition
From this reading “We go to the Adlon Hotel in Berlin and find that hostelry jammed, owing to the auto races which are being run off at this time.”
(chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others
From this reading “It seems hard for me to relax and get the normal reaction to meeting people.”
become less tense, rest, or take one's ease
From this reading “It seems hard for me to relax and get the normal reaction to meeting people.”
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run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
In this reading “We go to the Adlon Hotel in Berlin and find that hostelry jammed, owing to the auto races which are being run off at this time.”
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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 A different atmosphere here.
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From this reading We go to the Adlon Hotel in Berlin and find that hostelry jammed, owing to the auto races which are being run off at this time.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We go to the Adlon Hotel in Berlin and find that hostelry jammed, owing to the auto races which are being run off at this time.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We go to the Adlon Hotel in Berlin and find that hostelry jammed, owing to the auto races which are being run off at this time.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We go to the Adlon Hotel in Berlin and find that hostelry jammed, owing to the auto races which are being run off at this time.
a particular environment or surrounding influence
From this reading A different atmosphere here.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading We go to the Adlon Hotel in Berlin and find that hostelry jammed, owing to the auto races which are being run off at this time.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have never been heard of.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading We go to the Adlon Hotel in Berlin and find that hostelry jammed, owing to the auto races which are being run off at this time.
capital of Germany located in eastern Germany
From this reading We go to the Adlon Hotel in Berlin and find that hostelry jammed, owing to the auto races which are being run off at this time.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading A different atmosphere here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They don't know me here.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading We go to the Adlon Hotel in Berlin and find that hostelry jammed, owing to the auto races which are being run off at this time.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It seems hard for me to relax and get the normal reaction to meeting people.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It seems hard for me to relax and get the normal reaction to meeting people.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading We go to the Adlon Hotel in Berlin and find that hostelry jammed, owing to the auto races which are being run off at this time.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading It seems hard for me to relax and get the normal reaction to meeting people.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have never been heard of.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I have never been heard of.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading A different atmosphere here.
a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
From this reading We go to the Adlon Hotel in Berlin and find that hostelry jammed, owing to the auto races which are being run off at this time.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading We go to the Adlon Hotel in Berlin and find that hostelry jammed, owing to the auto races which are being run off at this time.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have never been heard of.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We go to the Adlon Hotel in Berlin and find that hostelry jammed, owing to the auto races which are being run off at this time.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seems hard for me to relax and get the normal reaction to meeting people.
extremely crowed or filled to capacity
From this reading We go to the Adlon Hotel in Berlin and find that hostelry jammed, owing to the auto races which are being run off at this time.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading They don't know me here.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It seems hard for me to relax and get the normal reaction to meeting people.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading It seems hard for me to relax and get the normal reaction to meeting people.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I have never been heard of.
conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal
From this reading It seems hard for me to relax and get the normal reaction to meeting people.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have never been heard of.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading We go to the Adlon Hotel in Berlin and find that hostelry jammed, owing to the auto races which are being run off at this time.
owed as a debt
From this reading We go to the Adlon Hotel in Berlin and find that hostelry jammed, owing to the auto races which are being run off at this time.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading It seems hard for me to relax and get the normal reaction to meeting people.
plural of “race” — any competition
From this reading We go to the Adlon Hotel in Berlin and find that hostelry jammed, owing to the auto races which are being run off at this time.
(chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others
From this reading It seems hard for me to relax and get the normal reaction to meeting people.
become less tense, rest, or take one's ease
From this reading It seems hard for me to relax and get the normal reaction to meeting people.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading We go to the Adlon Hotel in Berlin and find that hostelry jammed, owing to the auto races which are being run off at this time.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seems hard for me to relax and get the normal reaction to meeting people.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We go to the Adlon Hotel in Berlin and find that hostelry jammed, owing to the auto races which are being run off at this time.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We go to the Adlon Hotel in Berlin and find that hostelry jammed, owing to the auto races which are being run off at this time.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They don't know me here.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading We go to the Adlon Hotel in Berlin and find that hostelry jammed, owing to the auto races which are being run off at this time.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading We go to the Adlon Hotel in Berlin and find that hostelry jammed, owing to the auto races which are being run off at this time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We go to the Adlon Hotel in Berlin and find that hostelry jammed, owing to the auto races which are being run off at this time.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We go to the Adlon Hotel in Berlin and find that hostelry jammed, owing to the auto races which are being run off at this time.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We go to the Adlon Hotel in Berlin and find that hostelry jammed, owing to the auto races which are being run off at this time.
Chapter 9 of My Wonderful Visit by Charlie Chaplin holds 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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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