Chapter 9 of Nancy: A Novel is here in full — 450 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Nancy: A Novel is here in full — 450 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
We have been in Dresden three whole days, and as yet my aspirations have not met their fulfillment. We have met no one we know. We have borrowed the Visitors' Book from the porter, and diligently searched it. We have expectantly examined the guests at the _tables d'hôte_ every day, but with no result. It is too early in the year.
Chapter 9 of Nancy: A Novel is here in full — 450 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “aspiration” — a will to succeed
From this reading “We have been in Dresden three whole days, and as yet my aspirations have not met their fulfillment.”
past form of “borrow” — get temporarily
From this reading “We have borrowed the Visitors' Book from the porter, and diligently searched it.”
with diligence; in a diligent manner
From this reading “We have borrowed the Visitors' Book from the porter, and diligently searched it.”
a city in southeastern Germany on the Elbe River; it was almost totally destroyed by British air raids in 1945
From this reading “We have been in Dresden three whole days, and as yet my aspirations have not met their fulfillment.”
a feeling of satisfaction at having achieved your desires
From this reading “We have been in Dresden three whole days, and as yet my aspirations have not met their fulfillment.”
a person employed to carry luggage and supplies
From this reading “We have borrowed the Visitors' Book from the porter, and diligently searched it.”
past form of “search” — try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading “We have borrowed the Visitors' Book from the porter, and diligently searched it.”
plural of “table” — a set of data arranged in rows and columns
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We have been in Dresden three whole days, and as yet my aspirations have not met their fulfillment.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We have been in Dresden three whole days, and as yet my aspirations have not met their fulfillment.
plural of “aspiration” — a will to succeed
From this reading We have been in Dresden three whole days, and as yet my aspirations have not met their fulfillment.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We have expectantly examined the guests at the _tables d'hôte_ every day, but with no result.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading We have been in Dresden three whole days, and as yet my aspirations have not met their fulfillment.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading We have borrowed the Visitors' Book from the porter, and diligently searched it.
past form of “borrow” — get temporarily
From this reading We have borrowed the Visitors' Book from the porter, and diligently searched it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We have expectantly examined the guests at the _tables d'hôte_ every day, but with no result.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have expectantly examined the guests at the _tables d'hôte_ every day, but with no result.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading We have expectantly examined the guests at the _tables d'hôte_ every day, but with no result.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading We have been in Dresden three whole days, and as yet my aspirations have not met their fulfillment.
with diligence; in a diligent manner
From this reading We have borrowed the Visitors' Book from the porter, and diligently searched it.
a city in southeastern Germany on the Elbe River; it was almost totally destroyed by British air raids in 1945
From this reading We have been in Dresden three whole days, and as yet my aspirations have not met their fulfillment.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading It is too early in the year.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading We have expectantly examined the guests at the _tables d'hôte_ every day, but with no result.
past form of “examine” — consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading We have expectantly examined the guests at the _tables d'hôte_ every day, but with no result.
in an expectant manner
From this reading We have expectantly examined the guests at the _tables d'hôte_ every day, but with no result.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We have borrowed the Visitors' Book from the porter, and diligently searched it.
a feeling of satisfaction at having achieved your desires
From this reading We have been in Dresden three whole days, and as yet my aspirations have not met their fulfillment.
plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading We have expectantly examined the guests at the _tables d'hôte_ every day, but with no result.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have been in Dresden three whole days, and as yet my aspirations have not met their fulfillment.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We have been in Dresden three whole days, and as yet my aspirations have not met their fulfillment.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is too early in the year.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We have borrowed the Visitors' Book from the porter, and diligently searched it.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading We have met no one we know.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading We have been in Dresden three whole days, and as yet my aspirations have not met their fulfillment.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading We have been in Dresden three whole days, and as yet my aspirations have not met their fulfillment.
not any; not one
From this reading We have met no one we know.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We have been in Dresden three whole days, and as yet my aspirations have not met their fulfillment.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We have met no one we know.
a person employed to carry luggage and supplies
From this reading We have borrowed the Visitors' Book from the porter, and diligently searched it.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading We have expectantly examined the guests at the _tables d'hôte_ every day, but with no result.
past form of “search” — try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading We have borrowed the Visitors' Book from the porter, and diligently searched it.
plural of “table” — a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading We have expectantly examined the guests at the _tables d'hôte_ every day, but with no result.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We have borrowed the Visitors' Book from the porter, and diligently searched it.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading We have been in Dresden three whole days, and as yet my aspirations have not met their fulfillment.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading We have been in Dresden three whole days, and as yet my aspirations have not met their fulfillment.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading It is too early in the year.
plural of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading We have borrowed the Visitors' Book from the porter, and diligently searched it.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have been in Dresden three whole days, and as yet my aspirations have not met their fulfillment.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading We have been in Dresden three whole days, and as yet my aspirations have not met their fulfillment.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We have expectantly examined the guests at the _tables d'hôte_ every day, but with no result.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading It is too early in the year.
but in spite of that
From this reading We have been in Dresden three whole days, and as yet my aspirations have not met their fulfillment.
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