Chapter 23 of O. T., A Danish Romance is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 23 of O. T., A Danish Romance is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“A midsummer day’s entertainment--but how? In February? Yea, some here and behold it!”--DR. BALFUNGO. With us the students form no Burschenschafts, have no colors.
Chapter 23 of O. T., A Danish Romance is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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see with attention
From this reading “Yea, some here and behold it!”--DR.”
a flag that shows its nationality
From this reading “With us the students form no Burschenschafts, have no colors.”
possessive form of “day” — time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention
From this reading ““A midsummer day’s entertainment--but how?”
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading “In February?”
June 21, when the sun is at its northernmost point
From this reading ““A midsummer day’s entertainment--but how?”
plural of “student” — a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading “With us the students form no Burschenschafts, have no colors.”
an old word for “yes”
From this reading “Yea, some here and behold it!”--DR.”
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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 midsummer day’s entertainment--but how?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Yea, some here and behold it!”--DR.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BALFUNGO.
see with attention
From this reading Yea, some here and behold it!”--DR.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With us the students form no Burschenschafts, have no colors.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “A midsummer day’s entertainment--but how?
a flag that shows its nationality
From this reading With us the students form no Burschenschafts, have no colors.
possessive form of “day” — time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “A midsummer day’s entertainment--but how?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yea, some here and behold it!”--DR.
an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention
From this reading “A midsummer day’s entertainment--but how?
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading In February?
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading With us the students form no Burschenschafts, have no colors.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading With us the students form no Burschenschafts, have no colors.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Yea, some here and behold it!”--DR.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “A midsummer day’s entertainment--but how?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In February?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Yea, some here and behold it!”--DR.
June 21, when the sun is at its northernmost point
From this reading “A midsummer day’s entertainment--but how?
not any; not one
From this reading With us the students form no Burschenschafts, have no colors.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Yea, some here and behold it!”--DR.
plural of “student” — a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading With us the students form no Burschenschafts, have no colors.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With us the students form no Burschenschafts, have no colors.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading With us the students form no Burschenschafts, have no colors.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With us the students form no Burschenschafts, have no colors.
an old word for “yes”
From this reading Yea, some here and behold it!”--DR.
Chapter 23 of O. T., A Danish Romance by H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen holds 113 sentences, grouped into 23 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 23 holds 113 sentences of O. T., A Danish Romance, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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