Chapter 30 of O. T., A Danish Romance is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of O. T., A Danish Romance is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Tell me What would my heart? My heart’s with thee, With thee would have a part.” GOETHE’S West-östlicher Divan. “There stands the man again-- The man with gloomy mien.” Memories of Travel, by B. C. INGEMANN.
Chapter 30 of O. T., A Danish Romance is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a long backless sofa (usually with pillows against a wall)
From this reading “GOETHE’S West-östlicher Divan.”
depressingly dark
From this reading ““There stands the man again-- The man with gloomy mien.””
possessive form of “heart” — the locus of feelings and intuitions
Recollections of past events.
From this reading “Memories of Travel, by B. C. INGEMANN.”
dignified manner or conduct
From this reading ““There stands the man again-- The man with gloomy mien.””
plural of “stand” — a support or foundation
From this reading ““There stands the man again-- The man with gloomy mien.””
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “My heart’s with thee, With thee would have a part.””
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Memories of Travel, by B. C. INGEMANN.”
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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 My heart’s with thee, With thee would have a part.”
anew
From this reading “There stands the man again-- The man with gloomy mien.”
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading Memories of Travel, by B. C. INGEMANN.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Memories of Travel, by B. C. INGEMANN.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading Memories of Travel, by B. C. INGEMANN.
a long backless sofa (usually with pillows against a wall)
From this reading GOETHE’S West-östlicher Divan.
depressingly dark
From this reading “There stands the man again-- The man with gloomy mien.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GOETHE’S West-östlicher Divan.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading My heart’s with thee, With thee would have a part.”
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading “Tell me What would my heart?
possessive form of “heart” — the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading My heart’s with thee, With thee would have a part.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Memories of Travel, by B. C. INGEMANN.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “There stands the man again-- The man with gloomy mien.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Tell me What would my heart?
Recollections of past events.
From this reading Memories of Travel, by B. C. INGEMANN.
dignified manner or conduct
From this reading “There stands the man again-- The man with gloomy mien.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Tell me What would my heart?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Memories of Travel, by B. C. INGEMANN.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading My heart’s with thee, With thee would have a part.”
plural of “stand” — a support or foundation
From this reading “There stands the man again-- The man with gloomy mien.”
express in words
From this reading “Tell me What would my heart?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “There stands the man again-- The man with gloomy mien.”
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading My heart’s with thee, With thee would have a part.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There stands the man again-- The man with gloomy mien.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Memories of Travel, by B. C. INGEMANN.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GOETHE’S West-östlicher Divan.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Tell me What would my heart?
in the company of; together with
From this reading My heart’s with thee, With thee would have a part.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Tell me What would my heart?
Chapter 30 of O. T., A Danish Romance by H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen holds 104 sentences, grouped into 21 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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