Chapter 1 of "O Thou, My Austria!" is here in full — 84 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of "O Thou, My Austria!" is here in full — 84 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Old Baron Franz. "O THOU, MY AUSTRIA!" A MANUSCRIPT MISAPPROPRIATED. "Krupitschka, is it going to rain?" Major von Leskjewitsch asked his servant, who had formerly been his corporal.
Chapter 1 of "O Thou, My Austria!" is here in full — 84 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a mountainous republic in central Europe; under the Habsburgs (1278-1918) Austria maintained control of the Holy Roman Empire and was a leader in European politics until the 19th century
From this reading “"O THOU, MY AUSTRIA!"”
a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank
From this reading “Old Baron Franz.”
a noncommissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marines
From this reading “Major von Leskjewitsch asked his servant, who had formerly been his corporal.”
at a previous time
From this reading “Major von Leskjewitsch asked his servant, who had formerly been his corporal.”
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading “Major von Leskjewitsch asked his servant, who had formerly been his corporal.”
A book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.
From this reading “A MANUSCRIPT MISAPPROPRIATED.”
taken for your own use in violation of a trust
From this reading “A MANUSCRIPT MISAPPROPRIATED.”
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading “"Krupitschka, is it going to rain?"”
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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 MANUSCRIPT MISAPPROPRIATED.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Major von Leskjewitsch asked his servant, who had formerly been his corporal.
a mountainous republic in central Europe; under the Habsburgs (1278-1918) Austria maintained control of the Holy Roman Empire and was a leader in European politics until the 19th century
From this reading "O THOU, MY AUSTRIA!"
a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank
From this reading Old Baron Franz.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Major von Leskjewitsch asked his servant, who had formerly been his corporal.
a noncommissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marines
From this reading Major von Leskjewitsch asked his servant, who had formerly been his corporal.
at a previous time
From this reading Major von Leskjewitsch asked his servant, who had formerly been his corporal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Old Baron Franz.
the act of departing
From this reading "Krupitschka, is it going to rain?"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Major von Leskjewitsch asked his servant, who had formerly been his corporal.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Major von Leskjewitsch asked his servant, who had formerly been his corporal.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Krupitschka, is it going to rain?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Krupitschka, is it going to rain?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Krupitschka, is it going to rain?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Major von Leskjewitsch asked his servant, who had formerly been his corporal.
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading Major von Leskjewitsch asked his servant, who had formerly been his corporal.
A book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.
From this reading A MANUSCRIPT MISAPPROPRIATED.
taken for your own use in violation of a trust
From this reading A MANUSCRIPT MISAPPROPRIATED.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "O THOU, MY AUSTRIA!"
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "O THOU, MY AUSTRIA!"
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Old Baron Franz.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading "Krupitschka, is it going to rain?"
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading Major von Leskjewitsch asked his servant, who had formerly been his corporal.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "O THOU, MY AUSTRIA!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Krupitschka, is it going to rain?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Major von Leskjewitsch asked his servant, who had formerly been his corporal.
which person or people
From this reading Major von Leskjewitsch asked his servant, who had formerly been his corporal.
Chapter 1 of "O Thou, My Austria!" by Ossip Schubin holds 84 sentences, grouped into 17 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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