Chapter 7 of On the Heights: A Novel is here in full — 641 sentences across 129 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of On the Heights: A Novel is here in full — 641 sentences across 129 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
(IRMA TO HER FRIEND EMMA.) "You ask me how I like the great world. The great world, dear Emma, is but a little world, after all. But I can readily understand why they term it 'great.' It has a firmament of its own.
Chapter 7 of On the Heights: A Novel is here in full — 641 sentences across 129 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “"You ask me how I like the great world.”
dearly loved
From this reading “The great world, dear Emma, is but a little world, after all.”
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “(IRMA TO HER FRIEND EMMA.)”
have ownership or possession of
From this reading “It has a firmament of its own.”
without much difficulty
From this reading “But I can readily understand why they term it 'great.'”
a word or expression used for some particular thing
From this reading “But I can readily understand why they term it 'great.'”
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading “But I can readily understand why they term it 'great.'”
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “"You ask me how I like the great world.”
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In this reading “But I can readily understand why they term it 'great.'”
In this reading “"You ask me how I like the great world.”
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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 The great world, dear Emma, is but a little world, after all.
later than; following
From this reading The great world, dear Emma, is but a little world, after all.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The great world, dear Emma, is but a little world, after all.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "You ask me how I like the great world.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The great world, dear Emma, is but a little world, after all.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading But I can readily understand why they term it 'great.'
dearly loved
From this reading The great world, dear Emma, is but a little world, after all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (IRMA TO HER FRIEND EMMA.)
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading It has a firmament of its own.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading (IRMA TO HER FRIEND EMMA.)
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "You ask me how I like the great world.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It has a firmament of its own.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading (IRMA TO HER FRIEND EMMA.)
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You ask me how I like the great world.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You ask me how I like the great world.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (IRMA TO HER FRIEND EMMA.)
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The great world, dear Emma, is but a little world, after all.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But I can readily understand why they term it 'great.'
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It has a firmament of its own.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "You ask me how I like the great world.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The great world, dear Emma, is but a little world, after all.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You ask me how I like the great world.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It has a firmament of its own.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading It has a firmament of its own.
without much difficulty
From this reading But I can readily understand why they term it 'great.'
a word or expression used for some particular thing
From this reading But I can readily understand why they term it 'great.'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You ask me how I like the great world.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But I can readily understand why they term it 'great.'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading (IRMA TO HER FRIEND EMMA.)
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading But I can readily understand why they term it 'great.'
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading But I can readily understand why they term it 'great.'
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading "You ask me how I like the great world.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You ask me how I like the great world.
Chapter 7 of On the Heights: A Novel by Berthold Auerbach holds 641 sentences, grouped into 129 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 7 holds 641 sentences of On the Heights: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 129 reading sections.
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