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On the Heights: A Novel
On the Heights: A Novel

Chapter XIX

Chapter 19 of On the Heights: A Novel is here in full — 471 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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"What! at work already?" said Hansei, entering the kitchen, and bearing in his arms the child, whose only garment was its little shirt.
"Good-morning!
Good-morning to both of you," exclaimed Walpurga, with joyful voice.
Her every tone and every word seemed to say that she could feed and satisfy them all with her love.
"Good-morning, my child!" said she.
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On the Heights: A Novel

Chapter XIX

Chapter 19 of On the Heights: A Novel is here in full — 471 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/94 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"What! at work already?" said Hansei, entering the kitchen, and bearing in his arms the child, whose only garment was its little shirt.
Line 2
"Good-morning!
Line 3
Good-morning to both of you," exclaimed Walpurga, with joyful voice.
Line 4
Her every tone and every word seemed to say that she could feed and satisfy them all with her love.
/hɜːr ˈevəri toʊn ənd ˈevəri wɜːrd siːmd tuː seɪ ðæt ʃiː kʊd fiːd ənd ˈsætəsfaɪ ðem ɔːl wɪð hɜːr lʌv/
Line 5
"Good-morning, my child!" said she.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

bearing noun US /ˈberɪŋ/

relevant relation or interconnection

From this reading “"What! at work already?" said Hansei, entering the kitchen, and bearing in his arms the child, whose only garment was its little shirt.”

entering noun US /ˈentərɪŋ/

a movement into or inward

From this reading “"What! at work already?" said Hansei, entering the kitchen, and bearing in his arms the child, whose only garment was its little shirt.”

feed verb US /fiːd/

provide as food

From this reading “Her every tone and every word seemed to say that she could feed and satisfy them all with her love.”

garment noun US /ˈɡɑːrmənt/

an article of clothing

From this reading “"What! at work already?" said Hansei, entering the kitchen, and bearing in his arms the child, whose only garment was its little shirt.”

joyful adjective US /ˈdʒɔɪfəl/

full of or producing joy

From this reading “Good-morning to both of you," exclaimed Walpurga, with joyful voice.”

kitchen noun US /ˈkɪtʃən/

a room equipped for preparing meals

From this reading “"What! at work already?" said Hansei, entering the kitchen, and bearing in his arms the child, whose only garment was its little shirt.”

satisfy verb US /ˈsætəsfaɪ/

meet the requirements or expectations of

From this reading “Her every tone and every word seemed to say that she could feed and satisfy them all with her love.”

shirt noun US /ʃɜːrt/

a garment worn on the upper half of the body

From this reading “"What! at work already?" said Hansei, entering the kitchen, and bearing in his arms the child, whose only garment was its little shirt.”

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Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 Her every tone and every word seemed to say that she could feed and satisfy them all with her love.

alreadyadverbUS /ɔːlˈredi/

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading "What! at work already?" said Hansei, entering the kitchen, and bearing in his arms the child, whose only garment was its little shirt.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "What! at work already?" said Hansei, entering the kitchen, and bearing in his arms the child, whose only garment was its little shirt.

armsnounUS /ɑːrmz/

weapons considered collectively

From this reading "What! at work already?" said Hansei, entering the kitchen, and bearing in his arms the child, whose only garment was its little shirt.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "What! at work already?" said Hansei, entering the kitchen, and bearing in his arms the child, whose only garment was its little shirt.

bearingnounUS /ˈberɪŋ/

relevant relation or interconnection

From this reading "What! at work already?" said Hansei, entering the kitchen, and bearing in his arms the child, whose only garment was its little shirt.

bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/

the two together, not just one

From this reading Good-morning to both of you," exclaimed Walpurga, with joyful voice.

childnounUS /tʃaɪld/

a young person of either sex

From this reading "What! at work already?" said Hansei, entering the kitchen, and bearing in his arms the child, whose only garment was its little shirt.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Her every tone and every word seemed to say that she could feed and satisfy them all with her love.

enteringnounUS /ˈentərɪŋ/

a movement into or inward

From this reading "What! at work already?" said Hansei, entering the kitchen, and bearing in his arms the child, whose only garment was its little shirt.

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Her every tone and every word seemed to say that she could feed and satisfy them all with her love.

exclaimedverbUS /ɪkˈskleɪmd/

past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy

From this reading Good-morning to both of you," exclaimed Walpurga, with joyful voice.

feedverbUS /fiːd/

provide as food

From this reading Her every tone and every word seemed to say that she could feed and satisfy them all with her love.

garmentnounUS /ˈɡɑːrmənt/

an article of clothing

From this reading "What! at work already?" said Hansei, entering the kitchen, and bearing in his arms the child, whose only garment was its little shirt.

Good-morning

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Good-morning!

Hansei

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "What! at work already?" said Hansei, entering the kitchen, and bearing in his arms the child, whose only garment was its little shirt.

HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Her every tone and every word seemed to say that she could feed and satisfy them all with her love.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading "What! at work already?" said Hansei, entering the kitchen, and bearing in his arms the child, whose only garment was its little shirt.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "What! at work already?" said Hansei, entering the kitchen, and bearing in his arms the child, whose only garment was its little shirt.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading "What! at work already?" said Hansei, entering the kitchen, and bearing in his arms the child, whose only garment was its little shirt.

joyfuladjectiveUS /ˈdʒɔɪfəl/

full of or producing joy

From this reading Good-morning to both of you," exclaimed Walpurga, with joyful voice.

kitchennounUS /ˈkɪtʃən/

a room equipped for preparing meals

From this reading "What! at work already?" said Hansei, entering the kitchen, and bearing in his arms the child, whose only garment was its little shirt.

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading "What! at work already?" said Hansei, entering the kitchen, and bearing in his arms the child, whose only garment was its little shirt.

lovenounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading Her every tone and every word seemed to say that she could feed and satisfy them all with her love.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "Good-morning, my child!" said she.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Good-morning to both of you," exclaimed Walpurga, with joyful voice.

onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading "What! at work already?" said Hansei, entering the kitchen, and bearing in his arms the child, whose only garment was its little shirt.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "What! at work already?" said Hansei, entering the kitchen, and bearing in his arms the child, whose only garment was its little shirt.

satisfyverbUS /ˈsætəsfaɪ/

meet the requirements or expectations of

From this reading Her every tone and every word seemed to say that she could feed and satisfy them all with her love.

sayverbUS /seɪ/

express in words

From this reading Her every tone and every word seemed to say that she could feed and satisfy them all with her love.

seemedverbUS /siːmd/

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading Her every tone and every word seemed to say that she could feed and satisfy them all with her love.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Her every tone and every word seemed to say that she could feed and satisfy them all with her love.

shirtnounUS /ʃɜːrt/

a garment worn on the upper half of the body

From this reading "What! at work already?" said Hansei, entering the kitchen, and bearing in his arms the child, whose only garment was its little shirt.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Her every tone and every word seemed to say that she could feed and satisfy them all with her love.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "What! at work already?" said Hansei, entering the kitchen, and bearing in his arms the child, whose only garment was its little shirt.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Her every tone and every word seemed to say that she could feed and satisfy them all with her love.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Good-morning to both of you," exclaimed Walpurga, with joyful voice.

tonenounUS /toʊn/

the quality of a person's voice

From this reading Her every tone and every word seemed to say that she could feed and satisfy them all with her love.

voicenounUS /vɔɪs/

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading Good-morning to both of you," exclaimed Walpurga, with joyful voice.

Walpurga

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Good-morning to both of you," exclaimed Walpurga, with joyful voice.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "What! at work already?" said Hansei, entering the kitchen, and bearing in his arms the child, whose only garment was its little shirt.

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "What! at work already?" said Hansei, entering the kitchen, and bearing in his arms the child, whose only garment was its little shirt.

whosedeterminerUS /huːz/

belonging to which person

From this reading "What! at work already?" said Hansei, entering the kitchen, and bearing in his arms the child, whose only garment was its little shirt.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Good-morning to both of you," exclaimed Walpurga, with joyful voice.

wordnounUS /wɜːrd/

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

From this reading Her every tone and every word seemed to say that she could feed and satisfy them all with her love.

workverbUS /wɜːrk/

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading "What! at work already?" said Hansei, entering the kitchen, and bearing in his arms the child, whose only garment was its little shirt.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Good-morning to both of you," exclaimed Walpurga, with joyful voice.

Chapter 19 of On the Heights: A Novel by Berthold Auerbach holds 471 sentences, grouped into 95 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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