Chapter 24 of On the Heights: A Novel is here in full — 259 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of On the Heights: A Novel is here in full — 259 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
With a firm tread, Bruno went down the steps. He had ordered the groom to lead his horse some distance from the castle and there await him. "If there only were no such thing as dying," thought he to himself. While placing his foot in the stirrup, something tugged at his coat. Was it his father's hand? or was it a spirit-hand dragging him back?
Chapter 24 of On the Heights: A Novel is here in full — 259 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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look forward to the probable occurrence of
From this reading “He had ordered the groom to lead his horse some distance from the castle and there await him.”
German pope from 1049 to 1054 whose papacy was the beginning of papal reforms in the 11th century (1002-1054)
From this reading “With a firm tread, Bruno went down the steps.”
marked by a painfully slow and effortful manner
From this reading “Was it his father's hand? or was it a spirit-hand dragging him back?”
educate for a future role or function
From this reading “He had ordered the groom to lead his horse some distance from the castle and there await him.”
-ing form of “place” — put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “While placing his foot in the stirrup, something tugged at his coat.”
support consisting of metal loops into which rider's feet go
From this reading “While placing his foot in the stirrup, something tugged at his coat.”
put down or press the foot, place the foot
From this reading “With a firm tread, Bruno went down the steps.”
inflected form of “tug” — pull hard
From this reading “While placing his foot in the stirrup, something tugged at his coat.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “He had ordered the groom to lead his horse some distance from the castle and there await him.”
In this reading “While placing his foot in the stirrup, something tugged at his coat.”
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
In this reading “With a firm tread, Bruno went down the steps.”
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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 With a firm tread, Bruno went down the steps.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had ordered the groom to lead his horse some distance from the castle and there await him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "If there only were no such thing as dying," thought he to himself.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading While placing his foot in the stirrup, something tugged at his coat.
look forward to the probable occurrence of
From this reading He had ordered the groom to lead his horse some distance from the castle and there await him.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Was it his father's hand? or was it a spirit-hand dragging him back?
German pope from 1049 to 1054 whose papacy was the beginning of papal reforms in the 11th century (1002-1054)
From this reading With a firm tread, Bruno went down the steps.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading He had ordered the groom to lead his horse some distance from the castle and there await him.
an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading While placing his foot in the stirrup, something tugged at his coat.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading He had ordered the groom to lead his horse some distance from the castle and there await him.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading With a firm tread, Bruno went down the steps.
marked by a painfully slow and effortful manner
From this reading Was it his father's hand? or was it a spirit-hand dragging him back?
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading "If there only were no such thing as dying," thought he to himself.
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Was it his father's hand? or was it a spirit-hand dragging him back?
marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
From this reading With a firm tread, Bruno went down the steps.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading While placing his foot in the stirrup, something tugged at his coat.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had ordered the groom to lead his horse some distance from the castle and there await him.
educate for a future role or function
From this reading He had ordered the groom to lead his horse some distance from the castle and there await him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had ordered the groom to lead his horse some distance from the castle and there await him.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Was it his father's hand? or was it a spirit-hand dragging him back?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had ordered the groom to lead his horse some distance from the castle and there await him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had ordered the groom to lead his horse some distance from the castle and there await him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "If there only were no such thing as dying," thought he to himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had ordered the groom to lead his horse some distance from the castle and there await him.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading He had ordered the groom to lead his horse some distance from the castle and there await him.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If there only were no such thing as dying," thought he to himself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading While placing his foot in the stirrup, something tugged at his coat.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Was it his father's hand? or was it a spirit-hand dragging him back?
take somebody somewhere
From this reading He had ordered the groom to lead his horse some distance from the castle and there await him.
not any; not one
From this reading "If there only were no such thing as dying," thought he to himself.
and nothing more
From this reading "If there only were no such thing as dying," thought he to himself.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Was it his father's hand? or was it a spirit-hand dragging him back?
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading He had ordered the groom to lead his horse some distance from the castle and there await him.
-ing form of “place” — put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading While placing his foot in the stirrup, something tugged at his coat.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He had ordered the groom to lead his horse some distance from the castle and there await him.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading While placing his foot in the stirrup, something tugged at his coat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Was it his father's hand? or was it a spirit-hand dragging him back?
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading With a firm tread, Bruno went down the steps.
support consisting of metal loops into which rider's feet go
From this reading While placing his foot in the stirrup, something tugged at his coat.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "If there only were no such thing as dying," thought he to himself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With a firm tread, Bruno went down the steps.
in or at that place or location
From this reading He had ordered the groom to lead his horse some distance from the castle and there await him.
a special situation
From this reading "If there only were no such thing as dying," thought he to himself.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "If there only were no such thing as dying," thought he to himself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had ordered the groom to lead his horse some distance from the castle and there await him.
put down or press the foot, place the foot
From this reading With a firm tread, Bruno went down the steps.
inflected form of “tug” — pull hard
From this reading While placing his foot in the stirrup, something tugged at his coat.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was it his father's hand? or was it a spirit-hand dragging him back?
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading With a firm tread, Bruno went down the steps.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "If there only were no such thing as dying," thought he to himself.
during the time that
From this reading While placing his foot in the stirrup, something tugged at his coat.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a firm tread, Bruno went down the steps.
Chapter 24 of On the Heights: A Novel by Berthold Auerbach holds 259 sentences, grouped into 52 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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