Chapter 12 of Short story classics (Foreign), Vol. 3, German is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Short story classics (Foreign), Vol. 3, German is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She starts. “What did I say?” And it seems to her as if she had told everything, here at the table--aloud before every one--and again she asks, shuddering before his horrified eyes, “What did I say?” “The dead are silent.” her husband repeats very slowly. “Yes,” she answers.
Chapter 12 of Short story classics (Foreign), Vol. 3, German is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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using the voice; not silently
From this reading “And it seems to her as if she had told everything, here at the table--aloud before every one--and again she asks, shuddering before his horrified eyes, “What did I say?””
plural of “answer” — a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading ““Yes,” she answers.”
third-person singular of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “And it seems to her as if she had told everything, here at the table--aloud before every one--and again she asks, shuddering before his horrified eyes, “What did I say?””
stricken with horror
From this reading “And it seems to her as if she had told everything, here at the table--aloud before every one--and again she asks, shuddering before his horrified eyes, “What did I say?””
plural of “repeat” — an event that repeats
From this reading ““The dead are silent.” her husband repeats very slowly.”
shaking convulsively or violently
From this reading “And it seems to her as if she had told everything, here at the table--aloud before every one--and again she asks, shuddering before his horrified eyes, “What did I say?””
marked by absence of sound
From this reading ““The dead are silent.” her husband repeats very slowly.”
plural of “start” — the beginning of anything
From this reading “She starts.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “And it seems to her as if she had told everything, here at the table--aloud before every one--and again she asks, shuddering before his horrified eyes, “What did I say?””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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anew
From this reading And it seems to her as if she had told everything, here at the table--aloud before every one--and again she asks, shuddering before his horrified eyes, “What did I say?”
using the voice; not silently
From this reading And it seems to her as if she had told everything, here at the table--aloud before every one--and again she asks, shuddering before his horrified eyes, “What did I say?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And it seems to her as if she had told everything, here at the table--aloud before every one--and again she asks, shuddering before his horrified eyes, “What did I say?”
plural of “answer” — a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading “Yes,” she answers.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “The dead are silent.” her husband repeats very slowly.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And it seems to her as if she had told everything, here at the table--aloud before every one--and again she asks, shuddering before his horrified eyes, “What did I say?”
third-person singular of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading And it seems to her as if she had told everything, here at the table--aloud before every one--and again she asks, shuddering before his horrified eyes, “What did I say?”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And it seems to her as if she had told everything, here at the table--aloud before every one--and again she asks, shuddering before his horrified eyes, “What did I say?”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading And it seems to her as if she had told everything, here at the table--aloud before every one--and again she asks, shuddering before his horrified eyes, “What did I say?”
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading “The dead are silent.” her husband repeats very slowly.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “What did I say?”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading And it seems to her as if she had told everything, here at the table--aloud before every one--and again she asks, shuddering before his horrified eyes, “What did I say?”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading And it seems to her as if she had told everything, here at the table--aloud before every one--and again she asks, shuddering before his horrified eyes, “What did I say?”
opinion or judgment
From this reading And it seems to her as if she had told everything, here at the table--aloud before every one--and again she asks, shuddering before his horrified eyes, “What did I say?”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And it seems to her as if she had told everything, here at the table--aloud before every one--and again she asks, shuddering before his horrified eyes, “What did I say?”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And it seems to her as if she had told everything, here at the table--aloud before every one--and again she asks, shuddering before his horrified eyes, “What did I say?”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading And it seems to her as if she had told everything, here at the table--aloud before every one--and again she asks, shuddering before his horrified eyes, “What did I say?”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And it seems to her as if she had told everything, here at the table--aloud before every one--and again she asks, shuddering before his horrified eyes, “What did I say?”
stricken with horror
From this reading And it seems to her as if she had told everything, here at the table--aloud before every one--and again she asks, shuddering before his horrified eyes, “What did I say?”
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading “The dead are silent.” her husband repeats very slowly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “What did I say?”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And it seems to her as if she had told everything, here at the table--aloud before every one--and again she asks, shuddering before his horrified eyes, “What did I say?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And it seems to her as if she had told everything, here at the table--aloud before every one--and again she asks, shuddering before his horrified eyes, “What did I say?”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And it seems to her as if she had told everything, here at the table--aloud before every one--and again she asks, shuddering before his horrified eyes, “What did I say?”
plural of “repeat” — an event that repeats
From this reading “The dead are silent.” her husband repeats very slowly.
express in words
From this reading “What did I say?”
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading And it seems to her as if she had told everything, here at the table--aloud before every one--and again she asks, shuddering before his horrified eyes, “What did I say?”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She starts.
shaking convulsively or violently
From this reading And it seems to her as if she had told everything, here at the table--aloud before every one--and again she asks, shuddering before his horrified eyes, “What did I say?”
marked by absence of sound
From this reading “The dead are silent.” her husband repeats very slowly.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading “The dead are silent.” her husband repeats very slowly.
plural of “start” — the beginning of anything
From this reading She starts.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading And it seems to her as if she had told everything, here at the table--aloud before every one--and again she asks, shuddering before his horrified eyes, “What did I say?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And it seems to her as if she had told everything, here at the table--aloud before every one--and again she asks, shuddering before his horrified eyes, “What did I say?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And it seems to her as if she had told everything, here at the table--aloud before every one--and again she asks, shuddering before his horrified eyes, “What did I say?”
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading And it seems to her as if she had told everything, here at the table--aloud before every one--and again she asks, shuddering before his horrified eyes, “What did I say?”
precisely as stated
From this reading “The dead are silent.” her husband repeats very slowly.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What did I say?”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes,” she answers.
Chapter 12 of Short story classics (Foreign), Vol. 3, German by William [Editor] Patten holds 426 sentences, grouped into 86 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 12 holds 426 sentences of Short story classics (Foreign), Vol. 3, German, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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