Chapter 8 of Simon Eichelkatz is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Simon Eichelkatz is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Why so late, Elkish?" he called to him cheerily. "What brings you here? Pity you did not come sooner. You should have heard Dr. Rosenfeld this evening; it would have warmed the cockles of your heart." "My heart in this old body cries and laments.
Chapter 8 of Simon Eichelkatz is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “"What brings you here?”
plural of “cockle” — common edible European bivalve
From this reading “You should have heard Dr. Rosenfeld this evening; it would have warmed the cockles of your heart."”
plural of “cry” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading “"My heart in this old body cries and laments.”
plural of “lament” — a cry of sorrow and grief
From this reading “"My heart in this old body cries and laments.”
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading “"Why so late, Elkish?" he called to him cheerily.”
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading “Pity you did not come sooner.”
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading “Pity you did not come sooner.”
having been warmed up
From this reading “You should have heard Dr. Rosenfeld this evening; it would have warmed the cockles of your heart."”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "My heart in this old body cries and laments.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading "My heart in this old body cries and laments.
third-person singular of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "What brings you here?
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Why so late, Elkish?" he called to him cheerily.
in a cheerful manner
From this reading "Why so late, Elkish?" he called to him cheerily.
plural of “cockle” — common edible European bivalve
From this reading You should have heard Dr. Rosenfeld this evening; it would have warmed the cockles of your heart."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Pity you did not come sooner.
plural of “cry” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading "My heart in this old body cries and laments.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Pity you did not come sooner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You should have heard Dr. Rosenfeld this evening; it would have warmed the cockles of your heart."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why so late, Elkish?" he called to him cheerily.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading You should have heard Dr. Rosenfeld this evening; it would have warmed the cockles of your heart."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You should have heard Dr. Rosenfeld this evening; it would have warmed the cockles of your heart."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Why so late, Elkish?" he called to him cheerily.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading You should have heard Dr. Rosenfeld this evening; it would have warmed the cockles of your heart."
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading You should have heard Dr. Rosenfeld this evening; it would have warmed the cockles of your heart."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "What brings you here?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Why so late, Elkish?" he called to him cheerily.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "My heart in this old body cries and laments.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You should have heard Dr. Rosenfeld this evening; it would have warmed the cockles of your heart."
plural of “lament” — a cry of sorrow and grief
From this reading "My heart in this old body cries and laments.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading "Why so late, Elkish?" he called to him cheerily.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My heart in this old body cries and laments.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Pity you did not come sooner.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You should have heard Dr. Rosenfeld this evening; it would have warmed the cockles of your heart."
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "My heart in this old body cries and laments.
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading Pity you did not come sooner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You should have heard Dr. Rosenfeld this evening; it would have warmed the cockles of your heart."
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading You should have heard Dr. Rosenfeld this evening; it would have warmed the cockles of your heart."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Why so late, Elkish?" he called to him cheerily.
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading Pity you did not come sooner.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You should have heard Dr. Rosenfeld this evening; it would have warmed the cockles of your heart."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading You should have heard Dr. Rosenfeld this evening; it would have warmed the cockles of your heart."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Why so late, Elkish?" he called to him cheerily.
having been warmed up
From this reading You should have heard Dr. Rosenfeld this evening; it would have warmed the cockles of your heart."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What brings you here?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why so late, Elkish?" he called to him cheerily.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading You should have heard Dr. Rosenfeld this evening; it would have warmed the cockles of your heart."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What brings you here?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You should have heard Dr. Rosenfeld this evening; it would have warmed the cockles of your heart."
Chapter 8 of Simon Eichelkatz by Ulrich Frank holds 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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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