Chapter 10 of Stories from Wagner is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Stories from Wagner is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Stay!" he said, gently releasing her hand, "I have no right to obtain your promise thus. You do not know who I am." A bright smile broke over Senta’s face. "Ah, but I do!" she exclaimed. "What!
Chapter 10 of Stories from Wagner is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading “A bright smile broke over Senta’s face.”
lacking funds
From this reading “A bright smile broke over Senta’s face.”
in a gradual manner
From this reading “"Stay!" he said, gently releasing her hand, "I have no right to obtain your promise thus.”
come into possession of
From this reading “"Stay!" he said, gently releasing her hand, "I have no right to obtain your promise thus.”
make a promise or commitment
From this reading “"Stay!" he said, gently releasing her hand, "I have no right to obtain your promise thus.”
emotionally purging (of e.g. art)
From this reading “"Stay!" he said, gently releasing her hand, "I have no right to obtain your promise thus.”
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “A bright smile broke over Senta’s face.”
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “"Stay!" he said, gently releasing her hand, "I have no right to obtain your promise thus.”
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 “A bright smile broke over Senta’s face.”
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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 A bright smile broke over Senta’s face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ah, but I do!" she exclaimed.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading You do not know who I am."
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading A bright smile broke over Senta’s face.
lacking funds
From this reading A bright smile broke over Senta’s face.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Ah, but I do!" she exclaimed.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading You do not know who I am."
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "Ah, but I do!" she exclaimed.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading A bright smile broke over Senta’s face.
in a gradual manner
From this reading "Stay!" he said, gently releasing her hand, "I have no right to obtain your promise thus.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "Stay!" he said, gently releasing her hand, "I have no right to obtain your promise thus.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Stay!" he said, gently releasing her hand, "I have no right to obtain your promise thus.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Stay!" he said, gently releasing her hand, "I have no right to obtain your promise thus.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Stay!" he said, gently releasing her hand, "I have no right to obtain your promise thus.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Stay!" he said, gently releasing her hand, "I have no right to obtain your promise thus.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading You do not know who I am."
not any; not one
From this reading "Stay!" he said, gently releasing her hand, "I have no right to obtain your promise thus.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You do not know who I am."
come into possession of
From this reading "Stay!" he said, gently releasing her hand, "I have no right to obtain your promise thus.
above and across; more than
From this reading A bright smile broke over Senta’s face.
make a promise or commitment
From this reading "Stay!" he said, gently releasing her hand, "I have no right to obtain your promise thus.
emotionally purging (of e.g. art)
From this reading "Stay!" he said, gently releasing her hand, "I have no right to obtain your promise thus.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Stay!" he said, gently releasing her hand, "I have no right to obtain your promise thus.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Stay!" he said, gently releasing her hand, "I have no right to obtain your promise thus.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A bright smile broke over Senta’s face.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Ah, but I do!" she exclaimed.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading A bright smile broke over Senta’s face.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading "Stay!" he said, gently releasing her hand, "I have no right to obtain your promise thus.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading "Stay!" he said, gently releasing her hand, "I have no right to obtain your promise thus.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Stay!" he said, gently releasing her hand, "I have no right to obtain your promise thus.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What!
which person or people
From this reading You do not know who I am."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You do not know who I am."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Stay!" he said, gently releasing her hand, "I have no right to obtain your promise thus.
Chapter 10 of Stories from Wagner by J. Walker (Joseph Walker) McSpadden holds 414 sentences, grouped into 83 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 10 holds 414 sentences of Stories from Wagner, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of Stories from Wagner by J. Walker (Joseph Walker) McSpadden exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 414 sentences, grouped into 83 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 83 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 83 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
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