Chapter 6 of Tales by Polish Authors is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of Tales by Polish Authors is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A little while later the Royal Prussian Mail brought the following letter to Pognębin: May Jesus Christ and His Holy Mother be praised. DEAREST MAGDA! What news of you? It is all right for you to be able to rest quietly in bed at home, but I am fighting horribly hard here.
Chapter 6 of Tales by Polish Authors is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
From this reading “May Jesus Christ and His Holy Mother be praised.”
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading “DEAREST MAGDA!”
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading “It is all right for you to be able to rest quietly in bed at home, but I am fighting horribly hard here.”
of a dreadful kind
From this reading “It is all right for you to be able to rest quietly in bed at home, but I am fighting horribly hard here.”
a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
From this reading “May Jesus Christ and His Holy Mother be praised.”
the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
From this reading “A little while later the Royal Prussian Mail brought the following letter to Pognębin:”
past form of “praise” — express approval of
From this reading “May Jesus Christ and His Holy Mother be praised.”
a German inhabitant of Prussia
From this reading “A little while later the Royal Prussian Mail brought the following letter to Pognębin:”
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 little while later the Royal Prussian Mail brought the following letter to Pognębin:”
a reception held in your own home
In this reading “It is all right for you to be able to rest quietly in bed at home, but I am fighting horribly hard here.”
In this reading “It is all right for you to be able to rest quietly in bed at home, but I am fighting horribly hard here.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A little while later the Royal Prussian Mail brought the following letter to Pognębin:
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading It is all right for you to be able to rest quietly in bed at home, but I am fighting horribly hard here.
(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 It is all right for you to be able to rest quietly in bed at home, but I am fighting horribly hard here.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading It is all right for you to be able to rest quietly in bed at home, but I am fighting horribly hard here.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading May Jesus Christ and His Holy Mother be praised.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It is all right for you to be able to rest quietly in bed at home, but I am fighting horribly hard here.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading May Jesus Christ and His Holy Mother be praised.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading It is all right for you to be able to rest quietly in bed at home, but I am fighting horribly hard here.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading A little while later the Royal Prussian Mail brought the following letter to Pognębin:
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It is all right for you to be able to rest quietly in bed at home, but I am fighting horribly hard here.
a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
From this reading May Jesus Christ and His Holy Mother be praised.
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading DEAREST MAGDA!
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading It is all right for you to be able to rest quietly in bed at home, but I am fighting horribly hard here.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading A little while later the Royal Prussian Mail brought the following letter to Pognębin:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It is all right for you to be able to rest quietly in bed at home, but I am fighting horribly hard here.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading It is all right for you to be able to rest quietly in bed at home, but I am fighting horribly hard here.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading It is all right for you to be able to rest quietly in bed at home, but I am fighting horribly hard here.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading May Jesus Christ and His Holy Mother be praised.
a sacred place of pilgrimage
From this reading May Jesus Christ and His Holy Mother be praised.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading It is all right for you to be able to rest quietly in bed at home, but I am fighting horribly hard here.
of a dreadful kind
From this reading It is all right for you to be able to rest quietly in bed at home, but I am fighting horribly hard here.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It is all right for you to be able to rest quietly in bed at home, but I am fighting horribly hard here.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is all right for you to be able to rest quietly in bed at home, but I am fighting horribly hard here.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is all right for you to be able to rest quietly in bed at home, but I am fighting horribly hard here.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is all right for you to be able to rest quietly in bed at home, but I am fighting horribly hard here.
a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
From this reading May Jesus Christ and His Holy Mother be praised.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading A little while later the Royal Prussian Mail brought the following letter to Pognębin:
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading A little while later the Royal Prussian Mail brought the following letter to Pognębin:
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A little while later the Royal Prussian Mail brought the following letter to Pognębin:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DEAREST MAGDA!
the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
From this reading A little while later the Royal Prussian Mail brought the following letter to Pognębin:
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading May Jesus Christ and His Holy Mother be praised.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading May Jesus Christ and His Holy Mother be praised.
information about recent and important events
From this reading What news of you?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What news of you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A little while later the Royal Prussian Mail brought the following letter to Pognębin:
past form of “praise” — express approval of
From this reading May Jesus Christ and His Holy Mother be praised.
a German inhabitant of Prussia
From this reading A little while later the Royal Prussian Mail brought the following letter to Pognębin:
with low volume
From this reading It is all right for you to be able to rest quietly in bed at home, but I am fighting horribly hard here.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading It is all right for you to be able to rest quietly in bed at home, but I am fighting horribly hard here.
precisely, exactly
From this reading It is all right for you to be able to rest quietly in bed at home, but I am fighting horribly hard here.
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading A little while later the Royal Prussian Mail brought the following letter to Pognębin:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A little while later the Royal Prussian Mail brought the following letter to Pognębin:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A little while later the Royal Prussian Mail brought the following letter to Pognębin:
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What news of you?
during the time that
From this reading A little while later the Royal Prussian Mail brought the following letter to Pognębin:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What news of you?
Chapter 6 of Tales by Polish Authors by Else C. M. (Else Cecilia Mendelssohn) [Translator] Benecke holds 165 sentences, grouped into 33 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 6 holds 165 sentences of Tales by Polish Authors, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
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