Chapter 7 of Tales from the German. Volume I. is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Tales from the German. Volume I. is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
As Arwed emerged from the trenches he was met by adjutant Kolbert. 'It is well that I have found you,' said he eagerly: 'I have been some time seeking you. Come directly with me.' 'Where?' asked Arwed with moody apathy. 'To general Duecker's,' quickly answered Kolbert.
Chapter 7 of Tales from the German. Volume I. is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer
From this reading “As Arwed emerged from the trenches he was met by adjutant Kolbert.”
an absence of emotion or enthusiasm
From this reading “'Where?' asked Arwed with moody apathy.”
without deviation
From this reading “Come directly with me.'”
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading “'It is well that I have found you,' said he eagerly: 'I have been some time seeking you.”
past form of “emerge” — come out into view, as from concealment
From this reading “As Arwed emerged from the trenches he was met by adjutant Kolbert.”
United States tennis player who dominated women's tennis in the 1920s and 1930s (1905-1998)
From this reading “'Where?' asked Arwed with moody apathy.”
the act of searching for something
From this reading “'It is well that I have found you,' said he eagerly: 'I have been some time seeking you.”
plural of “trench” — a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth
From this reading “As Arwed emerged from the trenches he was met by adjutant Kolbert.”
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 “As Arwed emerged from the trenches he was met by adjutant Kolbert.”
In this reading “'It is well that I have found you,' said he eagerly: 'I have been some time seeking you.”
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.
an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer
From this reading As Arwed emerged from the trenches he was met by adjutant Kolbert.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading 'To general Duecker's,' quickly answered Kolbert.
an absence of emotion or enthusiasm
From this reading 'Where?' asked Arwed with moody apathy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As Arwed emerged from the trenches he was met by adjutant Kolbert.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Arwed emerged from the trenches he was met by adjutant Kolbert.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading 'Where?' asked Arwed with moody apathy.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading 'It is well that I have found you,' said he eagerly: 'I have been some time seeking you.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As Arwed emerged from the trenches he was met by adjutant Kolbert.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come directly with me.'
without deviation
From this reading Come directly with me.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'To general Duecker's,' quickly answered Kolbert.
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading 'It is well that I have found you,' said he eagerly: 'I have been some time seeking you.
past form of “emerge” — come out into view, as from concealment
From this reading As Arwed emerged from the trenches he was met by adjutant Kolbert.
set up or found
From this reading 'It is well that I have found you,' said he eagerly: 'I have been some time seeking you.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As Arwed emerged from the trenches he was met by adjutant Kolbert.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading 'To general Duecker's,' quickly answered Kolbert.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'It is well that I have found you,' said he eagerly: 'I have been some time seeking you.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As Arwed emerged from the trenches he was met by adjutant Kolbert.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'It is well that I have found you,' said he eagerly: 'I have been some time seeking you.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'It is well that I have found you,' said he eagerly: 'I have been some time seeking you.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'It is well that I have found you,' said he eagerly: 'I have been some time seeking you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As Arwed emerged from the trenches he was met by adjutant Kolbert.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Come directly with me.'
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading As Arwed emerged from the trenches he was met by adjutant Kolbert.
United States tennis player who dominated women's tennis in the 1920s and 1930s (1905-1998)
From this reading 'Where?' asked Arwed with moody apathy.
with speed
From this reading 'To general Duecker's,' quickly answered Kolbert.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'It is well that I have found you,' said he eagerly: 'I have been some time seeking you.
the act of searching for something
From this reading 'It is well that I have found you,' said he eagerly: 'I have been some time seeking you.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading 'It is well that I have found you,' said he eagerly: 'I have been some time seeking you.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'It is well that I have found you,' said he eagerly: 'I have been some time seeking you.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As Arwed emerged from the trenches he was met by adjutant Kolbert.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading 'It is well that I have found you,' said he eagerly: 'I have been some time seeking you.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'To general Duecker's,' quickly answered Kolbert.
plural of “trench” — a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth
From this reading As Arwed emerged from the trenches he was met by adjutant Kolbert.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As Arwed emerged from the trenches he was met by adjutant Kolbert.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading 'It is well that I have found you,' said he eagerly: 'I have been some time seeking you.
in or at the place that
From this reading 'Where?' asked Arwed with moody apathy.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Come directly with me.'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'It is well that I have found you,' said he eagerly: 'I have been some time seeking you.
Chapter 7 of Tales from the German. Volume I. by C. F. van der (Carl Franz) Velde holds 99 sentences, grouped into 20 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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