Chapter 1 of Tales from the German. Volume II. is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Tales from the German. Volume II. is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
2. This volume includes these stories: The Lichtensteins: A Tale of the Times of the Thirty Years War; The Sorceress; and The Anabaptist: A Tale of the First Half of the Sixteenth Century. BY NATHANIEL GREENE. VOLUME II. BOSTON: AMERICAN STATIONERS' COMPANY, JOHN B. RUSSELL.
Chapter 1 of Tales from the German. Volume II. is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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adherent of Anabaptism
From this reading “This volume includes these stories: The Lichtensteins: A Tale of the Times of the Thirty Years War; The Sorceress; and The Anabaptist: A Tale of the First Half of the Sixteenth Century.”
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading “BOSTON: AMERICAN STATIONERS' COMPANY, JOHN B. RUSSELL.”
a period of 100 years
From this reading “This volume includes these stories: The Lichtensteins: A Tale of the Times of the Thirty Years War; The Sorceress; and The Anabaptist: A Tale of the First Half of the Sixteenth Century.”
English novelist and Catholic (1904-1991)
From this reading “BY NATHANIEL GREENE.”
third-person singular of “include” — have as a part, be made up out of
From this reading “This volume includes these stories: The Lichtensteins: A Tale of the Times of the Thirty Years War; The Sorceress; and The Anabaptist: A Tale of the First Half of the Sixteenth Century.”
United States religious leader who founded the sect that is now called Jehovah's Witnesses (1852-1916)
From this reading “BOSTON: AMERICAN STATIONERS' COMPANY, JOHN B. RUSSELL.”
coming next after the fifteenth in position
From this reading “This volume includes these stories: The Lichtensteins: A Tale of the Times of the Thirty Years War; The Sorceress; and The Anabaptist: A Tale of the First Half of the Sixteenth Century.”
plural of “stationer” — a merchant who sells writing materials and office supplies
From this reading “BOSTON: AMERICAN STATIONERS' COMPANY, JOHN B. RUSSELL.”
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 “This volume includes these stories: The Lichtensteins: A Tale of the Times of the Thirty Years War; The Sorceress; and The Anabaptist: A Tale of the First Half of the Sixteenth Century.”
In this reading “This volume includes these stories: The Lichtensteins: A Tale of the Times of the Thirty Years War; The Sorceress; and The Anabaptist: A Tale of the First Half of the Sixteenth Century.”
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From this reading 2.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading This volume includes these stories: The Lichtensteins: A Tale of the Times of the Thirty Years War; The Sorceress; and The Anabaptist: A Tale of the First Half of the Sixteenth Century.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading BOSTON: AMERICAN STATIONERS' COMPANY, JOHN B. RUSSELL.
adherent of Anabaptism
From this reading This volume includes these stories: The Lichtensteins: A Tale of the Times of the Thirty Years War; The Sorceress; and The Anabaptist: A Tale of the First Half of the Sixteenth Century.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This volume includes these stories: The Lichtensteins: A Tale of the Times of the Thirty Years War; The Sorceress; and The Anabaptist: A Tale of the First Half of the Sixteenth Century.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading BOSTON: AMERICAN STATIONERS' COMPANY, JOHN B. RUSSELL.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading BOSTON: AMERICAN STATIONERS' COMPANY, JOHN B. RUSSELL.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY NATHANIEL GREENE.
a period of 100 years
From this reading This volume includes these stories: The Lichtensteins: A Tale of the Times of the Thirty Years War; The Sorceress; and The Anabaptist: A Tale of the First Half of the Sixteenth Century.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading BOSTON: AMERICAN STATIONERS' COMPANY, JOHN B. RUSSELL.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading This volume includes these stories: The Lichtensteins: A Tale of the Times of the Thirty Years War; The Sorceress; and The Anabaptist: A Tale of the First Half of the Sixteenth Century.
English novelist and Catholic (1904-1991)
From this reading BY NATHANIEL GREENE.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading This volume includes these stories: The Lichtensteins: A Tale of the Times of the Thirty Years War; The Sorceress; and The Anabaptist: A Tale of the First Half of the Sixteenth Century.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading VOLUME II.
third-person singular of “include” — have as a part, be made up out of
From this reading This volume includes these stories: The Lichtensteins: A Tale of the Times of the Thirty Years War; The Sorceress; and The Anabaptist: A Tale of the First Half of the Sixteenth Century.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading BOSTON: AMERICAN STATIONERS' COMPANY, JOHN B. RUSSELL.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This volume includes these stories: The Lichtensteins: A Tale of the Times of the Thirty Years War; The Sorceress; and The Anabaptist: A Tale of the First Half of the Sixteenth Century.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BY NATHANIEL GREENE.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This volume includes these stories: The Lichtensteins: A Tale of the Times of the Thirty Years War; The Sorceress; and The Anabaptist: A Tale of the First Half of the Sixteenth Century.
United States religious leader who founded the sect that is now called Jehovah's Witnesses (1852-1916)
From this reading BOSTON: AMERICAN STATIONERS' COMPANY, JOHN B. RUSSELL.
coming next after the fifteenth in position
From this reading This volume includes these stories: The Lichtensteins: A Tale of the Times of the Thirty Years War; The Sorceress; and The Anabaptist: A Tale of the First Half of the Sixteenth Century.
a woman sorcerer
From this reading This volume includes these stories: The Lichtensteins: A Tale of the Times of the Thirty Years War; The Sorceress; and The Anabaptist: A Tale of the First Half of the Sixteenth Century.
plural of “stationer” — a merchant who sells writing materials and office supplies
From this reading BOSTON: AMERICAN STATIONERS' COMPANY, JOHN B. RUSSELL.
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading This volume includes these stories: The Lichtensteins: A Tale of the Times of the Thirty Years War; The Sorceress; and The Anabaptist: A Tale of the First Half of the Sixteenth Century.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading This volume includes these stories: The Lichtensteins: A Tale of the Times of the Thirty Years War; The Sorceress; and The Anabaptist: A Tale of the First Half of the Sixteenth Century.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This volume includes these stories: The Lichtensteins: A Tale of the Times of the Thirty Years War; The Sorceress; and The Anabaptist: A Tale of the First Half of the Sixteenth Century.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading This volume includes these stories: The Lichtensteins: A Tale of the Times of the Thirty Years War; The Sorceress; and The Anabaptist: A Tale of the First Half of the Sixteenth Century.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading This volume includes these stories: The Lichtensteins: A Tale of the Times of the Thirty Years War; The Sorceress; and The Anabaptist: A Tale of the First Half of the Sixteenth Century.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This volume includes these stories: The Lichtensteins: A Tale of the Times of the Thirty Years War; The Sorceress; and The Anabaptist: A Tale of the First Half of the Sixteenth Century.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading This volume includes these stories: The Lichtensteins: A Tale of the Times of the Thirty Years War; The Sorceress; and The Anabaptist: A Tale of the First Half of the Sixteenth Century.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading This volume includes these stories: The Lichtensteins: A Tale of the Times of the Thirty Years War; The Sorceress; and The Anabaptist: A Tale of the First Half of the Sixteenth Century.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading This volume includes these stories: The Lichtensteins: A Tale of the Times of the Thirty Years War; The Sorceress; and The Anabaptist: A Tale of the First Half of the Sixteenth Century.
a late time of life
From this reading This volume includes these stories: The Lichtensteins: A Tale of the Times of the Thirty Years War; The Sorceress; and The Anabaptist: A Tale of the First Half of the Sixteenth Century.
Chapter 1 of Tales from the German. Volume II. by C. F. van der (Carl Franz) Velde holds 144 sentences, grouped into 29 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 1 holds 144 sentences of Tales from the German. Volume II., unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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