Chapter 1 of Tales of the Caravan, Inn, and Palace is here in full — 29 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Tales of the Caravan, Inn, and Palace is here in full — 29 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CARAVAN, INN, AND PALACE. CARAVAN, INN, AND PALACE. BY WILLIAM HAUFF. WITH THE ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATIONS. TRANSLATED FROM THE GERMAN BY EDWARD L. STOWELL.
Chapter 1 of Tales of the Caravan, Inn, and Palace is here in full — 29 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file
From this reading “CARAVAN, INN, AND PALACE.”
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading “TRANSLATED FROM THE GERMAN BY EDWARD L. STOWELL.”
a person of German nationality
From this reading “TRANSLATED FROM THE GERMAN BY EDWARD L. STOWELL.”
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading “WITH THE ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATIONS.”
a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
From this reading “CARAVAN, INN, AND PALACE.”
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading “WITH THE ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATIONS.”
a large and stately mansion
From this reading “CARAVAN, INN, AND PALACE.”
past form of “translate” — restate (words) from one language into another language
From this reading “TRANSLATED FROM THE GERMAN BY EDWARD L. STOWELL.”
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 “TRANSLATED FROM THE GERMAN BY EDWARD L. STOWELL.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CARAVAN, INN, AND PALACE.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY WILLIAM HAUFF.
a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file
From this reading CARAVAN, INN, AND PALACE.
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading TRANSLATED FROM THE GERMAN BY EDWARD L. STOWELL.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading TRANSLATED FROM THE GERMAN BY EDWARD L. STOWELL.
a person of German nationality
From this reading TRANSLATED FROM THE GERMAN BY EDWARD L. STOWELL.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BY WILLIAM HAUFF.
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading WITH THE ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATIONS.
a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
From this reading CARAVAN, INN, AND PALACE.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading TRANSLATED FROM THE GERMAN BY EDWARD L. STOWELL.
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading WITH THE ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATIONS.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading CARAVAN, INN, AND PALACE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TRANSLATED FROM THE GERMAN BY EDWARD L. STOWELL.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WITH THE ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATIONS.
past form of “translate” — restate (words) from one language into another language
From this reading TRANSLATED FROM THE GERMAN BY EDWARD L. STOWELL.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BY WILLIAM HAUFF.
in the company of; together with
From this reading WITH THE ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATIONS.
Chapter 1 of Tales of the Caravan, Inn, and Palace by Wilhelm Hauff holds 29 sentences, grouped into 6 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 29 sentences of Tales of the Caravan, Inn, and Palace, unabridged, divided into 6 reading sections.
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