Chapter 4 of The Adventures of Elizabeth in Rügen is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Adventures of Elizabeth in Rügen is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'It is very odd,' Charlotte went on, as I sat silent, 'our meeting like this. I was on the verge of writing to ask if I might come and stay with you.' 'Oh were you?' 'So often lately I have thought just you might be such a help to me if only I could wake you up.' 'Wake me up, my dear Charlotte?'
Chapter 4 of The Adventures of Elizabeth in Rügen is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the largest city in North Carolina; located in south central North Carolina
From this reading “'It is very odd,' Charlotte went on, as I sat silent, 'our meeting like this.”
in the recent past
From this reading “'So often lately I have thought just you might be such a help to me if only I could wake you up.'”
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading “'It is very odd,' Charlotte went on, as I sat silent, 'our meeting like this.”
not divisible by two
From this reading “'It is very odd,' Charlotte went on, as I sat silent, 'our meeting like this.”
marked by absence of sound
From this reading “'It is very odd,' Charlotte went on, as I sat silent, 'our meeting like this.”
a region marking a boundary
From this reading “I was on the verge of writing to ask if I might come and stay with you.'”
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “'So often lately I have thought just you might be such a help to me if only I could wake you up.'”
the act of creating written works
From this reading “I was on the verge of writing to ask if I might come and stay with you.'”
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In this reading “I was on the verge of writing to ask if I might come and stay with you.'”
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
In this reading “'It is very odd,' Charlotte went on, as I sat silent, 'our meeting like this.”
In this reading “I was on the verge of writing to ask if I might come and stay with 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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 'So often lately I have thought just you might be such a help to me if only I could wake you up.'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was on the verge of writing to ask if I might come and stay with you.'
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 'It is very odd,' Charlotte went on, as I sat silent, 'our meeting like this.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I was on the verge of writing to ask if I might come and stay with you.'
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'So often lately I have thought just you might be such a help to me if only I could wake you up.'
the largest city in North Carolina; located in south central North Carolina
From this reading 'It is very odd,' Charlotte went on, as I sat silent, 'our meeting like this.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I was on the verge of writing to ask if I might come and stay with you.'
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading 'So often lately I have thought just you might be such a help to me if only I could wake you up.'
dearly loved
From this reading 'Wake me up, my dear Charlotte?'
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'So often lately I have thought just you might be such a help to me if only I could wake you up.'
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading 'So often lately I have thought just you might be such a help to me if only I could wake you up.'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'It is very odd,' Charlotte went on, as I sat silent, 'our meeting like this.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I was on the verge of writing to ask if I might come and stay with you.'
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'It is very odd,' Charlotte went on, as I sat silent, 'our meeting like this.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'It is very odd,' Charlotte went on, as I sat silent, 'our meeting like this.
and nothing more
From this reading 'So often lately I have thought just you might be such a help to me if only I could wake you up.'
in the recent past
From this reading 'So often lately I have thought just you might be such a help to me if only I could wake you up.'
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading 'It is very odd,' Charlotte went on, as I sat silent, 'our meeting like this.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'So often lately I have thought just you might be such a help to me if only I could wake you up.'
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading 'It is very odd,' Charlotte went on, as I sat silent, 'our meeting like this.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I was on the verge of writing to ask if I might come and stay with you.'
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'Wake me up, my dear Charlotte?'
not divisible by two
From this reading 'It is very odd,' Charlotte went on, as I sat silent, 'our meeting like this.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I was on the verge of writing to ask if I might come and stay with you.'
many times at short intervals
From this reading 'So often lately I have thought just you might be such a help to me if only I could wake you up.'
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading 'Oh were you?'
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 'It is very odd,' Charlotte went on, as I sat silent, 'our meeting like this.
and nothing more
From this reading 'So often lately I have thought just you might be such a help to me if only I could wake you up.'
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading 'It is very odd,' Charlotte went on, as I sat silent, 'our meeting like this.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading 'It is very odd,' Charlotte went on, as I sat silent, 'our meeting like this.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading 'It is very odd,' Charlotte went on, as I sat silent, 'our meeting like this.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading 'So often lately I have thought just you might be such a help to me if only I could wake you up.'
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading I was on the verge of writing to ask if I might come and stay with you.'
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading 'So often lately I have thought just you might be such a help to me if only I could wake you up.'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I was on the verge of writing to ask if I might come and stay with you.'
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 'It is very odd,' Charlotte went on, as I sat silent, 'our meeting like this.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading 'So often lately I have thought just you might be such a help to me if only I could wake you up.'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was on the verge of writing to ask if I might come and stay with you.'
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading 'So often lately I have thought just you might be such a help to me if only I could wake you up.'
a region marking a boundary
From this reading I was on the verge of writing to ask if I might come and stay with you.'
precisely as stated
From this reading 'It is very odd,' Charlotte went on, as I sat silent, 'our meeting like this.
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading 'So often lately I have thought just you might be such a help to me if only I could wake you up.'
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was on the verge of writing to ask if I might come and stay with you.'
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading 'It is very odd,' Charlotte went on, as I sat silent, 'our meeting like this.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'Oh were you?'
in the company of; together with
From this reading I was on the verge of writing to ask if I might come and stay with you.'
the act of creating written works
From this reading I was on the verge of writing to ask if I might come and stay with you.'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I was on the verge of writing to ask if I might come and stay with you.'
Chapter 4 of The Adventures of Elizabeth in Rügen by Elizabeth Von Arnim holds 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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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