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The Children of Alsace

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Chapter 10 of The Children of Alsace is here in full — 319 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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THE DINNER AT THE BRAUSIGS' At seven o'clock the guests of the Geheimrath Brausig were gathered together in the blue drawing-room--with its plush and gilded wood--which that official had taken with him to the different towns he had lived in.
The Geheimrath was a Saxon of excellent education, and of amiable though somewhat fawning manners.
He seemed always to bend in any direction in which he was touched.
But the frame-work was solid; and, on the contrary, he was a man whose ideas were unchangeable.
He was tall, ruddy, nearly blind, and wore his hair long, and his red beard streaked with white, he wore short.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Children of Alsace

Chapter X

Chapter 10 of The Children of Alsace is here in full — 319 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/63 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE DINNER AT THE BRAUSIGS' At seven o'clock the guests of the Geheimrath Brausig were gathered together in the blue drawing-room--with its plush and gilded wood--which that official had taken with him to the different towns he had lived in.
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The Geheimrath was a Saxon of excellent education, and of amiable though somewhat fawning manners.
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He seemed always to bend in any direction in which he was touched.
/hiː siːmd ˈɔːlweɪz tuː bend ɪn ˈeni dərˈekʃən ɪn wɪtʃ hiː wɑːz tʌtʃt/
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But the frame-work was solid; and, on the contrary, he was a man whose ideas were unchangeable.
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He was tall, ruddy, nearly blind, and wore his hair long, and his red beard streaked with white, he wore short.
/hiː wɑːz tɔːl ˈrʌdi ˈnɪrli blaɪnd ənd wɔːr hɪz her lɔːŋ ənd hɪz red bɪrd striːkt wɪð waɪt hiː wɔːr ʃɔːrt/

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amiable adjective US /ˈeɪmiəbəl/

disposed to please

From this reading “The Geheimrath was a Saxon of excellent education, and of amiable though somewhat fawning manners.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fawning adjective US /ˈfɔːnɪŋ/

attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery

From this reading “The Geheimrath was a Saxon of excellent education, and of amiable though somewhat fawning manners.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
gilded adjective US /ˈɡɪldɪd/

having the deep slightly brownish color of gold

From this reading “THE DINNER AT THE BRAUSIGS' At seven o'clock the guests of the Geheimrath Brausig were gathered together in the blue drawing-room--with its plush and gilded wood--which that official had taken with him to the different towns he had lived in.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
plush adjective US /plʌʃ/

characterized by extravagance and profusion

From this reading “THE DINNER AT THE BRAUSIGS' At seven o'clock the guests of the Geheimrath Brausig were gathered together in the blue drawing-room--with its plush and gilded wood--which that official had taken with him to the different towns he had lived in.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ruddy adjective US /ˈrʌdi/

inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life

From this reading “He was tall, ruddy, nearly blind, and wore his hair long, and his red beard streaked with white, he wore short.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Saxon noun US /ˈsæksən/

a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Angles and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons; dominant in England until the Norman Conquest

From this reading “The Geheimrath was a Saxon of excellent education, and of amiable though somewhat fawning manners.”

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streaked adjective US /striːkt/

marked with or as if with stripes or linear discolorations

From this reading “He was tall, ruddy, nearly blind, and wore his hair long, and his red beard streaked with white, he wore short.”

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towns noun US /taʊnz/

plural of “town” — an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading “THE DINNER AT THE BRAUSIGS' At seven o'clock the guests of the Geheimrath Brausig were gathered together in the blue drawing-room--with its plush and gilded wood--which that official had taken with him to the different towns he had lived in.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

red beard noun + noun

In this reading “He was tall, ruddy, nearly blind, and wore his hair long, and his red beard streaked with white, he wore short.”

837 times in 426,211 chapters
excellent education adjective + noun

In this reading “The Geheimrath was a Saxon of excellent education, and of amiable though somewhat fawning manners.”

152 times in 426,211 chapters
lived in verb + particle counted as “live in”

live in the house where one works

In this reading “THE DINNER AT THE BRAUSIGS' At seven o'clock the guests of the Geheimrath Brausig were gathered together in the blue drawing-room--with its plush and gilded wood--which that official had taken with him to the different towns he had lived in.”

64,539 times in 426,211 chapters
At seven preposition + noun

In this reading “THE DINNER AT THE BRAUSIGS' At seven o'clock the guests of the Geheimrath Brausig were gathered together in the blue drawing-room--with its plush and gilded wood--which that official had taken with him to the different towns he had lived in.”

5,219 times in 426,211 chapters

All words in this reading · 71

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading The Geheimrath was a Saxon of excellent education, and of amiable though somewhat fawning manners.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading He seemed always to bend in any direction in which he was touched.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
amiableadjectiveUS /ˈeɪmiəbəl/

disposed to please

From this reading The Geheimrath was a Saxon of excellent education, and of amiable though somewhat fawning manners.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading THE DINNER AT THE BRAUSIGS' At seven o'clock the guests of the Geheimrath Brausig were gathered together in the blue drawing-room--with its plush and gilded wood--which that official had taken with him to the different towns he had lived in.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading He seemed always to bend in any direction in which he was touched.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ATprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading THE DINNER AT THE BRAUSIGS' At seven o'clock the guests of the Geheimrath Brausig were gathered together in the blue drawing-room--with its plush and gilded wood--which that official had taken with him to the different towns he had lived in.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
beardnounUS /bɪrd/

the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face

From this reading He was tall, ruddy, nearly blind, and wore his hair long, and his red beard streaked with white, he wore short.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
bendverbUS /bend/

form a curve

From this reading He seemed always to bend in any direction in which he was touched.

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blindnounUS /blaɪnd/

people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group

From this reading He was tall, ruddy, nearly blind, and wore his hair long, and his red beard streaked with white, he wore short.

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blueadjectiveUS /bluː/

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading THE DINNER AT THE BRAUSIGS' At seven o'clock the guests of the Geheimrath Brausig were gathered together in the blue drawing-room--with its plush and gilded wood--which that official had taken with him to the different towns he had lived in.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Brausig

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From this reading THE DINNER AT THE BRAUSIGS' At seven o'clock the guests of the Geheimrath Brausig were gathered together in the blue drawing-room--with its plush and gilded wood--which that official had taken with him to the different towns he had lived in.

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BRAUSIGS

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From this reading THE DINNER AT THE BRAUSIGS' At seven o'clock the guests of the Geheimrath Brausig were gathered together in the blue drawing-room--with its plush and gilded wood--which that official had taken with him to the different towns he had lived in.

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ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But the frame-work was solid; and, on the contrary, he was a man whose ideas were unchangeable.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
contraryadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːntreri/

very opposed in nature or character or purpose

From this reading But the frame-work was solid; and, on the contrary, he was a man whose ideas were unchangeable.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
differentadjectiveUS /ˈdɪfərənt/

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

From this reading THE DINNER AT THE BRAUSIGS' At seven o'clock the guests of the Geheimrath Brausig were gathered together in the blue drawing-room--with its plush and gilded wood--which that official had taken with him to the different towns he had lived in.

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DINNERnounUS /ˈdɪnər/

the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday

From this reading THE DINNER AT THE BRAUSIGS' At seven o'clock the guests of the Geheimrath Brausig were gathered together in the blue drawing-room--with its plush and gilded wood--which that official had taken with him to the different towns he had lived in.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
directionnounUS /dərˈekʃən/

a line leading to a place or point

From this reading He seemed always to bend in any direction in which he was touched.

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drawing-room

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From this reading THE DINNER AT THE BRAUSIGS' At seven o'clock the guests of the Geheimrath Brausig were gathered together in the blue drawing-room--with its plush and gilded wood--which that official had taken with him to the different towns he had lived in.

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educationnounUS /ˌedʒəˈkeɪʃən/

the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill

From this reading The Geheimrath was a Saxon of excellent education, and of amiable though somewhat fawning manners.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
excellentadjectiveUS /ˈeksələnt/

very good; of the highest quality

From this reading The Geheimrath was a Saxon of excellent education, and of amiable though somewhat fawning manners.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fawningadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːnɪŋ/

attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery

From this reading The Geheimrath was a Saxon of excellent education, and of amiable though somewhat fawning manners.

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frame-work

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From this reading But the frame-work was solid; and, on the contrary, he was a man whose ideas were unchangeable.

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gatheredadjectiveUS /ˈɡæðərd/

brought together in one place

From this reading THE DINNER AT THE BRAUSIGS' At seven o'clock the guests of the Geheimrath Brausig were gathered together in the blue drawing-room--with its plush and gilded wood--which that official had taken with him to the different towns he had lived in.

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Geheimrath

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From this reading THE DINNER AT THE BRAUSIGS' At seven o'clock the guests of the Geheimrath Brausig were gathered together in the blue drawing-room--with its plush and gilded wood--which that official had taken with him to the different towns he had lived in.

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gildedadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪldɪd/

having the deep slightly brownish color of gold

From this reading THE DINNER AT THE BRAUSIGS' At seven o'clock the guests of the Geheimrath Brausig were gathered together in the blue drawing-room--with its plush and gilded wood--which that official had taken with him to the different towns he had lived in.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
guestsnounUS /ɡests/

plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended

From this reading THE DINNER AT THE BRAUSIGS' At seven o'clock the guests of the Geheimrath Brausig were gathered together in the blue drawing-room--with its plush and gilded wood--which that official had taken with him to the different towns he had lived in.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading THE DINNER AT THE BRAUSIGS' At seven o'clock the guests of the Geheimrath Brausig were gathered together in the blue drawing-room--with its plush and gilded wood--which that official had taken with him to the different towns he had lived in.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hairnounUS /her/

a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss

From this reading He was tall, ruddy, nearly blind, and wore his hair long, and his red beard streaked with white, he wore short.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading THE DINNER AT THE BRAUSIGS' At seven o'clock the guests of the Geheimrath Brausig were gathered together in the blue drawing-room--with its plush and gilded wood--which that official had taken with him to the different towns he had lived in.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading THE DINNER AT THE BRAUSIGS' At seven o'clock the guests of the Geheimrath Brausig were gathered together in the blue drawing-room--with its plush and gilded wood--which that official had taken with him to the different towns he had lived in.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading He was tall, ruddy, nearly blind, and wore his hair long, and his red beard streaked with white, he wore short.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ideasnounUS /aɪˈdiːəz/

plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading But the frame-work was solid; and, on the contrary, he was a man whose ideas were unchangeable.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading THE DINNER AT THE BRAUSIGS' At seven o'clock the guests of the Geheimrath Brausig were gathered together in the blue drawing-room--with its plush and gilded wood--which that official had taken with him to the different towns he had lived in.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading THE DINNER AT THE BRAUSIGS' At seven o'clock the guests of the Geheimrath Brausig were gathered together in the blue drawing-room--with its plush and gilded wood--which that official had taken with him to the different towns he had lived in.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
livedverbUS /lɪvd/

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading THE DINNER AT THE BRAUSIGS' At seven o'clock the guests of the Geheimrath Brausig were gathered together in the blue drawing-room--with its plush and gilded wood--which that official had taken with him to the different towns he had lived in.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading He was tall, ruddy, nearly blind, and wore his hair long, and his red beard streaked with white, he wore short.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading But the frame-work was solid; and, on the contrary, he was a man whose ideas were unchangeable.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mannersnounUS /ˈmænərz/

social deportment

From this reading The Geheimrath was a Saxon of excellent education, and of amiable though somewhat fawning manners.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
nearlyadverbUS /ˈnɪrli/

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading He was tall, ruddy, nearly blind, and wore his hair long, and his red beard streaked with white, he wore short.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/

according to the clock

From this reading THE DINNER AT THE BRAUSIGS' At seven o'clock the guests of the Geheimrath Brausig were gathered together in the blue drawing-room--with its plush and gilded wood--which that official had taken with him to the different towns he had lived in.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE DINNER AT THE BRAUSIGS' At seven o'clock the guests of the Geheimrath Brausig were gathered together in the blue drawing-room--with its plush and gilded wood--which that official had taken with him to the different towns he had lived in.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
officialadjectiveUS /əˈfɪʃəl/

having official authority or sanction

From this reading THE DINNER AT THE BRAUSIGS' At seven o'clock the guests of the Geheimrath Brausig were gathered together in the blue drawing-room--with its plush and gilded wood--which that official had taken with him to the different towns he had lived in.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading But the frame-work was solid; and, on the contrary, he was a man whose ideas were unchangeable.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
plushadjectiveUS /plʌʃ/

characterized by extravagance and profusion

From this reading THE DINNER AT THE BRAUSIGS' At seven o'clock the guests of the Geheimrath Brausig were gathered together in the blue drawing-room--with its plush and gilded wood--which that official had taken with him to the different towns he had lived in.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
rednounUS /red/

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading He was tall, ruddy, nearly blind, and wore his hair long, and his red beard streaked with white, he wore short.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ruddyadjectiveUS /ˈrʌdi/

inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life

From this reading He was tall, ruddy, nearly blind, and wore his hair long, and his red beard streaked with white, he wore short.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
SaxonnounUS /ˈsæksən/

a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Angles and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons; dominant in England until the Norman Conquest

From this reading The Geheimrath was a Saxon of excellent education, and of amiable though somewhat fawning manners.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
seemedverbUS /siːmd/

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading He seemed always to bend in any direction in which he was touched.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sevennounUS /ˈsevən/

the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one

From this reading THE DINNER AT THE BRAUSIGS' At seven o'clock the guests of the Geheimrath Brausig were gathered together in the blue drawing-room--with its plush and gilded wood--which that official had taken with him to the different towns he had lived in.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔːrt/

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading He was tall, ruddy, nearly blind, and wore his hair long, and his red beard streaked with white, he wore short.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
solidadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːləd/

characterized by good substantial quality

From this reading But the frame-work was solid; and, on the contrary, he was a man whose ideas were unchangeable.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
somewhatadverbUS /ˈsʌmˈwʌt/

to a small degree or extent

From this reading The Geheimrath was a Saxon of excellent education, and of amiable though somewhat fawning manners.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
streakedadjectiveUS /striːkt/

marked with or as if with stripes or linear discolorations

From this reading He was tall, ruddy, nearly blind, and wore his hair long, and his red beard streaked with white, he wore short.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading THE DINNER AT THE BRAUSIGS' At seven o'clock the guests of the Geheimrath Brausig were gathered together in the blue drawing-room--with its plush and gilded wood--which that official had taken with him to the different towns he had lived in.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
talladjectiveUS /tɔːl/

great in vertical dimension; high in stature

From this reading He was tall, ruddy, nearly blind, and wore his hair long, and his red beard streaked with white, he wore short.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading THE DINNER AT THE BRAUSIGS' At seven o'clock the guests of the Geheimrath Brausig were gathered together in the blue drawing-room--with its plush and gilded wood--which that official had taken with him to the different towns he had lived in.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE DINNER AT THE BRAUSIGS' At seven o'clock the guests of the Geheimrath Brausig were gathered together in the blue drawing-room--with its plush and gilded wood--which that official had taken with him to the different towns he had lived in.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading The Geheimrath was a Saxon of excellent education, and of amiable though somewhat fawning manners.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading THE DINNER AT THE BRAUSIGS' At seven o'clock the guests of the Geheimrath Brausig were gathered together in the blue drawing-room--with its plush and gilded wood--which that official had taken with him to the different towns he had lived in.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading THE DINNER AT THE BRAUSIGS' At seven o'clock the guests of the Geheimrath Brausig were gathered together in the blue drawing-room--with its plush and gilded wood--which that official had taken with him to the different towns he had lived in.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
touchedadjectiveUS /tʌtʃt/

having come into contact

From this reading He seemed always to bend in any direction in which he was touched.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
townsnounUS /taʊnz/

plural of “town” — an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading THE DINNER AT THE BRAUSIGS' At seven o'clock the guests of the Geheimrath Brausig were gathered together in the blue drawing-room--with its plush and gilded wood--which that official had taken with him to the different towns he had lived in.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
unchangeableadjective

not changeable or subject to change

From this reading But the frame-work was solid; and, on the contrary, he was a man whose ideas were unchangeable.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The Geheimrath was a Saxon of excellent education, and of amiable though somewhat fawning manners.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading THE DINNER AT THE BRAUSIGS' At seven o'clock the guests of the Geheimrath Brausig were gathered together in the blue drawing-room--with its plush and gilded wood--which that official had taken with him to the different towns he had lived in.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading THE DINNER AT THE BRAUSIGS' At seven o'clock the guests of the Geheimrath Brausig were gathered together in the blue drawing-room--with its plush and gilded wood--which that official had taken with him to the different towns he had lived in.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
whitenounUS /waɪt/

a Caucasian

From this reading He was tall, ruddy, nearly blind, and wore his hair long, and his red beard streaked with white, he wore short.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/

belonging to which person

From this reading But the frame-work was solid; and, on the contrary, he was a man whose ideas were unchangeable.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading THE DINNER AT THE BRAUSIGS' At seven o'clock the guests of the Geheimrath Brausig were gathered together in the blue drawing-room--with its plush and gilded wood--which that official had taken with him to the different towns he had lived in.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
woodnounUS /wʊd/

the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees

From this reading THE DINNER AT THE BRAUSIGS' At seven o'clock the guests of the Geheimrath Brausig were gathered together in the blue drawing-room--with its plush and gilded wood--which that official had taken with him to the different towns he had lived in.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
woreverbUS /wɔːr/

inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in

From this reading He was tall, ruddy, nearly blind, and wore his hair long, and his red beard streaked with white, he wore short.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Chapter 10 of The Children of Alsace by René Bazin holds 319 sentences, grouped into 64 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.

What does chapter 10 of The Children of Alsace contain?

Chapter 10 holds 319 sentences of The Children of Alsace, unabridged, divided into 64 reading sections.

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Vocabulary met early in The Children of Alsace

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Children of Alsace, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Author
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