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The first violin: A novel
The first violin: A novel

Chapter XXXV · Chapter 35

Chapter 35 of The first violin: A novel is here in full — 54 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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"What's failure or success to me?
I have subdued my life to the one purpose."
Eugen sent a telegram from Emmerich to Frau Mittendorf to reassure her as to my safety.
At four in the afternoon we left that town, refreshed and rehatted, to reach Elberthal at six.
I told Eugen that we were going away the next day to stay a short time at a place called Lahnburg.
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The first violin: A novel

Chapter XXXV · Chapter 35

Chapter 35 of The first violin: A novel is here in full — 54 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/10 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"What's failure or success to me?
Line 2
I have subdued my life to the one purpose."
/aɪ hæv səbˈduːd maɪ laɪf tuː ðə wʌn ˈpɜːrpəs/
Line 3
Eugen sent a telegram from Emmerich to Frau Mittendorf to reassure her as to my safety.
Line 4
At four in the afternoon we left that town, refreshed and rehatted, to reach Elberthal at six.
Line 5
I told Eugen that we were going away the next day to stay a short time at a place called Lahnburg.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

failure noun US /ˈfeɪljər/

an act that fails

From this reading “"What's failure or success to me?”

Frau noun US /fraʊ/

a German courtesy title or form of address for an adult woman

From this reading “Eugen sent a telegram from Emmerich to Frau Mittendorf to reassure her as to my safety.”

reassure verb US /ˌriːəˈʃʊr/

cause to feel sure; give reassurance to

From this reading “Eugen sent a telegram from Emmerich to Frau Mittendorf to reassure her as to my safety.”

refreshed adjective US /riˈfreʃt/

with restored energy

From this reading “At four in the afternoon we left that town, refreshed and rehatted, to reach Elberthal at six.”

safety noun US /ˈseɪfti/

the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions

From this reading “Eugen sent a telegram from Emmerich to Frau Mittendorf to reassure her as to my safety.”

subdued adjective US /səbˈduːd/

in a softened tone

From this reading “I have subdued my life to the one purpose."”

success noun US /səkˈses/

an event that accomplishes its intended purpose

From this reading “"What's failure or success to me?”

telegram noun US /ˈteləɡræm/

a message transmitted by telegraph

From this reading “Eugen sent a telegram from Emmerich to Frau Mittendorf to reassure her as to my safety.”

All words in this reading · 52

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.

adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading Eugen sent a telegram from Emmerich to Frau Mittendorf to reassure her as to my safety.

afternoonnounUS /ˌæftərˈnuːn/

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading At four in the afternoon we left that town, refreshed and rehatted, to reach Elberthal at six.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading At four in the afternoon we left that town, refreshed and rehatted, to reach Elberthal at six.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Eugen sent a telegram from Emmerich to Frau Mittendorf to reassure her as to my safety.

AtprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At four in the afternoon we left that town, refreshed and rehatted, to reach Elberthal at six.

awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading I told Eugen that we were going away the next day to stay a short time at a place called Lahnburg.

calledverbUS /kɔːld/

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading I told Eugen that we were going away the next day to stay a short time at a place called Lahnburg.

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading I told Eugen that we were going away the next day to stay a short time at a place called Lahnburg.

Elberthal

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From this reading At four in the afternoon we left that town, refreshed and rehatted, to reach Elberthal at six.

Emmerich

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Eugen sent a telegram from Emmerich to Frau Mittendorf to reassure her as to my safety.

Eugen

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From this reading Eugen sent a telegram from Emmerich to Frau Mittendorf to reassure her as to my safety.

failurenounUS /ˈfeɪljər/

an act that fails

From this reading "What's failure or success to me?

fournounUS /fɔːr/

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading At four in the afternoon we left that town, refreshed and rehatted, to reach Elberthal at six.

FraunounUS /fraʊ/

a German courtesy title or form of address for an adult woman

From this reading Eugen sent a telegram from Emmerich to Frau Mittendorf to reassure her as to my safety.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Eugen sent a telegram from Emmerich to Frau Mittendorf to reassure her as to my safety.

goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/

the act of departing

From this reading I told Eugen that we were going away the next day to stay a short time at a place called Lahnburg.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I have subdued my life to the one purpose."

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Eugen sent a telegram from Emmerich to Frau Mittendorf to reassure her as to my safety.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I have subdued my life to the one purpose."

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading At four in the afternoon we left that town, refreshed and rehatted, to reach Elberthal at six.

Lahnburg

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I told Eugen that we were going away the next day to stay a short time at a place called Lahnburg.

leftnounUS /left/

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading At four in the afternoon we left that town, refreshed and rehatted, to reach Elberthal at six.

lifenounUS /laɪf/

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading I have subdued my life to the one purpose."

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "What's failure or success to me?

Mittendorf

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Eugen sent a telegram from Emmerich to Frau Mittendorf to reassure her as to my safety.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I have subdued my life to the one purpose."

nextadjectiveUS /nekst/

immediately following in time or order

From this reading I told Eugen that we were going away the next day to stay a short time at a place called Lahnburg.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading I have subdued my life to the one purpose."

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading "What's failure or success to me?

placenounUS /pleɪs/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading I told Eugen that we were going away the next day to stay a short time at a place called Lahnburg.

purposenounUS /ˈpɜːrpəs/

an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions

From this reading I have subdued my life to the one purpose."

reachverbUS /riːtʃ/

reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading At four in the afternoon we left that town, refreshed and rehatted, to reach Elberthal at six.

reassureverbUS /ˌriːəˈʃʊr/

cause to feel sure; give reassurance to

From this reading Eugen sent a telegram from Emmerich to Frau Mittendorf to reassure her as to my safety.

refreshedadjectiveUS /riˈfreʃt/

with restored energy

From this reading At four in the afternoon we left that town, refreshed and rehatted, to reach Elberthal at six.

rehatted

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading At four in the afternoon we left that town, refreshed and rehatted, to reach Elberthal at six.

safetynounUS /ˈseɪfti/

the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions

From this reading Eugen sent a telegram from Emmerich to Frau Mittendorf to reassure her as to my safety.

sentnounUS /sent/

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading Eugen sent a telegram from Emmerich to Frau Mittendorf to reassure her as to my safety.

shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔːrt/

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

From this reading I told Eugen that we were going away the next day to stay a short time at a place called Lahnburg.

sixnounUS /sɪks/

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading At four in the afternoon we left that town, refreshed and rehatted, to reach Elberthal at six.

stayverbUS /steɪ/

stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading I told Eugen that we were going away the next day to stay a short time at a place called Lahnburg.

subduedadjectiveUS /səbˈduːd/

in a softened tone

From this reading I have subdued my life to the one purpose."

successnounUS /səkˈses/

an event that accomplishes its intended purpose

From this reading "What's failure or success to me?

telegramnounUS /ˈteləɡræm/

a message transmitted by telegraph

From this reading Eugen sent a telegram from Emmerich to Frau Mittendorf to reassure her as to my safety.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading At four in the afternoon we left that town, refreshed and rehatted, to reach Elberthal at six.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading I have subdued my life to the one purpose."

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading I told Eugen that we were going away the next day to stay a short time at a place called Lahnburg.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "What's failure or success to me?

toldverbUS /toʊld/

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading I told Eugen that we were going away the next day to stay a short time at a place called Lahnburg.

townnounUS /taʊn/

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading At four in the afternoon we left that town, refreshed and rehatted, to reach Elberthal at six.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading At four in the afternoon we left that town, refreshed and rehatted, to reach Elberthal at six.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

From this reading I told Eugen that we were going away the next day to stay a short time at a place called Lahnburg.

What's

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From this reading "What's failure or success to me?

Chapter 35 of The first violin: A novel by Jessie Fothergill holds 54 sentences, grouped into 11 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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