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The German Classics of the Nineteenth — Volume 02

Chapter XXXII · Chapter 32

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When Mittler was come to talk the matter over with Edward, he found him sitting by himself, with his head supported on his right hand, and his arm resting on the table.
He appeared in great suffering.
"Is your headache troubling you again?" asked Mittler.
"It is troubling me," answered he; "and yet I cannot wish it were not so, for it reminds me of Ottilie.
She too, I say to myself, is also suffering in the same way at this same moment, and suffering more perhaps than I; and why cannot I bear it as well as she?
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The German Classics of the Nineteenth — Volume 02

Chapter XXXII · Chapter 32

Chapter 32 of The German Classics of the Nineteenth — Volume 02 is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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When Mittler was come to talk the matter over with Edward, he found him sitting by himself, with his head supported on his right hand, and his arm resting on the table.
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He appeared in great suffering.
/hiː əˈpɪrd ɪn ɡreɪt ˈsʌfərɪŋ/
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"Is your headache troubling you again?" asked Mittler.
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"It is troubling me," answered he; "and yet I cannot wish it were not so, for it reminds me of Ottilie.
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She too, I say to myself, is also suffering in the same way at this same moment, and suffering more perhaps than I; and why cannot I bear it as well as she?

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Edward noun US /ˈedwərd/

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 “When Mittler was come to talk the matter over with Edward, he found him sitting by himself, with his head supported on his right hand, and his arm resting on the table.”

headache noun US /ˈhedeɪk/

something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness

From this reading “"Is your headache troubling you again?" asked Mittler.”

reminds verb US /riˈmaɪndz/

third-person singular of “remind” — put in the mind of someone

From this reading “"It is troubling me," answered he; "and yet I cannot wish it were not so, for it reminds me of Ottilie.”

resting verb US /ˈrestɪŋ/

-ing form of “rest” — not move; be in a resting position

From this reading “When Mittler was come to talk the matter over with Edward, he found him sitting by himself, with his head supported on his right hand, and his arm resting on the table.”

sitting noun US /ˈsɪtɪŋ/

(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)

From this reading “When Mittler was come to talk the matter over with Edward, he found him sitting by himself, with his head supported on his right hand, and his arm resting on the table.”

suffering noun US /ˈsʌfərɪŋ/

a state of acute pain

From this reading “He appeared in great suffering.”

supported adjective US /səˈpɔːrtɪd/

sustained or maintained by aid (as distinct from physical support)

From this reading “When Mittler was come to talk the matter over with Edward, he found him sitting by himself, with his head supported on his right hand, and his arm resting on the table.”

troubling adjective US /ˈtrʌbəlɪŋ/

causing distress or worry or anxiety

From this reading “"Is your headache troubling you again?" asked Mittler.”

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againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading "Is your headache troubling you again?" asked Mittler.

alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/

in addition

From this reading She too, I say to myself, is also suffering in the same way at this same moment, and suffering more perhaps than I; and why cannot I bear it as well as she?

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading When Mittler was come to talk the matter over with Edward, he found him sitting by himself, with his head supported on his right hand, and his arm resting on the table.

answeredverbUS /ˈænsərd/

past form of “answer” — react verbally

From this reading "It is troubling me," answered he; "and yet I cannot wish it were not so, for it reminds me of Ottilie.

appearedverbUS /əˈpɪrd/

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

From this reading He appeared in great suffering.

armnounUS /ɑːrm/

a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb

From this reading When Mittler was come to talk the matter over with Edward, he found him sitting by himself, with his head supported on his right hand, and his arm resting on the table.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading She too, I say to myself, is also suffering in the same way at this same moment, and suffering more perhaps than I; and why cannot I bear it as well as she?

askedverbUS /æskt/

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading "Is your headache troubling you again?" asked Mittler.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading She too, I say to myself, is also suffering in the same way at this same moment, and suffering more perhaps than I; and why cannot I bear it as well as she?

bearverbUS /ber/

have

From this reading She too, I say to myself, is also suffering in the same way at this same moment, and suffering more perhaps than I; and why cannot I bear it as well as she?

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading When Mittler was come to talk the matter over with Edward, he found him sitting by himself, with his head supported on his right hand, and his arm resting on the table.

cannot

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

From this reading "It is troubling me," answered he; "and yet I cannot wish it were not so, for it reminds me of Ottilie.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading When Mittler was come to talk the matter over with Edward, he found him sitting by himself, with his head supported on his right hand, and his arm resting on the table.

EdwardnounUS /ˈedwərd/

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 When Mittler was come to talk the matter over with Edward, he found him sitting by himself, with his head supported on his right hand, and his arm resting on the table.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "It is troubling me," answered he; "and yet I cannot wish it were not so, for it reminds me of Ottilie.

foundverbUS /faʊnd/

set up or found

From this reading When Mittler was come to talk the matter over with Edward, he found him sitting by himself, with his head supported on his right hand, and his arm resting on the table.

greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading He appeared in great suffering.

handnounUS /hænd/

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading When Mittler was come to talk the matter over with Edward, he found him sitting by himself, with his head supported on his right hand, and his arm resting on the table.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading When Mittler was come to talk the matter over with Edward, he found him sitting by himself, with his head supported on his right hand, and his arm resting on the table.

headnounUS /hed/

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading When Mittler was come to talk the matter over with Edward, he found him sitting by himself, with his head supported on his right hand, and his arm resting on the table.

headachenounUS /ˈhedeɪk/

something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness

From this reading "Is your headache troubling you again?" asked Mittler.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading When Mittler was come to talk the matter over with Edward, he found him sitting by himself, with his head supported on his right hand, and his arm resting on the table.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading When Mittler was come to talk the matter over with Edward, he found him sitting by himself, with his head supported on his right hand, and his arm resting on the table.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading When Mittler was come to talk the matter over with Edward, he found him sitting by himself, with his head supported on his right hand, and his arm resting on the table.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "It is troubling me," answered he; "and yet I cannot wish it were not so, for it reminds me of Ottilie.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading He appeared in great suffering.

Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading "Is your headache troubling you again?" asked Mittler.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "It is troubling me," answered he; "and yet I cannot wish it were not so, for it reminds me of Ottilie.

matternounUS /ˈmætər/

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading When Mittler was come to talk the matter over with Edward, he found him sitting by himself, with his head supported on his right hand, and his arm resting on the table.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading "It is troubling me," answered he; "and yet I cannot wish it were not so, for it reminds me of Ottilie.

Mittler

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

From this reading When Mittler was come to talk the matter over with Edward, he found him sitting by himself, with his head supported on his right hand, and his arm resting on the table.

momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/

a particular point in time

From this reading She too, I say to myself, is also suffering in the same way at this same moment, and suffering more perhaps than I; and why cannot I bear it as well as she?

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading She too, I say to myself, is also suffering in the same way at this same moment, and suffering more perhaps than I; and why cannot I bear it as well as she?

myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading She too, I say to myself, is also suffering in the same way at this same moment, and suffering more perhaps than I; and why cannot I bear it as well as she?

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "It is troubling me," answered he; "and yet I cannot wish it were not so, for it reminds me of Ottilie.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "It is troubling me," answered he; "and yet I cannot wish it were not so, for it reminds me of Ottilie.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading When Mittler was come to talk the matter over with Edward, he found him sitting by himself, with his head supported on his right hand, and his arm resting on the table.

Ottilie

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

From this reading "It is troubling me," answered he; "and yet I cannot wish it were not so, for it reminds me of Ottilie.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading When Mittler was come to talk the matter over with Edward, he found him sitting by himself, with his head supported on his right hand, and his arm resting on the table.

perhapsadverbUS /pərˈhæps/

by chance

From this reading She too, I say to myself, is also suffering in the same way at this same moment, and suffering more perhaps than I; and why cannot I bear it as well as she?

remindsverbUS /riˈmaɪndz/

third-person singular of “remind” — put in the mind of someone

From this reading "It is troubling me," answered he; "and yet I cannot wish it were not so, for it reminds me of Ottilie.

restingverbUS /ˈrestɪŋ/

-ing form of “rest” — not move; be in a resting position

From this reading When Mittler was come to talk the matter over with Edward, he found him sitting by himself, with his head supported on his right hand, and his arm resting on the table.

rightadverbUS /raɪt/

precisely, exactly

From this reading When Mittler was come to talk the matter over with Edward, he found him sitting by himself, with his head supported on his right hand, and his arm resting on the table.

sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/

Identical; not different.

From this reading She too, I say to myself, is also suffering in the same way at this same moment, and suffering more perhaps than I; and why cannot I bear it as well as she?

sayverbUS /seɪ/

express in words

From this reading She too, I say to myself, is also suffering in the same way at this same moment, and suffering more perhaps than I; and why cannot I bear it as well as she?

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She too, I say to myself, is also suffering in the same way at this same moment, and suffering more perhaps than I; and why cannot I bear it as well as she?

sittingnounUS /ˈsɪtɪŋ/

(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)

From this reading When Mittler was come to talk the matter over with Edward, he found him sitting by himself, with his head supported on his right hand, and his arm resting on the table.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "It is troubling me," answered he; "and yet I cannot wish it were not so, for it reminds me of Ottilie.

sufferingnounUS /ˈsʌfərɪŋ/

a state of acute pain

From this reading He appeared in great suffering.

supportedadjectiveUS /səˈpɔːrtɪd/

sustained or maintained by aid (as distinct from physical support)

From this reading When Mittler was come to talk the matter over with Edward, he found him sitting by himself, with his head supported on his right hand, and his arm resting on the table.

tablenounUS /ˈteɪbəl/

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading When Mittler was come to talk the matter over with Edward, he found him sitting by himself, with his head supported on his right hand, and his arm resting on the table.

talkverbUS /tɔːk/

exchange thoughts; talk with

From this reading When Mittler was come to talk the matter over with Edward, he found him sitting by himself, with his head supported on his right hand, and his arm resting on the table.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading She too, I say to myself, is also suffering in the same way at this same moment, and suffering more perhaps than I; and why cannot I bear it as well as she?

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading When Mittler was come to talk the matter over with Edward, he found him sitting by himself, with his head supported on his right hand, and his arm resting on the table.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading She too, I say to myself, is also suffering in the same way at this same moment, and suffering more perhaps than I; and why cannot I bear it as well as she?

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading When Mittler was come to talk the matter over with Edward, he found him sitting by himself, with his head supported on his right hand, and his arm resting on the table.

tooadverbUS /tuː/

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading She too, I say to myself, is also suffering in the same way at this same moment, and suffering more perhaps than I; and why cannot I bear it as well as she?

troublingadjectiveUS /ˈtrʌbəlɪŋ/

causing distress or worry or anxiety

From this reading "Is your headache troubling you again?" asked Mittler.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading When Mittler was come to talk the matter over with Edward, he found him sitting by himself, with his head supported on his right hand, and his arm resting on the table.

waynounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading She too, I say to myself, is also suffering in the same way at this same moment, and suffering more perhaps than I; and why cannot I bear it as well as she?

welladverbUS /wel/

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading She too, I say to myself, is also suffering in the same way at this same moment, and suffering more perhaps than I; and why cannot I bear it as well as she?

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

From this reading "It is troubling me," answered he; "and yet I cannot wish it were not so, for it reminds me of Ottilie.

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading When Mittler was come to talk the matter over with Edward, he found him sitting by himself, with his head supported on his right hand, and his arm resting on the table.

whynounUS /waɪ/

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading She too, I say to myself, is also suffering in the same way at this same moment, and suffering more perhaps than I; and why cannot I bear it as well as she?

wishverbUS /wɪʃ/

hope for; have a wish

From this reading "It is troubling me," answered he; "and yet I cannot wish it were not so, for it reminds me of Ottilie.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading When Mittler was come to talk the matter over with Edward, he found him sitting by himself, with his head supported on his right hand, and his arm resting on the table.

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading "It is troubling me," answered he; "and yet I cannot wish it were not so, for it reminds me of Ottilie.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Is your headache troubling you again?" asked Mittler.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Is your headache troubling you again?" asked Mittler.

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