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The German Classics, V. 20
The German Classics, V. 20

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of The German Classics, V. 20 is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 1 of The German Classics, V. 20 by Kuno [Editor] Francke holds 395 sentences, grouped into 79 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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Chapter 1 holds 395 sentences of The German Classics, V. 20, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 1 of The German Classics, V. 20 by Kuno [Editor] Francke exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 395 sentences, grouped into 79 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

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Vocabulary met early in The German Classics, V. 20

Words and structures a reader meets early in The German Classics, V. 20, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Diphthong
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Painting
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Franz
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The diphthong oe is transcribed as [oe].
_From the Painting by Franz von Stuck_ Special Writers MRS.
AMELIA VON ENDE: The Contemporary German Drama.
Translators PAUL H. GRUMMANN, A.M., Professor of Modern German Literature, University of Nebraska: Mother Earth.
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Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The German Classics, V. 20

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of The German Classics, V. 20 is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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The diphthong oe is transcribed as [oe].
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_From the Painting by Franz von Stuck_ Special Writers MRS.
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AMELIA VON ENDE: The Contemporary German Drama.
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Translators PAUL H. GRUMMANN, A.M., Professor of Modern German Literature, University of Nebraska: Mother Earth.
All words in this reading · 35

Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

2

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From this reading 2.

AdeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading Translators PAUL H. GRUMMANN, A.M., Professor of Modern German Literature, University of Nebraska: Mother Earth.

AMELIA

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From this reading AMELIA VON ENDE: The Contemporary German Drama.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading The diphthong oe is transcribed as [oe].

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading _From the Painting by Franz von Stuck_ Special Writers MRS.

Contemporary

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From this reading AMELIA VON ENDE: The Contemporary German Drama.

diphthong

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From this reading The diphthong oe is transcribed as [oe].

Drama

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

From this reading AMELIA VON ENDE: The Contemporary German Drama.

Earth

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From this reading Translators PAUL H. GRUMMANN, A.M., Professor of Modern German Literature, University of Nebraska: Mother Earth.

ENDE

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From this reading AMELIA VON ENDE: The Contemporary German Drama.

Franz

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From this reading _From the Painting by Franz von Stuck_ Special Writers MRS.

FromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading _From the Painting by Franz von Stuck_ Special Writers MRS.

German

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From this reading AMELIA VON ENDE: The Contemporary German Drama.

GRUMMANN

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From this reading Translators PAUL H. GRUMMANN, A.M., Professor of Modern German Literature, University of Nebraska: Mother Earth.

H

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From this reading Translators PAUL H. GRUMMANN, A.M., Professor of Modern German Literature, University of Nebraska: Mother Earth.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading The diphthong oe is transcribed as [oe].

Literature

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From this reading Translators PAUL H. GRUMMANN, A.M., Professor of Modern German Literature, University of Nebraska: Mother Earth.

M

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From this reading Translators PAUL H. GRUMMANN, A.M., Professor of Modern German Literature, University of Nebraska: Mother Earth.

Modern

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From this reading Translators PAUL H. GRUMMANN, A.M., Professor of Modern German Literature, University of Nebraska: Mother Earth.

Mother

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From this reading Translators PAUL H. GRUMMANN, A.M., Professor of Modern German Literature, University of Nebraska: Mother Earth.

MRS

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From this reading _From the Painting by Franz von Stuck_ Special Writers MRS.

Nebraska

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From this reading Translators PAUL H. GRUMMANN, A.M., Professor of Modern German Literature, University of Nebraska: Mother Earth.

oe

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

From this reading The diphthong oe is transcribed as [oe].

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Translators PAUL H. GRUMMANN, A.M., Professor of Modern German Literature, University of Nebraska: Mother Earth.

Painting

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From this reading _From the Painting by Franz von Stuck_ Special Writers MRS.

PAUL

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From this reading Translators PAUL H. GRUMMANN, A.M., Professor of Modern German Literature, University of Nebraska: Mother Earth.

Professor

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From this reading Translators PAUL H. GRUMMANN, A.M., Professor of Modern German Literature, University of Nebraska: Mother Earth.

Special

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From this reading _From the Painting by Franz von Stuck_ Special Writers MRS.

Stuck

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From this reading _From the Painting by Franz von Stuck_ Special Writers MRS.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The diphthong oe is transcribed as [oe].

transcribed

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From this reading The diphthong oe is transcribed as [oe].

Translators

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From this reading Translators PAUL H. GRUMMANN, A.M., Professor of Modern German Literature, University of Nebraska: Mother Earth.

University

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From this reading Translators PAUL H. GRUMMANN, A.M., Professor of Modern German Literature, University of Nebraska: Mother Earth.

von

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From this reading _From the Painting by Franz von Stuck_ Special Writers MRS.

Writers

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From this reading _From the Painting by Franz von Stuck_ Special Writers MRS.