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

Chapter XXV

Chapter 25 of The German Classics, V. 20 is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 25 of The German Classics, V. 20 by Kuno [Editor] Francke holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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 25 holds 421 sentences of The German Classics, V. 20, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 25 of The German Classics, V. 20 by Kuno [Editor] Francke exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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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HOST (to LEOCADIE, when HENRI is out of hearing).
Henri is an arrant fool--if you had only sat next to them!
LEOCADIE.
Now then! no remarks of that sort.
HOST.
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The German Classics, V. 20

Chapter XXV

Chapter 25 of The German Classics, V. 20 is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
HOST (to LEOCADIE, when HENRI is out of hearing).
Line 2
Henri is an arrant fool--if you had only sat next to them!
Line 3
LEOCADIE.
Line 4
Now then! no remarks of that sort.
Line 5
HOST.
All words in this reading · 25

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

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Henri is an arrant fool--if you had only sat next to them!

arrant

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

From this reading Henri is an arrant fool--if you had only sat next to them!

fool

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

From this reading Henri is an arrant fool--if you had only sat next to them!

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading Henri is an arrant fool--if you had only sat next to them!

hearing

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

From this reading HOST (to LEOCADIE, when HENRI is out of hearing).

HENRI

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

From this reading HOST (to LEOCADIE, when HENRI is out of hearing).

HOST

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

From this reading HOST (to LEOCADIE, when HENRI is out of hearing).

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Henri is an arrant fool--if you had only sat next to them!

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading HOST (to LEOCADIE, when HENRI is out of hearing).

LEOCADIE

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

From this reading HOST (to LEOCADIE, when HENRI is out of hearing).

next

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

From this reading Henri is an arrant fool--if you had only sat next to them!

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading Now then! no remarks of that sort.

Now

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

From this reading Now then! no remarks of that sort.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading HOST (to LEOCADIE, when HENRI is out of hearing).

only

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

From this reading Henri is an arrant fool--if you had only sat next to them!

out

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

From this reading HOST (to LEOCADIE, when HENRI is out of hearing).

remarks

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

From this reading Now then! no remarks of that sort.

sat

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

From this reading Henri is an arrant fool--if you had only sat next to them!

sort

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

From this reading Now then! no remarks of that sort.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Now then! no remarks of that sort.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Henri is an arrant fool--if you had only sat next to them!

then

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

From this reading Now then! no remarks of that sort.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading HOST (to LEOCADIE, when HENRI is out of hearing).

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading HOST (to LEOCADIE, when HENRI is out of hearing).

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Henri is an arrant fool--if you had only sat next to them!