Chapter 30 of The German Classics, V. 20 is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of The German Classics, V. 20 is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GILBERT. Oh, ... h'm ... Really? Well, then I can only beg your pardon. (Pause.) Good-by, Margaret ... good-by.
Chapter 30 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
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.
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading “Well, then I can only beg your pardon.”
a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
From this reading “GILBERT.”
and nothing more
From this reading “Well, then I can only beg your pardon.”
accept an excuse for
From this reading “Well, then I can only beg your pardon.”
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading “(Pause.) Good-by, Margaret ... good-by.”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “Really?”
(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 “Well, then I can only beg your pardon.”
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call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading Well, then I can only beg your pardon.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Well, then I can only beg your pardon.
a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
From this reading GILBERT.
a farewell remark
From this reading (Pause.) Good-by, Margaret ... good-by.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, ... h'm ...
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Well, then I can only beg your pardon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (Pause.) Good-by, Margaret ... good-by.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, ... h'm ...
and nothing more
From this reading Well, then I can only beg your pardon.
accept an excuse for
From this reading Well, then I can only beg your pardon.
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading (Pause.) Good-by, Margaret ... good-by.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Really?
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Well, then I can only beg your pardon.
(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 Well, then I can only beg your pardon.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Well, then I can only beg your pardon.
Chapter 30 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.
Chapter 30 holds 395 sentences of The German Classics, V. 20, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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