Chapter 4 of The German Lieutenant, and Other Stories is here in full — 440 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The German Lieutenant, and Other Stories is here in full — 440 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Listen!" he said. "Are you free at present?" Sten replied that he certainly was. "By Saint Anschar, you shall become a smith! Now I see that you were really born to be one.
Chapter 4 of The German Lieutenant, and Other Stories is here in full — 440 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading “"By Saint Anschar, you shall become a smith!”
brought into existence
From this reading “Now I see that you were really born to be one.”
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “Sten replied that he certainly was.”
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading “"Are you free at present?"”
hear with intention
From this reading “"Listen!" he said.”
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “"Are you free at present?"”
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading “"By Saint Anschar, you shall become a smith!”
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading “"By Saint Anschar, you shall become a smith!”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "By Saint Anschar, you shall become a smith!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "By Saint Anschar, you shall become a smith!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you free at present?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Are you free at present?"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Now I see that you were really born to be one.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading "By Saint Anschar, you shall become a smith!
brought into existence
From this reading Now I see that you were really born to be one.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "By Saint Anschar, you shall become a smith!
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Sten replied that he certainly was.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading "Are you free at present?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Listen!" he said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Now I see that you were really born to be one.
hear with intention
From this reading "Listen!" he said.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now I see that you were really born to be one.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Now I see that you were really born to be one.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading "Are you free at present?"
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Now I see that you were really born to be one.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading Sten replied that he certainly was.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Listen!" he said.
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading "By Saint Anschar, you shall become a smith!
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Now I see that you were really born to be one.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "By Saint Anschar, you shall become a smith!
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading "By Saint Anschar, you shall become a smith!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sten replied that he certainly was.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Sten replied that he certainly was.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now I see that you were really born to be one.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sten replied that he certainly was.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Now I see that you were really born to be one.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Are you free at present?"
Chapter 4 of The German Lieutenant, and Other Stories by August Strindberg holds 440 sentences, grouped into 88 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 4 holds 440 sentences of The German Lieutenant, and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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