Chapter 38 of The Home is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 38 of The Home is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PETREA TO IDA. From my Hermitage in the Garret. "'Illusions! Illusions!' you cry over all joys, all faith, all love in life. I shout back with all my might over your own words, 'Illusions!
Chapter 38 of The Home is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Illusions!' you cry over all joys, all faith, all love in life.”
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading “Illusions!' you cry over all joys, all faith, all love in life.”
floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
From this reading “From my Hermitage in the Garret.”
the abode of a hermit
From this reading “From my Hermitage in the Garret.”
an agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank
From this reading “PETREA TO IDA.”
plural of “illusion” — an erroneous mental representation
From this reading “"'Illusions!”
plural of “joy” — the emotion of great happiness
From this reading “Illusions!' you cry over all joys, all faith, all love in life.”
utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)
From this reading “I shout back with all my might over your own words, 'Illusions!”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Illusions!' you cry over all joys, all faith, all love in life.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I shout back with all my might over your own words, 'Illusions!
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Illusions!' you cry over all joys, all faith, all love in life.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading Illusions!' you cry over all joys, all faith, all love in life.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From my Hermitage in the Garret.
floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
From this reading From my Hermitage in the Garret.
the abode of a hermit
From this reading From my Hermitage in the Garret.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I shout back with all my might over your own words, 'Illusions!
an agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank
From this reading PETREA TO IDA.
plural of “illusion” — an erroneous mental representation
From this reading "'Illusions!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading From my Hermitage in the Garret.
plural of “joy” — the emotion of great happiness
From this reading Illusions!' you cry over all joys, all faith, all love in life.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Illusions!' you cry over all joys, all faith, all love in life.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Illusions!' you cry over all joys, all faith, all love in life.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I shout back with all my might over your own words, 'Illusions!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading From my Hermitage in the Garret.
above and across; more than
From this reading Illusions!' you cry over all joys, all faith, all love in life.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading I shout back with all my might over your own words, 'Illusions!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PETREA TO IDA.
utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)
From this reading I shout back with all my might over your own words, 'Illusions!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading From my Hermitage in the Garret.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PETREA TO IDA.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I shout back with all my might over your own words, 'Illusions!
the words that are spoken
From this reading I shout back with all my might over your own words, 'Illusions!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Illusions!' you cry over all joys, all faith, all love in life.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I shout back with all my might over your own words, 'Illusions!
Chapter 38 of The Home by Fredrika Bremer holds 205 sentences, grouped into 41 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 38 holds 205 sentences of The Home, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 38 of The Home by Fredrika Bremer exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 205 sentences, grouped into 41 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.
Work through the 41 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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