Chapter 8 of The Later Life is here in full — 236 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of The Later Life is here in full — 236 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"And who do you think's in town?" Van Vreeswijck asked Van der Welcke, as they were walking together. "I don't know." "Brauws." "Brauws?"
Chapter 8 of The Later Life is here in full — 236 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Van Vreeswijck asked Van der Welcke, as they were walking together.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “"I don't know."”
possessive form of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading “"And who do you think's in town?"”
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading “Van Vreeswijck asked Van der Welcke, as they were walking together.”
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading “"And who do you think's in town?"”
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading “Van Vreeswijck asked Van der Welcke, as they were walking together.”
close enough to be walked to
From this reading “Van Vreeswijck asked Van der Welcke, as they were walking together.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “"And who do you think's in town?"”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And who do you think's in town?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Van Vreeswijck asked Van der Welcke, as they were walking together.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Van Vreeswijck asked Van der Welcke, as they were walking together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Brauws."
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From this reading Van Vreeswijck asked Van der Welcke, as they were walking together.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "And who do you think's in town?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't know."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't know."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "And who do you think's in town?"
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I don't know."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Van Vreeswijck asked Van der Welcke, as they were walking together.
possessive form of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading "And who do you think's in town?"
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Van Vreeswijck asked Van der Welcke, as they were walking together.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading "And who do you think's in town?"
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading Van Vreeswijck asked Van der Welcke, as they were walking together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Van Vreeswijck asked Van der Welcke, as they were walking together.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading Van Vreeswijck asked Van der Welcke, as they were walking together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Van Vreeswijck asked Van der Welcke, as they were walking together.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Van Vreeswijck asked Van der Welcke, as they were walking together.
which person or people
From this reading "And who do you think's in town?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And who do you think's in town?"
Chapter 8 of The Later Life by Louis Couperus holds 236 sentences, grouped into 48 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 8 holds 236 sentences of The Later Life, unabridged, divided into 48 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of The Later Life by Louis Couperus exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 236 sentences, grouped into 48 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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