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Chapter 7 of The Legend of the Glorious Adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegel in the Land is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Ulenspiegel's thoughts ran at once to the treasure. He hastened to the hole by the well, and found as he had feared that it was empty, and all around the earth scattered about far and wide. He ran back to Katheline and struck her with his hand. "Where are the caroluses?" he cried. "Yes!
Chapter 7 of The Legend of the Glorious Adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegel in the Land is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make void or empty of contents
From this reading “He hastened to the hole by the well, and found as he had feared that it was empty, and all around the earth scattered about far and wide.”
past form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading “He hastened to the hole by the well, and found as he had feared that it was empty, and all around the earth scattered about far and wide.”
past form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed
From this reading “He hastened to the hole by the well, and found as he had feared that it was empty, and all around the earth scattered about far and wide.”
an opening into or through something
From this reading “He hastened to the hole by the well, and found as he had feared that it was empty, and all around the earth scattered about far and wide.”
occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
From this reading “He hastened to the hole by the well, and found as he had feared that it was empty, and all around the earth scattered about far and wide.”
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “Ulenspiegel's thoughts ran at once to the treasure.”
accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
From this reading “Ulenspiegel's thoughts ran at once to the treasure.”
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading “He hastened to the hole by the well, and found as he had feared that it was empty, and all around the earth scattered about far and wide.”
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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without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
In this reading “Ulenspiegel's thoughts ran at once to the treasure.”
In this reading “He ran back to Katheline and struck her with his hand.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He hastened to the hole by the well, and found as he had feared that it was empty, and all around the earth scattered about far and wide.
(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 He hastened to the hole by the well, and found as he had feared that it was empty, and all around the earth scattered about far and wide.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He hastened to the hole by the well, and found as he had feared that it was empty, and all around the earth scattered about far and wide.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Where are the caroluses?" he cried.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He hastened to the hole by the well, and found as he had feared that it was empty, and all around the earth scattered about far and wide.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He hastened to the hole by the well, and found as he had feared that it was empty, and all around the earth scattered about far and wide.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Ulenspiegel's thoughts ran at once to the treasure.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He ran back to Katheline and struck her with his hand.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He hastened to the hole by the well, and found as he had feared that it was empty, and all around the earth scattered about far and wide.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Where are the caroluses?" he cried.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Where are the caroluses?" he cried.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading He hastened to the hole by the well, and found as he had feared that it was empty, and all around the earth scattered about far and wide.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading He hastened to the hole by the well, and found as he had feared that it was empty, and all around the earth scattered about far and wide.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading He hastened to the hole by the well, and found as he had feared that it was empty, and all around the earth scattered about far and wide.
past form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading He hastened to the hole by the well, and found as he had feared that it was empty, and all around the earth scattered about far and wide.
set up or found
From this reading He hastened to the hole by the well, and found as he had feared that it was empty, and all around the earth scattered about far and wide.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He hastened to the hole by the well, and found as he had feared that it was empty, and all around the earth scattered about far and wide.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading He ran back to Katheline and struck her with his hand.
past form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed
From this reading He hastened to the hole by the well, and found as he had feared that it was empty, and all around the earth scattered about far and wide.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He hastened to the hole by the well, and found as he had feared that it was empty, and all around the earth scattered about far and wide.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He ran back to Katheline and struck her with his hand.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He ran back to Katheline and struck her with his hand.
an opening into or through something
From this reading He hastened to the hole by the well, and found as he had feared that it was empty, and all around the earth scattered about far and wide.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He hastened to the hole by the well, and found as he had feared that it was empty, and all around the earth scattered about far and wide.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He ran back to Katheline and struck her with his hand.
on one occasion
From this reading Ulenspiegel's thoughts ran at once to the treasure.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Ulenspiegel's thoughts ran at once to the treasure.
occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
From this reading He hastened to the hole by the well, and found as he had feared that it was empty, and all around the earth scattered about far and wide.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading He ran back to Katheline and struck her with his hand.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He hastened to the hole by the well, and found as he had feared that it was empty, and all around the earth scattered about far and wide.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ulenspiegel's thoughts ran at once to the treasure.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Ulenspiegel's thoughts ran at once to the treasure.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ulenspiegel's thoughts ran at once to the treasure.
accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
From this reading Ulenspiegel's thoughts ran at once to the treasure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ulenspiegel's thoughts ran at once to the treasure.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He hastened to the hole by the well, and found as he had feared that it was empty, and all around the earth scattered about far and wide.
(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 He hastened to the hole by the well, and found as he had feared that it was empty, and all around the earth scattered about far and wide.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where are the caroluses?" he cried.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading He hastened to the hole by the well, and found as he had feared that it was empty, and all around the earth scattered about far and wide.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He ran back to Katheline and struck her with his hand.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes!
Chapter 7 of The Legend of the Glorious Adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegel in the Land by Charles de Coster holds 400 sentences, grouped into 80 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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