Chapter 36 of The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg, and Other is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 36 of The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg, and Other is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WIRTHIN. Sei ruhig, you hussy! S. Well, I've lost a couple of precious daughters, but I've gained a couple of precious scamps to fill up the gap with; so it's all right. I'm satisfied, and everybody's forgiven--(With mock threats at Gretchen.) W. Oh, wir werden fur Dich sorgen--dur herrliches Gretchen!
Chapter 36 of The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg, and Other is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “daughter” — a female human offspring
From this reading “S. Well, I've lost a couple of precious daughters, but I've gained a couple of precious scamps to fill up the gap with; so it's all right.”
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
From this reading “S. Well, I've lost a couple of precious daughters, but I've gained a couple of precious scamps to fill up the gap with; so it's all right.”
inflected form of “forgive” — stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading “I'm satisfied, and everybody's forgiven--(With mock threats at Gretchen.)”
the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
From this reading “W. Oh, wir werden fur Dich sorgen--dur herrliches Gretchen!”
a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures
From this reading “S. Well, I've lost a couple of precious daughters, but I've gained a couple of precious scamps to fill up the gap with; so it's all right.”
a woman adulterer
From this reading “Sei ruhig, you hussy!”
treat with contempt
From this reading “I'm satisfied, and everybody's forgiven--(With mock threats at Gretchen.)”
plural of “threat” — something that is a source of danger
From this reading “I'm satisfied, and everybody's forgiven--(With mock threats at Gretchen.)”
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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 S. Well, I've lost a couple of precious daughters, but I've gained a couple of precious scamps to fill up the gap with; so it's all right.
(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 S. Well, I've lost a couple of precious daughters, but I've gained a couple of precious scamps to fill up the gap with; so it's all right.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I'm satisfied, and everybody's forgiven--(With mock threats at Gretchen.)
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I'm satisfied, and everybody's forgiven--(With mock threats at Gretchen.)
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading S. Well, I've lost a couple of precious daughters, but I've gained a couple of precious scamps to fill up the gap with; so it's all right.
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading S. Well, I've lost a couple of precious daughters, but I've gained a couple of precious scamps to fill up the gap with; so it's all right.
plural of “daughter” — a female human offspring
From this reading S. Well, I've lost a couple of precious daughters, but I've gained a couple of precious scamps to fill up the gap with; so it's all right.
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From this reading W. Oh, wir werden fur Dich sorgen--dur herrliches Gretchen!
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From this reading W. Oh, wir werden fur Dich sorgen--dur herrliches Gretchen!
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From this reading I'm satisfied, and everybody's forgiven--(With mock threats at Gretchen.)
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
From this reading S. Well, I've lost a couple of precious daughters, but I've gained a couple of precious scamps to fill up the gap with; so it's all right.
inflected form of “forgive” — stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading I'm satisfied, and everybody's forgiven--(With mock threats at Gretchen.)
the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
From this reading W. Oh, wir werden fur Dich sorgen--dur herrliches Gretchen!
past form of “gain” — obtain
From this reading S. Well, I've lost a couple of precious daughters, but I've gained a couple of precious scamps to fill up the gap with; so it's all right.
a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures
From this reading S. Well, I've lost a couple of precious daughters, but I've gained a couple of precious scamps to fill up the gap with; so it's all right.
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From this reading I'm satisfied, and everybody's forgiven--(With mock threats at Gretchen.)
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading W. Oh, wir werden fur Dich sorgen--dur herrliches Gretchen!
a woman adulterer
From this reading Sei ruhig, you hussy!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm satisfied, and everybody's forgiven--(With mock threats at Gretchen.)
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading S. Well, I've lost a couple of precious daughters, but I've gained a couple of precious scamps to fill up the gap with; so it's all right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading S. Well, I've lost a couple of precious daughters, but I've gained a couple of precious scamps to fill up the gap with; so it's all right.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading S. Well, I've lost a couple of precious daughters, but I've gained a couple of precious scamps to fill up the gap with; so it's all right.
treat with contempt
From this reading I'm satisfied, and everybody's forgiven--(With mock threats at Gretchen.)
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading S. Well, I've lost a couple of precious daughters, but I've gained a couple of precious scamps to fill up the gap with; so it's all right.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading W. Oh, wir werden fur Dich sorgen--dur herrliches Gretchen!
characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
From this reading S. Well, I've lost a couple of precious daughters, but I've gained a couple of precious scamps to fill up the gap with; so it's all right.
precisely, exactly
From this reading S. Well, I've lost a couple of precious daughters, but I've gained a couple of precious scamps to fill up the gap with; so it's all right.
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From this reading Sei ruhig, you hussy!
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading S. Well, I've lost a couple of precious daughters, but I've gained a couple of precious scamps to fill up the gap with; so it's all right.
filled with satisfaction
From this reading I'm satisfied, and everybody's forgiven--(With mock threats at Gretchen.)
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From this reading S. Well, I've lost a couple of precious daughters, but I've gained a couple of precious scamps to fill up the gap with; so it's all right.
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From this reading Sei ruhig, you hussy!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading S. Well, I've lost a couple of precious daughters, but I've gained a couple of precious scamps to fill up the gap with; so it's all right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading W. Oh, wir werden fur Dich sorgen--dur herrliches Gretchen!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading S. Well, I've lost a couple of precious daughters, but I've gained a couple of precious scamps to fill up the gap with; so it's all right.
plural of “threat” — something that is a source of danger
From this reading I'm satisfied, and everybody's forgiven--(With mock threats at Gretchen.)
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading S. Well, I've lost a couple of precious daughters, but I've gained a couple of precious scamps to fill up the gap with; so it's all right.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading S. Well, I've lost a couple of precious daughters, but I've gained a couple of precious scamps to fill up the gap with; so it's all right.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading W. Oh, wir werden fur Dich sorgen--dur herrliches Gretchen!
(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 S. Well, I've lost a couple of precious daughters, but I've gained a couple of precious scamps to fill up the gap with; so it's all right.
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From this reading W. Oh, wir werden fur Dich sorgen--dur herrliches Gretchen!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading W. Oh, wir werden fur Dich sorgen--dur herrliches Gretchen!
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From this reading WIRTHIN.
in the company of; together with
From this reading S. Well, I've lost a couple of precious daughters, but I've gained a couple of precious scamps to fill up the gap with; so it's all right.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Sei ruhig, you hussy!
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