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The Man-Wolf and Other Tales

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of The Man-Wolf and Other Tales is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Sperver's indignation was mounting.
"There's the happiness and felicity of the rich!
What is the good of being master of Nideck, with castles, forests, lakes, and all the best parts of the Black Forest, when an innocent looking damsel comes and says to you in her sweet soft voice, 'Is that your will?
Well, it is not mine.
Do you say I must?
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The Man-Wolf and Other Tales

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of The Man-Wolf and Other Tales is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/24 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Sperver's indignation was mounting.
Line 2
"There's the happiness and felicity of the rich!
Line 3
What is the good of being master of Nideck, with castles, forests, lakes, and all the best parts of the Black Forest, when an innocent looking damsel comes and says to you in her sweet soft voice, 'Is that your will?
Line 4
Well, it is not mine.
/wel ɪt ɪz nɑːt maɪn/
Line 5
Do you say I must?
/duː juː seɪ aɪ mʌst/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

castles noun US /ˈkæsəlz/

plural of “castle” — a large and stately mansion

From this reading “What is the good of being master of Nideck, with castles, forests, lakes, and all the best parts of the Black Forest, when an innocent looking damsel comes and says to you in her sweet soft voice, 'Is that your will?”

damsel noun US /ˈdæmzəl/

a young unmarried woman

From this reading “What is the good of being master of Nideck, with castles, forests, lakes, and all the best parts of the Black Forest, when an innocent looking damsel comes and says to you in her sweet soft voice, 'Is that your will?”

felicity noun US /fɪˈlɪsəti/

pleasing and appropriate manner or style (especially manner or style of expression)

From this reading “"There's the happiness and felicity of the rich!”

forests noun US /ˈfɔːrəsts/

plural of “forest” — the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading “What is the good of being master of Nideck, with castles, forests, lakes, and all the best parts of the Black Forest, when an innocent looking damsel comes and says to you in her sweet soft voice, 'Is that your will?”

indignation noun US /ˌɪndɪɡˈneɪʃən/

a feeling of righteous anger

From this reading “Sperver's indignation was mounting.”

lakes noun US /leɪks/

plural of “lake” — a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land

From this reading “What is the good of being master of Nideck, with castles, forests, lakes, and all the best parts of the Black Forest, when an innocent looking damsel comes and says to you in her sweet soft voice, 'Is that your will?”

mounting noun US /ˈmaʊntɪŋ/

an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)

From this reading “Sperver's indignation was mounting.”

parts noun US /pɑːrts/

the local environment

From this reading “What is the good of being master of Nideck, with castles, forests, lakes, and all the best parts of the Black Forest, when an innocent looking damsel comes and says to you in her sweet soft voice, 'Is that your will?”

All words in this reading · 51

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 What is the good of being master of Nideck, with castles, forests, lakes, and all the best parts of the Black Forest, when an innocent looking damsel comes and says to you in her sweet soft voice, 'Is that your will?

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading What is the good of being master of Nideck, with castles, forests, lakes, and all the best parts of the Black Forest, when an innocent looking damsel comes and says to you in her sweet soft voice, 'Is that your will?

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "There's the happiness and felicity of the rich!

beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading What is the good of being master of Nideck, with castles, forests, lakes, and all the best parts of the Black Forest, when an innocent looking damsel comes and says to you in her sweet soft voice, 'Is that your will?

bestnounUS /best/

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading What is the good of being master of Nideck, with castles, forests, lakes, and all the best parts of the Black Forest, when an innocent looking damsel comes and says to you in her sweet soft voice, 'Is that your will?

BlackadjectiveUS /blæk/

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading What is the good of being master of Nideck, with castles, forests, lakes, and all the best parts of the Black Forest, when an innocent looking damsel comes and says to you in her sweet soft voice, 'Is that your will?

castlesnounUS /ˈkæsəlz/

plural of “castle” — a large and stately mansion

From this reading What is the good of being master of Nideck, with castles, forests, lakes, and all the best parts of the Black Forest, when an innocent looking damsel comes and says to you in her sweet soft voice, 'Is that your will?

comesnounUS /kʌmz/

plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading What is the good of being master of Nideck, with castles, forests, lakes, and all the best parts of the Black Forest, when an innocent looking damsel comes and says to you in her sweet soft voice, 'Is that your will?

damselnounUS /ˈdæmzəl/

a young unmarried woman

From this reading What is the good of being master of Nideck, with castles, forests, lakes, and all the best parts of the Black Forest, when an innocent looking damsel comes and says to you in her sweet soft voice, 'Is that your will?

Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Do you say I must?

felicitynounUS /fɪˈlɪsəti/

pleasing and appropriate manner or style (especially manner or style of expression)

From this reading "There's the happiness and felicity of the rich!

ForestnounUS /ˈfɔːrəst/

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading What is the good of being master of Nideck, with castles, forests, lakes, and all the best parts of the Black Forest, when an innocent looking damsel comes and says to you in her sweet soft voice, 'Is that your will?

forestsnounUS /ˈfɔːrəsts/

plural of “forest” — the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading What is the good of being master of Nideck, with castles, forests, lakes, and all the best parts of the Black Forest, when an innocent looking damsel comes and says to you in her sweet soft voice, 'Is that your will?

goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading What is the good of being master of Nideck, with castles, forests, lakes, and all the best parts of the Black Forest, when an innocent looking damsel comes and says to you in her sweet soft voice, 'Is that your will?

happinessnounUS /ˈhæpinəs/

state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy

From this reading "There's the happiness and felicity of the rich!

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading What is the good of being master of Nideck, with castles, forests, lakes, and all the best parts of the Black Forest, when an innocent looking damsel comes and says to you in her sweet soft voice, 'Is that your will?

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Do you say I must?

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading What is the good of being master of Nideck, with castles, forests, lakes, and all the best parts of the Black Forest, when an innocent looking damsel comes and says to you in her sweet soft voice, 'Is that your will?

indignationnounUS /ˌɪndɪɡˈneɪʃən/

a feeling of righteous anger

From this reading Sperver's indignation was mounting.

innocentadjectiveUS /ˈɪnəsənt/

free from evil or guilt

From this reading What is the good of being master of Nideck, with castles, forests, lakes, and all the best parts of the Black Forest, when an innocent looking damsel comes and says to you in her sweet soft voice, 'Is that your will?

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading What is the good of being master of Nideck, with castles, forests, lakes, and all the best parts of the Black Forest, when an innocent looking damsel comes and says to you in her sweet soft voice, 'Is that your will?

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Well, it is not mine.

lakesnounUS /leɪks/

plural of “lake” — a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land

From this reading What is the good of being master of Nideck, with castles, forests, lakes, and all the best parts of the Black Forest, when an innocent looking damsel comes and says to you in her sweet soft voice, 'Is that your will?

lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading What is the good of being master of Nideck, with castles, forests, lakes, and all the best parts of the Black Forest, when an innocent looking damsel comes and says to you in her sweet soft voice, 'Is that your will?

masternounUS /ˈmæstər/

an artist of consummate skill

From this reading What is the good of being master of Nideck, with castles, forests, lakes, and all the best parts of the Black Forest, when an innocent looking damsel comes and says to you in her sweet soft voice, 'Is that your will?

minepronounUS /maɪn/

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Well, it is not mine.

mountingnounUS /ˈmaʊntɪŋ/

an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)

From this reading Sperver's indignation was mounting.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading Do you say I must?

Nideck

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading What is the good of being master of Nideck, with castles, forests, lakes, and all the best parts of the Black Forest, when an innocent looking damsel comes and says to you in her sweet soft voice, 'Is that your will?

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Well, it is not mine.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "There's the happiness and felicity of the rich!

partsnounUS /pɑːrts/

the local environment

From this reading What is the good of being master of Nideck, with castles, forests, lakes, and all the best parts of the Black Forest, when an innocent looking damsel comes and says to you in her sweet soft voice, 'Is that your will?

richadjectiveUS /rɪtʃ/

possessing material wealth

From this reading "There's the happiness and felicity of the rich!

sayverbUS /seɪ/

express in words

From this reading Do you say I must?

saysnounUS /sez/

plural of “say” — the chance to speak

From this reading What is the good of being master of Nideck, with castles, forests, lakes, and all the best parts of the Black Forest, when an innocent looking damsel comes and says to you in her sweet soft voice, 'Is that your will?

softadjectiveUS /sɑːft/

yielding readily to pressure or weight

From this reading What is the good of being master of Nideck, with castles, forests, lakes, and all the best parts of the Black Forest, when an innocent looking damsel comes and says to you in her sweet soft voice, 'Is that your will?

Sperver's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Sperver's indignation was mounting.

sweetadjectiveUS /swiːt/

having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading What is the good of being master of Nideck, with castles, forests, lakes, and all the best parts of the Black Forest, when an innocent looking damsel comes and says to you in her sweet soft voice, 'Is that your will?

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading What is the good of being master of Nideck, with castles, forests, lakes, and all the best parts of the Black Forest, when an innocent looking damsel comes and says to you in her sweet soft voice, 'Is that your will?

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "There's the happiness and felicity of the rich!

There's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "There's the happiness and felicity of the rich!

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading What is the good of being master of Nideck, with castles, forests, lakes, and all the best parts of the Black Forest, when an innocent looking damsel comes and says to you in her sweet soft voice, 'Is that your will?

voicenounUS /vɔɪs/

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading What is the good of being master of Nideck, with castles, forests, lakes, and all the best parts of the Black Forest, when an innocent looking damsel comes and says to you in her sweet soft voice, 'Is that your will?

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Sperver's indignation was mounting.

WelladverbUS /wel/

(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 Well, it is not mine.

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What is the good of being master of Nideck, with castles, forests, lakes, and all the best parts of the Black Forest, when an innocent looking damsel comes and says to you in her sweet soft voice, 'Is that your will?

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading What is the good of being master of Nideck, with castles, forests, lakes, and all the best parts of the Black Forest, when an innocent looking damsel comes and says to you in her sweet soft voice, 'Is that your will?

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading What is the good of being master of Nideck, with castles, forests, lakes, and all the best parts of the Black Forest, when an innocent looking damsel comes and says to you in her sweet soft voice, 'Is that your will?

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading What is the good of being master of Nideck, with castles, forests, lakes, and all the best parts of the Black Forest, when an innocent looking damsel comes and says to you in her sweet soft voice, 'Is that your will?

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading What is the good of being master of Nideck, with castles, forests, lakes, and all the best parts of the Black Forest, when an innocent looking damsel comes and says to you in her sweet soft voice, 'Is that your will?

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading What is the good of being master of Nideck, with castles, forests, lakes, and all the best parts of the Black Forest, when an innocent looking damsel comes and says to you in her sweet soft voice, 'Is that your will?

Chapter 6 of The Man-Wolf and Other Tales by Erckmann-Chatrian holds 120 sentences, grouped into 24 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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Chapter 6 holds 120 sentences of The Man-Wolf and Other Tales, unabridged, divided into 24 reading sections.

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Christmas
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