Chapter 26 of The Merchant of Berlin: An Historical Novel is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of The Merchant of Berlin: An Historical Novel is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BANQUET OF GRATITUDE. Berlin had recovered from the terrors it had undergone. It was eight days since the enemy had left, and every thing was quiet and calm. But on this day the quiet was to be interrupted by a public merry-making. Berlin, which had suffered so much, was to rejoice again.
Chapter 26 of The Merchant of Berlin: An Historical Novel is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a ceremonial dinner party for many people
From this reading “THE BANQUET OF GRATITUDE.”
capital of Germany located in eastern Germany
From this reading “Berlin had recovered from the terrors it had undergone.”
a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation
From this reading “THE BANQUET OF GRATITUDE.”
freed from illness or injury
From this reading “Berlin had recovered from the terrors it had undergone.”
feel happiness or joy
From this reading “Berlin, which had suffered so much, was to rejoice again.”
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading “Berlin, which had suffered so much, was to rejoice again.”
plural of “terror” — an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading “Berlin had recovered from the terrors it had undergone.”
inflected form of “undergo” — pass through
From this reading “Berlin had recovered from the terrors it had undergone.”
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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 But on this day the quiet was to be interrupted by a public merry-making.
anew
From this reading Berlin, which had suffered so much, was to rejoice again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was eight days since the enemy had left, and every thing was quiet and calm.
a ceremonial dinner party for many people
From this reading THE BANQUET OF GRATITUDE.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But on this day the quiet was to be interrupted by a public merry-making.
capital of Germany located in eastern Germany
From this reading Berlin had recovered from the terrors it had undergone.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But on this day the quiet was to be interrupted by a public merry-making.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But on this day the quiet was to be interrupted by a public merry-making.
make calm or still
From this reading It was eight days since the enemy had left, and every thing was quiet and calm.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading But on this day the quiet was to be interrupted by a public merry-making.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading It was eight days since the enemy had left, and every thing was quiet and calm.
being one more than seven
From this reading It was eight days since the enemy had left, and every thing was quiet and calm.
an opposing military force
From this reading It was eight days since the enemy had left, and every thing was quiet and calm.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading It was eight days since the enemy had left, and every thing was quiet and calm.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Berlin had recovered from the terrors it had undergone.
a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation
From this reading THE BANQUET OF GRATITUDE.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Berlin had recovered from the terrors it had undergone.
discontinued temporarily
From this reading But on this day the quiet was to be interrupted by a public merry-making.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Berlin had recovered from the terrors it had undergone.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading It was eight days since the enemy had left, and every thing was quiet and calm.
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From this reading But on this day the quiet was to be interrupted by a public merry-making.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Berlin, which had suffered so much, was to rejoice again.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BANQUET OF GRATITUDE.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But on this day the quiet was to be interrupted by a public merry-making.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading But on this day the quiet was to be interrupted by a public merry-making.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading It was eight days since the enemy had left, and every thing was quiet and calm.
freed from illness or injury
From this reading Berlin had recovered from the terrors it had undergone.
feel happiness or joy
From this reading Berlin, which had suffered so much, was to rejoice again.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It was eight days since the enemy had left, and every thing was quiet and calm.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Berlin, which had suffered so much, was to rejoice again.
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading Berlin, which had suffered so much, was to rejoice again.
plural of “terror” — an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading Berlin had recovered from the terrors it had undergone.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BANQUET OF GRATITUDE.
a special situation
From this reading It was eight days since the enemy had left, and every thing was quiet and calm.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But on this day the quiet was to be interrupted by a public merry-making.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But on this day the quiet was to be interrupted by a public merry-making.
inflected form of “undergo” — pass through
From this reading Berlin had recovered from the terrors it had undergone.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was eight days since the enemy had left, and every thing was quiet and calm.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Berlin, which had suffered so much, was to rejoice again.
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