Chapter 5 of The Quest — The Authorized Translation from the Dutch of De is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Quest — The Authorized Translation from the Dutch of De is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Ah, Wistik, why should I ask? I have everything I could wish for. I have Robinetta." "But that will not last long. And you can be still happier--Robinetta, too.
Chapter 5 of The Quest — The Authorized Translation from the Dutch of De is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “"Ah, Wistik, why should I ask?”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I have everything I could wish for.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “I have everything I could wish for.”
comparative of “happy” — enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading “And you can be still happier--Robinetta, too.”
immediately past
From this reading “"But that will not last long.”
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading “"But that will not last long.”
not in physical motion
From this reading “And you can be still happier--Robinetta, too.”
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “I have everything I could wish for.”
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From this reading "Ah, Wistik, why should I ask?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And you can be still happier--Robinetta, too.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Ah, Wistik, why should I ask?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And you can be still happier--Robinetta, too.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But that will not last long.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading And you can be still happier--Robinetta, too.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I have everything I could wish for.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading I have everything I could wish for.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I have everything I could wish for.
comparative of “happy” — enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading And you can be still happier--Robinetta, too.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have everything I could wish for.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Ah, Wistik, why should I ask?
immediately past
From this reading "But that will not last long.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "But that will not last long.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "But that will not last long.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have Robinetta."
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Ah, Wistik, why should I ask?
not in physical motion
From this reading And you can be still happier--Robinetta, too.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "But that will not last long.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading And you can be still happier--Robinetta, too.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Ah, Wistik, why should I ask?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "But that will not last long.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading I have everything I could wish for.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ah, Wistik, why should I ask?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And you can be still happier--Robinetta, too.
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