Chapter 25 of The Quest — The Authorized Translation from the Dutch of De is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of The Quest — The Authorized Translation from the Dutch of De is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"The politicians," replied the young typographer. "Felbeck wants to be President of the Republic," said the man in brown. "Is there to be a debate?" asked Markus. "Listen! Hakkema is coming, too.
Chapter 25 of The Quest — The Authorized Translation from the Dutch of De is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading “"Felbeck wants to be President of the Republic," said the man in brown.”
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “Hakkema is coming, too.”
argue with one another
From this reading “"Is there to be a debate?" asked Markus.”
hear with intention
From this reading “"Listen!”
plural of “politician” — a leader engaged in civil administration
From this reading “"The politicians," replied the young typographer.”
an executive officer of a firm or corporation
From this reading “"Felbeck wants to be President of the Republic," said the man in brown.”
a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
From this reading “"Felbeck wants to be President of the Republic," said the man in brown.”
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading “"Felbeck wants to be President of the Republic," said the man in brown.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
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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 "Is there to be a debate?" asked Markus.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Is there to be a debate?" asked Markus.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Felbeck wants to be President of the Republic," said the man in brown.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading "Felbeck wants to be President of the Republic," said the man in brown.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Hakkema is coming, too.
argue with one another
From this reading "Is there to be a debate?" asked Markus.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Felbeck wants to be President of the Republic," said the man in brown.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hakkema is coming, too.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Felbeck wants to be President of the Republic," said the man in brown.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is there to be a debate?" asked Markus.
hear with intention
From this reading "Listen!
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Felbeck wants to be President of the Republic," said the man in brown.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Is there to be a debate?" asked Markus.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Felbeck wants to be President of the Republic," said the man in brown.
plural of “politician” — a leader engaged in civil administration
From this reading "The politicians," replied the young typographer.
an executive officer of a firm or corporation
From this reading "Felbeck wants to be President of the Republic," said the man in brown.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "The politicians," replied the young typographer.
a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
From this reading "Felbeck wants to be President of the Republic," said the man in brown.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Felbeck wants to be President of the Republic," said the man in brown.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The politicians," replied the young typographer.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Is there to be a debate?" asked Markus.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Felbeck wants to be President of the Republic," said the man in brown.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Hakkema is coming, too.
one who sets written material into type
From this reading "The politicians," replied the young typographer.
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading "Felbeck wants to be President of the Republic," said the man in brown.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "The politicians," replied the young typographer.
Chapter 25 of The Quest — The Authorized Translation from the Dutch of De by Frederik van Eeden holds 399 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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