Chapter 18 of The Romance of a Shop is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of The Romance of a Shop is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PHYLLIS. _Die aeltre Tochter gaehnet "Ich will nicht verhungern bei euch, Ich gehe morgen zum Grafen, Und der ist verliebt und reich."_ HEINE. "Lucy, dear, you must go." "But, Gerty, you can never manage to get through the work alone." "I will make Phyllis help me.
Chapter 18 of The Romance of a Shop is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Having no one else present.
From this reading “"But, Gerty, you can never manage to get through the work alone."”
dearly loved
From this reading “"Lucy, dear, you must go."”
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “"I will make Phyllis help me.”
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading “"Lucy, dear, you must go."”
be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading “"But, Gerty, you can never manage to get through the work alone."”
a South African unit of measure equal to about 2 acres
From this reading “_Die aeltre Tochter gaehnet "Ich will nicht verhungern bei euch, Ich gehe morgen zum Grafen, Und der ist verliebt und reich."_ HEINE.”
the German state
From this reading “_Die aeltre Tochter gaehnet "Ich will nicht verhungern bei euch, Ich gehe morgen zum Grafen, Und der ist verliebt und reich."_ HEINE.”
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finish a task completely
In this reading “"But, Gerty, you can never manage to get through the work alone."”
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From this reading _Die aeltre Tochter gaehnet "Ich will nicht verhungern bei euch, Ich gehe morgen zum Grafen, Und der ist verliebt und reich."_ HEINE.
Having no one else present.
From this reading "But, Gerty, you can never manage to get through the work alone."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Die aeltre Tochter gaehnet "Ich will nicht verhungern bei euch, Ich gehe morgen zum Grafen, Und der ist verliebt und reich."_ HEINE.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But, Gerty, you can never manage to get through the work alone."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "But, Gerty, you can never manage to get through the work alone."
dearly loved
From this reading "Lucy, dear, you must go."
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From this reading _Die aeltre Tochter gaehnet "Ich will nicht verhungern bei euch, Ich gehe morgen zum Grafen, Und der ist verliebt und reich."_ HEINE.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading _Die aeltre Tochter gaehnet "Ich will nicht verhungern bei euch, Ich gehe morgen zum Grafen, Und der ist verliebt und reich."_ HEINE.
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From this reading _Die aeltre Tochter gaehnet "Ich will nicht verhungern bei euch, Ich gehe morgen zum Grafen, Und der ist verliebt und reich."_ HEINE.
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From this reading _Die aeltre Tochter gaehnet "Ich will nicht verhungern bei euch, Ich gehe morgen zum Grafen, Und der ist verliebt und reich."_ HEINE.
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From this reading _Die aeltre Tochter gaehnet "Ich will nicht verhungern bei euch, Ich gehe morgen zum Grafen, Und der ist verliebt und reich."_ HEINE.
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From this reading "But, Gerty, you can never manage to get through the work alone."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "But, Gerty, you can never manage to get through the work alone."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Lucy, dear, you must go."
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From this reading _Die aeltre Tochter gaehnet "Ich will nicht verhungern bei euch, Ich gehe morgen zum Grafen, Und der ist verliebt und reich."_ HEINE.
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From this reading _Die aeltre Tochter gaehnet "Ich will nicht verhungern bei euch, Ich gehe morgen zum Grafen, Und der ist verliebt und reich."_ HEINE.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading "I will make Phyllis help me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I will make Phyllis help me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Die aeltre Tochter gaehnet "Ich will nicht verhungern bei euch, Ich gehe morgen zum Grafen, Und der ist verliebt und reich."_ HEINE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Die aeltre Tochter gaehnet "Ich will nicht verhungern bei euch, Ich gehe morgen zum Grafen, Und der ist verliebt und reich."_ HEINE.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading "Lucy, dear, you must go."
engage in
From this reading "I will make Phyllis help me.
be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading "But, Gerty, you can never manage to get through the work alone."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I will make Phyllis help me.
a South African unit of measure equal to about 2 acres
From this reading _Die aeltre Tochter gaehnet "Ich will nicht verhungern bei euch, Ich gehe morgen zum Grafen, Und der ist verliebt und reich."_ HEINE.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Lucy, dear, you must go."
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "But, Gerty, you can never manage to get through the work alone."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Die aeltre Tochter gaehnet "Ich will nicht verhungern bei euch, Ich gehe morgen zum Grafen, Und der ist verliebt und reich."_ HEINE.
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From this reading PHYLLIS.
the German state
From this reading _Die aeltre Tochter gaehnet "Ich will nicht verhungern bei euch, Ich gehe morgen zum Grafen, Und der ist verliebt und reich."_ HEINE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "But, Gerty, you can never manage to get through the work alone."
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "But, Gerty, you can never manage to get through the work alone."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "But, Gerty, you can never manage to get through the work alone."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Die aeltre Tochter gaehnet "Ich will nicht verhungern bei euch, Ich gehe morgen zum Grafen, Und der ist verliebt und reich."_ HEINE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Die aeltre Tochter gaehnet "Ich will nicht verhungern bei euch, Ich gehe morgen zum Grafen, Und der ist verliebt und reich."_ HEINE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Die aeltre Tochter gaehnet "Ich will nicht verhungern bei euch, Ich gehe morgen zum Grafen, Und der ist verliebt und reich."_ HEINE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Die aeltre Tochter gaehnet "Ich will nicht verhungern bei euch, Ich gehe morgen zum Grafen, Und der ist verliebt und reich."_ HEINE.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading _Die aeltre Tochter gaehnet "Ich will nicht verhungern bei euch, Ich gehe morgen zum Grafen, Und der ist verliebt und reich."_ HEINE.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading "But, Gerty, you can never manage to get through the work alone."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Lucy, dear, you must go."
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From this reading _Die aeltre Tochter gaehnet "Ich will nicht verhungern bei euch, Ich gehe morgen zum Grafen, Und der ist verliebt und reich."_ HEINE.
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