Chapter 1 of The Serapion Brethren, Vol. II is here in full — 243 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Serapion Brethren, Vol. II is here in full — 243 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Source of scans: Google Books: "http://books.google.com/books?pg=PA2&dq=editions:UCALB4287293&id=ZYQFAQ AAIAAJ&as_brr=1#v=onepage&q=&f=false" THE SERAPION BRETHREN. VOLUME II. THE SERAPION BRETHREN. Translated from the German BY LIEUT.-COLONEL ALEX. EWING, A.P.D., TRANSLATOR OF J. P. RICHTER'S "FLOWER, FRUIT, AND THORN PIECES," ETC.
Chapter 1 of The Serapion Brethren, Vol. II is here in full — 243 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(plural) the lay members of a male religious order
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plural of “edition” — the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
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a widely used search engine that uses text-matching techniques to find web pages that are important and relevant to a user's search
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a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
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plural of “scan” — the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region
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something that causes irritation and annoyance
From this reading “EWING, A.P.D., TRANSLATOR OF J. P. RICHTER'S "FLOWER, FRUIT, AND THORN PIECES," ETC.”
past form of “translate” — restate (words) from one language into another language
From this reading “Translated from the German BY LIEUT.-COLONEL ALEX.”
a person who translates written messages from one language to another
From this reading “EWING, A.P.D., TRANSLATOR OF J. P. RICHTER'S "FLOWER, FRUIT, AND THORN PIECES," ETC.”
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.
In this reading “Translated from the German BY LIEUT.-COLONEL ALEX.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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From this reading Translated from the German BY LIEUT.-COLONEL ALEX.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading EWING, A.P.D., TRANSLATOR OF J. P. RICHTER'S "FLOWER, FRUIT, AND THORN PIECES," ETC.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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Bound written or printed works.
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(plural) the lay members of a male religious order
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showing who or what does the action
From this reading Translated from the German BY LIEUT.-COLONEL ALEX.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading Translated from the German BY LIEUT.-COLONEL ALEX.
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a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
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plural of “edition” — the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
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From this reading EWING, A.P.D., TRANSLATOR OF J. P. RICHTER'S "FLOWER, FRUIT, AND THORN PIECES," ETC.
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From this reading EWING, A.P.D., TRANSLATOR OF J. P. RICHTER'S "FLOWER, FRUIT, AND THORN PIECES," ETC.
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
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not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
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a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading EWING, A.P.D., TRANSLATOR OF J. P. RICHTER'S "FLOWER, FRUIT, AND THORN PIECES," ETC.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Translated from the German BY LIEUT.-COLONEL ALEX.
the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
From this reading EWING, A.P.D., TRANSLATOR OF J. P. RICHTER'S "FLOWER, FRUIT, AND THORN PIECES," ETC.
a person of German nationality
From this reading Translated from the German BY LIEUT.-COLONEL ALEX.
a widely used search engine that uses text-matching techniques to find web pages that are important and relevant to a user's search
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a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
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a state in the Rocky Mountains
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the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading VOLUME II.
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading EWING, A.P.D., TRANSLATOR OF J. P. RICHTER'S "FLOWER, FRUIT, AND THORN PIECES," ETC.
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From this reading Translated from the German BY LIEUT.-COLONEL ALEX.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading EWING, A.P.D., TRANSLATOR OF J. P. RICHTER'S "FLOWER, FRUIT, AND THORN PIECES," ETC.
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
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plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading EWING, A.P.D., TRANSLATOR OF J. P. RICHTER'S "FLOWER, FRUIT, AND THORN PIECES," ETC.
the 17th letter of the Roman alphabet
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From this reading EWING, A.P.D., TRANSLATOR OF J. P. RICHTER'S "FLOWER, FRUIT, AND THORN PIECES," ETC.
plural of “scan” — the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region
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the place where something begins, where it springs into being
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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something that causes irritation and annoyance
From this reading EWING, A.P.D., TRANSLATOR OF J. P. RICHTER'S "FLOWER, FRUIT, AND THORN PIECES," ETC.
past form of “translate” — restate (words) from one language into another language
From this reading Translated from the German BY LIEUT.-COLONEL ALEX.
a person who translates written messages from one language to another
From this reading EWING, A.P.D., TRANSLATOR OF J. P. RICHTER'S "FLOWER, FRUIT, AND THORN PIECES," ETC.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
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the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading VOLUME II.
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Chapter 1 of The Serapion Brethren, Vol. II by E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus) Hoffmann holds 243 sentences, grouped into 49 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.
Chapter 1 holds 243 sentences of The Serapion Brethren, Vol. II, unabridged, divided into 49 reading sections.
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