Chapter 1 of The Story Without an End is here in full — 278 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Story Without an End is here in full — 278 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE STORY WITHOUT AN END. THE STORY WITHOUT AN END. BY SARAH AUSTIN. ILLUSTRATED BY WILLIAM HARVEY. _The story you love so much in German, I dedicate to you in English.
Chapter 1 of The Story Without an End is here in full — 278 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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state capital of Texas on the Colorado River; site of the University of Texas
From this reading “BY SARAH AUSTIN.”
give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
From this reading “_The story you love so much in German, I dedicate to you in English.”
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading “_The story you love so much in German, I dedicate to you in English.”
a person of German nationality
From this reading “_The story you love so much in German, I dedicate to you in English.”
English physician and scientist who described the circulation of the blood; he later proposed that all animals originate from an ovum produced by the female of the species (1578-1657)
From this reading “ILLUSTRATED BY WILLIAM HARVEY.”
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading “ILLUSTRATED BY WILLIAM HARVEY.”
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading “BY SARAH AUSTIN.”
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “THE STORY WITHOUT AN END.”
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.
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In this reading “ILLUSTRATED BY WILLIAM HARVEY.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE STORY WITHOUT AN END.
state capital of Texas on the Colorado River; site of the University of Texas
From this reading BY SARAH AUSTIN.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY SARAH AUSTIN.
give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
From this reading _The story you love so much in German, I dedicate to you in English.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading THE STORY WITHOUT AN END.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading _The story you love so much in German, I dedicate to you in English.
a person of German nationality
From this reading _The story you love so much in German, I dedicate to you in English.
English physician and scientist who described the circulation of the blood; he later proposed that all animals originate from an ovum produced by the female of the species (1578-1657)
From this reading ILLUSTRATED BY WILLIAM HARVEY.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _The story you love so much in German, I dedicate to you in English.
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading ILLUSTRATED BY WILLIAM HARVEY.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _The story you love so much in German, I dedicate to you in English.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading _The story you love so much in German, I dedicate to you in English.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading _The story you love so much in German, I dedicate to you in English.
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading BY SARAH AUSTIN.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _The story you love so much in German, I dedicate to you in English.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading THE STORY WITHOUT AN END.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STORY WITHOUT AN END.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _The story you love so much in German, I dedicate to you in English.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ILLUSTRATED BY WILLIAM HARVEY.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading THE STORY WITHOUT AN END.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _The story you love so much in German, I dedicate to you in English.
Chapter 1 of The Story Without an End by Friedrich Wilhelm Carové holds 278 sentences, grouped into 56 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 278 sentences of The Story Without an End, unabridged, divided into 56 reading sections.
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