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The Street of Seven Stars

Chapter XII · Chapter 12

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The card in the American Doctors' Club brought a response finally.
It was just in time.
Harmony's funds were low, and the Frau Professor Bergmeister had gone to St. Moritz for the winter.
She regretted the English lessons, but there were always English at St. Moritz and it cost nothing to talk with them.
Before she left she made Harmony a present.
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The Street of Seven Stars

Chapter XII · Chapter 12

Chapter 12 of The Street of Seven Stars is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/50 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
The card in the American Doctors' Club brought a response finally.
/ðə kɑːrd ɪn ðə əˈmerəkən ˈdɑːktərz klʌb brɔːt ə rɪˈspɑːns ˈfaɪnəli/
Line 2
It was just in time.
/ɪt wɑːz dʒʌst ɪn taɪm/
Line 3
Harmony's funds were low, and the Frau Professor Bergmeister had gone to St. Moritz for the winter.
Line 4
She regretted the English lessons, but there were always English at St. Moritz and it cost nothing to talk with them.
Line 5
Before she left she made Harmony a present.
/bɪˈfɔːr ʃiː left ʃiː meɪd ˈhɑːrməni ə ˈprezənt/

Learner Dictionary

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.

card noun US /kɑːrd/

one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes

From this reading “The card in the American Doctors' Club brought a response finally.”

Doctors noun US /ˈdɑːktərz/

plural of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading “The card in the American Doctors' Club brought a response finally.”

Frau noun US /fraʊ/

a German courtesy title or form of address for an adult woman

From this reading “Harmony's funds were low, and the Frau Professor Bergmeister had gone to St. Moritz for the winter.”

funds noun US /fʌndz/

assets in the form of money

From this reading “Harmony's funds were low, and the Frau Professor Bergmeister had gone to St. Moritz for the winter.”

Harmony noun US /ˈhɑːrməni/

compatibility in opinion and action

From this reading “Harmony's funds were low, and the Frau Professor Bergmeister had gone to St. Moritz for the winter.”

lessons noun US /ˈlesənz/

plural of “lesson” — a unit of instruction

From this reading “She regretted the English lessons, but there were always English at St. Moritz and it cost nothing to talk with them.”

regretted verb US /rɪˈɡretɪd/

inflected form of “regret” — feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about

From this reading “She regretted the English lessons, but there were always English at St. Moritz and it cost nothing to talk with them.”

response noun US /rɪˈspɑːns/

a result

From this reading “The card in the American Doctors' Club brought a response finally.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading The card in the American Doctors' Club brought a response finally.

alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading She regretted the English lessons, but there were always English at St. Moritz and it cost nothing to talk with them.

AmericannounUS /əˈmerəkən/

a native or inhabitant of the United States

From this reading The card in the American Doctors' Club brought a response finally.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Harmony's funds were low, and the Frau Professor Bergmeister had gone to St. Moritz for the winter.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading She regretted the English lessons, but there were always English at St. Moritz and it cost nothing to talk with them.

BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Before she left she made Harmony a present.

Bergmeister

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Harmony's funds were low, and the Frau Professor Bergmeister had gone to St. Moritz for the winter.

broughtverbUS /brɔːt/

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading The card in the American Doctors' Club brought a response finally.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading She regretted the English lessons, but there were always English at St. Moritz and it cost nothing to talk with them.

cardnounUS /kɑːrd/

one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes

From this reading The card in the American Doctors' Club brought a response finally.

ClubnounUS /klʌb/

a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together

From this reading The card in the American Doctors' Club brought a response finally.

costnounUS /kɑːst/

the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor

From this reading She regretted the English lessons, but there were always English at St. Moritz and it cost nothing to talk with them.

DoctorsnounUS /ˈdɑːktərz/

plural of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading The card in the American Doctors' Club brought a response finally.

EnglishnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/

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 She regretted the English lessons, but there were always English at St. Moritz and it cost nothing to talk with them.

finallyadverbUS /ˈfaɪnəli/

after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay

From this reading The card in the American Doctors' Club brought a response finally.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Harmony's funds were low, and the Frau Professor Bergmeister had gone to St. Moritz for the winter.

FraunounUS /fraʊ/

a German courtesy title or form of address for an adult woman

From this reading Harmony's funds were low, and the Frau Professor Bergmeister had gone to St. Moritz for the winter.

fundsnounUS /fʌndz/

assets in the form of money

From this reading Harmony's funds were low, and the Frau Professor Bergmeister had gone to St. Moritz for the winter.

goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/

destroyed or killed

From this reading Harmony's funds were low, and the Frau Professor Bergmeister had gone to St. Moritz for the winter.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Harmony's funds were low, and the Frau Professor Bergmeister had gone to St. Moritz for the winter.

HarmonynounUS /ˈhɑːrməni/

compatibility in opinion and action

From this reading Before she left she made Harmony a present.

Harmony's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Harmony's funds were low, and the Frau Professor Bergmeister had gone to St. Moritz for the winter.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The card in the American Doctors' Club brought a response finally.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was just in time.

justadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading It was just in time.

leftnounUS /left/

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading Before she left she made Harmony a present.

lessonsnounUS /ˈlesənz/

plural of “lesson” — a unit of instruction

From this reading She regretted the English lessons, but there were always English at St. Moritz and it cost nothing to talk with them.

lowadjectiveUS /loʊ/

less than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading Harmony's funds were low, and the Frau Professor Bergmeister had gone to St. Moritz for the winter.

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Before she left she made Harmony a present.

Moritz

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Harmony's funds were low, and the Frau Professor Bergmeister had gone to St. Moritz for the winter.

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading She regretted the English lessons, but there were always English at St. Moritz and it cost nothing to talk with them.

presentverbUS /ˈprezənt/

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading Before she left she made Harmony a present.

ProfessornounUS /prəˈfesər/

someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university

From this reading Harmony's funds were low, and the Frau Professor Bergmeister had gone to St. Moritz for the winter.

regrettedverbUS /rɪˈɡretɪd/

inflected form of “regret” — feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about

From this reading She regretted the English lessons, but there were always English at St. Moritz and it cost nothing to talk with them.

responsenounUS /rɪˈspɑːns/

a result

From this reading The card in the American Doctors' Club brought a response finally.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She regretted the English lessons, but there were always English at St. Moritz and it cost nothing to talk with them.

St

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Harmony's funds were low, and the Frau Professor Bergmeister had gone to St. Moritz for the winter.

talkverbUS /tɔːk/

exchange thoughts; talk with

From this reading She regretted the English lessons, but there were always English at St. Moritz and it cost nothing to talk with them.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The card in the American Doctors' Club brought a response finally.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading She regretted the English lessons, but there were always English at St. Moritz and it cost nothing to talk with them.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading She regretted the English lessons, but there were always English at St. Moritz and it cost nothing to talk with them.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading It was just in time.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Harmony's funds were low, and the Frau Professor Bergmeister had gone to St. Moritz for the winter.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It was just in time.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Harmony's funds were low, and the Frau Professor Bergmeister had gone to St. Moritz for the winter.

winternounUS /ˈwɪntər/

the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox

From this reading Harmony's funds were low, and the Frau Professor Bergmeister had gone to St. Moritz for the winter.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading She regretted the English lessons, but there were always English at St. Moritz and it cost nothing to talk with them.

Chapter 12 of The Street of Seven Stars by Mary Roberts Rinehart holds 250 sentences, grouped into 50 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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Vocabulary met early in The Street of Seven Stars

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Street of Seven Stars, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Stucco
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House
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Garden
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Austrian
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