Chapter 14 of The Undying Past is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Undying Past is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Yes, yes, old friend. Do you grasp it now? Since we condemned our Fritz to hell-fire there has been howling and gnashing of teeth at Halewitz. We don't wallow in luxury here, as David did with his Bathshebas. Sour Moselle is our only drink.
Chapter 14 of The Undying Past is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “condemn” — express strong disapproval of
From this reading “Since we condemned our Fritz to hell-fire there has been howling and gnashing of teeth at Halewitz.”
-ing form of “gnash” — grind together, of teeth
From this reading “Since we condemned our Fritz to hell-fire there has been howling and gnashing of teeth at Halewitz.”
hold firmly
From this reading “Do you grasp it now?”
a long loud emotional utterance
From this reading “Since we condemned our Fritz to hell-fire there has been howling and gnashing of teeth at Halewitz.”
something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity
From this reading “We don't wallow in luxury here, as David did with his Bathshebas.”
German white wine from the Moselle valley or a similar wine made elsewhere
From this reading “Sour Moselle is our only drink.”
go sour or spoil
From this reading “Sour Moselle is our only drink.”
devote oneself entirely to something; indulge in to an immoderate degree, usually with pleasure
From this reading “We don't wallow in luxury here, as David did with his Bathshebas.”
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 “"Yes, yes, old friend.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Since we condemned our Fritz to hell-fire there has been howling and gnashing of teeth at Halewitz.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We don't wallow in luxury here, as David did with his Bathshebas.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Since we condemned our Fritz to hell-fire there has been howling and gnashing of teeth at Halewitz.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We don't wallow in luxury here, as David did with his Bathshebas.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Since we condemned our Fritz to hell-fire there has been howling and gnashing of teeth at Halewitz.
past form of “condemn” — express strong disapproval of
From this reading Since we condemned our Fritz to hell-fire there has been howling and gnashing of teeth at Halewitz.
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading We don't wallow in luxury here, as David did with his Bathshebas.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading We don't wallow in luxury here, as David did with his Bathshebas.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you grasp it now?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We don't wallow in luxury here, as David did with his Bathshebas.
take in liquids
From this reading Sour Moselle is our only drink.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "Yes, yes, old friend.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Since we condemned our Fritz to hell-fire there has been howling and gnashing of teeth at Halewitz.
-ing form of “gnash” — grind together, of teeth
From this reading Since we condemned our Fritz to hell-fire there has been howling and gnashing of teeth at Halewitz.
hold firmly
From this reading Do you grasp it now?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Since we condemned our Fritz to hell-fire there has been howling and gnashing of teeth at Halewitz.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Since we condemned our Fritz to hell-fire there has been howling and gnashing of teeth at Halewitz.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Since we condemned our Fritz to hell-fire there has been howling and gnashing of teeth at Halewitz.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading We don't wallow in luxury here, as David did with his Bathshebas.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading We don't wallow in luxury here, as David did with his Bathshebas.
a long loud emotional utterance
From this reading Since we condemned our Fritz to hell-fire there has been howling and gnashing of teeth at Halewitz.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We don't wallow in luxury here, as David did with his Bathshebas.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sour Moselle is our only drink.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Do you grasp it now?
something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity
From this reading We don't wallow in luxury here, as David did with his Bathshebas.
German white wine from the Moselle valley or a similar wine made elsewhere
From this reading Sour Moselle is our only drink.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Do you grasp it now?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Since we condemned our Fritz to hell-fire there has been howling and gnashing of teeth at Halewitz.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Yes, yes, old friend.
and nothing more
From this reading Sour Moselle is our only drink.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Since we condemned our Fritz to hell-fire there has been howling and gnashing of teeth at Halewitz.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since we condemned our Fritz to hell-fire there has been howling and gnashing of teeth at Halewitz.
go sour or spoil
From this reading Sour Moselle is our only drink.
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading Since we condemned our Fritz to hell-fire there has been howling and gnashing of teeth at Halewitz.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Since we condemned our Fritz to hell-fire there has been howling and gnashing of teeth at Halewitz.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Since we condemned our Fritz to hell-fire there has been howling and gnashing of teeth at Halewitz.
devote oneself entirely to something; indulge in to an immoderate degree, usually with pleasure
From this reading We don't wallow in luxury here, as David did with his Bathshebas.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Since we condemned our Fritz to hell-fire there has been howling and gnashing of teeth at Halewitz.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We don't wallow in luxury here, as David did with his Bathshebas.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, yes, old friend.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you grasp it now?
Chapter 14 of The Undying Past by Hermann Sudermann holds 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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 14 holds 410 sentences of The Undying Past, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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