Chapter 6 of The World's Illusion, Volume 1 (of 2): Eva is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of The World's Illusion, Volume 1 (of 2): Eva is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Christian replied thoughtfully. “I don’t understand what you say, and you don’t understand what I mean. Since I left her I feel sometimes as though I had grown hunchbacked. Jesting aside, Bernard, I get up sometimes and a terror comes over me. I stretch myself out.
Chapter 6 of The World's Illusion, Volume 1 (of 2): Eva is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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on or to one side
From this reading “Jesting aside, Bernard, I get up sometimes and a terror comes over me.”
French physiologist noted for research on secretions of the alimentary canal and the glycogenic function of the liver (1813-1878)
From this reading “Jesting aside, Bernard, I get up sometimes and a terror comes over me.”
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading “Christian replied thoughtfully.”
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading “Jesting aside, Bernard, I get up sometimes and a terror comes over me.”
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading “Since I left her I feel sometimes as though I had grown hunchbacked.”
occupy a large, elongated area
From this reading “I stretch myself out.”
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading “Jesting aside, Bernard, I get up sometimes and a terror comes over me.”
in a thoughtful manner
From this reading “Christian replied thoughtfully.”
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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rise to one's feet
In this reading “Jesting aside, Bernard, I get up sometimes and a terror comes over me.”
communicate the intended meaning or impression
In this reading “Jesting aside, Bernard, I get up sometimes and a terror comes over me.”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Jesting aside, Bernard, I get up sometimes and a terror comes over me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I don’t understand what you say, and you don’t understand what I mean.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Since I left her I feel sometimes as though I had grown hunchbacked.
on or to one side
From this reading Jesting aside, Bernard, I get up sometimes and a terror comes over me.
French physiologist noted for research on secretions of the alimentary canal and the glycogenic function of the liver (1813-1878)
From this reading Jesting aside, Bernard, I get up sometimes and a terror comes over me.
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading Christian replied thoughtfully.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading Jesting aside, Bernard, I get up sometimes and a terror comes over me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t understand what you say, and you don’t understand what I mean.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading Since I left her I feel sometimes as though I had grown hunchbacked.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Jesting aside, Bernard, I get up sometimes and a terror comes over me.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading Since I left her I feel sometimes as though I had grown hunchbacked.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Since I left her I feel sometimes as though I had grown hunchbacked.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Since I left her I feel sometimes as though I had grown hunchbacked.
characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column
From this reading Since I left her I feel sometimes as though I had grown hunchbacked.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don’t understand what you say, and you don’t understand what I mean.
characterized by jokes and good humor
From this reading Jesting aside, Bernard, I get up sometimes and a terror comes over me.
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 Since I left her I feel sometimes as though I had grown hunchbacked.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Jesting aside, Bernard, I get up sometimes and a terror comes over me.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “I don’t understand what you say, and you don’t understand what I mean.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I stretch myself out.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I stretch myself out.
above and across; more than
From this reading Jesting aside, Bernard, I get up sometimes and a terror comes over me.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading Christian replied thoughtfully.
express in words
From this reading “I don’t understand what you say, and you don’t understand what I mean.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since I left her I feel sometimes as though I had grown hunchbacked.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading Since I left her I feel sometimes as though I had grown hunchbacked.
occupy a large, elongated area
From this reading I stretch myself out.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading Jesting aside, Bernard, I get up sometimes and a terror comes over me.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Since I left her I feel sometimes as though I had grown hunchbacked.
in a thoughtful manner
From this reading Christian replied thoughtfully.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading “I don’t understand what you say, and you don’t understand what I mean.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Jesting aside, Bernard, I get up sometimes and a terror comes over me.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “I don’t understand what you say, and you don’t understand what I mean.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I don’t understand what you say, and you don’t understand what I mean.
Chapter 6 of The World's Illusion, Volume 1 (of 2): Eva by Jakob Wassermann holds 407 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 6 holds 407 sentences of The World's Illusion, Volume 1 (of 2): Eva, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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