Chapter 11 of The World's Illusion, Volume 2 (of 2): Ruth is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of The World's Illusion, Volume 2 (of 2): Ruth is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Ruth, little Ruth,” said Christian. Then she told her story. “There was a little girl, a child. She lived with her parents at Slonsk, far in the eastern part of the country. Five years have gone since it all happened.
Chapter 11 of The World's Illusion, Volume 2 (of 2): Ruth is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading ““Ruth, little Ruth,” said Christian.”
lying toward or situated in the east
From this reading “She lived with her parents at Slonsk, far in the eastern part of the country.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading “Five years have gone since it all happened.”
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading “Five years have gone since it all happened.”
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “She lived with her parents at Slonsk, far in the eastern part of the country.”
plural of “parent” — a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian
From this reading “She lived with her parents at Slonsk, far in the eastern part of the country.”
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading ““Ruth, little Ruth,” said Christian.”
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 “Then she told her story.”
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 “Five years have gone since it all happened.”
a youthful female person
In this reading ““There was a little girl, a child.”
In this reading “She lived with her parents at Slonsk, far in the eastern part of the country.”
tolerate or accommodate oneself to
In this reading “She lived with her parents at Slonsk, far in the eastern part of the country.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “There was a little girl, a child.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Five years have gone since it all happened.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She lived with her parents at Slonsk, far in the eastern part of the country.
a young person of either sex
From this reading “There was a little girl, a child.
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading “Ruth, little Ruth,” said Christian.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading She lived with her parents at Slonsk, far in the eastern part of the country.
lying toward or situated in the east
From this reading She lived with her parents at Slonsk, far in the eastern part of the country.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading She lived with her parents at Slonsk, far in the eastern part of the country.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Five years have gone since it all happened.
a young female
From this reading “There was a little girl, a child.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Five years have gone since it all happened.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading Five years have gone since it all happened.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Five years have gone since it all happened.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then she told her story.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She lived with her parents at Slonsk, far in the eastern part of the country.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Five years have gone since it all happened.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Ruth, little Ruth,” said Christian.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading She lived with her parents at Slonsk, far in the eastern part of the country.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She lived with her parents at Slonsk, far in the eastern part of the country.
plural of “parent” — a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian
From this reading She lived with her parents at Slonsk, far in the eastern part of the country.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading She lived with her parents at Slonsk, far in the eastern part of the country.
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading “Ruth, little Ruth,” said Christian.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Ruth, little Ruth,” said Christian.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then she told her story.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Five years have gone since it all happened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She lived with her parents at Slonsk, far in the eastern part of the country.
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 Then she told her story.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She lived with her parents at Slonsk, far in the eastern part of the country.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then she told her story.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There was a little girl, a child.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Then she told her story.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “There was a little girl, a child.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She lived with her parents at Slonsk, far in the eastern part of the country.
a late time of life
From this reading Five years have gone since it all happened.
Chapter 11 of The World's Illusion, Volume 2 (of 2): Ruth by Jakob Wassermann holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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 11 holds 413 sentences of The World's Illusion, Volume 2 (of 2): Ruth, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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