Chapter 20 of The World's Illusion, Volume 2 (of 2): Ruth is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of The World's Illusion, Volume 2 (of 2): Ruth is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I don’t know. But one morning she said she couldn’t keep me any longer and I’d have to go. All the previous time my consciousness hadn’t been clear. I must have talked as in delirium. The girl did all she could for me; my condition went to her heart.
Chapter 20 of The World's Illusion, Volume 2 (of 2): Ruth is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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rid of obstructions
From this reading “All the previous time my consciousness hadn’t been clear.”
a state at a particular time
From this reading “The girl did all she could for me; my condition went to her heart.”
an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
From this reading “All the previous time my consciousness hadn’t been clear.”
state of violent mental agitation
From this reading “I must have talked as in delirium.”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “But one morning she said she couldn’t keep me any longer and I’d have to go.”
for more time
From this reading “But one morning she said she couldn’t keep me any longer and I’d have to go.”
just preceding something else in time or order
From this reading “All the previous time my consciousness hadn’t been clear.”
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “I must have talked as in delirium.”
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(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 All the previous time my consciousness hadn’t been clear.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But one morning she said she couldn’t keep me any longer and I’d have to go.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading But one morning she said she couldn’t keep me any longer and I’d have to go.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I must have talked as in delirium.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading All the previous time my consciousness hadn’t been clear.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But one morning she said she couldn’t keep me any longer and I’d have to go.
rid of obstructions
From this reading All the previous time my consciousness hadn’t been clear.
a state at a particular time
From this reading The girl did all she could for me; my condition went to her heart.
an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
From this reading All the previous time my consciousness hadn’t been clear.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The girl did all she could for me; my condition went to her heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But one morning she said she couldn’t keep me any longer and I’d have to go.
state of violent mental agitation
From this reading I must have talked as in delirium.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The girl did all she could for me; my condition went to her heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t know.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The girl did all she could for me; my condition went to her heart.
a young female
From this reading The girl did all she could for me; my condition went to her heart.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading But one morning she said she couldn’t keep me any longer and I’d have to go.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All the previous time my consciousness hadn’t been clear.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But one morning she said she couldn’t keep me any longer and I’d have to go.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading The girl did all she could for me; my condition went to her heart.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The girl did all she could for me; my condition went to her heart.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don’t know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But one morning she said she couldn’t keep me any longer and I’d have to go.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I must have talked as in delirium.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading But one morning she said she couldn’t keep me any longer and I’d have to go.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “I don’t know.
for more time
From this reading But one morning she said she couldn’t keep me any longer and I’d have to go.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But one morning she said she couldn’t keep me any longer and I’d have to go.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading But one morning she said she couldn’t keep me any longer and I’d have to go.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I must have talked as in delirium.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading All the previous time my consciousness hadn’t been clear.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But one morning she said she couldn’t keep me any longer and I’d have to go.
just preceding something else in time or order
From this reading All the previous time my consciousness hadn’t been clear.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading But one morning she said she couldn’t keep me any longer and I’d have to go.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But one morning she said she couldn’t keep me any longer and I’d have to go.
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading I must have talked as in delirium.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All the previous time my consciousness hadn’t been clear.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading All the previous time my consciousness hadn’t been clear.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But one morning she said she couldn’t keep me any longer and I’d have to go.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The girl did all she could for me; my condition went to her heart.
Chapter 20 of The World's Illusion, Volume 2 (of 2): Ruth by Jakob Wassermann holds 412 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 20 holds 412 sentences of The World's Illusion, Volume 2 (of 2): Ruth, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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