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The Young Carpenters of Freiberg A Tale

Chapter IX · Chapter 9

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DIVERSE HUMAN HEARTS.
'The miner Roller waits without, respected Herr Burgomaster!' announced Juechziger, the town servant.
'Bid him come in,' said Schoenleben.
'Yes, colonel,' he continued, turning to Schweinitz, who was with him; 'I assure you, if confidence may be put in any human being, you may trust this man.
He is brave, faithful, and yet shrewd.
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The Young Carpenters of Freiberg A Tale

Chapter IX · Chapter 9

Chapter 9 of The Young Carpenters of Freiberg A Tale is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/38 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
DIVERSE HUMAN HEARTS.
/daɪˈvɜːrs ˈhjuːmən hɑːrts/
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'The miner Roller waits without, respected Herr Burgomaster!' announced Juechziger, the town servant.
Line 3
'Bid him come in,' said Schoenleben.
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'Yes, colonel,' he continued, turning to Schweinitz, who was with him; 'I assure you, if confidence may be put in any human being, you may trust this man.
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He is brave, faithful, and yet shrewd.
/hiː ɪz breɪv ˈfeɪθfəl ənd jet ʃruːd/

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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

Burgomaster noun US /ˈbɜːrɡəmæstər/

a mayor of a municipality in Germany or Holland or Flanders or Austria

From this reading “'The miner Roller waits without, respected Herr Burgomaster!' announced Juechziger, the town servant.”

diverse adjective US /daɪˈvɜːrs/

many and different

From this reading “DIVERSE HUMAN HEARTS.”

Herr noun US /her/

a German man; used before the name as a title equivalent to Mr in English

From this reading “'The miner Roller waits without, respected Herr Burgomaster!' announced Juechziger, the town servant.”

miner noun US /ˈmaɪnər/

laborer who works in a mine

From this reading “'The miner Roller waits without, respected Herr Burgomaster!' announced Juechziger, the town servant.”

respected adjective US /rɪˈspektɪd/

receiving deferential regard

From this reading “'The miner Roller waits without, respected Herr Burgomaster!' announced Juechziger, the town servant.”

Roller noun US /ˈroʊlər/

a grounder that rolls along the infield

From this reading “'The miner Roller waits without, respected Herr Burgomaster!' announced Juechziger, the town servant.”

shrewd adjective US /ʃruːd/

marked by practical hardheaded intelligence

From this reading “He is brave, faithful, and yet shrewd.”

waits noun US /weɪts/

plural of “wait” — time during which some action is awaited

From this reading “'The miner Roller waits without, respected Herr Burgomaster!' announced Juechziger, the town servant.”

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading He is brave, faithful, and yet shrewd.

announcedadjectiveUS /əˈnaʊnst/

declared publicly; made widely known

From this reading 'The miner Roller waits without, respected Herr Burgomaster!' announced Juechziger, the town servant.

anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading 'Yes, colonel,' he continued, turning to Schweinitz, who was with him; 'I assure you, if confidence may be put in any human being, you may trust this man.

assureverbUS /əˈʃʊr/

make certain of

From this reading 'Yes, colonel,' he continued, turning to Schweinitz, who was with him; 'I assure you, if confidence may be put in any human being, you may trust this man.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading 'Yes, colonel,' he continued, turning to Schweinitz, who was with him; 'I assure you, if confidence may be put in any human being, you may trust this man.

beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading 'Yes, colonel,' he continued, turning to Schweinitz, who was with him; 'I assure you, if confidence may be put in any human being, you may trust this man.

BidverbUS /bɪd/

propose a payment

From this reading 'Bid him come in,' said Schoenleben.

braveadjectiveUS /breɪv/

possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching

From this reading He is brave, faithful, and yet shrewd.

BurgomasternounUS /ˈbɜːrɡəmæstər/

a mayor of a municipality in Germany or Holland or Flanders or Austria

From this reading 'The miner Roller waits without, respected Herr Burgomaster!' announced Juechziger, the town servant.

colonelnounUS /ˈkɜːrnəl/

a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general

From this reading 'Yes, colonel,' he continued, turning to Schweinitz, who was with him; 'I assure you, if confidence may be put in any human being, you may trust this man.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading 'Bid him come in,' said Schoenleben.

confidencenounUS /ˈkɑːnfədəns/

freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities

From this reading 'Yes, colonel,' he continued, turning to Schweinitz, who was with him; 'I assure you, if confidence may be put in any human being, you may trust this man.

continuedadjectiveUS /kənˈtɪnjuːd/

without stop or interruption

From this reading 'Yes, colonel,' he continued, turning to Schweinitz, who was with him; 'I assure you, if confidence may be put in any human being, you may trust this man.

DIVERSEadjectiveUS /daɪˈvɜːrs/

many and different

From this reading DIVERSE HUMAN HEARTS.

faithfuladjectiveUS /ˈfeɪθfəl/

steadfast in affection or allegiance

From this reading He is brave, faithful, and yet shrewd.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading 'Yes, colonel,' he continued, turning to Schweinitz, who was with him; 'I assure you, if confidence may be put in any human being, you may trust this man.

HEARTSnounUS /hɑːrts/

a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades

From this reading DIVERSE HUMAN HEARTS.

HerrnounUS /her/

a German man; used before the name as a title equivalent to Mr in English

From this reading 'The miner Roller waits without, respected Herr Burgomaster!' announced Juechziger, the town servant.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading 'Bid him come in,' said Schoenleben.

HUMANadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/

characteristic of humanity

From this reading DIVERSE HUMAN HEARTS.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading 'Yes, colonel,' he continued, turning to Schweinitz, who was with him; 'I assure you, if confidence may be put in any human being, you may trust this man.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading 'Yes, colonel,' he continued, turning to Schweinitz, who was with him; 'I assure you, if confidence may be put in any human being, you may trust this man.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading 'Bid him come in,' said Schoenleben.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading He is brave, faithful, and yet shrewd.

Juechziger

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From this reading 'The miner Roller waits without, respected Herr Burgomaster!' announced Juechziger, the town servant.

mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading 'Yes, colonel,' he continued, turning to Schweinitz, who was with him; 'I assure you, if confidence may be put in any human being, you may trust this man.

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading 'Yes, colonel,' he continued, turning to Schweinitz, who was with him; 'I assure you, if confidence may be put in any human being, you may trust this man.

minernounUS /ˈmaɪnər/

laborer who works in a mine

From this reading 'The miner Roller waits without, respected Herr Burgomaster!' announced Juechziger, the town servant.

putverbUS /pʊt/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading 'Yes, colonel,' he continued, turning to Schweinitz, who was with him; 'I assure you, if confidence may be put in any human being, you may trust this man.

respectedadjectiveUS /rɪˈspektɪd/

receiving deferential regard

From this reading 'The miner Roller waits without, respected Herr Burgomaster!' announced Juechziger, the town servant.

RollernounUS /ˈroʊlər/

a grounder that rolls along the infield

From this reading 'The miner Roller waits without, respected Herr Burgomaster!' announced Juechziger, the town servant.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading 'Bid him come in,' said Schoenleben.

Schoenleben

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

From this reading 'Bid him come in,' said Schoenleben.

Schweinitz

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

From this reading 'Yes, colonel,' he continued, turning to Schweinitz, who was with him; 'I assure you, if confidence may be put in any human being, you may trust this man.

servantnounUS /ˈsɜːrvənt/

a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)

From this reading 'The miner Roller waits without, respected Herr Burgomaster!' announced Juechziger, the town servant.

shrewdadjectiveUS /ʃruːd/

marked by practical hardheaded intelligence

From this reading He is brave, faithful, and yet shrewd.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading 'The miner Roller waits without, respected Herr Burgomaster!' announced Juechziger, the town servant.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading 'Yes, colonel,' he continued, turning to Schweinitz, who was with him; 'I assure you, if confidence may be put in any human being, you may trust this man.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading 'Yes, colonel,' he continued, turning to Schweinitz, who was with him; 'I assure you, if confidence may be put in any human being, you may trust this man.

townnounUS /taʊn/

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading 'The miner Roller waits without, respected Herr Burgomaster!' announced Juechziger, the town servant.

trustnounUS /trʌst/

something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)

From this reading 'Yes, colonel,' he continued, turning to Schweinitz, who was with him; 'I assure you, if confidence may be put in any human being, you may trust this man.

turningnounUS /ˈtɜːrnɪŋ/

the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course

From this reading 'Yes, colonel,' he continued, turning to Schweinitz, who was with him; 'I assure you, if confidence may be put in any human being, you may trust this man.

waitsnounUS /weɪts/

plural of “wait” — time during which some action is awaited

From this reading 'The miner Roller waits without, respected Herr Burgomaster!' announced Juechziger, the town servant.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading 'Yes, colonel,' he continued, turning to Schweinitz, who was with him; 'I assure you, if confidence may be put in any human being, you may trust this man.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading 'Yes, colonel,' he continued, turning to Schweinitz, who was with him; 'I assure you, if confidence may be put in any human being, you may trust this man.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading 'Yes, colonel,' he continued, turning to Schweinitz, who was with him; 'I assure you, if confidence may be put in any human being, you may trust this man.

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading 'The miner Roller waits without, respected Herr Burgomaster!' announced Juechziger, the town servant.

YesnounUS /jes/

an affirmative

From this reading 'Yes, colonel,' he continued, turning to Schweinitz, who was with him; 'I assure you, if confidence may be put in any human being, you may trust this man.

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading He is brave, faithful, and yet shrewd.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading 'Yes, colonel,' he continued, turning to Schweinitz, who was with him; 'I assure you, if confidence may be put in any human being, you may trust this man.

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