Chapter 33 of Villa Elsa A Story of German Family Life is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 33 of Villa Elsa A Story of German Family Life is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE GERMAN PROBLEM. AN ANSWER "I have given this a great deal of thought. I have read a great deal and I believe I have never known of a writer who furnished what I should call an answer. And that is the most important thing--the vital thing. So I have evolved a simple, natural proposal.
Chapter 33 of Villa Elsa A Story of German Family Life is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “evolve” — work out
From this reading “So I have evolved a simple, natural proposal.”
provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority)
From this reading “I have read a great deal and I believe I have never known of a writer who furnished what I should call an answer.”
a person of German nationality
From this reading “THE GERMAN PROBLEM.”
of great significance or value
From this reading “And that is the most important thing--the vital thing.”
a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
From this reading “THE GERMAN PROBLEM.”
something proposed (such as a plan or assumption)
From this reading “So I have evolved a simple, natural proposal.”
urgently needed; absolutely necessary
From this reading “And that is the most important thing--the vital thing.”
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “I have read a great deal and I believe I have never known of a writer who furnished what I should call an answer.”
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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 AN ANSWER "I have given this a great deal of thought.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN ANSWER "I have given this a great deal of thought.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have read a great deal and I believe I have never known of a writer who furnished what I should call an answer.
react verbally
From this reading AN ANSWER "I have given this a great deal of thought.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading I have read a great deal and I believe I have never known of a writer who furnished what I should call an answer.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I have read a great deal and I believe I have never known of a writer who furnished what I should call an answer.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading AN ANSWER "I have given this a great deal of thought.
past form of “evolve” — work out
From this reading So I have evolved a simple, natural proposal.
provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority)
From this reading I have read a great deal and I believe I have never known of a writer who furnished what I should call an answer.
a person of German nationality
From this reading THE GERMAN PROBLEM.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading AN ANSWER "I have given this a great deal of thought.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading AN ANSWER "I have given this a great deal of thought.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading AN ANSWER "I have given this a great deal of thought.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading AN ANSWER "I have given this a great deal of thought.
of great significance or value
From this reading And that is the most important thing--the vital thing.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And that is the most important thing--the vital thing.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading I have read a great deal and I believe I have never known of a writer who furnished what I should call an answer.
used to form the superlative
From this reading And that is the most important thing--the vital thing.
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading So I have evolved a simple, natural proposal.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I have read a great deal and I believe I have never known of a writer who furnished what I should call an answer.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AN ANSWER "I have given this a great deal of thought.
a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
From this reading THE GERMAN PROBLEM.
something proposed (such as a plan or assumption)
From this reading So I have evolved a simple, natural proposal.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading I have read a great deal and I believe I have never known of a writer who furnished what I should call an answer.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I have read a great deal and I believe I have never known of a writer who furnished what I should call an answer.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading So I have evolved a simple, natural proposal.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So I have evolved a simple, natural proposal.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And that is the most important thing--the vital thing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GERMAN PROBLEM.
a special situation
From this reading And that is the most important thing--the vital thing.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading AN ANSWER "I have given this a great deal of thought.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading AN ANSWER "I have given this a great deal of thought.
urgently needed; absolutely necessary
From this reading And that is the most important thing--the vital thing.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I have read a great deal and I believe I have never known of a writer who furnished what I should call an answer.
which person or people
From this reading I have read a great deal and I believe I have never known of a writer who furnished what I should call an answer.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading I have read a great deal and I believe I have never known of a writer who furnished what I should call an answer.
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