Chapter 39 of Villa Elsa A Story of German Family Life is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 39 of Villa Elsa A Story of German Family Life is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE ANTI-CHRISTIANS? In England, when war came, the confusion was unbelievable. All that Gard had seen, heard, gone through in Deutschland proved the awfulness of the Force flung against Europe which had stupidly considered itself civilized. He was burning to enlist. But what a chagrin to find his services not wanted!
Chapter 39 of Villa Elsa A Story of German Family Life is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a quality of extreme unpleasantness
From this reading “All that Gard had seen, heard, gone through in Deutschland proved the awfulness of the Force flung against Europe which had stupidly considered itself civilized.”
strong feelings of embarrassment
From this reading “But what a chagrin to find his services not wanted!”
having a high state of culture and development both social and technological
From this reading “All that Gard had seen, heard, gone through in Deutschland proved the awfulness of the Force flung against Europe which had stupidly considered itself civilized.”
a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990
From this reading “All that Gard had seen, heard, gone through in Deutschland proved the awfulness of the Force flung against Europe which had stupidly considered itself civilized.”
join the military
From this reading “He was burning to enlist.”
performance of duties or provision of space and equipment helpful to others
From this reading “But what a chagrin to find his services not wanted!”
in a stupid manner
From this reading “All that Gard had seen, heard, gone through in Deutschland proved the awfulness of the Force flung against Europe which had stupidly considered itself civilized.”
beyond belief or understanding
From this reading “In England, when war came, the confusion was unbelievable.”
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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 But what a chagrin to find his services not wanted!
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading All that Gard had seen, heard, gone through in Deutschland proved the awfulness of the Force flung against Europe which had stupidly considered itself civilized.
(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 that Gard had seen, heard, gone through in Deutschland proved the awfulness of the Force flung against Europe which had stupidly considered itself civilized.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ANTI-CHRISTIANS?
a quality of extreme unpleasantness
From this reading All that Gard had seen, heard, gone through in Deutschland proved the awfulness of the Force flung against Europe which had stupidly considered itself civilized.
the act of burning something
From this reading He was burning to enlist.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But what a chagrin to find his services not wanted!
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading In England, when war came, the confusion was unbelievable.
strong feelings of embarrassment
From this reading But what a chagrin to find his services not wanted!
having a high state of culture and development both social and technological
From this reading All that Gard had seen, heard, gone through in Deutschland proved the awfulness of the Force flung against Europe which had stupidly considered itself civilized.
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
From this reading In England, when war came, the confusion was unbelievable.
carefully weighed
From this reading All that Gard had seen, heard, gone through in Deutschland proved the awfulness of the Force flung against Europe which had stupidly considered itself civilized.
a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990
From this reading All that Gard had seen, heard, gone through in Deutschland proved the awfulness of the Force flung against Europe which had stupidly considered itself civilized.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading In England, when war came, the confusion was unbelievable.
join the military
From this reading He was burning to enlist.
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading All that Gard had seen, heard, gone through in Deutschland proved the awfulness of the Force flung against Europe which had stupidly considered itself civilized.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading But what a chagrin to find his services not wanted!
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading All that Gard had seen, heard, gone through in Deutschland proved the awfulness of the Force flung against Europe which had stupidly considered itself civilized.
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading All that Gard had seen, heard, gone through in Deutschland proved the awfulness of the Force flung against Europe which had stupidly considered itself civilized.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All that Gard had seen, heard, gone through in Deutschland proved the awfulness of the Force flung against Europe which had stupidly considered itself civilized.
destroyed or killed
From this reading All that Gard had seen, heard, gone through in Deutschland proved the awfulness of the Force flung against Europe which had stupidly considered itself civilized.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All that Gard had seen, heard, gone through in Deutschland proved the awfulness of the Force flung against Europe which had stupidly considered itself civilized.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was burning to enlist.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading All that Gard had seen, heard, gone through in Deutschland proved the awfulness of the Force flung against Europe which had stupidly considered itself civilized.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But what a chagrin to find his services not wanted!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In England, when war came, the confusion was unbelievable.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading All that Gard had seen, heard, gone through in Deutschland proved the awfulness of the Force flung against Europe which had stupidly considered itself civilized.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But what a chagrin to find his services not wanted!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All that Gard had seen, heard, gone through in Deutschland proved the awfulness of the Force flung against Europe which had stupidly considered itself civilized.
established beyond doubt
From this reading All that Gard had seen, heard, gone through in Deutschland proved the awfulness of the Force flung against Europe which had stupidly considered itself civilized.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading All that Gard had seen, heard, gone through in Deutschland proved the awfulness of the Force flung against Europe which had stupidly considered itself civilized.
performance of duties or provision of space and equipment helpful to others
From this reading But what a chagrin to find his services not wanted!
in a stupid manner
From this reading All that Gard had seen, heard, gone through in Deutschland proved the awfulness of the Force flung against Europe which had stupidly considered itself civilized.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All that Gard had seen, heard, gone through in Deutschland proved the awfulness of the Force flung against Europe which had stupidly considered itself civilized.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ANTI-CHRISTIANS?
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading All that Gard had seen, heard, gone through in Deutschland proved the awfulness of the Force flung against Europe which had stupidly considered itself civilized.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was burning to enlist.
beyond belief or understanding
From this reading In England, when war came, the confusion was unbelievable.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading But what a chagrin to find his services not wanted!
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading In England, when war came, the confusion was unbelievable.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In England, when war came, the confusion was unbelievable.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But what a chagrin to find his services not wanted!
at the time that
From this reading In England, when war came, the confusion was unbelievable.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading All that Gard had seen, heard, gone through in Deutschland proved the awfulness of the Force flung against Europe which had stupidly considered itself civilized.
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