Chapter 2 of Vineta, the Phantom City is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Vineta, the Phantom City is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WALDEMAR. "Doctor, will you have the kindness to stop once for all these everlasting complaints! Nothing can be done with the lad, I tell you. I have tried often enough to make him change his ways, and have called in six private tutors to help me. We could not manage him, and you can not; so let him have his own way!"
Chapter 2 of Vineta, the Phantom City is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “complaint” — an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
From this reading “"Doctor, will you have the kindness to stop once for all these everlasting complaints!”
continuing forever or indefinitely
From this reading “"Doctor, will you have the kindness to stop once for all these everlasting complaints!”
the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic
From this reading “"Doctor, will you have the kindness to stop once for all these everlasting complaints!”
a boy or man
From this reading “Nothing can be done with the lad, I tell you.”
be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading “We could not manage him, and you can not; so let him have his own way!"”
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading “I have tried often enough to make him change his ways, and have called in six private tutors to help me.”
plural of “tutor” — a person who gives private instruction (as in singing, acting, etc.)
From this reading “I have tried often enough to make him change his ways, and have called in six private tutors to help me.”
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading “I have tried often enough to make him change his ways, and have called in six private tutors to help me.”
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In this reading “We could not manage him, and you can not; so let him have his own way!"”
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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 "Doctor, will you have the kindness to stop once for all these everlasting complaints!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have tried often enough to make him change his ways, and have called in six private tutors to help me.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Nothing can be done with the lad, I tell you.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I have tried often enough to make him change his ways, and have called in six private tutors to help me.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Nothing can be done with the lad, I tell you.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading I have tried often enough to make him change his ways, and have called in six private tutors to help me.
plural of “complaint” — an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
From this reading "Doctor, will you have the kindness to stop once for all these everlasting complaints!
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading We could not manage him, and you can not; so let him have his own way!"
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading "Doctor, will you have the kindness to stop once for all these everlasting complaints!
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Nothing can be done with the lad, I tell you.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading I have tried often enough to make him change his ways, and have called in six private tutors to help me.
continuing forever or indefinitely
From this reading "Doctor, will you have the kindness to stop once for all these everlasting complaints!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Doctor, will you have the kindness to stop once for all these everlasting complaints!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Doctor, will you have the kindness to stop once for all these everlasting complaints!
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading I have tried often enough to make him change his ways, and have called in six private tutors to help me.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I have tried often enough to make him change his ways, and have called in six private tutors to help me.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I have tried often enough to make him change his ways, and have called in six private tutors to help me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Nothing can be done with the lad, I tell you.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have tried often enough to make him change his ways, and have called in six private tutors to help me.
the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic
From this reading "Doctor, will you have the kindness to stop once for all these everlasting complaints!
a boy or man
From this reading Nothing can be done with the lad, I tell you.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading We could not manage him, and you can not; so let him have his own way!"
engage in
From this reading I have tried often enough to make him change his ways, and have called in six private tutors to help me.
be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading We could not manage him, and you can not; so let him have his own way!"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I have tried often enough to make him change his ways, and have called in six private tutors to help me.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We could not manage him, and you can not; so let him have his own way!"
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing can be done with the lad, I tell you.
many times at short intervals
From this reading I have tried often enough to make him change his ways, and have called in six private tutors to help me.
on one occasion
From this reading "Doctor, will you have the kindness to stop once for all these everlasting complaints!
have ownership or possession of
From this reading We could not manage him, and you can not; so let him have his own way!"
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading I have tried often enough to make him change his ways, and have called in six private tutors to help me.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading I have tried often enough to make him change his ways, and have called in six private tutors to help me.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading We could not manage him, and you can not; so let him have his own way!"
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading "Doctor, will you have the kindness to stop once for all these everlasting complaints!
express in words
From this reading Nothing can be done with the lad, I tell you.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Doctor, will you have the kindness to stop once for all these everlasting complaints!
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "Doctor, will you have the kindness to stop once for all these everlasting complaints!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Doctor, will you have the kindness to stop once for all these everlasting complaints!
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading I have tried often enough to make him change his ways, and have called in six private tutors to help me.
plural of “tutor” — a person who gives private instruction (as in singing, acting, etc.)
From this reading I have tried often enough to make him change his ways, and have called in six private tutors to help me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WALDEMAR.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading We could not manage him, and you can not; so let him have his own way!"
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading I have tried often enough to make him change his ways, and have called in six private tutors to help me.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We could not manage him, and you can not; so let him have his own way!"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Doctor, will you have the kindness to stop once for all these everlasting complaints!
in the company of; together with
From this reading Nothing can be done with the lad, I tell you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Doctor, will you have the kindness to stop once for all these everlasting complaints!
Chapter 2 of Vineta, the Phantom City by E. Werner holds 180 sentences, grouped into 36 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.
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