Chapter 36 of Waldfried: A Novel is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 36 of Waldfried: A Novel is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Bertha informed me that the Colonel was out of danger, and was staying in the city during his convalescence. The physician thought he would be able to lead his regiment within a few weeks. The old spinner had returned homewards with Carl. He had been taken to the hospital of our capital. "And Anton, of the saw-mill--is he dead?"
Chapter 36 of Waldfried: A Novel is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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From this reading “He had been taken to the hospital of our capital.”
gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury
From this reading “Bertha informed me that the Colonel was out of danger, and was staying in the city during his convalescence.”
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading “He had been taken to the hospital of our capital.”
having much knowledge or education
From this reading “Bertha informed me that the Colonel was out of danger, and was staying in the city during his convalescence.”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “The physician thought he would be able to lead his regiment within a few weeks.”
subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization
From this reading “The physician thought he would be able to lead his regiment within a few weeks.”
someone who spins (who twists fibers into threads)
From this reading “The old spinner had returned homewards with Carl.”
-ing form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “Bertha informed me that the Colonel was out of danger, and was staying in the city during his convalescence.”
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In this reading “The physician thought he would be able to lead his regiment within a few weeks.”
In this reading “Bertha informed me that the Colonel was out of danger, and was staying in the city during his convalescence.”
In this reading “Bertha informed me that the Colonel was out of danger, and was staying in the city during his convalescence.”
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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 The physician thought he would be able to lead his regiment within a few weeks.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading The physician thought he would be able to lead his regiment within a few weeks.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bertha informed me that the Colonel was out of danger, and was staying in the city during his convalescence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And Anton, of the saw-mill--is he dead?"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The physician thought he would be able to lead his regiment within a few weeks.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been taken to the hospital of our capital.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bertha informed me that the Colonel was out of danger, and was staying in the city during his convalescence.
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From this reading He had been taken to the hospital of our capital.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old spinner had returned homewards with Carl.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Bertha informed me that the Colonel was out of danger, and was staying in the city during his convalescence.
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 Bertha informed me that the Colonel was out of danger, and was staying in the city during his convalescence.
gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury
From this reading Bertha informed me that the Colonel was out of danger, and was staying in the city during his convalescence.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading Bertha informed me that the Colonel was out of danger, and was staying in the city during his convalescence.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading "And Anton, of the saw-mill--is he dead?"
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Bertha informed me that the Colonel was out of danger, and was staying in the city during his convalescence.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading The physician thought he would be able to lead his regiment within a few weeks.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The old spinner had returned homewards with Carl.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The physician thought he would be able to lead his regiment within a few weeks.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Bertha informed me that the Colonel was out of danger, and was staying in the city during his convalescence.
toward home
From this reading The old spinner had returned homewards with Carl.
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading He had been taken to the hospital of our capital.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Bertha informed me that the Colonel was out of danger, and was staying in the city during his convalescence.
having much knowledge or education
From this reading Bertha informed me that the Colonel was out of danger, and was staying in the city during his convalescence.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And Anton, of the saw-mill--is he dead?"
take somebody somewhere
From this reading The physician thought he would be able to lead his regiment within a few weeks.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Bertha informed me that the Colonel was out of danger, and was staying in the city during his convalescence.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bertha informed me that the Colonel was out of danger, and was staying in the city during his convalescence.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The old spinner had returned homewards with Carl.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading He had been taken to the hospital of our capital.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Bertha informed me that the Colonel was out of danger, and was staying in the city during his convalescence.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading The physician thought he would be able to lead his regiment within a few weeks.
subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization
From this reading The physician thought he would be able to lead his regiment within a few weeks.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading The old spinner had returned homewards with Carl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And Anton, of the saw-mill--is he dead?"
someone who spins (who twists fibers into threads)
From this reading The old spinner had returned homewards with Carl.
-ing form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Bertha informed me that the Colonel was out of danger, and was staying in the city during his convalescence.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading He had been taken to the hospital of our capital.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Bertha informed me that the Colonel was out of danger, and was staying in the city during his convalescence.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bertha informed me that the Colonel was out of danger, and was staying in the city during his convalescence.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The physician thought he would be able to lead his regiment within a few weeks.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The physician thought he would be able to lead his regiment within a few weeks.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bertha informed me that the Colonel was out of danger, and was staying in the city during his convalescence.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading The physician thought he would be able to lead his regiment within a few weeks.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The old spinner had returned homewards with Carl.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The physician thought he would be able to lead his regiment within a few weeks.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The physician thought he would be able to lead his regiment within a few weeks.
Chapter 36 of Waldfried: A Novel by Berthold Auerbach holds 109 sentences, grouped into 22 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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