Chapter 9 of A Little Norsk is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of A Little Norsk is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"BACHING" IT AGAIN. "The fact is, Flaxen has sp'iled us," laughed Anson, a couple of days later, when Bert was cursing the soggy biscuit. "We've got so high-toned that we can't stand common cookin'. Time was we'd 'a' thought ourselves lucky to git as good as that. Rec'lect them flapjacks we ust to make?
Chapter 9 of A Little Norsk is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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small round bread leavened with baking-powder or soda
From this reading “"The fact is, Flaxen has sp'iled us," laughed Anson, a couple of days later, when Bert was cursing the soggy biscuit.”
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading “"The fact is, Flaxen has sp'iled us," laughed Anson, a couple of days later, when Bert was cursing the soggy biscuit.”
-ing form of “curse” — utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading “"The fact is, Flaxen has sp'iled us," laughed Anson, a couple of days later, when Bert was cursing the soggy biscuit.”
plural of “flapjack” — a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle
From this reading “Rec'lect them flapjacks we ust to make?”
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading “Time was we'd 'a' thought ourselves lucky to git as good as that.”
occurring by chance
From this reading “Time was we'd 'a' thought ourselves lucky to git as good as that.”
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading “Time was we'd 'a' thought ourselves lucky to git as good as that.”
(of soil) soft and watery
From this reading “"The fact is, Flaxen has sp'iled us," laughed Anson, a couple of days later, when Bert was cursing the soggy biscuit.”
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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 fact is, Flaxen has sp'iled us," laughed Anson, a couple of days later, when Bert was cursing the soggy biscuit.
anew
From this reading "BACHING" IT AGAIN.
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From this reading "The fact is, Flaxen has sp'iled us," laughed Anson, a couple of days later, when Bert was cursing the soggy biscuit.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Time was we'd 'a' thought ourselves lucky to git as good as that.
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From this reading "BACHING" IT AGAIN.
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From this reading "The fact is, Flaxen has sp'iled us," laughed Anson, a couple of days later, when Bert was cursing the soggy biscuit.
small round bread leavened with baking-powder or soda
From this reading "The fact is, Flaxen has sp'iled us," laughed Anson, a couple of days later, when Bert was cursing the soggy biscuit.
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From this reading "We've got so high-toned that we can't stand common cookin'.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading "We've got so high-toned that we can't stand common cookin'.
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From this reading "We've got so high-toned that we can't stand common cookin'.
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading "The fact is, Flaxen has sp'iled us," laughed Anson, a couple of days later, when Bert was cursing the soggy biscuit.
-ing form of “curse” — utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading "The fact is, Flaxen has sp'iled us," laughed Anson, a couple of days later, when Bert was cursing the soggy biscuit.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading "The fact is, Flaxen has sp'iled us," laughed Anson, a couple of days later, when Bert was cursing the soggy biscuit.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading "The fact is, Flaxen has sp'iled us," laughed Anson, a couple of days later, when Bert was cursing the soggy biscuit.
plural of “flapjack” — a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle
From this reading Rec'lect them flapjacks we ust to make?
of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown
From this reading "The fact is, Flaxen has sp'iled us," laughed Anson, a couple of days later, when Bert was cursing the soggy biscuit.
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading Time was we'd 'a' thought ourselves lucky to git as good as that.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Time was we'd 'a' thought ourselves lucky to git as good as that.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "We've got so high-toned that we can't stand common cookin'.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The fact is, Flaxen has sp'iled us," laughed Anson, a couple of days later, when Bert was cursing the soggy biscuit.
pretentiously elegant
From this reading "We've got so high-toned that we can't stand common cookin'.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The fact is, Flaxen has sp'iled us," laughed Anson, a couple of days later, when Bert was cursing the soggy biscuit.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "BACHING" IT AGAIN.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading "The fact is, Flaxen has sp'iled us," laughed Anson, a couple of days later, when Bert was cursing the soggy biscuit.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading "The fact is, Flaxen has sp'iled us," laughed Anson, a couple of days later, when Bert was cursing the soggy biscuit.
occurring by chance
From this reading Time was we'd 'a' thought ourselves lucky to git as good as that.
engage in
From this reading Rec'lect them flapjacks we ust to make?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The fact is, Flaxen has sp'iled us," laughed Anson, a couple of days later, when Bert was cursing the soggy biscuit.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading Time was we'd 'a' thought ourselves lucky to git as good as that.
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From this reading Rec'lect them flapjacks we ust to make?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "We've got so high-toned that we can't stand common cookin'.
(of soil) soft and watery
From this reading "The fact is, Flaxen has sp'iled us," laughed Anson, a couple of days later, when Bert was cursing the soggy biscuit.
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From this reading "The fact is, Flaxen has sp'iled us," laughed Anson, a couple of days later, when Bert was cursing the soggy biscuit.
be standing; be upright
From this reading "We've got so high-toned that we can't stand common cookin'.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "We've got so high-toned that we can't stand common cookin'.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The fact is, Flaxen has sp'iled us," laughed Anson, a couple of days later, when Bert was cursing the soggy biscuit.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Rec'lect them flapjacks we ust to make?
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Time was we'd 'a' thought ourselves lucky to git as good as that.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Time was we'd 'a' thought ourselves lucky to git as good as that.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Time was we'd 'a' thought ourselves lucky to git as good as that.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "The fact is, Flaxen has sp'iled us," laughed Anson, a couple of days later, when Bert was cursing the soggy biscuit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rec'lect them flapjacks we ust to make?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The fact is, Flaxen has sp'iled us," laughed Anson, a couple of days later, when Bert was cursing the soggy biscuit.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We've got so high-toned that we can't stand common cookin'.
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From this reading Time was we'd 'a' thought ourselves lucky to git as good as that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We've got so high-toned that we can't stand common cookin'.
at the time that
From this reading "The fact is, Flaxen has sp'iled us," laughed Anson, a couple of days later, when Bert was cursing the soggy biscuit.
Chapter 9 of A Little Norsk by Hamlin Garland holds 218 sentences, grouped into 44 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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