Chapter 4 of Arne: A Sketch of Norwegian Country Life is here in full — 451 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Arne: A Sketch of Norwegian Country Life is here in full — 451 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Behind the parsonage, that evening you went away from there;--I saw you in the water." She laughed, and was quiet for a while. "Let me hear that song." Arne had never done such a thing before, but he repeated the song now: "Fair Venevill bounded on lithesome feet Her lover to meet," &c.[4] [4] As on page 68.
Chapter 4 of Arne: A Sketch of Norwegian Country Life is here in full — 451 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having the limits or boundaries established
From this reading “"Fair Venevill bounded on lithesome feet Her lover to meet," &c.[4] [4] As on page 68.”
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading “"Fair Venevill bounded on lithesome feet Her lover to meet," &c.[4] [4] As on page 68.”
come together
From this reading “"Fair Venevill bounded on lithesome feet Her lover to meet," &c.[4] [4] As on page 68.”
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading “"Fair Venevill bounded on lithesome feet Her lover to meet," &c.[4] [4] As on page 68.”
an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector
From this reading “"Behind the parsonage, that evening you went away from there;--I saw you in the water."”
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading “She laughed, and was quiet for a while.”
recurring again and again
From this reading “Arne had never done such a thing before, but he repeated the song now:”
a short musical composition with words
From this reading “"Let me hear that song."”
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move away from a place into another direction
In this reading “"Behind the parsonage, that evening you went away from there;--I saw you in the water."”
In this reading “Arne had never done such a thing before, but he repeated the song now:”
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From this reading "Fair Venevill bounded on lithesome feet Her lover to meet," &c.[4] [4] As on page 68.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Fair Venevill bounded on lithesome feet Her lover to meet," &c.[4] [4] As on page 68.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She laughed, and was quiet for a while.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She laughed, and was quiet for a while.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Arne had never done such a thing before, but he repeated the song now:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Fair Venevill bounded on lithesome feet Her lover to meet," &c.[4] [4] As on page 68.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Behind the parsonage, that evening you went away from there;--I saw you in the water."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Arne had never done such a thing before, but he repeated the song now:
at or toward the back of something
From this reading "Behind the parsonage, that evening you went away from there;--I saw you in the water."
having the limits or boundaries established
From this reading "Fair Venevill bounded on lithesome feet Her lover to meet," &c.[4] [4] As on page 68.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Arne had never done such a thing before, but he repeated the song now:
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading "Fair Venevill bounded on lithesome feet Her lover to meet," &c.[4] [4] As on page 68.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Arne had never done such a thing before, but he repeated the song now:
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading "Behind the parsonage, that evening you went away from there;--I saw you in the water."
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading "Fair Venevill bounded on lithesome feet Her lover to meet," &c.[4] [4] As on page 68.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading "Fair Venevill bounded on lithesome feet Her lover to meet," &c.[4] [4] As on page 68.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She laughed, and was quiet for a while.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Behind the parsonage, that evening you went away from there;--I saw you in the water."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Arne had never done such a thing before, but he repeated the song now:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Arne had never done such a thing before, but he repeated the song now:
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "Let me hear that song."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Fair Venevill bounded on lithesome feet Her lover to meet," &c.[4] [4] As on page 68.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Behind the parsonage, that evening you went away from there;--I saw you in the water."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Behind the parsonage, that evening you went away from there;--I saw you in the water."
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading She laughed, and was quiet for a while.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let me hear that song."
gracefully thin and bending and moving with ease
From this reading "Fair Venevill bounded on lithesome feet Her lover to meet," &c.[4] [4] As on page 68.
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading "Fair Venevill bounded on lithesome feet Her lover to meet," &c.[4] [4] As on page 68.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Let me hear that song."
come together
From this reading "Fair Venevill bounded on lithesome feet Her lover to meet," &c.[4] [4] As on page 68.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Arne had never done such a thing before, but he repeated the song now:
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Arne had never done such a thing before, but he repeated the song now:
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Fair Venevill bounded on lithesome feet Her lover to meet," &c.[4] [4] As on page 68.
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading "Fair Venevill bounded on lithesome feet Her lover to meet," &c.[4] [4] As on page 68.
an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector
From this reading "Behind the parsonage, that evening you went away from there;--I saw you in the water."
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading She laughed, and was quiet for a while.
recurring again and again
From this reading Arne had never done such a thing before, but he repeated the song now:
cut with a saw
From this reading "Behind the parsonage, that evening you went away from there;--I saw you in the water."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She laughed, and was quiet for a while.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading "Let me hear that song."
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Arne had never done such a thing before, but he repeated the song now:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Behind the parsonage, that evening you went away from there;--I saw you in the water."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Behind the parsonage, that evening you went away from there;--I saw you in the water."
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Behind the parsonage, that evening you went away from there;--I saw you in the water."
a special situation
From this reading Arne had never done such a thing before, but he repeated the song now:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Fair Venevill bounded on lithesome feet Her lover to meet," &c.[4] [4] As on page 68.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Fair Venevill bounded on lithesome feet Her lover to meet," &c.[4] [4] As on page 68.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She laughed, and was quiet for a while.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading "Behind the parsonage, that evening you went away from there;--I saw you in the water."
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Behind the parsonage, that evening you went away from there;--I saw you in the water."
during the time that
From this reading She laughed, and was quiet for a while.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Behind the parsonage, that evening you went away from there;--I saw you in the water."
Chapter 4 of Arne: A Sketch of Norwegian Country Life by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson holds 451 sentences, grouped into 91 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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