Chapter 5 of Arne: A Sketch of Norwegian Country Life is here in full — 448 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 5 of Arne: A Sketch of Norwegian Country Life is here in full — 448 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"God bless you for it!" She rose to go, for she understood he had now said all he wished to say. "And we will look after them a little." "I don't know how to thank you enough," she said, taking his hand and courtesying. "God be with you!" he replied.
Chapter 5 of Arne: A Sketch of Norwegian Country Life is here in full — 448 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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give a benediction to
From this reading “"God bless you for it!"”
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “"God bless you for it!"”
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “"God be with you!" he replied.”
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading “She rose to go, for she understood he had now said all he wished to say.”
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading “"I don't know how to thank you enough," she said, taking his hand and courtesying.”
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “"I don't know how to thank you enough," she said, taking his hand and courtesying.”
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading “She rose to go, for she understood he had now said all he wished to say.”
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading “She rose to go, for she understood he had now said all he wished to say.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
keep under careful scrutiny
In this reading “"And we will look after them a little."”
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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 "And we will look after them a little."
later than; following
From this reading "And we will look after them a little."
(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 She rose to go, for she understood he had now said all he wished to say.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And we will look after them a little."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "God be with you!" he replied.
give a benediction to
From this reading "God bless you for it!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't know how to thank you enough," she said, taking his hand and courtesying.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't know how to thank you enough," she said, taking his hand and courtesying.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "I don't know how to thank you enough," she said, taking his hand and courtesying.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "God bless you for it!"
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She rose to go, for she understood he had now said all he wished to say.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading "God bless you for it!"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She rose to go, for she understood he had now said all he wished to say.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "I don't know how to thank you enough," she said, taking his hand and courtesying.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She rose to go, for she understood he had now said all he wished to say.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I don't know how to thank you enough," she said, taking his hand and courtesying.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't know how to thank you enough," she said, taking his hand and courtesying.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't know how to thank you enough," she said, taking his hand and courtesying.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "God bless you for it!"
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I don't know how to thank you enough," she said, taking his hand and courtesying.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "And we will look after them a little."
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "And we will look after them a little."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading She rose to go, for she understood he had now said all he wished to say.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "God be with you!" he replied.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading She rose to go, for she understood he had now said all he wished to say.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading She rose to go, for she understood he had now said all he wished to say.
express in words
From this reading She rose to go, for she understood he had now said all he wished to say.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She rose to go, for she understood he had now said all he wished to say.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading "I don't know how to thank you enough," she said, taking his hand and courtesying.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading "I don't know how to thank you enough," she said, taking his hand and courtesying.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "And we will look after them a little."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She rose to go, for she understood he had now said all he wished to say.
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading She rose to go, for she understood he had now said all he wished to say.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "And we will look after them a little."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "And we will look after them a little."
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading She rose to go, for she understood he had now said all he wished to say.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "God be with you!" he replied.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "God bless you for it!"
Chapter 5 of Arne: A Sketch of Norwegian Country Life by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson holds 448 sentences, grouped into 90 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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