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Boyhood in Norway

Chapter VII · Chapter 7

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He had expected some expression of gratification or thanks, for Atle well knew what he had asked.
It was his life the pastor risked, but this time in his calling as a physician, not of bodies, but of souls.
It struck him, while he took leave of his wife, that there was something resentful and desperate in the pilot’s manner, so different from his humble pleading at their last meeting.
As he embraced the children one by one, and kissed them, he missed Carina, but was told that she had probably gone to the cow-stable with the dairy-maid, who was her particular friend.
So he left tender messages for her, and, summoning Atle, plunged out into the storm.
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Boyhood in Norway

Chapter VII · Chapter 7

Chapter 7 of Boyhood in Norway is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/32 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
He had expected some expression of gratification or thanks, for Atle well knew what he had asked.
Line 2
It was his life the pastor risked, but this time in his calling as a physician, not of bodies, but of souls.
Line 3
It struck him, while he took leave of his wife, that there was something resentful and desperate in the pilot’s manner, so different from his humble pleading at their last meeting.
Line 4
As he embraced the children one by one, and kissed them, he missed Carina, but was told that she had probably gone to the cow-stable with the dairy-maid, who was her particular friend.
Line 5
So he left tender messages for her, and, summoning Atle, plunged out into the storm.

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a

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From this reading It was his life the pastor risked, but this time in his calling as a physician, not of bodies, but of souls.

and

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From this reading It struck him, while he took leave of his wife, that there was something resentful and desperate in the pilot’s manner, so different from his humble pleading at their last meeting.

as

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From this reading It was his life the pastor risked, but this time in his calling as a physician, not of bodies, but of souls.

asked

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From this reading He had expected some expression of gratification or thanks, for Atle well knew what he had asked.

at

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From this reading It struck him, while he took leave of his wife, that there was something resentful and desperate in the pilot’s manner, so different from his humble pleading at their last meeting.

Atle

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From this reading He had expected some expression of gratification or thanks, for Atle well knew what he had asked.

bodies

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From this reading It was his life the pastor risked, but this time in his calling as a physician, not of bodies, but of souls.

but

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From this reading It was his life the pastor risked, but this time in his calling as a physician, not of bodies, but of souls.

by

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From this reading As he embraced the children one by one, and kissed them, he missed Carina, but was told that she had probably gone to the cow-stable with the dairy-maid, who was her particular friend.

calling

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From this reading It was his life the pastor risked, but this time in his calling as a physician, not of bodies, but of souls.

Carina

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children

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cow-stable

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dairy-maid

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desperate

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different

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From this reading It struck him, while he took leave of his wife, that there was something resentful and desperate in the pilot’s manner, so different from his humble pleading at their last meeting.

embraced

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From this reading As he embraced the children one by one, and kissed them, he missed Carina, but was told that she had probably gone to the cow-stable with the dairy-maid, who was her particular friend.

expected

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From this reading He had expected some expression of gratification or thanks, for Atle well knew what he had asked.

expression

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From this reading He had expected some expression of gratification or thanks, for Atle well knew what he had asked.

for

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From this reading He had expected some expression of gratification or thanks, for Atle well knew what he had asked.

friend

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From this reading As he embraced the children one by one, and kissed them, he missed Carina, but was told that she had probably gone to the cow-stable with the dairy-maid, who was her particular friend.

from

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From this reading It struck him, while he took leave of his wife, that there was something resentful and desperate in the pilot’s manner, so different from his humble pleading at their last meeting.

gone

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gratification

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had

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From this reading He had expected some expression of gratification or thanks, for Atle well knew what he had asked.

He

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From this reading He had expected some expression of gratification or thanks, for Atle well knew what he had asked.

her

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From this reading As he embraced the children one by one, and kissed them, he missed Carina, but was told that she had probably gone to the cow-stable with the dairy-maid, who was her particular friend.

him

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From this reading It struck him, while he took leave of his wife, that there was something resentful and desperate in the pilot’s manner, so different from his humble pleading at their last meeting.

his

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From this reading It was his life the pastor risked, but this time in his calling as a physician, not of bodies, but of souls.

humble

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in

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From this reading It was his life the pastor risked, but this time in his calling as a physician, not of bodies, but of souls.

into

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From this reading So he left tender messages for her, and, summoning Atle, plunged out into the storm.

It

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From this reading It was his life the pastor risked, but this time in his calling as a physician, not of bodies, but of souls.

kissed

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From this reading As he embraced the children one by one, and kissed them, he missed Carina, but was told that she had probably gone to the cow-stable with the dairy-maid, who was her particular friend.

knew

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From this reading He had expected some expression of gratification or thanks, for Atle well knew what he had asked.

last

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From this reading It struck him, while he took leave of his wife, that there was something resentful and desperate in the pilot’s manner, so different from his humble pleading at their last meeting.

leave

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From this reading It struck him, while he took leave of his wife, that there was something resentful and desperate in the pilot’s manner, so different from his humble pleading at their last meeting.

left

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From this reading So he left tender messages for her, and, summoning Atle, plunged out into the storm.

life

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From this reading It was his life the pastor risked, but this time in his calling as a physician, not of bodies, but of souls.

manner

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From this reading It struck him, while he took leave of his wife, that there was something resentful and desperate in the pilot’s manner, so different from his humble pleading at their last meeting.

meeting

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From this reading It struck him, while he took leave of his wife, that there was something resentful and desperate in the pilot’s manner, so different from his humble pleading at their last meeting.

messages

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From this reading So he left tender messages for her, and, summoning Atle, plunged out into the storm.

missed

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From this reading As he embraced the children one by one, and kissed them, he missed Carina, but was told that she had probably gone to the cow-stable with the dairy-maid, who was her particular friend.

not

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From this reading It was his life the pastor risked, but this time in his calling as a physician, not of bodies, but of souls.

of

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From this reading He had expected some expression of gratification or thanks, for Atle well knew what he had asked.

one

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From this reading As he embraced the children one by one, and kissed them, he missed Carina, but was told that she had probably gone to the cow-stable with the dairy-maid, who was her particular friend.

or

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From this reading He had expected some expression of gratification or thanks, for Atle well knew what he had asked.

out

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From this reading So he left tender messages for her, and, summoning Atle, plunged out into the storm.

particular

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From this reading As he embraced the children one by one, and kissed them, he missed Carina, but was told that she had probably gone to the cow-stable with the dairy-maid, who was her particular friend.

pastor

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From this reading It was his life the pastor risked, but this time in his calling as a physician, not of bodies, but of souls.

physician

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From this reading It was his life the pastor risked, but this time in his calling as a physician, not of bodies, but of souls.

pilot's

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From this reading It struck him, while he took leave of his wife, that there was something resentful and desperate in the pilot’s manner, so different from his humble pleading at their last meeting.

pleading

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From this reading It struck him, while he took leave of his wife, that there was something resentful and desperate in the pilot’s manner, so different from his humble pleading at their last meeting.

plunged

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From this reading So he left tender messages for her, and, summoning Atle, plunged out into the storm.

probably

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From this reading As he embraced the children one by one, and kissed them, he missed Carina, but was told that she had probably gone to the cow-stable with the dairy-maid, who was her particular friend.

resentful

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From this reading It struck him, while he took leave of his wife, that there was something resentful and desperate in the pilot’s manner, so different from his humble pleading at their last meeting.

risked

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From this reading It was his life the pastor risked, but this time in his calling as a physician, not of bodies, but of souls.

she

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From this reading As he embraced the children one by one, and kissed them, he missed Carina, but was told that she had probably gone to the cow-stable with the dairy-maid, who was her particular friend.

so

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From this reading It struck him, while he took leave of his wife, that there was something resentful and desperate in the pilot’s manner, so different from his humble pleading at their last meeting.

some

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From this reading He had expected some expression of gratification or thanks, for Atle well knew what he had asked.

something

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From this reading It struck him, while he took leave of his wife, that there was something resentful and desperate in the pilot’s manner, so different from his humble pleading at their last meeting.

souls

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From this reading It was his life the pastor risked, but this time in his calling as a physician, not of bodies, but of souls.

storm

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From this reading So he left tender messages for her, and, summoning Atle, plunged out into the storm.

struck

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From this reading It struck him, while he took leave of his wife, that there was something resentful and desperate in the pilot’s manner, so different from his humble pleading at their last meeting.

summoning

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From this reading So he left tender messages for her, and, summoning Atle, plunged out into the storm.

tender

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From this reading So he left tender messages for her, and, summoning Atle, plunged out into the storm.

thanks

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From this reading He had expected some expression of gratification or thanks, for Atle well knew what he had asked.

that

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From this reading It struck him, while he took leave of his wife, that there was something resentful and desperate in the pilot’s manner, so different from his humble pleading at their last meeting.

the

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From this reading It was his life the pastor risked, but this time in his calling as a physician, not of bodies, but of souls.

their

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From this reading It struck him, while he took leave of his wife, that there was something resentful and desperate in the pilot’s manner, so different from his humble pleading at their last meeting.

them

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From this reading As he embraced the children one by one, and kissed them, he missed Carina, but was told that she had probably gone to the cow-stable with the dairy-maid, who was her particular friend.

there

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From this reading It struck him, while he took leave of his wife, that there was something resentful and desperate in the pilot’s manner, so different from his humble pleading at their last meeting.

this

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From this reading It was his life the pastor risked, but this time in his calling as a physician, not of bodies, but of souls.

time

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From this reading It was his life the pastor risked, but this time in his calling as a physician, not of bodies, but of souls.

to

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From this reading As he embraced the children one by one, and kissed them, he missed Carina, but was told that she had probably gone to the cow-stable with the dairy-maid, who was her particular friend.

told

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From this reading As he embraced the children one by one, and kissed them, he missed Carina, but was told that she had probably gone to the cow-stable with the dairy-maid, who was her particular friend.

took

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From this reading It struck him, while he took leave of his wife, that there was something resentful and desperate in the pilot’s manner, so different from his humble pleading at their last meeting.

was

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From this reading It was his life the pastor risked, but this time in his calling as a physician, not of bodies, but of souls.

well

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From this reading He had expected some expression of gratification or thanks, for Atle well knew what he had asked.

what

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From this reading He had expected some expression of gratification or thanks, for Atle well knew what he had asked.

while

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From this reading It struck him, while he took leave of his wife, that there was something resentful and desperate in the pilot’s manner, so different from his humble pleading at their last meeting.

who

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From this reading As he embraced the children one by one, and kissed them, he missed Carina, but was told that she had probably gone to the cow-stable with the dairy-maid, who was her particular friend.

wife

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From this reading It struck him, while he took leave of his wife, that there was something resentful and desperate in the pilot’s manner, so different from his humble pleading at their last meeting.

with

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From this reading As he embraced the children one by one, and kissed them, he missed Carina, but was told that she had probably gone to the cow-stable with the dairy-maid, who was her particular friend.

Chapter 7 of Boyhood in Norway by Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen holds 164 sentences, grouped into 33 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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Chapter 7 holds 164 sentences of Boyhood in Norway, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.

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Stories
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Boy-life
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Midnight
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Deadly
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