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Boyhood in Norway

Chapter IX · Chapter 9

Chapter 9 of Boyhood in Norway is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen • Curated US English Learning Edition

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It seemed all of a sudden to the boy as if his arms were asleep up to the shoulders; he had a stinging sensation in his flesh and a humming in his ears, which made him fear that his last hour had come.

If the bear renewed the attack now, he was utterly defenceless.

He was not exactly afraid, but he was numb all over.

It seemed to matter little what became of him.

But now a strange thing happened.

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Boyhood in Norway

Chapter IX · Chapter 9

Chapter 9 of Boyhood in Norway is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/28 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

It seemed all of a sudden to the boy as if his arms were asleep up to the shoulders; he had a stinging sensation in his flesh and a humming in his ears, which made him fear that his last hour had come.

Line 2

If the bear renewed the attack now, he was utterly defenceless.

Line 3

He was not exactly afraid, but he was numb all over.

Line 4

It seemed to matter little what became of him.

Line 5

But now a strange thing happened.

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a

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From this reading It seemed all of a sudden to the boy as if his arms were asleep up to the shoulders; he had a stinging sensation in his flesh and a humming in his ears, which made him fear that his last hour had come.

afraid

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From this reading He was not exactly afraid, but he was numb all over.

all

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From this reading It seemed all of a sudden to the boy as if his arms were asleep up to the shoulders; he had a stinging sensation in his flesh and a humming in his ears, which made him fear that his last hour had come.

and

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From this reading It seemed all of a sudden to the boy as if his arms were asleep up to the shoulders; he had a stinging sensation in his flesh and a humming in his ears, which made him fear that his last hour had come.

arms

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From this reading It seemed all of a sudden to the boy as if his arms were asleep up to the shoulders; he had a stinging sensation in his flesh and a humming in his ears, which made him fear that his last hour had come.

as

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From this reading It seemed all of a sudden to the boy as if his arms were asleep up to the shoulders; he had a stinging sensation in his flesh and a humming in his ears, which made him fear that his last hour had come.

asleep

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From this reading It seemed all of a sudden to the boy as if his arms were asleep up to the shoulders; he had a stinging sensation in his flesh and a humming in his ears, which made him fear that his last hour had come.

attack

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From this reading If the bear renewed the attack now, he was utterly defenceless.

bear

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From this reading If the bear renewed the attack now, he was utterly defenceless.

became

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From this reading It seemed to matter little what became of him.

boy

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From this reading It seemed all of a sudden to the boy as if his arms were asleep up to the shoulders; he had a stinging sensation in his flesh and a humming in his ears, which made him fear that his last hour had come.

but

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From this reading He was not exactly afraid, but he was numb all over.

come

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From this reading It seemed all of a sudden to the boy as if his arms were asleep up to the shoulders; he had a stinging sensation in his flesh and a humming in his ears, which made him fear that his last hour had come.

defenceless

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From this reading If the bear renewed the attack now, he was utterly defenceless.

ears

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From this reading It seemed all of a sudden to the boy as if his arms were asleep up to the shoulders; he had a stinging sensation in his flesh and a humming in his ears, which made him fear that his last hour had come.

exactly

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From this reading He was not exactly afraid, but he was numb all over.

fear

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From this reading It seemed all of a sudden to the boy as if his arms were asleep up to the shoulders; he had a stinging sensation in his flesh and a humming in his ears, which made him fear that his last hour had come.

flesh

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From this reading It seemed all of a sudden to the boy as if his arms were asleep up to the shoulders; he had a stinging sensation in his flesh and a humming in his ears, which made him fear that his last hour had come.

had

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From this reading It seemed all of a sudden to the boy as if his arms were asleep up to the shoulders; he had a stinging sensation in his flesh and a humming in his ears, which made him fear that his last hour had come.

happened

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From this reading But now a strange thing happened.

he

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From this reading It seemed all of a sudden to the boy as if his arms were asleep up to the shoulders; he had a stinging sensation in his flesh and a humming in his ears, which made him fear that his last hour had come.

him

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From this reading It seemed all of a sudden to the boy as if his arms were asleep up to the shoulders; he had a stinging sensation in his flesh and a humming in his ears, which made him fear that his last hour had come.

his

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From this reading It seemed all of a sudden to the boy as if his arms were asleep up to the shoulders; he had a stinging sensation in his flesh and a humming in his ears, which made him fear that his last hour had come.

hour

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From this reading It seemed all of a sudden to the boy as if his arms were asleep up to the shoulders; he had a stinging sensation in his flesh and a humming in his ears, which made him fear that his last hour had come.

humming

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From this reading It seemed all of a sudden to the boy as if his arms were asleep up to the shoulders; he had a stinging sensation in his flesh and a humming in his ears, which made him fear that his last hour had come.

if

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From this reading It seemed all of a sudden to the boy as if his arms were asleep up to the shoulders; he had a stinging sensation in his flesh and a humming in his ears, which made him fear that his last hour had come.

in

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From this reading It seemed all of a sudden to the boy as if his arms were asleep up to the shoulders; he had a stinging sensation in his flesh and a humming in his ears, which made him fear that his last hour had come.

It

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From this reading It seemed all of a sudden to the boy as if his arms were asleep up to the shoulders; he had a stinging sensation in his flesh and a humming in his ears, which made him fear that his last hour had come.

last

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From this reading It seemed all of a sudden to the boy as if his arms were asleep up to the shoulders; he had a stinging sensation in his flesh and a humming in his ears, which made him fear that his last hour had come.

little

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From this reading It seemed to matter little what became of him.

made

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From this reading It seemed all of a sudden to the boy as if his arms were asleep up to the shoulders; he had a stinging sensation in his flesh and a humming in his ears, which made him fear that his last hour had come.

matter

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From this reading It seemed to matter little what became of him.

not

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From this reading He was not exactly afraid, but he was numb all over.

now

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From this reading If the bear renewed the attack now, he was utterly defenceless.

numb

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From this reading He was not exactly afraid, but he was numb all over.

of

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From this reading It seemed all of a sudden to the boy as if his arms were asleep up to the shoulders; he had a stinging sensation in his flesh and a humming in his ears, which made him fear that his last hour had come.

over

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From this reading He was not exactly afraid, but he was numb all over.

renewed

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From this reading If the bear renewed the attack now, he was utterly defenceless.

seemed

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From this reading It seemed all of a sudden to the boy as if his arms were asleep up to the shoulders; he had a stinging sensation in his flesh and a humming in his ears, which made him fear that his last hour had come.

sensation

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From this reading It seemed all of a sudden to the boy as if his arms were asleep up to the shoulders; he had a stinging sensation in his flesh and a humming in his ears, which made him fear that his last hour had come.

shoulders

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From this reading It seemed all of a sudden to the boy as if his arms were asleep up to the shoulders; he had a stinging sensation in his flesh and a humming in his ears, which made him fear that his last hour had come.

stinging

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From this reading It seemed all of a sudden to the boy as if his arms were asleep up to the shoulders; he had a stinging sensation in his flesh and a humming in his ears, which made him fear that his last hour had come.

strange

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From this reading But now a strange thing happened.

sudden

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From this reading It seemed all of a sudden to the boy as if his arms were asleep up to the shoulders; he had a stinging sensation in his flesh and a humming in his ears, which made him fear that his last hour had come.

that

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From this reading It seemed all of a sudden to the boy as if his arms were asleep up to the shoulders; he had a stinging sensation in his flesh and a humming in his ears, which made him fear that his last hour had come.

the

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From this reading It seemed all of a sudden to the boy as if his arms were asleep up to the shoulders; he had a stinging sensation in his flesh and a humming in his ears, which made him fear that his last hour had come.

thing

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From this reading But now a strange thing happened.

to

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From this reading It seemed all of a sudden to the boy as if his arms were asleep up to the shoulders; he had a stinging sensation in his flesh and a humming in his ears, which made him fear that his last hour had come.

up

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From this reading It seemed all of a sudden to the boy as if his arms were asleep up to the shoulders; he had a stinging sensation in his flesh and a humming in his ears, which made him fear that his last hour had come.

utterly

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From this reading If the bear renewed the attack now, he was utterly defenceless.

was

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From this reading If the bear renewed the attack now, he was utterly defenceless.

were

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From this reading It seemed all of a sudden to the boy as if his arms were asleep up to the shoulders; he had a stinging sensation in his flesh and a humming in his ears, which made him fear that his last hour had come.

what

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From this reading It seemed to matter little what became of him.

which

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From this reading It seemed all of a sudden to the boy as if his arms were asleep up to the shoulders; he had a stinging sensation in his flesh and a humming in his ears, which made him fear that his last hour had come.

Chapter 9 of Boyhood in Norway by Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen holds 140 sentences, grouped into 28 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 9 holds 140 sentences of Boyhood in Norway, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.

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Stories: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Boyhood in Norway; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Boy-life: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Boyhood in Norway; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
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