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Boyhood in Norway

Chapter XIV · Chapter 14

Chapter 14 of Boyhood in Norway is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen • Curated US English Learning Edition

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The cold perspiration broke out upon Grim’s brow, and his great breast labored.

Slowly he stooped down, drew the dead body out of the water, and tenderly laid it across his knees.

He stared into the sightless eyes, and murmuring a blessing, closed them.

There was a large discolored spot on the forehead, as of a bruise.

Grim laid his hand softly upon it, and stroked away the yellow tuft of hair.

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Chapter XIV Reading 1/30

Boyhood in Norway

Chapter XIV · Chapter 14

Chapter 14 of Boyhood in Norway is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/30 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

The cold perspiration broke out upon Grim’s brow, and his great breast labored.

Line 2

Slowly he stooped down, drew the dead body out of the water, and tenderly laid it across his knees.

Line 3

He stared into the sightless eyes, and murmuring a blessing, closed them.

Line 4

There was a large discolored spot on the forehead, as of a bruise.

Line 5

Grim laid his hand softly upon it, and stroked away the yellow tuft of hair.

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a

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across

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From this reading Slowly he stooped down, drew the dead body out of the water, and tenderly laid it across his knees.

and

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From this reading The cold perspiration broke out upon Grim’s brow, and his great breast labored.

as

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away

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From this reading Grim laid his hand softly upon it, and stroked away the yellow tuft of hair.

blessing

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From this reading He stared into the sightless eyes, and murmuring a blessing, closed them.

body

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From this reading Slowly he stooped down, drew the dead body out of the water, and tenderly laid it across his knees.

breast

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broke

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brow

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bruise

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closed

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cold

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dead

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discolored

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down

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drew

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eyes

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forehead

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great

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Grim

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Grim's

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hair

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hand

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he

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his

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into

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it

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knees

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labored

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laid

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large

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murmuring

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of

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From this reading Slowly he stooped down, drew the dead body out of the water, and tenderly laid it across his knees.

on

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out

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From this reading The cold perspiration broke out upon Grim’s brow, and his great breast labored.

perspiration

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From this reading The cold perspiration broke out upon Grim’s brow, and his great breast labored.

sightless

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From this reading He stared into the sightless eyes, and murmuring a blessing, closed them.

Slowly

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From this reading Slowly he stooped down, drew the dead body out of the water, and tenderly laid it across his knees.

softly

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From this reading Grim laid his hand softly upon it, and stroked away the yellow tuft of hair.

spot

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From this reading There was a large discolored spot on the forehead, as of a bruise.

stared

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From this reading He stared into the sightless eyes, and murmuring a blessing, closed them.

stooped

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From this reading Slowly he stooped down, drew the dead body out of the water, and tenderly laid it across his knees.

stroked

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From this reading Grim laid his hand softly upon it, and stroked away the yellow tuft of hair.

tenderly

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From this reading Slowly he stooped down, drew the dead body out of the water, and tenderly laid it across his knees.

The

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From this reading The cold perspiration broke out upon Grim’s brow, and his great breast labored.

them

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There

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tuft

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upon

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was

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From this reading There was a large discolored spot on the forehead, as of a bruise.

water

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From this reading Slowly he stooped down, drew the dead body out of the water, and tenderly laid it across his knees.

yellow

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From this reading Grim laid his hand softly upon it, and stroked away the yellow tuft of hair.

Chapter 14 of Boyhood in Norway by Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen holds 153 sentences, grouped into 31 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 14 holds 153 sentences of Boyhood in Norway, unabridged, divided into 31 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.
Midnight: 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.
Deadly: 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.