Chapter 14 of Downstream is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 14 of Downstream is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“He ought to be hanged....” Peter had now reached the hall. On the other side of the long table with the judge and the jurymen sat Frida. She had a bundle in her arms. She stared Peter straight in the eyes and lifted up the child so that he should really see it.
Chapter 14 of Downstream is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading “She had a bundle in her arms.”
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading “Peter had now reached the hall.”
past form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading ““He ought to be hanged....””
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading “On the other side of the long table with the judge and the jurymen sat Frida.”
held up in the air
From this reading “She stared Peter straight in the eyes and lifted up the child so that he should really see it.”
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading “Peter had now reached the hall.”
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “She stared Peter straight in the eyes and lifted up the child so that he should really see it.”
successive (without a break)
From this reading “She stared Peter straight in the eyes and lifted up the child so that he should really see it.”
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.
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In this reading “On the other side of the long table with the judge and the jurymen sat Frida.”
In this reading “On the other side of the long table with the judge and the jurymen sat Frida.”
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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 She had a bundle in her arms.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the other side of the long table with the judge and the jurymen sat Frida.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading She had a bundle in her arms.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “He ought to be hanged....”
a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading She had a bundle in her arms.
a young person of either sex
From this reading She stared Peter straight in the eyes and lifted up the child so that he should really see it.
opinion or judgment
From this reading She stared Peter straight in the eyes and lifted up the child so that he should really see it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the other side of the long table with the judge and the jurymen sat Frida.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Peter had now reached the hall.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Peter had now reached the hall.
past form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading “He ought to be hanged....”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He ought to be hanged....”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had a bundle in her arms.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had a bundle in her arms.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She stared Peter straight in the eyes and lifted up the child so that he should really see it.
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading On the other side of the long table with the judge and the jurymen sat Frida.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the other side of the long table with the judge and the jurymen sat Frida.
held up in the air
From this reading She stared Peter straight in the eyes and lifted up the child so that he should really see it.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading On the other side of the long table with the judge and the jurymen sat Frida.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Peter had now reached the hall.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the other side of the long table with the judge and the jurymen sat Frida.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the other side of the long table with the judge and the jurymen sat Frida.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading On the other side of the long table with the judge and the jurymen sat Frida.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “He ought to be hanged....”
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading Peter had now reached the hall.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Peter had now reached the hall.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading She stared Peter straight in the eyes and lifted up the child so that he should really see it.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading On the other side of the long table with the judge and the jurymen sat Frida.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading She stared Peter straight in the eyes and lifted up the child so that he should really see it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had a bundle in her arms.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading She stared Peter straight in the eyes and lifted up the child so that he should really see it.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading On the other side of the long table with the judge and the jurymen sat Frida.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She stared Peter straight in the eyes and lifted up the child so that he should really see it.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading She stared Peter straight in the eyes and lifted up the child so that he should really see it.
successive (without a break)
From this reading She stared Peter straight in the eyes and lifted up the child so that he should really see it.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading On the other side of the long table with the judge and the jurymen sat Frida.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She stared Peter straight in the eyes and lifted up the child so that he should really see it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Peter had now reached the hall.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “He ought to be hanged....”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She stared Peter straight in the eyes and lifted up the child so that he should really see it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the other side of the long table with the judge and the jurymen sat Frida.
Chapter 14 of Downstream by Sigfrid Siwertz holds 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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.
Chapter 14 holds 410 sentences of Downstream, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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