Chapter 5 of Egholm and His God is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Egholm and His God is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“But you promised me I was to be the only fair-haired boy?” “I’d like to have as many of them as I can. They’re the best sort. And, you know, Abel was fair haired, but Cain was dark.” “Just like Father!”
Chapter 5 of Egholm and His God is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829)
From this reading “And, you know, Abel was fair haired, but Cain was dark.””
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading “They’re the best sort.”
(Old Testament) Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve born after the Fall of Man; Cain killed Abel out of jealousy and was exiled by God
From this reading “And, you know, Abel was fair haired, but Cain was dark.””
absence of light or illumination
From this reading “And, you know, Abel was fair haired, but Cain was dark.””
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading ““But you promised me I was to be the only fair-haired boy?””
having or covered with hair
From this reading ““But you promised me I was to be the only fair-haired boy?””
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading ““But you promised me I was to be the only fair-haired boy?””
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading “They’re the best sort.”
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Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829)
From this reading And, you know, Abel was fair haired, but Cain was dark.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And, you know, Abel was fair haired, but Cain was dark.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I’d like to have as many of them as I can.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “But you promised me I was to be the only fair-haired boy?”
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading They’re the best sort.
a youthful male person
From this reading “But you promised me I was to be the only fair-haired boy?”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But you promised me I was to be the only fair-haired boy?”
(Old Testament) Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve born after the Fall of Man; Cain killed Abel out of jealousy and was exiled by God
From this reading And, you know, Abel was fair haired, but Cain was dark.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “I’d like to have as many of them as I can.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading And, you know, Abel was fair haired, but Cain was dark.”
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading And, you know, Abel was fair haired, but Cain was dark.”
favorite
From this reading “But you promised me I was to be the only fair-haired boy?”
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “Just like Father!”
having or covered with hair
From this reading And, you know, Abel was fair haired, but Cain was dark.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I’d like to have as many of them as I can.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “But you promised me I was to be the only fair-haired boy?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’d like to have as many of them as I can.
and nothing more
From this reading “Just like Father!”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading And, you know, Abel was fair haired, but Cain was dark.”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “I’d like to have as many of them as I can.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading “I’d like to have as many of them as I can.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “But you promised me I was to be the only fair-haired boy?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I’d like to have as many of them as I can.
and nothing more
From this reading “But you promised me I was to be the only fair-haired boy?”
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading “But you promised me I was to be the only fair-haired boy?”
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading They’re the best sort.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “But you promised me I was to be the only fair-haired boy?”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “I’d like to have as many of them as I can.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They’re the best sort.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “But you promised me I was to be the only fair-haired boy?”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “But you promised me I was to be the only fair-haired boy?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “But you promised me I was to be the only fair-haired boy?”
Chapter 5 of Egholm and His God by Johannes Buchholtz holds 425 sentences, grouped into 85 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 5 holds 425 sentences of Egholm and His God, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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