Chapter 2 of Feats on the Fiord The third book is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Feats on the Fiord The third book is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Come down, sir," cried Erlingsen, looking up at the gallery. "Come down this moment. We shall make you remember this night as well perhaps as Nipen could do. Come down, and bring my can and the ale and the cake. The more pranks you play to-night the more you will repent it."
Chapter 2 of Feats on the Fiord The third book is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the United States an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume
From this reading “Come down, and bring my can and the ale and the cake.”
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “Come down, and bring my can and the ale and the cake.”
a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
From this reading “Come down, and bring my can and the ale and the cake.”
spectators at a golf or tennis match
From this reading “"Come down, sir," cried Erlingsen, looking up at the gallery.”
participate in games or sport
From this reading “The more pranks you play to-night the more you will repent it."”
plural of “prank” — acting like a clown or buffoon
From this reading “The more pranks you play to-night the more you will repent it."”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “We shall make you remember this night as well perhaps as Nipen could do.”
turn away from sin or do penitence
From this reading “The more pranks you play to-night the more you will repent it."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the United States an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume
From this reading Come down, and bring my can and the ale and the cake.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Come down, and bring my can and the ale and the cake.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We shall make you remember this night as well perhaps as Nipen could do.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Come down, sir," cried Erlingsen, looking up at the gallery.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Come down, and bring my can and the ale and the cake.
a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
From this reading Come down, and bring my can and the ale and the cake.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Come down, and bring my can and the ale and the cake.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come down, sir," cried Erlingsen, looking up at the gallery.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading We shall make you remember this night as well perhaps as Nipen could do.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Come down, sir," cried Erlingsen, looking up at the gallery.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading We shall make you remember this night as well perhaps as Nipen could do.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Come down, sir," cried Erlingsen, looking up at the gallery.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Come down, sir," cried Erlingsen, looking up at the gallery.
spectators at a golf or tennis match
From this reading "Come down, sir," cried Erlingsen, looking up at the gallery.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The more pranks you play to-night the more you will repent it."
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading "Come down, sir," cried Erlingsen, looking up at the gallery.
engage in
From this reading We shall make you remember this night as well perhaps as Nipen could do.
a particular point in time
From this reading "Come down this moment.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The more pranks you play to-night the more you will repent it."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Come down, and bring my can and the ale and the cake.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading We shall make you remember this night as well perhaps as Nipen could do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We shall make you remember this night as well perhaps as Nipen could do.
by chance
From this reading We shall make you remember this night as well perhaps as Nipen could do.
participate in games or sport
From this reading The more pranks you play to-night the more you will repent it."
plural of “prank” — acting like a clown or buffoon
From this reading The more pranks you play to-night the more you will repent it."
To recall to mind.
From this reading We shall make you remember this night as well perhaps as Nipen could do.
turn away from sin or do penitence
From this reading The more pranks you play to-night the more you will repent it."
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading We shall make you remember this night as well perhaps as Nipen could do.
term of address for a man
From this reading "Come down, sir," cried Erlingsen, looking up at the gallery.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Come down, sir," cried Erlingsen, looking up at the gallery.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Come down this moment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The more pranks you play to-night the more you will repent it."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Come down, sir," cried Erlingsen, looking up at the gallery.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We shall make you remember this night as well perhaps as Nipen could do.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading We shall make you remember this night as well perhaps as Nipen could do.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The more pranks you play to-night the more you will repent it."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading We shall make you remember this night as well perhaps as Nipen could do.
Chapter 2 of Feats on the Fiord The third book by Harriet Martineau holds 420 sentences, grouped into 84 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 2 holds 420 sentences of Feats on the Fiord The third book, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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