Chapter 2 of Giants in the earth is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Giants in the earth is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“You do, do you? A great fellow you are! Store-Hans and I have seen that for a long time now.” “Whereabouts is it?” whispered Store-Hans, eagerly. “It begins down there on the slope to the left, and then goes around on the other side,” said his father.
Chapter 2 of Giants in the earth is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading ““It begins down there on the slope to the left, and then goes around on the other side,” said his father.”
plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
From this reading ““It begins down there on the slope to the left, and then goes around on the other side,” said his father.”
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading ““Whereabouts is it?” whispered Store-Hans, eagerly.”
a boy or man
From this reading “A great fellow you are!”
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading ““It begins down there on the slope to the left, and then goes around on the other side,” said his father.”
an elevated geological formation
From this reading ““It begins down there on the slope to the left, and then goes around on the other side,” said his father.”
the general location where something is
From this reading ““Whereabouts is it?” whispered Store-Hans, eagerly.”
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading ““Whereabouts is it?” whispered Store-Hans, eagerly.”
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In this reading ““It begins down there on the slope to the left, and then goes around on the other side,” said his father.”
a prolonged period of time
In this reading “Store-Hans and I have seen that for a long time now.””
In this reading ““It begins down there on the slope to the left, and then goes around on the other side,” said his father.”
be sufficient
In this reading ““It begins down there on the slope to the left, and then goes around on the other side,” said his father.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 A great fellow you are!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Store-Hans and I have seen that for a long time now.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A great fellow you are!
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “It begins down there on the slope to the left, and then goes around on the other side,” said his father.
plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
From this reading “It begins down there on the slope to the left, and then goes around on the other side,” said his father.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “You do, do you?
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “It begins down there on the slope to the left, and then goes around on the other side,” said his father.
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading “Whereabouts is it?” whispered Store-Hans, eagerly.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “It begins down there on the slope to the left, and then goes around on the other side,” said his father.
a boy or man
From this reading A great fellow you are!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Store-Hans and I have seen that for a long time now.”
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading “It begins down there on the slope to the left, and then goes around on the other side,” said his father.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading A great fellow you are!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Store-Hans and I have seen that for a long time now.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “It begins down there on the slope to the left, and then goes around on the other side,” said his father.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Store-Hans and I have seen that for a long time now.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Whereabouts is it?” whispered Store-Hans, eagerly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Whereabouts is it?” whispered Store-Hans, eagerly.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading “It begins down there on the slope to the left, and then goes around on the other side,” said his father.
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 Store-Hans and I have seen that for a long time now.”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Store-Hans and I have seen that for a long time now.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “It begins down there on the slope to the left, and then goes around on the other side,” said his father.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading “It begins down there on the slope to the left, and then goes around on the other side,” said his father.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “It begins down there on the slope to the left, and then goes around on the other side,” said his father.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Store-Hans and I have seen that for a long time now.”
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading “It begins down there on the slope to the left, and then goes around on the other side,” said his father.
an elevated geological formation
From this reading “It begins down there on the slope to the left, and then goes around on the other side,” said his father.
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From this reading Store-Hans and I have seen that for a long time now.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Store-Hans and I have seen that for a long time now.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “It begins down there on the slope to the left, and then goes around on the other side,” said his father.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “It begins down there on the slope to the left, and then goes around on the other side,” said his father.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “It begins down there on the slope to the left, and then goes around on the other side,” said his father.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Store-Hans and I have seen that for a long time now.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “It begins down there on the slope to the left, and then goes around on the other side,” said his father.
the general location where something is
From this reading “Whereabouts is it?” whispered Store-Hans, eagerly.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “Whereabouts is it?” whispered Store-Hans, eagerly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You do, do you?
Chapter 2 of Giants in the earth by O. E. (Ole Edvart) Rølvaag holds 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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 411 sentences of Giants in the earth, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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