Chapter 11 of Giants in the earth is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Giants in the earth is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Out west of the Irish a little way.... There were two of ’em; they had gone into the ground for the winter; this is the young one, you see—the old mammy got away from me!” “But you didn’t have any gun!” was Ole’s next objection. “Better than that, my boy!... I went for him with the crowbar!”
Chapter 11 of Giants in the earth is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge
From this reading “I went for him with the crowbar!””
destroyed or killed
From this reading “There were two of ’em; they had gone into the ground for the winter; this is the young one, you see—the old mammy got away from me!””
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading “There were two of ’em; they had gone into the ground for the winter; this is the young one, you see—the old mammy got away from me!””
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading ““But you didn’t have any gun!” was Ole’s next objection.”
people of Ireland or of Irish extraction
From this reading ““Out west of the Irish a little way....”
the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
From this reading ““But you didn’t have any gun!” was Ole’s next objection.”
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading ““Out west of the Irish a little way....”
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading “There were two of ’em; they had gone into the ground for the winter; this is the young one, you see—the old mammy got away from me!””
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “There were two of ’em; they had gone into the ground for the winter; this is the young one, you see—the old mammy got away from me!””
run away from confinement
In this reading “There were two of ’em; they had gone into the ground for the winter; this is the young one, you see—the old mammy got away from me!””
In this reading ““Out west of the Irish a little way....”
In this reading “There were two of ’em; they had gone into the ground for the winter; this is the young one, you see—the old mammy got away from me!””
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Out west of the Irish a little way....
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “But you didn’t have any gun!” was Ole’s next objection.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading There were two of ’em; they had gone into the ground for the winter; this is the young one, you see—the old mammy got away from me!”
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “Better than that, my boy!...
a youthful male person
From this reading “Better than that, my boy!...
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But you didn’t have any gun!” was Ole’s next objection.
a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge
From this reading I went for him with the crowbar!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But you didn’t have any gun!” was Ole’s next objection.
a quad with a square body
From this reading There were two of ’em; they had gone into the ground for the winter; this is the young one, you see—the old mammy got away from me!”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There were two of ’em; they had gone into the ground for the winter; this is the young one, you see—the old mammy got away from me!”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There were two of ’em; they had gone into the ground for the winter; this is the young one, you see—the old mammy got away from me!”
destroyed or killed
From this reading There were two of ’em; they had gone into the ground for the winter; this is the young one, you see—the old mammy got away from me!”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading There were two of ’em; they had gone into the ground for the winter; this is the young one, you see—the old mammy got away from me!”
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading There were two of ’em; they had gone into the ground for the winter; this is the young one, you see—the old mammy got away from me!”
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading “But you didn’t have any gun!” was Ole’s next objection.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There were two of ’em; they had gone into the ground for the winter; this is the young one, you see—the old mammy got away from me!”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “But you didn’t have any gun!” was Ole’s next objection.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I went for him with the crowbar!”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I went for him with the crowbar!”
moving to the inside of something
From this reading There were two of ’em; they had gone into the ground for the winter; this is the young one, you see—the old mammy got away from me!”
people of Ireland or of Irish extraction
From this reading “Out west of the Irish a little way....
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There were two of ’em; they had gone into the ground for the winter; this is the young one, you see—the old mammy got away from me!”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Out west of the Irish a little way....
an offensive term for a Black nursemaid in the southern U.S.
From this reading There were two of ’em; they had gone into the ground for the winter; this is the young one, you see—the old mammy got away from me!”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There were two of ’em; they had gone into the ground for the winter; this is the young one, you see—the old mammy got away from me!”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Better than that, my boy!...
immediately following in time or order
From this reading “But you didn’t have any gun!” was Ole’s next objection.
the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
From this reading “But you didn’t have any gun!” was Ole’s next objection.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Out west of the Irish a little way....
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading There were two of ’em; they had gone into the ground for the winter; this is the young one, you see—the old mammy got away from me!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But you didn’t have any gun!” was Ole’s next objection.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There were two of ’em; they had gone into the ground for the winter; this is the young one, you see—the old mammy got away from me!”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Out west of the Irish a little way....
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading There were two of ’em; they had gone into the ground for the winter; this is the young one, you see—the old mammy got away from me!”
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “Better than that, my boy!...
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Better than that, my boy!...
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Out west of the Irish a little way....
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were two of ’em; they had gone into the ground for the winter; this is the young one, you see—the old mammy got away from me!”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There were two of ’em; they had gone into the ground for the winter; this is the young one, you see—the old mammy got away from me!”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There were two of ’em; they had gone into the ground for the winter; this is the young one, you see—the old mammy got away from me!”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading There were two of ’em; they had gone into the ground for the winter; this is the young one, you see—the old mammy got away from me!”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “But you didn’t have any gun!” was Ole’s next objection.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “Out west of the Irish a little way....
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I went for him with the crowbar!”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were two of ’em; they had gone into the ground for the winter; this is the young one, you see—the old mammy got away from me!”
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading “Out west of the Irish a little way....
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading There were two of ’em; they had gone into the ground for the winter; this is the young one, you see—the old mammy got away from me!”
in the company of; together with
From this reading I went for him with the crowbar!”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading There were two of ’em; they had gone into the ground for the winter; this is the young one, you see—the old mammy got away from me!”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading There were two of ’em; they had gone into the ground for the winter; this is the young one, you see—the old mammy got away from me!”
Chapter 11 of Giants in the earth by O. E. (Ole Edvart) Rølvaag holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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.
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