Chapter 19 of Giants in the earth is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIX
Chapter 19 of Giants in the earth is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Beret came up and pushed him gently aside. “Be careful. Don’t wake her. She needs the rest.” “Ya, I don’t doubt it—not I!
Chapter 19 of Giants in the earth is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
on or to one side
From this reading “Beret came up and pushed him gently aside.”
a cap with no brim or bill; made of soft cloth
From this reading “Beret came up and pushed him gently aside.”
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading ““Be careful.”
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading ““Ya, I don’t doubt it—not I!”
in a gradual manner
From this reading “Beret came up and pushed him gently aside.”
in such a manner as could not be otherwise
From this reading “She needs the rest.””
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading “Beret came up and pushed him gently aside.”
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “Don’t wake her.”
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.
bring forth, usually something desirable
In this reading “Beret came up and pushed him gently aside.”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Beret came up and pushed him gently aside.
on or to one side
From this reading Beret came up and pushed him gently aside.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Be careful.
a cap with no brim or bill; made of soft cloth
From this reading Beret came up and pushed him gently aside.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Beret came up and pushed him gently aside.
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading “Be careful.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don’t wake her.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading “Ya, I don’t doubt it—not I!
in a gradual manner
From this reading Beret came up and pushed him gently aside.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Don’t wake her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Beret came up and pushed him gently aside.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Ya, I don’t doubt it—not I!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Ya, I don’t doubt it—not I!
in such a manner as could not be otherwise
From this reading She needs the rest.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Ya, I don’t doubt it—not I!
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading Beret came up and pushed him gently aside.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading She needs the rest.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She needs the rest.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She needs the rest.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Beret came up and pushed him gently aside.
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading Don’t wake her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ya, I don’t doubt it—not I!
Chapter 19 of Giants in the earth by O. E. (Ole Edvart) Rølvaag holds 416 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 19 holds 416 sentences of Giants in the earth, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 19 of Giants in the earth by O. E. (Ole Edvart) Rølvaag exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 416 sentences, grouped into 84 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 84 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 84 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 19 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading Giants in the earth by O. E. (Ole Edvart) Rølvaag on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 10622 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #75491 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #75491, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 600 minutes of reading across 2125 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Giants in the earth section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 26 chapters of Giants in the earth to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in Giants in the earth, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
