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Growth of the Soil

Chapter XIX · Chapter 19

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By Knut Hamsun • Curated US English Learning Edition
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Isak came back from the village with a horse.
Ay, it had come to that; he had bought the horse from the Lensmand's assistant; the animal was for sale, as Geissler had said, but it cost two hundred and forty _Kroner_--that was sixty _Daler_.
The price of horseflesh had gone up beyond all bounds: when Isak was a boy the best horse could be bought for fifty _Daler_.
But why had he never raised a horse himself?
He had thought of it, had imagined a nice little foal--that he had been waiting for these two years past.
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Growth of the Soil

Chapter XIX · Chapter 19

Chapter 19 of Growth of the Soil is here in full — 285 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Isak came back from the village with a horse.
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Ay, it had come to that; he had bought the horse from the Lensmand's assistant; the animal was for sale, as Geissler had said, but it cost two hundred and forty _Kroner_--that was sixty _Daler_.
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The price of horseflesh had gone up beyond all bounds: when Isak was a boy the best horse could be bought for fifty _Daler_.
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But why had he never raised a horse himself?
/bʌt waɪ hæd hiː ˈnevər reɪzd ə hɔːrs hɪmˈself/
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He had thought of it, had imagined a nice little foal--that he had been waiting for these two years past.

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assistant noun US /əˈsɪstənt/

a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

From this reading “Ay, it had come to that; he had bought the horse from the Lensmand's assistant; the animal was for sale, as Geissler had said, but it cost two hundred and forty _Kroner_--that was sixty _Daler_.”

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bounds noun US /baʊndz/

the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something

From this reading “The price of horseflesh had gone up beyond all bounds: when Isak was a boy the best horse could be bought for fifty _Daler_.”

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foal noun US /foʊl/

a young horse

From this reading “He had thought of it, had imagined a nice little foal--that he had been waiting for these two years past.”

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horseflesh noun US /ˈhɔːrsfleʃ/

the flesh of horses as food

From this reading “The price of horseflesh had gone up beyond all bounds: when Isak was a boy the best horse could be bought for fifty _Daler_.”

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imagined verb US /ˌɪˈmædʒənd/

past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case

From this reading “He had thought of it, had imagined a nice little foal--that he had been waiting for these two years past.”

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Kroner noun US /ˈkroʊnər/

plural of “krone” — the basic unit of money in Norway

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sale noun US /seɪl/

a particular instance of selling

From this reading “Ay, it had come to that; he had bought the horse from the Lensmand's assistant; the animal was for sale, as Geissler had said, but it cost two hundred and forty _Kroner_--that was sixty _Daler_.”

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sixty adjective US /ˈsɪksti/

being ten more than fifty

From this reading “Ay, it had come to that; he had bought the horse from the Lensmand's assistant; the animal was for sale, as Geissler had said, but it cost two hundred and forty _Kroner_--that was sixty _Daler_.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Isak came back from the village with a horse.

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alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading The price of horseflesh had gone up beyond all bounds: when Isak was a boy the best horse could be bought for fifty _Daler_.

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Ay, it had come to that; he had bought the horse from the Lensmand's assistant; the animal was for sale, as Geissler had said, but it cost two hundred and forty _Kroner_--that was sixty _Daler_.

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animalnounUS /ˈænəməl/

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading Ay, it had come to that; he had bought the horse from the Lensmand's assistant; the animal was for sale, as Geissler had said, but it cost two hundred and forty _Kroner_--that was sixty _Daler_.

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asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Ay, it had come to that; he had bought the horse from the Lensmand's assistant; the animal was for sale, as Geissler had said, but it cost two hundred and forty _Kroner_--that was sixty _Daler_.

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assistantnounUS /əˈsɪstənt/

a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

From this reading Ay, it had come to that; he had bought the horse from the Lensmand's assistant; the animal was for sale, as Geissler had said, but it cost two hundred and forty _Kroner_--that was sixty _Daler_.

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Ay

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Ay, it had come to that; he had bought the horse from the Lensmand's assistant; the animal was for sale, as Geissler had said, but it cost two hundred and forty _Kroner_--that was sixty _Daler_.

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backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Isak came back from the village with a horse.

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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading The price of horseflesh had gone up beyond all bounds: when Isak was a boy the best horse could be bought for fifty _Daler_.

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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading He had thought of it, had imagined a nice little foal--that he had been waiting for these two years past.

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bestnounUS /best/

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading The price of horseflesh had gone up beyond all bounds: when Isak was a boy the best horse could be bought for fifty _Daler_.

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beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/

on the far side of; further than

From this reading The price of horseflesh had gone up beyond all bounds: when Isak was a boy the best horse could be bought for fifty _Daler_.

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boughtverbUS /bɑːt/

inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction

From this reading Ay, it had come to that; he had bought the horse from the Lensmand's assistant; the animal was for sale, as Geissler had said, but it cost two hundred and forty _Kroner_--that was sixty _Daler_.

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boundsnounUS /baʊndz/

the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something

From this reading The price of horseflesh had gone up beyond all bounds: when Isak was a boy the best horse could be bought for fifty _Daler_.

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boynounUS /bɔɪ/

a youthful male person

From this reading The price of horseflesh had gone up beyond all bounds: when Isak was a boy the best horse could be bought for fifty _Daler_.

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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Ay, it had come to that; he had bought the horse from the Lensmand's assistant; the animal was for sale, as Geissler had said, but it cost two hundred and forty _Kroner_--that was sixty _Daler_.

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cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Isak came back from the village with a horse.

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comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Ay, it had come to that; he had bought the horse from the Lensmand's assistant; the animal was for sale, as Geissler had said, but it cost two hundred and forty _Kroner_--that was sixty _Daler_.

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costnounUS /kɑːst/

the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor

From this reading Ay, it had come to that; he had bought the horse from the Lensmand's assistant; the animal was for sale, as Geissler had said, but it cost two hundred and forty _Kroner_--that was sixty _Daler_.

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couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading The price of horseflesh had gone up beyond all bounds: when Isak was a boy the best horse could be bought for fifty _Daler_.

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Daler

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From this reading Ay, it had come to that; he had bought the horse from the Lensmand's assistant; the animal was for sale, as Geissler had said, but it cost two hundred and forty _Kroner_--that was sixty _Daler_.

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fiftynounUS /ˈfɪfti/

the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five

From this reading The price of horseflesh had gone up beyond all bounds: when Isak was a boy the best horse could be bought for fifty _Daler_.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
foalnounUS /foʊl/

a young horse

From this reading He had thought of it, had imagined a nice little foal--that he had been waiting for these two years past.

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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Ay, it had come to that; he had bought the horse from the Lensmand's assistant; the animal was for sale, as Geissler had said, but it cost two hundred and forty _Kroner_--that was sixty _Daler_.

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fortyadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrti/

being ten more than thirty

From this reading Ay, it had come to that; he had bought the horse from the Lensmand's assistant; the animal was for sale, as Geissler had said, but it cost two hundred and forty _Kroner_--that was sixty _Daler_.

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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Isak came back from the village with a horse.

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Geissler

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From this reading Ay, it had come to that; he had bought the horse from the Lensmand's assistant; the animal was for sale, as Geissler had said, but it cost two hundred and forty _Kroner_--that was sixty _Daler_.

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goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/

destroyed or killed

From this reading The price of horseflesh had gone up beyond all bounds: when Isak was a boy the best horse could be bought for fifty _Daler_.

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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Ay, it had come to that; he had bought the horse from the Lensmand's assistant; the animal was for sale, as Geissler had said, but it cost two hundred and forty _Kroner_--that was sixty _Daler_.

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hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Ay, it had come to that; he had bought the horse from the Lensmand's assistant; the animal was for sale, as Geissler had said, but it cost two hundred and forty _Kroner_--that was sixty _Daler_.

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himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading But why had he never raised a horse himself?

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horsenounUS /hɔːrs/

solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading Isak came back from the village with a horse.

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horsefleshnounUS /ˈhɔːrsfleʃ/

the flesh of horses as food

From this reading The price of horseflesh had gone up beyond all bounds: when Isak was a boy the best horse could be bought for fifty _Daler_.

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hundrednounUS /ˈhʌndrəd/

ten 10s

From this reading Ay, it had come to that; he had bought the horse from the Lensmand's assistant; the animal was for sale, as Geissler had said, but it cost two hundred and forty _Kroner_--that was sixty _Daler_.

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imaginedverbUS /ˌɪˈmædʒənd/

past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case

From this reading He had thought of it, had imagined a nice little foal--that he had been waiting for these two years past.

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Isak

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Isak came back from the village with a horse.

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itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Ay, it had come to that; he had bought the horse from the Lensmand's assistant; the animal was for sale, as Geissler had said, but it cost two hundred and forty _Kroner_--that was sixty _Daler_.

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KronernounUS /ˈkroʊnər/

plural of “krone” — the basic unit of money in Norway

From this reading Ay, it had come to that; he had bought the horse from the Lensmand's assistant; the animal was for sale, as Geissler had said, but it cost two hundred and forty _Kroner_--that was sixty _Daler_.

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Lensmand's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Ay, it had come to that; he had bought the horse from the Lensmand's assistant; the animal was for sale, as Geissler had said, but it cost two hundred and forty _Kroner_--that was sixty _Daler_.

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littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading He had thought of it, had imagined a nice little foal--that he had been waiting for these two years past.

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neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading But why had he never raised a horse himself?

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niceadjectiveUS /naɪs/

pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance

From this reading He had thought of it, had imagined a nice little foal--that he had been waiting for these two years past.

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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The price of horseflesh had gone up beyond all bounds: when Isak was a boy the best horse could be bought for fifty _Daler_.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
pastnounUS /pæst/

the time that has elapsed

From this reading He had thought of it, had imagined a nice little foal--that he had been waiting for these two years past.

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pricenounUS /praɪs/

the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)

From this reading The price of horseflesh had gone up beyond all bounds: when Isak was a boy the best horse could be bought for fifty _Daler_.

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raisedadjectiveUS /reɪzd/

located or moved above the surround or above the normal position

From this reading But why had he never raised a horse himself?

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saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading Ay, it had come to that; he had bought the horse from the Lensmand's assistant; the animal was for sale, as Geissler had said, but it cost two hundred and forty _Kroner_--that was sixty _Daler_.

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salenounUS /seɪl/

a particular instance of selling

From this reading Ay, it had come to that; he had bought the horse from the Lensmand's assistant; the animal was for sale, as Geissler had said, but it cost two hundred and forty _Kroner_--that was sixty _Daler_.

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sixtyadjectiveUS /ˈsɪksti/

being ten more than fifty

From this reading Ay, it had come to that; he had bought the horse from the Lensmand's assistant; the animal was for sale, as Geissler had said, but it cost two hundred and forty _Kroner_--that was sixty _Daler_.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Ay, it had come to that; he had bought the horse from the Lensmand's assistant; the animal was for sale, as Geissler had said, but it cost two hundred and forty _Kroner_--that was sixty _Daler_.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Isak came back from the village with a horse.

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thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading He had thought of it, had imagined a nice little foal--that he had been waiting for these two years past.

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thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading He had thought of it, had imagined a nice little foal--that he had been waiting for these two years past.

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toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Ay, it had come to that; he had bought the horse from the Lensmand's assistant; the animal was for sale, as Geissler had said, but it cost two hundred and forty _Kroner_--that was sixty _Daler_.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
twonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Ay, it had come to that; he had bought the horse from the Lensmand's assistant; the animal was for sale, as Geissler had said, but it cost two hundred and forty _Kroner_--that was sixty _Daler_.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading The price of horseflesh had gone up beyond all bounds: when Isak was a boy the best horse could be bought for fifty _Daler_.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
villagenounUS /ˈvɪlədʒ/

a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading Isak came back from the village with a horse.

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waitingnounUS /ˈweɪtɪŋ/

the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)

From this reading He had thought of it, had imagined a nice little foal--that he had been waiting for these two years past.

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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Ay, it had come to that; he had bought the horse from the Lensmand's assistant; the animal was for sale, as Geissler had said, but it cost two hundred and forty _Kroner_--that was sixty _Daler_.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading The price of horseflesh had gone up beyond all bounds: when Isak was a boy the best horse could be bought for fifty _Daler_.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
whynounUS /waɪ/

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading But why had he never raised a horse himself?

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withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Isak came back from the village with a horse.

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yearsnounUS /jɪrz/

a late time of life

From this reading He had thought of it, had imagined a nice little foal--that he had been waiting for these two years past.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

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