Chapter 22 of Growth of the Soil is here in full — 367 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of Growth of the Soil is here in full — 367 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
That winter, Axel was left to himself again at Maaneland. Barbro was gone. Ay, that was the end of it. Her journey to town would not take long, she said; 'twas not like going to Bergen; but she wasn't going to stay on here losing one tooth after another, till she'd a mouth like a calf. "What'll it cost?" said Axel.
Chapter 22 of Growth of the Soil is here in full — 367 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a port city in southwestern Norway
From this reading “Her journey to town would not take long, she said; 'twas not like going to Bergen; but she wasn't going to stay on here losing one tooth after another, till she'd a mouth like a calf.”
young of domestic cattle
From this reading “Her journey to town would not take long, she said; 'twas not like going to Bergen; but she wasn't going to stay on here losing one tooth after another, till she'd a mouth like a calf.”
the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
From this reading “"What'll it cost?" said Axel.”
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading “Her journey to town would not take long, she said; 'twas not like going to Bergen; but she wasn't going to stay on here losing one tooth after another, till she'd a mouth like a calf.”
-ing form of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading “Her journey to town would not take long, she said; 'twas not like going to Bergen; but she wasn't going to stay on here losing one tooth after another, till she'd a mouth like a calf.”
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading “Her journey to town would not take long, she said; 'twas not like going to Bergen; but she wasn't going to stay on here losing one tooth after another, till she'd a mouth like a calf.”
hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense
From this reading “Her journey to town would not take long, she said; 'twas not like going to Bergen; but she wasn't going to stay on here losing one tooth after another, till she'd a mouth like a calf.”
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading “That winter, Axel was left to himself again at Maaneland.”
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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 Her journey to town would not take long, she said; 'twas not like going to Bergen; but she wasn't going to stay on here losing one tooth after another, till she'd a mouth like a calf.
later than; following
From this reading Her journey to town would not take long, she said; 'twas not like going to Bergen; but she wasn't going to stay on here losing one tooth after another, till she'd a mouth like a calf.
anew
From this reading That winter, Axel was left to himself again at Maaneland.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Her journey to town would not take long, she said; 'twas not like going to Bergen; but she wasn't going to stay on here losing one tooth after another, till she'd a mouth like a calf.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That winter, Axel was left to himself again at Maaneland.
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From this reading That winter, Axel was left to himself again at Maaneland.
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From this reading Ay, that was the end of it.
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From this reading Barbro was gone.
a port city in southwestern Norway
From this reading Her journey to town would not take long, she said; 'twas not like going to Bergen; but she wasn't going to stay on here losing one tooth after another, till she'd a mouth like a calf.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Her journey to town would not take long, she said; 'twas not like going to Bergen; but she wasn't going to stay on here losing one tooth after another, till she'd a mouth like a calf.
young of domestic cattle
From this reading Her journey to town would not take long, she said; 'twas not like going to Bergen; but she wasn't going to stay on here losing one tooth after another, till she'd a mouth like a calf.
the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
From this reading "What'll it cost?" said Axel.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Ay, that was the end of it.
the act of departing
From this reading Her journey to town would not take long, she said; 'twas not like going to Bergen; but she wasn't going to stay on here losing one tooth after another, till she'd a mouth like a calf.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Barbro was gone.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her journey to town would not take long, she said; 'twas not like going to Bergen; but she wasn't going to stay on here losing one tooth after another, till she'd a mouth like a calf.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Her journey to town would not take long, she said; 'twas not like going to Bergen; but she wasn't going to stay on here losing one tooth after another, till she'd a mouth like a calf.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading That winter, Axel was left to himself again at Maaneland.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Ay, that was the end of it.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading Her journey to town would not take long, she said; 'twas not like going to Bergen; but she wasn't going to stay on here losing one tooth after another, till she'd a mouth like a calf.
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 That winter, Axel was left to himself again at Maaneland.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Her journey to town would not take long, she said; 'twas not like going to Bergen; but she wasn't going to stay on here losing one tooth after another, till she'd a mouth like a calf.
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 Her journey to town would not take long, she said; 'twas not like going to Bergen; but she wasn't going to stay on here losing one tooth after another, till she'd a mouth like a calf.
-ing form of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading Her journey to town would not take long, she said; 'twas not like going to Bergen; but she wasn't going to stay on here losing one tooth after another, till she'd a mouth like a calf.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That winter, Axel was left to himself again at Maaneland.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading Her journey to town would not take long, she said; 'twas not like going to Bergen; but she wasn't going to stay on here losing one tooth after another, till she'd a mouth like a calf.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Her journey to town would not take long, she said; 'twas not like going to Bergen; but she wasn't going to stay on here losing one tooth after another, till she'd a mouth like a calf.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ay, that was the end of it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Her journey to town would not take long, she said; 'twas not like going to Bergen; but she wasn't going to stay on here losing one tooth after another, till she'd a mouth like a calf.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Her journey to town would not take long, she said; 'twas not like going to Bergen; but she wasn't going to stay on here losing one tooth after another, till she'd a mouth like a calf.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Her journey to town would not take long, she said; 'twas not like going to Bergen; but she wasn't going to stay on here losing one tooth after another, till she'd a mouth like a calf.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her journey to town would not take long, she said; 'twas not like going to Bergen; but she wasn't going to stay on here losing one tooth after another, till she'd a mouth like a calf.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her journey to town would not take long, she said; 'twas not like going to Bergen; but she wasn't going to stay on here losing one tooth after another, till she'd a mouth like a calf.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Her journey to town would not take long, she said; 'twas not like going to Bergen; but she wasn't going to stay on here losing one tooth after another, till she'd a mouth like a calf.
carry out
From this reading Her journey to town would not take long, she said; 'twas not like going to Bergen; but she wasn't going to stay on here losing one tooth after another, till she'd a mouth like a calf.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That winter, Axel was left to himself again at Maaneland.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ay, that was the end of it.
up to a particular time
From this reading Her journey to town would not take long, she said; 'twas not like going to Bergen; but she wasn't going to stay on here losing one tooth after another, till she'd a mouth like a calf.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That winter, Axel was left to himself again at Maaneland.
hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense
From this reading Her journey to town would not take long, she said; 'twas not like going to Bergen; but she wasn't going to stay on here losing one tooth after another, till she'd a mouth like a calf.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Her journey to town would not take long, she said; 'twas not like going to Bergen; but she wasn't going to stay on here losing one tooth after another, till she'd a mouth like a calf.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her journey to town would not take long, she said; 'twas not like going to Bergen; but she wasn't going to stay on here losing one tooth after another, till she'd a mouth like a calf.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That winter, Axel was left to himself again at Maaneland.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her journey to town would not take long, she said; 'twas not like going to Bergen; but she wasn't going to stay on here losing one tooth after another, till she'd a mouth like a calf.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What'll it cost?" said Axel.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading That winter, Axel was left to himself again at Maaneland.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Her journey to town would not take long, she said; 'twas not like going to Bergen; but she wasn't going to stay on here losing one tooth after another, till she'd a mouth like a calf.
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