Chapter 12 of In God's Way: A Novel is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of In God's Way: A Novel is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Circus rider?" He laughed scornfully. "Indeed, it has been a great loss for the world--and for yourself, Josephine, that you did not become one!" "I knew you would think so! But if I had had to do with the management of a circus I could have provided bread for hundreds, and healthy amusement for thousands.
Chapter 12 of In God's Way: A Novel is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a feeling of delight at being entertained
From this reading “But if I had had to do with the management of a circus I could have provided bread for hundreds, and healthy amusement for thousands.”
a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals
From this reading “"Circus rider?"”
having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease
From this reading “But if I had had to do with the management of a circus I could have provided bread for hundreds, and healthy amusement for thousands.”
plural of “hundred” — ten 10s
From this reading “But if I had had to do with the management of a circus I could have provided bread for hundreds, and healthy amusement for thousands.”
the act of managing something
From this reading “But if I had had to do with the management of a circus I could have provided bread for hundreds, and healthy amusement for thousands.”
past form of “provide” — give something useful or necessary to
From this reading “But if I had had to do with the management of a circus I could have provided bread for hundreds, and healthy amusement for thousands.”
a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)
From this reading “"Circus rider?"”
plural of “thousand” — the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading “But if I had had to do with the management of a circus I could have provided bread for hundreds, and healthy amusement for thousands.”
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In this reading “"Indeed, it has been a great loss for the world--and for yourself, Josephine, that you did not become one!"”
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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 "Indeed, it has been a great loss for the world--and for yourself, Josephine, that you did not become one!"
a feeling of delight at being entertained
From this reading But if I had had to do with the management of a circus I could have provided bread for hundreds, and healthy amusement for thousands.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Indeed, it has been a great loss for the world--and for yourself, Josephine, that you did not become one!"
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading "Indeed, it has been a great loss for the world--and for yourself, Josephine, that you did not become one!"
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Indeed, it has been a great loss for the world--and for yourself, Josephine, that you did not become one!"
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading But if I had had to do with the management of a circus I could have provided bread for hundreds, and healthy amusement for thousands.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But if I had had to do with the management of a circus I could have provided bread for hundreds, and healthy amusement for thousands.
a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals
From this reading "Circus rider?"
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But if I had had to do with the management of a circus I could have provided bread for hundreds, and healthy amusement for thousands.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Indeed, it has been a great loss for the world--and for yourself, Josephine, that you did not become one!"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But if I had had to do with the management of a circus I could have provided bread for hundreds, and healthy amusement for thousands.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Indeed, it has been a great loss for the world--and for yourself, Josephine, that you did not become one!"
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "Indeed, it has been a great loss for the world--and for yourself, Josephine, that you did not become one!"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But if I had had to do with the management of a circus I could have provided bread for hundreds, and healthy amusement for thousands.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Indeed, it has been a great loss for the world--and for yourself, Josephine, that you did not become one!"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But if I had had to do with the management of a circus I could have provided bread for hundreds, and healthy amusement for thousands.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He laughed scornfully.
having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease
From this reading But if I had had to do with the management of a circus I could have provided bread for hundreds, and healthy amusement for thousands.
plural of “hundred” — ten 10s
From this reading But if I had had to do with the management of a circus I could have provided bread for hundreds, and healthy amusement for thousands.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I knew you would think so!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But if I had had to do with the management of a circus I could have provided bread for hundreds, and healthy amusement for thousands.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading "Indeed, it has been a great loss for the world--and for yourself, Josephine, that you did not become one!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Indeed, it has been a great loss for the world--and for yourself, Josephine, that you did not become one!"
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From this reading "Indeed, it has been a great loss for the world--and for yourself, Josephine, that you did not become one!"
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I knew you would think so!
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading He laughed scornfully.
something that is lost
From this reading "Indeed, it has been a great loss for the world--and for yourself, Josephine, that you did not become one!"
the act of managing something
From this reading But if I had had to do with the management of a circus I could have provided bread for hundreds, and healthy amusement for thousands.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Indeed, it has been a great loss for the world--and for yourself, Josephine, that you did not become one!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But if I had had to do with the management of a circus I could have provided bread for hundreds, and healthy amusement for thousands.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Indeed, it has been a great loss for the world--and for yourself, Josephine, that you did not become one!"
past form of “provide” — give something useful or necessary to
From this reading But if I had had to do with the management of a circus I could have provided bread for hundreds, and healthy amusement for thousands.
a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)
From this reading "Circus rider?"
without respect; in a disdainful manner
From this reading He laughed scornfully.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I knew you would think so!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Indeed, it has been a great loss for the world--and for yourself, Josephine, that you did not become one!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Indeed, it has been a great loss for the world--and for yourself, Josephine, that you did not become one!"
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "I knew you would think so!
plural of “thousand” — the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading But if I had had to do with the management of a circus I could have provided bread for hundreds, and healthy amusement for thousands.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But if I had had to do with the management of a circus I could have provided bread for hundreds, and healthy amusement for thousands.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But if I had had to do with the management of a circus I could have provided bread for hundreds, and healthy amusement for thousands.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading "Indeed, it has been a great loss for the world--and for yourself, Josephine, that you did not become one!"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I knew you would think so!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Indeed, it has been a great loss for the world--and for yourself, Josephine, that you did not become one!"
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "Indeed, it has been a great loss for the world--and for yourself, Josephine, that you did not become one!"
Chapter 12 of In God's Way: A Novel by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson holds 420 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.
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