Chapter 14 of In God's Way: A Novel is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIV
Chapter 14 of In God's Way: A Novel is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
XII. That afternoon Tuft received a most unusual visit. There was a gentle knock at the door, and at the first "Come in" no one appeared. The second time the door was opened cautiously by Sören Pedersen, and after him by slow degrees came Aase, very shy. Their business was nothing less than to thank the minister for his sermon that day!
Chapter 14 of In God's Way: A Novel is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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as if with kid gloves; with caution or prudence or tact
From this reading “The second time the door was opened cautiously by Sören Pedersen, and after him by slow degrees came Aase, very shy.”
plural of “degree” — a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading “The second time the door was opened cautiously by Sören Pedersen, and after him by slow degrees came Aase, very shy.”
deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading “There was a gentle knock at the door, and at the first "Come in" no one appeared.”
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading “Their business was nothing less than to thank the minister for his sermon that day!”
an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
From this reading “Their business was nothing less than to thank the minister for his sermon that day!”
start suddenly, as from fright
From this reading “The second time the door was opened cautiously by Sören Pedersen, and after him by slow degrees came Aase, very shy.”
a bunch of hair or feathers or growing grass
From this reading “That afternoon Tuft received a most unusual visit.”
not usual or common or ordinary
From this reading “That afternoon Tuft received a most unusual visit.”
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In this reading “The second time the door was opened cautiously by Sören Pedersen, and after him by slow degrees came Aase, very shy.”
In this reading “That afternoon Tuft received a most unusual visit.”
In this reading “The second time the door was opened cautiously by Sören Pedersen, and after him by slow degrees came Aase, very shy.”
In this reading “There was a gentle knock at the door, and at the first "Come in" no one appeared.”
In this reading “There was a gentle knock at the door, and at the first "Come in" no one appeared.”
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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 That afternoon Tuft received a most unusual visit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The second time the door was opened cautiously by Sören Pedersen, and after him by slow degrees came Aase, very shy.
later than; following
From this reading The second time the door was opened cautiously by Sören Pedersen, and after him by slow degrees came Aase, very shy.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading That afternoon Tuft received a most unusual visit.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a gentle knock at the door, and at the first "Come in" no one appeared.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading There was a gentle knock at the door, and at the first "Come in" no one appeared.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was a gentle knock at the door, and at the first "Come in" no one appeared.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Their business was nothing less than to thank the minister for his sermon that day!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The second time the door was opened cautiously by Sören Pedersen, and after him by slow degrees came Aase, very shy.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The second time the door was opened cautiously by Sören Pedersen, and after him by slow degrees came Aase, very shy.
as if with kid gloves; with caution or prudence or tact
From this reading The second time the door was opened cautiously by Sören Pedersen, and after him by slow degrees came Aase, very shy.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading There was a gentle knock at the door, and at the first "Come in" no one appeared.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Their business was nothing less than to thank the minister for his sermon that day!
plural of “degree” — a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading The second time the door was opened cautiously by Sören Pedersen, and after him by slow degrees came Aase, very shy.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading There was a gentle knock at the door, and at the first "Come in" no one appeared.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading There was a gentle knock at the door, and at the first "Come in" no one appeared.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Their business was nothing less than to thank the minister for his sermon that day!
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading There was a gentle knock at the door, and at the first "Come in" no one appeared.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The second time the door was opened cautiously by Sören Pedersen, and after him by slow degrees came Aase, very shy.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Their business was nothing less than to thank the minister for his sermon that day!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a gentle knock at the door, and at the first "Come in" no one appeared.
deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading There was a gentle knock at the door, and at the first "Come in" no one appeared.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading Their business was nothing less than to thank the minister for his sermon that day!
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading Their business was nothing less than to thank the minister for his sermon that day!
used to form the superlative
From this reading That afternoon Tuft received a most unusual visit.
not any; not one
From this reading There was a gentle knock at the door, and at the first "Come in" no one appeared.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Their business was nothing less than to thank the minister for his sermon that day!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was a gentle knock at the door, and at the first "Come in" no one appeared.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading The second time the door was opened cautiously by Sören Pedersen, and after him by slow degrees came Aase, very shy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The second time the door was opened cautiously by Sören Pedersen, and after him by slow degrees came Aase, very shy.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading That afternoon Tuft received a most unusual visit.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading The second time the door was opened cautiously by Sören Pedersen, and after him by slow degrees came Aase, very shy.
an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
From this reading Their business was nothing less than to thank the minister for his sermon that day!
start suddenly, as from fright
From this reading The second time the door was opened cautiously by Sören Pedersen, and after him by slow degrees came Aase, very shy.
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading The second time the door was opened cautiously by Sören Pedersen, and after him by slow degrees came Aase, very shy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The second time the door was opened cautiously by Sören Pedersen, and after him by slow degrees came Aase, very shy.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Their business was nothing less than to thank the minister for his sermon that day!
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading Their business was nothing less than to thank the minister for his sermon that day!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That afternoon Tuft received a most unusual visit.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was a gentle knock at the door, and at the first "Come in" no one appeared.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their business was nothing less than to thank the minister for his sermon that day!
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a gentle knock at the door, and at the first "Come in" no one appeared.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The second time the door was opened cautiously by Sören Pedersen, and after him by slow degrees came Aase, very shy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Their business was nothing less than to thank the minister for his sermon that day!
a bunch of hair or feathers or growing grass
From this reading That afternoon Tuft received a most unusual visit.
not usual or common or ordinary
From this reading That afternoon Tuft received a most unusual visit.
precisely as stated
From this reading The second time the door was opened cautiously by Sören Pedersen, and after him by slow degrees came Aase, very shy.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading That afternoon Tuft received a most unusual visit.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a gentle knock at the door, and at the first "Come in" no one appeared.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading XII.
Chapter 14 of In God's Way: A Novel by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson 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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