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Inger Johanne's lively doings
Inger Johanne's lively doings

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of Inger Johanne's lively doings is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Italic text displayed as: _italic_ Translated from the Norwegian of DIKKEN ZWILGMEYER BOSTON LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO
_All rights reserved_ INGER JOHANNE’S LIVELY DOINGS Norwood Press BERWICK & SMITH CO.
NORWOOD, MASS.
At last I got her into the smithy (page 24) _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE Just imagine!
I really did get five heads of cabbage as a present 42 We danced and skipped and shouted, “Hurrah!”
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Inger Johanne's lively doings

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of Inger Johanne's lively doings is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Italic text displayed as: _italic_ Translated from the Norwegian of DIKKEN ZWILGMEYER BOSTON LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO
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_All rights reserved_ INGER JOHANNE’S LIVELY DOINGS Norwood Press BERWICK & SMITH CO.
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NORWOOD, MASS.
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At last I got her into the smithy (page 24) _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE Just imagine!
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I really did get five heads of cabbage as a present 42 We danced and skipped and shouted, “Hurrah!”

Learner Dictionary

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.

cabbage noun US /ˈkæbədʒ/

any of various types of cabbage

From this reading “I really did get five heads of cabbage as a present 42 We danced and skipped and shouted, “Hurrah!””

doings noun US /ˈduːɪŋz/

manner of acting or controlling yourself

From this reading “_All rights reserved_ INGER JOHANNE’S LIVELY DOINGS Norwood Press BERWICK & SMITH CO.”

Hurrah noun US /hʊˈrɑː/

a victory cheer

From this reading “I really did get five heads of cabbage as a present 42 We danced and skipped and shouted, “Hurrah!””

inger noun US /ˈɪŋər/

a member of western Finnish people formerly living in the Baltic province where Saint Petersburg was built

From this reading “_All rights reserved_ INGER JOHANNE’S LIVELY DOINGS Norwood Press BERWICK & SMITH CO.”

Italic noun US /aɪˈtælɪk/

a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right

From this reading “Italic text displayed as: _italic_ Translated from the Norwegian of DIKKEN ZWILGMEYER BOSTON LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO”

Norwegian noun US /ˌnɔːrˈwiːdʒən/

a native or inhabitant of Norway

From this reading “Italic text displayed as: _italic_ Translated from the Norwegian of DIKKEN ZWILGMEYER BOSTON LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO”

shepard noun US /ˈʃepərd/

United States author of surrealistic allegorical plays (born in 1943)

From this reading “Italic text displayed as: _italic_ Translated from the Norwegian of DIKKEN ZWILGMEYER BOSTON LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO”

skipped verb US /skɪpt/

inflected form of “skip” — bypass

From this reading “I really did get five heads of cabbage as a present 42 We danced and skipped and shouted, “Hurrah!””

Word partnerships in these lines

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Translated from verb + particle counted as “translate from”

In this reading “Italic text displayed as: _italic_ Translated from the Norwegian of DIKKEN ZWILGMEYER BOSTON LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO”

All words in this reading · 56

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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24

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

From this reading At last I got her into the smithy (page 24) _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE Just imagine!

42

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From this reading I really did get five heads of cabbage as a present 42 We danced and skipped and shouted, “Hurrah!”

adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading I really did get five heads of cabbage as a present 42 We danced and skipped and shouted, “Hurrah!”

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 _All rights reserved_ INGER JOHANNE’S LIVELY DOINGS Norwood Press BERWICK & SMITH CO.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading I really did get five heads of cabbage as a present 42 We danced and skipped and shouted, “Hurrah!”

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ Translated from the Norwegian of DIKKEN ZWILGMEYER BOSTON LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO

AtprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At last I got her into the smithy (page 24) _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE Just imagine!

BERWICK

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

From this reading _All rights reserved_ INGER JOHANNE’S LIVELY DOINGS Norwood Press BERWICK & SMITH CO.

BOSTONnounUS /ˈbɑːstən/

state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services

From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ Translated from the Norwegian of DIKKEN ZWILGMEYER BOSTON LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO

cabbagenounUS /ˈkæbədʒ/

any of various types of cabbage

From this reading I really did get five heads of cabbage as a present 42 We danced and skipped and shouted, “Hurrah!”

COnounUS /koʊ/

an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon

From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ Translated from the Norwegian of DIKKEN ZWILGMEYER BOSTON LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO

dancedverbUS /dænst/

past form of “dance” — move in a graceful and rhythmical way

From this reading I really did get five heads of cabbage as a present 42 We danced and skipped and shouted, “Hurrah!”

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading I really did get five heads of cabbage as a present 42 We danced and skipped and shouted, “Hurrah!”

DIKKEN

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

From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ Translated from the Norwegian of DIKKEN ZWILGMEYER BOSTON LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO

displayedverbUS /dɪˈspleɪd/

past form of “display” — to show, make visible or apparent

From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ Translated from the Norwegian of DIKKEN ZWILGMEYER BOSTON LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO

DOINGSnounUS /ˈduːɪŋz/

manner of acting or controlling yourself

From this reading _All rights reserved_ INGER JOHANNE’S LIVELY DOINGS Norwood Press BERWICK & SMITH CO.

FACINGnounUS /ˈfeɪsɪŋ/

a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening

From this reading At last I got her into the smithy (page 24) _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE Just imagine!

fivenounUS /faɪv/

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading I really did get five heads of cabbage as a present 42 We danced and skipped and shouted, “Hurrah!”

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ Translated from the Norwegian of DIKKEN ZWILGMEYER BOSTON LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO

Frontispiecenoun

an ornamental facade

From this reading At last I got her into the smithy (page 24) _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE Just imagine!

getverbUS /ɡet/

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading I really did get five heads of cabbage as a present 42 We danced and skipped and shouted, “Hurrah!”

gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading At last I got her into the smithy (page 24) _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE Just imagine!

headsnounUS /hedz/

plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading I really did get five heads of cabbage as a present 42 We danced and skipped and shouted, “Hurrah!”

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading At last I got her into the smithy (page 24) _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE Just imagine!

HurrahnounUS /hʊˈrɑː/

a victory cheer

From this reading I really did get five heads of cabbage as a present 42 We danced and skipped and shouted, “Hurrah!”

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading At last I got her into the smithy (page 24) _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE Just imagine!

imagineverbUS /ˌɪˈmædʒən/

form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case

From this reading At last I got her into the smithy (page 24) _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE Just imagine!

INGERnounUS /ˈɪŋər/

a member of western Finnish people formerly living in the Baltic province where Saint Petersburg was built

From this reading _All rights reserved_ INGER JOHANNE’S LIVELY DOINGS Norwood Press BERWICK & SMITH CO.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading At last I got her into the smithy (page 24) _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE Just imagine!

ItalicnounUS /aɪˈtælɪk/

a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right

From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ Translated from the Norwegian of DIKKEN ZWILGMEYER BOSTON LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO

JOHANNE'S

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

From this reading _All rights reserved_ INGER JOHANNE’S LIVELY DOINGS Norwood Press BERWICK & SMITH CO.

JustadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading At last I got her into the smithy (page 24) _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE Just imagine!

lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading At last I got her into the smithy (page 24) _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE Just imagine!

LEEnounUS /liː/

United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)

From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ Translated from the Norwegian of DIKKEN ZWILGMEYER BOSTON LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO

LIVELYadjectiveUS /ˈlaɪvli/

full of life and energy

From this reading _All rights reserved_ INGER JOHANNE’S LIVELY DOINGS Norwood Press BERWICK & SMITH CO.

LOTHROP

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

From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ Translated from the Norwegian of DIKKEN ZWILGMEYER BOSTON LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO

MASSnounUS /mæs/

the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field

From this reading NORWOOD, MASS.

NorwegiannounUS /ˌnɔːrˈwiːdʒən/

a native or inhabitant of Norway

From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ Translated from the Norwegian of DIKKEN ZWILGMEYER BOSTON LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO

Norwood

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

From this reading _All rights reserved_ INGER JOHANNE’S LIVELY DOINGS Norwood Press BERWICK & SMITH CO.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ Translated from the Norwegian of DIKKEN ZWILGMEYER BOSTON LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO

pagenounUS /peɪdʒ/

one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains

From this reading At last I got her into the smithy (page 24) _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE Just imagine!

presentverbUS /ˈprezənt/

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading I really did get five heads of cabbage as a present 42 We danced and skipped and shouted, “Hurrah!”

PressverbUS /pres/

exert pressure or force to or upon

From this reading _All rights reserved_ INGER JOHANNE’S LIVELY DOINGS Norwood Press BERWICK & SMITH CO.

reallyadverbUS /ˈrɪli/

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading I really did get five heads of cabbage as a present 42 We danced and skipped and shouted, “Hurrah!”

reservedadjectiveUS /rɪˈzɜːrvd/

set aside for the use of a particular person or party

From this reading _All rights reserved_ INGER JOHANNE’S LIVELY DOINGS Norwood Press BERWICK & SMITH CO.

rightsnounUS /raɪts/

plural of “right” — an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature

From this reading _All rights reserved_ INGER JOHANNE’S LIVELY DOINGS Norwood Press BERWICK & SMITH CO.

SHEPARDnounUS /ˈʃepərd/

United States author of surrealistic allegorical plays (born in 1943)

From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ Translated from the Norwegian of DIKKEN ZWILGMEYER BOSTON LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO

shoutedadjectiveUS /ˈʃaʊtɪd/

in a vehement outcry

From this reading I really did get five heads of cabbage as a present 42 We danced and skipped and shouted, “Hurrah!”

skippedverbUS /skɪpt/

inflected form of “skip” — bypass

From this reading I really did get five heads of cabbage as a present 42 We danced and skipped and shouted, “Hurrah!”

SMITHnounUS /smɪθ/

Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)

From this reading _All rights reserved_ INGER JOHANNE’S LIVELY DOINGS Norwood Press BERWICK & SMITH CO.

smithynoun

a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering

From this reading At last I got her into the smithy (page 24) _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE Just imagine!

textnounUS /tekst/

the words of something written

From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ Translated from the Norwegian of DIKKEN ZWILGMEYER BOSTON LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ Translated from the Norwegian of DIKKEN ZWILGMEYER BOSTON LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO

TranslatedverbUS /trænzˈleɪtɪd/

past form of “translate” — restate (words) from one language into another language

From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ Translated from the Norwegian of DIKKEN ZWILGMEYER BOSTON LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading I really did get five heads of cabbage as a present 42 We danced and skipped and shouted, “Hurrah!”

ZWILGMEYER

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

From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ Translated from the Norwegian of DIKKEN ZWILGMEYER BOSTON LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO

Chapter 1 of Inger Johanne's lively doings by Dikken Zwilgmeyer holds 402 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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