Chapter 4 of Inger Johanne's lively doings is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Inger Johanne's lively doings is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I had sat and pondered over something I wanted to say, but I couldn’t get it out until we were at the door. “Madam Igland, won’t you let me come in and help you sometimes? Help you get to bed or whatever you like?” “Oh, no, child. I am heavy, very heavy.
Chapter 4 of Inger Johanne's lively doings is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading “Help you get to bed or whatever you like?””
a young person of either sex
From this reading ““Oh, no, child.”
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading “I am heavy, very heavy.”
a woman of refinement
From this reading ““Madam Igland, won’t you let me come in and help you sometimes?”
past form of “ponder” — reflect deeply on a subject
From this reading “I had sat and pondered over something I wanted to say, but I couldn’t get it out until we were at the door.”
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading ““Madam Igland, won’t you let me come in and help you sometimes?”
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading “I had sat and pondered over something I wanted to say, but I couldn’t get it out until we were at the door.”
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “Help you get to bed or whatever you like?””
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “I had sat and pondered over something I wanted to say, but I couldn’t get it out until we were at the door.”
In this reading “I had sat and pondered over something I wanted to say, but I couldn’t get it out until we were at the door.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am heavy, very heavy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I had sat and pondered over something I wanted to say, but I couldn’t get it out until we were at the door.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I had sat and pondered over something I wanted to say, but I couldn’t get it out until we were at the door.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Help you get to bed or whatever you like?”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I had sat and pondered over something I wanted to say, but I couldn’t get it out until we were at the door.
a young person of either sex
From this reading “Oh, no, child.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Madam Igland, won’t you let me come in and help you sometimes?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I had sat and pondered over something I wanted to say, but I couldn’t get it out until we were at the door.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading I had sat and pondered over something I wanted to say, but I couldn’t get it out until we were at the door.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I had sat and pondered over something I wanted to say, but I couldn’t get it out until we were at the door.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had sat and pondered over something I wanted to say, but I couldn’t get it out until we were at the door.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading I am heavy, very heavy.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “Madam Igland, won’t you let me come in and help you sometimes?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had sat and pondered over something I wanted to say, but I couldn’t get it out until we were at the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Madam Igland, won’t you let me come in and help you sometimes?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Madam Igland, won’t you let me come in and help you sometimes?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I had sat and pondered over something I wanted to say, but I couldn’t get it out until we were at the door.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Madam Igland, won’t you let me come in and help you sometimes?
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Help you get to bed or whatever you like?”
a woman of refinement
From this reading “Madam Igland, won’t you let me come in and help you sometimes?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Madam Igland, won’t you let me come in and help you sometimes?
not any; not one
From this reading “Oh, no, child.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, no, child.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Help you get to bed or whatever you like?”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I had sat and pondered over something I wanted to say, but I couldn’t get it out until we were at the door.
above and across; more than
From this reading I had sat and pondered over something I wanted to say, but I couldn’t get it out until we were at the door.
past form of “ponder” — reflect deeply on a subject
From this reading I had sat and pondered over something I wanted to say, but I couldn’t get it out until we were at the door.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading I had sat and pondered over something I wanted to say, but I couldn’t get it out until we were at the door.
express in words
From this reading I had sat and pondered over something I wanted to say, but I couldn’t get it out until we were at the door.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I had sat and pondered over something I wanted to say, but I couldn’t get it out until we were at the door.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading “Madam Igland, won’t you let me come in and help you sometimes?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I had sat and pondered over something I wanted to say, but I couldn’t get it out until we were at the door.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had sat and pondered over something I wanted to say, but I couldn’t get it out until we were at the door.
up to a particular time
From this reading I had sat and pondered over something I wanted to say, but I couldn’t get it out until we were at the door.
precisely as stated
From this reading I am heavy, very heavy.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading I had sat and pondered over something I wanted to say, but I couldn’t get it out until we were at the door.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I had sat and pondered over something I wanted to say, but I couldn’t get it out until we were at the door.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I had sat and pondered over something I wanted to say, but I couldn’t get it out until we were at the door.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Help you get to bed or whatever you like?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Madam Igland, won’t you let me come in and help you sometimes?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Madam Igland, won’t you let me come in and help you sometimes?
Chapter 4 of Inger Johanne's lively doings by Dikken Zwilgmeyer holds 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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.
Chapter 4 holds 415 sentences of Inger Johanne's lively doings, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of Inger Johanne's lively doings by Dikken Zwilgmeyer exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 415 sentences, grouped into 83 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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