Chapter 13 of Jenny: A Novel is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Jenny: A Novel is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The rain had stopped, and she consented to go for a walk with him. They walked in the sea-mist along the deserted road with the scraggy poplars. “Take my arm,” said Gunnar casually, and Jenny took it, feeling heavy and tired. “It must be awfully dull for you here, Jenny—don’t you think it would be much better if you went to Berlin?” Jenny shook her head.
Chapter 13 of Jenny: A Novel is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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used as intensifiers
From this reading ““It must be awfully dull for you here, Jenny—don’t you think it would be much better if you went to Berlin?””
capital of Germany located in eastern Germany
From this reading ““It must be awfully dull for you here, Jenny—don’t you think it would be much better if you went to Berlin?””
not methodically or according to plan
From this reading ““Take my arm,” said Gunnar casually, and Jenny took it, feeling heavy and tired.”
past form of “consent” — give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to
From this reading “The rain had stopped, and she consented to go for a walk with him.”
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading “They walked in the sea-mist along the deserted road with the scraggy poplars.”
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading ““It must be awfully dull for you here, Jenny—don’t you think it would be much better if you went to Berlin?””
United States architect who designed the first skyscraper in which a metal skeleton was used (1832-1907)
From this reading ““Take my arm,” said Gunnar casually, and Jenny took it, feeling heavy and tired.”
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading “The rain had stopped, and she consented to go for a walk with him.”
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In this reading ““It must be awfully dull for you here, Jenny—don’t you think it would be much better if you went to Berlin?””
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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 The rain had stopped, and she consented to go for a walk with him.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading They walked in the sea-mist along the deserted road with the scraggy poplars.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The rain had stopped, and she consented to go for a walk with him.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading “Take my arm,” said Gunnar casually, and Jenny took it, feeling heavy and tired.
used as intensifiers
From this reading “It must be awfully dull for you here, Jenny—don’t you think it would be much better if you went to Berlin?”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “It must be awfully dull for you here, Jenny—don’t you think it would be much better if you went to Berlin?”
capital of Germany located in eastern Germany
From this reading “It must be awfully dull for you here, Jenny—don’t you think it would be much better if you went to Berlin?”
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “It must be awfully dull for you here, Jenny—don’t you think it would be much better if you went to Berlin?”
not methodically or according to plan
From this reading “Take my arm,” said Gunnar casually, and Jenny took it, feeling heavy and tired.
past form of “consent” — give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to
From this reading The rain had stopped, and she consented to go for a walk with him.
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading They walked in the sea-mist along the deserted road with the scraggy poplars.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It must be awfully dull for you here, Jenny—don’t you think it would be much better if you went to Berlin?”
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading “It must be awfully dull for you here, Jenny—don’t you think it would be much better if you went to Berlin?”
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading “Take my arm,” said Gunnar casually, and Jenny took it, feeling heavy and tired.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The rain had stopped, and she consented to go for a walk with him.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The rain had stopped, and she consented to go for a walk with him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Take my arm,” said Gunnar casually, and Jenny took it, feeling heavy and tired.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The rain had stopped, and she consented to go for a walk with him.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Jenny shook her head.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading “Take my arm,” said Gunnar casually, and Jenny took it, feeling heavy and tired.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Jenny shook her head.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “It must be awfully dull for you here, Jenny—don’t you think it would be much better if you went to Berlin?”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The rain had stopped, and she consented to go for a walk with him.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “It must be awfully dull for you here, Jenny—don’t you think it would be much better if you went to Berlin?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They walked in the sea-mist along the deserted road with the scraggy poplars.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Take my arm,” said Gunnar casually, and Jenny took it, feeling heavy and tired.
United States architect who designed the first skyscraper in which a metal skeleton was used (1832-1907)
From this reading “Take my arm,” said Gunnar casually, and Jenny took it, feeling heavy and tired.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “It must be awfully dull for you here, Jenny—don’t you think it would be much better if you went to Berlin?”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “It must be awfully dull for you here, Jenny—don’t you think it would be much better if you went to Berlin?”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Take my arm,” said Gunnar casually, and Jenny took it, feeling heavy and tired.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They walked in the sea-mist along the deserted road with the scraggy poplars.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading The rain had stopped, and she consented to go for a walk with him.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading They walked in the sea-mist along the deserted road with the scraggy poplars.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Take my arm,” said Gunnar casually, and Jenny took it, feeling heavy and tired.
being very thin
From this reading They walked in the sea-mist along the deserted road with the scraggy poplars.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They walked in the sea-mist along the deserted road with the scraggy poplars.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The rain had stopped, and she consented to go for a walk with him.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Jenny shook her head.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading The rain had stopped, and she consented to go for a walk with him.
carry out
From this reading “Take my arm,” said Gunnar casually, and Jenny took it, feeling heavy and tired.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The rain had stopped, and she consented to go for a walk with him.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They walked in the sea-mist along the deserted road with the scraggy poplars.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “It must be awfully dull for you here, Jenny—don’t you think it would be much better if you went to Berlin?”
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading “Take my arm,” said Gunnar casually, and Jenny took it, feeling heavy and tired.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The rain had stopped, and she consented to go for a walk with him.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading “Take my arm,” said Gunnar casually, and Jenny took it, feeling heavy and tired.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading The rain had stopped, and she consented to go for a walk with him.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading They walked in the sea-mist along the deserted road with the scraggy poplars.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “It must be awfully dull for you here, Jenny—don’t you think it would be much better if you went to Berlin?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading The rain had stopped, and she consented to go for a walk with him.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “It must be awfully dull for you here, Jenny—don’t you think it would be much better if you went to Berlin?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “It must be awfully dull for you here, Jenny—don’t you think it would be much better if you went to Berlin?”
Chapter 13 of Jenny: A Novel by Sigrid Undset holds 404 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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