Chapter 8 of Little Erik of Sweden is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Little Erik of Sweden is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE WEDDING DATE On the evening when Erik was visiting Herr Banker in Stockholm, Greta and Fru Hansson were sitting alone in their drawing-room at Hanssonborg. The Baron had gone to bed with a hot water bottle. He had sneezed twice after dinner. The wind howled outside. It sounded like a pack of hungry wolves.
Chapter 8 of Little Erik of Sweden is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a financier who owns or is an executive in a bank
From this reading “THE WEDDING DATE On the evening when Erik was visiting Herr Banker in Stockholm, Greta and Fru Hansson were sitting alone in their drawing-room at Hanssonborg.”
the specified day of the month
From this reading “THE WEDDING DATE On the evening when Erik was visiting Herr Banker in Stockholm, Greta and Fru Hansson were sitting alone in their drawing-room at Hanssonborg.”
a German man; used before the name as a title equivalent to Mr in English
From this reading “THE WEDDING DATE On the evening when Erik was visiting Herr Banker in Stockholm, Greta and Fru Hansson were sitting alone in their drawing-room at Hanssonborg.”
past form of “howl” — emit long loud cries
From this reading “The wind howled outside.”
past form of “sneeze” — exhale spasmodically, as when an irritant entered one's nose
From this reading “He had sneezed twice after dinner.”
the capital and largest city of Sweden; located in southern Sweden on the Baltic
From this reading “THE WEDDING DATE On the evening when Erik was visiting Herr Banker in Stockholm, Greta and Fru Hansson were sitting alone in their drawing-room at Hanssonborg.”
the activity of making visits
From this reading “THE WEDDING DATE On the evening when Erik was visiting Herr Banker in Stockholm, Greta and Fru Hansson were sitting alone in their drawing-room at Hanssonborg.”
plural of “wolf” — any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading “It sounded like a pack of hungry wolves.”
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 “It sounded like a pack of hungry wolves.”
a dangerous or distressing predicament
In this reading “The Baron had gone to bed with a hot water bottle.”
In this reading “He had sneezed twice after dinner.”
a bottle for holding water
In this reading “The Baron had gone to bed with a hot water bottle.”
In this reading “It sounded like a pack of hungry wolves.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Baron had gone to bed with a hot water bottle.
later than; following
From this reading He had sneezed twice after dinner.
Having no one else present.
From this reading THE WEDDING DATE On the evening when Erik was visiting Herr Banker in Stockholm, Greta and Fru Hansson were sitting alone in their drawing-room at Hanssonborg.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE WEDDING DATE On the evening when Erik was visiting Herr Banker in Stockholm, Greta and Fru Hansson were sitting alone in their drawing-room at Hanssonborg.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE WEDDING DATE On the evening when Erik was visiting Herr Banker in Stockholm, Greta and Fru Hansson were sitting alone in their drawing-room at Hanssonborg.
a financier who owns or is an executive in a bank
From this reading THE WEDDING DATE On the evening when Erik was visiting Herr Banker in Stockholm, Greta and Fru Hansson were sitting alone in their drawing-room at Hanssonborg.
a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank
From this reading The Baron had gone to bed with a hot water bottle.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading The Baron had gone to bed with a hot water bottle.
a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
From this reading The Baron had gone to bed with a hot water bottle.
the specified day of the month
From this reading THE WEDDING DATE On the evening when Erik was visiting Herr Banker in Stockholm, Greta and Fru Hansson were sitting alone in their drawing-room at Hanssonborg.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading He had sneezed twice after dinner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WEDDING DATE On the evening when Erik was visiting Herr Banker in Stockholm, Greta and Fru Hansson were sitting alone in their drawing-room at Hanssonborg.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WEDDING DATE On the evening when Erik was visiting Herr Banker in Stockholm, Greta and Fru Hansson were sitting alone in their drawing-room at Hanssonborg.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading THE WEDDING DATE On the evening when Erik was visiting Herr Banker in Stockholm, Greta and Fru Hansson were sitting alone in their drawing-room at Hanssonborg.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WEDDING DATE On the evening when Erik was visiting Herr Banker in Stockholm, Greta and Fru Hansson were sitting alone in their drawing-room at Hanssonborg.
destroyed or killed
From this reading The Baron had gone to bed with a hot water bottle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WEDDING DATE On the evening when Erik was visiting Herr Banker in Stockholm, Greta and Fru Hansson were sitting alone in their drawing-room at Hanssonborg.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Baron had gone to bed with a hot water bottle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WEDDING DATE On the evening when Erik was visiting Herr Banker in Stockholm, Greta and Fru Hansson were sitting alone in their drawing-room at Hanssonborg.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WEDDING DATE On the evening when Erik was visiting Herr Banker in Stockholm, Greta and Fru Hansson were sitting alone in their drawing-room at Hanssonborg.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had sneezed twice after dinner.
a German man; used before the name as a title equivalent to Mr in English
From this reading THE WEDDING DATE On the evening when Erik was visiting Herr Banker in Stockholm, Greta and Fru Hansson were sitting alone in their drawing-room at Hanssonborg.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading The Baron had gone to bed with a hot water bottle.
past form of “howl” — emit long loud cries
From this reading The wind howled outside.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading It sounded like a pack of hungry wolves.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE WEDDING DATE On the evening when Erik was visiting Herr Banker in Stockholm, Greta and Fru Hansson were sitting alone in their drawing-room at Hanssonborg.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It sounded like a pack of hungry wolves.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It sounded like a pack of hungry wolves.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It sounded like a pack of hungry wolves.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE WEDDING DATE On the evening when Erik was visiting Herr Banker in Stockholm, Greta and Fru Hansson were sitting alone in their drawing-room at Hanssonborg.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading The wind howled outside.
arrange in a container
From this reading It sounded like a pack of hungry wolves.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading THE WEDDING DATE On the evening when Erik was visiting Herr Banker in Stockholm, Greta and Fru Hansson were sitting alone in their drawing-room at Hanssonborg.
past form of “sneeze” — exhale spasmodically, as when an irritant entered one's nose
From this reading He had sneezed twice after dinner.
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading It sounded like a pack of hungry wolves.
the capital and largest city of Sweden; located in southern Sweden on the Baltic
From this reading THE WEDDING DATE On the evening when Erik was visiting Herr Banker in Stockholm, Greta and Fru Hansson were sitting alone in their drawing-room at Hanssonborg.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WEDDING DATE On the evening when Erik was visiting Herr Banker in Stockholm, Greta and Fru Hansson were sitting alone in their drawing-room at Hanssonborg.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE WEDDING DATE On the evening when Erik was visiting Herr Banker in Stockholm, Greta and Fru Hansson were sitting alone in their drawing-room at Hanssonborg.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Baron had gone to bed with a hot water bottle.
two times
From this reading He had sneezed twice after dinner.
the activity of making visits
From this reading THE WEDDING DATE On the evening when Erik was visiting Herr Banker in Stockholm, Greta and Fru Hansson were sitting alone in their drawing-room at Hanssonborg.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE WEDDING DATE On the evening when Erik was visiting Herr Banker in Stockholm, Greta and Fru Hansson were sitting alone in their drawing-room at Hanssonborg.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading The Baron had gone to bed with a hot water bottle.
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading THE WEDDING DATE On the evening when Erik was visiting Herr Banker in Stockholm, Greta and Fru Hansson were sitting alone in their drawing-room at Hanssonborg.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE WEDDING DATE On the evening when Erik was visiting Herr Banker in Stockholm, Greta and Fru Hansson were sitting alone in their drawing-room at Hanssonborg.
at the time that
From this reading THE WEDDING DATE On the evening when Erik was visiting Herr Banker in Stockholm, Greta and Fru Hansson were sitting alone in their drawing-room at Hanssonborg.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The wind howled outside.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Baron had gone to bed with a hot water bottle.
plural of “wolf” — any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading It sounded like a pack of hungry wolves.
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