Chapter 5 of Little Johannes is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter V
Chapter 5 of Little Johannes is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'You must not do that; and they would not even then believe you. Of what use would it be?' 'I want my little key from under the rose-bush. Do you know where to find it?' 'Yes, certainly; by the pool you mean?
Chapter 5 of Little Johannes is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “'You must not do that; and they would not even then believe you.”
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “'Yes, certainly; by the pool you mean?”
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading “Do you know where to find it?'”
metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
From this reading “'I want my little key from under the rose-bush.”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “'Yes, certainly; by the pool you mean?”
an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
From this reading “'Yes, certainly; by the pool you mean?”
the act of using
From this reading “Of what use would it be?'”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “'I want my little key from under the rose-bush.”
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.
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.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'You must not do that; and they would not even then believe you.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Of what use would it be?'
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading 'You must not do that; and they would not even then believe you.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading 'Yes, certainly; by the pool you mean?
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading 'Yes, certainly; by the pool you mean?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading 'You must not do that; and they would not even then believe you.
divisible by two
From this reading 'You must not do that; and they would not even then believe you.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Do you know where to find it?'
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading 'I want my little key from under the rose-bush.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I want my little key from under the rose-bush.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Of what use would it be?'
metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
From this reading 'I want my little key from under the rose-bush.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Do you know where to find it?'
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading 'I want my little key from under the rose-bush.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading 'Yes, certainly; by the pool you mean?
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading 'You must not do that; and they would not even then believe you.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'I want my little key from under the rose-bush.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 'You must not do that; and they would not even then believe you.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of what use would it be?'
an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
From this reading 'Yes, certainly; by the pool you mean?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I want my little key from under the rose-bush.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'You must not do that; and they would not even then believe you.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'I want my little key from under the rose-bush.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading 'You must not do that; and they would not even then believe you.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'You must not do that; and they would not even then believe you.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Do you know where to find it?'
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading 'I want my little key from under the rose-bush.
the act of using
From this reading Of what use would it be?'
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading 'I want my little key from under the rose-bush.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Of what use would it be?'
in or at the place that
From this reading Do you know where to find it?'
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading 'You must not do that; and they would not even then believe you.
an affirmative
From this reading 'Yes, certainly; by the pool you mean?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'You must not do that; and they would not even then believe you.
Chapter 5 of Little Johannes by Frederik van Eeden holds 434 sentences, grouped into 87 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 5 holds 434 sentences of Little Johannes, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of Little Johannes by Frederik van Eeden exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 434 sentences, grouped into 87 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.
Work through the 87 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 87 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 5 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading Little Johannes by Frederik van Eeden on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 3080 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #40656 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #40656, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 256 minutes of reading across 616 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Little Johannes section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 7 chapters of Little Johannes to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in Little Johannes, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
