Chapter 8 of Look Back on Happiness is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 8 of Look Back on Happiness is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You'd much better go to his mother's and learn all the housekeeping you're going to need from her." "Really, really," she said smiling as she walked on again, "you're quite on the wrong track. It isn't he--it isn't anybody." "So much the worse for you. There ought to be somebody."
Chapter 8 of Look Back on Happiness is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any person at all
From this reading “It isn't he--it isn't anybody."”
the work of cleaning and running a house
From this reading “"You'd much better go to his mother's and learn all the housekeeping you're going to need from her."”
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading “"You'd much better go to his mother's and learn all the housekeeping you're going to need from her."”
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “"You'd much better go to his mother's and learn all the housekeeping you're going to need from her."”
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading “"Really, really," she said smiling as she walked on again, "you're quite on the wrong track.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “There ought to be somebody."”
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading “"Really, really," she said smiling as she walked on again, "you're quite on the wrong track.”
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading “"So much the worse for you.”
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anew
From this reading "Really, really," she said smiling as she walked on again, "you're quite on the wrong track.
(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 "You'd much better go to his mother's and learn all the housekeeping you're going to need from her."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You'd much better go to his mother's and learn all the housekeeping you're going to need from her."
any person at all
From this reading It isn't he--it isn't anybody."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Really, really," she said smiling as she walked on again, "you're quite on the wrong track.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There ought to be somebody."
(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 "You'd much better go to his mother's and learn all the housekeeping you're going to need from her."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "So much the worse for you.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "You'd much better go to his mother's and learn all the housekeeping you're going to need from her."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "You'd much better go to his mother's and learn all the housekeeping you're going to need from her."
the act of departing
From this reading "You'd much better go to his mother's and learn all the housekeeping you're going to need from her."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It isn't he--it isn't anybody."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "You'd much better go to his mother's and learn all the housekeeping you're going to need from her."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "You'd much better go to his mother's and learn all the housekeeping you're going to need from her."
the work of cleaning and running a house
From this reading "You'd much better go to his mother's and learn all the housekeeping you're going to need from her."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It isn't he--it isn't anybody."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It isn't he--it isn't anybody."
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading "You'd much better go to his mother's and learn all the housekeeping you're going to need from her."
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "You'd much better go to his mother's and learn all the housekeeping you're going to need from her."
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "You'd much better go to his mother's and learn all the housekeeping you're going to need from her."
a condition requiring relief
From this reading "You'd much better go to his mother's and learn all the housekeeping you're going to need from her."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Really, really," she said smiling as she walked on again, "you're quite on the wrong track.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading There ought to be somebody."
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "Really, really," she said smiling as she walked on again, "you're quite on the wrong track.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "Really, really," she said smiling as she walked on again, "you're quite on the wrong track.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Really, really," she said smiling as she walked on again, "you're quite on the wrong track.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Really, really," she said smiling as she walked on again, "you're quite on the wrong track.
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading "Really, really," she said smiling as she walked on again, "you're quite on the wrong track.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So much the worse for you.
a person, without saying who
From this reading There ought to be somebody."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You'd much better go to his mother's and learn all the housekeeping you're going to need from her."
in or at that place or location
From this reading There ought to be somebody."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You'd much better go to his mother's and learn all the housekeeping you're going to need from her."
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading "Really, really," she said smiling as she walked on again, "you're quite on the wrong track.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading "Really, really," she said smiling as she walked on again, "you're quite on the wrong track.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading "So much the worse for you.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading "Really, really," she said smiling as she walked on again, "you're quite on the wrong track.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "So much the worse for you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You'd much better go to his mother's and learn all the housekeeping you're going to need from her."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You'd much better go to his mother's and learn all the housekeeping you're going to need from her."
Chapter 8 of Look Back on Happiness by Knut Hamsun holds 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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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