Chapter 7 of Magnhild is here in full — 291 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Magnhild is here in full — 291 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Magnhild awoke the next day, not to joyous memories such as she had cherished every morning during the past few weeks. There was something to which she must now rise that terrified her, and, moreover, grieved her. Nevertheless it attracted her. What should she pass through this day? She had slept late.
Chapter 7 of Magnhild is here in full — 291 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “attract” — direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
From this reading “Nevertheless it attracted her.”
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading “Magnhild awoke the next day, not to joyous memories such as she had cherished every morning during the past few weeks.”
characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
From this reading “Magnhild awoke the next day, not to joyous memories such as she had cherished every morning during the past few weeks.”
past form of “grieve” — feel grief
From this reading “There was something to which she must now rise that terrified her, and, moreover, grieved her.”
full of or characterized by joy
From this reading “Magnhild awoke the next day, not to joyous memories such as she had cherished every morning during the past few weeks.”
Recollections of past events.
From this reading “Magnhild awoke the next day, not to joyous memories such as she had cherished every morning during the past few weeks.”
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading “There was something to which she must now rise that terrified her, and, moreover, grieved her.”
thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation
From this reading “There was something to which she must now rise that terrified her, and, moreover, grieved her.”
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In this reading “Magnhild awoke the next day, not to joyous memories such as she had cherished every morning during the past few weeks.”
In this reading “Magnhild awoke the next day, not to joyous memories such as she had cherished every morning during the past few weeks.”
make a passage or journey from one place to another
In this reading “What should she pass through this day?”
In this reading “Magnhild awoke the next day, not to joyous memories such as she had cherished every morning during the past few weeks.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was something to which she must now rise that terrified her, and, moreover, grieved her.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Magnhild awoke the next day, not to joyous memories such as she had cherished every morning during the past few weeks.
past form of “attract” — direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
From this reading Nevertheless it attracted her.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading Magnhild awoke the next day, not to joyous memories such as she had cherished every morning during the past few weeks.
characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
From this reading Magnhild awoke the next day, not to joyous memories such as she had cherished every morning during the past few weeks.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Magnhild awoke the next day, not to joyous memories such as she had cherished every morning during the past few weeks.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Magnhild awoke the next day, not to joyous memories such as she had cherished every morning during the past few weeks.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Magnhild awoke the next day, not to joyous memories such as she had cherished every morning during the past few weeks.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Magnhild awoke the next day, not to joyous memories such as she had cherished every morning during the past few weeks.
past form of “grieve” — feel grief
From this reading There was something to which she must now rise that terrified her, and, moreover, grieved her.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Magnhild awoke the next day, not to joyous memories such as she had cherished every morning during the past few weeks.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There was something to which she must now rise that terrified her, and, moreover, grieved her.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Nevertheless it attracted her.
full of or characterized by joy
From this reading Magnhild awoke the next day, not to joyous memories such as she had cherished every morning during the past few weeks.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading She had slept late.
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From this reading Magnhild awoke the next day, not to joyous memories such as she had cherished every morning during the past few weeks.
Recollections of past events.
From this reading Magnhild awoke the next day, not to joyous memories such as she had cherished every morning during the past few weeks.
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading There was something to which she must now rise that terrified her, and, moreover, grieved her.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Magnhild awoke the next day, not to joyous memories such as she had cherished every morning during the past few weeks.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading There was something to which she must now rise that terrified her, and, moreover, grieved her.
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Nevertheless it attracted her.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Magnhild awoke the next day, not to joyous memories such as she had cherished every morning during the past few weeks.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Magnhild awoke the next day, not to joyous memories such as she had cherished every morning during the past few weeks.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading There was something to which she must now rise that terrified her, and, moreover, grieved her.
go across or through
From this reading What should she pass through this day?
the time that has elapsed
From this reading Magnhild awoke the next day, not to joyous memories such as she had cherished every morning during the past few weeks.
move upward
From this reading There was something to which she must now rise that terrified her, and, moreover, grieved her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Magnhild awoke the next day, not to joyous memories such as she had cherished every morning during the past few weeks.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading What should she pass through this day?
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading She had slept late.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There was something to which she must now rise that terrified her, and, moreover, grieved her.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Magnhild awoke the next day, not to joyous memories such as she had cherished every morning during the past few weeks.
thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation
From this reading There was something to which she must now rise that terrified her, and, moreover, grieved her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was something to which she must now rise that terrified her, and, moreover, grieved her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Magnhild awoke the next day, not to joyous memories such as she had cherished every morning during the past few weeks.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was something to which she must now rise that terrified her, and, moreover, grieved her.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What should she pass through this day?
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading What should she pass through this day?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Magnhild awoke the next day, not to joyous memories such as she had cherished every morning during the past few weeks.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was something to which she must now rise that terrified her, and, moreover, grieved her.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Magnhild awoke the next day, not to joyous memories such as she had cherished every morning during the past few weeks.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What should she pass through this day?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was something to which she must now rise that terrified her, and, moreover, grieved her.
Chapter 7 of Magnhild by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson holds 291 sentences, grouped into 59 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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