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Mårbacka

Chapter I

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(_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE HOLY CITY, Jerusalem II (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) INVISIBLE LINKS (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) LILLIECRONA’S HOME (_Trans. from Swedish by Anna Barwell_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) MÅRBACKA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MÅRBACKA SELMA LAGERLÖF TRANSLATED FROM THE SWEDISH BY VELMA SWANSTON HOWARD GARDEN CITY NEW YORK DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N.Y.
CONTENTS THE STRÖMSTAD JOURNEY PAGE I. The Nursemaid 1 II.
Grand Company 10 III.
The Drive to Karlstad 18 IV.
In the Cabin on the _Uddeholm_ 21 V. At the Goldsmith’s Shop 26 VI.
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Mårbacka

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of Mårbacka is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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(_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE HOLY CITY, Jerusalem II (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) INVISIBLE LINKS (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) LILLIECRONA’S HOME (_Trans. from Swedish by Anna Barwell_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) MÅRBACKA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MÅRBACKA SELMA LAGERLÖF TRANSLATED FROM THE SWEDISH BY VELMA SWANSTON HOWARD GARDEN CITY NEW YORK DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N.Y.
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CONTENTS THE STRÖMSTAD JOURNEY PAGE I. The Nursemaid 1 II.
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Grand Company 10 III.
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The Drive to Karlstad 18 IV.
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In the Cabin on the _Uddeholm_ 21 V. At the Goldsmith’s Shop 26 VI.

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Goldsmith's noun US /ˈɡoʊldsmɪθs/

possessive form of “goldsmith” — an artisan who makes jewelry and other objects out of gold

links noun US /lɪŋks/

a golf course that is built on sandy ground near a shore

From this reading “(_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE HOLY CITY, Jerusalem II (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) INVISIBLE LINKS (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) LILLIECRONA’S HOME (_Trans. from Swedish by Anna Barwell_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) MÅRBACKA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MÅRBACKA SELMA LAGERLÖF TRANSLATED FROM THE SWEDISH BY VELMA SWANSTON HOWARD GARDEN CITY NEW YORK DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N.Y.”

miracles noun US /ˈmɪrəkəlz/

plural of “miracle” — any amazing or wonderful occurrence

From this reading “(_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE HOLY CITY, Jerusalem II (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) INVISIBLE LINKS (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) LILLIECRONA’S HOME (_Trans. from Swedish by Anna Barwell_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) MÅRBACKA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MÅRBACKA SELMA LAGERLÖF TRANSLATED FROM THE SWEDISH BY VELMA SWANSTON HOWARD GARDEN CITY NEW YORK DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N.Y.”

outcast noun US /ˈaʊtkæst/

a person who is rejected (from society or home)

From this reading “(_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE HOLY CITY, Jerusalem II (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) INVISIBLE LINKS (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) LILLIECRONA’S HOME (_Trans. from Swedish by Anna Barwell_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) MÅRBACKA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MÅRBACKA SELMA LAGERLÖF TRANSLATED FROM THE SWEDISH BY VELMA SWANSTON HOWARD GARDEN CITY NEW YORK DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N.Y.”

Pauline adjective US /pɔːˈliːn/

relating to Paul the Apostle or his doctrines

From this reading “(_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE HOLY CITY, Jerusalem II (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) INVISIBLE LINKS (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) LILLIECRONA’S HOME (_Trans. from Swedish by Anna Barwell_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) MÅRBACKA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MÅRBACKA SELMA LAGERLÖF TRANSLATED FROM THE SWEDISH BY VELMA SWANSTON HOWARD GARDEN CITY NEW YORK DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N.Y.”

selma noun US /ˈselmə/

a town in central Alabama on the Alabama river; in 1965 it was the center of a drive to register Black voters

From this reading “(_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE HOLY CITY, Jerusalem II (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) INVISIBLE LINKS (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) LILLIECRONA’S HOME (_Trans. from Swedish by Anna Barwell_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) MÅRBACKA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MÅRBACKA SELMA LAGERLÖF TRANSLATED FROM THE SWEDISH BY VELMA SWANSTON HOWARD GARDEN CITY NEW YORK DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N.Y.”

Swedish adjective US /ˈswiːdɪʃ/

of or relating to or characteristic of Sweden or its people or culture or language

From this reading “(_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE HOLY CITY, Jerusalem II (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) INVISIBLE LINKS (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) LILLIECRONA’S HOME (_Trans. from Swedish by Anna Barwell_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) MÅRBACKA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MÅRBACKA SELMA LAGERLÖF TRANSLATED FROM THE SWEDISH BY VELMA SWANSTON HOWARD GARDEN CITY NEW YORK DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N.Y.”

Worster adjective US /ˈwɜːrstər/

comparative of “worst” — (superlative of “bad”) most wanting in quality or value or condition

From this reading “(_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE HOLY CITY, Jerusalem II (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) INVISIBLE LINKS (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) LILLIECRONA’S HOME (_Trans. from Swedish by Anna Barwell_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) MÅRBACKA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MÅRBACKA SELMA LAGERLÖF TRANSLATED FROM THE SWEDISH BY VELMA SWANSTON HOWARD GARDEN CITY NEW YORK DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N.Y.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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HOLY CITY adjective + noun

phrases used to refer to Heaven

In this reading “(_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE HOLY CITY, Jerusalem II (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) INVISIBLE LINKS (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) LILLIECRONA’S HOME (_Trans. from Swedish by Anna Barwell_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) MÅRBACKA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MÅRBACKA SELMA LAGERLÖF TRANSLATED FROM THE SWEDISH BY VELMA SWANSTON HOWARD GARDEN CITY NEW YORK DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N.Y.”

TRANSLATED FROM verb + particle counted as “translate from”

In this reading “(_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE HOLY CITY, Jerusalem II (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) INVISIBLE LINKS (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) LILLIECRONA’S HOME (_Trans. from Swedish by Anna Barwell_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) MÅRBACKA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MÅRBACKA SELMA LAGERLÖF TRANSLATED FROM THE SWEDISH BY VELMA SWANSTON HOWARD GARDEN CITY NEW YORK DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N.Y.”

In the Cabin preposition + article + noun counted as “in … cabin”

In this reading “In the Cabin on the _Uddeholm_ 21 V. At the Goldsmith’s Shop 26 VI.”

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1

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From this reading CONTENTS THE STRÖMSTAD JOURNEY PAGE I. The Nursemaid 1 II.

10

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From this reading Grand Company 10 III.

18

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From this reading The Drive to Karlstad 18 IV.

21

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From this reading In the Cabin on the _Uddeholm_ 21 V. At the Goldsmith’s Shop 26 VI.

26

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From this reading In the Cabin on the _Uddeholm_ 21 V. At the Goldsmith’s Shop 26 VI.

AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE HOLY CITY, Jerusalem II (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) INVISIBLE LINKS (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) LILLIECRONA’S HOME (_Trans. from Swedish by Anna Barwell_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) MÅRBACKA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MÅRBACKA SELMA LAGERLÖF TRANSLATED FROM THE SWEDISH BY VELMA SWANSTON HOWARD GARDEN CITY NEW YORK DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N.Y.

ALLadjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE HOLY CITY, Jerusalem II (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) INVISIBLE LINKS (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) LILLIECRONA’S HOME (_Trans. from Swedish by Anna Barwell_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) MÅRBACKA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MÅRBACKA SELMA LAGERLÖF TRANSLATED FROM THE SWEDISH BY VELMA SWANSTON HOWARD GARDEN CITY NEW YORK DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N.Y.

AnnanounUS /ˈænə/

a former copper coin of Pakistan and India

From this reading (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE HOLY CITY, Jerusalem II (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) INVISIBLE LINKS (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) LILLIECRONA’S HOME (_Trans. from Swedish by Anna Barwell_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) MÅRBACKA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MÅRBACKA SELMA LAGERLÖF TRANSLATED FROM THE SWEDISH BY VELMA SWANSTON HOWARD GARDEN CITY NEW YORK DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N.Y.

ANTICHRISTnoun

(Christianity) the adversary of Christ (or Christianity) mentioned in the New Testament; the Antichrist will rule the world until overthrown by the Second Coming of Christ

From this reading (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE HOLY CITY, Jerusalem II (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) INVISIBLE LINKS (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) LILLIECRONA’S HOME (_Trans. from Swedish by Anna Barwell_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) MÅRBACKA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MÅRBACKA SELMA LAGERLÖF TRANSLATED FROM THE SWEDISH BY VELMA SWANSTON HOWARD GARDEN CITY NEW YORK DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N.Y.

ATprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE HOLY CITY, Jerusalem II (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) INVISIBLE LINKS (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) LILLIECRONA’S HOME (_Trans. from Swedish by Anna Barwell_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) MÅRBACKA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MÅRBACKA SELMA LAGERLÖF TRANSLATED FROM THE SWEDISH BY VELMA SWANSTON HOWARD GARDEN CITY NEW YORK DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N.Y.

Bancroft

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From this reading (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE HOLY CITY, Jerusalem II (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) INVISIBLE LINKS (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) LILLIECRONA’S HOME (_Trans. from Swedish by Anna Barwell_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) MÅRBACKA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MÅRBACKA SELMA LAGERLÖF TRANSLATED FROM THE SWEDISH BY VELMA SWANSTON HOWARD GARDEN CITY NEW YORK DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N.Y.

Barwell

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE HOLY CITY, Jerusalem II (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) INVISIBLE LINKS (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) LILLIECRONA’S HOME (_Trans. from Swedish by Anna Barwell_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) MÅRBACKA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MÅRBACKA SELMA LAGERLÖF TRANSLATED FROM THE SWEDISH BY VELMA SWANSTON HOWARD GARDEN CITY NEW YORK DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N.Y.

BERLING

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE HOLY CITY, Jerusalem II (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) INVISIBLE LINKS (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) LILLIECRONA’S HOME (_Trans. from Swedish by Anna Barwell_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) MÅRBACKA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MÅRBACKA SELMA LAGERLÖF TRANSLATED FROM THE SWEDISH BY VELMA SWANSTON HOWARD GARDEN CITY NEW YORK DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N.Y.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE HOLY CITY, Jerusalem II (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) INVISIBLE LINKS (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) LILLIECRONA’S HOME (_Trans. from Swedish by Anna Barwell_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) MÅRBACKA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MÅRBACKA SELMA LAGERLÖF TRANSLATED FROM THE SWEDISH BY VELMA SWANSTON HOWARD GARDEN CITY NEW YORK DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N.Y.

CabinnounUS /ˈkæbən/

small room on a ship or boat where people sleep

From this reading In the Cabin on the _Uddeholm_ 21 V. At the Goldsmith’s Shop 26 VI.

CITYnounUS /ˈsɪti/

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE HOLY CITY, Jerusalem II (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) INVISIBLE LINKS (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) LILLIECRONA’S HOME (_Trans. from Swedish by Anna Barwell_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) MÅRBACKA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MÅRBACKA SELMA LAGERLÖF TRANSLATED FROM THE SWEDISH BY VELMA SWANSTON HOWARD GARDEN CITY NEW YORK DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N.Y.

COMPANYnounUS /ˈkʌmpəniː/

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE HOLY CITY, Jerusalem II (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) INVISIBLE LINKS (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) LILLIECRONA’S HOME (_Trans. from Swedish by Anna Barwell_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) MÅRBACKA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MÅRBACKA SELMA LAGERLÖF TRANSLATED FROM THE SWEDISH BY VELMA SWANSTON HOWARD GARDEN CITY NEW YORK DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N.Y.

CONTENTSnounUS /ˈkɑːntents/

(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something

From this reading CONTENTS THE STRÖMSTAD JOURNEY PAGE I. The Nursemaid 1 II.

COUNTRYnounUS /ˈkʌntri/

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE HOLY CITY, Jerusalem II (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) INVISIBLE LINKS (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) LILLIECRONA’S HOME (_Trans. from Swedish by Anna Barwell_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) MÅRBACKA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MÅRBACKA SELMA LAGERLÖF TRANSLATED FROM THE SWEDISH BY VELMA SWANSTON HOWARD GARDEN CITY NEW YORK DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N.Y.

DOUBLEDAY

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From this reading (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE HOLY CITY, Jerusalem II (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) INVISIBLE LINKS (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) LILLIECRONA’S HOME (_Trans. from Swedish by Anna Barwell_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) MÅRBACKA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MÅRBACKA SELMA LAGERLÖF TRANSLATED FROM THE SWEDISH BY VELMA SWANSTON HOWARD GARDEN CITY NEW YORK DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N.Y.

DriveverbUS /draɪv/

operate or control a vehicle

From this reading The Drive to Karlstad 18 IV.

EMPERORnounUS /ˈempərər/

the male ruler of an empire

From this reading (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE HOLY CITY, Jerusalem II (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) INVISIBLE LINKS (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) LILLIECRONA’S HOME (_Trans. from Swedish by Anna Barwell_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) MÅRBACKA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MÅRBACKA SELMA LAGERLÖF TRANSLATED FROM THE SWEDISH BY VELMA SWANSTON HOWARD GARDEN CITY NEW YORK DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N.Y.

Flach

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From this reading (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE HOLY CITY, Jerusalem II (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) INVISIBLE LINKS (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) LILLIECRONA’S HOME (_Trans. from Swedish by Anna Barwell_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) MÅRBACKA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MÅRBACKA SELMA LAGERLÖF TRANSLATED FROM THE SWEDISH BY VELMA SWANSTON HOWARD GARDEN CITY NEW YORK DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N.Y.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE HOLY CITY, Jerusalem II (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) INVISIBLE LINKS (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) LILLIECRONA’S HOME (_Trans. from Swedish by Anna Barwell_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) MÅRBACKA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MÅRBACKA SELMA LAGERLÖF TRANSLATED FROM THE SWEDISH BY VELMA SWANSTON HOWARD GARDEN CITY NEW YORK DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N.Y.

GARDENnounUS /ˈɡɑːrdən/

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE HOLY CITY, Jerusalem II (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) INVISIBLE LINKS (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) LILLIECRONA’S HOME (_Trans. from Swedish by Anna Barwell_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) MÅRBACKA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MÅRBACKA SELMA LAGERLÖF TRANSLATED FROM THE SWEDISH BY VELMA SWANSTON HOWARD GARDEN CITY NEW YORK DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N.Y.

Goldsmith'snounUS /ˈɡoʊldsmɪθs/

possessive form of “goldsmith” — an artisan who makes jewelry and other objects out of gold

From this reading In the Cabin on the _Uddeholm_ 21 V. At the Goldsmith’s Shop 26 VI.

GrandadjectiveUS /ɡrænd/

of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope

From this reading Grand Company 10 III.

GÖSTA

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From this reading (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE HOLY CITY, Jerusalem II (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) INVISIBLE LINKS (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) LILLIECRONA’S HOME (_Trans. from Swedish by Anna Barwell_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) MÅRBACKA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MÅRBACKA SELMA LAGERLÖF TRANSLATED FROM THE SWEDISH BY VELMA SWANSTON HOWARD GARDEN CITY NEW YORK DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N.Y.

HOLYnounUS /ˈhoʊli/

a sacred place of pilgrimage

From this reading (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE HOLY CITY, Jerusalem II (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) INVISIBLE LINKS (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) LILLIECRONA’S HOME (_Trans. from Swedish by Anna Barwell_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) MÅRBACKA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MÅRBACKA SELMA LAGERLÖF TRANSLATED FROM THE SWEDISH BY VELMA SWANSTON HOWARD GARDEN CITY NEW YORK DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N.Y.

HOMEnounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

From this reading (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE HOLY CITY, Jerusalem II (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) INVISIBLE LINKS (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) LILLIECRONA’S HOME (_Trans. from Swedish by Anna Barwell_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) MÅRBACKA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MÅRBACKA SELMA LAGERLÖF TRANSLATED FROM THE SWEDISH BY VELMA SWANSTON HOWARD GARDEN CITY NEW YORK DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N.Y.

HowardnounUS /ˈhaʊərd/

English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943)

From this reading (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE HOLY CITY, Jerusalem II (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) INVISIBLE LINKS (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) LILLIECRONA’S HOME (_Trans. from Swedish by Anna Barwell_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) MÅRBACKA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MÅRBACKA SELMA LAGERLÖF TRANSLATED FROM THE SWEDISH BY VELMA SWANSTON HOWARD GARDEN CITY NEW YORK DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N.Y.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading CONTENTS THE STRÖMSTAD JOURNEY PAGE I. The Nursemaid 1 II.

IInoun

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE HOLY CITY, Jerusalem II (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) INVISIBLE LINKS (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) LILLIECRONA’S HOME (_Trans. from Swedish by Anna Barwell_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) MÅRBACKA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MÅRBACKA SELMA LAGERLÖF TRANSLATED FROM THE SWEDISH BY VELMA SWANSTON HOWARD GARDEN CITY NEW YORK DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N.Y.

IIInoun

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading Grand Company 10 III.

IMAGEnounUS /ˈɪmədʒ/

an iconic mental representation

From this reading (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE HOLY CITY, Jerusalem II (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) INVISIBLE LINKS (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) LILLIECRONA’S HOME (_Trans. from Swedish by Anna Barwell_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) MÅRBACKA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MÅRBACKA SELMA LAGERLÖF TRANSLATED FROM THE SWEDISH BY VELMA SWANSTON HOWARD GARDEN CITY NEW YORK DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N.Y.

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE HOLY CITY, Jerusalem II (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) INVISIBLE LINKS (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) LILLIECRONA’S HOME (_Trans. from Swedish by Anna Barwell_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) MÅRBACKA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MÅRBACKA SELMA LAGERLÖF TRANSLATED FROM THE SWEDISH BY VELMA SWANSTON HOWARD GARDEN CITY NEW YORK DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N.Y.

INVISIBLEadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈvɪzəbəl/

impossible or nearly impossible to see; imperceptible by the eye

From this reading (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE HOLY CITY, Jerusalem II (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) INVISIBLE LINKS (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) LILLIECRONA’S HOME (_Trans. from Swedish by Anna Barwell_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) MÅRBACKA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MÅRBACKA SELMA LAGERLÖF TRANSLATED FROM THE SWEDISH BY VELMA SWANSTON HOWARD GARDEN CITY NEW YORK DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N.Y.

IVnoun

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading The Drive to Karlstad 18 IV.

JerusalemnounUS /dʒərˈuːsələm/

capital and largest city of the modern state of Israel (although its status as capital is disputed)

From this reading (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE HOLY CITY, Jerusalem II (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) INVISIBLE LINKS (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) LILLIECRONA’S HOME (_Trans. from Swedish by Anna Barwell_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) MÅRBACKA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MÅRBACKA SELMA LAGERLÖF TRANSLATED FROM THE SWEDISH BY VELMA SWANSTON HOWARD GARDEN CITY NEW YORK DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N.Y.

JOURNEYverbUS /ˈdʒɜːrni/

undertake a journey or trip

From this reading CONTENTS THE STRÖMSTAD JOURNEY PAGE I. The Nursemaid 1 II.

Karlstad

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From this reading The Drive to Karlstad 18 IV.

LAGERLÖF

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From this reading (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE HOLY CITY, Jerusalem II (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) INVISIBLE LINKS (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) LILLIECRONA’S HOME (_Trans. from Swedish by Anna Barwell_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) MÅRBACKA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MÅRBACKA SELMA LAGERLÖF TRANSLATED FROM THE SWEDISH BY VELMA SWANSTON HOWARD GARDEN CITY NEW YORK DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N.Y.

LEGENDnounUS /ˈledʒənd/

a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events

From this reading (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE HOLY CITY, Jerusalem II (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) INVISIBLE LINKS (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) LILLIECRONA’S HOME (_Trans. from Swedish by Anna Barwell_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) MÅRBACKA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MÅRBACKA SELMA LAGERLÖF TRANSLATED FROM THE SWEDISH BY VELMA SWANSTON HOWARD GARDEN CITY NEW YORK DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N.Y.

LIFEnounUS /laɪf/

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE HOLY CITY, Jerusalem II (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) INVISIBLE LINKS (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) LILLIECRONA’S HOME (_Trans. from Swedish by Anna Barwell_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) MÅRBACKA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MÅRBACKA SELMA LAGERLÖF TRANSLATED FROM THE SWEDISH BY VELMA SWANSTON HOWARD GARDEN CITY NEW YORK DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N.Y.

LILLIECRONA'S

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From this reading (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE HOLY CITY, Jerusalem II (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) INVISIBLE LINKS (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) LILLIECRONA’S HOME (_Trans. from Swedish by Anna Barwell_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) MÅRBACKA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MÅRBACKA SELMA LAGERLÖF TRANSLATED FROM THE SWEDISH BY VELMA SWANSTON HOWARD GARDEN CITY NEW YORK DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N.Y.

LINKSnounUS /lɪŋks/

a golf course that is built on sandy ground near a shore

From this reading (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE HOLY CITY, Jerusalem II (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) INVISIBLE LINKS (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) LILLIECRONA’S HOME (_Trans. from Swedish by Anna Barwell_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) MÅRBACKA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MÅRBACKA SELMA LAGERLÖF TRANSLATED FROM THE SWEDISH BY VELMA SWANSTON HOWARD GARDEN CITY NEW YORK DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N.Y.

MnounUS /em/

the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

From this reading (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE HOLY CITY, Jerusalem II (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) INVISIBLE LINKS (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) LILLIECRONA’S HOME (_Trans. from Swedish by Anna Barwell_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) MÅRBACKA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MÅRBACKA SELMA LAGERLÖF TRANSLATED FROM THE SWEDISH BY VELMA SWANSTON HOWARD GARDEN CITY NEW YORK DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N.Y.

MIRACLESnounUS /ˈmɪrəkəlz/

plural of “miracle” — any amazing or wonderful occurrence

From this reading (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE HOLY CITY, Jerusalem II (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) INVISIBLE LINKS (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) LILLIECRONA’S HOME (_Trans. from Swedish by Anna Barwell_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) MÅRBACKA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MÅRBACKA SELMA LAGERLÖF TRANSLATED FROM THE SWEDISH BY VELMA SWANSTON HOWARD GARDEN CITY NEW YORK DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N.Y.

MÅRBACKA

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From this reading (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE HOLY CITY, Jerusalem II (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) INVISIBLE LINKS (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) LILLIECRONA’S HOME (_Trans. from Swedish by Anna Barwell_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) MÅRBACKA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MÅRBACKA SELMA LAGERLÖF TRANSLATED FROM THE SWEDISH BY VELMA SWANSTON HOWARD GARDEN CITY NEW YORK DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N.Y.

NnounUS /en/

a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues

From this reading (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE HOLY CITY, Jerusalem II (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) INVISIBLE LINKS (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) LILLIECRONA’S HOME (_Trans. from Swedish by Anna Barwell_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) MÅRBACKA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MÅRBACKA SELMA LAGERLÖF TRANSLATED FROM THE SWEDISH BY VELMA SWANSTON HOWARD GARDEN CITY NEW YORK DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N.Y.

NEWadjectiveUS /nuː/

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE HOLY CITY, Jerusalem II (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) INVISIBLE LINKS (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) LILLIECRONA’S HOME (_Trans. from Swedish by Anna Barwell_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) MÅRBACKA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MÅRBACKA SELMA LAGERLÖF TRANSLATED FROM THE SWEDISH BY VELMA SWANSTON HOWARD GARDEN CITY NEW YORK DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N.Y.

Nursemaidnoun

a woman who is the custodian of children

From this reading CONTENTS THE STRÖMSTAD JOURNEY PAGE I. The Nursemaid 1 II.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE HOLY CITY, Jerusalem II (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) INVISIBLE LINKS (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) LILLIECRONA’S HOME (_Trans. from Swedish by Anna Barwell_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) MÅRBACKA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MÅRBACKA SELMA LAGERLÖF TRANSLATED FROM THE SWEDISH BY VELMA SWANSTON HOWARD GARDEN CITY NEW YORK DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N.Y.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading In the Cabin on the _Uddeholm_ 21 V. At the Goldsmith’s Shop 26 VI.

OUTCASTnounUS /ˈaʊtkæst/

a person who is rejected (from society or home)

From this reading (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE HOLY CITY, Jerusalem II (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) INVISIBLE LINKS (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) LILLIECRONA’S HOME (_Trans. from Swedish by Anna Barwell_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) MÅRBACKA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MÅRBACKA SELMA LAGERLÖF TRANSLATED FROM THE SWEDISH BY VELMA SWANSTON HOWARD GARDEN CITY NEW YORK DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N.Y.

PAGEnounUS /peɪdʒ/

one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains

From this reading (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE HOLY CITY, Jerusalem II (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) INVISIBLE LINKS (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) LILLIECRONA’S HOME (_Trans. from Swedish by Anna Barwell_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) MÅRBACKA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MÅRBACKA SELMA LAGERLÖF TRANSLATED FROM THE SWEDISH BY VELMA SWANSTON HOWARD GARDEN CITY NEW YORK DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N.Y.

PaulineadjectiveUS /pɔːˈliːn/

relating to Paul the Apostle or his doctrines

From this reading (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE HOLY CITY, Jerusalem II (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) INVISIBLE LINKS (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) LILLIECRONA’S HOME (_Trans. from Swedish by Anna Barwell_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) MÅRBACKA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MÅRBACKA SELMA LAGERLÖF TRANSLATED FROM THE SWEDISH BY VELMA SWANSTON HOWARD GARDEN CITY NEW YORK DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N.Y.

PORTUGALLIA

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From this reading (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE HOLY CITY, Jerusalem II (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) INVISIBLE LINKS (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) LILLIECRONA’S HOME (_Trans. from Swedish by Anna Barwell_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) MÅRBACKA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MÅRBACKA SELMA LAGERLÖF TRANSLATED FROM THE SWEDISH BY VELMA SWANSTON HOWARD GARDEN CITY NEW YORK DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N.Y.

PRESSverbUS /pres/

exert pressure or force to or upon

From this reading (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE HOLY CITY, Jerusalem II (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) INVISIBLE LINKS (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) LILLIECRONA’S HOME (_Trans. from Swedish by Anna Barwell_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) MÅRBACKA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MÅRBACKA SELMA LAGERLÖF TRANSLATED FROM THE SWEDISH BY VELMA SWANSTON HOWARD GARDEN CITY NEW YORK DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N.Y.

PRINTEDverbUS /ˈprɪntɪd/

past form of “print” — put into print

From this reading (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE HOLY CITY, Jerusalem II (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) INVISIBLE LINKS (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) LILLIECRONA’S HOME (_Trans. from Swedish by Anna Barwell_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) MÅRBACKA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MÅRBACKA SELMA LAGERLÖF TRANSLATED FROM THE SWEDISH BY VELMA SWANSTON HOWARD GARDEN CITY NEW YORK DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N.Y.

RESERVEDadjectiveUS /rɪˈzɜːrvd/

set aside for the use of a particular person or party

From this reading (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE HOLY CITY, Jerusalem II (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) INVISIBLE LINKS (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) LILLIECRONA’S HOME (_Trans. from Swedish by Anna Barwell_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) MÅRBACKA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MÅRBACKA SELMA LAGERLÖF TRANSLATED FROM THE SWEDISH BY VELMA SWANSTON HOWARD GARDEN CITY NEW YORK DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N.Y.

RIGHTSnounUS /raɪts/

plural of “right” — an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature

From this reading (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE HOLY CITY, Jerusalem II (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) INVISIBLE LINKS (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) LILLIECRONA’S HOME (_Trans. from Swedish by Anna Barwell_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) MÅRBACKA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MÅRBACKA SELMA LAGERLÖF TRANSLATED FROM THE SWEDISH BY VELMA SWANSTON HOWARD GARDEN CITY NEW YORK DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N.Y.

SACREDadjectiveUS /ˈseɪkrəd/

concerned with religion or religious purposes

From this reading (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE HOLY CITY, Jerusalem II (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) INVISIBLE LINKS (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) LILLIECRONA’S HOME (_Trans. from Swedish by Anna Barwell_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) MÅRBACKA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MÅRBACKA SELMA LAGERLÖF TRANSLATED FROM THE SWEDISH BY VELMA SWANSTON HOWARD GARDEN CITY NEW YORK DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N.Y.

SELMAnounUS /ˈselmə/

a town in central Alabama on the Alabama river; in 1965 it was the center of a drive to register Black voters

From this reading (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE HOLY CITY, Jerusalem II (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) INVISIBLE LINKS (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) LILLIECRONA’S HOME (_Trans. from Swedish by Anna Barwell_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) MÅRBACKA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MÅRBACKA SELMA LAGERLÖF TRANSLATED FROM THE SWEDISH BY VELMA SWANSTON HOWARD GARDEN CITY NEW YORK DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N.Y.

ShopverbUS /ʃɑːp/

do one's shopping

From this reading In the Cabin on the _Uddeholm_ 21 V. At the Goldsmith’s Shop 26 VI.

STATESnounUS /steɪts/

plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE HOLY CITY, Jerusalem II (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) INVISIBLE LINKS (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) LILLIECRONA’S HOME (_Trans. from Swedish by Anna Barwell_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) MÅRBACKA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MÅRBACKA SELMA LAGERLÖF TRANSLATED FROM THE SWEDISH BY VELMA SWANSTON HOWARD GARDEN CITY NEW YORK DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N.Y.

STORYnounUS /ˈstɔːri/

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE HOLY CITY, Jerusalem II (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) INVISIBLE LINKS (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) LILLIECRONA’S HOME (_Trans. from Swedish by Anna Barwell_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) MÅRBACKA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MÅRBACKA SELMA LAGERLÖF TRANSLATED FROM THE SWEDISH BY VELMA SWANSTON HOWARD GARDEN CITY NEW YORK DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N.Y.

STRÖMSTAD

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From this reading CONTENTS THE STRÖMSTAD JOURNEY PAGE I. The Nursemaid 1 II.

Swanston

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From this reading (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE HOLY CITY, Jerusalem II (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) INVISIBLE LINKS (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) LILLIECRONA’S HOME (_Trans. from Swedish by Anna Barwell_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) MÅRBACKA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MÅRBACKA SELMA LAGERLÖF TRANSLATED FROM THE SWEDISH BY VELMA SWANSTON HOWARD GARDEN CITY NEW YORK DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N.Y.

SwedishadjectiveUS /ˈswiːdɪʃ/

of or relating to or characteristic of Sweden or its people or culture or language

From this reading (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE HOLY CITY, Jerusalem II (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) INVISIBLE LINKS (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) LILLIECRONA’S HOME (_Trans. from Swedish by Anna Barwell_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) MÅRBACKA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MÅRBACKA SELMA LAGERLÖF TRANSLATED FROM THE SWEDISH BY VELMA SWANSTON HOWARD GARDEN CITY NEW YORK DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N.Y.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE HOLY CITY, Jerusalem II (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) INVISIBLE LINKS (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) LILLIECRONA’S HOME (_Trans. from Swedish by Anna Barwell_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) MÅRBACKA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MÅRBACKA SELMA LAGERLÖF TRANSLATED FROM THE SWEDISH BY VELMA SWANSTON HOWARD GARDEN CITY NEW YORK DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N.Y.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The Drive to Karlstad 18 IV.

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From this reading (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE HOLY CITY, Jerusalem II (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) INVISIBLE LINKS (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) LILLIECRONA’S HOME (_Trans. from Swedish by Anna Barwell_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) MÅRBACKA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MÅRBACKA SELMA LAGERLÖF TRANSLATED FROM THE SWEDISH BY VELMA SWANSTON HOWARD GARDEN CITY NEW YORK DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N.Y.

TRANSLATEDverbUS /trænzˈleɪtɪd/

past form of “translate” — restate (words) from one language into another language

From this reading (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE HOLY CITY, Jerusalem II (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) INVISIBLE LINKS (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) LILLIECRONA’S HOME (_Trans. from Swedish by Anna Barwell_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) MÅRBACKA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MÅRBACKA SELMA LAGERLÖF TRANSLATED FROM THE SWEDISH BY VELMA SWANSTON HOWARD GARDEN CITY NEW YORK DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N.Y.

Uddeholm

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From this reading In the Cabin on the _Uddeholm_ 21 V. At the Goldsmith’s Shop 26 VI.

UNITEDadjectiveUS /juːˈnaɪtɪd/

characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity

From this reading (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE HOLY CITY, Jerusalem II (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) INVISIBLE LINKS (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) LILLIECRONA’S HOME (_Trans. from Swedish by Anna Barwell_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) MÅRBACKA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MÅRBACKA SELMA LAGERLÖF TRANSLATED FROM THE SWEDISH BY VELMA SWANSTON HOWARD GARDEN CITY NEW YORK DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N.Y.

VnounUS /viː/

a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt

From this reading In the Cabin on the _Uddeholm_ 21 V. At the Goldsmith’s Shop 26 VI.

Velma

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From this reading (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE HOLY CITY, Jerusalem II (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) INVISIBLE LINKS (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) LILLIECRONA’S HOME (_Trans. from Swedish by Anna Barwell_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) MÅRBACKA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MÅRBACKA SELMA LAGERLÖF TRANSLATED FROM THE SWEDISH BY VELMA SWANSTON HOWARD GARDEN CITY NEW YORK DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N.Y.

VInounUS /vaɪ/

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading In the Cabin on the _Uddeholm_ 21 V. At the Goldsmith’s Shop 26 VI.

WnounUS /ˈdʌbəljuː/

a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite

From this reading (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE HOLY CITY, Jerusalem II (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) INVISIBLE LINKS (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) LILLIECRONA’S HOME (_Trans. from Swedish by Anna Barwell_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) MÅRBACKA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MÅRBACKA SELMA LAGERLÖF TRANSLATED FROM THE SWEDISH BY VELMA SWANSTON HOWARD GARDEN CITY NEW YORK DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N.Y.

WorsteradjectiveUS /ˈwɜːrstər/

comparative of “worst” — (superlative of “bad”) most wanting in quality or value or condition

From this reading (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE HOLY CITY, Jerusalem II (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) INVISIBLE LINKS (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) LILLIECRONA’S HOME (_Trans. from Swedish by Anna Barwell_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) MÅRBACKA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MÅRBACKA SELMA LAGERLÖF TRANSLATED FROM THE SWEDISH BY VELMA SWANSTON HOWARD GARDEN CITY NEW YORK DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N.Y.

YnounUS /waɪ/

a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys

From this reading (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE HOLY CITY, Jerusalem II (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) INVISIBLE LINKS (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) LILLIECRONA’S HOME (_Trans. from Swedish by Anna Barwell_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) MÅRBACKA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MÅRBACKA SELMA LAGERLÖF TRANSLATED FROM THE SWEDISH BY VELMA SWANSTON HOWARD GARDEN CITY NEW YORK DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N.Y.

YORKnounUS /jɔːrk/

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE HOLY CITY, Jerusalem II (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) INVISIBLE LINKS (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flach_) LILLIECRONA’S HOME (_Trans. from Swedish by Anna Barwell_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) MÅRBACKA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MÅRBACKA SELMA LAGERLÖF TRANSLATED FROM THE SWEDISH BY VELMA SWANSTON HOWARD GARDEN CITY NEW YORK DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N.Y.

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