Chapter 3 of Mari, Our Little Norwegian Cousin is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Mari, Our Little Norwegian Cousin is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE CHRISTENING "O MOTHER, I have something to tell you. I have just been down to the village, and I heard there that neighbour Hans's wife has a new baby. It is a boy. Every one says he is a fine little fellow," said Mari, one beautiful afternoon. "Dear me! dear me! that is fine news, truly," said her mother.
Chapter 3 of Mari, Our Little Norwegian Cousin is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading “Every one says he is a fine little fellow," said Mari, one beautiful afternoon.”
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading “I have just been down to the village, and I heard there that neighbour Hans's wife has a new baby.”
giving a Christian name at baptism
From this reading “THE CHRISTENING "O MOTHER, I have something to tell you.”
a member of a rural Finnish people living in eastern Russia
From this reading “Every one says he is a fine little fellow," said Mari, one beautiful afternoon.”
a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading “I have just been down to the village, and I heard there that neighbour Hans's wife has a new baby.”
information about recent and important events
From this reading “"Dear me! dear me! that is fine news, truly," said her mother.”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “"Dear me! dear me! that is fine news, truly," said her mother.”
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading “I have just been down to the village, and I heard there that neighbour Hans's wife has a new baby.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “Every one says he is a fine little fellow," said Mari, one beautiful afternoon.”
In this reading “I have just been down to the village, and I heard there that neighbour Hans's wife has a new baby.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I have just been down to the village, and I heard there that neighbour Hans's wife has a new baby.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading Every one says he is a fine little fellow," said Mari, one beautiful afternoon.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have just been down to the village, and I heard there that neighbour Hans's wife has a new baby.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading I have just been down to the village, and I heard there that neighbour Hans's wife has a new baby.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Every one says he is a fine little fellow," said Mari, one beautiful afternoon.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have just been down to the village, and I heard there that neighbour Hans's wife has a new baby.
a youthful male person
From this reading It is a boy.
giving a Christian name at baptism
From this reading THE CHRISTENING "O MOTHER, I have something to tell you.
dearly loved
From this reading "Dear me! dear me! that is fine news, truly," said her mother.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I have just been down to the village, and I heard there that neighbour Hans's wife has a new baby.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every one says he is a fine little fellow," said Mari, one beautiful afternoon.
a boy or man
From this reading Every one says he is a fine little fellow," said Mari, one beautiful afternoon.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading Every one says he is a fine little fellow," said Mari, one beautiful afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have just been down to the village, and I heard there that neighbour Hans's wife has a new baby.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I have just been down to the village, and I heard there that neighbour Hans's wife has a new baby.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE CHRISTENING "O MOTHER, I have something to tell you.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Every one says he is a fine little fellow," said Mari, one beautiful afternoon.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I have just been down to the village, and I heard there that neighbour Hans's wife has a new baby.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Dear me! dear me! that is fine news, truly," said her mother.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE CHRISTENING "O MOTHER, I have something to tell you.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is a boy.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is a boy.
and nothing more
From this reading I have just been down to the village, and I heard there that neighbour Hans's wife has a new baby.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Every one says he is a fine little fellow," said Mari, one beautiful afternoon.
a member of a rural Finnish people living in eastern Russia
From this reading Every one says he is a fine little fellow," said Mari, one beautiful afternoon.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Dear me! dear me! that is fine news, truly," said her mother.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading THE CHRISTENING "O MOTHER, I have something to tell you.
a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading I have just been down to the village, and I heard there that neighbour Hans's wife has a new baby.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading I have just been down to the village, and I heard there that neighbour Hans's wife has a new baby.
information about recent and important events
From this reading "Dear me! dear me! that is fine news, truly," said her mother.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading THE CHRISTENING "O MOTHER, I have something to tell you.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Every one says he is a fine little fellow," said Mari, one beautiful afternoon.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Every one says he is a fine little fellow," said Mari, one beautiful afternoon.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading Every one says he is a fine little fellow," said Mari, one beautiful afternoon.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading THE CHRISTENING "O MOTHER, I have something to tell you.
express in words
From this reading THE CHRISTENING "O MOTHER, I have something to tell you.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have just been down to the village, and I heard there that neighbour Hans's wife has a new baby.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CHRISTENING "O MOTHER, I have something to tell you.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I have just been down to the village, and I heard there that neighbour Hans's wife has a new baby.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE CHRISTENING "O MOTHER, I have something to tell you.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "Dear me! dear me! that is fine news, truly," said her mother.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading I have just been down to the village, and I heard there that neighbour Hans's wife has a new baby.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading I have just been down to the village, and I heard there that neighbour Hans's wife has a new baby.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE CHRISTENING "O MOTHER, I have something to tell you.
Chapter 3 of Mari, Our Little Norwegian Cousin by Mary Hazelton Blanchard Wade holds 109 sentences, grouped into 22 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 3 holds 109 sentences of Mari, Our Little Norwegian Cousin, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
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