Chapter 5 of Master Olof: A Drama in Five Acts is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Master Olof: A Drama in Five Acts is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Sexton. Because he's got permission from the King, you see. Wife. Well, well! Sexton.
Chapter 5 of Master Olof: A Drama in Five Acts is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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for the reason that
From this reading “Because he's got permission from the King, you see.”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Because he's got permission from the King, you see.”
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading “Because he's got permission from the King, you see.”
approval to do something
From this reading “Because he's got permission from the King, you see.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Because he's got permission from the King, you see.”
United States poet (1928-1974)
From this reading “Sexton.”
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, well!”
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading “Wife.”
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for the reason that
From this reading Because he's got permission from the King, you see.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Because he's got permission from the King, you see.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Because he's got permission from the King, you see.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Because he's got permission from the King, you see.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Because he's got permission from the King, you see.
approval to do something
From this reading Because he's got permission from the King, you see.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Because he's got permission from the King, you see.
United States poet (1928-1974)
From this reading Sexton.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Because he's got permission from the King, you see.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, well!
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Wife.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Because he's got permission from the King, you see.
Chapter 5 of Master Olof: A Drama in Five Acts by August Strindberg holds 431 sentences, grouped into 87 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 5 holds 431 sentences of Master Olof: A Drama in Five Acts, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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