Chapter 6 of Master Olof: A Drama in Five Acts is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Master Olof: A Drama in Five Acts is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Christine. I have heard what you didn't want me to hear. Gert. O Lord, this only joy Thou hast begrudged me! Olof.
Chapter 6 of Master Olof: A Drama in Five Acts is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading “O Lord, this only joy Thou hast begrudged me!”
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading “I have heard what you didn't want me to hear.”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “I have heard what you didn't want me to hear.”
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading “O Lord, this only joy Thou hast begrudged me!”
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “O Lord, this only joy Thou hast begrudged me!”
and nothing more
From this reading “O Lord, this only joy Thou hast begrudged me!”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “O Lord, this only joy Thou hast begrudged me!”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “I have heard what you didn't want me to hear.”
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From this reading O Lord, this only joy Thou hast begrudged me!
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From this reading Christine.
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From this reading I have heard what you didn't want me to hear.
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From this reading Gert.
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading O Lord, this only joy Thou hast begrudged me!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have heard what you didn't want me to hear.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading I have heard what you didn't want me to hear.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I have heard what you didn't want me to hear.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have heard what you didn't want me to hear.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading O Lord, this only joy Thou hast begrudged me!
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading O Lord, this only joy Thou hast begrudged me!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I have heard what you didn't want me to hear.
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 O Lord, this only joy Thou hast begrudged me!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Olof.
and nothing more
From this reading O Lord, this only joy Thou hast begrudged me!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading O Lord, this only joy Thou hast begrudged me!
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading O Lord, this only joy Thou hast begrudged me!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have heard what you didn't want me to hear.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I have heard what you didn't want me to hear.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I have heard what you didn't want me to hear.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I have heard what you didn't want me to hear.
Chapter 6 of Master Olof: A Drama in Five Acts by August Strindberg holds 427 sentences, grouped into 86 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 6 holds 427 sentences of Master Olof: A Drama in Five Acts, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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