Chapter 34 of O. T., A Danish Romance is here in full — 240 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 34 of O. T., A Danish Romance is here in full — 240 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“A swarm of colors, noise and screaming, Music and sights, past any dreaming, The rattle of wheels going late and early,-- All draw the looker-on into the hurly-burly.” TH. OVERSKOU. A few days passed on. Otto heard nothing of German Heinrich or of his sister.
Chapter 34 of O. T., A Danish Romance is here in full — 240 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a flag that shows its nationality
From this reading ““A swarm of colors, noise and screaming, Music and sights, past any dreaming, The rattle of wheels going late and early,-- All draw the looker-on into the hurly-burly.””
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading ““A swarm of colors, noise and screaming, Music and sights, past any dreaming, The rattle of wheels going late and early,-- All draw the looker-on into the hurly-burly.””
a person of German nationality
From this reading “Otto heard nothing of German Heinrich or of his sister.”
make short successive sounds
From this reading ““A swarm of colors, noise and screaming, Music and sights, past any dreaming, The rattle of wheels going late and early,-- All draw the looker-on into the hurly-burly.””
so extremely intense as to evoke screams
From this reading ““A swarm of colors, noise and screaming, Music and sights, past any dreaming, The rattle of wheels going late and early,-- All draw the looker-on into the hurly-burly.””
an optical instrument for aiding the eye in aiming, as on a firearm or surveying instrument
From this reading ““A swarm of colors, noise and screaming, Music and sights, past any dreaming, The rattle of wheels going late and early,-- All draw the looker-on into the hurly-burly.””
a moving crowd
From this reading ““A swarm of colors, noise and screaming, Music and sights, past any dreaming, The rattle of wheels going late and early,-- All draw the looker-on into the hurly-burly.””
plural of “wheel” — a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)
From this reading ““A swarm of colors, noise and screaming, Music and sights, past any dreaming, The rattle of wheels going late and early,-- All draw the looker-on into the hurly-burly.””
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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 “A swarm of colors, noise and screaming, Music and sights, past any dreaming, The rattle of wheels going late and early,-- All draw the looker-on into the hurly-burly.”
(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 “A swarm of colors, noise and screaming, Music and sights, past any dreaming, The rattle of wheels going late and early,-- All draw the looker-on into the hurly-burly.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “A swarm of colors, noise and screaming, Music and sights, past any dreaming, The rattle of wheels going late and early,-- All draw the looker-on into the hurly-burly.”
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “A swarm of colors, noise and screaming, Music and sights, past any dreaming, The rattle of wheels going late and early,-- All draw the looker-on into the hurly-burly.”
a flag that shows its nationality
From this reading “A swarm of colors, noise and screaming, Music and sights, past any dreaming, The rattle of wheels going late and early,-- All draw the looker-on into the hurly-burly.”
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading A few days passed on.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading “A swarm of colors, noise and screaming, Music and sights, past any dreaming, The rattle of wheels going late and early,-- All draw the looker-on into the hurly-burly.”
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading “A swarm of colors, noise and screaming, Music and sights, past any dreaming, The rattle of wheels going late and early,-- All draw the looker-on into the hurly-burly.”
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading “A swarm of colors, noise and screaming, Music and sights, past any dreaming, The rattle of wheels going late and early,-- All draw the looker-on into the hurly-burly.”
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading A few days passed on.
a person of German nationality
From this reading Otto heard nothing of German Heinrich or of his sister.
the act of departing
From this reading “A swarm of colors, noise and screaming, Music and sights, past any dreaming, The rattle of wheels going late and early,-- All draw the looker-on into the hurly-burly.”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Otto heard nothing of German Heinrich or of his sister.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Otto heard nothing of German Heinrich or of his sister.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Otto heard nothing of German Heinrich or of his sister.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “A swarm of colors, noise and screaming, Music and sights, past any dreaming, The rattle of wheels going late and early,-- All draw the looker-on into the hurly-burly.”
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “A swarm of colors, noise and screaming, Music and sights, past any dreaming, The rattle of wheels going late and early,-- All draw the looker-on into the hurly-burly.”
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading “A swarm of colors, noise and screaming, Music and sights, past any dreaming, The rattle of wheels going late and early,-- All draw the looker-on into the hurly-burly.”
someone who looks on
From this reading “A swarm of colors, noise and screaming, Music and sights, past any dreaming, The rattle of wheels going late and early,-- All draw the looker-on into the hurly-burly.”
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading “A swarm of colors, noise and screaming, Music and sights, past any dreaming, The rattle of wheels going late and early,-- All draw the looker-on into the hurly-burly.”
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading “A swarm of colors, noise and screaming, Music and sights, past any dreaming, The rattle of wheels going late and early,-- All draw the looker-on into the hurly-burly.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Otto heard nothing of German Heinrich or of his sister.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “A swarm of colors, noise and screaming, Music and sights, past any dreaming, The rattle of wheels going late and early,-- All draw the looker-on into the hurly-burly.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A few days passed on.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Otto heard nothing of German Heinrich or of his sister.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Otto heard nothing of German Heinrich or of his sister.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OVERSKOU.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading A few days passed on.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading “A swarm of colors, noise and screaming, Music and sights, past any dreaming, The rattle of wheels going late and early,-- All draw the looker-on into the hurly-burly.”
make short successive sounds
From this reading “A swarm of colors, noise and screaming, Music and sights, past any dreaming, The rattle of wheels going late and early,-- All draw the looker-on into the hurly-burly.”
so extremely intense as to evoke screams
From this reading “A swarm of colors, noise and screaming, Music and sights, past any dreaming, The rattle of wheels going late and early,-- All draw the looker-on into the hurly-burly.”
an optical instrument for aiding the eye in aiming, as on a firearm or surveying instrument
From this reading “A swarm of colors, noise and screaming, Music and sights, past any dreaming, The rattle of wheels going late and early,-- All draw the looker-on into the hurly-burly.”
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Otto heard nothing of German Heinrich or of his sister.
a moving crowd
From this reading “A swarm of colors, noise and screaming, Music and sights, past any dreaming, The rattle of wheels going late and early,-- All draw the looker-on into the hurly-burly.”
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading TH.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “A swarm of colors, noise and screaming, Music and sights, past any dreaming, The rattle of wheels going late and early,-- All draw the looker-on into the hurly-burly.”
plural of “wheel” — a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)
From this reading “A swarm of colors, noise and screaming, Music and sights, past any dreaming, The rattle of wheels going late and early,-- All draw the looker-on into the hurly-burly.”
Chapter 34 of O. T., A Danish Romance by H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen holds 240 sentences, grouped into 48 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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