Chapter 4 of Pan is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Pan is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Another hour passed. The seabirds began to wake out on the reefs; their cries sounded in through the open windows. A spasm of joy went through me at this first calling of the birds, and I longed to be out there on the islands myself... The Doctor, once more in good humor, drew the attention of all present. The ladies were never tired of his society.
Chapter 4 of Pan is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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plural of “cry” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading “The seabirds began to wake out on the reefs; their cries sounded in through the open windows.”
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading “The Doctor, once more in good humor, drew the attention of all present.”
plural of “island” — a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading “A spasm of joy went through me at this first calling of the birds, and I longed to be out there on the islands myself...”
past form of “long” — desire strongly or persistently
From this reading “A spasm of joy went through me at this first calling of the birds, and I longed to be out there on the islands myself...”
plural of “reef” — a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water
From this reading “The seabirds began to wake out on the reefs; their cries sounded in through the open windows.”
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading “The seabirds began to wake out on the reefs; their cries sounded in through the open windows.”
a painful and involuntary muscular contraction
From this reading “A spasm of joy went through me at this first calling of the birds, and I longed to be out there on the islands myself...”
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “The seabirds began to wake out on the reefs; their cries sounded in through the open windows.”
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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 spasm of joy went through me at this first calling of the birds, and I longed to be out there on the islands myself...
(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 The Doctor, once more in good humor, drew the attention of all present.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A spasm of joy went through me at this first calling of the birds, and I longed to be out there on the islands myself...
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Another hour passed.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A spasm of joy went through me at this first calling of the birds, and I longed to be out there on the islands myself...
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading The Doctor, once more in good humor, drew the attention of all present.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A spasm of joy went through me at this first calling of the birds, and I longed to be out there on the islands myself...
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The seabirds began to wake out on the reefs; their cries sounded in through the open windows.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading A spasm of joy went through me at this first calling of the birds, and I longed to be out there on the islands myself...
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading A spasm of joy went through me at this first calling of the birds, and I longed to be out there on the islands myself...
plural of “cry” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading The seabirds began to wake out on the reefs; their cries sounded in through the open windows.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading The Doctor, once more in good humor, drew the attention of all present.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading The Doctor, once more in good humor, drew the attention of all present.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading A spasm of joy went through me at this first calling of the birds, and I longed to be out there on the islands myself...
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading The Doctor, once more in good humor, drew the attention of all present.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The ladies were never tired of his society.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Another hour passed.
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading The Doctor, once more in good humor, drew the attention of all present.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A spasm of joy went through me at this first calling of the birds, and I longed to be out there on the islands myself...
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The seabirds began to wake out on the reefs; their cries sounded in through the open windows.
plural of “island” — a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading A spasm of joy went through me at this first calling of the birds, and I longed to be out there on the islands myself...
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading A spasm of joy went through me at this first calling of the birds, and I longed to be out there on the islands myself...
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading The ladies were never tired of his society.
past form of “long” — desire strongly or persistently
From this reading A spasm of joy went through me at this first calling of the birds, and I longed to be out there on the islands myself...
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A spasm of joy went through me at this first calling of the birds, and I longed to be out there on the islands myself...
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The Doctor, once more in good humor, drew the attention of all present.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading A spasm of joy went through me at this first calling of the birds, and I longed to be out there on the islands myself...
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading The ladies were never tired of his society.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A spasm of joy went through me at this first calling of the birds, and I longed to be out there on the islands myself...
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The seabirds began to wake out on the reefs; their cries sounded in through the open windows.
on one occasion
From this reading The Doctor, once more in good humor, drew the attention of all present.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The seabirds began to wake out on the reefs; their cries sounded in through the open windows.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The seabirds began to wake out on the reefs; their cries sounded in through the open windows.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Another hour passed.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading The Doctor, once more in good humor, drew the attention of all present.
plural of “reef” — a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water
From this reading The seabirds began to wake out on the reefs; their cries sounded in through the open windows.
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From this reading The seabirds began to wake out on the reefs; their cries sounded in through the open windows.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading The ladies were never tired of his society.
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading The seabirds began to wake out on the reefs; their cries sounded in through the open windows.
a painful and involuntary muscular contraction
From this reading A spasm of joy went through me at this first calling of the birds, and I longed to be out there on the islands myself...
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The seabirds began to wake out on the reefs; their cries sounded in through the open windows.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The seabirds began to wake out on the reefs; their cries sounded in through the open windows.
in or at that place or location
From this reading A spasm of joy went through me at this first calling of the birds, and I longed to be out there on the islands myself...
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A spasm of joy went through me at this first calling of the birds, and I longed to be out there on the islands myself...
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The seabirds began to wake out on the reefs; their cries sounded in through the open windows.
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading The ladies were never tired of his society.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The seabirds began to wake out on the reefs; their cries sounded in through the open windows.
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading The seabirds began to wake out on the reefs; their cries sounded in through the open windows.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading A spasm of joy went through me at this first calling of the birds, and I longed to be out there on the islands myself...
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The ladies were never tired of his society.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading The seabirds began to wake out on the reefs; their cries sounded in through the open windows.
Chapter 4 of Pan by Knut Hamsun holds 432 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 4 holds 432 sentences of Pan, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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