Chapter 5 of Pan is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Pan is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“'Your flowers have not been watered,' she said. “I had forgotten my flowers. “A carriage drove up to the gate. “'Your cat has had no milk,' said the maid. “But I had no thought for my flowers, or my cat; I asked:
Chapter 5 of Pan is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading ““A carriage drove up to the gate.”
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading ““'Your cat has had no milk,' said the maid.”
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading ““A carriage drove up to the gate.”
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading ““I had forgotten my flowers.”
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading ““A carriage drove up to the gate.”
a female domestic
From this reading ““'Your cat has had no milk,' said the maid.”
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading ““'Your cat has had no milk,' said the maid.”
(of silk fabric) having a wavelike pattern
From this reading ““'Your flowers have not been watered,' she said.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “A carriage drove up to the gate.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “But I had no thought for my flowers, or my cat; I asked:
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “'Your flowers have not been watered,' she said.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But I had no thought for my flowers, or my cat; I asked:
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading “A carriage drove up to the gate.
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading “'Your cat has had no milk,' said the maid.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading “A carriage drove up to the gate.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading “'Your flowers have not been watered,' she said.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “But I had no thought for my flowers, or my cat; I asked:
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading “I had forgotten my flowers.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading “A carriage drove up to the gate.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “I had forgotten my flowers.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “'Your cat has had no milk,' said the maid.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “'Your flowers have not been watered,' she said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I had forgotten my flowers.
a female domestic
From this reading “'Your cat has had no milk,' said the maid.
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading “'Your cat has had no milk,' said the maid.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I had forgotten my flowers.
not any; not one
From this reading “'Your cat has had no milk,' said the maid.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “'Your flowers have not been watered,' she said.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “But I had no thought for my flowers, or my cat; I asked:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “'Your flowers have not been watered,' she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “'Your flowers have not been watered,' she said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “A carriage drove up to the gate.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “But I had no thought for my flowers, or my cat; I asked:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “A carriage drove up to the gate.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “A carriage drove up to the gate.
(of silk fabric) having a wavelike pattern
From this reading “'Your flowers have not been watered,' she said.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “'Your flowers have not been watered,' she said.
Chapter 5 of Pan by Knut Hamsun holds 428 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 5 holds 428 sentences of Pan, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of Pan by Knut Hamsun exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 428 sentences, grouped into 86 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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