Chapter 7 of Pelle the Conqueror — Complete is here in full — 637 sentences across 128 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Pelle the Conqueror — Complete is here in full — 637 sentences across 128 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“You said yourself I might be free to-day,” said Gustav, making a grimace. He was going out with Bodil. “Ah, so I did! But that’ll be one cart less. You must have a holiday another day instead.”
Chapter 7 of Pelle the Conqueror — Complete is here in full — 637 sentences across 128 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
From this reading “But that’ll be one cart less.”
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading ““You said yourself I might be free to-day,” said Gustav, making a grimace.”
contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state
From this reading ““You said yourself I might be free to-day,” said Gustav, making a grimace.”
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading “You must have a holiday another day instead.””
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading “You must have a holiday another day instead.””
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading “But that’ll be one cart less.”
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading ““You said yourself I might be free to-day,” said Gustav, making a grimace.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading ““You said yourself I might be free to-day,” said Gustav, making a grimace.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 “You said yourself I might be free to-day,” said Gustav, making a grimace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah, so I did!
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading You must have a holiday another day instead.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “You said yourself I might be free to-day,” said Gustav, making a grimace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was going out with Bodil.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But that’ll be one cart less.
a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
From this reading But that’ll be one cart less.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading You must have a holiday another day instead.”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Ah, so I did!
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading “You said yourself I might be free to-day,” said Gustav, making a grimace.
the act of departing
From this reading He was going out with Bodil.
contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state
From this reading “You said yourself I might be free to-day,” said Gustav, making a grimace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You said yourself I might be free to-day,” said Gustav, making a grimace.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You must have a holiday another day instead.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was going out with Bodil.
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading You must have a holiday another day instead.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “You said yourself I might be free to-day,” said Gustav, making a grimace.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading You must have a holiday another day instead.”
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading But that’ll be one cart less.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading “You said yourself I might be free to-day,” said Gustav, making a grimace.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “You said yourself I might be free to-day,” said Gustav, making a grimace.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You must have a holiday another day instead.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But that’ll be one cart less.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He was going out with Bodil.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “You said yourself I might be free to-day,” said Gustav, making a grimace.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Ah, so I did!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But that’ll be one cart less.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You said yourself I might be free to-day,” said Gustav, making a grimace.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was going out with Bodil.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was going out with Bodil.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You said yourself I might be free to-day,” said Gustav, making a grimace.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “You said yourself I might be free to-day,” said Gustav, making a grimace.
Chapter 7 of Pelle the Conqueror — Complete by Martin Andersen Nexø holds 637 sentences, grouped into 128 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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