Chapter 3 of Pelle the Conqueror — Volume 01 is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Pelle the Conqueror — Volume 01 is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Oh, you do, do you!” said a voice outside. The boys started and retreated farther into the stable, as a big, fat woman appeared in the doorway, and looked angrily round in the dim light. When she caught sight of Rud, she continued her scolding. Her accent was Swedish. “So you run away, do you, you cabbage-head!
Chapter 3 of Pelle the Conqueror — Volume 01 is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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distinctive manner of oral expression
From this reading “Her accent was Swedish.”
with anger
From this reading “The boys started and retreated farther into the stable, as a big, fat woman appeared in the doorway, and looked angrily round in the dim light.”
lacking in light; not bright or harsh
From this reading “The boys started and retreated farther into the stable, as a big, fat woman appeared in the doorway, and looked angrily round in the dim light.”
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
From this reading “The boys started and retreated farther into the stable, as a big, fat woman appeared in the doorway, and looked angrily round in the dim light.”
people who have retreated
From this reading “The boys started and retreated farther into the stable, as a big, fat woman appeared in the doorway, and looked angrily round in the dim light.”
rebuking a person harshly
From this reading “When she caught sight of Rud, she continued her scolding.”
resistant to change of position or condition
From this reading “The boys started and retreated farther into the stable, as a big, fat woman appeared in the doorway, and looked angrily round in the dim light.”
of or relating to or characteristic of Sweden or its people or culture or language
From this reading “Her accent was Swedish.”
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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 “Oh, you do, do you!” said a voice outside.
distinctive manner of oral expression
From this reading Her accent was Swedish.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The boys started and retreated farther into the stable, as a big, fat woman appeared in the doorway, and looked angrily round in the dim light.
with anger
From this reading The boys started and retreated farther into the stable, as a big, fat woman appeared in the doorway, and looked angrily round in the dim light.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The boys started and retreated farther into the stable, as a big, fat woman appeared in the doorway, and looked angrily round in the dim light.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The boys started and retreated farther into the stable, as a big, fat woman appeared in the doorway, and looked angrily round in the dim light.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “So you run away, do you, you cabbage-head!
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The boys started and retreated farther into the stable, as a big, fat woman appeared in the doorway, and looked angrily round in the dim light.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading The boys started and retreated farther into the stable, as a big, fat woman appeared in the doorway, and looked angrily round in the dim light.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “So you run away, do you, you cabbage-head!
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading When she caught sight of Rud, she continued her scolding.
without stop or interruption
From this reading When she caught sight of Rud, she continued her scolding.
lacking in light; not bright or harsh
From this reading The boys started and retreated farther into the stable, as a big, fat woman appeared in the doorway, and looked angrily round in the dim light.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Oh, you do, do you!” said a voice outside.
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
From this reading The boys started and retreated farther into the stable, as a big, fat woman appeared in the doorway, and looked angrily round in the dim light.
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading The boys started and retreated farther into the stable, as a big, fat woman appeared in the doorway, and looked angrily round in the dim light.
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading The boys started and retreated farther into the stable, as a big, fat woman appeared in the doorway, and looked angrily round in the dim light.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When she caught sight of Rud, she continued her scolding.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The boys started and retreated farther into the stable, as a big, fat woman appeared in the doorway, and looked angrily round in the dim light.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The boys started and retreated farther into the stable, as a big, fat woman appeared in the doorway, and looked angrily round in the dim light.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The boys started and retreated farther into the stable, as a big, fat woman appeared in the doorway, and looked angrily round in the dim light.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The boys started and retreated farther into the stable, as a big, fat woman appeared in the doorway, and looked angrily round in the dim light.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When she caught sight of Rud, she continued her scolding.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, you do, do you!” said a voice outside.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading “Oh, you do, do you!” said a voice outside.
people who have retreated
From this reading The boys started and retreated farther into the stable, as a big, fat woman appeared in the doorway, and looked angrily round in the dim light.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading The boys started and retreated farther into the stable, as a big, fat woman appeared in the doorway, and looked angrily round in the dim light.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When she caught sight of Rud, she continued her scolding.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “So you run away, do you, you cabbage-head!
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Oh, you do, do you!” said a voice outside.
rebuking a person harshly
From this reading When she caught sight of Rud, she continued her scolding.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When she caught sight of Rud, she continued her scolding.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading When she caught sight of Rud, she continued her scolding.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So you run away, do you, you cabbage-head!
resistant to change of position or condition
From this reading The boys started and retreated farther into the stable, as a big, fat woman appeared in the doorway, and looked angrily round in the dim light.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The boys started and retreated farther into the stable, as a big, fat woman appeared in the doorway, and looked angrily round in the dim light.
of or relating to or characteristic of Sweden or its people or culture or language
From this reading Her accent was Swedish.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The boys started and retreated farther into the stable, as a big, fat woman appeared in the doorway, and looked angrily round in the dim light.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “Oh, you do, do you!” said a voice outside.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her accent was Swedish.
at the time that
From this reading When she caught sight of Rud, she continued her scolding.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The boys started and retreated farther into the stable, as a big, fat woman appeared in the doorway, and looked angrily round in the dim light.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Oh, you do, do you!” said a voice outside.
Chapter 3 of Pelle the Conqueror — Volume 01 by Martin Andersen Nexø holds 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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 3 holds 410 sentences of Pelle the Conqueror — Volume 01, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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