Chapter 18 of Pelle the Conqueror — Volume 03 is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XVIII
Chapter 18 of Pelle the Conqueror — Volume 03 is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Well, well, we can still talk it over,” said the carpenter quietly. “But now you know—I didn’t want to do anything behind your back.” And then he went. Stolpe paced up and down the room, moving from one object to another. He picked them up and put them down again, quite unthinkingly.
Chapter 18 of Pelle the Conqueror — Volume 03 is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a woodworker who makes or repairs wooden objects
From this reading ““Well, well, we can still talk it over,” said the carpenter quietly.”
in motion
From this reading “Stolpe paced up and down the room, moving from one object to another.”
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading “Stolpe paced up and down the room, moving from one object to another.”
past form of “pace” — walk with slow or fast paces
From this reading “Stolpe paced up and down the room, moving from one object to another.”
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading “He picked them up and put them down again, quite unthinkingly.”
with low volume
From this reading ““Well, well, we can still talk it over,” said the carpenter quietly.”
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading ““Well, well, we can still talk it over,” said the carpenter quietly.”
in a thoughtless manner
From this reading “He picked them up and put them down again, quite unthinkingly.”
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anew
From this reading He picked them up and put them down again, quite unthinkingly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And then he went.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Stolpe paced up and down the room, moving from one object to another.
any thing at all
From this reading “But now you know—I didn’t want to do anything behind your back.”
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “But now you know—I didn’t want to do anything behind your back.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “But now you know—I didn’t want to do anything behind your back.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But now you know—I didn’t want to do anything behind your back.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Well, well, we can still talk it over,” said the carpenter quietly.
a woodworker who makes or repairs wooden objects
From this reading “Well, well, we can still talk it over,” said the carpenter quietly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But now you know—I didn’t want to do anything behind your back.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “But now you know—I didn’t want to do anything behind your back.”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Stolpe paced up and down the room, moving from one object to another.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Stolpe paced up and down the room, moving from one object to another.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And then he went.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “But now you know—I didn’t want to do anything behind your back.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Well, well, we can still talk it over,” said the carpenter quietly.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “But now you know—I didn’t want to do anything behind your back.”
in motion
From this reading Stolpe paced up and down the room, moving from one object to another.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “But now you know—I didn’t want to do anything behind your back.”
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading Stolpe paced up and down the room, moving from one object to another.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Stolpe paced up and down the room, moving from one object to another.
above and across; more than
From this reading “Well, well, we can still talk it over,” said the carpenter quietly.
past form of “pace” — walk with slow or fast paces
From this reading Stolpe paced up and down the room, moving from one object to another.
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading He picked them up and put them down again, quite unthinkingly.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He picked them up and put them down again, quite unthinkingly.
with low volume
From this reading “Well, well, we can still talk it over,” said the carpenter quietly.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading He picked them up and put them down again, quite unthinkingly.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Stolpe paced up and down the room, moving from one object to another.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Well, well, we can still talk it over,” said the carpenter quietly.
not in physical motion
From this reading “Well, well, we can still talk it over,” said the carpenter quietly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Stolpe paced up and down the room, moving from one object to another.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “Well, well, we can still talk it over,” said the carpenter quietly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Well, well, we can still talk it over,” said the carpenter quietly.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He picked them up and put them down again, quite unthinkingly.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then he went.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “But now you know—I didn’t want to do anything behind your back.”
in a thoughtless manner
From this reading He picked them up and put them down again, quite unthinkingly.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Stolpe paced up and down the room, moving from one object to another.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “But now you know—I didn’t want to do anything behind your back.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Well, well, we can still talk it over,” said the carpenter quietly.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, well, we can still talk it over,” said the carpenter quietly.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading And then he went.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “But now you know—I didn’t want to do anything behind your back.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “But now you know—I didn’t want to do anything behind your back.”
Chapter 18 of Pelle the Conqueror — Volume 03 by Martin Andersen Nexø holds 404 sentences, grouped into 81 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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