Chapter 19 of Pelle the Conqueror — Volume 03 is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIX
Chapter 19 of Pelle the Conqueror — Volume 03 is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“You hold your jaw!” said the big smith. “You’ve no wife and children— you can easily talk!” “Aren’t you the fellow who lives in Jaegersborg Street?” Pelle demanded. “Perhaps you are sending what you earn to your wife and children?
Chapter 19 of Pelle the Conqueror — Volume 03 is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 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.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading “Pelle demanded.”
earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
From this reading ““Perhaps you are sending what you earn to your wife and children?”
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading ““You’ve no wife and children— you can easily talk!””
a boy or man
From this reading ““Aren’t you the fellow who lives in Jaegersborg Street?””
talk socially without exchanging too much information
From this reading ““You hold your jaw!” said the big smith.”
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading ““Aren’t you the fellow who lives in Jaegersborg Street?””
the act of causing something to go (especially messages)
From this reading ““Perhaps you are sending what you earn to your wife and children?”
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading ““You hold your jaw!” said the big smith.”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “You’ve no wife and children— you can easily talk!”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Perhaps you are sending what you earn to your wife and children?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Aren’t you the fellow who lives in Jaegersborg Street?”
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “You hold your jaw!” said the big smith.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “You’ve no wife and children— you can easily talk!”
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading “You’ve no wife and children— you can easily talk!”
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading Pelle demanded.
earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
From this reading “Perhaps you are sending what you earn to your wife and children?
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading “You’ve no wife and children— you can easily talk!”
a boy or man
From this reading “Aren’t you the fellow who lives in Jaegersborg Street?”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “You hold your jaw!” said the big smith.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Aren’t you the fellow who lives in Jaegersborg Street?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Aren’t you the fellow who lives in Jaegersborg Street?”
talk socially without exchanging too much information
From this reading “You hold your jaw!” said the big smith.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “Aren’t you the fellow who lives in Jaegersborg Street?”
not any; not one
From this reading “You’ve no wife and children— you can easily talk!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pelle demanded.
by chance
From this reading “Perhaps you are sending what you earn to your wife and children?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “You hold your jaw!” said the big smith.
the act of causing something to go (especially messages)
From this reading “Perhaps you are sending what you earn to your wife and children?
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading “You hold your jaw!” said the big smith.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading “Aren’t you the fellow who lives in Jaegersborg Street?”
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “You’ve no wife and children— you can easily talk!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “You hold your jaw!” said the big smith.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Perhaps you are sending what you earn to your wife and children?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Perhaps you are sending what you earn to your wife and children?
which person or people
From this reading “Aren’t you the fellow who lives in Jaegersborg Street?”
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading “You’ve no wife and children— you can easily talk!”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You hold your jaw!” said the big smith.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’ve no wife and children— you can easily talk!”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You hold your jaw!” said the big smith.
Chapter 19 of Pelle the Conqueror — Volume 03 by Martin Andersen Nexø holds 396 sentences, grouped into 80 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 19 holds 396 sentences of Pelle the Conqueror — Volume 03, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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