Chapter 2 of Pelle the Conqueror — Volume 04 is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Pelle the Conqueror — Volume 04 is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Why, that’s me!” exclaimed Pelle, laughing with pleasure. “You! What absurdity! Why, you’re a young man, and all this happened many years ago.” “It is me, all the same!
Chapter 2 of Pelle the Conqueror — Volume 04 is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 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 message whose content is at variance with reason
From this reading “What absurdity!”
in the past
From this reading “Why, you’re a young man, and all this happened many years ago.””
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading ““Why, that’s me!” exclaimed Pelle, laughing with pleasure.”
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading “Why, you’re a young man, and all this happened many years ago.””
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading ““Why, that’s me!” exclaimed Pelle, laughing with pleasure.”
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading ““Why, that’s me!” exclaimed Pelle, laughing with pleasure.”
Identical; not different.
From this reading ““It is me, all the same!”
a late time of life
From this reading “Why, you’re a young man, and all this happened many years ago.””
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 Why, you’re a young man, and all this happened many years ago.”
a message whose content is at variance with reason
From this reading What absurdity!
in the past
From this reading Why, you’re a young man, and all this happened many years ago.”
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Why, you’re a young man, and all this happened many years ago.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Why, you’re a young man, and all this happened many years ago.”
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “Why, that’s me!” exclaimed Pelle, laughing with pleasure.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading Why, you’re a young man, and all this happened many years ago.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is me, all the same!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is me, all the same!
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading “Why, that’s me!” exclaimed Pelle, laughing with pleasure.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Why, you’re a young man, and all this happened many years ago.”
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Why, you’re a young man, and all this happened many years ago.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Why, that’s me!” exclaimed Pelle, laughing with pleasure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why, that’s me!” exclaimed Pelle, laughing with pleasure.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading “Why, that’s me!” exclaimed Pelle, laughing with pleasure.
Identical; not different.
From this reading “It is me, all the same!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why, that’s me!” exclaimed Pelle, laughing with pleasure.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “It is me, all the same!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Why, you’re a young man, and all this happened many years ago.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What absurdity!
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why, that’s me!” exclaimed Pelle, laughing with pleasure.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Why, that’s me!” exclaimed Pelle, laughing with pleasure.
a late time of life
From this reading Why, you’re a young man, and all this happened many years ago.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why, you’re a young man, and all this happened many years ago.”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Why, you’re a young man, and all this happened many years ago.”
Chapter 2 of Pelle the Conqueror — Volume 04 by Martin Andersen Nexø holds 423 sentences, grouped into 85 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 2 holds 423 sentences of Pelle the Conqueror — Volume 04, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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