Chapter 11 of Pelle the Conqueror — Volume 04 is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Pelle the Conqueror — Volume 04 is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“It is stupid though!” exclaimed Lasse Frederik suddenly. “Why doesn’t wool grow on one’s legs? Then you’d have none of the bother of shearing the wool off sheep, carding it, spinning it, and knitting stockings.” “Oh, what nonsense you’re talking!” said Ellen, laughing. “Well, men were hairy once,” Lasse Frederik continued.
Chapter 11 of Pelle the Conqueror — Volume 04 is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
From this reading “Then you’d have none of the bother of shearing the wool off sheep, carding it, spinning it, and knitting stockings.””
having or covered with hair
From this reading ““Well, men were hairy once,” Lasse Frederik continued.”
needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine
From this reading “Then you’d have none of the bother of shearing the wool off sheep, carding it, spinning it, and knitting stockings.””
removing by cutting off or clipping
From this reading “Then you’d have none of the bother of shearing the wool off sheep, carding it, spinning it, and knitting stockings.””
woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
From this reading “Then you’d have none of the bother of shearing the wool off sheep, carding it, spinning it, and knitting stockings.””
creating thread
From this reading “Then you’d have none of the bother of shearing the wool off sheep, carding it, spinning it, and knitting stockings.””
plural of “stocking” — close-fitting hosiery to cover the foot and leg; come in matched pairs (usually used in the plural)
From this reading “Then you’d have none of the bother of shearing the wool off sheep, carding it, spinning it, and knitting stockings.””
a fabric made from the hair of sheep
From this reading ““Why doesn’t wool grow on one’s legs?”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then you’d have none of the bother of shearing the wool off sheep, carding it, spinning it, and knitting stockings.”
take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
From this reading Then you’d have none of the bother of shearing the wool off sheep, carding it, spinning it, and knitting stockings.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then you’d have none of the bother of shearing the wool off sheep, carding it, spinning it, and knitting stockings.”
without stop or interruption
From this reading “Well, men were hairy once,” Lasse Frederik continued.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why doesn’t wool grow on one’s legs?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, what nonsense you’re talking!” said Ellen, laughing.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “It is stupid though!” exclaimed Lasse Frederik suddenly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It is stupid though!” exclaimed Lasse Frederik suddenly.
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading “Why doesn’t wool grow on one’s legs?
having or covered with hair
From this reading “Well, men were hairy once,” Lasse Frederik continued.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Then you’d have none of the bother of shearing the wool off sheep, carding it, spinning it, and knitting stockings.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is stupid though!” exclaimed Lasse Frederik suddenly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is stupid though!” exclaimed Lasse Frederik suddenly.
needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine
From this reading Then you’d have none of the bother of shearing the wool off sheep, carding it, spinning it, and knitting stockings.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It is stupid though!” exclaimed Lasse Frederik suddenly.
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading “Oh, what nonsense you’re talking!” said Ellen, laughing.
staying power
From this reading “Why doesn’t wool grow on one’s legs?
the force of workers available
From this reading “Well, men were hairy once,” Lasse Frederik continued.
not one, and not any
From this reading Then you’d have none of the bother of shearing the wool off sheep, carding it, spinning it, and knitting stockings.”
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading “Oh, what nonsense you’re talking!” said Ellen, laughing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then you’d have none of the bother of shearing the wool off sheep, carding it, spinning it, and knitting stockings.”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Then you’d have none of the bother of shearing the wool off sheep, carding it, spinning it, and knitting stockings.”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, what nonsense you’re talking!” said Ellen, laughing.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Why doesn’t wool grow on one’s legs?
on one occasion
From this reading “Well, men were hairy once,” Lasse Frederik continued.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why doesn’t wool grow on one’s legs?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Oh, what nonsense you’re talking!” said Ellen, laughing.
removing by cutting off or clipping
From this reading Then you’d have none of the bother of shearing the wool off sheep, carding it, spinning it, and knitting stockings.”
woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
From this reading Then you’d have none of the bother of shearing the wool off sheep, carding it, spinning it, and knitting stockings.”
creating thread
From this reading Then you’d have none of the bother of shearing the wool off sheep, carding it, spinning it, and knitting stockings.”
plural of “stocking” — close-fitting hosiery to cover the foot and leg; come in matched pairs (usually used in the plural)
From this reading Then you’d have none of the bother of shearing the wool off sheep, carding it, spinning it, and knitting stockings.”
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading “It is stupid though!” exclaimed Lasse Frederik suddenly.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading “It is stupid though!” exclaimed Lasse Frederik suddenly.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading “Oh, what nonsense you’re talking!” said Ellen, laughing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then you’d have none of the bother of shearing the wool off sheep, carding it, spinning it, and knitting stockings.”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then you’d have none of the bother of shearing the wool off sheep, carding it, spinning it, and knitting stockings.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “It is stupid though!” exclaimed Lasse Frederik suddenly.
(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, men were hairy once,” Lasse Frederik continued.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Well, men were hairy once,” Lasse Frederik continued.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Oh, what nonsense you’re talking!” said Ellen, laughing.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why doesn’t wool grow on one’s legs?
a fabric made from the hair of sheep
From this reading “Why doesn’t wool grow on one’s legs?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then you’d have none of the bother of shearing the wool off sheep, carding it, spinning it, and knitting stockings.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, what nonsense you’re talking!” said Ellen, laughing.
Chapter 11 of Pelle the Conqueror — Volume 04 by Martin Andersen Nexø holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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 11 holds 419 sentences of Pelle the Conqueror — Volume 04, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 11 of Pelle the Conqueror — Volume 04 by Martin Andersen Nexø exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 419 sentences, grouped into 84 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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