Chapter 13 of Shallow Soil 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 XIII
Chapter 13 of Shallow Soil is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She packed her belongings resolutely and wanted to go home in spite of everything. The evening before she left she said good-bye to Irgens, a protracted good-bye which rent her heart. She was his now, and Ole would probably get over it. She made up her mind. She would go home and she would cancel her engagement as soon as Ole returned.
Chapter 13 of Shallow Soil is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone
From this reading “She packed her belongings resolutely and wanted to go home in spite of everything.”
postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled
From this reading “She would go home and she would cancel her engagement as soon as Ole returned.”
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading “She would go home and she would cancel her engagement as soon as Ole returned.”
a farewell remark
From this reading “The evening before she left she said good-bye to Irgens, a protracted good-bye which rent her heart.”
extremely crowed or filled to capacity
From this reading “She packed her belongings resolutely and wanted to go home in spite of everything.”
relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
From this reading “The evening before she left she said good-bye to Irgens, a protracted good-bye which rent her heart.”
let for money
From this reading “The evening before she left she said good-bye to Irgens, a protracted good-bye which rent her heart.”
showing firm determination or purpose
From this reading “She packed her belongings resolutely and wanted to go home in spite of everything.”
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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 The evening before she left she said good-bye to Irgens, a protracted good-bye which rent her heart.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She packed her belongings resolutely and wanted to go home in spite of everything.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She would go home and she would cancel her engagement as soon as Ole returned.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The evening before she left she said good-bye to Irgens, a protracted good-bye which rent her heart.
something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone
From this reading She packed her belongings resolutely and wanted to go home in spite of everything.
postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled
From this reading She would go home and she would cancel her engagement as soon as Ole returned.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading She would go home and she would cancel her engagement as soon as Ole returned.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading The evening before she left she said good-bye to Irgens, a protracted good-bye which rent her heart.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading She packed her belongings resolutely and wanted to go home in spite of everything.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading She was his now, and Ole would probably get over it.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She packed her belongings resolutely and wanted to go home in spite of everything.
a farewell remark
From this reading The evening before she left she said good-bye to Irgens, a protracted good-bye which rent her heart.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading The evening before she left she said good-bye to Irgens, a protracted good-bye which rent her heart.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She packed her belongings resolutely and wanted to go home in spite of everything.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She was his now, and Ole would probably get over it.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading She packed her belongings resolutely and wanted to go home in spite of everything.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She packed her belongings resolutely and wanted to go home in spite of everything.
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From this reading The evening before she left she said good-bye to Irgens, a protracted good-bye which rent her heart.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She was his now, and Ole would probably get over it.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading The evening before she left she said good-bye to Irgens, a protracted good-bye which rent her heart.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She made up her mind.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading She made up her mind.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading She was his now, and Ole would probably get over it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She packed her belongings resolutely and wanted to go home in spite of everything.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was his now, and Ole would probably get over it.
above and across; more than
From this reading She was his now, and Ole would probably get over it.
extremely crowed or filled to capacity
From this reading She packed her belongings resolutely and wanted to go home in spite of everything.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading She was his now, and Ole would probably get over it.
relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
From this reading The evening before she left she said good-bye to Irgens, a protracted good-bye which rent her heart.
let for money
From this reading The evening before she left she said good-bye to Irgens, a protracted good-bye which rent her heart.
showing firm determination or purpose
From this reading She packed her belongings resolutely and wanted to go home in spite of everything.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading She would go home and she would cancel her engagement as soon as Ole returned.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The evening before she left she said good-bye to Irgens, a protracted good-bye which rent her heart.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She packed her belongings resolutely and wanted to go home in spite of everything.
in the near future
From this reading She would go home and she would cancel her engagement as soon as Ole returned.
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading She packed her belongings resolutely and wanted to go home in spite of everything.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The evening before she left she said good-bye to Irgens, a protracted good-bye which rent her heart.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She packed her belongings resolutely and wanted to go home in spite of everything.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She made up her mind.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading She packed her belongings resolutely and wanted to go home in spite of everything.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was his now, and Ole would probably get over it.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The evening before she left she said good-bye to Irgens, a protracted good-bye which rent her heart.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She was his now, and Ole would probably get over it.
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