Chapter 5 of Strife and Peace is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter V
Chapter 5 of Strife and Peace is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Why so dejected? Are you uneasy or displeased? Ah! tell it openly to me as a friend! I cannot bear to see you thus!" "I have had a bad dream!" said Susanna, wiping away her tears and standing up, "all is so ghastly, so wild here around us.
Chapter 5 of Strife and Peace is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/77 · 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.
affected or marked by low spirits
From this reading “"Why so dejected?”
not pleased; experiencing or manifesting displeasure
From this reading “Are you uneasy or displeased?”
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading “"I have had a bad dream!" said Susanna, wiping away her tears and standing up, "all is so ghastly, so wild here around us.”
shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
From this reading “"I have had a bad dream!" said Susanna, wiping away her tears and standing up, "all is so ghastly, so wild here around us.”
in an open way
From this reading “Ah! tell it openly to me as a friend!”
an Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Daniel
From this reading “"I have had a bad dream!" said Susanna, wiping away her tears and standing up, "all is so ghastly, so wild here around us.”
lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance
From this reading “Are you uneasy or displeased?”
-ing form of “wipe” — rub with a circular motion
From this reading “"I have had a bad dream!" said Susanna, wiping away her tears and standing up, "all is so ghastly, so wild here around us.”
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 Ah! tell it openly to me as a friend!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ah! tell it openly to me as a friend!
(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 "I have had a bad dream!" said Susanna, wiping away her tears and standing up, "all is so ghastly, so wild here around us.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I have had a bad dream!" said Susanna, wiping away her tears and standing up, "all is so ghastly, so wild here around us.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Are you uneasy or displeased?
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "I have had a bad dream!" said Susanna, wiping away her tears and standing up, "all is so ghastly, so wild here around us.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Ah! tell it openly to me as a friend!
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "I have had a bad dream!" said Susanna, wiping away her tears and standing up, "all is so ghastly, so wild here around us.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading "I have had a bad dream!" said Susanna, wiping away her tears and standing up, "all is so ghastly, so wild here around us.
have
From this reading I cannot bear to see you thus!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I cannot bear to see you thus!"
affected or marked by low spirits
From this reading "Why so dejected?
not pleased; experiencing or manifesting displeasure
From this reading Are you uneasy or displeased?
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading "I have had a bad dream!" said Susanna, wiping away her tears and standing up, "all is so ghastly, so wild here around us.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Ah! tell it openly to me as a friend!
shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
From this reading "I have had a bad dream!" said Susanna, wiping away her tears and standing up, "all is so ghastly, so wild here around us.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I have had a bad dream!" said Susanna, wiping away her tears and standing up, "all is so ghastly, so wild here around us.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have had a bad dream!" said Susanna, wiping away her tears and standing up, "all is so ghastly, so wild here around us.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I have had a bad dream!" said Susanna, wiping away her tears and standing up, "all is so ghastly, so wild here around us.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "I have had a bad dream!" said Susanna, wiping away her tears and standing up, "all is so ghastly, so wild here around us.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I cannot bear to see you thus!"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I have had a bad dream!" said Susanna, wiping away her tears and standing up, "all is so ghastly, so wild here around us.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Ah! tell it openly to me as a friend!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ah! tell it openly to me as a friend!
in an open way
From this reading Ah! tell it openly to me as a friend!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Are you uneasy or displeased?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I have had a bad dream!" said Susanna, wiping away her tears and standing up, "all is so ghastly, so wild here around us.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I cannot bear to see you thus!"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Why so dejected?
having a supporting base
From this reading "I have had a bad dream!" said Susanna, wiping away her tears and standing up, "all is so ghastly, so wild here around us.
an Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Daniel
From this reading "I have had a bad dream!" said Susanna, wiping away her tears and standing up, "all is so ghastly, so wild here around us.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading "I have had a bad dream!" said Susanna, wiping away her tears and standing up, "all is so ghastly, so wild here around us.
express in words
From this reading Ah! tell it openly to me as a friend!
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading I cannot bear to see you thus!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ah! tell it openly to me as a friend!
lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance
From this reading Are you uneasy or displeased?
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "I have had a bad dream!" said Susanna, wiping away her tears and standing up, "all is so ghastly, so wild here around us.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I have had a bad dream!" said Susanna, wiping away her tears and standing up, "all is so ghastly, so wild here around us.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why so dejected?
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading "I have had a bad dream!" said Susanna, wiping away her tears and standing up, "all is so ghastly, so wild here around us.
-ing form of “wipe” — rub with a circular motion
From this reading "I have had a bad dream!" said Susanna, wiping away her tears and standing up, "all is so ghastly, so wild here around us.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Are you uneasy or displeased?
Chapter 5 of Strife and Peace by Fredrika Bremer holds 387 sentences, grouped into 78 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 5 holds 387 sentences of Strife and Peace, unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of Strife and Peace by Fredrika Bremer exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 387 sentences, grouped into 78 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.
Work through the 78 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 78 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 5 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading Strife and Peace by Fredrika Bremer on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 2425 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #20156 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #20156, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 202 minutes of reading across 485 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Strife and Peace section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 6 chapters of Strife and Peace to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in Strife and Peace, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
