Chapter 1 of Tales from the Fjeld is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Tales from the Fjeld is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TALES FROM THE FJELD. P. CHR. ASBJOeRNSEN. BY G. W. DASENT, D.C.L. AUTHOR OF "TALES FROM THE NORSE," "ANNALS OF AN EVENTFUL LIFE," ETC.
Chapter 1 of Tales from the Fjeld is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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reports of the work of a society or learned body etc
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "TALES FROM THE NORSE," "ANNALS OF AN EVENTFUL LIFE," ETC.”
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "TALES FROM THE NORSE," "ANNALS OF AN EVENTFUL LIFE," ETC.”
full of events or incidents
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "TALES FROM THE NORSE," "ANNALS OF AN EVENTFUL LIFE," ETC.”
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "TALES FROM THE NORSE," "ANNALS OF AN EVENTFUL LIFE," ETC.”
an inhabitant of Scandinavia
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "TALES FROM THE NORSE," "ANNALS OF AN EVENTFUL LIFE," ETC.”
plural of “tale” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “TALES FROM THE FJELD.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AUTHOR OF "TALES FROM THE NORSE," "ANNALS OF AN EVENTFUL LIFE," ETC.
reports of the work of a society or learned body etc
From this reading AUTHOR OF "TALES FROM THE NORSE," "ANNALS OF AN EVENTFUL LIFE," ETC.
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From this reading ASBJOeRNSEN.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading AUTHOR OF "TALES FROM THE NORSE," "ANNALS OF AN EVENTFUL LIFE," ETC.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY G. W. DASENT, D.C.L.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading BY G. W. DASENT, D.C.L.
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From this reading P. CHR.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading BY G. W. DASENT, D.C.L.
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From this reading BY G. W. DASENT, D.C.L.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "TALES FROM THE NORSE," "ANNALS OF AN EVENTFUL LIFE," ETC.
full of events or incidents
From this reading AUTHOR OF "TALES FROM THE NORSE," "ANNALS OF AN EVENTFUL LIFE," ETC.
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From this reading TALES FROM THE FJELD.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading TALES FROM THE FJELD.
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading BY G. W. DASENT, D.C.L.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading BY G. W. DASENT, D.C.L.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading AUTHOR OF "TALES FROM THE NORSE," "ANNALS OF AN EVENTFUL LIFE," ETC.
an inhabitant of Scandinavia
From this reading AUTHOR OF "TALES FROM THE NORSE," "ANNALS OF AN EVENTFUL LIFE," ETC.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF "TALES FROM THE NORSE," "ANNALS OF AN EVENTFUL LIFE," ETC.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading P. CHR.
plural of “tale” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading TALES FROM THE FJELD.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TALES FROM THE FJELD.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading BY G. W. DASENT, D.C.L.
Chapter 1 of Tales from the Fjeld by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen holds 418 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 1 holds 418 sentences of Tales from the Fjeld, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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