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Tales from Two Hemispheres

Chapter VII · Chapter 7

Chapter 7 of Tales from Two Hemispheres is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen • Curated US English Learning Edition

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“Farewell, Halvard,” said she, calmly, and pushed the boat into the water.

“But, Brita,” cried he, in despair, “what would you have me do?”

She lifted the child in her arms, then pointed to the vacant seat at her side.

He understood what she meant, and stood for a moment wavering.

Suddenly, he covered his face with his hands and burst into tears.

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Chapter VII Reading 1/32

Tales from Two Hemispheres

Chapter VII · Chapter 7

Chapter 7 of Tales from Two Hemispheres is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/32 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

“Farewell, Halvard,” said she, calmly, and pushed the boat into the water.

Line 2

“But, Brita,” cried he, in despair, “what would you have me do?”

Line 3

She lifted the child in her arms, then pointed to the vacant seat at her side.

Line 4

He understood what she meant, and stood for a moment wavering.

Line 5

Suddenly, he covered his face with his hands and burst into tears.

Learner Dictionary

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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

Stood verb US /stʊd/

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading “He understood what she meant, and stood for a moment wavering.”

All words in this reading · 49

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a

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From this reading He understood what she meant, and stood for a moment wavering.

and

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From this reading “Farewell, Halvard,” said she, calmly, and pushed the boat into the water.

arms

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From this reading She lifted the child in her arms, then pointed to the vacant seat at her side.

at

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From this reading She lifted the child in her arms, then pointed to the vacant seat at her side.

boat

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From this reading “Farewell, Halvard,” said she, calmly, and pushed the boat into the water.

Brita

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From this reading “But, Brita,” cried he, in despair, “what would you have me do?”

burst

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From this reading Suddenly, he covered his face with his hands and burst into tears.

But

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From this reading “But, Brita,” cried he, in despair, “what would you have me do?”

calmly

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From this reading “Farewell, Halvard,” said she, calmly, and pushed the boat into the water.

child

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From this reading She lifted the child in her arms, then pointed to the vacant seat at her side.

covered

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From this reading Suddenly, he covered his face with his hands and burst into tears.

cried

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From this reading “But, Brita,” cried he, in despair, “what would you have me do?”

despair

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From this reading “But, Brita,” cried he, in despair, “what would you have me do?”

do

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From this reading “But, Brita,” cried he, in despair, “what would you have me do?”

face

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From this reading Suddenly, he covered his face with his hands and burst into tears.

Farewell

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From this reading “Farewell, Halvard,” said she, calmly, and pushed the boat into the water.

for

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From this reading He understood what she meant, and stood for a moment wavering.

Halvard

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From this reading “Farewell, Halvard,” said she, calmly, and pushed the boat into the water.

hands

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have

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From this reading “But, Brita,” cried he, in despair, “what would you have me do?”

he

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From this reading “But, Brita,” cried he, in despair, “what would you have me do?”

her

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From this reading She lifted the child in her arms, then pointed to the vacant seat at her side.

his

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From this reading Suddenly, he covered his face with his hands and burst into tears.

in

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From this reading “But, Brita,” cried he, in despair, “what would you have me do?”

into

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From this reading “Farewell, Halvard,” said she, calmly, and pushed the boat into the water.

lifted

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From this reading She lifted the child in her arms, then pointed to the vacant seat at her side.

me

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From this reading “But, Brita,” cried he, in despair, “what would you have me do?”

meant

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From this reading He understood what she meant, and stood for a moment wavering.

moment

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From this reading He understood what she meant, and stood for a moment wavering.

pointed

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From this reading She lifted the child in her arms, then pointed to the vacant seat at her side.

pushed

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From this reading “Farewell, Halvard,” said she, calmly, and pushed the boat into the water.

said

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From this reading “Farewell, Halvard,” said she, calmly, and pushed the boat into the water.

seat

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From this reading She lifted the child in her arms, then pointed to the vacant seat at her side.

she

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From this reading “Farewell, Halvard,” said she, calmly, and pushed the boat into the water.

side

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From this reading She lifted the child in her arms, then pointed to the vacant seat at her side.

stoodverbUS /stʊd/

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading He understood what she meant, and stood for a moment wavering.

Suddenly

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From this reading Suddenly, he covered his face with his hands and burst into tears.

tears

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the

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From this reading “Farewell, Halvard,” said she, calmly, and pushed the boat into the water.

then

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From this reading She lifted the child in her arms, then pointed to the vacant seat at her side.

to

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From this reading She lifted the child in her arms, then pointed to the vacant seat at her side.

understood

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From this reading He understood what she meant, and stood for a moment wavering.

vacant

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From this reading She lifted the child in her arms, then pointed to the vacant seat at her side.

water

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From this reading “Farewell, Halvard,” said she, calmly, and pushed the boat into the water.

wavering

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From this reading He understood what she meant, and stood for a moment wavering.

what

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From this reading “But, Brita,” cried he, in despair, “what would you have me do?”

with

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would

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From this reading “But, Brita,” cried he, in despair, “what would you have me do?”

you

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From this reading “But, Brita,” cried he, in despair, “what would you have me do?”

Chapter 7 of Tales from Two Hemispheres by Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen holds 160 sentences, grouped into 32 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.

What does chapter 7 of Tales from Two Hemispheres contain?

Chapter 7 holds 160 sentences of Tales from Two Hemispheres, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 7 of Tales from Two Hemispheres by Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 160 sentences, grouped into 32 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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