Chapter 14 of Tales from Two Hemispheres is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Tales from Two Hemispheres is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Ah, Borghild, is it you?” said he, in a hoarse voice. “What do you want with me? I thought you had done with me now.” “You are a very unwitty fellow,” answered she, with a forced laugh. “The branch that does not bend must break.”
Chapter 14 of Tales from Two Hemispheres is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading ““You are a very unwitty fellow,” answered she, with a forced laugh.”
form a curve
From this reading ““The branch that does not bend must break.””
a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading ““The branch that does not bend must break.””
terminate
From this reading ““The branch that does not bend must break.””
a boy or man
From this reading ““You are a very unwitty fellow,” answered she, with a forced laugh.”
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading ““You are a very unwitty fellow,” answered she, with a forced laugh.”
deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion
From this reading ““Ah, Borghild, is it you?” said he, in a hoarse voice.”
the sound of laughing
From this reading ““You are a very unwitty fellow,” answered she, with a forced laugh.”
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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 “Ah, Borghild, is it you?” said he, in a hoarse voice.
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From this reading “Ah, Borghild, is it you?” said he, in a hoarse voice.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “You are a very unwitty fellow,” answered she, with a forced laugh.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You are a very unwitty fellow,” answered she, with a forced laugh.
form a curve
From this reading “The branch that does not bend must break.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah, Borghild, is it you?” said he, in a hoarse voice.
a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading “The branch that does not bend must break.”
terminate
From this reading “The branch that does not bend must break.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “What do you want with me?
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The branch that does not bend must break.”
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading I thought you had done with me now.”
a boy or man
From this reading “You are a very unwitty fellow,” answered she, with a forced laugh.
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading “You are a very unwitty fellow,” answered she, with a forced laugh.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I thought you had done with me now.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Ah, Borghild, is it you?” said he, in a hoarse voice.
deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion
From this reading “Ah, Borghild, is it you?” said he, in a hoarse voice.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I thought you had done with me now.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Ah, Borghild, is it you?” said he, in a hoarse voice.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Ah, Borghild, is it you?” said he, in a hoarse voice.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Ah, Borghild, is it you?” said he, in a hoarse voice.
the sound of laughing
From this reading “You are a very unwitty fellow,” answered she, with a forced laugh.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “What do you want with me?
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “The branch that does not bend must break.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “The branch that does not bend must break.”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I thought you had done with me now.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Ah, Borghild, is it you?” said he, in a hoarse voice.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You are a very unwitty fellow,” answered she, with a forced laugh.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “The branch that does not bend must break.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The branch that does not bend must break.”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I thought you had done with me now.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You are a very unwitty fellow,” answered she, with a forced laugh.
precisely as stated
From this reading “You are a very unwitty fellow,” answered she, with a forced laugh.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “Ah, Borghild, is it you?” said he, in a hoarse voice.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “What do you want with me?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What do you want with me?
in the company of; together with
From this reading “What do you want with me?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Ah, Borghild, is it you?” said he, in a hoarse voice.
Chapter 14 of Tales from Two Hemispheres by Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen holds 155 sentences, grouped into 31 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.
Chapter 14 holds 155 sentences of Tales from Two Hemispheres, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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