Chapter 4 of The Emperor of Portugallia is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Emperor of Portugallia is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Young Där Nol, without a word, went toward the door; but suddenly he turned back, took Jan's hand, and pressed it. "Thanks!" he said in a choked voice. "You have given me more than you yourself know." "Don't imagine it, my dear August Där Nol!" Jan said to himself when the boy had gone.
Chapter 4 of The Emperor of Portugallia is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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the month following July and preceding September
From this reading “"Don't imagine it, my dear August Där Nol!"”
stopped up; clogged up
From this reading “"Thanks!" he said in a choked voice.”
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading “"Don't imagine it, my dear August Där Nol!"”
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading “Young Där Nol, without a word, went toward the door; but suddenly he turned back, took Jan's hand, and pressed it.”
possessive form of “jan” — the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading “Young Där Nol, without a word, went toward the door; but suddenly he turned back, took Jan's hand, and pressed it.”
compacted by ironing
From this reading “Young Där Nol, without a word, went toward the door; but suddenly he turned back, took Jan's hand, and pressed it.”
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading “"Thanks!" he said in a choked voice.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “"You have given me more than you yourself know."”
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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 Young Där Nol, without a word, went toward the door; but suddenly he turned back, took Jan's hand, and pressed it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Young Där Nol, without a word, went toward the door; but suddenly he turned back, took Jan's hand, and pressed it.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading "Don't imagine it, my dear August Där Nol!"
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Young Där Nol, without a word, went toward the door; but suddenly he turned back, took Jan's hand, and pressed it.
a youthful male person
From this reading Jan said to himself when the boy had gone.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Young Där Nol, without a word, went toward the door; but suddenly he turned back, took Jan's hand, and pressed it.
stopped up; clogged up
From this reading "Thanks!" he said in a choked voice.
dearly loved
From this reading "Don't imagine it, my dear August Där Nol!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't imagine it, my dear August Där Nol!"
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Young Där Nol, without a word, went toward the door; but suddenly he turned back, took Jan's hand, and pressed it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Young Där Nol, without a word, went toward the door; but suddenly he turned back, took Jan's hand, and pressed it.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading "You have given me more than you yourself know."
destroyed or killed
From this reading Jan said to himself when the boy had gone.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jan said to himself when the boy had gone.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Young Där Nol, without a word, went toward the door; but suddenly he turned back, took Jan's hand, and pressed it.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You have given me more than you yourself know."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Young Där Nol, without a word, went toward the door; but suddenly he turned back, took Jan's hand, and pressed it.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Jan said to himself when the boy had gone.
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading "Don't imagine it, my dear August Där Nol!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Thanks!" he said in a choked voice.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Young Där Nol, without a word, went toward the door; but suddenly he turned back, took Jan's hand, and pressed it.
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading Jan said to himself when the boy had gone.
possessive form of “jan” — the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading Young Där Nol, without a word, went toward the door; but suddenly he turned back, took Jan's hand, and pressed it.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "You have given me more than you yourself know."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You have given me more than you yourself know."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "You have given me more than you yourself know."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Don't imagine it, my dear August Där Nol!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Young Där Nol, without a word, went toward the door; but suddenly he turned back, took Jan's hand, and pressed it.
compacted by ironing
From this reading Young Där Nol, without a word, went toward the door; but suddenly he turned back, took Jan's hand, and pressed it.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Thanks!" he said in a choked voice.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Young Där Nol, without a word, went toward the door; but suddenly he turned back, took Jan's hand, and pressed it.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "You have given me more than you yourself know."
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading "Thanks!" he said in a choked voice.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Young Där Nol, without a word, went toward the door; but suddenly he turned back, took Jan's hand, and pressed it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jan said to himself when the boy had gone.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Young Där Nol, without a word, went toward the door; but suddenly he turned back, took Jan's hand, and pressed it.
in the direction of
From this reading Young Där Nol, without a word, went toward the door; but suddenly he turned back, took Jan's hand, and pressed it.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Young Där Nol, without a word, went toward the door; but suddenly he turned back, took Jan's hand, and pressed it.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "Thanks!" he said in a choked voice.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Young Där Nol, without a word, went toward the door; but suddenly he turned back, took Jan's hand, and pressed it.
at the time that
From this reading Jan said to himself when the boy had gone.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Young Där Nol, without a word, went toward the door; but suddenly he turned back, took Jan's hand, and pressed it.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Young Där Nol, without a word, went toward the door; but suddenly he turned back, took Jan's hand, and pressed it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You have given me more than you yourself know."
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Young Där Nol, without a word, went toward the door; but suddenly he turned back, took Jan's hand, and pressed it.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "You have given me more than you yourself know."
Chapter 4 of The Emperor of Portugallia by Selma Lagerlöf holds 429 sentences, grouped into 86 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.
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