Chapter 7 of The Emperor of Portugallia is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Emperor of Portugallia is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Father! Can't you see you've got a nibble? I believe you are letting the perch jerk the rod away from you." The old man quickly pulled up his line and released the fish from the hook. His fingers seemed to be all thumbs and the perch slipped from his hands back into the water.
Chapter 7 of The Emperor of Portugallia is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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fasten with a hook
From this reading “The old man quickly pulled up his line and released the fish from the hook.”
pull, or move with a sudden movement
From this reading “I believe you are letting the perch jerk the rod away from you."”
property that is leased or rented out or let
From this reading “I believe you are letting the perch jerk the rod away from you."”
bite off very small pieces
From this reading “Can't you see you've got a nibble?”
support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird)
From this reading “I believe you are letting the perch jerk the rod away from you."”
past form of “release” — release, as from one's grip
From this reading “The old man quickly pulled up his line and released the fish from the hook.”
a long thin implement made of metal or wood
From this reading “I believe you are letting the perch jerk the rod away from you."”
plural of “thumb” — the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb
From this reading “His fingers seemed to be all thumbs and the perch slipped from his hands back into the water.”
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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 Can't you see you've got a nibble?
(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 His fingers seemed to be all thumbs and the perch slipped from his hands back into the water.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The old man quickly pulled up his line and released the fish from the hook.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I believe you are letting the perch jerk the rod away from you."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I believe you are letting the perch jerk the rod away from you."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading His fingers seemed to be all thumbs and the perch slipped from his hands back into the water.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading His fingers seemed to be all thumbs and the perch slipped from his hands back into the water.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading I believe you are letting the perch jerk the rod away from you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Can't you see you've got a nibble?
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "Father!
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading His fingers seemed to be all thumbs and the perch slipped from his hands back into the water.
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading The old man quickly pulled up his line and released the fish from the hook.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I believe you are letting the perch jerk the rod away from you."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Can't you see you've got a nibble?
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading His fingers seemed to be all thumbs and the perch slipped from his hands back into the water.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The old man quickly pulled up his line and released the fish from the hook.
fasten with a hook
From this reading The old man quickly pulled up his line and released the fish from the hook.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I believe you are letting the perch jerk the rod away from you."
moving to the inside of something
From this reading His fingers seemed to be all thumbs and the perch slipped from his hands back into the water.
pull, or move with a sudden movement
From this reading I believe you are letting the perch jerk the rod away from you."
property that is leased or rented out or let
From this reading I believe you are letting the perch jerk the rod away from you."
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading The old man quickly pulled up his line and released the fish from the hook.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The old man quickly pulled up his line and released the fish from the hook.
bite off very small pieces
From this reading Can't you see you've got a nibble?
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The old man quickly pulled up his line and released the fish from the hook.
support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird)
From this reading I believe you are letting the perch jerk the rod away from you."
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading The old man quickly pulled up his line and released the fish from the hook.
with speed
From this reading The old man quickly pulled up his line and released the fish from the hook.
past form of “release” — release, as from one's grip
From this reading The old man quickly pulled up his line and released the fish from the hook.
a long thin implement made of metal or wood
From this reading I believe you are letting the perch jerk the rod away from you."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Can't you see you've got a nibble?
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading His fingers seemed to be all thumbs and the perch slipped from his hands back into the water.
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading His fingers seemed to be all thumbs and the perch slipped from his hands back into the water.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I believe you are letting the perch jerk the rod away from you."
plural of “thumb” — the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb
From this reading His fingers seemed to be all thumbs and the perch slipped from his hands back into the water.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His fingers seemed to be all thumbs and the perch slipped from his hands back into the water.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The old man quickly pulled up his line and released the fish from the hook.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading His fingers seemed to be all thumbs and the perch slipped from his hands back into the water.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Can't you see you've got a nibble?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Can't you see you've got a nibble?
Chapter 7 of The Emperor of Portugallia by Selma Lagerlöf holds 437 sentences, grouped into 88 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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