Chapter 16 of The Great Hunger is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The Great Hunger is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
There came a card from Peer, with a brief message: “Off to inspect the ground.” A fortnight later he came home, loaded with maps and plans. “Of course I’m late for the fair, as usual,” he said. “But wait a bit.” He locked himself into his room.
Chapter 16 of The Great Hunger is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes
From this reading “There came a card from Peer, with a brief message: “Off to inspect the ground.””
a period of fourteen consecutive days
From this reading “A fortnight later he came home, loaded with maps and plans.”
look over carefully
From this reading “There came a card from Peer, with a brief message: “Off to inspect the ground.””
filled with a great quantity
From this reading “A fortnight later he came home, loaded with maps and plans.”
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading “He locked himself into his room.”
plural of “map” — a diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it)
From this reading “A fortnight later he came home, loaded with maps and plans.”
a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
From this reading “There came a card from Peer, with a brief message: “Off to inspect the ground.””
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading “A fortnight later he came home, loaded with maps and plans.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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 There came a card from Peer, with a brief message: “Off to inspect the ground.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A fortnight later he came home, loaded with maps and plans.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Of course I’m late for the fair, as usual,” he said.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading “But wait a bit.”
of short duration or distance
From this reading There came a card from Peer, with a brief message: “Off to inspect the ground.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But wait a bit.”
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading There came a card from Peer, with a brief message: “Off to inspect the ground.”
one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes
From this reading There came a card from Peer, with a brief message: “Off to inspect the ground.”
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading “Of course I’m late for the fair, as usual,” he said.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading “Of course I’m late for the fair, as usual,” he said.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Of course I’m late for the fair, as usual,” he said.
a period of fourteen consecutive days
From this reading A fortnight later he came home, loaded with maps and plans.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There came a card from Peer, with a brief message: “Off to inspect the ground.”
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading There came a card from Peer, with a brief message: “Off to inspect the ground.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A fortnight later he came home, loaded with maps and plans.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He locked himself into his room.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He locked himself into his room.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading A fortnight later he came home, loaded with maps and plans.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Of course I’m late for the fair, as usual,” he said.
look over carefully
From this reading There came a card from Peer, with a brief message: “Off to inspect the ground.”
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He locked himself into his room.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading “Of course I’m late for the fair, as usual,” he said.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading A fortnight later he came home, loaded with maps and plans.
filled with a great quantity
From this reading A fortnight later he came home, loaded with maps and plans.
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading He locked himself into his room.
plural of “map” — a diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it)
From this reading A fortnight later he came home, loaded with maps and plans.
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading There came a card from Peer, with a brief message: “Off to inspect the ground.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Of course I’m late for the fair, as usual,” he said.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading There came a card from Peer, with a brief message: “Off to inspect the ground.”
a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
From this reading There came a card from Peer, with a brief message: “Off to inspect the ground.”
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading A fortnight later he came home, loaded with maps and plans.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading He locked himself into his room.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Of course I’m late for the fair, as usual,” he said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There came a card from Peer, with a brief message: “Off to inspect the ground.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading There came a card from Peer, with a brief message: “Off to inspect the ground.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There came a card from Peer, with a brief message: “Off to inspect the ground.”
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading “Of course I’m late for the fair, as usual,” he said.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “But wait a bit.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading There came a card from Peer, with a brief message: “Off to inspect the ground.”
Chapter 16 of The Great Hunger by Johan Bojer holds 184 sentences, grouped into 37 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 16 holds 184 sentences of The Great Hunger, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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