Chapter 4 of The Heritage of the Kurts, Volume 2 (of 2) is here in full — 251 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 4 of The Heritage of the Kurts, Volume 2 (of 2) is here in full — 251 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Child or woman, which is she? Hard to answer that will be. Wouldst thou then a woman snare? See a child in captive there! And when thou bidd'st the child to stay, A woman from thee flies away.
Chapter 4 of The Heritage of the Kurts, Volume 2 (of 2) is here in full — 251 sentences across 51 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.
react verbally
From this reading “Hard to answer that will be.”
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading “See a child in captive there!”
(theater) the space over the stage (out of view of the audience) used to store scenery (drop curtains)
From this reading “And when thou bidd'st the child to stay, A woman from thee flies away.”
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading “Hard to answer that will be.”
something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares
From this reading “Wouldst thou then a woman snare?”
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “And when thou bidd'st the child to stay, A woman from thee flies away.”
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “And when thou bidd'st the child to stay, A woman from thee flies away.”
an old form of “would”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Wouldst thou then a woman snare?”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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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 Wouldst thou then a woman snare?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And when thou bidd'st the child to stay, A woman from thee flies away.
react verbally
From this reading Hard to answer that will be.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading And when thou bidd'st the child to stay, A woman from thee flies away.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Hard to answer that will be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And when thou bidd'st the child to stay, A woman from thee flies away.
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading See a child in captive there!
a young person of either sex
From this reading Child or woman, which is she?
(theater) the space over the stage (out of view of the audience) used to store scenery (drop curtains)
From this reading And when thou bidd'st the child to stay, A woman from thee flies away.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And when thou bidd'st the child to stay, A woman from thee flies away.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Hard to answer that will be.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading See a child in captive there!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Child or woman, which is she?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Child or woman, which is she?
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading See a child in captive there!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Child or woman, which is she?
something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares
From this reading Wouldst thou then a woman snare?
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading And when thou bidd'st the child to stay, A woman from thee flies away.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Hard to answer that will be.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And when thou bidd'st the child to stay, A woman from thee flies away.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading And when thou bidd'st the child to stay, A woman from thee flies away.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Wouldst thou then a woman snare?
in or at that place or location
From this reading See a child in captive there!
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Wouldst thou then a woman snare?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hard to answer that will be.
at the time that
From this reading And when thou bidd'st the child to stay, A woman from thee flies away.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Child or woman, which is she?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Hard to answer that will be.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Child or woman, which is she?
an old form of “would”, used with “thou”
From this reading Wouldst thou then a woman snare?
Chapter 4 of The Heritage of the Kurts, Volume 2 (of 2) by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson holds 251 sentences, grouped into 51 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.
Chapter 4 holds 251 sentences of The Heritage of the Kurts, Volume 2 (of 2), unabridged, divided into 51 reading sections.
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