Chapter 32 of The Ice Queen is here in full — 41 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 32 of The Ice Queen is here in full — 41 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN ASTONISHED FARMER. "Wall, I swanny!" was the farmer's exclamation, as he stared at the strange-looking outfit invading his shores. "Who be ye? and where did ye come from?" They began to tell him, and at every sentence his "Wall, I swanny!" was thrown in, to show the astonishment with which he listened. At last he seemed to recollect himself.
Chapter 32 of The Ice Queen is here in full — 41 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading “"Wall, I swanny!" was the farmer's exclamation, as he stared at the strange-looking outfit invading his shores.”
a person who operates a farm
From this reading “AN ASTONISHED FARMER.”
possessive form of “farmer” — a person who operates a farm
From this reading “"Wall, I swanny!" was the farmer's exclamation, as he stared at the strange-looking outfit invading his shores.”
involving invasion or aggressive attack
From this reading “"Wall, I swanny!" was the farmer's exclamation, as he stared at the strange-looking outfit invading his shores.”
any cohesive unit such as a military company
From this reading “"Wall, I swanny!" was the farmer's exclamation, as he stared at the strange-looking outfit invading his shores.”
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading “At last he seemed to recollect himself.”
a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading “They began to tell him, and at every sentence his "Wall, I swanny!" was thrown in, to show the astonishment with which he listened.”
plural of “shore” — the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading “"Wall, I swanny!" was the farmer's exclamation, as he stared at the strange-looking outfit invading his shores.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “"Wall, I swanny!" was the farmer's exclamation, as he stared at the strange-looking outfit invading his shores.”
In this reading “"Who be ye? and where did ye come from?"”
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.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN ASTONISHED FARMER.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Who be ye? and where did ye come from?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Wall, I swanny!" was the farmer's exclamation, as he stared at the strange-looking outfit invading his shores.
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading AN ASTONISHED FARMER.
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading They began to tell him, and at every sentence his "Wall, I swanny!" was thrown in, to show the astonishment with which he listened.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Wall, I swanny!" was the farmer's exclamation, as he stared at the strange-looking outfit invading his shores.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Who be ye? and where did ye come from?"
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading They began to tell him, and at every sentence his "Wall, I swanny!" was thrown in, to show the astonishment with which he listened.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Who be ye? and where did ye come from?"
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Who be ye? and where did ye come from?"
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading They began to tell him, and at every sentence his "Wall, I swanny!" was thrown in, to show the astonishment with which he listened.
an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading "Wall, I swanny!" was the farmer's exclamation, as he stared at the strange-looking outfit invading his shores.
a person who operates a farm
From this reading AN ASTONISHED FARMER.
possessive form of “farmer” — a person who operates a farm
From this reading "Wall, I swanny!" was the farmer's exclamation, as he stared at the strange-looking outfit invading his shores.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Who be ye? and where did ye come from?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Wall, I swanny!" was the farmer's exclamation, as he stared at the strange-looking outfit invading his shores.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They began to tell him, and at every sentence his "Wall, I swanny!" was thrown in, to show the astonishment with which he listened.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading At last he seemed to recollect himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Wall, I swanny!" was the farmer's exclamation, as he stared at the strange-looking outfit invading his shores.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Wall, I swanny!" was the farmer's exclamation, as he stared at the strange-looking outfit invading his shores.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They began to tell him, and at every sentence his "Wall, I swanny!" was thrown in, to show the astonishment with which he listened.
involving invasion or aggressive attack
From this reading "Wall, I swanny!" was the farmer's exclamation, as he stared at the strange-looking outfit invading his shores.
immediately past
From this reading At last he seemed to recollect himself.
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading They began to tell him, and at every sentence his "Wall, I swanny!" was thrown in, to show the astonishment with which he listened.
any cohesive unit such as a military company
From this reading "Wall, I swanny!" was the farmer's exclamation, as he stared at the strange-looking outfit invading his shores.
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading At last he seemed to recollect himself.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading At last he seemed to recollect himself.
a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading They began to tell him, and at every sentence his "Wall, I swanny!" was thrown in, to show the astonishment with which he listened.
plural of “shore” — the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading "Wall, I swanny!" was the farmer's exclamation, as he stared at the strange-looking outfit invading his shores.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading They began to tell him, and at every sentence his "Wall, I swanny!" was thrown in, to show the astonishment with which he listened.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading "Wall, I swanny!" was the farmer's exclamation, as he stared at the strange-looking outfit invading his shores.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Wall, I swanny!" was the farmer's exclamation, as he stared at the strange-looking outfit invading his shores.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Wall, I swanny!" was the farmer's exclamation, as he stared at the strange-looking outfit invading his shores.
express in words
From this reading They began to tell him, and at every sentence his "Wall, I swanny!" was thrown in, to show the astonishment with which he listened.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Wall, I swanny!" was the farmer's exclamation, as he stared at the strange-looking outfit invading his shores.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They began to tell him, and at every sentence his "Wall, I swanny!" was thrown in, to show the astonishment with which he listened.
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading They began to tell him, and at every sentence his "Wall, I swanny!" was thrown in, to show the astonishment with which he listened.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They began to tell him, and at every sentence his "Wall, I swanny!" was thrown in, to show the astonishment with which he listened.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading "Wall, I swanny!" was the farmer's exclamation, as he stared at the strange-looking outfit invading his shores.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Wall, I swanny!" was the farmer's exclamation, as he stared at the strange-looking outfit invading his shores.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Who be ye? and where did ye come from?"
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They began to tell him, and at every sentence his "Wall, I swanny!" was thrown in, to show the astonishment with which he listened.
which person or people
From this reading "Who be ye? and where did ye come from?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading They began to tell him, and at every sentence his "Wall, I swanny!" was thrown in, to show the astonishment with which he listened.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "Who be ye? and where did ye come from?"
Chapter 32 of The Ice Queen by Ernest Ingersoll holds 41 sentences, grouped into 9 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 32 holds 41 sentences of The Ice Queen, unabridged, divided into 9 reading sections.
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