Chapter 11 of The Story of Gösta Berling is here in full — 599 sentences across 120 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Story of Gösta Berling is here in full — 599 sentences across 120 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE YOUNG COUNTESS The young countess sleeps till ten o’clock in the morning, and wants fresh bread on the breakfast-table every day. The young countess embroiders, and reads poetry. She knows nothing of weaving and cooking. The young countess is spoiled. But the young countess is gay, and lets her joyousness shine on all and everything.
Chapter 11 of The Story of Gösta Berling is here in full — 599 sentences across 120 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/119 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
From this reading “She knows nothing of weaving and cooking.”
female equivalent of a count or earl
From this reading “THE YOUNG COUNTESS The young countess sleeps till ten o’clock in the morning, and wants fresh bread on the breakfast-table every day.”
plural of “let” — a brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India
From this reading “But the young countess is gay, and lets her joyousness shine on all and everything.”
plural of “read” — something that is read
From this reading “The young countess embroiders, and reads poetry.”
be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading “But the young countess is gay, and lets her joyousness shine on all and everything.”
plural of “sleep” — a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading “THE YOUNG COUNTESS The young countess sleeps till ten o’clock in the morning, and wants fresh bread on the breakfast-table every day.”
having the character or disposition harmed by pampering or oversolicitous attention
From this reading “The young countess is spoiled.”
creating fabric
From this reading “She knows nothing of weaving and cooking.”
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 “The young countess embroiders, and reads poetry.”
In this reading “THE YOUNG COUNTESS The young countess sleeps till ten o’clock in the morning, and wants fresh bread on the breakfast-table every day.”
In this reading “THE YOUNG COUNTESS The young countess sleeps till ten o’clock in the morning, and wants fresh bread on the breakfast-table every day.”
In this reading “But the young countess is gay, and lets her joyousness shine on all and everything.”
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.
(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 But the young countess is gay, and lets her joyousness shine on all and everything.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE YOUNG COUNTESS The young countess sleeps till ten o’clock in the morning, and wants fresh bread on the breakfast-table every day.
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading THE YOUNG COUNTESS The young countess sleeps till ten o’clock in the morning, and wants fresh bread on the breakfast-table every day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE YOUNG COUNTESS The young countess sleeps till ten o’clock in the morning, and wants fresh bread on the breakfast-table every day.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the young countess is gay, and lets her joyousness shine on all and everything.
the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
From this reading She knows nothing of weaving and cooking.
female equivalent of a count or earl
From this reading THE YOUNG COUNTESS The young countess sleeps till ten o’clock in the morning, and wants fresh bread on the breakfast-table every day.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading THE YOUNG COUNTESS The young countess sleeps till ten o’clock in the morning, and wants fresh bread on the breakfast-table every day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The young countess embroiders, and reads poetry.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading THE YOUNG COUNTESS The young countess sleeps till ten o’clock in the morning, and wants fresh bread on the breakfast-table every day.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading But the young countess is gay, and lets her joyousness shine on all and everything.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading THE YOUNG COUNTESS The young countess sleeps till ten o’clock in the morning, and wants fresh bread on the breakfast-table every day.
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading But the young countess is gay, and lets her joyousness shine on all and everything.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But the young countess is gay, and lets her joyousness shine on all and everything.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE YOUNG COUNTESS The young countess sleeps till ten o’clock in the morning, and wants fresh bread on the breakfast-table every day.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The young countess is spoiled.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading But the young countess is gay, and lets her joyousness shine on all and everything.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading She knows nothing of weaving and cooking.
plural of “let” — a brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India
From this reading But the young countess is gay, and lets her joyousness shine on all and everything.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading THE YOUNG COUNTESS The young countess sleeps till ten o’clock in the morning, and wants fresh bread on the breakfast-table every day.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She knows nothing of weaving and cooking.
according to the clock
From this reading THE YOUNG COUNTESS The young countess sleeps till ten o’clock in the morning, and wants fresh bread on the breakfast-table every day.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She knows nothing of weaving and cooking.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE YOUNG COUNTESS The young countess sleeps till ten o’clock in the morning, and wants fresh bread on the breakfast-table every day.
literature in metrical form
From this reading The young countess embroiders, and reads poetry.
plural of “read” — something that is read
From this reading The young countess embroiders, and reads poetry.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She knows nothing of weaving and cooking.
be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading But the young countess is gay, and lets her joyousness shine on all and everything.
plural of “sleep” — a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading THE YOUNG COUNTESS The young countess sleeps till ten o’clock in the morning, and wants fresh bread on the breakfast-table every day.
having the character or disposition harmed by pampering or oversolicitous attention
From this reading The young countess is spoiled.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading THE YOUNG COUNTESS The young countess sleeps till ten o’clock in the morning, and wants fresh bread on the breakfast-table every day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE YOUNG COUNTESS The young countess sleeps till ten o’clock in the morning, and wants fresh bread on the breakfast-table every day.
up to a particular time
From this reading THE YOUNG COUNTESS The young countess sleeps till ten o’clock in the morning, and wants fresh bread on the breakfast-table every day.
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading THE YOUNG COUNTESS The young countess sleeps till ten o’clock in the morning, and wants fresh bread on the breakfast-table every day.
creating fabric
From this reading She knows nothing of weaving and cooking.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading THE YOUNG COUNTESS The young countess sleeps till ten o’clock in the morning, and wants fresh bread on the breakfast-table every day.
Chapter 11 of The Story of Gösta Berling by Selma Lagerlöf holds 599 sentences, grouped into 120 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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