Chapter 13 of The Wonderful Adventures of Nils is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Wonderful Adventures of Nils is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The boy was not long in getting back to the horse. "It isn't possible to get into the barn or the cow house," he said, "but there's a big, empty hay shed that they have forgotten to bolt. I can lead you into that." "Thank you!" said the horse. "It will seem good to sleep once more on familiar ground.
Chapter 13 of The Wonderful Adventures of Nils is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading “"It isn't possible to get into the barn or the cow house," he said, "but there's a big, empty hay shed that they have forgotten to bolt.”
a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
From this reading “"It isn't possible to get into the barn or the cow house," he said, "but there's a big, empty hay shed that they have forgotten to bolt.”
female of domestic cattle: "“moo-cow” is a child's term"
From this reading “"It isn't possible to get into the barn or the cow house," he said, "but there's a big, empty hay shed that they have forgotten to bolt.”
make void or empty of contents
From this reading “"It isn't possible to get into the barn or the cow house," he said, "but there's a big, empty hay shed that they have forgotten to bolt.”
well known or easily recognized
From this reading “"It will seem good to sleep once more on familiar ground.”
grass mowed and cured for use as fodder
From this reading “"It isn't possible to get into the barn or the cow house," he said, "but there's a big, empty hay shed that they have forgotten to bolt.”
take somebody somewhere
From this reading “I can lead you into that."”
get rid of
From this reading “"It isn't possible to get into the barn or the cow house," he said, "but there's a big, empty hay shed that they have forgotten to bolt.”
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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 "It isn't possible to get into the barn or the cow house," he said, "but there's a big, empty hay shed that they have forgotten to bolt.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The boy was not long in getting back to the horse.
an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading "It isn't possible to get into the barn or the cow house," he said, "but there's a big, empty hay shed that they have forgotten to bolt.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "It isn't possible to get into the barn or the cow house," he said, "but there's a big, empty hay shed that they have forgotten to bolt.
a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
From this reading "It isn't possible to get into the barn or the cow house," he said, "but there's a big, empty hay shed that they have forgotten to bolt.
a youthful male person
From this reading The boy was not long in getting back to the horse.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "It isn't possible to get into the barn or the cow house," he said, "but there's a big, empty hay shed that they have forgotten to bolt.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I can lead you into that."
female of domestic cattle: "“moo-cow” is a child's term"
From this reading "It isn't possible to get into the barn or the cow house," he said, "but there's a big, empty hay shed that they have forgotten to bolt.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading "It isn't possible to get into the barn or the cow house," he said, "but there's a big, empty hay shed that they have forgotten to bolt.
well known or easily recognized
From this reading "It will seem good to sleep once more on familiar ground.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading "It isn't possible to get into the barn or the cow house," he said, "but there's a big, empty hay shed that they have forgotten to bolt.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "It isn't possible to get into the barn or the cow house," he said, "but there's a big, empty hay shed that they have forgotten to bolt.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading The boy was not long in getting back to the horse.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "It will seem good to sleep once more on familiar ground.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading "It will seem good to sleep once more on familiar ground.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "It isn't possible to get into the barn or the cow house," he said, "but there's a big, empty hay shed that they have forgotten to bolt.
grass mowed and cured for use as fodder
From this reading "It isn't possible to get into the barn or the cow house," he said, "but there's a big, empty hay shed that they have forgotten to bolt.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It isn't possible to get into the barn or the cow house," he said, "but there's a big, empty hay shed that they have forgotten to bolt.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading The boy was not long in getting back to the horse.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "It isn't possible to get into the barn or the cow house," he said, "but there's a big, empty hay shed that they have forgotten to bolt.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I can lead you into that."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The boy was not long in getting back to the horse.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "It isn't possible to get into the barn or the cow house," he said, "but there's a big, empty hay shed that they have forgotten to bolt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It isn't possible to get into the barn or the cow house," he said, "but there's a big, empty hay shed that they have forgotten to bolt.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It isn't possible to get into the barn or the cow house," he said, "but there's a big, empty hay shed that they have forgotten to bolt.
take somebody somewhere
From this reading I can lead you into that."
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The boy was not long in getting back to the horse.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "It will seem good to sleep once more on familiar ground.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The boy was not long in getting back to the horse.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "It will seem good to sleep once more on familiar ground.
on one occasion
From this reading "It will seem good to sleep once more on familiar ground.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "It isn't possible to get into the barn or the cow house," he said, "but there's a big, empty hay shed that they have forgotten to bolt.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading "It isn't possible to get into the barn or the cow house," he said, "but there's a big, empty hay shed that they have forgotten to bolt.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It isn't possible to get into the barn or the cow house," he said, "but there's a big, empty hay shed that they have forgotten to bolt.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "It will seem good to sleep once more on familiar ground.
get rid of
From this reading "It isn't possible to get into the barn or the cow house," he said, "but there's a big, empty hay shed that they have forgotten to bolt.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading "It will seem good to sleep once more on familiar ground.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading "Thank you!" said the horse.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "It isn't possible to get into the barn or the cow house," he said, "but there's a big, empty hay shed that they have forgotten to bolt.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The boy was not long in getting back to the horse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It isn't possible to get into the barn or the cow house," he said, "but there's a big, empty hay shed that they have forgotten to bolt.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It isn't possible to get into the barn or the cow house," he said, "but there's a big, empty hay shed that they have forgotten to bolt.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The boy was not long in getting back to the horse.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The boy was not long in getting back to the horse.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "It will seem good to sleep once more on familiar ground.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I can lead you into that."
Chapter 13 of The Wonderful Adventures of Nils by Selma Lagerlöf holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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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