Chapter 2 of Victoria is here in full — 454 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Victoria is here in full — 454 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He looked around. Nobody heard him, he was all by himself. In his hand he held the valuable watch, it was ticking, it went. Thanks, thanks for this good day! He patted the moss on the stones and the fallen twigs.
Chapter 2 of Victoria is here in full — 454 sentences across 91 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.
tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants
From this reading “He patted the moss on the stones and the fallen twigs.”
no person; not anyone
From this reading “Nobody heard him, he was all by himself.”
inflected form of “pat” — pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
From this reading “He patted the moss on the stones and the fallen twigs.”
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “He patted the moss on the stones and the fallen twigs.”
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading “Thanks, thanks for this good day!”
a metallic tapping sound
From this reading “In his hand he held the valuable watch, it was ticking, it went.”
plural of “twig” — a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year
From this reading “He patted the moss on the stones and the fallen twigs.”
having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange
From this reading “In his hand he held the valuable watch, it was ticking, it went.”
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.
look about oneself
In this reading “He looked around.”
In this reading “He patted the moss on the stones and the fallen twigs.”
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 Nobody heard him, he was all by himself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He patted the moss on the stones and the fallen twigs.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He looked around.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Nobody heard him, he was all by himself.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Thanks, thanks for this good day!
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading He patted the moss on the stones and the fallen twigs.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Thanks, thanks for this good day!
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Thanks, thanks for this good day!
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading In his hand he held the valuable watch, it was ticking, it went.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked around.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Nobody heard him, he was all by himself.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading In his hand he held the valuable watch, it was ticking, it went.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Nobody heard him, he was all by himself.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Nobody heard him, he was all by himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In his hand he held the valuable watch, it was ticking, it went.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In his hand he held the valuable watch, it was ticking, it went.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In his hand he held the valuable watch, it was ticking, it went.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He looked around.
tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants
From this reading He patted the moss on the stones and the fallen twigs.
no person; not anyone
From this reading Nobody heard him, he was all by himself.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He patted the moss on the stones and the fallen twigs.
inflected form of “pat” — pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
From this reading He patted the moss on the stones and the fallen twigs.
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading He patted the moss on the stones and the fallen twigs.
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading Thanks, thanks for this good day!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In his hand he held the valuable watch, it was ticking, it went.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Thanks, thanks for this good day!
a metallic tapping sound
From this reading In his hand he held the valuable watch, it was ticking, it went.
plural of “twig” — a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year
From this reading He patted the moss on the stones and the fallen twigs.
having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange
From this reading In his hand he held the valuable watch, it was ticking, it went.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nobody heard him, he was all by himself.
look attentively
From this reading In his hand he held the valuable watch, it was ticking, it went.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading In his hand he held the valuable watch, it was ticking, it went.
Chapter 2 of Victoria by Knut Hamsun holds 454 sentences, grouped into 91 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 2 holds 454 sentences of Victoria, unabridged, divided into 91 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Victoria by Knut Hamsun exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 454 sentences, grouped into 91 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 91 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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