Chapter 3 of Victoria is here in full — 467 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Victoria is here in full — 467 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Good-night." "Good-night. I'm going to bed now, I promise you that. You shan't hear another sound. And in future I'll be more careful."
Chapter 3 of Victoria is here in full — 467 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/93 · 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.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading “You shan't hear another sound.”
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading “I'm going to bed now, I promise you that.”
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading “And in future I'll be more careful."”
yet to be or coming
From this reading “And in future I'll be more careful."”
the act of departing
From this reading “I'm going to bed now, I promise you that.”
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading “You shan't hear another sound.”
make a promise or commitment
From this reading “I'm going to bed now, I promise you that.”
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading “You shan't hear another sound.”
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.
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.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And in future I'll be more careful."
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading You shan't hear another sound.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And in future I'll be more careful."
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading I'm going to bed now, I promise you that.
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading And in future I'll be more careful."
yet to be or coming
From this reading And in future I'll be more careful."
the act of departing
From this reading I'm going to bed now, I promise you that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Good-night."
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading You shan't hear another sound.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I'm going to bed now, I promise you that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And in future I'll be more careful."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm going to bed now, I promise you that.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And in future I'll be more careful."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading And in future I'll be more careful."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I'm going to bed now, I promise you that.
make a promise or commitment
From this reading I'm going to bed now, I promise you that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You shan't hear another sound.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading You shan't hear another sound.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I'm going to bed now, I promise you that.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I'm going to bed now, I promise you that.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I'm going to bed now, I promise you that.
Chapter 3 of Victoria by Knut Hamsun holds 467 sentences, grouped into 94 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 3 holds 467 sentences of Victoria, unabridged, divided into 94 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of Victoria by Knut Hamsun exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 467 sentences, grouped into 94 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 94 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 94 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
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