Chapter 7 of Wanderers is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Wanderers is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Pause. The Lensmand playing Lensmand from top to toe, unravelling schemes and plots. “He is not innocent,” said he. “Really?” “Ah, I've seen that sort of thing before.
Chapter 7 of Wanderers is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 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.
free from evil or guilt
From this reading ““He is not innocent,” said he.”
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading “Pause.”
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading “The Lensmand playing Lensmand from top to toe, unravelling schemes and plots.”
plural of “plot” — a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
From this reading “The Lensmand playing Lensmand from top to toe, unravelling schemes and plots.”
plural of “scheme” — an elaborate and systematic plan of action
From this reading “The Lensmand playing Lensmand from top to toe, unravelling schemes and plots.”
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading ““Ah, I've seen that sort of thing before.”
one of the digits of the foot
From this reading “The Lensmand playing Lensmand from top to toe, unravelling schemes and plots.”
the upper part of anything
From this reading “The Lensmand playing Lensmand from top to toe, unravelling schemes and plots.”
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From this reading “Ah, I've seen that sort of thing before.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Lensmand playing Lensmand from top to toe, unravelling schemes and plots.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Ah, I've seen that sort of thing before.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Lensmand playing Lensmand from top to toe, unravelling schemes and plots.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He is not innocent,” said he.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah, I've seen that sort of thing before.
free from evil or guilt
From this reading “He is not innocent,” said he.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “He is not innocent,” said he.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Lensmand playing Lensmand from top to toe, unravelling schemes and plots.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “He is not innocent,” said he.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Ah, I've seen that sort of thing before.
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading Pause.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading The Lensmand playing Lensmand from top to toe, unravelling schemes and plots.
plural of “plot” — a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
From this reading The Lensmand playing Lensmand from top to toe, unravelling schemes and plots.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “Really?”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “He is not innocent,” said he.
plural of “scheme” — an elaborate and systematic plan of action
From this reading The Lensmand playing Lensmand from top to toe, unravelling schemes and plots.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Ah, I've seen that sort of thing before.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading “Ah, I've seen that sort of thing before.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Ah, I've seen that sort of thing before.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Lensmand playing Lensmand from top to toe, unravelling schemes and plots.
a special situation
From this reading “Ah, I've seen that sort of thing before.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Lensmand playing Lensmand from top to toe, unravelling schemes and plots.
one of the digits of the foot
From this reading The Lensmand playing Lensmand from top to toe, unravelling schemes and plots.
the upper part of anything
From this reading The Lensmand playing Lensmand from top to toe, unravelling schemes and plots.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Lensmand playing Lensmand from top to toe, unravelling schemes and plots.
Chapter 7 of Wanderers by Knut Hamsun holds 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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 7 holds 411 sentences of Wanderers, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of Wanderers by Knut Hamsun exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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.
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