Chapter 9 of Wanderers is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Wanderers is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Emma comes out and joins us. She looks well and handsome still, and I tell her so. “Emma?” says Lars. “Ay, well, she's none so bad. But she's for ever having children, the wretch!” and, pouring out a drink from his half-bottle, he forces her to drink it off.
Chapter 9 of Wanderers is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading “Emma comes out and joins us.”
take in liquids
From this reading “But she's for ever having children, the wretch!” and, pouring out a drink from his half-bottle, he forces her to drink it off.”
plural of “force” — a powerful effect or influence
From this reading “But she's for ever having children, the wretch!” and, pouring out a drink from his half-bottle, he forces her to drink it off.”
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading “She looks well and handsome still, and I tell her so.”
plural of “join” — the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made
From this reading “Emma comes out and joins us.”
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading “She looks well and handsome still, and I tell her so.”
flowing profusely
From this reading “But she's for ever having children, the wretch!” and, pouring out a drink from his half-bottle, he forces her to drink it off.”
performs some wicked deed
From this reading “But she's for ever having children, the wretch!” and, pouring out a drink from his half-bottle, he forces her to drink it off.”
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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 But she's for ever having children, the wretch!” and, pouring out a drink from his half-bottle, he forces her to drink it off.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Emma comes out and joins us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ay, well, she's none so bad.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading “Ay, well, she's none so bad.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she's for ever having children, the wretch!” and, pouring out a drink from his half-bottle, he forces her to drink it off.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading But she's for ever having children, the wretch!” and, pouring out a drink from his half-bottle, he forces her to drink it off.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading Emma comes out and joins us.
take in liquids
From this reading But she's for ever having children, the wretch!” and, pouring out a drink from his half-bottle, he forces her to drink it off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Emma comes out and joins us.
at any time
From this reading But she's for ever having children, the wretch!” and, pouring out a drink from his half-bottle, he forces her to drink it off.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But she's for ever having children, the wretch!” and, pouring out a drink from his half-bottle, he forces her to drink it off.
plural of “force” — a powerful effect or influence
From this reading But she's for ever having children, the wretch!” and, pouring out a drink from his half-bottle, he forces her to drink it off.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But she's for ever having children, the wretch!” and, pouring out a drink from his half-bottle, he forces her to drink it off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But she's for ever having children, the wretch!” and, pouring out a drink from his half-bottle, he forces her to drink it off.
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading She looks well and handsome still, and I tell her so.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading But she's for ever having children, the wretch!” and, pouring out a drink from his half-bottle, he forces her to drink it off.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But she's for ever having children, the wretch!” and, pouring out a drink from his half-bottle, he forces her to drink it off.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She looks well and handsome still, and I tell her so.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But she's for ever having children, the wretch!” and, pouring out a drink from his half-bottle, he forces her to drink it off.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She looks well and handsome still, and I tell her so.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But she's for ever having children, the wretch!” and, pouring out a drink from his half-bottle, he forces her to drink it off.
plural of “join” — the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made
From this reading Emma comes out and joins us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Emma?” says Lars.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading She looks well and handsome still, and I tell her so.
not one, and not any
From this reading “Ay, well, she's none so bad.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading But she's for ever having children, the wretch!” and, pouring out a drink from his half-bottle, he forces her to drink it off.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Emma comes out and joins us.
flowing profusely
From this reading But she's for ever having children, the wretch!” and, pouring out a drink from his half-bottle, he forces her to drink it off.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “Emma?” says Lars.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looks well and handsome still, and I tell her so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ay, well, she's none so bad.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She looks well and handsome still, and I tell her so.
not in physical motion
From this reading She looks well and handsome still, and I tell her so.
express in words
From this reading She looks well and handsome still, and I tell her so.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But she's for ever having children, the wretch!” and, pouring out a drink from his half-bottle, he forces her to drink it off.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But she's for ever having children, the wretch!” and, pouring out a drink from his half-bottle, he forces her to drink it off.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Emma comes out and joins us.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading She looks well and handsome still, and I tell her so.
performs some wicked deed
From this reading But she's for ever having children, the wretch!” and, pouring out a drink from his half-bottle, he forces her to drink it off.
Chapter 9 of Wanderers by Knut Hamsun holds 387 sentences, grouped into 78 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 9 holds 387 sentences of Wanderers, unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.
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