Chapter 11 of Wanderers is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Wanderers is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Full of bitterness and suspicion, he answered: “Now, you're cheating again. You knew well enough the door was locked.” “Oh, must you always think the worst of me? But why should he lock the door so carefully and have the place all to himself?
Chapter 11 of Wanderers is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
From this reading “Full of bitterness and suspicion, he answered:”
taking care or paying attention
From this reading “But why should he lock the door so carefully and have the place all to himself?”
not faithful to a spouse or lover
From this reading ““Now, you're cheating again.”
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading “Full of bitterness and suspicion, he answered:”
fasten with a lock
From this reading “But why should he lock the door so carefully and have the place all to himself?”
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading “You knew well enough the door was locked.””
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading “Full of bitterness and suspicion, he answered:”
the least favorable outcome
From this reading ““Oh, must you always think the worst of me?”
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anew
From this reading “Now, you're cheating again.
(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 But why should he lock the door so carefully and have the place all to himself?
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading “Oh, must you always think the worst of me?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Full of bitterness and suspicion, he answered:
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading Full of bitterness and suspicion, he answered:
a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
From this reading Full of bitterness and suspicion, he answered:
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But why should he lock the door so carefully and have the place all to himself?
taking care or paying attention
From this reading But why should he lock the door so carefully and have the place all to himself?
not faithful to a spouse or lover
From this reading “Now, you're cheating again.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading You knew well enough the door was locked.”
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading You knew well enough the door was locked.”
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Full of bitterness and suspicion, he answered:
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But why should he lock the door so carefully and have the place all to himself?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Full of bitterness and suspicion, he answered:
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading But why should he lock the door so carefully and have the place all to himself?
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading You knew well enough the door was locked.”
fasten with a lock
From this reading But why should he lock the door so carefully and have the place all to himself?
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading You knew well enough the door was locked.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Oh, must you always think the worst of me?
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Oh, must you always think the worst of me?
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Now, you're cheating again.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Full of bitterness and suspicion, he answered:
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, must you always think the worst of me?
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading But why should he lock the door so carefully and have the place all to himself?
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading But why should he lock the door so carefully and have the place all to himself?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But why should he lock the door so carefully and have the place all to himself?
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading Full of bitterness and suspicion, he answered:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You knew well enough the door was locked.”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “Oh, must you always think the worst of me?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But why should he lock the door so carefully and have the place all to himself?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You knew well enough the door was locked.”
(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 You knew well enough the door was locked.”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading But why should he lock the door so carefully and have the place all to himself?
the least favorable outcome
From this reading “Oh, must you always think the worst of me?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You knew well enough the door was locked.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Now, you're cheating again.
Chapter 11 of Wanderers by Knut Hamsun holds 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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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