Chapter 16 of Wanderers is here in full — 356 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XVI
Chapter 16 of Wanderers is here in full — 356 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“And then I had to run,” Ragnhild concluded. Said Nils, after a while: “Have they gone to bed now?” Ragnhild could not say. Yes. Perhaps.
Chapter 16 of Wanderers is here in full — 356 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/71 · 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.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading “Said Nils, after a while: “Have they gone to bed now?””
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading ““And then I had to run,” Ragnhild concluded.”
destroyed or killed
From this reading “Said Nils, after a while: “Have they gone to bed now?””
plural of “nil” — a quantity of no importance
From this reading “Said Nils, after a while: “Have they gone to bed now?””
by chance
From this reading “Perhaps.”
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading ““And then I had to run,” Ragnhild concluded.”
during the time that
From this reading “Said Nils, after a while: “Have they gone to bed now?””
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes.”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Said Nils, after a while: “Have they gone to bed now?”
later than; following
From this reading Said Nils, after a while: “Have they gone to bed now?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And then I had to run,” Ragnhild concluded.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Said Nils, after a while: “Have they gone to bed now?”
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading “And then I had to run,” Ragnhild concluded.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Ragnhild could not say.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Said Nils, after a while: “Have they gone to bed now?”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “And then I had to run,” Ragnhild concluded.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Said Nils, after a while: “Have they gone to bed now?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “And then I had to run,” Ragnhild concluded.
plural of “nil” — a quantity of no importance
From this reading Said Nils, after a while: “Have they gone to bed now?”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Ragnhild could not say.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Said Nils, after a while: “Have they gone to bed now?”
by chance
From this reading Perhaps.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And then I had to run,” Ragnhild concluded.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “And then I had to run,” Ragnhild concluded.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Said Nils, after a while: “Have they gone to bed now?”
express in words
From this reading Ragnhild could not say.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “And then I had to run,” Ragnhild concluded.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Said Nils, after a while: “Have they gone to bed now?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “And then I had to run,” Ragnhild concluded.
during the time that
From this reading Said Nils, after a while: “Have they gone to bed now?”
an affirmative
From this reading Yes.
Chapter 16 of Wanderers by Knut Hamsun holds 356 sentences, grouped into 72 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 16 holds 356 sentences of Wanderers, unabridged, divided into 72 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 16 of Wanderers by Knut Hamsun exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 356 sentences, grouped into 72 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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