Chapter 1 of What happened to Inger Johanne, as told is here in full — 19 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of What happened to Inger Johanne, as told is here in full — 19 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO. BERWICK & SMITH CO. NORWOOD, MASS. U. S. A. Mina and I hauled her up by the arms into the boat (page 22) _Frontispiece_ The dean took Peter by the left ear and dragged him away 40 They just hauled and pulled me as hard as they could 68 She told me the whole story of her life 80
Chapter 1 of What happened to Inger Johanne, as told is here in full — 19 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college
From this reading “Mina and I hauled her up by the arms into the boat (page 22) _Frontispiece_ The dean took Peter by the left ear and dragged him away 40 They just hauled and pulled me as hard as they could 68 She told me the whole story of her life 80”
inflected form of “drag” — pull, as against a resistance
From this reading “Mina and I hauled her up by the arms into the boat (page 22) _Frontispiece_ The dean took Peter by the left ear and dragged him away 40 They just hauled and pulled me as hard as they could 68 She told me the whole story of her life 80”
past form of “haul” — draw slowly or heavily
From this reading “Mina and I hauled her up by the arms into the boat (page 22) _Frontispiece_ The dean took Peter by the left ear and dragged him away 40 They just hauled and pulled me as hard as they could 68 She told me the whole story of her life 80”
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading “LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO.”
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading “NORWOOD, MASS.”
tropical Asian starlings
From this reading “Mina and I hauled her up by the arms into the boat (page 22) _Frontispiece_ The dean took Peter by the left ear and dragged him away 40 They just hauled and pulled me as hard as they could 68 She told me the whole story of her life 80”
United States author of surrealistic allegorical plays (born in 1943)
From this reading “LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO.”
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading “BERWICK & SMITH CO.”
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In this reading “Mina and I hauled her up by the arms into the boat (page 22) _Frontispiece_ The dean took Peter by the left ear and dragged him away 40 They just hauled and pulled me as hard as they could 68 She told me the whole story of her life 80”
In this reading “Mina and I hauled her up by the arms into the boat (page 22) _Frontispiece_ The dean took Peter by the left ear and dragged him away 40 They just hauled and pulled me as hard as they could 68 She told me the whole story of her life 80”
In this reading “Mina and I hauled her up by the arms into the boat (page 22) _Frontispiece_ The dean took Peter by the left ear and dragged him away 40 They just hauled and pulled me as hard as they could 68 She told me the whole story of her life 80”
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From this reading Mina and I hauled her up by the arms into the boat (page 22) _Frontispiece_ The dean took Peter by the left ear and dragged him away 40 They just hauled and pulled me as hard as they could 68 She told me the whole story of her life 80
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From this reading Mina and I hauled her up by the arms into the boat (page 22) _Frontispiece_ The dean took Peter by the left ear and dragged him away 40 They just hauled and pulled me as hard as they could 68 She told me the whole story of her life 80
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From this reading Mina and I hauled her up by the arms into the boat (page 22) _Frontispiece_ The dean took Peter by the left ear and dragged him away 40 They just hauled and pulled me as hard as they could 68 She told me the whole story of her life 80
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From this reading Mina and I hauled her up by the arms into the boat (page 22) _Frontispiece_ The dean took Peter by the left ear and dragged him away 40 They just hauled and pulled me as hard as they could 68 She told me the whole story of her life 80
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading U. S. A.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mina and I hauled her up by the arms into the boat (page 22) _Frontispiece_ The dean took Peter by the left ear and dragged him away 40 They just hauled and pulled me as hard as they could 68 She told me the whole story of her life 80
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Mina and I hauled her up by the arms into the boat (page 22) _Frontispiece_ The dean took Peter by the left ear and dragged him away 40 They just hauled and pulled me as hard as they could 68 She told me the whole story of her life 80
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mina and I hauled her up by the arms into the boat (page 22) _Frontispiece_ The dean took Peter by the left ear and dragged him away 40 They just hauled and pulled me as hard as they could 68 She told me the whole story of her life 80
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Mina and I hauled her up by the arms into the boat (page 22) _Frontispiece_ The dean took Peter by the left ear and dragged him away 40 They just hauled and pulled me as hard as they could 68 She told me the whole story of her life 80
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From this reading BERWICK & SMITH CO.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading Mina and I hauled her up by the arms into the boat (page 22) _Frontispiece_ The dean took Peter by the left ear and dragged him away 40 They just hauled and pulled me as hard as they could 68 She told me the whole story of her life 80
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mina and I hauled her up by the arms into the boat (page 22) _Frontispiece_ The dean took Peter by the left ear and dragged him away 40 They just hauled and pulled me as hard as they could 68 She told me the whole story of her life 80
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Mina and I hauled her up by the arms into the boat (page 22) _Frontispiece_ The dean took Peter by the left ear and dragged him away 40 They just hauled and pulled me as hard as they could 68 She told me the whole story of her life 80
an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college
From this reading Mina and I hauled her up by the arms into the boat (page 22) _Frontispiece_ The dean took Peter by the left ear and dragged him away 40 They just hauled and pulled me as hard as they could 68 She told me the whole story of her life 80
inflected form of “drag” — pull, as against a resistance
From this reading Mina and I hauled her up by the arms into the boat (page 22) _Frontispiece_ The dean took Peter by the left ear and dragged him away 40 They just hauled and pulled me as hard as they could 68 She told me the whole story of her life 80
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading Mina and I hauled her up by the arms into the boat (page 22) _Frontispiece_ The dean took Peter by the left ear and dragged him away 40 They just hauled and pulled me as hard as they could 68 She told me the whole story of her life 80
an ornamental facade
From this reading Mina and I hauled her up by the arms into the boat (page 22) _Frontispiece_ The dean took Peter by the left ear and dragged him away 40 They just hauled and pulled me as hard as they could 68 She told me the whole story of her life 80
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Mina and I hauled her up by the arms into the boat (page 22) _Frontispiece_ The dean took Peter by the left ear and dragged him away 40 They just hauled and pulled me as hard as they could 68 She told me the whole story of her life 80
past form of “haul” — draw slowly or heavily
From this reading Mina and I hauled her up by the arms into the boat (page 22) _Frontispiece_ The dean took Peter by the left ear and dragged him away 40 They just hauled and pulled me as hard as they could 68 She told me the whole story of her life 80
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mina and I hauled her up by the arms into the boat (page 22) _Frontispiece_ The dean took Peter by the left ear and dragged him away 40 They just hauled and pulled me as hard as they could 68 She told me the whole story of her life 80
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mina and I hauled her up by the arms into the boat (page 22) _Frontispiece_ The dean took Peter by the left ear and dragged him away 40 They just hauled and pulled me as hard as they could 68 She told me the whole story of her life 80
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Mina and I hauled her up by the arms into the boat (page 22) _Frontispiece_ The dean took Peter by the left ear and dragged him away 40 They just hauled and pulled me as hard as they could 68 She told me the whole story of her life 80
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Mina and I hauled her up by the arms into the boat (page 22) _Frontispiece_ The dean took Peter by the left ear and dragged him away 40 They just hauled and pulled me as hard as they could 68 She told me the whole story of her life 80
and nothing more
From this reading Mina and I hauled her up by the arms into the boat (page 22) _Frontispiece_ The dean took Peter by the left ear and dragged him away 40 They just hauled and pulled me as hard as they could 68 She told me the whole story of her life 80
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Mina and I hauled her up by the arms into the boat (page 22) _Frontispiece_ The dean took Peter by the left ear and dragged him away 40 They just hauled and pulled me as hard as they could 68 She told me the whole story of her life 80
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Mina and I hauled her up by the arms into the boat (page 22) _Frontispiece_ The dean took Peter by the left ear and dragged him away 40 They just hauled and pulled me as hard as they could 68 She told me the whole story of her life 80
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading NORWOOD, MASS.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mina and I hauled her up by the arms into the boat (page 22) _Frontispiece_ The dean took Peter by the left ear and dragged him away 40 They just hauled and pulled me as hard as they could 68 She told me the whole story of her life 80
tropical Asian starlings
From this reading Mina and I hauled her up by the arms into the boat (page 22) _Frontispiece_ The dean took Peter by the left ear and dragged him away 40 They just hauled and pulled me as hard as they could 68 She told me the whole story of her life 80
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NORWOOD, MASS.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mina and I hauled her up by the arms into the boat (page 22) _Frontispiece_ The dean took Peter by the left ear and dragged him away 40 They just hauled and pulled me as hard as they could 68 She told me the whole story of her life 80
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading Mina and I hauled her up by the arms into the boat (page 22) _Frontispiece_ The dean took Peter by the left ear and dragged him away 40 They just hauled and pulled me as hard as they could 68 She told me the whole story of her life 80
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading Mina and I hauled her up by the arms into the boat (page 22) _Frontispiece_ The dean took Peter by the left ear and dragged him away 40 They just hauled and pulled me as hard as they could 68 She told me the whole story of her life 80
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading Mina and I hauled her up by the arms into the boat (page 22) _Frontispiece_ The dean took Peter by the left ear and dragged him away 40 They just hauled and pulled me as hard as they could 68 She told me the whole story of her life 80
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading U. S. A.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mina and I hauled her up by the arms into the boat (page 22) _Frontispiece_ The dean took Peter by the left ear and dragged him away 40 They just hauled and pulled me as hard as they could 68 She told me the whole story of her life 80
United States author of surrealistic allegorical plays (born in 1943)
From this reading LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading BERWICK & SMITH CO.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Mina and I hauled her up by the arms into the boat (page 22) _Frontispiece_ The dean took Peter by the left ear and dragged him away 40 They just hauled and pulled me as hard as they could 68 She told me the whole story of her life 80
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mina and I hauled her up by the arms into the boat (page 22) _Frontispiece_ The dean took Peter by the left ear and dragged him away 40 They just hauled and pulled me as hard as they could 68 She told me the whole story of her life 80
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mina and I hauled her up by the arms into the boat (page 22) _Frontispiece_ The dean took Peter by the left ear and dragged him away 40 They just hauled and pulled me as hard as they could 68 She told me the whole story of her life 80
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Mina and I hauled her up by the arms into the boat (page 22) _Frontispiece_ The dean took Peter by the left ear and dragged him away 40 They just hauled and pulled me as hard as they could 68 She told me the whole story of her life 80
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Mina and I hauled her up by the arms into the boat (page 22) _Frontispiece_ The dean took Peter by the left ear and dragged him away 40 They just hauled and pulled me as hard as they could 68 She told me the whole story of her life 80
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading U. S. A.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Mina and I hauled her up by the arms into the boat (page 22) _Frontispiece_ The dean took Peter by the left ear and dragged him away 40 They just hauled and pulled me as hard as they could 68 She told me the whole story of her life 80
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Mina and I hauled her up by the arms into the boat (page 22) _Frontispiece_ The dean took Peter by the left ear and dragged him away 40 They just hauled and pulled me as hard as they could 68 She told me the whole story of her life 80
Chapter 1 of What happened to Inger Johanne, as told by Dikken Zwilgmeyer holds 19 sentences, grouped into 4 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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