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Dutch & English

Uit het Leven van Dik Trom

Original author
C. Joh. Kieviet
Adapted by
Line by Line Publishing,

Read From the Life of Dik Trom by C. Joh. Kieviet in Dutch and English, a parallel text graded reader with audio. Available in CEFR levels A2, B1, and B2.

Available editions

A2
Short, concrete sentences for early learners.
4,804 sentences
B1
Longer sentences and a wider vocabulary.
2,499 sentences
B2
Complex sentences and a fuller vocabulary, close to everyday native reading.
2,358 sentences

Read a sample

Dirk Wordt Geboren en Krijgt een Naam
Dirk Is Born and Gets a Name
1

Moeder was ziek.

Mother was ill.

2

Ze had al vier dagen hoge koorts.

She had already had a high fever for four days.

3

Daarom moest ze in bed blijven.

That's why she had to stay in bed.

4

Maar ze was ook heel blij.

But she was also very happy.

5

Deze ochtend was haar grootste wens uitgekomen.

This morning her greatest wish had come true.

6

God had haar een zoon gegeven.

God had given her a son.

7

Haar man wist het grote nieuws nog niet.

Her husband didn't know the big news yet.