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De mysterieuze vreemdeling

Original author
Mark Twain
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Line by Line Publishing,

Read The Mysterious Stranger by Mark Twain in Dutch and English, a parallel text graded reader with audio. Available in CEFR levels A2, B1, B2, and C1.

Available editions

A2
Short, concrete sentences for early learners.
4,785 sentences
B1
Longer sentences and a wider vocabulary.
2,458 sentences
B2
Complex sentences and a fuller vocabulary, close to everyday native reading.
2,352 sentences
C1
Original English — Rich, nuanced prose with complex sentences and vocabulary.
2,156 sentences

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De mysterieuze vreemdeling, Hoofdstuk 1
The Mysterious Stranger, Chapter 1
1

Het was winter in het jaar 1590.

It was winter in the year 1590.

2

Oostenrijk was ver weg van de rest van de wereld.

Austria was far away from the rest of the world.

3

Het land sliep en was stil.

The country was sleeping and quiet.

4

Het leven in Oostenrijk was nog steeds zoals in de middeleeuwen.

Life in Austria was still like the Middle Ages.

5

Het leek alsof het voor altijd zo zou blijven.

It seemed like it would stay that way forever.

6

Sommige mensen zeiden dat Oostenrijk honderden jaren achterliep op andere plaatsen.

Some people said Austria was hundreds of years behind other places.

7

Ze zeiden dat mensen daar nog steeds in oude ideeën en verhalen geloofden.

They said people there still believed in old ideas and stories.