English level guide · CEFR B1
Reading A Doll's House as an Intermediate (B1) learner
A Doll's House sits at the upper edge of B1 (Intermediate): an ambitious but achievable stretch, with tap-to-define support to carry you over the harder vocabulary.
Updated June 2026
How A Doll's House reads at B1
Read it in shorter sittings and lean on the read-along audio: hearing each sentence as you see it keeps you moving when the vocabulary gets dense, and you can tap any unfamiliar word for a definition graded to B1. Watch especially for reported speech and indirect questions in domestic dialogue.
At a glance
Key words at B1
Some of the B1-level words A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen introduces. See the full word list →
- absolute/ˈæbsəˌlut/B1
- something that is conceived or that exists independently and not in relation to other things
- alarm/əˈlɑrm/B1
- fear resulting from the awareness of danger
- alter/ˈɔltər/B1
- cause to change
- altogether/ˌɔltəˈgɛðər/B1
- informal terms for nakedness
- anger/ˈæŋgər/B1
- a strong emotion
- anxious/ˈæŋʃəs/B1
- eagerly desirous
- anymore/ˌɛniˈmɔr/B1
- at the present or from now on
- asleep/əsˈlip/B1
- in a state of sleep
- assure/əˈʃʊr/B1
- make certain of
- beg/bɛg/B1
- call upon in supplication
What B1 readers can do
- Understand the main points of clear, standard texts on familiar matters.
- Read straightforward factual texts and simpler fiction with confidence.
- Follow a classic story when the language is graded to your level.