Chapter 8 of An Iceland Fisherman is here in full — 19 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of An Iceland Fisherman is here in full — 19 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Me get married?” said Yann to his parents that same evening. “Me get married? Good heavens, why should I? Shall I ever be as happy as here with ye? no troubles, no tiffs with any one, and warm soup ready for me every night when I come home from sea. Oh!
Chapter 8 of An Iceland Fisherman is here in full — 19 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/3 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading “Good heavens, why should I?”
joined in matrimony
From this reading ““Me get married?” said Yann to his parents that same evening.”
plural of “parent” — a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian
From this reading ““Me get married?” said Yann to his parents that same evening.”
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading “Shall I ever be as happy as here with ye? no troubles, no tiffs with any one, and warm soup ready for me every night when I come home from sea.”
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading “Shall I ever be as happy as here with ye? no troubles, no tiffs with any one, and warm soup ready for me every night when I come home from sea.”
liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food
From this reading “Shall I ever be as happy as here with ye? no troubles, no tiffs with any one, and warm soup ready for me every night when I come home from sea.”
plural of “trouble” — a source of difficulty
From this reading “Shall I ever be as happy as here with ye? no troubles, no tiffs with any one, and warm soup ready for me every night when I come home from sea.”
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading “Shall I ever be as happy as here with ye? no troubles, no tiffs with any one, and warm soup ready for me every night when I come home from sea.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Shall I ever be as happy as here with ye? no troubles, no tiffs with any one, and warm soup ready for me every night when I come home from sea.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Shall I ever be as happy as here with ye? no troubles, no tiffs with any one, and warm soup ready for me every night when I come home from sea.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Shall I ever be as happy as here with ye? no troubles, no tiffs with any one, and warm soup ready for me every night when I come home from sea.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Shall I ever be as happy as here with ye? no troubles, no tiffs with any one, and warm soup ready for me every night when I come home from sea.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Shall I ever be as happy as here with ye? no troubles, no tiffs with any one, and warm soup ready for me every night when I come home from sea.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading “Me get married?” said Yann to his parents that same evening.
at any time
From this reading Shall I ever be as happy as here with ye? no troubles, no tiffs with any one, and warm soup ready for me every night when I come home from sea.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Shall I ever be as happy as here with ye? no troubles, no tiffs with any one, and warm soup ready for me every night when I come home from sea.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Shall I ever be as happy as here with ye? no troubles, no tiffs with any one, and warm soup ready for me every night when I come home from sea.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Shall I ever be as happy as here with ye? no troubles, no tiffs with any one, and warm soup ready for me every night when I come home from sea.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Me get married?” said Yann to his parents that same evening.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Good heavens, why should I?
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Shall I ever be as happy as here with ye? no troubles, no tiffs with any one, and warm soup ready for me every night when I come home from sea.
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading Good heavens, why should I?
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Shall I ever be as happy as here with ye? no troubles, no tiffs with any one, and warm soup ready for me every night when I come home from sea.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Me get married?” said Yann to his parents that same evening.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Shall I ever be as happy as here with ye? no troubles, no tiffs with any one, and warm soup ready for me every night when I come home from sea.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Good heavens, why should I?
joined in matrimony
From this reading “Me get married?” said Yann to his parents that same evening.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Me get married?” said Yann to his parents that same evening.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Shall I ever be as happy as here with ye? no troubles, no tiffs with any one, and warm soup ready for me every night when I come home from sea.
not any; not one
From this reading Shall I ever be as happy as here with ye? no troubles, no tiffs with any one, and warm soup ready for me every night when I come home from sea.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Shall I ever be as happy as here with ye? no troubles, no tiffs with any one, and warm soup ready for me every night when I come home from sea.
plural of “parent” — a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian
From this reading “Me get married?” said Yann to his parents that same evening.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading Shall I ever be as happy as here with ye? no troubles, no tiffs with any one, and warm soup ready for me every night when I come home from sea.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Me get married?” said Yann to his parents that same evening.
Identical; not different.
From this reading “Me get married?” said Yann to his parents that same evening.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Shall I ever be as happy as here with ye? no troubles, no tiffs with any one, and warm soup ready for me every night when I come home from sea.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Shall I ever be as happy as here with ye? no troubles, no tiffs with any one, and warm soup ready for me every night when I come home from sea.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Good heavens, why should I?
liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food
From this reading Shall I ever be as happy as here with ye? no troubles, no tiffs with any one, and warm soup ready for me every night when I come home from sea.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Me get married?” said Yann to his parents that same evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shall I ever be as happy as here with ye? no troubles, no tiffs with any one, and warm soup ready for me every night when I come home from sea.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Me get married?” said Yann to his parents that same evening.
plural of “trouble” — a source of difficulty
From this reading Shall I ever be as happy as here with ye? no troubles, no tiffs with any one, and warm soup ready for me every night when I come home from sea.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading Shall I ever be as happy as here with ye? no troubles, no tiffs with any one, and warm soup ready for me every night when I come home from sea.
at the time that
From this reading Shall I ever be as happy as here with ye? no troubles, no tiffs with any one, and warm soup ready for me every night when I come home from sea.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Good heavens, why should I?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Shall I ever be as happy as here with ye? no troubles, no tiffs with any one, and warm soup ready for me every night when I come home from sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Me get married?” said Yann to his parents that same evening.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading Shall I ever be as happy as here with ye? no troubles, no tiffs with any one, and warm soup ready for me every night when I come home from sea.
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