Eric Brighteyes

Chapter IX · Chapter 9

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HOW OSPAKAR BLACKTOOTH FOUND ERIC BRIGHTEYES AND SKALLAGRIM LAMBSTAIL ON HORSE-HEAD HEIGHTS Now Skallagrim led Eric to his cave and fed the fire and gave him flesh to eat and ale to drink.

When he had eaten his fill Eric looked at the Baresark.

He had black hair streaked with grey that hung down upon his shoulders.

His nose was hooked like an eagle’s beak, his beard was wild and his sunken eyes were keen as a hawk’s.

He was somewhat bent and not over tall, but of a mighty make, for his shoulders must pass many a door sideways.

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Eric Brighteyes H. Rider (Henry Rider) Haggard

Chapter IX

Chapter 9

Chapter 9 of Eric Brighteyes is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

HOW OSPAKAR BLACKTOOTH FOUND ERIC BRIGHTEYES AND SKALLAGRIM LAMBSTAIL ON HORSE-HEAD HEIGHTS Now Skallagrim led Eric to his cave and fed the fire and gave him flesh to eat and ale to drink. When he had eaten his fill Eric looked at the Baresark. He had black hair streaked with grey that hung down upon his shoulders. His nose was hooked like an eagle’s beak, his beard was wild and his sunken eyes were keen as a hawk’s. He was somewhat bent and not over tall, but of a mighty make, for his shoulders must pass many a door sideways.

Eric Brighteyes

Chapter IX · Chapter 9

Chapter 9 of Eric Brighteyes is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/37 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

HOW OSPAKAR BLACKTOOTH FOUND ERIC BRIGHTEYES AND SKALLAGRIM LAMBSTAIL ON HORSE-HEAD HEIGHTS Now Skallagrim led Eric to his cave and fed the fire and gave him flesh to eat and ale to drink.

Line 2

When he had eaten his fill Eric looked at the Baresark.

Line 3

He had black hair streaked with grey that hung down upon his shoulders.

/hiː hæd blæk her striːkt wɪð ɡreɪ ðæt hʌŋ daʊn əˈpɑːn hɪz ˈʃoʊldərz/

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His nose was hooked like an eagle’s beak, his beard was wild and his sunken eyes were keen as a hawk’s.

Line 5

He was somewhat bent and not over tall, but of a mighty make, for his shoulders must pass many a door sideways.

/hiː wɑːz ˈsʌmˈwʌt bent ənd nɑːt ˈoʊvər tɔːl bʌt ʌv ə ˈmaɪti meɪk fɔːr hɪz ˈʃoʊldərz mʌst pæs ˈmeni ə dɔːr ˈsaɪdweɪz/

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ale noun US /eɪl/

a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the United States an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume

From this reading “HOW OSPAKAR BLACKTOOTH FOUND ERIC BRIGHTEYES AND SKALLAGRIM LAMBSTAIL ON HORSE-HEAD HEIGHTS Now Skallagrim led Eric to his cave and fed the fire and gave him flesh to eat and ale to drink.”

beak noun US /biːk/

beaklike mouth of animals other than birds (e.g., turtles)

From this reading “His nose was hooked like an eagle’s beak, his beard was wild and his sunken eyes were keen as a hawk’s.”

eagle's noun US /ˈiːɡəlz/

possessive form of “eagle” — any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight

heights noun US /haɪts/

a high place

hooked adjective US /hʊkt/

curved down like an eagle's beak

From this reading “His nose was hooked like an eagle’s beak, his beard was wild and his sunken eyes were keen as a hawk’s.”

sideways adverb US /ˈsaɪdweɪz/

with one side forward or to the front

From this reading “He was somewhat bent and not over tall, but of a mighty make, for his shoulders must pass many a door sideways.”

streaked adjective US /striːkt/

marked with or as if with stripes or linear discolorations

From this reading “He had black hair streaked with grey that hung down upon his shoulders.”

sunken adjective US /ˈsʌŋkən/

having a sunken area

From this reading “His nose was hooked like an eagle’s beak, his beard was wild and his sunken eyes were keen as a hawk’s.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading His nose was hooked like an eagle’s beak, his beard was wild and his sunken eyes were keen as a hawk’s.

alenounUS /eɪl/

a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the United States an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume

From this reading HOW OSPAKAR BLACKTOOTH FOUND ERIC BRIGHTEYES AND SKALLAGRIM LAMBSTAIL ON HORSE-HEAD HEIGHTS Now Skallagrim led Eric to his cave and fed the fire and gave him flesh to eat and ale to drink.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading His nose was hooked like an eagle’s beak, his beard was wild and his sunken eyes were keen as a hawk’s.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading His nose was hooked like an eagle’s beak, his beard was wild and his sunken eyes were keen as a hawk’s.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading When he had eaten his fill Eric looked at the Baresark.

Baresark

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From this reading When he had eaten his fill Eric looked at the Baresark.

beaknounUS /biːk/

beaklike mouth of animals other than birds (e.g., turtles)

From this reading His nose was hooked like an eagle’s beak, his beard was wild and his sunken eyes were keen as a hawk’s.

beardnounUS /bɪrd/

the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face

From this reading His nose was hooked like an eagle’s beak, his beard was wild and his sunken eyes were keen as a hawk’s.

bentnounUS /bent/

a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way

From this reading He was somewhat bent and not over tall, but of a mighty make, for his shoulders must pass many a door sideways.

blackadjectiveUS /blæk/

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading He had black hair streaked with grey that hung down upon his shoulders.

BLACKTOOTH

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BRIGHTEYES

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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading He was somewhat bent and not over tall, but of a mighty make, for his shoulders must pass many a door sideways.

cavenounUS /keɪv/

a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea

doornounUS /dɔːr/

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading He was somewhat bent and not over tall, but of a mighty make, for his shoulders must pass many a door sideways.

downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading He had black hair streaked with grey that hung down upon his shoulders.

drinkverbUS /drɪŋk/

take in liquids

eagle'snounUS /ˈiːɡəlz/

possessive form of “eagle” — any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight

From this reading His nose was hooked like an eagle’s beak, his beard was wild and his sunken eyes were keen as a hawk’s.

eatverbUS /iːt/

take in solid food

eatenverbUS /ˈiːtən/

inflected form of “eat” — take in solid food

From this reading When he had eaten his fill Eric looked at the Baresark.

ERIC

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eyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

From this reading His nose was hooked like an eagle’s beak, his beard was wild and his sunken eyes were keen as a hawk’s.

fednounUS /fed/

any federal law-enforcement officer

fillverbUS /fɪl/

make full, also in a metaphorical sense

From this reading When he had eaten his fill Eric looked at the Baresark.

fireverbUS /ˈfaɪər/

start firing a weapon

fleshnounUS /fleʃ/

the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading He was somewhat bent and not over tall, but of a mighty make, for his shoulders must pass many a door sideways.

FOUNDverbUS /faʊnd/

set up or found

gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

greyadjectiveUS /ɡreɪ/

of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black

From this reading He had black hair streaked with grey that hung down upon his shoulders.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading When he had eaten his fill Eric looked at the Baresark.

hairnounUS /her/

a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss

From this reading He had black hair streaked with grey that hung down upon his shoulders.

hawk's

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From this reading His nose was hooked like an eagle’s beak, his beard was wild and his sunken eyes were keen as a hawk’s.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading When he had eaten his fill Eric looked at the Baresark.

HEIGHTSnounUS /haɪts/

a high place

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

hookedadjectiveUS /hʊkt/

curved down like an eagle's beak

From this reading His nose was hooked like an eagle’s beak, his beard was wild and his sunken eyes were keen as a hawk’s.

HORSE-HEADnoun

any of several silvery marine fishes with very flat bodies

HOW

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hungverbUS /hʌŋ/

inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging

From this reading He had black hair streaked with grey that hung down upon his shoulders.

keenadjectiveUS /kiːn/

having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions

From this reading His nose was hooked like an eagle’s beak, his beard was wild and his sunken eyes were keen as a hawk’s.

LAMBSTAIL

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lednounUS /led/

diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading His nose was hooked like an eagle’s beak, his beard was wild and his sunken eyes were keen as a hawk’s.

lookedverbUS /lʊkt/

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading When he had eaten his fill Eric looked at the Baresark.

makeverbUS /meɪk/

engage in

From this reading He was somewhat bent and not over tall, but of a mighty make, for his shoulders must pass many a door sideways.

manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading He was somewhat bent and not over tall, but of a mighty make, for his shoulders must pass many a door sideways.

mightyadjectiveUS /ˈmaɪti/

having or showing great strength or force or intensity

From this reading He was somewhat bent and not over tall, but of a mighty make, for his shoulders must pass many a door sideways.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading He was somewhat bent and not over tall, but of a mighty make, for his shoulders must pass many a door sideways.

nosenounUS /noʊz/

the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals

From this reading His nose was hooked like an eagle’s beak, his beard was wild and his sunken eyes were keen as a hawk’s.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading He was somewhat bent and not over tall, but of a mighty make, for his shoulders must pass many a door sideways.

NowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He was somewhat bent and not over tall, but of a mighty make, for his shoulders must pass many a door sideways.

ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

OSPAKAR

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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading He was somewhat bent and not over tall, but of a mighty make, for his shoulders must pass many a door sideways.

passverbUS /pæs/

go across or through

From this reading He was somewhat bent and not over tall, but of a mighty make, for his shoulders must pass many a door sideways.

shouldersnounUS /ˈʃoʊldərz/

plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm

From this reading He had black hair streaked with grey that hung down upon his shoulders.

sidewaysadverbUS /ˈsaɪdweɪz/

with one side forward or to the front

From this reading He was somewhat bent and not over tall, but of a mighty make, for his shoulders must pass many a door sideways.

SKALLAGRIM

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somewhatadverbUS /ˈsʌmˈwʌt/

to a small degree or extent

From this reading He was somewhat bent and not over tall, but of a mighty make, for his shoulders must pass many a door sideways.

streakedadjectiveUS /striːkt/

marked with or as if with stripes or linear discolorations

From this reading He had black hair streaked with grey that hung down upon his shoulders.

sunkenadjectiveUS /ˈsʌŋkən/

having a sunken area

From this reading His nose was hooked like an eagle’s beak, his beard was wild and his sunken eyes were keen as a hawk’s.

talladjectiveUS /tɔːl/

great in vertical dimension; high in stature

From this reading He was somewhat bent and not over tall, but of a mighty make, for his shoulders must pass many a door sideways.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading He had black hair streaked with grey that hung down upon his shoulders.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading He had black hair streaked with grey that hung down upon his shoulders.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading His nose was hooked like an eagle’s beak, his beard was wild and his sunken eyes were keen as a hawk’s.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading His nose was hooked like an eagle’s beak, his beard was wild and his sunken eyes were keen as a hawk’s.

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading When he had eaten his fill Eric looked at the Baresark.

wildadjectiveUS /waɪld/

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading His nose was hooked like an eagle’s beak, his beard was wild and his sunken eyes were keen as a hawk’s.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading He had black hair streaked with grey that hung down upon his shoulders.

Chapter 9 of Eric Brighteyes by H. Rider (Henry Rider) Haggard holds 186 sentences, grouped into 38 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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