Chapter 25 of Eric Brighteyes is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of Eric Brighteyes is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HOW THE FEAST WENT “Hearken all men!” said Eric. “Thrust him out!” quoth Björn. “Nay, cut him down!” said Ospakar, “he is an outlawed man.” “Words first, then deeds,” answered Skallagrim. “Thou shalt have thy fill of both, Blacktooth, before day is done.”
Chapter 25 of Eric Brighteyes is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading ““Nay, cut him down!” said Ospakar, “he is an outlawed man.””
performance of moral or religious acts
From this reading ““Words first, then deeds,” answered Skallagrim.”
a ceremonial dinner party for many people
From this reading “HOW THE FEAST WENT “Hearken all men!” said Eric.”
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
From this reading ““Thou shalt have thy fill of both, Blacktooth, before day is done.””
an old word for “no”
From this reading ““Nay, cut him down!” said Ospakar, “he is an outlawed man.””
contrary to or forbidden by law
From this reading ““Nay, cut him down!” said Ospakar, “he is an outlawed man.””
an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”
From this reading ““Thou shalt have thy fill of both, Blacktooth, before day is done.””
push forcefully
From this reading ““Thrust him out!” quoth Björn.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading HOW THE FEAST WENT “Hearken all men!” said Eric.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Nay, cut him down!” said Ospakar, “he is an outlawed man.”
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “Words first, then deeds,” answered Skallagrim.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Thou shalt have thy fill of both, Blacktooth, before day is done.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Thrust him out!” quoth Björn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Thou shalt have thy fill of both, Blacktooth, before day is done.”
the two together, not just one
From this reading “Thou shalt have thy fill of both, Blacktooth, before day is done.”
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading “Nay, cut him down!” said Ospakar, “he is an outlawed man.”
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “Thou shalt have thy fill of both, Blacktooth, before day is done.”
performance of moral or religious acts
From this reading “Words first, then deeds,” answered Skallagrim.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “Thou shalt have thy fill of both, Blacktooth, before day is done.”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “Nay, cut him down!” said Ospakar, “he is an outlawed man.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW THE FEAST WENT “Hearken all men!” said Eric.
a ceremonial dinner party for many people
From this reading HOW THE FEAST WENT “Hearken all men!” said Eric.
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
From this reading “Thou shalt have thy fill of both, Blacktooth, before day is done.”
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “Words first, then deeds,” answered Skallagrim.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Thou shalt have thy fill of both, Blacktooth, before day is done.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Nay, cut him down!” said Ospakar, “he is an outlawed man.”
listen; used mostly in the imperative
From this reading HOW THE FEAST WENT “Hearken all men!” said Eric.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Thrust him out!” quoth Björn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW THE FEAST WENT “Hearken all men!” said Eric.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Nay, cut him down!” said Ospakar, “he is an outlawed man.”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Nay, cut him down!” said Ospakar, “he is an outlawed man.”
the force of workers available
From this reading HOW THE FEAST WENT “Hearken all men!” said Eric.
an old word for “no”
From this reading “Nay, cut him down!” said Ospakar, “he is an outlawed man.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Thou shalt have thy fill of both, Blacktooth, before day is done.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Nay, cut him down!” said Ospakar, “he is an outlawed man.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Thrust him out!” quoth Björn.
contrary to or forbidden by law
From this reading “Nay, cut him down!” said Ospakar, “he is an outlawed man.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Thrust him out!” quoth Björn.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading HOW THE FEAST WENT “Hearken all men!” said Eric.
an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Thou shalt have thy fill of both, Blacktooth, before day is done.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Words first, then deeds,” answered Skallagrim.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW THE FEAST WENT “Hearken all men!” said Eric.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Words first, then deeds,” answered Skallagrim.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “Thou shalt have thy fill of both, Blacktooth, before day is done.”
push forcefully
From this reading “Thrust him out!” quoth Björn.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “Thou shalt have thy fill of both, Blacktooth, before day is done.”
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading HOW THE FEAST WENT “Hearken all men!” said Eric.
the words that are spoken
From this reading “Words first, then deeds,” answered Skallagrim.
Chapter 25 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 public-domain source, 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.
Chapter 25 holds 186 sentences of Eric Brighteyes, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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