Chapter 20 of For the White Christ is here in full — 63 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of For the White Christ is here in full — 63 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Of fourteen winters was I, If thou listeth to wot, When I swore to the young lord Oaths of love. HEL-RIDE OF BRYNHILD. "Ho, there! Can this be Niflheim? Why is my voice so weak?
Chapter 20 of For the White Christ is here in full — 63 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the cardinal number that is the sum of thirteen and one
From this reading “Of fourteen winters was I, If thou listeth to wot, When I swore to the young lord Oaths of love.”
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “Of fourteen winters was I, If thou listeth to wot, When I swore to the young lord Oaths of love.”
plural of “oath” — profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading “Of fourteen winters was I, If thou listeth to wot, When I swore to the young lord Oaths of love.”
inflected form of “swear” — utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading “Of fourteen winters was I, If thou listeth to wot, When I swore to the young lord Oaths of love.”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “Of fourteen winters was I, If thou listeth to wot, When I swore to the young lord Oaths of love.”
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “Why is my voice so weak?”
wanting in physical strength
From this reading “Why is my voice so weak?”
plural of “winter” — the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading “Of fourteen winters was I, If thou listeth to wot, When I swore to the young lord Oaths of love.”
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In this reading “Of fourteen winters was I, If thou listeth to wot, When I swore to the young lord Oaths of love.”
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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Can this be Niflheim?
a Valkyrie or a queen in the Nibelungenlied who loved the hero Siegfried; when he deceived her she had him killed and then committed suicide
From this reading HEL-RIDE OF BRYNHILD.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Can this be Niflheim?
the cardinal number that is the sum of thirteen and one
From this reading Of fourteen winters was I, If thou listeth to wot, When I swore to the young lord Oaths of love.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HEL-RIDE OF BRYNHILD.
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds
From this reading "Ho, there!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Of fourteen winters was I, If thou listeth to wot, When I swore to the young lord Oaths of love.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Of fourteen winters was I, If thou listeth to wot, When I swore to the young lord Oaths of love.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Why is my voice so weak?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Of fourteen winters was I, If thou listeth to wot, When I swore to the young lord Oaths of love.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Of fourteen winters was I, If thou listeth to wot, When I swore to the young lord Oaths of love.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Of fourteen winters was I, If thou listeth to wot, When I swore to the young lord Oaths of love.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Why is my voice so weak?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Can this be Niflheim?
plural of “oath” — profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading Of fourteen winters was I, If thou listeth to wot, When I swore to the young lord Oaths of love.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of fourteen winters was I, If thou listeth to wot, When I swore to the young lord Oaths of love.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Why is my voice so weak?
inflected form of “swear” — utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading Of fourteen winters was I, If thou listeth to wot, When I swore to the young lord Oaths of love.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Of fourteen winters was I, If thou listeth to wot, When I swore to the young lord Oaths of love.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Ho, there!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Can this be Niflheim?
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Of fourteen winters was I, If thou listeth to wot, When I swore to the young lord Oaths of love.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Of fourteen winters was I, If thou listeth to wot, When I swore to the young lord Oaths of love.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Why is my voice so weak?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Of fourteen winters was I, If thou listeth to wot, When I swore to the young lord Oaths of love.
wanting in physical strength
From this reading Why is my voice so weak?
at the time that
From this reading Of fourteen winters was I, If thou listeth to wot, When I swore to the young lord Oaths of love.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why is my voice so weak?
plural of “winter” — the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading Of fourteen winters was I, If thou listeth to wot, When I swore to the young lord Oaths of love.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Of fourteen winters was I, If thou listeth to wot, When I swore to the young lord Oaths of love.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Of fourteen winters was I, If thou listeth to wot, When I swore to the young lord Oaths of love.
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