Chapter 6 of Gudrid the Fair is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Gudrid the Fair is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Gurth turned up the whites of his eyes. He was very sick. By and by they had news from the Settlement, where things were going badly. The sickness was very rife. Many of Thorstan's men from Ericsfrith were dead of it.
Chapter 6 of Gudrid the Fair is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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to a severe or serious degree
From this reading “By and by they had news from the Settlement, where things were going badly.”
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading “Many of Thorstan's men from Ericsfrith were dead of it.”
information about recent and important events
From this reading “By and by they had news from the Settlement, where things were going badly.”
most frequent or common
From this reading “The sickness was very rife.”
a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
From this reading “By and by they had news from the Settlement, where things were going badly.”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “He was very sick.”
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading “The sickness was very rife.”
plural of “white” — a Caucasian
From this reading “Gurth turned up the whites of his eyes.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading By and by they had news from the Settlement, where things were going badly.
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading By and by they had news from the Settlement, where things were going badly.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By and by they had news from the Settlement, where things were going badly.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Many of Thorstan's men from Ericsfrith were dead of it.
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From this reading Many of Thorstan's men from Ericsfrith were dead of it.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Gurth turned up the whites of his eyes.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading By and by they had news from the Settlement, where things were going badly.
the act of departing
From this reading By and by they had news from the Settlement, where things were going badly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gurth turned up the whites of his eyes.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading By and by they had news from the Settlement, where things were going badly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was very sick.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Gurth turned up the whites of his eyes.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Many of Thorstan's men from Ericsfrith were dead of it.
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 Many of Thorstan's men from Ericsfrith were dead of it.
the force of workers available
From this reading Many of Thorstan's men from Ericsfrith were dead of it.
information about recent and important events
From this reading By and by they had news from the Settlement, where things were going badly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Gurth turned up the whites of his eyes.
most frequent or common
From this reading The sickness was very rife.
a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
From this reading By and by they had news from the Settlement, where things were going badly.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading He was very sick.
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading The sickness was very rife.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Gurth turned up the whites of his eyes.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading By and by they had news from the Settlement, where things were going badly.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading By and by they had news from the Settlement, where things were going badly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Many of Thorstan's men from Ericsfrith were dead of it.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Gurth turned up the whites of his eyes.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Gurth turned up the whites of his eyes.
precisely as stated
From this reading He was very sick.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was very sick.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading By and by they had news from the Settlement, where things were going badly.
in or at the place that
From this reading By and by they had news from the Settlement, where things were going badly.
plural of “white” — a Caucasian
From this reading Gurth turned up the whites of his eyes.
Chapter 6 of Gudrid the Fair by Maurice Hewlett holds 435 sentences, grouped into 87 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.
Chapter 6 holds 435 sentences of Gudrid the Fair, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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