Chapter 31 of Guest the One-Eyed is here in full — 79 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 31 of Guest the One-Eyed is here in full — 79 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
On leaving Ørlygur, Ormarr went in to see to the preparations for the funeral. Ørlygur went off to a corner of the enclosure where he would be out of sight of the house. There he stood, leaning against the wall, and looking out over the valley. His tears had ceased, and a strange calm crept over him. “So it was that,” he thought to himself.
Chapter 31 of Guest the One-Eyed is here in full — 79 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make calm or still
From this reading “His tears had ceased, and a strange calm crept over him.”
past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading “His tears had ceased, and a strange calm crept over him.”
inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading “His tears had ceased, and a strange calm crept over him.”
a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose
From this reading “Ørlygur went off to a corner of the enclosure where he would be out of sight of the house.”
a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
From this reading “On leaving Ørlygur, Ormarr went in to see to the preparations for the funeral.”
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading “There he stood, leaning against the wall, and looking out over the valley.”
plural of “preparation” — the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
From this reading “On leaving Ørlygur, Ormarr went in to see to the preparations for the funeral.”
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading “There he stood, leaning against the wall, and looking out over the valley.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “There he stood, leaning against the wall, and looking out over the valley.”
In this reading “His tears had ceased, and a strange calm crept over him.”
run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
In this reading “Ørlygur went off to a corner of the enclosure where he would be out of sight of the house.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Ørlygur went off to a corner of the enclosure where he would be out of sight of the house.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading There he stood, leaning against the wall, and looking out over the valley.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There he stood, leaning against the wall, and looking out over the valley.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Ørlygur went off to a corner of the enclosure where he would be out of sight of the house.
make calm or still
From this reading His tears had ceased, and a strange calm crept over him.
past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading His tears had ceased, and a strange calm crept over him.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading Ørlygur went off to a corner of the enclosure where he would be out of sight of the house.
inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading His tears had ceased, and a strange calm crept over him.
a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose
From this reading Ørlygur went off to a corner of the enclosure where he would be out of sight of the house.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading On leaving Ørlygur, Ormarr went in to see to the preparations for the funeral.
a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
From this reading On leaving Ørlygur, Ormarr went in to see to the preparations for the funeral.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His tears had ceased, and a strange calm crept over him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ørlygur went off to a corner of the enclosure where he would be out of sight of the house.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His tears had ceased, and a strange calm crept over him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “So it was that,” he thought to himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His tears had ceased, and a strange calm crept over him.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Ørlygur went off to a corner of the enclosure where he would be out of sight of the house.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On leaving Ørlygur, Ormarr went in to see to the preparations for the funeral.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “So it was that,” he thought to himself.
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading There he stood, leaning against the wall, and looking out over the valley.
the act of departing
From this reading On leaving Ørlygur, Ormarr went in to see to the preparations for the funeral.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading There he stood, leaning against the wall, and looking out over the valley.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ørlygur went off to a corner of the enclosure where he would be out of sight of the house.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Ørlygur went off to a corner of the enclosure where he would be out of sight of the house.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On leaving Ørlygur, Ormarr went in to see to the preparations for the funeral.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On leaving Ørlygur, Ormarr went in to see to the preparations for the funeral.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Ørlygur went off to a corner of the enclosure where he would be out of sight of the house.
above and across; more than
From this reading There he stood, leaning against the wall, and looking out over the valley.
plural of “preparation” — the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
From this reading On leaving Ørlygur, Ormarr went in to see to the preparations for the funeral.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading On leaving Ørlygur, Ormarr went in to see to the preparations for the funeral.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Ørlygur went off to a corner of the enclosure where he would be out of sight of the house.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So it was that,” he thought to himself.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading There he stood, leaning against the wall, and looking out over the valley.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading His tears had ceased, and a strange calm crept over him.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading His tears had ceased, and a strange calm crept over him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “So it was that,” he thought to himself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On leaving Ørlygur, Ormarr went in to see to the preparations for the funeral.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There he stood, leaning against the wall, and looking out over the valley.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “So it was that,” he thought to himself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On leaving Ørlygur, Ormarr went in to see to the preparations for the funeral.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading There he stood, leaning against the wall, and looking out over the valley.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading There he stood, leaning against the wall, and looking out over the valley.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “So it was that,” he thought to himself.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading On leaving Ørlygur, Ormarr went in to see to the preparations for the funeral.
in or at the place that
From this reading Ørlygur went off to a corner of the enclosure where he would be out of sight of the house.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Ørlygur went off to a corner of the enclosure where he would be out of sight of the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On leaving Ørlygur, Ormarr went in to see to the preparations for the funeral.
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