Chapter 34 of Guest the One-Eyed is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 34 of Guest the One-Eyed is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Ørlygur had left the churchyard with a smile on his face after his unfriendly remark to the priest about Borgarfjall and silly sheep. But the smile soon vanished. “That was childish of me,” he reflected. “Whatever made me say it, I wonder? And now I suppose I shall have to scramble up there one day, and very likely break my neck.
Chapter 34 of Guest the One-Eyed is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/33 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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indicating a lack of maturity
From this reading ““That was childish of me,” he reflected.”
the yard associated with a church
From this reading “Ørlygur had left the churchyard with a smile on his face after his unfriendly remark to the priest about Borgarfjall and silly sheep.”
(especially of incident sound or light) bent or sent back
From this reading ““That was childish of me,” he reflected.”
to move hurriedly
From this reading “And now I suppose I shall have to scramble up there one day, and very likely break my neck.”
woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
From this reading “Ørlygur had left the churchyard with a smile on his face after his unfriendly remark to the priest about Borgarfjall and silly sheep.”
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading “Ørlygur had left the churchyard with a smile on his face after his unfriendly remark to the priest about Borgarfjall and silly sheep.”
not easy to understand or use
From this reading “Ørlygur had left the churchyard with a smile on his face after his unfriendly remark to the priest about Borgarfjall and silly sheep.”
having passed out of existence
From this reading “But the smile soon vanished.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “And now I suppose I shall have to scramble up there one day, and very likely break my neck.”
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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 had left the churchyard with a smile on his face after his unfriendly remark to the priest about Borgarfjall and silly sheep.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Ørlygur had left the churchyard with a smile on his face after his unfriendly remark to the priest about Borgarfjall and silly sheep.
later than; following
From this reading Ørlygur had left the churchyard with a smile on his face after his unfriendly remark to the priest about Borgarfjall and silly sheep.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ørlygur had left the churchyard with a smile on his face after his unfriendly remark to the priest about Borgarfjall and silly sheep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ørlygur had left the churchyard with a smile on his face after his unfriendly remark to the priest about Borgarfjall and silly sheep.
terminate
From this reading And now I suppose I shall have to scramble up there one day, and very likely break my neck.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the smile soon vanished.
indicating a lack of maturity
From this reading “That was childish of me,” he reflected.
the yard associated with a church
From this reading Ørlygur had left the churchyard with a smile on his face after his unfriendly remark to the priest about Borgarfjall and silly sheep.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading And now I suppose I shall have to scramble up there one day, and very likely break my neck.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Ørlygur had left the churchyard with a smile on his face after his unfriendly remark to the priest about Borgarfjall and silly sheep.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ørlygur had left the churchyard with a smile on his face after his unfriendly remark to the priest about Borgarfjall and silly sheep.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And now I suppose I shall have to scramble up there one day, and very likely break my neck.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “That was childish of me,” he reflected.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ørlygur had left the churchyard with a smile on his face after his unfriendly remark to the priest about Borgarfjall and silly sheep.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Whatever made me say it, I wonder?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Whatever made me say it, I wonder?
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Ørlygur had left the churchyard with a smile on his face after his unfriendly remark to the priest about Borgarfjall and silly sheep.
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading And now I suppose I shall have to scramble up there one day, and very likely break my neck.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading “Whatever made me say it, I wonder?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “That was childish of me,” he reflected.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And now I suppose I shall have to scramble up there one day, and very likely break my neck.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading And now I suppose I shall have to scramble up there one day, and very likely break my neck.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And now I suppose I shall have to scramble up there one day, and very likely break my neck.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “That was childish of me,” he reflected.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Ørlygur had left the churchyard with a smile on his face after his unfriendly remark to the priest about Borgarfjall and silly sheep.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And now I suppose I shall have to scramble up there one day, and very likely break my neck.
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading Ørlygur had left the churchyard with a smile on his face after his unfriendly remark to the priest about Borgarfjall and silly sheep.
(especially of incident sound or light) bent or sent back
From this reading “That was childish of me,” he reflected.
a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading Ørlygur had left the churchyard with a smile on his face after his unfriendly remark to the priest about Borgarfjall and silly sheep.
express in words
From this reading “Whatever made me say it, I wonder?
to move hurriedly
From this reading And now I suppose I shall have to scramble up there one day, and very likely break my neck.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading And now I suppose I shall have to scramble up there one day, and very likely break my neck.
woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
From this reading Ørlygur had left the churchyard with a smile on his face after his unfriendly remark to the priest about Borgarfjall and silly sheep.
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading Ørlygur had left the churchyard with a smile on his face after his unfriendly remark to the priest about Borgarfjall and silly sheep.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Ørlygur had left the churchyard with a smile on his face after his unfriendly remark to the priest about Borgarfjall and silly sheep.
in the near future
From this reading But the smile soon vanished.
express a supposition
From this reading And now I suppose I shall have to scramble up there one day, and very likely break my neck.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That was childish of me,” he reflected.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ørlygur had left the churchyard with a smile on his face after his unfriendly remark to the priest about Borgarfjall and silly sheep.
in or at that place or location
From this reading And now I suppose I shall have to scramble up there one day, and very likely break my neck.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ørlygur had left the churchyard with a smile on his face after his unfriendly remark to the priest about Borgarfjall and silly sheep.
not easy to understand or use
From this reading Ørlygur had left the churchyard with a smile on his face after his unfriendly remark to the priest about Borgarfjall and silly sheep.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading And now I suppose I shall have to scramble up there one day, and very likely break my neck.
having passed out of existence
From this reading But the smile soon vanished.
precisely as stated
From this reading And now I suppose I shall have to scramble up there one day, and very likely break my neck.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “That was childish of me,” he reflected.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “Whatever made me say it, I wonder?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ørlygur had left the churchyard with a smile on his face after his unfriendly remark to the priest about Borgarfjall and silly sheep.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “Whatever made me say it, I wonder?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ørlygur had left the churchyard with a smile on his face after his unfriendly remark to the priest about Borgarfjall and silly sheep.
Chapter 34 of Guest the One-Eyed by Gunnar Gunnarsson holds 168 sentences, grouped into 34 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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