Hans of Iceland, Vol. 2 of 2

Chapter II

Chapter 2 of Hans of Iceland, Vol. 2 of 2 is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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“A fellow who thrust himself like a fool into the mine in the midst of our secret meeting.

At first I took him for a spy, and would have put him to death; but he turned out to be the bearer of a safe-conduct from some gallows-bird held in great respect by our miners, and they instantly took him under their protection.

When I came to consider the matter, I made up my mind that he was probably a curious traveller or a learned fool.

At any rate, I have taken all necessary precautions in regard to him.”

“Is everything else going well?”

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Chapter II

Chapter 2 of Hans of Iceland, Vol. 2 of 2 is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

“A fellow who thrust himself like a fool into the mine in the midst of our secret meeting. At first I took him for a spy, and would have put him to death; but he turned out to be the bearer of a safe-conduct from some gallows-bird held in great respect by our miners, and they instantly took him under their protection. When I came to consider the matter, I made up my mind that he was probably a curious traveller or a learned fool. At any rate, I have taken all necessary precautions in regard to him.” “Is everything else going well?”

Hans of Iceland, Vol. 2 of 2

Chapter II

Chapter 2 of Hans of Iceland, Vol. 2 of 2 is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

“A fellow who thrust himself like a fool into the mine in the midst of our secret meeting.

/ə ˈfeloʊ huː θrʌst hɪmˈself laɪk ə fuːl ˈɪntuː ðə maɪn ɪn ðə mɪdst ʌv ˈaʊər ˈsiː.krət ˈmiːtɪŋ/

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Line 3

When I came to consider the matter, I made up my mind that he was probably a curious traveller or a learned fool.

/wen aɪ keɪm tuː kənˈsɪdər ðə ˈmætər aɪ meɪd ʌp maɪ maɪnd ðæt hiː wɑːz ˈprɑːbəbliː ə ˈkjʊriəs ˈtrævələr ɔːr ə lɜːrnd fuːl/

Line 4

At any rate, I have taken all necessary precautions in regard to him.”

/æt ˈeni reɪt aɪ hæv ˈteɪkən ɔːl ˈnesəseri priˈkɔːʃənz ɪn rɪˈɡɑːrd tuː hɪm/

Line 5

“Is everything else going well?”

Learner Dictionary

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bearer noun US /ˈberər/

someone whose employment involves carrying something

From this reading “At first I took him for a spy, and would have put him to death; but he turned out to be the bearer of a safe-conduct from some gallows-bird held in great respect by our miners, and they instantly took him under their protection.”

midst noun US /mɪdst/

the location of something surrounded by other things

From this reading ““A fellow who thrust himself like a fool into the mine in the midst of our secret meeting.”

miners noun US /ˈmaɪnərz/

plural of “miner” — laborer who works in a mine

precautions noun US /priˈkɔːʃənz/

plural of “precaution” — a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.

From this reading “At any rate, I have taken all necessary precautions in regard to him.””

protection noun US /prəˈtekʃən/

the activity of protecting someone or something

spy verb US /spaɪ/

catch sight of

thrust verb US /θrʌst/

push forcefully

From this reading ““A fellow who thrust himself like a fool into the mine in the midst of our secret meeting.”

traveller noun US /ˈtrævələr/

a person who changes location

From this reading “When I came to consider the matter, I made up my mind that he was probably a curious traveller or a learned fool.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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any rate adjective + noun

In this reading “At any rate, I have taken all necessary precautions in regard to him.””

necessary precautions adjective + noun counted as “necessary precaution”

In this reading “At any rate, I have taken all necessary precautions in regard to him.””

in the midst preposition + article + noun counted as “in … midst”

the middle or central part or point

In this reading ““A fellow who thrust himself like a fool into the mine in the midst of our secret meeting.”

consider the matter verb + article + noun counted as “consider … matter”

In this reading “When I came to consider the matter, I made up my mind that he was probably a curious traveller or a learned fool.”

secret meeting noun + noun

In this reading ““A fellow who thrust himself like a fool into the mine in the midst of our secret meeting.”

great respect adjective + noun

In this reading “At first I took him for a spy, and would have put him to death; but he turned out to be the bearer of a safe-conduct from some gallows-bird held in great respect by our miners, and they instantly took him under their protection.”

like a fool verb + article + noun counted as “like … fool”

In this reading ““A fellow who thrust himself like a fool into the mine in the midst of our secret meeting.”

in regard preposition + noun

In this reading “At any rate, I have taken all necessary precautions in regard to him.””

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AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading “A fellow who thrust himself like a fool into the mine in the midst of our secret meeting.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 At any rate, I have taken all necessary precautions in regard to him.”

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading At first I took him for a spy, and would have put him to death; but he turned out to be the bearer of a safe-conduct from some gallows-bird held in great respect by our miners, and they instantly took him under their protection.

anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading At any rate, I have taken all necessary precautions in regard to him.”

AtprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

bearernounUS /ˈberər/

someone whose employment involves carrying something

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading When I came to consider the matter, I made up my mind that he was probably a curious traveller or a learned fool.

considerverbUS /kənˈsɪdər/

deem to be

From this reading When I came to consider the matter, I made up my mind that he was probably a curious traveller or a learned fool.

curiousadjectiveUS /ˈkjʊriəs/

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

From this reading When I came to consider the matter, I made up my mind that he was probably a curious traveller or a learned fool.

deathnounUS /deθ/

the event of dying or departure from life

else

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Is everything else going well?”

everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading “Is everything else going well?”

fellownounUS /ˈfeloʊ/

a boy or man

From this reading “A fellow who thrust himself like a fool into the mine in the midst of our secret meeting.

firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

foolnounUS /fuːl/

a person who lacks good judgment

From this reading “A fellow who thrust himself like a fool into the mine in the midst of our secret meeting.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

gallows-bird

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goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/

the act of departing

From this reading “Is everything else going well?”

greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

heldadjectiveUS /held/

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading “A fellow who thrust himself like a fool into the mine in the midst of our secret meeting.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading “A fellow who thrust himself like a fool into the mine in the midst of our secret meeting.

instantlyadverbUS /ˈɪnstəntli/

without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading “A fellow who thrust himself like a fool into the mine in the midst of our secret meeting.

Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “Is everything else going well?”

learnedadjectiveUS /lɜːrnd/

having or showing profound knowledge

From this reading When I came to consider the matter, I made up my mind that he was probably a curious traveller or a learned fool.

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading “A fellow who thrust himself like a fool into the mine in the midst of our secret meeting.

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading When I came to consider the matter, I made up my mind that he was probably a curious traveller or a learned fool.

matternounUS /ˈmætər/

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading When I came to consider the matter, I made up my mind that he was probably a curious traveller or a learned fool.

meetingnounUS /ˈmiːtɪŋ/

a formally arranged gathering

From this reading “A fellow who thrust himself like a fool into the mine in the midst of our secret meeting.

midstnounUS /mɪdst/

the location of something surrounded by other things

From this reading “A fellow who thrust himself like a fool into the mine in the midst of our secret meeting.

mindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading When I came to consider the matter, I made up my mind that he was probably a curious traveller or a learned fool.

minepronounUS /maɪn/

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “A fellow who thrust himself like a fool into the mine in the midst of our secret meeting.

minersnounUS /ˈmaɪnərz/

plural of “miner” — laborer who works in a mine

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading When I came to consider the matter, I made up my mind that he was probably a curious traveller or a learned fool.

necessaryadjectiveUS /ˈnesəseri/

absolutely essential

From this reading At any rate, I have taken all necessary precautions in regard to him.”

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “A fellow who thrust himself like a fool into the mine in the midst of our secret meeting.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading When I came to consider the matter, I made up my mind that he was probably a curious traveller or a learned fool.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading “A fellow who thrust himself like a fool into the mine in the midst of our secret meeting.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

precautionsnounUS /priˈkɔːʃənz/

plural of “precaution” — a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.

From this reading At any rate, I have taken all necessary precautions in regard to him.”

probablyadverbUS /ˈprɑːbəbliː/

with considerable certainty; without much doubt

From this reading When I came to consider the matter, I made up my mind that he was probably a curious traveller or a learned fool.

protectionnounUS /prəˈtekʃən/

the activity of protecting someone or something

putverbUS /pʊt/

put into a certain place or abstract location

ratenounUS /reɪt/

a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit

From this reading At any rate, I have taken all necessary precautions in regard to him.”

regardnounUS /rɪˈɡɑːrd/

(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point

From this reading At any rate, I have taken all necessary precautions in regard to him.”

respectnounUS /rɪˈspekt/

(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point

safe-conductnoun

a document or escort providing safe passage through a region especially in time of war

secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading “A fellow who thrust himself like a fool into the mine in the midst of our secret meeting.

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

spyverbUS /spaɪ/

catch sight of

takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading At any rate, I have taken all necessary precautions in regard to him.”

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading When I came to consider the matter, I made up my mind that he was probably a curious traveller or a learned fool.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading “A fellow who thrust himself like a fool into the mine in the midst of our secret meeting.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

thrustverbUS /θrʌst/

push forcefully

From this reading “A fellow who thrust himself like a fool into the mine in the midst of our secret meeting.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

tookverbUS /tʊk/

inflected form of “take” — carry out

travellernounUS /ˈtrævələr/

a person who changes location

From this reading When I came to consider the matter, I made up my mind that he was probably a curious traveller or a learned fool.

turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/

moved around an axis or center

underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading When I came to consider the matter, I made up my mind that he was probably a curious traveller or a learned fool.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading When I came to consider the matter, I made up my mind that he was probably a curious traveller or a learned fool.

welladverbUS /wel/

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading “Is everything else going well?”

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading When I came to consider the matter, I made up my mind that he was probably a curious traveller or a learned fool.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading “A fellow who thrust himself like a fool into the mine in the midst of our secret meeting.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

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