Chapter 16 of King Olaf's Kinsman A Story of the Last is here in full — 383 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of King Olaf's Kinsman A Story of the Last is here in full — 383 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"The man is dead," said a rough voice. "Let him bide." "He is not," one answered. "He had nought to slay him. Here be three flesh wounds only."
Chapter 16 of King Olaf's Kinsman A Story of the Last is here in full — 383 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “"He is not," one answered.”
dwell
From this reading “"Let him bide."”
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading “"The man is dead," said a rough voice.”
the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
From this reading “Here be three flesh wounds only."”
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading “"The man is dead," said a rough voice.”
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading “"He had nought to slay him.”
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “"The man is dead," said a rough voice.”
plural of “wound” — an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading “Here be three flesh wounds only."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "The man is dead," said a rough voice.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "He is not," one answered.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Here be three flesh wounds only."
dwell
From this reading "Let him bide."
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading "The man is dead," said a rough voice.
the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
From this reading Here be three flesh wounds only."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "He had nought to slay him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He is not," one answered.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here be three flesh wounds only."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Let him bide."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The man is dead," said a rough voice.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let him bide."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "The man is dead," said a rough voice.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "He is not," one answered.
a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number
From this reading "He had nought to slay him.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "He is not," one answered.
and nothing more
From this reading Here be three flesh wounds only."
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading "The man is dead," said a rough voice.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "The man is dead," said a rough voice.
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading "He had nought to slay him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The man is dead," said a rough voice.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Here be three flesh wounds only."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "He had nought to slay him.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "The man is dead," said a rough voice.
plural of “wound” — an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading Here be three flesh wounds only."
Chapter 16 of King Olaf's Kinsman A Story of the Last by Charles W. (Charles Watts) Whistler holds 383 sentences, grouped into 77 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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