Chapter 5 of Lady Inger of Ostrat — Vol III is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Lady Inger of Ostrat — Vol III is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OLAF SKAKTAVL. I am no wiser than before, Lady Inger;--why would you keep Nils Lykke at Ostrat? LADY INGER (softly). Because I owe him an undying hate. Nils Lykke has done me deadlier wrong than any other man.
Chapter 5 of Lady Inger of Ostrat — Vol III is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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comparative of “deadly” — causing or capable of causing death
From this reading “Nils Lykke has done me deadlier wrong than any other man.”
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading “Because I owe him an undying hate.”
a member of western Finnish people formerly living in the Baltic province where Saint Petersburg was built
From this reading “I am no wiser than before, Lady Inger;--why would you keep Nils Lykke at Ostrat?”
plural of “nil” — a quantity of no importance
From this reading “I am no wiser than before, Lady Inger;--why would you keep Nils Lykke at Ostrat?”
be obliged to pay or repay
From this reading “Because I owe him an undying hate.”
with low volume
From this reading “LADY INGER (softly).”
never dying
From this reading “Because I owe him an undying hate.”
comparative of “wise” — having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading “I am no wiser than before, Lady Inger;--why would you keep Nils Lykke at Ostrat?”
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am no wiser than before, Lady Inger;--why would you keep Nils Lykke at Ostrat?
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Because I owe him an undying hate.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Nils Lykke has done me deadlier wrong than any other man.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I am no wiser than before, Lady Inger;--why would you keep Nils Lykke at Ostrat?
for the reason that
From this reading Because I owe him an undying hate.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I am no wiser than before, Lady Inger;--why would you keep Nils Lykke at Ostrat?
comparative of “deadly” — causing or capable of causing death
From this reading Nils Lykke has done me deadlier wrong than any other man.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Nils Lykke has done me deadlier wrong than any other man.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nils Lykke has done me deadlier wrong than any other man.
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading Because I owe him an undying hate.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Because I owe him an undying hate.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am no wiser than before, Lady Inger;--why would you keep Nils Lykke at Ostrat?
a member of western Finnish people formerly living in the Baltic province where Saint Petersburg was built
From this reading I am no wiser than before, Lady Inger;--why would you keep Nils Lykke at Ostrat?
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading I am no wiser than before, Lady Inger;--why would you keep Nils Lykke at Ostrat?
a polite name for any woman
From this reading I am no wiser than before, Lady Inger;--why would you keep Nils Lykke at Ostrat?
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From this reading I am no wiser than before, Lady Inger;--why would you keep Nils Lykke at Ostrat?
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Nils Lykke has done me deadlier wrong than any other man.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Nils Lykke has done me deadlier wrong than any other man.
plural of “nil” — a quantity of no importance
From this reading I am no wiser than before, Lady Inger;--why would you keep Nils Lykke at Ostrat?
not any; not one
From this reading I am no wiser than before, Lady Inger;--why would you keep Nils Lykke at Ostrat?
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From this reading OLAF SKAKTAVL.
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From this reading I am no wiser than before, Lady Inger;--why would you keep Nils Lykke at Ostrat?
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Nils Lykke has done me deadlier wrong than any other man.
be obliged to pay or repay
From this reading Because I owe him an undying hate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OLAF SKAKTAVL.
with low volume
From this reading LADY INGER (softly).
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I am no wiser than before, Lady Inger;--why would you keep Nils Lykke at Ostrat?
never dying
From this reading Because I owe him an undying hate.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading I am no wiser than before, Lady Inger;--why would you keep Nils Lykke at Ostrat?
comparative of “wise” — having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading I am no wiser than before, Lady Inger;--why would you keep Nils Lykke at Ostrat?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I am no wiser than before, Lady Inger;--why would you keep Nils Lykke at Ostrat?
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading Nils Lykke has done me deadlier wrong than any other man.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I am no wiser than before, Lady Inger;--why would you keep Nils Lykke at Ostrat?
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