Chapter 2 of Seven Icelandic Short Stories is here in full — 451 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Seven Icelandic Short Stories is here in full — 451 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It makes no difference about those four crowns, but why did you get up like this? Have you forgotten that I ordered you to remain in bed when I saw you the other day? In bed?--How the devil am I to remain in bed? Tell me that! You must not get up in this condition.
Chapter 2 of Seven Icelandic Short Stories is here in full — 451 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a state at a particular time
From this reading “You must not get up in this condition.”
plural of “crown” — the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy
From this reading “It makes no difference about those four crowns, but why did you get up like this?”
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading “In bed?--How the devil am I to remain in bed?”
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading “It makes no difference about those four crowns, but why did you get up like this?”
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading “Have you forgotten that I ordered you to remain in bed when I saw you the other day?”
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading “It makes no difference about those four crowns, but why did you get up like this?”
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading “Have you forgotten that I ordered you to remain in bed when I saw you the other day?”
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “Have you forgotten that I ordered you to remain in bed when I saw you the other day?”
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.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It makes no difference about those four crowns, but why did you get up like this?
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading In bed?--How the devil am I to remain in bed?
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Have you forgotten that I ordered you to remain in bed when I saw you the other day?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It makes no difference about those four crowns, but why did you get up like this?
a state at a particular time
From this reading You must not get up in this condition.
plural of “crown” — the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy
From this reading It makes no difference about those four crowns, but why did you get up like this?
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Have you forgotten that I ordered you to remain in bed when I saw you the other day?
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading In bed?--How the devil am I to remain in bed?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It makes no difference about those four crowns, but why did you get up like this?
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading It makes no difference about those four crowns, but why did you get up like this?
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading Have you forgotten that I ordered you to remain in bed when I saw you the other day?
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading It makes no difference about those four crowns, but why did you get up like this?
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It makes no difference about those four crowns, but why did you get up like this?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have you forgotten that I ordered you to remain in bed when I saw you the other day?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In bed?--How the devil am I to remain in bed?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Have you forgotten that I ordered you to remain in bed when I saw you the other day?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Have you forgotten that I ordered you to remain in bed when I saw you the other day?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It makes no difference about those four crowns, but why did you get up like this?
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It makes no difference about those four crowns, but why did you get up like this?
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading It makes no difference about those four crowns, but why did you get up like this?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tell me that!
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You must not get up in this condition.
not any; not one
From this reading It makes no difference about those four crowns, but why did you get up like this?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You must not get up in this condition.
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading Have you forgotten that I ordered you to remain in bed when I saw you the other day?
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Have you forgotten that I ordered you to remain in bed when I saw you the other day?
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Have you forgotten that I ordered you to remain in bed when I saw you the other day?
cut with a saw
From this reading Have you forgotten that I ordered you to remain in bed when I saw you the other day?
express in words
From this reading Tell me that!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Have you forgotten that I ordered you to remain in bed when I saw you the other day?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Have you forgotten that I ordered you to remain in bed when I saw you the other day?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It makes no difference about those four crowns, but why did you get up like this?
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It makes no difference about those four crowns, but why did you get up like this?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Have you forgotten that I ordered you to remain in bed when I saw you the other day?
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It makes no difference about those four crowns, but why did you get up like this?
at the time that
From this reading Have you forgotten that I ordered you to remain in bed when I saw you the other day?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading It makes no difference about those four crowns, but why did you get up like this?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It makes no difference about those four crowns, but why did you get up like this?
Chapter 2 of Seven Icelandic Short Stories by Ásgeir Pétursson [Editor] holds 451 sentences, grouped into 91 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.
Chapter 2 holds 451 sentences of Seven Icelandic Short Stories, unabridged, divided into 91 reading sections.
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