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Chapter 10 of The Bridal Wreath is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“No,” said Erlend in a low voice. “She had none but me.” “Yet,” said Lady Aashild again, “it may well be a hard matter to cover up this thing and hide the body away, without the ugliest of misthought falling on you.” “She shall rest in hallowed ground,” said Erlend, “if it cost me Husaby. What say you Kristin?”
Chapter 10 of The Bridal Wreath is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
From this reading ““She shall rest in hallowed ground,” said Erlend, “if it cost me Husaby.”
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
From this reading ““Yet,” said Lady Aashild again, “it may well be a hard matter to cover up this thing and hide the body away, without the ugliest of misthought falling on you.””
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading ““Yet,” said Lady Aashild again, “it may well be a hard matter to cover up this thing and hide the body away, without the ugliest of misthought falling on you.””
worthy of religious veneration
From this reading ““She shall rest in hallowed ground,” said Erlend, “if it cost me Husaby.”
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading ““Yet,” said Lady Aashild again, “it may well be a hard matter to cover up this thing and hide the body away, without the ugliest of misthought falling on you.””
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading ““No,” said Erlend in a low voice.”
not one, and not any
From this reading ““She had none but me.””
superlative of “ugly” — displeasing to the senses
From this reading ““Yet,” said Lady Aashild again, “it may well be a hard matter to cover up this thing and hide the body away, without the ugliest of misthought falling on you.””
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In this reading ““No,” said Erlend in a low voice.”
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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 “No,” said Erlend in a low voice.
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From this reading “Yet,” said Lady Aashild again, “it may well be a hard matter to cover up this thing and hide the body away, without the ugliest of misthought falling on you.”
anew
From this reading “Yet,” said Lady Aashild again, “it may well be a hard matter to cover up this thing and hide the body away, without the ugliest of misthought falling on you.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Yet,” said Lady Aashild again, “it may well be a hard matter to cover up this thing and hide the body away, without the ugliest of misthought falling on you.”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Yet,” said Lady Aashild again, “it may well be a hard matter to cover up this thing and hide the body away, without the ugliest of misthought falling on you.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Yet,” said Lady Aashild again, “it may well be a hard matter to cover up this thing and hide the body away, without the ugliest of misthought falling on you.”
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading “Yet,” said Lady Aashild again, “it may well be a hard matter to cover up this thing and hide the body away, without the ugliest of misthought falling on you.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “She had none but me.”
the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
From this reading “She shall rest in hallowed ground,” said Erlend, “if it cost me Husaby.
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
From this reading “Yet,” said Lady Aashild again, “it may well be a hard matter to cover up this thing and hide the body away, without the ugliest of misthought falling on you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No,” said Erlend in a low voice.
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading “Yet,” said Lady Aashild again, “it may well be a hard matter to cover up this thing and hide the body away, without the ugliest of misthought falling on you.”
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading “She shall rest in hallowed ground,” said Erlend, “if it cost me Husaby.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “She had none but me.”
worthy of religious veneration
From this reading “She shall rest in hallowed ground,” said Erlend, “if it cost me Husaby.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading “Yet,” said Lady Aashild again, “it may well be a hard matter to cover up this thing and hide the body away, without the ugliest of misthought falling on you.”
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading “Yet,” said Lady Aashild again, “it may well be a hard matter to cover up this thing and hide the body away, without the ugliest of misthought falling on you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She shall rest in hallowed ground,” said Erlend, “if it cost me Husaby.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “She shall rest in hallowed ground,” said Erlend, “if it cost me Husaby.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “No,” said Erlend in a low voice.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Yet,” said Lady Aashild again, “it may well be a hard matter to cover up this thing and hide the body away, without the ugliest of misthought falling on you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What say you Kristin?”
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “Yet,” said Lady Aashild again, “it may well be a hard matter to cover up this thing and hide the body away, without the ugliest of misthought falling on you.”
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading “No,” said Erlend in a low voice.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “Yet,” said Lady Aashild again, “it may well be a hard matter to cover up this thing and hide the body away, without the ugliest of misthought falling on you.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Yet,” said Lady Aashild again, “it may well be a hard matter to cover up this thing and hide the body away, without the ugliest of misthought falling on you.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “She had none but me.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yet,” said Lady Aashild again, “it may well be a hard matter to cover up this thing and hide the body away, without the ugliest of misthought falling on you.”
not any; not one
From this reading “No,” said Erlend in a low voice.
not one, and not any
From this reading “She had none but me.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Yet,” said Lady Aashild again, “it may well be a hard matter to cover up this thing and hide the body away, without the ugliest of misthought falling on you.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Yet,” said Lady Aashild again, “it may well be a hard matter to cover up this thing and hide the body away, without the ugliest of misthought falling on you.”
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading “She shall rest in hallowed ground,” said Erlend, “if it cost me Husaby.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “No,” said Erlend in a low voice.
express in words
From this reading What say you Kristin?”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “She shall rest in hallowed ground,” said Erlend, “if it cost me Husaby.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She had none but me.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Yet,” said Lady Aashild again, “it may well be a hard matter to cover up this thing and hide the body away, without the ugliest of misthought falling on you.”
a special situation
From this reading “Yet,” said Lady Aashild again, “it may well be a hard matter to cover up this thing and hide the body away, without the ugliest of misthought falling on you.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Yet,” said Lady Aashild again, “it may well be a hard matter to cover up this thing and hide the body away, without the ugliest of misthought falling on you.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Yet,” said Lady Aashild again, “it may well be a hard matter to cover up this thing and hide the body away, without the ugliest of misthought falling on you.”
superlative of “ugly” — displeasing to the senses
From this reading “Yet,” said Lady Aashild again, “it may well be a hard matter to cover up this thing and hide the body away, without the ugliest of misthought falling on you.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Yet,” said Lady Aashild again, “it may well be a hard matter to cover up this thing and hide the body away, without the ugliest of misthought falling on you.”
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “No,” said Erlend in a low voice.
(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 “Yet,” said Lady Aashild again, “it may well be a hard matter to cover up this thing and hide the body away, without the ugliest of misthought falling on you.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What say you Kristin?”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Yet,” said Lady Aashild again, “it may well be a hard matter to cover up this thing and hide the body away, without the ugliest of misthought falling on you.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Yet,” said Lady Aashild again, “it may well be a hard matter to cover up this thing and hide the body away, without the ugliest of misthought falling on you.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Yet,” said Lady Aashild again, “it may well be a hard matter to cover up this thing and hide the body away, without the ugliest of misthought falling on you.”
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