Chapter 1 of The Complete Poetical Works of Henry is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Complete Poetical Works of Henry is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Queen Sigrid the Haughty V. The Skerry of Shrieks VI. The Wraith of Odin VII. Iron-Beard VIII. Gudrun IX. Thangbrand the Priest X. Raud the Strong XI.
Chapter 1 of The Complete Poetical Works of Henry is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 12/1046 · 5 reading units · Lines 56–60
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having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
From this reading “Queen Sigrid the Haughty V. The Skerry of Shrieks VI.”
(Norse mythology) ruler of the Aesir; supreme god of war and poetry and knowledge and wisdom (for which he gave an eye) and husband of Frigg; identified with the Teutonic Wotan
From this reading “The Wraith of Odin VII.”
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading “Thangbrand the Priest X. Raud the Strong XI.”
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading “Queen Sigrid the Haughty V. The Skerry of Shrieks VI.”
plural of “shriek” — sharp piercing cry
From this reading “Queen Sigrid the Haughty V. The Skerry of Shrieks VI.”
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading “Thangbrand the Priest X. Raud the Strong XI.”
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From this reading Gudrun IX.
having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
From this reading Queen Sigrid the Haughty V. The Skerry of Shrieks VI.
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From this reading Iron-Beard VIII.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading Gudrun IX.
(Norse mythology) ruler of the Aesir; supreme god of war and poetry and knowledge and wisdom (for which he gave an eye) and husband of Frigg; identified with the Teutonic Wotan
From this reading The Wraith of Odin VII.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Queen Sigrid the Haughty V. The Skerry of Shrieks VI.
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading Thangbrand the Priest X. Raud the Strong XI.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading Queen Sigrid the Haughty V. The Skerry of Shrieks VI.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thangbrand the Priest X. Raud the Strong XI.
plural of “shriek” — sharp piercing cry
From this reading Queen Sigrid the Haughty V. The Skerry of Shrieks VI.
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From this reading Queen Sigrid the Haughty V. The Skerry of Shrieks VI.
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From this reading Queen Sigrid the Haughty V. The Skerry of Shrieks VI.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading Thangbrand the Priest X. Raud the Strong XI.
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From this reading Thangbrand the Priest X. Raud the Strong XI.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Queen Sigrid the Haughty V. The Skerry of Shrieks VI.
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading Queen Sigrid the Haughty V. The Skerry of Shrieks VI.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading Queen Sigrid the Haughty V. The Skerry of Shrieks VI.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading The Wraith of Odin VII.
the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one
From this reading Iron-Beard VIII.
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading The Wraith of Odin VII.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Thangbrand the Priest X. Raud the Strong XI.
the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and one
From this reading Thangbrand the Priest X. Raud the Strong XI.
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