Chapter 3 of The gnome's gneiss is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The gnome's gneiss is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Kevan delivered a carefully-rehearsed speech, in which he praised Odin's great knowledge, then fell silent. Odin nodded, as though agreeing with all the points made. "And what are your plans now, mortal?" he asked. "I thought of visiting Thor," Kevan said. "My son?" the old god asked, blinking in astonishment.
Chapter 3 of The gnome's gneiss is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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-ing form of “agree” — be in accord; be in agreement
From this reading “Odin nodded, as though agreeing with all the points made.”
closing the eyes intermittently and rapidly
From this reading “"My son?" the old god asked, blinking in astonishment.”
past form of “deliver” — deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
From this reading “Kevan delivered a carefully-rehearsed speech, in which he praised Odin's great knowledge, then fell silent.”
subject to death
From this reading “"And what are your plans now, mortal?" he asked.”
(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 “Kevan delivered a carefully-rehearsed speech, in which he praised Odin's great knowledge, then fell silent.”
past form of “praise” — express approval of
From this reading “Kevan delivered a carefully-rehearsed speech, in which he praised Odin's great knowledge, then fell silent.”
(Norse mythology) god of thunder and rain and farming; pictured as wielding a hammer emblematic of the thunderbolt; identified with Teutonic Donar
From this reading “"I thought of visiting Thor," Kevan said.”
the activity of making visits
From this reading “"I thought of visiting Thor," Kevan said.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “Odin nodded, as though agreeing with all the points made.”
In this reading “Kevan delivered a carefully-rehearsed speech, in which he praised Odin's great knowledge, then fell silent.”
In this reading “"My son?" the old god asked, blinking in astonishment.”
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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 Kevan delivered a carefully-rehearsed speech, in which he praised Odin's great knowledge, then fell silent.
-ing form of “agree” — be in accord; be in agreement
From this reading Odin nodded, as though agreeing with all the points made.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Odin nodded, as though agreeing with all the points made.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And what are your plans now, mortal?" he asked.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "And what are your plans now, mortal?" he asked.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Odin nodded, as though agreeing with all the points made.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "And what are your plans now, mortal?" he asked.
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading "My son?" the old god asked, blinking in astonishment.
closing the eyes intermittently and rapidly
From this reading "My son?" the old god asked, blinking in astonishment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kevan delivered a carefully-rehearsed speech, in which he praised Odin's great knowledge, then fell silent.
past form of “deliver” — deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
From this reading Kevan delivered a carefully-rehearsed speech, in which he praised Odin's great knowledge, then fell silent.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Kevan delivered a carefully-rehearsed speech, in which he praised Odin's great knowledge, then fell silent.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading "My son?" the old god asked, blinking in astonishment.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Kevan delivered a carefully-rehearsed speech, in which he praised Odin's great knowledge, then fell silent.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Kevan delivered a carefully-rehearsed speech, in which he praised Odin's great knowledge, then fell silent.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I thought of visiting Thor," Kevan said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Kevan delivered a carefully-rehearsed speech, in which he praised Odin's great knowledge, then fell silent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kevan delivered a carefully-rehearsed speech, in which he praised Odin's great knowledge, then fell silent.
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading Kevan delivered a carefully-rehearsed speech, in which he praised Odin's great knowledge, then fell silent.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Odin nodded, as though agreeing with all the points made.
subject to death
From this reading "And what are your plans now, mortal?" he asked.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My son?" the old god asked, blinking in astonishment.
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading Odin nodded, as though agreeing with all the points made.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "And what are your plans now, mortal?" he asked.
(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 Odin nodded, as though agreeing with all the points made.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kevan delivered a carefully-rehearsed speech, in which he praised Odin's great knowledge, then fell silent.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I thought of visiting Thor," Kevan said.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "My son?" the old god asked, blinking in astonishment.
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading "And what are your plans now, mortal?" he asked.
plural of “point” — a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading Odin nodded, as though agreeing with all the points made.
past form of “praise” — express approval of
From this reading Kevan delivered a carefully-rehearsed speech, in which he praised Odin's great knowledge, then fell silent.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I thought of visiting Thor," Kevan said.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading Kevan delivered a carefully-rehearsed speech, in which he praised Odin's great knowledge, then fell silent.
a male human offspring
From this reading "My son?" the old god asked, blinking in astonishment.
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading Kevan delivered a carefully-rehearsed speech, in which he praised Odin's great knowledge, then fell silent.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Odin nodded, as though agreeing with all the points made.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Kevan delivered a carefully-rehearsed speech, in which he praised Odin's great knowledge, then fell silent.
(Norse mythology) god of thunder and rain and farming; pictured as wielding a hammer emblematic of the thunderbolt; identified with Teutonic Donar
From this reading "I thought of visiting Thor," Kevan said.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Odin nodded, as though agreeing with all the points made.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I thought of visiting Thor," Kevan said.
the activity of making visits
From this reading "I thought of visiting Thor," Kevan said.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "And what are your plans now, mortal?" he asked.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Kevan delivered a carefully-rehearsed speech, in which he praised Odin's great knowledge, then fell silent.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Odin nodded, as though agreeing with all the points made.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And what are your plans now, mortal?" he asked.
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