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The King's Ring
The King's Ring

Chapter XXXII

Chapter 32 of The King's Ring is here in full — 322 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Zacharias Topelius • Curated US English Learning Edition
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THE KING'S RING--THE SWORD AND THE PLOUGH--FIRE AND WATER.
Again we return to Storkyro, to Bertila's farm, and the old peasant king.
It is a March day, in the year 1635.
The spring sun is already melting the snow, and the roofs drip on the sunny side; the icy crust bears one's weight on the north side of the hill, but breaks on the south.
Aron Bertila has just come home from church with all his folks, his grey head is bent, and he leans on Meri's arm.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The King's Ring

Chapter XXXII

Chapter 32 of The King's Ring is here in full — 322 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/64 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE KING'S RING--THE SWORD AND THE PLOUGH--FIRE AND WATER.
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Again we return to Storkyro, to Bertila's farm, and the old peasant king.
Line 3
It is a March day, in the year 1635.
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The spring sun is already melting the snow, and the roofs drip on the sunny side; the icy crust bears one's weight on the north side of the hill, but breaks on the south.
Line 5
Aron Bertila has just come home from church with all his folks, his grey head is bent, and he leans on Meri's arm.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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breaks noun US /breɪks/

plural of “break” — some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity

From this reading “The spring sun is already melting the snow, and the roofs drip on the sunny side; the icy crust bears one's weight on the north side of the hill, but breaks on the south.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
crust noun US /krʌst/

the outer layer of the Earth

From this reading “The spring sun is already melting the snow, and the roofs drip on the sunny side; the icy crust bears one's weight on the north side of the hill, but breaks on the south.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
drip verb US /drɪp/

fall in drops

From this reading “The spring sun is already melting the snow, and the roofs drip on the sunny side; the icy crust bears one's weight on the north side of the hill, but breaks on the south.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
icy adjective US /ˈaɪsi/

devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain

From this reading “The spring sun is already melting the snow, and the roofs drip on the sunny side; the icy crust bears one's weight on the north side of the hill, but breaks on the south.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
leans noun US /liːnz/

plural of “lean” — the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical

From this reading “Aron Bertila has just come home from church with all his folks, his grey head is bent, and he leans on Meri's arm.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
melting noun US /ˈmeltɪŋ/

the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid

From this reading “The spring sun is already melting the snow, and the roofs drip on the sunny side; the icy crust bears one's weight on the north side of the hill, but breaks on the south.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
plough noun US /plaʊ/

a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major

From this reading “THE KING'S RING--THE SWORD AND THE PLOUGH--FIRE AND WATER.”

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roofs noun US /ruːfs/

plural of “roof” — a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building

From this reading “The spring sun is already melting the snow, and the roofs drip on the sunny side; the icy crust bears one's weight on the north side of the hill, but breaks on the south.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

sunny side adjective + noun

In this reading “The spring sun is already melting the snow, and the roofs drip on the sunny side; the icy crust bears one's weight on the north side of the hill, but breaks on the south.”

629 times in 225,867 chapters
north side noun + noun

the side that is on the north

In this reading “The spring sun is already melting the snow, and the roofs drip on the sunny side; the icy crust bears one's weight on the north side of the hill, but breaks on the south.”

2,609 times in 225,867 chapters
come home verb + noun

become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions

In this reading “Aron Bertila has just come home from church with all his folks, his grey head is bent, and he leans on Meri's arm.”

35,927 times in 225,867 chapters
old peasant adjective + noun

In this reading “Again we return to Storkyro, to Bertila's farm, and the old peasant king.”

506 times in 225,867 chapters
grey head adjective + noun

In this reading “Aron Bertila has just come home from church with all his folks, his grey head is bent, and he leans on Meri's arm.”

577 times in 225,867 chapters
leans on verb + particle counted as “lean on”

rest on for support

In this reading “Aron Bertila has just come home from church with all his folks, his grey head is bent, and he leans on Meri's arm.”

4,425 times in 225,867 chapters
on the north preposition + article + noun counted as “on … north”

In this reading “The spring sun is already melting the snow, and the roofs drip on the sunny side; the icy crust bears one's weight on the north side of the hill, but breaks on the south.”

4,236 times in 225,867 chapters
on the south preposition + article + noun counted as “on … south”

In this reading “The spring sun is already melting the snow, and the roofs drip on the sunny side; the icy crust bears one's weight on the north side of the hill, but breaks on the south.”

3,781 times in 225,867 chapters

All words in this reading · 66

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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1635

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It is a March day, in the year 1635.

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading It is a March day, in the year 1635.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
AgainadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading Again we return to Storkyro, to Bertila's farm, and the old peasant king.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 Aron Bertila has just come home from church with all his folks, his grey head is bent, and he leans on Meri's arm.

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alreadyadverbUS /ɔːlˈredi/

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading The spring sun is already melting the snow, and the roofs drip on the sunny side; the icy crust bears one's weight on the north side of the hill, but breaks on the south.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading THE KING'S RING--THE SWORD AND THE PLOUGH--FIRE AND WATER.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
armnounUS /ɑːrm/

a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb

From this reading Aron Bertila has just come home from church with all his folks, his grey head is bent, and he leans on Meri's arm.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Aron

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Aron Bertila has just come home from church with all his folks, his grey head is bent, and he leans on Meri's arm.

Pending verification
bearsnounUS /berz/

plural of “bear” — massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws

From this reading The spring sun is already melting the snow, and the roofs drip on the sunny side; the icy crust bears one's weight on the north side of the hill, but breaks on the south.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
bentnounUS /bent/

a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way

From this reading Aron Bertila has just come home from church with all his folks, his grey head is bent, and he leans on Meri's arm.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Bertila

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Aron Bertila has just come home from church with all his folks, his grey head is bent, and he leans on Meri's arm.

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Bertila's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Again we return to Storkyro, to Bertila's farm, and the old peasant king.

Pending verification
breaksnounUS /breɪks/

plural of “break” — some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity

From this reading The spring sun is already melting the snow, and the roofs drip on the sunny side; the icy crust bears one's weight on the north side of the hill, but breaks on the south.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The spring sun is already melting the snow, and the roofs drip on the sunny side; the icy crust bears one's weight on the north side of the hill, but breaks on the south.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
churchnounUS /tʃɜːrtʃ/

one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship

From this reading Aron Bertila has just come home from church with all his folks, his grey head is bent, and he leans on Meri's arm.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Aron Bertila has just come home from church with all his folks, his grey head is bent, and he leans on Meri's arm.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
crustnounUS /krʌst/

the outer layer of the Earth

From this reading The spring sun is already melting the snow, and the roofs drip on the sunny side; the icy crust bears one's weight on the north side of the hill, but breaks on the south.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading It is a March day, in the year 1635.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
dripverbUS /drɪp/

fall in drops

From this reading The spring sun is already melting the snow, and the roofs drip on the sunny side; the icy crust bears one's weight on the north side of the hill, but breaks on the south.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
farmverbUS /fɑːrm/

be a farmer; work as a farmer

From this reading Again we return to Storkyro, to Bertila's farm, and the old peasant king.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
FIREverbUS /ˈfaɪər/

start firing a weapon

From this reading THE KING'S RING--THE SWORD AND THE PLOUGH--FIRE AND WATER.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
folksnounUS /foʊks/

your parents

From this reading Aron Bertila has just come home from church with all his folks, his grey head is bent, and he leans on Meri's arm.

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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Aron Bertila has just come home from church with all his folks, his grey head is bent, and he leans on Meri's arm.

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greyadjectiveUS /ɡreɪ/

of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black

From this reading Aron Bertila has just come home from church with all his folks, his grey head is bent, and he leans on Meri's arm.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Aron Bertila has just come home from church with all his folks, his grey head is bent, and he leans on Meri's arm.

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hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Aron Bertila has just come home from church with all his folks, his grey head is bent, and he leans on Meri's arm.

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headnounUS /hed/

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading Aron Bertila has just come home from church with all his folks, his grey head is bent, and he leans on Meri's arm.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hillnounUS /hɪl/

a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading The spring sun is already melting the snow, and the roofs drip on the sunny side; the icy crust bears one's weight on the north side of the hill, but breaks on the south.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Aron Bertila has just come home from church with all his folks, his grey head is bent, and he leans on Meri's arm.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
homenounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

From this reading Aron Bertila has just come home from church with all his folks, his grey head is bent, and he leans on Meri's arm.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
icyadjectiveUS /ˈaɪsi/

devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain

From this reading The spring sun is already melting the snow, and the roofs drip on the sunny side; the icy crust bears one's weight on the north side of the hill, but breaks on the south.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading It is a March day, in the year 1635.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It is a March day, in the year 1635.

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ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It is a March day, in the year 1635.

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justadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading Aron Bertila has just come home from church with all his folks, his grey head is bent, and he leans on Meri's arm.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
kingnounUS /kɪŋ/

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading Again we return to Storkyro, to Bertila's farm, and the old peasant king.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
KING'SnounUS /kɪŋz/

possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading THE KING'S RING--THE SWORD AND THE PLOUGH--FIRE AND WATER.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
leansnounUS /liːnz/

plural of “lean” — the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical

From this reading Aron Bertila has just come home from church with all his folks, his grey head is bent, and he leans on Meri's arm.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
MarchverbUS /mɑːrtʃ/

march in a procession

From this reading It is a March day, in the year 1635.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
meltingnounUS /ˈmeltɪŋ/

the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid

From this reading The spring sun is already melting the snow, and the roofs drip on the sunny side; the icy crust bears one's weight on the north side of the hill, but breaks on the south.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Meri's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Aron Bertila has just come home from church with all his folks, his grey head is bent, and he leans on Meri's arm.

Pending verification
northnounUS /nɔːrθ/

the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading The spring sun is already melting the snow, and the roofs drip on the sunny side; the icy crust bears one's weight on the north side of the hill, but breaks on the south.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The spring sun is already melting the snow, and the roofs drip on the sunny side; the icy crust bears one's weight on the north side of the hill, but breaks on the south.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading Again we return to Storkyro, to Bertila's farm, and the old peasant king.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The spring sun is already melting the snow, and the roofs drip on the sunny side; the icy crust bears one's weight on the north side of the hill, but breaks on the south.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
one's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The spring sun is already melting the snow, and the roofs drip on the sunny side; the icy crust bears one's weight on the north side of the hill, but breaks on the south.

Pending verification
peasantnounUS /ˈpezənt/

a country person

From this reading Again we return to Storkyro, to Bertila's farm, and the old peasant king.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
PLOUGHnounUS /plaʊ/

a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major

From this reading THE KING'S RING--THE SWORD AND THE PLOUGH--FIRE AND WATER.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
returnverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrn/

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading Again we return to Storkyro, to Bertila's farm, and the old peasant king.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
RINGverbUS /rɪŋ/

sound loudly and sonorously

From this reading THE KING'S RING--THE SWORD AND THE PLOUGH--FIRE AND WATER.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
roofsnounUS /ruːfs/

plural of “roof” — a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building

From this reading The spring sun is already melting the snow, and the roofs drip on the sunny side; the icy crust bears one's weight on the north side of the hill, but breaks on the south.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sidenounUS /saɪd/

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading The spring sun is already melting the snow, and the roofs drip on the sunny side; the icy crust bears one's weight on the north side of the hill, but breaks on the south.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
snownounUS /snoʊ/

precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals

From this reading The spring sun is already melting the snow, and the roofs drip on the sunny side; the icy crust bears one's weight on the north side of the hill, but breaks on the south.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
southnounUS /saʊθ/

the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading The spring sun is already melting the snow, and the roofs drip on the sunny side; the icy crust bears one's weight on the north side of the hill, but breaks on the south.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
springnounUS /sprɪŋ/

the season of growth

From this reading The spring sun is already melting the snow, and the roofs drip on the sunny side; the icy crust bears one's weight on the north side of the hill, but breaks on the south.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Storkyro

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Again we return to Storkyro, to Bertila's farm, and the old peasant king.

Pending verification
sunnounUS /sʌn/

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading The spring sun is already melting the snow, and the roofs drip on the sunny side; the icy crust bears one's weight on the north side of the hill, but breaks on the south.

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sunnyadjectiveUS /ˈsʌni/

bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer

From this reading The spring sun is already melting the snow, and the roofs drip on the sunny side; the icy crust bears one's weight on the north side of the hill, but breaks on the south.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
SWORDnounUS /sɔːrd/

a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard

From this reading THE KING'S RING--THE SWORD AND THE PLOUGH--FIRE AND WATER.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE KING'S RING--THE SWORD AND THE PLOUGH--FIRE AND WATER.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Again we return to Storkyro, to Bertila's farm, and the old peasant king.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
WATERnounUS /ˈwɔːtər/

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading THE KING'S RING--THE SWORD AND THE PLOUGH--FIRE AND WATER.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Again we return to Storkyro, to Bertila's farm, and the old peasant king.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
weightnounUS /weɪt/

the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity

From this reading The spring sun is already melting the snow, and the roofs drip on the sunny side; the icy crust bears one's weight on the north side of the hill, but breaks on the south.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Aron Bertila has just come home from church with all his folks, his grey head is bent, and he leans on Meri's arm.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
yearnounUS /jɪr/

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading It is a March day, in the year 1635.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

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