Chapter 33 of The Saga of Grettir the Strong is here in full — 76 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 33 of The Saga of Grettir the Strong is here in full — 76 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Grettir then prepared for his swim. He wore a cloak of coarse material with breeches and had his fingers webbed. The weather was fine; he left the island towards the evening. Illugi thought his journey was hopeless. Grettir had the current with him and it was calm as he swam towards the fjord.
Chapter 33 of The Saga of Grettir the Strong is here in full — 76 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(used in the plural) trousers ending above the knee
From this reading “He wore a cloak of coarse material with breeches and had his fingers webbed.”
anything that covers or conceals
From this reading “He wore a cloak of coarse material with breeches and had his fingers webbed.”
of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles
From this reading “He wore a cloak of coarse material with breeches and had his fingers webbed.”
a long narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs; common in Norway
From this reading “Grettir had the current with him and it was calm as he swam towards the fjord.”
without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success
From this reading “Illugi thought his journey was hopeless.”
inflected form of “swim” — travel through water
From this reading “Grettir had the current with him and it was calm as he swam towards the fjord.”
travel through water
From this reading “Grettir then prepared for his swim.”
(of the feet of some animals) having the digits connected by a thin fold of skin
From this reading “He wore a cloak of coarse material with breeches and had his fingers webbed.”
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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 He wore a cloak of coarse material with breeches and had his fingers webbed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He wore a cloak of coarse material with breeches and had his fingers webbed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Grettir had the current with him and it was calm as he swam towards the fjord.
(used in the plural) trousers ending above the knee
From this reading He wore a cloak of coarse material with breeches and had his fingers webbed.
make calm or still
From this reading Grettir had the current with him and it was calm as he swam towards the fjord.
anything that covers or conceals
From this reading He wore a cloak of coarse material with breeches and had his fingers webbed.
of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles
From this reading He wore a cloak of coarse material with breeches and had his fingers webbed.
a flow of electricity through a conductor
From this reading Grettir had the current with him and it was calm as he swam towards the fjord.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading The weather was fine; he left the island towards the evening.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading The weather was fine; he left the island towards the evening.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading He wore a cloak of coarse material with breeches and had his fingers webbed.
a long narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs; common in Norway
From this reading Grettir had the current with him and it was calm as he swam towards the fjord.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Grettir then prepared for his swim.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Grettir then prepared for his swim.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He wore a cloak of coarse material with breeches and had his fingers webbed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He wore a cloak of coarse material with breeches and had his fingers webbed.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Grettir had the current with him and it was calm as he swam towards the fjord.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Grettir then prepared for his swim.
without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success
From this reading Illugi thought his journey was hopeless.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Illugi thought his journey was hopeless.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading The weather was fine; he left the island towards the evening.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Grettir had the current with him and it was calm as he swam towards the fjord.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading Illugi thought his journey was hopeless.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading The weather was fine; he left the island towards the evening.
concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests
From this reading He wore a cloak of coarse material with breeches and had his fingers webbed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He wore a cloak of coarse material with breeches and had his fingers webbed.
made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
From this reading Grettir then prepared for his swim.
inflected form of “swim” — travel through water
From this reading Grettir had the current with him and it was calm as he swam towards the fjord.
travel through water
From this reading Grettir then prepared for his swim.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The weather was fine; he left the island towards the evening.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Grettir then prepared for his swim.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Illugi thought his journey was hopeless.
in the direction of
From this reading The weather was fine; he left the island towards the evening.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The weather was fine; he left the island towards the evening.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading The weather was fine; he left the island towards the evening.
(of the feet of some animals) having the digits connected by a thin fold of skin
From this reading He wore a cloak of coarse material with breeches and had his fingers webbed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He wore a cloak of coarse material with breeches and had his fingers webbed.
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading He wore a cloak of coarse material with breeches and had his fingers webbed.
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