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The story of Burnt Njal
The story of Burnt Njal

Chapter CII · Chapter 102

Chapter 102 of The story of Burnt Njal is here in full — 20 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By George Webbe, Sir [Translator] Dasent • Curated US English Learning Edition
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OF THORGEIR OF LIGHTWATER.
There was a man named Thorgeir who dwelt at Lightwater; he was the son of Tjorfi, the son of Thorkel the long, the son of Kettle Longneck.
His mother's name was Thoruna, and she was the daughter of Thorstein, the son of Sigmund, the son of Bard of the Nip.
Gudrida was the name of his wife; she was a daughter of Thorkel the black of Hleidrargarth.
His brother was Worm wallet-back, the father of Hlenni the old of Saurby.
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The story of Burnt Njal

Chapter CII · Chapter 102

Chapter 102 of The story of Burnt Njal is here in full — 20 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/4 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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OF THORGEIR OF LIGHTWATER.
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There was a man named Thorgeir who dwelt at Lightwater; he was the son of Tjorfi, the son of Thorkel the long, the son of Kettle Longneck.
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His mother's name was Thoruna, and she was the daughter of Thorstein, the son of Sigmund, the son of Bard of the Nip.
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Gudrida was the name of his wife; she was a daughter of Thorkel the black of Hleidrargarth.
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His brother was Worm wallet-back, the father of Hlenni the old of Saurby.

Learner Dictionary

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Bard noun US /bɑːrd/

a lyric poet

From this reading “His mother's name was Thoruna, and she was the daughter of Thorstein, the son of Sigmund, the son of Bard of the Nip.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
daughter noun US /ˈdɔːtər/

a female human offspring

From this reading “His mother's name was Thoruna, and she was the daughter of Thorstein, the son of Sigmund, the son of Bard of the Nip.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
dwelt verb US /dwelt/

inflected form of “dwell” — think moodily or anxiously about something

From this reading “There was a man named Thorgeir who dwelt at Lightwater; he was the son of Tjorfi, the son of Thorkel the long, the son of Kettle Longneck.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Kettle noun US /ˈketəl/

a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid

From this reading “There was a man named Thorgeir who dwelt at Lightwater; he was the son of Tjorfi, the son of Thorkel the long, the son of Kettle Longneck.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mother's noun US /ˈmʌðərz/

possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading “His mother's name was Thoruna, and she was the daughter of Thorstein, the son of Sigmund, the son of Bard of the Nip.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
named verb US /neɪmd/

past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading “There was a man named Thorgeir who dwelt at Lightwater; he was the son of Tjorfi, the son of Thorkel the long, the son of Kettle Longneck.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Nip verb US /nɪp/

squeeze tightly between the fingers

From this reading “His mother's name was Thoruna, and she was the daughter of Thorstein, the son of Sigmund, the son of Bard of the Nip.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Worm noun US /wɜːrm/

any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae

From this reading “His brother was Worm wallet-back, the father of Hlenni the old of Saurby.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

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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 There was a man named Thorgeir who dwelt at Lightwater; he was the son of Tjorfi, the son of Thorkel the long, the son of Kettle Longneck.

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading His mother's name was Thoruna, and she was the daughter of Thorstein, the son of Sigmund, the son of Bard of the Nip.

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atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading There was a man named Thorgeir who dwelt at Lightwater; he was the son of Tjorfi, the son of Thorkel the long, the son of Kettle Longneck.

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BardnounUS /bɑːrd/

a lyric poet

From this reading His mother's name was Thoruna, and she was the daughter of Thorstein, the son of Sigmund, the son of Bard of the Nip.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
blackadjectiveUS /blæk/

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading Gudrida was the name of his wife; she was a daughter of Thorkel the black of Hleidrargarth.

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brothernounUS /ˈbrʌðər/

a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading His brother was Worm wallet-back, the father of Hlenni the old of Saurby.

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daughternounUS /ˈdɔːtər/

a female human offspring

From this reading His mother's name was Thoruna, and she was the daughter of Thorstein, the son of Sigmund, the son of Bard of the Nip.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
dweltverbUS /dwelt/

inflected form of “dwell” — think moodily or anxiously about something

From this reading There was a man named Thorgeir who dwelt at Lightwater; he was the son of Tjorfi, the son of Thorkel the long, the son of Kettle Longneck.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading His brother was Worm wallet-back, the father of Hlenni the old of Saurby.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Gudrida

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From this reading Gudrida was the name of his wife; she was a daughter of Thorkel the black of Hleidrargarth.

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hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading There was a man named Thorgeir who dwelt at Lightwater; he was the son of Tjorfi, the son of Thorkel the long, the son of Kettle Longneck.

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HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading His mother's name was Thoruna, and she was the daughter of Thorstein, the son of Sigmund, the son of Bard of the Nip.

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Hleidrargarth

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From this reading Gudrida was the name of his wife; she was a daughter of Thorkel the black of Hleidrargarth.

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Hlenni

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From this reading His brother was Worm wallet-back, the father of Hlenni the old of Saurby.

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KettlenounUS /ˈketəl/

a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid

From this reading There was a man named Thorgeir who dwelt at Lightwater; he was the son of Tjorfi, the son of Thorkel the long, the son of Kettle Longneck.

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LIGHTWATER

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From this reading OF THORGEIR OF LIGHTWATER.

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longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading There was a man named Thorgeir who dwelt at Lightwater; he was the son of Tjorfi, the son of Thorkel the long, the son of Kettle Longneck.

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Longneck

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From this reading There was a man named Thorgeir who dwelt at Lightwater; he was the son of Tjorfi, the son of Thorkel the long, the son of Kettle Longneck.

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mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading There was a man named Thorgeir who dwelt at Lightwater; he was the son of Tjorfi, the son of Thorkel the long, the son of Kettle Longneck.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mother'snounUS /ˈmʌðərz/

possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading His mother's name was Thoruna, and she was the daughter of Thorstein, the son of Sigmund, the son of Bard of the Nip.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
nameverbUS /neɪm/

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading His mother's name was Thoruna, and she was the daughter of Thorstein, the son of Sigmund, the son of Bard of the Nip.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
namedverbUS /neɪmd/

past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading There was a man named Thorgeir who dwelt at Lightwater; he was the son of Tjorfi, the son of Thorkel the long, the son of Kettle Longneck.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
NipverbUS /nɪp/

squeeze tightly between the fingers

From this reading His mother's name was Thoruna, and she was the daughter of Thorstein, the son of Sigmund, the son of Bard of the Nip.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading OF THORGEIR OF LIGHTWATER.

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 His brother was Worm wallet-back, the father of Hlenni the old of Saurby.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Saurby

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From this reading His brother was Worm wallet-back, the father of Hlenni the old of Saurby.

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shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading His mother's name was Thoruna, and she was the daughter of Thorstein, the son of Sigmund, the son of Bard of the Nip.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
Sigmund

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From this reading His mother's name was Thoruna, and she was the daughter of Thorstein, the son of Sigmund, the son of Bard of the Nip.

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sonnounUS /sʌn/

a male human offspring

From this reading There was a man named Thorgeir who dwelt at Lightwater; he was the son of Tjorfi, the son of Thorkel the long, the son of Kettle Longneck.

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 There was a man named Thorgeir who dwelt at Lightwater; he was the son of Tjorfi, the son of Thorkel the long, the son of Kettle Longneck.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ThereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading There was a man named Thorgeir who dwelt at Lightwater; he was the son of Tjorfi, the son of Thorkel the long, the son of Kettle Longneck.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
THORGEIR

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From this reading OF THORGEIR OF LIGHTWATER.

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Thorkel

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From this reading There was a man named Thorgeir who dwelt at Lightwater; he was the son of Tjorfi, the son of Thorkel the long, the son of Kettle Longneck.

Pending verification
Thorstein

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

From this reading His mother's name was Thoruna, and she was the daughter of Thorstein, the son of Sigmund, the son of Bard of the Nip.

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Thoruna

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From this reading His mother's name was Thoruna, and she was the daughter of Thorstein, the son of Sigmund, the son of Bard of the Nip.

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Tjorfi

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From this reading There was a man named Thorgeir who dwelt at Lightwater; he was the son of Tjorfi, the son of Thorkel the long, the son of Kettle Longneck.

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wallet-back

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

From this reading His brother was Worm wallet-back, the father of Hlenni the old of Saurby.

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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading There was a man named Thorgeir who dwelt at Lightwater; he was the son of Tjorfi, the son of Thorkel the long, the son of Kettle Longneck.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading There was a man named Thorgeir who dwelt at Lightwater; he was the son of Tjorfi, the son of Thorkel the long, the son of Kettle Longneck.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
wifenounUS /waɪf/

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading Gudrida was the name of his wife; she was a daughter of Thorkel the black of Hleidrargarth.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
WormnounUS /wɜːrm/

any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae

From this reading His brother was Worm wallet-back, the father of Hlenni the old of Saurby.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

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