Chapter 14 of The story of Burnt Njal is here in full — 61 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The story of Burnt Njal is here in full — 61 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GLUM'S WOOING. Now three brothers are named in the story. One was called Thorarin, the second Ragi, and the third Glum. They were the sons of Olof the Halt, and were men of much worth and of great wealth in goods. Thorarin's surname was Ragi's brother; he had the Speakership of the Law after Rafn Heing's son.
Chapter 14 of The story of Burnt Njal is here in full — 61 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “Now three brothers are named in the story.”
moody and melancholic
From this reading “GLUM'S WOOING.”
plural of “good” — benefit
From this reading “They were the sons of Olof the Halt, and were men of much worth and of great wealth in goods.”
cause to stop
From this reading “They were the sons of Olof the Halt, and were men of much worth and of great wealth in goods.”
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading “They were the sons of Olof the Halt, and were men of much worth and of great wealth in goods.”
the position of Speaker
From this reading “Thorarin's surname was Ragi's brother; he had the Speakership of the Law after Rafn Heing's son.”
the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name)
From this reading “Thorarin's surname was Ragi's brother; he had the Speakership of the Law after Rafn Heing's son.”
a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)
From this reading “GLUM'S WOOING.”
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later than; following
From this reading Thorarin's surname was Ragi's brother; he had the Speakership of the Law after Rafn Heing's son.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One was called Thorarin, the second Ragi, and the third Glum.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Now three brothers are named in the story.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Thorarin's surname was Ragi's brother; he had the Speakership of the Law after Rafn Heing's son.
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Now three brothers are named in the story.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading One was called Thorarin, the second Ragi, and the third Glum.
moody and melancholic
From this reading One was called Thorarin, the second Ragi, and the third Glum.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GLUM'S WOOING.
plural of “good” — benefit
From this reading They were the sons of Olof the Halt, and were men of much worth and of great wealth in goods.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading They were the sons of Olof the Halt, and were men of much worth and of great wealth in goods.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Thorarin's surname was Ragi's brother; he had the Speakership of the Law after Rafn Heing's son.
cause to stop
From this reading They were the sons of Olof the Halt, and were men of much worth and of great wealth in goods.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Thorarin's surname was Ragi's brother; he had the Speakership of the Law after Rafn Heing's son.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thorarin's surname was Ragi's brother; he had the Speakership of the Law after Rafn Heing's son.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now three brothers are named in the story.
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading Thorarin's surname was Ragi's brother; he had the Speakership of the Law after Rafn Heing's son.
the force of workers available
From this reading They were the sons of Olof the Halt, and were men of much worth and of great wealth in goods.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading They were the sons of Olof the Halt, and were men of much worth and of great wealth in goods.
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Now three brothers are named in the story.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now three brothers are named in the story.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They were the sons of Olof the Halt, and were men of much worth and of great wealth in goods.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were the sons of Olof the Halt, and were men of much worth and of great wealth in goods.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One was called Thorarin, the second Ragi, and the third Glum.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thorarin's surname was Ragi's brother; he had the Speakership of the Law after Rafn Heing's son.
East Indian cereal grass whose seed yield a somewhat bitter flour, a staple in the Orient
From this reading One was called Thorarin, the second Ragi, and the third Glum.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thorarin's surname was Ragi's brother; he had the Speakership of the Law after Rafn Heing's son.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading One was called Thorarin, the second Ragi, and the third Glum.
a male human offspring
From this reading Thorarin's surname was Ragi's brother; he had the Speakership of the Law after Rafn Heing's son.
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading They were the sons of Olof the Halt, and were men of much worth and of great wealth in goods.
the position of Speaker
From this reading Thorarin's surname was Ragi's brother; he had the Speakership of the Law after Rafn Heing's son.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Now three brothers are named in the story.
the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name)
From this reading Thorarin's surname was Ragi's brother; he had the Speakership of the Law after Rafn Heing's son.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now three brothers are named in the story.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were the sons of Olof the Halt, and were men of much worth and of great wealth in goods.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading One was called Thorarin, the second Ragi, and the third Glum.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One was called Thorarin, the second Ragi, and the third Glum.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thorarin's surname was Ragi's brother; he had the Speakership of the Law after Rafn Heing's son.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Now three brothers are named in the story.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One was called Thorarin, the second Ragi, and the third Glum.
the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money
From this reading They were the sons of Olof the Halt, and were men of much worth and of great wealth in goods.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were the sons of Olof the Halt, and were men of much worth and of great wealth in goods.
a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)
From this reading GLUM'S WOOING.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading They were the sons of Olof the Halt, and were men of much worth and of great wealth in goods.
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