Chapter 22 of The story of Burnt Njal is here in full — 25 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 22 of The story of Burnt Njal is here in full — 25 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
UNNA GOES TO SEE GUNNAR. Now it must be told how Unna had lost all her ready money. She made her way to Lithend, and Gunnar greeted his kinswoman well. She stayed there that night, and the next morning they sat out of doors and talked. The end of their talk was that she told him how heavily she was pressed for money.
Chapter 22 of The story of Burnt Njal is here in full — 25 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “She stayed there that night, and the next morning they sat out of doors and talked.”
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading “UNNA GOES TO SEE GUNNAR.”
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading “She made her way to Lithend, and Gunnar greeted his kinswoman well.”
to a considerable degree
From this reading “The end of their talk was that she told him how heavily she was pressed for money.”
compacted by ironing
From this reading “The end of their talk was that she told him how heavily she was pressed for money.”
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading “Now it must be told how Unna had lost all her ready money.”
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “She stayed there that night, and the next morning they sat out of doors and talked.”
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “She stayed there that night, and the next morning they sat out of doors and talked.”
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(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 Now it must be told how Unna had lost all her ready money.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She made her way to Lithend, and Gunnar greeted his kinswoman well.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Now it must be told how Unna had lost all her ready money.
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading She stayed there that night, and the next morning they sat out of doors and talked.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading The end of their talk was that she told him how heavily she was pressed for money.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The end of their talk was that she told him how heavily she was pressed for money.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading UNNA GOES TO SEE GUNNAR.
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading She made her way to Lithend, and Gunnar greeted his kinswoman well.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading UNNA GOES TO SEE GUNNAR.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Now it must be told how Unna had lost all her ready money.
to a considerable degree
From this reading The end of their talk was that she told him how heavily she was pressed for money.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Now it must be told how Unna had lost all her ready money.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The end of their talk was that she told him how heavily she was pressed for money.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She made her way to Lithend, and Gunnar greeted his kinswoman well.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now it must be told how Unna had lost all her ready money.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Now it must be told how Unna had lost all her ready money.
a female relative
From this reading She made her way to Lithend, and Gunnar greeted his kinswoman well.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She made her way to Lithend, and Gunnar greeted his kinswoman well.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Now it must be told how Unna had lost all her ready money.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She made her way to Lithend, and Gunnar greeted his kinswoman well.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading Now it must be told how Unna had lost all her ready money.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading She stayed there that night, and the next morning they sat out of doors and talked.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Now it must be told how Unna had lost all her ready money.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading She stayed there that night, and the next morning they sat out of doors and talked.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading She stayed there that night, and the next morning they sat out of doors and talked.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now it must be told how Unna had lost all her ready money.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She stayed there that night, and the next morning they sat out of doors and talked.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She stayed there that night, and the next morning they sat out of doors and talked.
compacted by ironing
From this reading The end of their talk was that she told him how heavily she was pressed for money.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading Now it must be told how Unna had lost all her ready money.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading She stayed there that night, and the next morning they sat out of doors and talked.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading UNNA GOES TO SEE GUNNAR.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She made her way to Lithend, and Gunnar greeted his kinswoman well.
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading She stayed there that night, and the next morning they sat out of doors and talked.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading The end of their talk was that she told him how heavily she was pressed for money.
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading She stayed there that night, and the next morning they sat out of doors and talked.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She stayed there that night, and the next morning they sat out of doors and talked.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She stayed there that night, and the next morning they sat out of doors and talked.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The end of their talk was that she told him how heavily she was pressed for money.
in or at that place or location
From this reading She stayed there that night, and the next morning they sat out of doors and talked.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She stayed there that night, and the next morning they sat out of doors and talked.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading UNNA GOES TO SEE GUNNAR.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Now it must be told how Unna had lost all her ready money.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading UNNA GOES TO SEE GUNNAR.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The end of their talk was that she told him how heavily she was pressed for money.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading She made her way to Lithend, and Gunnar greeted his kinswoman well.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading She made her way to Lithend, and Gunnar greeted his kinswoman well.
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