Chapter 35 of The story of Burnt Njal is here in full — 43 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXXV
Chapter 35 of The story of Burnt Njal is here in full — 43 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OF THRAIN SIGFUS' SON. There was a man named Thrain, he was the son of Sigfus, the son of Sighvat the Red. He kept house at Gritwater on Fleetlithe. He was Gunnar's kinsman, and a man of great mark. He had to wife Thorhilda Skaldwife; she had a sharp tongue of her own, and was giving to jeering.
Chapter 35 of The story of Burnt Njal is here in full — 43 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/8 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the act of giving
From this reading “He had to wife Thorhilda Skaldwife; she had a sharp tongue of her own, and was giving to jeering.”
showing your contempt by derision
From this reading “He had to wife Thorhilda Skaldwife; she had a sharp tongue of her own, and was giving to jeering.”
a male relative
From this reading “He was Gunnar's kinsman, and a man of great mark.”
attach a tag or label to
From this reading “He was Gunnar's kinsman, and a man of great mark.”
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “There was a man named Thrain, he was the son of Sigfus, the son of Sighvat the Red.”
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading “There was a man named Thrain, he was the son of Sigfus, the son of Sighvat the Red.”
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading “He had to wife Thorhilda Skaldwife; she had a sharp tongue of her own, and was giving to jeering.”
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading “He had to wife Thorhilda Skaldwife; she had a sharp tongue of her own, and was giving to jeering.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
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 Thrain, he was the son of Sigfus, the son of Sighvat the Red.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was Gunnar's kinsman, and a man of great mark.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He kept house at Gritwater on Fleetlithe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He kept house at Gritwater on Fleetlithe.
the act of giving
From this reading He had to wife Thorhilda Skaldwife; she had a sharp tongue of her own, and was giving to jeering.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading He was Gunnar's kinsman, and a man of great mark.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He kept house at Gritwater on Fleetlithe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was Gunnar's kinsman, and a man of great mark.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had to wife Thorhilda Skaldwife; she had a sharp tongue of her own, and was giving to jeering.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was a man named Thrain, he was the son of Sigfus, the son of Sighvat the Red.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had to wife Thorhilda Skaldwife; she had a sharp tongue of her own, and was giving to jeering.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading He kept house at Gritwater on Fleetlithe.
showing your contempt by derision
From this reading He had to wife Thorhilda Skaldwife; she had a sharp tongue of her own, and was giving to jeering.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading He kept house at Gritwater on Fleetlithe.
a male relative
From this reading He was Gunnar's kinsman, and a man of great mark.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading There was a man named Thrain, he was the son of Sigfus, the son of Sighvat the Red.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading He was Gunnar's kinsman, and a man of great mark.
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading There was a man named Thrain, he was the son of Sigfus, the son of Sighvat the Red.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OF THRAIN SIGFUS' SON.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He kept house at Gritwater on Fleetlithe.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading He had to wife Thorhilda Skaldwife; she had a sharp tongue of her own, and was giving to jeering.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading There was a man named Thrain, he was the son of Sigfus, the son of Sighvat the Red.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading He had to wife Thorhilda Skaldwife; she had a sharp tongue of her own, and was giving to jeering.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had to wife Thorhilda Skaldwife; she had a sharp tongue of her own, and was giving to jeering.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OF THRAIN SIGFUS' SON.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a man named Thrain, he was the son of Sigfus, the son of Sighvat the Red.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had to wife Thorhilda Skaldwife; she had a sharp tongue of her own, and was giving to jeering.
a male human offspring
From this reading OF THRAIN SIGFUS' SON.
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 Thrain, he was the son of Sigfus, the son of Sighvat the Red.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a man named Thrain, he was the son of Sigfus, the son of Sighvat the Red.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had to wife Thorhilda Skaldwife; she had a sharp tongue of her own, and was giving to jeering.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OF THRAIN SIGFUS' SON.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had to wife Thorhilda Skaldwife; she had a sharp tongue of her own, and was giving to jeering.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading He had to wife Thorhilda Skaldwife; she had a sharp tongue of her own, and was giving to jeering.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a man named Thrain, he was the son of Sigfus, the son of Sighvat the Red.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading He had to wife Thorhilda Skaldwife; she had a sharp tongue of her own, and was giving to jeering.
Chapter 35 of The story of Burnt Njal by George Webbe, Sir [Translator] Dasent holds 43 sentences, grouped into 9 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 35 holds 43 sentences of The story of Burnt Njal, unabridged, divided into 9 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 35 of The story of Burnt Njal by George Webbe, Sir [Translator] Dasent exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 43 sentences, grouped into 9 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 9 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 9 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 35 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading The story of Burnt Njal by George Webbe, Sir [Translator] Dasent on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 0 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #? are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #?, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 5 minutes of reading across 0 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through The story of Burnt Njal section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 0 chapters of The story of Burnt Njal to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in The story of Burnt Njal, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
