Chapter 42 of The story of Burnt Njal is here in full — 47 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 42 of The story of Burnt Njal is here in full — 47 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SIGMUND COMES OUT TO ICELAND. There was a man whose name was Sigmund. He was the son of Lambi, the son of Sighvat the Red. He was a great voyager, and a comely and a courteous man; tall too, and strong. He was a man of proud spirit, and a good skald, and well trained in most feats of strength.
Chapter 42 of The story of Burnt Njal is here in full — 47 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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according with custom or propriety
From this reading “He was a great voyager, and a comely and a courteous man; tall too, and strong.”
exhibiting courtesy and politeness
From this reading “He was a great voyager, and a comely and a courteous man; tall too, and strong.”
plural of “feat” — a notable achievement
From this reading “He was a man of proud spirit, and a good skald, and well trained in most feats of strength.”
an island republic on the island of Iceland; became independent of Denmark in 1944
From this reading “SIGMUND COMES OUT TO ICELAND.”
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading “He was a man of proud spirit, and a good skald, and well trained in most feats of strength.”
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading “He was a great voyager, and a comely and a courteous man; tall too, and strong.”
shaped or conditioned or disciplined by training; often used as a combining form
From this reading “He was a man of proud spirit, and a good skald, and well trained in most feats of strength.”
a traveler to a distant land (especially one who travels by sea)
From this reading “He was a great voyager, and a comely and a courteous man; tall too, and strong.”
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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 There was a man whose name was Sigmund.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was a great voyager, and a comely and a courteous man; tall too, and strong.
according with custom or propriety
From this reading He was a great voyager, and a comely and a courteous man; tall too, and strong.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading SIGMUND COMES OUT TO ICELAND.
exhibiting courtesy and politeness
From this reading He was a great voyager, and a comely and a courteous man; tall too, and strong.
plural of “feat” — a notable achievement
From this reading He was a man of proud spirit, and a good skald, and well trained in most feats of strength.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading He was a man of proud spirit, and a good skald, and well trained in most feats of strength.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading He was a great voyager, and a comely and a courteous man; tall too, and strong.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was the son of Lambi, the son of Sighvat the Red.
an island republic on the island of Iceland; became independent of Denmark in 1944
From this reading SIGMUND COMES OUT TO ICELAND.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was a man of proud spirit, and a good skald, and well trained in most feats of strength.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was the son of Lambi, the son of Sighvat the Red.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading There was a man whose name was Sigmund.
used to form the superlative
From this reading He was a man of proud spirit, and a good skald, and well trained in most feats of strength.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading There was a man whose name was Sigmund.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was the son of Lambi, the son of Sighvat the Red.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading SIGMUND COMES OUT TO ICELAND.
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading He was a man of proud spirit, and a good skald, and well trained in most feats of strength.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading He was the son of Lambi, the son of Sighvat the Red.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was the son of Lambi, the son of Sighvat the Red.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SIGMUND COMES OUT TO ICELAND.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was a man of proud spirit, and a good skald, and well trained in most feats of strength.
a male human offspring
From this reading He was the son of Lambi, the son of Sighvat the Red.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading He was a man of proud spirit, and a good skald, and well trained in most feats of strength.
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading He was a man of proud spirit, and a good skald, and well trained in most feats of strength.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading He was a great voyager, and a comely and a courteous man; tall too, and strong.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading He was a great voyager, and a comely and a courteous man; tall too, and strong.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was the son of Lambi, the son of Sighvat the Red.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a man whose name was Sigmund.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SIGMUND COMES OUT TO ICELAND.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading He was a great voyager, and a comely and a courteous man; tall too, and strong.
shaped or conditioned or disciplined by training; often used as a combining form
From this reading He was a man of proud spirit, and a good skald, and well trained in most feats of strength.
a traveler to a distant land (especially one who travels by sea)
From this reading He was a great voyager, and a comely and a courteous man; tall too, and strong.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a man whose name was Sigmund.
(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 He was a man of proud spirit, and a good skald, and well trained in most feats of strength.
belonging to which person
From this reading There was a man whose name was Sigmund.
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