Chapter 2 of Ulric the Jarl: A Story of the Penitent Thief is here in full — 84 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Ulric the Jarl: A Story of the Penitent Thief is here in full — 84 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE GOING OUT OF THE ICE. Wulf the Skater brought true tidings to the house of Ulric, the son of Brander the Brave, on the day of Saturn. Winter was ending. The word passed on from house to house until all in the village came out and looked upward, seeking for the blue rift in the sky. The wind blew not now as in the morning.
Chapter 2 of Ulric the Jarl: A Story of the Penitent Thief is here in full — 84 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading “The wind blew not now as in the morning.”
the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)
From this reading “Winter was ending.”
a gap between cloud masses
From this reading “The word passed on from house to house until all in the village came out and looked upward, seeking for the blue rift in the sky.”
a giant planet that is surrounded by three planar concentric rings of ice particles; the 6th planet from the sun
From this reading “Wulf the Skater brought true tidings to the house of Ulric, the son of Brander the Brave, on the day of Saturn.”
the act of searching for something
From this reading “The word passed on from house to house until all in the village came out and looked upward, seeking for the blue rift in the sky.”
someone who skates
From this reading “Wulf the Skater brought true tidings to the house of Ulric, the son of Brander the Brave, on the day of Saturn.”
information about recent and important events
From this reading “Wulf the Skater brought true tidings to the house of Ulric, the son of Brander the Brave, on the day of Saturn.”
directed up
From this reading “The word passed on from house to house until all in the village came out and looked upward, seeking for the blue rift in the sky.”
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In this reading “The word passed on from house to house until all in the village came out and looked upward, seeking for the blue rift in the sky.”
appear or become visible; make a showing
In this reading “The word passed on from house to house until all in the village came out and looked upward, seeking for the blue rift in the sky.”
In this reading “The wind blew not now as in the morning.”
In this reading “The word passed on from house to house until all in the village came out and looked upward, seeking for the blue rift in the sky.”
place into the hands or custody of
In this reading “The word passed on from house to house until all in the village came out and looked upward, seeking for the blue rift in the sky.”
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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 The word passed on from house to house until all in the village came out and looked upward, seeking for the blue rift in the sky.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The word passed on from house to house until all in the village came out and looked upward, seeking for the blue rift in the sky.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The wind blew not now as in the morning.
inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading The wind blew not now as in the morning.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading The word passed on from house to house until all in the village came out and looked upward, seeking for the blue rift in the sky.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wulf the Skater brought true tidings to the house of Ulric, the son of Brander the Brave, on the day of Saturn.
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading Wulf the Skater brought true tidings to the house of Ulric, the son of Brander the Brave, on the day of Saturn.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Wulf the Skater brought true tidings to the house of Ulric, the son of Brander the Brave, on the day of Saturn.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The word passed on from house to house until all in the village came out and looked upward, seeking for the blue rift in the sky.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Wulf the Skater brought true tidings to the house of Ulric, the son of Brander the Brave, on the day of Saturn.
the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)
From this reading Winter was ending.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The word passed on from house to house until all in the village came out and looked upward, seeking for the blue rift in the sky.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The word passed on from house to house until all in the village came out and looked upward, seeking for the blue rift in the sky.
the act of departing
From this reading THE GOING OUT OF THE ICE.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Wulf the Skater brought true tidings to the house of Ulric, the son of Brander the Brave, on the day of Saturn.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading THE GOING OUT OF THE ICE.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The word passed on from house to house until all in the village came out and looked upward, seeking for the blue rift in the sky.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The word passed on from house to house until all in the village came out and looked upward, seeking for the blue rift in the sky.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The wind blew not now as in the morning.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The wind blew not now as in the morning.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The wind blew not now as in the morning.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE GOING OUT OF THE ICE.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Wulf the Skater brought true tidings to the house of Ulric, the son of Brander the Brave, on the day of Saturn.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading THE GOING OUT OF THE ICE.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The word passed on from house to house until all in the village came out and looked upward, seeking for the blue rift in the sky.
a gap between cloud masses
From this reading The word passed on from house to house until all in the village came out and looked upward, seeking for the blue rift in the sky.
a giant planet that is surrounded by three planar concentric rings of ice particles; the 6th planet from the sun
From this reading Wulf the Skater brought true tidings to the house of Ulric, the son of Brander the Brave, on the day of Saturn.
the act of searching for something
From this reading The word passed on from house to house until all in the village came out and looked upward, seeking for the blue rift in the sky.
someone who skates
From this reading Wulf the Skater brought true tidings to the house of Ulric, the son of Brander the Brave, on the day of Saturn.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading The word passed on from house to house until all in the village came out and looked upward, seeking for the blue rift in the sky.
a male human offspring
From this reading Wulf the Skater brought true tidings to the house of Ulric, the son of Brander the Brave, on the day of Saturn.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GOING OUT OF THE ICE.
information about recent and important events
From this reading Wulf the Skater brought true tidings to the house of Ulric, the son of Brander the Brave, on the day of Saturn.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Wulf the Skater brought true tidings to the house of Ulric, the son of Brander the Brave, on the day of Saturn.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading Wulf the Skater brought true tidings to the house of Ulric, the son of Brander the Brave, on the day of Saturn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wulf the Skater brought true tidings to the house of Ulric, the son of Brander the Brave, on the day of Saturn.
up to a particular time
From this reading The word passed on from house to house until all in the village came out and looked upward, seeking for the blue rift in the sky.
directed up
From this reading The word passed on from house to house until all in the village came out and looked upward, seeking for the blue rift in the sky.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading The word passed on from house to house until all in the village came out and looked upward, seeking for the blue rift in the sky.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Winter was ending.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The wind blew not now as in the morning.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading Winter was ending.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading The word passed on from house to house until all in the village came out and looked upward, seeking for the blue rift in the sky.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wulf the Skater brought true tidings to the house of Ulric, the son of Brander the Brave, on the day of Saturn.
Chapter 2 of Ulric the Jarl: A Story of the Penitent Thief by William O. Stoddard holds 84 sentences, grouped into 17 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.
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