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Chapter 8 of Ulric the Jarl: A Story of the Penitent Thief is here in full — 226 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SAXON SHORE. "O jarl!" exclaimed Knud the Bear, in a morning watch, "we have wasted days in this coasting. The weather hath been rough and the men are weary, for we are tightly packed in this ship." "No longer shouldst thou prevent us from seeking the shore," said another. "I would hunt, and get me some fresh meat."
Chapter 8 of Ulric the Jarl: A Story of the Penitent Thief is here in full — 226 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “coast” — move effortlessly; by force of gravity
From this reading “"O jarl!" exclaimed Knud the Bear, in a morning watch, "we have wasted days in this coasting.”
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading “"I would hunt, and get me some fresh meat."”
extremely crowed or filled to capacity
From this reading “The weather hath been rough and the men are weary, for we are tightly packed in this ship."”
a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Angles and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons; dominant in England until the Norman Conquest
From this reading “THE SAXON SHORE.”
the act of searching for something
From this reading “"No longer shouldst thou prevent us from seeking the shore," said another.”
an old form of “should”, used with “thou”
From this reading “"No longer shouldst thou prevent us from seeking the shore," said another.”
in a tight or constricted manner
From this reading “The weather hath been rough and the men are weary, for we are tightly packed in this ship."”
serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
From this reading “"O jarl!" exclaimed Knud the Bear, in a morning watch, "we have wasted days in this coasting.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “"I would hunt, and get me some fresh meat."”
In this reading “"O jarl!" exclaimed Knud the Bear, in a morning watch, "we have wasted days in this coasting.”
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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 "O jarl!" exclaimed Knud the Bear, in a morning watch, "we have wasted days in this coasting.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The weather hath been rough and the men are weary, for we are tightly packed in this ship."
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading "No longer shouldst thou prevent us from seeking the shore," said another.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The weather hath been rough and the men are weary, for we are tightly packed in this ship."
have
From this reading "O jarl!" exclaimed Knud the Bear, in a morning watch, "we have wasted days in this coasting.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The weather hath been rough and the men are weary, for we are tightly packed in this ship."
-ing form of “coast” — move effortlessly; by force of gravity
From this reading "O jarl!" exclaimed Knud the Bear, in a morning watch, "we have wasted days in this coasting.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading "O jarl!" exclaimed Knud the Bear, in a morning watch, "we have wasted days in this coasting.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "O jarl!" exclaimed Knud the Bear, in a morning watch, "we have wasted days in this coasting.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The weather hath been rough and the men are weary, for we are tightly packed in this ship."
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading "I would hunt, and get me some fresh meat."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "No longer shouldst thou prevent us from seeking the shore," said another.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I would hunt, and get me some fresh meat."
an old form of “has”
From this reading The weather hath been rough and the men are weary, for we are tightly packed in this ship."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "O jarl!" exclaimed Knud the Bear, in a morning watch, "we have wasted days in this coasting.
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading "I would hunt, and get me some fresh meat."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I would hunt, and get me some fresh meat."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "O jarl!" exclaimed Knud the Bear, in a morning watch, "we have wasted days in this coasting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "O jarl!" exclaimed Knud the Bear, in a morning watch, "we have wasted days in this coasting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "O jarl!" exclaimed Knud the Bear, in a morning watch, "we have wasted days in this coasting.
for more time
From this reading "No longer shouldst thou prevent us from seeking the shore," said another.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I would hunt, and get me some fresh meat."
the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
From this reading "I would hunt, and get me some fresh meat."
the force of workers available
From this reading The weather hath been rough and the men are weary, for we are tightly packed in this ship."
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "O jarl!" exclaimed Knud the Bear, in a morning watch, "we have wasted days in this coasting.
not any; not one
From this reading "No longer shouldst thou prevent us from seeking the shore," said another.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "O jarl!" exclaimed Knud the Bear, in a morning watch, "we have wasted days in this coasting.
extremely crowed or filled to capacity
From this reading The weather hath been rough and the men are weary, for we are tightly packed in this ship."
keep from happening or arising; make impossible
From this reading "No longer shouldst thou prevent us from seeking the shore," said another.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading The weather hath been rough and the men are weary, for we are tightly packed in this ship."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "No longer shouldst thou prevent us from seeking the shore," said another.
a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Angles and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons; dominant in England until the Norman Conquest
From this reading THE SAXON SHORE.
the act of searching for something
From this reading "No longer shouldst thou prevent us from seeking the shore," said another.
transport commercially
From this reading The weather hath been rough and the men are weary, for we are tightly packed in this ship."
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading THE SAXON SHORE.
an old form of “should”, used with “thou”
From this reading "No longer shouldst thou prevent us from seeking the shore," said another.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "I would hunt, and get me some fresh meat."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SAXON SHORE.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "O jarl!" exclaimed Knud the Bear, in a morning watch, "we have wasted days in this coasting.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "No longer shouldst thou prevent us from seeking the shore," said another.
in a tight or constricted manner
From this reading The weather hath been rough and the men are weary, for we are tightly packed in this ship."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "No longer shouldst thou prevent us from seeking the shore," said another.
serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
From this reading "O jarl!" exclaimed Knud the Bear, in a morning watch, "we have wasted days in this coasting.
look attentively
From this reading "O jarl!" exclaimed Knud the Bear, in a morning watch, "we have wasted days in this coasting.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "O jarl!" exclaimed Knud the Bear, in a morning watch, "we have wasted days in this coasting.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading The weather hath been rough and the men are weary, for we are tightly packed in this ship."
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading The weather hath been rough and the men are weary, for we are tightly packed in this ship."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I would hunt, and get me some fresh meat."
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