Chapter 9 of Ulric the Jarl: A Story of the Penitent Thief is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Ulric the Jarl: A Story of the Penitent Thief is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE TAKING OF THE TRIREME. The night was at hand when the jarl and his party arrived at the camp, and already all others were around the camp-fires. "O jarl!" shouted Tostig. "Come thou and see this mighty one! We hauled him hither upon a bundle of branches, and he wearied us with his weight."
Chapter 9 of Ulric the Jarl: A Story of the Penitent Thief is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading “We hauled him hither upon a bundle of branches, and he wearied us with his weight."”
a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading “We hauled him hither upon a bundle of branches, and he wearied us with his weight."”
past form of “haul” — draw slowly or heavily
From this reading “We hauled him hither upon a bundle of branches, and he wearied us with his weight."”
an old word meaning “to this place”
From this reading “We hauled him hither upon a bundle of branches, and he wearied us with his weight."”
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “"O jarl!" shouted Tostig.”
ancient Greek or Roman galley or warship having three tiers of oars on each side
From this reading “THE TAKING OF THE TRIREME.”
exhausted
From this reading “We hauled him hither upon a bundle of branches, and he wearied us with his weight."”
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading “We hauled him hither upon a bundle of branches, and he wearied us with his weight."”
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reach a destination, either real or abstract
In this reading “The night was at hand when the jarl and his party arrived at the camp, and already all others were around the camp-fires.”
close in space; within reach
In this reading “The night was at hand when the jarl and his party arrived at the camp, and already all others were around the camp-fires.”
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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 We hauled him hither upon a bundle of branches, and he wearied us with his weight."
(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 night was at hand when the jarl and his party arrived at the camp, and already all others were around the camp-fires.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading The night was at hand when the jarl and his party arrived at the camp, and already all others were around the camp-fires.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The night was at hand when the jarl and his party arrived at the camp, and already all others were around the camp-fires.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The night was at hand when the jarl and his party arrived at the camp, and already all others were around the camp-fires.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading The night was at hand when the jarl and his party arrived at the camp, and already all others were around the camp-fires.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The night was at hand when the jarl and his party arrived at the camp, and already all others were around the camp-fires.
plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading We hauled him hither upon a bundle of branches, and he wearied us with his weight."
a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading We hauled him hither upon a bundle of branches, and he wearied us with his weight."
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading The night was at hand when the jarl and his party arrived at the camp, and already all others were around the camp-fires.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The night was at hand when the jarl and his party arrived at the camp, and already all others were around the camp-fires.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come thou and see this mighty one!
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading The night was at hand when the jarl and his party arrived at the camp, and already all others were around the camp-fires.
past form of “haul” — draw slowly or heavily
From this reading We hauled him hither upon a bundle of branches, and he wearied us with his weight."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We hauled him hither upon a bundle of branches, and he wearied us with his weight."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We hauled him hither upon a bundle of branches, and he wearied us with his weight."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The night was at hand when the jarl and his party arrived at the camp, and already all others were around the camp-fires.
an old word meaning “to this place”
From this reading We hauled him hither upon a bundle of branches, and he wearied us with his weight."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The night was at hand when the jarl and his party arrived at the camp, and already all others were around the camp-fires.
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading "Come thou and see this mighty one!
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The night was at hand when the jarl and his party arrived at the camp, and already all others were around the camp-fires.
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!" shouted Tostig.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE TAKING OF THE TRIREME.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Come thou and see this mighty one!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The night was at hand when the jarl and his party arrived at the camp, and already all others were around the camp-fires.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading The night was at hand when the jarl and his party arrived at the camp, and already all others were around the camp-fires.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Come thou and see this mighty one!
in a vehement outcry
From this reading "O jarl!" shouted Tostig.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading THE TAKING OF THE TRIREME.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TAKING OF THE TRIREME.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Come thou and see this mighty one!
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "Come thou and see this mighty one!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "O jarl!" shouted Tostig.
ancient Greek or Roman galley or warship having three tiers of oars on each side
From this reading THE TAKING OF THE TRIREME.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading We hauled him hither upon a bundle of branches, and he wearied us with his weight."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We hauled him hither upon a bundle of branches, and he wearied us with his weight."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The night was at hand when the jarl and his party arrived at the camp, and already all others were around the camp-fires.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We hauled him hither upon a bundle of branches, and he wearied us with his weight."
exhausted
From this reading We hauled him hither upon a bundle of branches, and he wearied us with his weight."
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading We hauled him hither upon a bundle of branches, and he wearied us with his weight."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The night was at hand when the jarl and his party arrived at the camp, and already all others were around the camp-fires.
at the time that
From this reading The night was at hand when the jarl and his party arrived at the camp, and already all others were around the camp-fires.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We hauled him hither upon a bundle of branches, and he wearied us with his weight."
Chapter 9 of Ulric the Jarl: A Story of the Penitent Thief by William O. Stoddard holds 207 sentences, grouped into 42 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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