Chapter 16 of Vandrad the Viking is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Vandrad the Viking is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE END OF THE STORY. "A boon! a boon!" exclaimed Helgi. "Kari seeks a boon. A wife, or a farm, or a pair of pigskin trousers; which is it, Kari? Before you win it you must sing us a stave.
Chapter 16 of Vandrad the Viking is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a desirable state
From this reading “"A boon! a boon!" exclaimed Helgi.”
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading “A wife, or a farm, or a pair of pigskin trousers; which is it, Kari?”
leather from the skin of swine
From this reading “A wife, or a farm, or a pair of pigskin trousers; which is it, Kari?”
plural of “seek” — the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk
From this reading “"Kari seeks a boon.”
deliver by singing
From this reading “Before you win it you must sing us a stave.”
(music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written
From this reading “Before you win it you must sing us a stave.”
(usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately
From this reading “A wife, or a farm, or a pair of pigskin trousers; which is it, Kari?”
be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
From this reading “Before you win it you must sing us a stave.”
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 "A boon! a boon!" exclaimed Helgi.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before you win it you must sing us a stave.
a desirable state
From this reading "A boon! a boon!" exclaimed Helgi.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading THE END OF THE STORY.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "A boon! a boon!" exclaimed Helgi.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading A wife, or a farm, or a pair of pigskin trousers; which is it, Kari?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A boon! a boon!" exclaimed Helgi.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A wife, or a farm, or a pair of pigskin trousers; which is it, Kari?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A wife, or a farm, or a pair of pigskin trousers; which is it, Kari?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Kari seeks a boon.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Before you win it you must sing us a stave.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE END OF THE STORY.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A wife, or a farm, or a pair of pigskin trousers; which is it, Kari?
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading A wife, or a farm, or a pair of pigskin trousers; which is it, Kari?
leather from the skin of swine
From this reading A wife, or a farm, or a pair of pigskin trousers; which is it, Kari?
plural of “seek” — the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk
From this reading "Kari seeks a boon.
deliver by singing
From this reading Before you win it you must sing us a stave.
(music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written
From this reading Before you win it you must sing us a stave.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading THE END OF THE STORY.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE END OF THE STORY.
(usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately
From this reading A wife, or a farm, or a pair of pigskin trousers; which is it, Kari?
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Before you win it you must sing us a stave.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A wife, or a farm, or a pair of pigskin trousers; which is it, Kari?
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading A wife, or a farm, or a pair of pigskin trousers; which is it, Kari?
be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
From this reading Before you win it you must sing us a stave.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Before you win it you must sing us a stave.
Chapter 16 of Vandrad the Viking by J. Storer (Joseph Storer) Clouston holds 130 sentences, grouped into 26 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 16 holds 130 sentences of Vandrad the Viking, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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