Chapter 2 of Viking Tales is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Viking Tales is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Quick! The doors are giving way.' "So we ten men stood at the doors and held back the king's soldiers. It was dark in the room, and the people out of doors could not tell how many were inside. Few were eager to be the first in.
Chapter 2 of Viking Tales is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “The doors are giving way.'”
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading “Few were eager to be the first in.”
the act of giving
From this reading “The doors are giving way.'”
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading “It was dark in the room, and the people out of doors could not tell how many were inside.”
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading “"So we ten men stood at the doors and held back the king's soldiers.”
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading “Quick!”
plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading “"So we ten men stood at the doors and held back the king's soldiers.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading “"So we ten men stood at the doors and held back the king's soldiers.”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "So we ten men stood at the doors and held back the king's soldiers.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The doors are giving way.'
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "So we ten men stood at the doors and held back the king's soldiers.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "So we ten men stood at the doors and held back the king's soldiers.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Few were eager to be the first in.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was dark in the room, and the people out of doors could not tell how many were inside.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading It was dark in the room, and the people out of doors could not tell how many were inside.
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The doors are giving way.'
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading Few were eager to be the first in.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Few were eager to be the first in.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Few were eager to be the first in.
the act of giving
From this reading The doors are giving way.'
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading "So we ten men stood at the doors and held back the king's soldiers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was dark in the room, and the people out of doors could not tell how many were inside.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was dark in the room, and the people out of doors could not tell how many were inside.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading It was dark in the room, and the people out of doors could not tell how many were inside.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was dark in the room, and the people out of doors could not tell how many were inside.
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading "So we ten men stood at the doors and held back the king's soldiers.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading It was dark in the room, and the people out of doors could not tell how many were inside.
the force of workers available
From this reading "So we ten men stood at the doors and held back the king's soldiers.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was dark in the room, and the people out of doors could not tell how many were inside.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was dark in the room, and the people out of doors could not tell how many were inside.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It was dark in the room, and the people out of doors could not tell how many were inside.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading It was dark in the room, and the people out of doors could not tell how many were inside.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading Quick!
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading It was dark in the room, and the people out of doors could not tell how many were inside.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So we ten men stood at the doors and held back the king's soldiers.
plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading "So we ten men stood at the doors and held back the king's soldiers.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading "So we ten men stood at the doors and held back the king's soldiers.
express in words
From this reading It was dark in the room, and the people out of doors could not tell how many were inside.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading "So we ten men stood at the doors and held back the king's soldiers.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The doors are giving way.'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Few were eager to be the first in.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was dark in the room, and the people out of doors could not tell how many were inside.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The doors are giving way.'
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "So we ten men stood at the doors and held back the king's soldiers.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was dark in the room, and the people out of doors could not tell how many were inside.
Chapter 2 of Viking Tales by Jennie Hall holds 428 sentences, grouped into 86 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 2 holds 428 sentences of Viking Tales, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Viking Tales by Jennie Hall exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 428 sentences, grouped into 86 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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