Chapter 3 of Viking Tales is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Viking Tales is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
You must keep peace in the land. I will not have my people troubled with robber vikings." The earls did all these things as best they could; for they were good strong men. The farmers were happy. They said: "We can work on our farms with peace now.
Chapter 3 of Viking Tales is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “earl” — a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
From this reading “The earls did all these things as best they could; for they were good strong men.”
plural of “farmer” — a person who operates a farm
From this reading “The farmers were happy.”
plural of “farm” — workplace consisting of farm buildings and cultivated land as a unit
From this reading “They said: "We can work on our farms with peace now.”
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading “You must keep peace in the land.”
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading “You must keep peace in the land.”
a thief who steals from someone by threatening violence
From this reading “I will not have my people troubled with robber vikings."”
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading “I will not have my people troubled with robber vikings."”
plural of “viking” — any of the Scandinavian people who raided the coasts of Europe from the 8th to the 11th centuries
From this reading “I will not have my people troubled with robber vikings."”
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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 earls did all these things as best they could; for they were good strong men.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The earls did all these things as best they could; for they were good strong men.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading The earls did all these things as best they could; for they were good strong men.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading They said: "We can work on our farms with peace now.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The earls did all these things as best they could; for they were good strong men.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The earls did all these things as best they could; for they were good strong men.
plural of “earl” — a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
From this reading The earls did all these things as best they could; for they were good strong men.
plural of “farmer” — a person who operates a farm
From this reading The farmers were happy.
plural of “farm” — workplace consisting of farm buildings and cultivated land as a unit
From this reading They said: "We can work on our farms with peace now.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The earls did all these things as best they could; for they were good strong men.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading The earls did all these things as best they could; for they were good strong men.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading The farmers were happy.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I will not have my people troubled with robber vikings."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I will not have my people troubled with robber vikings."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You must keep peace in the land.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading You must keep peace in the land.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading You must keep peace in the land.
the force of workers available
From this reading The earls did all these things as best they could; for they were good strong men.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You must keep peace in the land.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I will not have my people troubled with robber vikings."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I will not have my people troubled with robber vikings."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading They said: "We can work on our farms with peace now.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They said: "We can work on our farms with peace now.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading They said: "We can work on our farms with peace now.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading You must keep peace in the land.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading I will not have my people troubled with robber vikings."
a thief who steals from someone by threatening violence
From this reading I will not have my people troubled with robber vikings."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading They said: "We can work on our farms with peace now.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading The earls did all these things as best they could; for they were good strong men.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You must keep peace in the land.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The earls did all these things as best they could; for they were good strong men.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The earls did all these things as best they could; for they were good strong men.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading The earls did all these things as best they could; for they were good strong men.
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading I will not have my people troubled with robber vikings."
plural of “viking” — any of the Scandinavian people who raided the coasts of Europe from the 8th to the 11th centuries
From this reading I will not have my people troubled with robber vikings."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading They said: "We can work on our farms with peace now.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The earls did all these things as best they could; for they were good strong men.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will not have my people troubled with robber vikings."
in the company of; together with
From this reading I will not have my people troubled with robber vikings."
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading They said: "We can work on our farms with peace now.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You must keep peace in the land.
Chapter 3 of Viking Tales by Jennie Hall holds 432 sentences, grouped into 87 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 3 holds 432 sentences of Viking Tales, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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