Chapter 5 of Viking Tales is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Viking Tales is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"There are some of us who will follow you wherever you go, Eric," called a man from across the fire. "Is it so?" Eric cried, leaping up. "Oh! then we shall have some merry times yet. Who will go with me?"
Chapter 5 of Viking Tales is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “"There are some of us who will follow you wherever you go, Eric," called a man from across the fire.”
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “"There are some of us who will follow you wherever you go, Eric," called a man from across the fire.”
start firing a weapon
From this reading “"There are some of us who will follow you wherever you go, Eric," called a man from across the fire.”
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading “"There are some of us who will follow you wherever you go, Eric," called a man from across the fire.”
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
From this reading “Eric cried, leaping up.”
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading “"Oh! then we shall have some merry times yet.”
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading “"Oh! then we shall have some merry times yet.”
in or to any place at all
From this reading “"There are some of us who will follow you wherever you go, Eric," called a man from across the fire.”
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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 "There are some of us who will follow you wherever you go, Eric," called a man from across the fire.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading "There are some of us who will follow you wherever you go, Eric," called a man from across the fire.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "There are some of us who will follow you wherever you go, Eric," called a man from across the fire.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "There are some of us who will follow you wherever you go, Eric," called a man from across the fire.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Eric cried, leaping up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There are some of us who will follow you wherever you go, Eric," called a man from across the fire.
start firing a weapon
From this reading "There are some of us who will follow you wherever you go, Eric," called a man from across the fire.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading "There are some of us who will follow you wherever you go, Eric," called a man from across the fire.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "There are some of us who will follow you wherever you go, Eric," called a man from across the fire.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "There are some of us who will follow you wherever you go, Eric," called a man from across the fire.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Oh! then we shall have some merry times yet.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is it so?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Is it so?"
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
From this reading Eric cried, leaping up.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "There are some of us who will follow you wherever you go, Eric," called a man from across the fire.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Who will go with me?"
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading "Oh! then we shall have some merry times yet.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "There are some of us who will follow you wherever you go, Eric," called a man from across the fire.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh! then we shall have some merry times yet.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Oh! then we shall have some merry times yet.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Is it so?"
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "There are some of us who will follow you wherever you go, Eric," called a man from across the fire.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "There are some of us who will follow you wherever you go, Eric," called a man from across the fire.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Oh! then we shall have some merry times yet.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There are some of us who will follow you wherever you go, Eric," called a man from across the fire.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading "Oh! then we shall have some merry times yet.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Eric cried, leaping up.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "There are some of us who will follow you wherever you go, Eric," called a man from across the fire.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Oh! then we shall have some merry times yet.
in or to any place at all
From this reading "There are some of us who will follow you wherever you go, Eric," called a man from across the fire.
which person or people
From this reading "There are some of us who will follow you wherever you go, Eric," called a man from across the fire.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "There are some of us who will follow you wherever you go, Eric," called a man from across the fire.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Who will go with me?"
but in spite of that
From this reading "Oh! then we shall have some merry times yet.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "There are some of us who will follow you wherever you go, Eric," called a man from across the fire.
Chapter 5 of Viking Tales by Jennie Hall holds 431 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 5 holds 431 sentences of Viking Tales, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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