Chapter 21 of Wulf the Saxon is here in full — 261 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of Wulf the Saxon is here in full — 261 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE LORD OF BRAMBER. Edith stood by while the Norman soldiers piled the stones over the grave. No tear had fallen from her eyes from the time that she had reached the field of battle. Her face was as pale as marble, and looked almost as rigid. When the last stone was placed on the top of the cairn she turned to Wulf and Beorn:
Chapter 21 of Wulf the Saxon is here in full — 261 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a mound of stones piled up as a memorial or to mark a boundary or path
From this reading “When the last stone was placed on the top of the cairn she turned to Wulf and Beorn:”
a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material
From this reading “Her face was as pale as marble, and looked almost as rigid.”
United States operatic soprano (born in 1945)
From this reading “Edith stood by while the Norman soldiers piled the stones over the grave.”
past form of “pile” — arrange in stacks
From this reading “Edith stood by while the Norman soldiers piled the stones over the grave.”
incapable of or resistant to bending
From this reading “Her face was as pale as marble, and looked almost as rigid.”
plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading “Edith stood by while the Norman soldiers piled the stones over the grave.”
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “Edith stood by while the Norman soldiers piled the stones over the grave.”
separate or cause to separate abruptly
From this reading “No tear had fallen from her eyes from the time that she had reached the field of battle.”
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(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Her face was as pale as marble, and looked almost as rigid.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her face was as pale as marble, and looked almost as rigid.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her face was as pale as marble, and looked almost as rigid.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading No tear had fallen from her eyes from the time that she had reached the field of battle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the last stone was placed on the top of the cairn she turned to Wulf and Beorn:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LORD OF BRAMBER.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Edith stood by while the Norman soldiers piled the stones over the grave.
a mound of stones piled up as a memorial or to mark a boundary or path
From this reading When the last stone was placed on the top of the cairn she turned to Wulf and Beorn:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Edith stood by while the Norman soldiers piled the stones over the grave.
opinion or judgment
From this reading No tear had fallen from her eyes from the time that she had reached the field of battle.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Her face was as pale as marble, and looked almost as rigid.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading No tear had fallen from her eyes from the time that she had reached the field of battle.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading No tear had fallen from her eyes from the time that she had reached the field of battle.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading No tear had fallen from her eyes from the time that she had reached the field of battle.
death of a person
From this reading Edith stood by while the Norman soldiers piled the stones over the grave.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading No tear had fallen from her eyes from the time that she had reached the field of battle.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading No tear had fallen from her eyes from the time that she had reached the field of battle.
immediately past
From this reading When the last stone was placed on the top of the cairn she turned to Wulf and Beorn:
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Her face was as pale as marble, and looked almost as rigid.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading THE LORD OF BRAMBER.
a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material
From this reading Her face was as pale as marble, and looked almost as rigid.
not any; not one
From this reading No tear had fallen from her eyes from the time that she had reached the field of battle.
United States operatic soprano (born in 1945)
From this reading Edith stood by while the Norman soldiers piled the stones over the grave.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LORD OF BRAMBER.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When the last stone was placed on the top of the cairn she turned to Wulf and Beorn:
above and across; more than
From this reading Edith stood by while the Norman soldiers piled the stones over the grave.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading Her face was as pale as marble, and looked almost as rigid.
past form of “pile” — arrange in stacks
From this reading Edith stood by while the Norman soldiers piled the stones over the grave.
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading When the last stone was placed on the top of the cairn she turned to Wulf and Beorn:
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading No tear had fallen from her eyes from the time that she had reached the field of battle.
incapable of or resistant to bending
From this reading Her face was as pale as marble, and looked almost as rigid.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading No tear had fallen from her eyes from the time that she had reached the field of battle.
plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading Edith stood by while the Norman soldiers piled the stones over the grave.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading When the last stone was placed on the top of the cairn she turned to Wulf and Beorn:
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Edith stood by while the Norman soldiers piled the stones over the grave.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Edith stood by while the Norman soldiers piled the stones over the grave.
separate or cause to separate abruptly
From this reading No tear had fallen from her eyes from the time that she had reached the field of battle.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading No tear had fallen from her eyes from the time that she had reached the field of battle.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LORD OF BRAMBER.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading No tear had fallen from her eyes from the time that she had reached the field of battle.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When the last stone was placed on the top of the cairn she turned to Wulf and Beorn:
the upper part of anything
From this reading When the last stone was placed on the top of the cairn she turned to Wulf and Beorn:
moved around an axis or center
From this reading When the last stone was placed on the top of the cairn she turned to Wulf and Beorn:
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her face was as pale as marble, and looked almost as rigid.
at the time that
From this reading When the last stone was placed on the top of the cairn she turned to Wulf and Beorn:
during the time that
From this reading Edith stood by while the Norman soldiers piled the stones over the grave.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the last stone was placed on the top of the cairn she turned to Wulf and Beorn:
Chapter 21 of Wulf the Saxon by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty holds 261 sentences, grouped into 53 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 21 holds 261 sentences of Wulf the Saxon, unabridged, divided into 53 reading sections.
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