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Chapter XXXV
One evening they all went to bed, and about midnight Grettir began to toss about. Illugi asked him why he was so restless. Grettir said his leg was hurting him and he thought there must be some change in its appearance. They fetched a light, unbound the wound and found it swollen and blue as coal. It had opened again and was much worse than at first.
Reading 1/15 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “One evening they all went to bed, and about midnight Grettir began to toss about.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It had opened again and was much worse than at first.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Grettir said his leg was hurting him and he thought there must be some change in its appearance.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Illugi asked him why he was so restless.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One evening they all went to bed, and about midnight Grettir began to toss about.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It had opened again and was much worse than at first.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They fetched a light, unbound the wound and found it swollen and blue as coal.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Grettir said his leg was hurting him and he thought there must be some change in its appearance.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One evening they all went to bed, and about midnight Grettir began to toss about.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Grettir said his leg was hurting him and he thought there must be some change in its appearance.”
Released from physical or magical bonds; free and unrestricted.
From this reading “They fetched a light, unbound the wound and found it swollen and blue as coal.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One evening they all went to bed, and about midnight Grettir began to toss about.”
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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 They fetched a light, unbound the wound and found it swollen and blue as coal.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading One evening they all went to bed, and about midnight Grettir began to toss about.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had opened again and was much worse than at first.
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From this reading One evening they all went to bed, and about midnight Grettir began to toss about.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One evening they all went to bed, and about midnight Grettir began to toss about.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Grettir said his leg was hurting him and he thought there must be some change in its appearance.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They fetched a light, unbound the wound and found it swollen and blue as coal.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Illugi asked him why he was so restless.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It had opened again and was much worse than at first.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Grettir said his leg was hurting him and he thought there must be some change in its appearance.
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From this reading One evening they all went to bed, and about midnight Grettir began to toss about.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One evening they all went to bed, and about midnight Grettir began to toss about.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They fetched a light, unbound the wound and found it swollen and blue as coal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Grettir said his leg was hurting him and he thought there must be some change in its appearance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They fetched a light, unbound the wound and found it swollen and blue as coal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One evening they all went to bed, and about midnight Grettir began to toss about.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They fetched a light, unbound the wound and found it swollen and blue as coal.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had opened again and was much worse than at first.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They fetched a light, unbound the wound and found it swollen and blue as coal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One evening they all went to bed, and about midnight Grettir began to toss about.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had opened again and was much worse than at first.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Illugi asked him why he was so restless.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Illugi asked him why he was so restless.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Grettir said his leg was hurting him and he thought there must be some change in its appearance.
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From this reading Grettir said his leg was hurting him and he thought there must be some change in its appearance.
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From this reading Illugi asked him why he was so restless.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Grettir said his leg was hurting him and he thought there must be some change in its appearance.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They fetched a light, unbound the wound and found it swollen and blue as coal.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Grettir said his leg was hurting him and he thought there must be some change in its appearance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Grettir said his leg was hurting him and he thought there must be some change in its appearance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They fetched a light, unbound the wound and found it swollen and blue as coal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One evening they all went to bed, and about midnight Grettir began to toss about.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It had opened again and was much worse than at first.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Grettir said his leg was hurting him and he thought there must be some change in its appearance.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One evening they all went to bed, and about midnight Grettir began to toss about.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It had opened again and was much worse than at first.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Illugi asked him why he was so restless.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Grettir said his leg was hurting him and he thought there must be some change in its appearance.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Illugi asked him why he was so restless.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Grettir said his leg was hurting him and he thought there must be some change in its appearance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They fetched a light, unbound the wound and found it swollen and blue as coal.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It had opened again and was much worse than at first.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They fetched a light, unbound the wound and found it swollen and blue as coal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Grettir said his leg was hurting him and he thought there must be some change in its appearance.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One evening they all went to bed, and about midnight Grettir began to toss about.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Grettir said his leg was hurting him and he thought there must be some change in its appearance.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One evening they all went to bed, and about midnight Grettir began to toss about.
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From this reading One evening they all went to bed, and about midnight Grettir began to toss about.
Released from physical or magical bonds; free and unrestricted.
From this reading They fetched a light, unbound the wound and found it swollen and blue as coal.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Illugi asked him why he was so restless.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One evening they all went to bed, and about midnight Grettir began to toss about.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Illugi asked him why he was so restless.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It had opened again and was much worse than at first.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They fetched a light, unbound the wound and found it swollen and blue as coal.
