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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE VIKINGS SAIL THE NORTHERN SEAS A more interesting force than the pilgrim travellers now claims our attention, and we turn to the frozen north, to the wild region at the back of the north wind, for new activity and discovery.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading From time to time we have glimpses of these folk sailing about in the Baltic Sea.
activity
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From this reading THE VIKINGS SAIL THE NORTHERN SEAS A more interesting force than the pilgrim travellers now claims our attention, and we turn to the frozen north, to the wild region at the back of the north wind, for new activity and discovery.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE VIKINGS SAIL THE NORTHERN SEAS A more interesting force than the pilgrim travellers now claims our attention, and we turn to the frozen north, to the wild region at the back of the north wind, for new activity and discovery.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Tacitus speaks of them as "mighty in fame," Ptolemy as "savage and clothed in the skins of wild beasts."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE VIKINGS SAIL THE NORTHERN SEAS A more interesting force than the pilgrim travellers now claims our attention, and we turn to the frozen north, to the wild region at the back of the north wind, for new activity and discovery.
attention
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back
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From this reading THE VIKINGS SAIL THE NORTHERN SEAS A more interesting force than the pilgrim travellers now claims our attention, and we turn to the frozen north, to the wild region at the back of the north wind, for new activity and discovery.
Baltic
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From this reading From time to time we have glimpses of these folk sailing about in the Baltic Sea.
beasts
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From this reading Tacitus speaks of them as "mighty in fame," Ptolemy as "savage and clothed in the skins of wild beasts."
begin
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From this reading Out of this land of fable and myth, legend and poetry, the fierce inhabitants of Scandinavia begin to take shape.
claims
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From this reading THE VIKINGS SAIL THE NORTHERN SEAS A more interesting force than the pilgrim travellers now claims our attention, and we turn to the frozen north, to the wild region at the back of the north wind, for new activity and discovery.
clothed
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From this reading Tacitus speaks of them as "mighty in fame," Ptolemy as "savage and clothed in the skins of wild beasts."
discovery
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From this reading THE VIKINGS SAIL THE NORTHERN SEAS A more interesting force than the pilgrim travellers now claims our attention, and we turn to the frozen north, to the wild region at the back of the north wind, for new activity and discovery.
fable
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From this reading Out of this land of fable and myth, legend and poetry, the fierce inhabitants of Scandinavia begin to take shape.
fame
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From this reading Tacitus speaks of them as "mighty in fame," Ptolemy as "savage and clothed in the skins of wild beasts."
fierce
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Finns
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From this reading They were known to the Finns of the north as "sea-rovers."
folk
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From this reading From time to time we have glimpses of these folk sailing about in the Baltic Sea.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE VIKINGS SAIL THE NORTHERN SEAS A more interesting force than the pilgrim travellers now claims our attention, and we turn to the frozen north, to the wild region at the back of the north wind, for new activity and discovery.
force
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From this reading THE VIKINGS SAIL THE NORTHERN SEAS A more interesting force than the pilgrim travellers now claims our attention, and we turn to the frozen north, to the wild region at the back of the north wind, for new activity and discovery.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From time to time we have glimpses of these folk sailing about in the Baltic Sea.
frozen
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From this reading THE VIKINGS SAIL THE NORTHERN SEAS A more interesting force than the pilgrim travellers now claims our attention, and we turn to the frozen north, to the wild region at the back of the north wind, for new activity and discovery.
glimpses
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From this reading From time to time we have glimpses of these folk sailing about in the Baltic Sea.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading From time to time we have glimpses of these folk sailing about in the Baltic Sea.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Tacitus speaks of them as "mighty in fame," Ptolemy as "savage and clothed in the skins of wild beasts."
inhabitants
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interesting
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From this reading THE VIKINGS SAIL THE NORTHERN SEAS A more interesting force than the pilgrim travellers now claims our attention, and we turn to the frozen north, to the wild region at the back of the north wind, for new activity and discovery.
known
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From this reading They were known to the Finns of the north as "sea-rovers."
land
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legend
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mighty
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From this reading Tacitus speaks of them as "mighty in fame," Ptolemy as "savage and clothed in the skins of wild beasts."
more
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myth
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new
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From this reading THE VIKINGS SAIL THE NORTHERN SEAS A more interesting force than the pilgrim travellers now claims our attention, and we turn to the frozen north, to the wild region at the back of the north wind, for new activity and discovery.
north
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From this reading THE VIKINGS SAIL THE NORTHERN SEAS A more interesting force than the pilgrim travellers now claims our attention, and we turn to the frozen north, to the wild region at the back of the north wind, for new activity and discovery.
NORTHERN
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now
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From this reading THE VIKINGS SAIL THE NORTHERN SEAS A more interesting force than the pilgrim travellers now claims our attention, and we turn to the frozen north, to the wild region at the back of the north wind, for new activity and discovery.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE VIKINGS SAIL THE NORTHERN SEAS A more interesting force than the pilgrim travellers now claims our attention, and we turn to the frozen north, to the wild region at the back of the north wind, for new activity and discovery.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading THE VIKINGS SAIL THE NORTHERN SEAS A more interesting force than the pilgrim travellers now claims our attention, and we turn to the frozen north, to the wild region at the back of the north wind, for new activity and discovery.
Out
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From this reading Out of this land of fable and myth, legend and poetry, the fierce inhabitants of Scandinavia begin to take shape.
pilgrim
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poetry
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Ptolemy
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From this reading Tacitus speaks of them as "mighty in fame," Ptolemy as "savage and clothed in the skins of wild beasts."
region
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From this reading THE VIKINGS SAIL THE NORTHERN SEAS A more interesting force than the pilgrim travellers now claims our attention, and we turn to the frozen north, to the wild region at the back of the north wind, for new activity and discovery.
SAILnounUS /sail/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE VIKINGS SAIL THE NORTHERN SEAS A more interesting force than the pilgrim travellers now claims our attention, and we turn to the frozen north, to the wild region at the back of the north wind, for new activity and discovery.
sailing
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From this reading From time to time we have glimpses of these folk sailing about in the Baltic Sea.
savage
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From this reading Tacitus speaks of them as "mighty in fame," Ptolemy as "savage and clothed in the skins of wild beasts."
Scandinavia
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Sea
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From this reading From time to time we have glimpses of these folk sailing about in the Baltic Sea.
sea-rovers
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From this reading They were known to the Finns of the north as "sea-rovers."
SEAS
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From this reading THE VIKINGS SAIL THE NORTHERN SEAS A more interesting force than the pilgrim travellers now claims our attention, and we turn to the frozen north, to the wild region at the back of the north wind, for new activity and discovery.
shape
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skins
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From this reading Tacitus speaks of them as "mighty in fame," Ptolemy as "savage and clothed in the skins of wild beasts."
speaks
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From this reading Tacitus speaks of them as "mighty in fame," Ptolemy as "savage and clothed in the skins of wild beasts."
Tacitus
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From this reading Tacitus speaks of them as "mighty in fame," Ptolemy as "savage and clothed in the skins of wild beasts."
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Out of this land of fable and myth, legend and poetry, the fierce inhabitants of Scandinavia begin to take shape.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading THE VIKINGS SAIL THE NORTHERN SEAS A more interesting force than the pilgrim travellers now claims our attention, and we turn to the frozen north, to the wild region at the back of the north wind, for new activity and discovery.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VIKINGS SAIL THE NORTHERN SEAS A more interesting force than the pilgrim travellers now claims our attention, and we turn to the frozen north, to the wild region at the back of the north wind, for new activity and discovery.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Tacitus speaks of them as "mighty in fame," Ptolemy as "savage and clothed in the skins of wild beasts."
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading From time to time we have glimpses of these folk sailing about in the Baltic Sea.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were known to the Finns of the north as "sea-rovers."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Out of this land of fable and myth, legend and poetry, the fierce inhabitants of Scandinavia begin to take shape.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From time to time we have glimpses of these folk sailing about in the Baltic Sea.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE VIKINGS SAIL THE NORTHERN SEAS A more interesting force than the pilgrim travellers now claims our attention, and we turn to the frozen north, to the wild region at the back of the north wind, for new activity and discovery.
travellers
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From this reading THE VIKINGS SAIL THE NORTHERN SEAS A more interesting force than the pilgrim travellers now claims our attention, and we turn to the frozen north, to the wild region at the back of the north wind, for new activity and discovery.
turn
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From this reading THE VIKINGS SAIL THE NORTHERN SEAS A more interesting force than the pilgrim travellers now claims our attention, and we turn to the frozen north, to the wild region at the back of the north wind, for new activity and discovery.
VIKINGS
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From this reading THE VIKINGS SAIL THE NORTHERN SEAS A more interesting force than the pilgrim travellers now claims our attention, and we turn to the frozen north, to the wild region at the back of the north wind, for new activity and discovery.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE VIKINGS SAIL THE NORTHERN SEAS A more interesting force than the pilgrim travellers now claims our attention, and we turn to the frozen north, to the wild region at the back of the north wind, for new activity and discovery.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were known to the Finns of the north as "sea-rovers."
wild
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From this reading THE VIKINGS SAIL THE NORTHERN SEAS A more interesting force than the pilgrim travellers now claims our attention, and we turn to the frozen north, to the wild region at the back of the north wind, for new activity and discovery.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE VIKINGS SAIL THE NORTHERN SEAS A more interesting force than the pilgrim travellers now claims our attention, and we turn to the frozen north, to the wild region at the back of the north wind, for new activity and discovery.
