adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Thou art a gallant man, though foolhardy; and thou hast done a deed that shall be told of while skalds sing and men live in Iceland.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOW ERIC WON THE SWORD WHITEFIRE Now Asmund the priest bent down, and Eric saw him and spoke:
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Thou art a gallant man, though foolhardy; and thou hast done a deed that shall be told of while skalds sing and men live in Iceland.”
Asmund
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From this reading HOW ERIC WON THE SWORD WHITEFIRE Now Asmund the priest bent down, and Eric saw him and spoke:
badest
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From this reading “Thou badest me to thy Yule-feast, lord, by yonder slippery road and I have come.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Thou art a gallant man, though foolhardy; and thou hast done a deed that shall be told of while skalds sing and men live in Iceland.”
bentnounUS /bent/
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading HOW ERIC WON THE SWORD WHITEFIRE Now Asmund the priest bent down, and Eric saw him and spoke:
betteradjectiveUS /ˈbetər/
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “No man better,” quoth Asmund.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Thou badest me to thy Yule-feast, lord, by yonder slippery road and I have come.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Thou badest me to thy Yule-feast, lord, by yonder slippery road and I have come.
deednounUS /diːd/
a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it
From this reading “Thou art a gallant man, though foolhardy; and thou hast done a deed that shall be told of while skalds sing and men live in Iceland.”
doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “Thou art a gallant man, though foolhardy; and thou hast done a deed that shall be told of while skalds sing and men live in Iceland.”
Dostauxiliary verbUS /dɑːst/
an old form of “do”, used with “thou”
From this reading Dost thou welcome me well?”
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading HOW ERIC WON THE SWORD WHITEFIRE Now Asmund the priest bent down, and Eric saw him and spoke:
ERIC
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From this reading HOW ERIC WON THE SWORD WHITEFIRE Now Asmund the priest bent down, and Eric saw him and spoke:
foolhardyadjectiveUS /ˈfuːlhɑːrdi/
marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences
From this reading “Thou art a gallant man, though foolhardy; and thou hast done a deed that shall be told of while skalds sing and men live in Iceland.”
gallantadjectiveUS /ˈɡælənt/
unflinching in battle or action
From this reading “Thou art a gallant man, though foolhardy; and thou hast done a deed that shall be told of while skalds sing and men live in Iceland.”
hastauxiliary verbUS /hæst/
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Thou art a gallant man, though foolhardy; and thou hast done a deed that shall be told of while skalds sing and men live in Iceland.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Thou badest me to thy Yule-feast, lord, by yonder slippery road and I have come.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading HOW ERIC WON THE SWORD WHITEFIRE Now Asmund the priest bent down, and Eric saw him and spoke:
HOW
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From this reading HOW ERIC WON THE SWORD WHITEFIRE Now Asmund the priest bent down, and Eric saw him and spoke:
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Thou badest me to thy Yule-feast, lord, by yonder slippery road and I have come.
IcelandnounUS /ˈaɪslənd/
an island republic on the island of Iceland; became independent of Denmark in 1944
From this reading “Thou art a gallant man, though foolhardy; and thou hast done a deed that shall be told of while skalds sing and men live in Iceland.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Thou art a gallant man, though foolhardy; and thou hast done a deed that shall be told of while skalds sing and men live in Iceland.”
liveverbUS /laɪv/
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “Thou art a gallant man, though foolhardy; and thou hast done a deed that shall be told of while skalds sing and men live in Iceland.”
lordnounUS /lɔːrd/
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “Thou badest me to thy Yule-feast, lord, by yonder slippery road and I have come.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “No man better,” quoth Asmund.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Thou badest me to thy Yule-feast, lord, by yonder slippery road and I have come.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading “Thou art a gallant man, though foolhardy; and thou hast done a deed that shall be told of while skalds sing and men live in Iceland.”
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “No man better,” quoth Asmund.
NowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading HOW ERIC WON THE SWORD WHITEFIRE Now Asmund the priest bent down, and Eric saw him and spoke:
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Thou art a gallant man, though foolhardy; and thou hast done a deed that shall be told of while skalds sing and men live in Iceland.”
priestnounUS /priːst/
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading HOW ERIC WON THE SWORD WHITEFIRE Now Asmund the priest bent down, and Eric saw him and spoke:
quoth
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From this reading “No man better,” quoth Asmund.
roadnounUS /roʊd/
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading “Thou badest me to thy Yule-feast, lord, by yonder slippery road and I have come.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading HOW ERIC WON THE SWORD WHITEFIRE Now Asmund the priest bent down, and Eric saw him and spoke:
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Thou art a gallant man, though foolhardy; and thou hast done a deed that shall be told of while skalds sing and men live in Iceland.”
singverbUS /sɪŋ/
deliver by singing
From this reading “Thou art a gallant man, though foolhardy; and thou hast done a deed that shall be told of while skalds sing and men live in Iceland.”
skalds
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From this reading “Thou art a gallant man, though foolhardy; and thou hast done a deed that shall be told of while skalds sing and men live in Iceland.”
slipperyadjectiveUS /ˈslɪpəri/
causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide
From this reading “Thou badest me to thy Yule-feast, lord, by yonder slippery road and I have come.
spokenounUS /spoʊk/
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading HOW ERIC WON THE SWORD WHITEFIRE Now Asmund the priest bent down, and Eric saw him and spoke:
SWORDnounUS /sɔːrd/
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading HOW ERIC WON THE SWORD WHITEFIRE Now Asmund the priest bent down, and Eric saw him and spoke:
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Thou art a gallant man, though foolhardy; and thou hast done a deed that shall be told of while skalds sing and men live in Iceland.”
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW ERIC WON THE SWORD WHITEFIRE Now Asmund the priest bent down, and Eric saw him and spoke:
ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “Thou badest me to thy Yule-feast, lord, by yonder slippery road and I have come.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Thou art a gallant man, though foolhardy; and thou hast done a deed that shall be told of while skalds sing and men live in Iceland.”
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “Thou badest me to thy Yule-feast, lord, by yonder slippery road and I have come.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Thou badest me to thy Yule-feast, lord, by yonder slippery road and I have come.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “Thou art a gallant man, though foolhardy; and thou hast done a deed that shall be told of while skalds sing and men live in Iceland.”
welcomeverbUS /ˈwelkəm/
accept gladly
From this reading Dost thou welcome me well?”
welladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Dost thou welcome me well?”
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “Thou art a gallant man, though foolhardy; and thou hast done a deed that shall be told of while skalds sing and men live in Iceland.”
WHITEFIRE
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From this reading HOW ERIC WON THE SWORD WHITEFIRE Now Asmund the priest bent down, and Eric saw him and spoke:
WONnounUS /wʌn/
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading HOW ERIC WON THE SWORD WHITEFIRE Now Asmund the priest bent down, and Eric saw him and spoke:
yonderadjectiveUS /ˈjɑːndər/
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading “Thou badest me to thy Yule-feast, lord, by yonder slippery road and I have come.
Yule-feast
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From this reading “Thou badest me to thy Yule-feast, lord, by yonder slippery road and I have come.
