alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading For several paces Liutrad walked along beside him without replying.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Out then went Sigurd, The great king’s well-loved, From the speech and the sorrow, Sore drooping, sore grieving.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading As the king passed down the main corridor of the villa with Fulrad, Liutrad touched the arm of his earl, and Olvir, giving instant heed to the sign, dropped behind Gerold and the chattering young Franks.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the king passed down the main corridor of the villa with Fulrad, Liutrad touched the arm of his earl, and Olvir, giving instant heed to the sign, dropped behind Gerold and the chattering young Franks.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "What now, lad?" he asked, as the others hastened on.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading As the king passed down the main corridor of the villa with Fulrad, Liutrad touched the arm of his earl, and Olvir, giving instant heed to the sign, dropped behind Gerold and the chattering young Franks.
next to; at the side of
From this reading For several paces Liutrad walked along beside him without replying.
chatteringnounUS /ˈtʃætərɪŋ/
the rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine
From this reading As the king passed down the main corridor of the villa with Fulrad, Liutrad touched the arm of his earl, and Olvir, giving instant heed to the sign, dropped behind Gerold and the chattering young Franks.
corridornounUS /ˈkɔːrədər/
an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it
From this reading As the king passed down the main corridor of the villa with Fulrad, Liutrad touched the arm of his earl, and Olvir, giving instant heed to the sign, dropped behind Gerold and the chattering young Franks.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading As the king passed down the main corridor of the villa with Fulrad, Liutrad touched the arm of his earl, and Olvir, giving instant heed to the sign, dropped behind Gerold and the chattering young Franks.
droopingadjectiveUS /ˈdruːpɪŋ/
weak from exhaustion
From this reading Out then went Sigurd, The great king’s well-loved, From the speech and the sorrow, Sore drooping, sore grieving.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading As the king passed down the main corridor of the villa with Fulrad, Liutrad touched the arm of his earl, and Olvir, giving instant heed to the sign, dropped behind Gerold and the chattering young Franks.
a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
From this reading As the king passed down the main corridor of the villa with Fulrad, Liutrad touched the arm of his earl, and Olvir, giving instant heed to the sign, dropped behind Gerold and the chattering young Franks.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For several paces Liutrad walked along beside him without replying.
FranksnounUS /fræŋks/
plural of “frank” — a member of the ancient Germanic peoples who spread from the Rhine into the Roman Empire in the 4th century
From this reading As the king passed down the main corridor of the villa with Fulrad, Liutrad touched the arm of his earl, and Olvir, giving instant heed to the sign, dropped behind Gerold and the chattering young Franks.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Out then went Sigurd, The great king’s well-loved, From the speech and the sorrow, Sore drooping, sore grieving.
Fulrad
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From this reading As the king passed down the main corridor of the villa with Fulrad, Liutrad touched the arm of his earl, and Olvir, giving instant heed to the sign, dropped behind Gerold and the chattering young Franks.
Gerold
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From this reading As the king passed down the main corridor of the villa with Fulrad, Liutrad touched the arm of his earl, and Olvir, giving instant heed to the sign, dropped behind Gerold and the chattering young Franks.
the act of giving
From this reading As the king passed down the main corridor of the villa with Fulrad, Liutrad touched the arm of his earl, and Olvir, giving instant heed to the sign, dropped behind Gerold and the chattering young Franks.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Out then went Sigurd, The great king’s well-loved, From the speech and the sorrow, Sore drooping, sore grieving.
grievingadjectiveUS /ˈɡriːvɪŋ/
sorrowful through loss or deprivation
From this reading Out then went Sigurd, The great king’s well-loved, From the speech and the sorrow, Sore drooping, sore grieving.
past form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed
From this reading "What now, lad?" he asked, as the others hastened on.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What now, lad?" he asked, as the others hastened on.
heednounUS /hiːd/
paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)
From this reading As the king passed down the main corridor of the villa with Fulrad, Liutrad touched the arm of his earl, and Olvir, giving instant heed to the sign, dropped behind Gerold and the chattering young Franks.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For several paces Liutrad walked along beside him without replying.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As the king passed down the main corridor of the villa with Fulrad, Liutrad touched the arm of his earl, and Olvir, giving instant heed to the sign, dropped behind Gerold and the chattering young Franks.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading As the king passed down the main corridor of the villa with Fulrad, Liutrad touched the arm of his earl, and Olvir, giving instant heed to the sign, dropped behind Gerold and the chattering young Franks.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading As the king passed down the main corridor of the villa with Fulrad, Liutrad touched the arm of his earl, and Olvir, giving instant heed to the sign, dropped behind Gerold and the chattering young Franks.
king'snounUS /kɪŋz/
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Out then went Sigurd, The great king’s well-loved, From the speech and the sorrow, Sore drooping, sore grieving.
a boy or man
From this reading "What now, lad?" he asked, as the others hastened on.
Liutrad
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From this reading As the king passed down the main corridor of the villa with Fulrad, Liutrad touched the arm of his earl, and Olvir, giving instant heed to the sign, dropped behind Gerold and the chattering young Franks.
most important element
From this reading As the king passed down the main corridor of the villa with Fulrad, Liutrad touched the arm of his earl, and Olvir, giving instant heed to the sign, dropped behind Gerold and the chattering young Franks.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "What now, lad?" he asked, as the others hastened on.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As the king passed down the main corridor of the villa with Fulrad, Liutrad touched the arm of his earl, and Olvir, giving instant heed to the sign, dropped behind Gerold and the chattering young Franks.
Olvir
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From this reading As the king passed down the main corridor of the villa with Fulrad, Liutrad touched the arm of his earl, and Olvir, giving instant heed to the sign, dropped behind Gerold and the chattering young Franks.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "What now, lad?" he asked, as the others hastened on.
others
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From this reading "What now, lad?" he asked, as the others hastened on.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Out then went Sigurd, The great king’s well-loved, From the speech and the sorrow, Sore drooping, sore grieving.
pacesnounUS /ˈpeɪsɪz/
plural of “pace” — the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading For several paces Liutrad walked along beside him without replying.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading As the king passed down the main corridor of the villa with Fulrad, Liutrad touched the arm of his earl, and Olvir, giving instant heed to the sign, dropped behind Gerold and the chattering young Franks.
replyingverbUS /rɪˈplaɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading For several paces Liutrad walked along beside him without replying.
SAGAnounUS /ˈsɑːɡə/
a narrative telling the adventures of a hero or a family; originally (12th to 14th centuries) a story of the families that settled Iceland and their descendants but now any prose narrative that resembles such an account
From this reading VOLSUNGA SAGA.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading For several paces Liutrad walked along beside him without replying.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading As the king passed down the main corridor of the villa with Fulrad, Liutrad touched the arm of his earl, and Olvir, giving instant heed to the sign, dropped behind Gerold and the chattering young Franks.
SigurdnounUS /ˈsɪɡərd/
(Norse mythology) mythical Norse warrior hero who gains an accursed hoard of gold and was killed by Brynhild; Siegfried is the German counterpart
From this reading Out then went Sigurd, The great king’s well-loved, From the speech and the sorrow, Sore drooping, sore grieving.
hurting
From this reading Out then went Sigurd, The great king’s well-loved, From the speech and the sorrow, Sore drooping, sore grieving.
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading Out then went Sigurd, The great king’s well-loved, From the speech and the sorrow, Sore drooping, sore grieving.
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading Out then went Sigurd, The great king’s well-loved, From the speech and the sorrow, Sore drooping, sore grieving.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Out then went Sigurd, The great king’s well-loved, From the speech and the sorrow, Sore drooping, sore grieving.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Out then went Sigurd, The great king’s well-loved, From the speech and the sorrow, Sore drooping, sore grieving.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As the king passed down the main corridor of the villa with Fulrad, Liutrad touched the arm of his earl, and Olvir, giving instant heed to the sign, dropped behind Gerold and the chattering young Franks.
having come into contact
From this reading As the king passed down the main corridor of the villa with Fulrad, Liutrad touched the arm of his earl, and Olvir, giving instant heed to the sign, dropped behind Gerold and the chattering young Franks.
villanounUS /ˈvɪlə/
Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923)
From this reading As the king passed down the main corridor of the villa with Fulrad, Liutrad touched the arm of his earl, and Olvir, giving instant heed to the sign, dropped behind Gerold and the chattering young Franks.
VOLSUNGA
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From this reading VOLSUNGA SAGA.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading For several paces Liutrad walked along beside him without replying.
well-loved
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From this reading Out then went Sigurd, The great king’s well-loved, From the speech and the sorrow, Sore drooping, sore grieving.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Out then went Sigurd, The great king’s well-loved, From the speech and the sorrow, Sore drooping, sore grieving.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What now, lad?" he asked, as the others hastened on.
in the company of; together with
From this reading As the king passed down the main corridor of the villa with Fulrad, Liutrad touched the arm of his earl, and Olvir, giving instant heed to the sign, dropped behind Gerold and the chattering young Franks.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading For several paces Liutrad walked along beside him without replying.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading As the king passed down the main corridor of the villa with Fulrad, Liutrad touched the arm of his earl, and Olvir, giving instant heed to the sign, dropped behind Gerold and the chattering young Franks.
