used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At last, however, Karl himself, chancing to pass through the viking camp from a hunt down the Moselle, stopped to bid Olvir attend the mass in the royal chapel on Christmas Day.
matters of personal concern
From this reading For several days Olvir avoided the villa, pleading the need of overlooking the affairs of his men.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One I loved, One and none other, The gold-decked may.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last, however, Karl himself, chancing to pass through the viking camp from a hunt down the Moselle, stopped to bid Olvir attend the mass in the royal chapel on Christmas Day.
be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
From this reading At last, however, Karl himself, chancing to pass through the viking camp from a hunt down the Moselle, stopped to bid Olvir attend the mass in the royal chapel on Christmas Day.
avoidedverbUS /əˈvɔɪdɪd/
past form of “avoid” — stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
From this reading For several days Olvir avoided the villa, pleading the need of overlooking the affairs of his men.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There could be no excuse for failing to obey the direct command of the king, and Olvir came to the service in his gayest dress.
propose a payment
From this reading At last, however, Karl himself, chancing to pass through the viking camp from a hunt down the Moselle, stopped to bid Olvir attend the mass in the royal chapel on Christmas Day.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading There could be no excuse for failing to obey the direct command of the king, and Olvir came to the service in his gayest dress.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading At last, however, Karl himself, chancing to pass through the viking camp from a hunt down the Moselle, stopped to bid Olvir attend the mass in the royal chapel on Christmas Day.
chancing
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From this reading At last, however, Karl himself, chancing to pass through the viking camp from a hunt down the Moselle, stopped to bid Olvir attend the mass in the royal chapel on Christmas Day.
chapelnounUS /ˈtʃæpəl/
a place of worship that has its own altar
From this reading At last, however, Karl himself, chancing to pass through the viking camp from a hunt down the Moselle, stopped to bid Olvir attend the mass in the royal chapel on Christmas Day.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading At last, however, Karl himself, chancing to pass through the viking camp from a hunt down the Moselle, stopped to bid Olvir attend the mass in the royal chapel on Christmas Day.
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading There could be no excuse for failing to obey the direct command of the king, and Olvir came to the service in his gayest dress.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There could be no excuse for failing to obey the direct command of the king, and Olvir came to the service in his gayest dress.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading At last, however, Karl himself, chancing to pass through the viking camp from a hunt down the Moselle, stopped to bid Olvir attend the mass in the royal chapel on Christmas Day.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading For several days Olvir avoided the villa, pleading the need of overlooking the affairs of his men.
command with authority
From this reading There could be no excuse for failing to obey the direct command of the king, and Olvir came to the service in his gayest dress.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading At last, however, Karl himself, chancing to pass through the viking camp from a hunt down the Moselle, stopped to bid Olvir attend the mass in the royal chapel on Christmas Day.
put on clothes
From this reading There could be no excuse for failing to obey the direct command of the king, and Olvir came to the service in his gayest dress.
accept an excuse for
From this reading There could be no excuse for failing to obey the direct command of the king, and Olvir came to the service in his gayest dress.
failingnounUS /ˈfeɪlɪŋ/
a flaw or weak point
From this reading There could be no excuse for failing to obey the direct command of the king, and Olvir came to the service in his gayest dress.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For several days Olvir avoided the villa, pleading the need of overlooking the affairs of his men.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At last, however, Karl himself, chancing to pass through the viking camp from a hunt down the Moselle, stopped to bid Olvir attend the mass in the royal chapel on Christmas Day.
gayest
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From this reading There could be no excuse for failing to obey the direct command of the king, and Olvir came to the service in his gayest dress.
gold-decked
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From this reading One I loved, One and none other, The gold-decked may.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading At last, however, Karl himself, chancing to pass through the viking camp from a hunt down the Moselle, stopped to bid Olvir attend the mass in the royal chapel on Christmas Day.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For several days Olvir avoided the villa, pleading the need of overlooking the affairs of his men.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading At last, however, Karl himself, chancing to pass through the viking camp from a hunt down the Moselle, stopped to bid Olvir attend the mass in the royal chapel on Christmas Day.
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading At last, however, Karl himself, chancing to pass through the viking camp from a hunt down the Moselle, stopped to bid Olvir attend the mass in the royal chapel on Christmas Day.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading One I loved, One and none other, The gold-decked may.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At last, however, Karl himself, chancing to pass through the viking camp from a hunt down the Moselle, stopped to bid Olvir attend the mass in the royal chapel on Christmas Day.
Karl
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From this reading At last, however, Karl himself, chancing to pass through the viking camp from a hunt down the Moselle, stopped to bid Olvir attend the mass in the royal chapel on Christmas Day.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading There could be no excuse for failing to obey the direct command of the king, and Olvir came to the service in his gayest dress.
immediately past
From this reading At last, however, Karl himself, chancing to pass through the viking camp from a hunt down the Moselle, stopped to bid Olvir attend the mass in the royal chapel on Christmas Day.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading LAY OF SIGURD.
held dear
From this reading One I loved, One and none other, The gold-decked may.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading At last, however, Karl himself, chancing to pass through the viking camp from a hunt down the Moselle, stopped to bid Olvir attend the mass in the royal chapel on Christmas Day.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading One I loved, One and none other, The gold-decked may.
the force of workers available
From this reading For several days Olvir avoided the villa, pleading the need of overlooking the affairs of his men.
MosellenounUS /moʊˈzel/
German white wine from the Moselle valley or a similar wine made elsewhere
From this reading At last, however, Karl himself, chancing to pass through the viking camp from a hunt down the Moselle, stopped to bid Olvir attend the mass in the royal chapel on Christmas Day.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading For several days Olvir avoided the villa, pleading the need of overlooking the affairs of his men.
not any; not one
From this reading There could be no excuse for failing to obey the direct command of the king, and Olvir came to the service in his gayest dress.
not one, and not any
From this reading One I loved, One and none other, The gold-decked may.
be obedient to
From this reading There could be no excuse for failing to obey the direct command of the king, and Olvir came to the service in his gayest dress.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LAY OF SIGURD.
Olvir
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From this reading For several days Olvir avoided the villa, pleading the need of overlooking the affairs of his men.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At last, however, Karl himself, chancing to pass through the viking camp from a hunt down the Moselle, stopped to bid Olvir attend the mass in the royal chapel on Christmas Day.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One I loved, One and none other, The gold-decked may.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading One I loved, One and none other, The gold-decked may.
overlookingadjectiveUS /ˈoʊvərlʊkɪŋ/
used of a height or viewpoint
From this reading For several days Olvir avoided the villa, pleading the need of overlooking the affairs of his men.
go across or through
From this reading At last, however, Karl himself, chancing to pass through the viking camp from a hunt down the Moselle, stopped to bid Olvir attend the mass in the royal chapel on Christmas Day.
pleadingnounUS /ˈpliːdɪŋ/
(law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding
From this reading For several days Olvir avoided the villa, pleading the need of overlooking the affairs of his men.
royaladjectiveUS /ˈrɔɪəl/
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading At last, however, Karl himself, chancing to pass through the viking camp from a hunt down the Moselle, stopped to bid Olvir attend the mass in the royal chapel on Christmas Day.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading There could be no excuse for failing to obey the direct command of the king, and Olvir came to the service in his gayest dress.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading For several days Olvir avoided the villa, pleading the need of overlooking the affairs of his men.
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 LAY OF SIGURD.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading At last, however, Karl himself, chancing to pass through the viking camp from a hunt down the Moselle, stopped to bid Olvir attend the mass in the royal chapel on Christmas Day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One I loved, One and none other, The gold-decked may.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There could be no excuse for failing to obey the direct command of the king, and Olvir came to the service in his gayest dress.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading At last, however, Karl himself, chancing to pass through the viking camp from a hunt down the Moselle, stopped to bid Olvir attend the mass in the royal chapel on Christmas Day.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At last, however, Karl himself, chancing to pass through the viking camp from a hunt down the Moselle, stopped to bid Olvir attend the mass in the royal chapel on Christmas Day.
vikingnounUS /ˈvaɪkɪŋ/
any of the Scandinavian people who raided the coasts of Europe from the 8th to the 11th centuries
From this reading At last, however, Karl himself, chancing to pass through the viking camp from a hunt down the Moselle, stopped to bid Olvir attend the mass in the royal chapel on Christmas Day.
villanounUS /ˈvɪlə/
Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923)
From this reading For several days Olvir avoided the villa, pleading the need of overlooking the affairs of his men.
