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239
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From this reading And a man named Gyrdir, on board the King’s ship, dreamed a dream [239].
240
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From this reading He saw a great witch-wife standing on an isle of the Sulen, with a fork in one hand and a trough in the other [240].
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And now, while war thus hungered for England at the mouth of the Somme, the last and most renowned of the sea-kings, Harold Hardrada, entered his galley, the tallest and strongest of a fleet of three hundred sail, that peopled the seas round Solundir.
allure
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From this reading “From the East I allure him, At the West I secure him; In the feast I foresee Rare the relics for me; Red the drink, white the bones.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He saw a great witch-wife standing on an isle of the Sulen, with a fork in one hand and a trough in the other [240].
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And now, while war thus hungered for England at the mouth of the Somme, the last and most renowned of the sea-kings, Harold Hardrada, entered his galley, the tallest and strongest of a fleet of three hundred sail, that peopled the seas round Solundir.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And now, while war thus hungered for England at the mouth of the Somme, the last and most renowned of the sea-kings, Harold Hardrada, entered his galley, the tallest and strongest of a fleet of three hundred sail, that peopled the seas round Solundir.
board
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From this reading And a man named Gyrdir, on board the King’s ship, dreamed a dream [239].
bones
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From this reading “From the East I allure him, At the West I secure him; In the feast I foresee Rare the relics for me; Red the drink, white the bones.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He saw her pass over the whole fleet;--by each of the three hundred ships he saw her; and a fowl sat on the stern of each ship, and that fowl was a raven; and he heard the witch-wife sing this song:
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading And a man named Gyrdir, on board the King’s ship, dreamed a dream [239].
dreamed
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From this reading And a man named Gyrdir, on board the King’s ship, dreamed a dream [239].
drink
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From this reading “From the East I allure him, At the West I secure him; In the feast I foresee Rare the relics for me; Red the drink, white the bones.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading He saw her pass over the whole fleet;--by each of the three hundred ships he saw her; and a fowl sat on the stern of each ship, and that fowl was a raven; and he heard the witch-wife sing this song:
East
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From this reading “From the East I allure him, At the West I secure him; In the feast I foresee Rare the relics for me; Red the drink, white the bones.
England
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From this reading And now, while war thus hungered for England at the mouth of the Somme, the last and most renowned of the sea-kings, Harold Hardrada, entered his galley, the tallest and strongest of a fleet of three hundred sail, that peopled the seas round Solundir.
entered
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From this reading And now, while war thus hungered for England at the mouth of the Somme, the last and most renowned of the sea-kings, Harold Hardrada, entered his galley, the tallest and strongest of a fleet of three hundred sail, that peopled the seas round Solundir.
feast
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From this reading “From the East I allure him, At the West I secure him; In the feast I foresee Rare the relics for me; Red the drink, white the bones.
fleet
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From this reading And now, while war thus hungered for England at the mouth of the Somme, the last and most renowned of the sea-kings, Harold Hardrada, entered his galley, the tallest and strongest of a fleet of three hundred sail, that peopled the seas round Solundir.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And now, while war thus hungered for England at the mouth of the Somme, the last and most renowned of the sea-kings, Harold Hardrada, entered his galley, the tallest and strongest of a fleet of three hundred sail, that peopled the seas round Solundir.
foresee
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From this reading “From the East I allure him, At the West I secure him; In the feast I foresee Rare the relics for me; Red the drink, white the bones.
fork
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From this reading He saw a great witch-wife standing on an isle of the Sulen, with a fork in one hand and a trough in the other [240].
fowl
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From this reading He saw her pass over the whole fleet;--by each of the three hundred ships he saw her; and a fowl sat on the stern of each ship, and that fowl was a raven; and he heard the witch-wife sing this song:
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “From the East I allure him, At the West I secure him; In the feast I foresee Rare the relics for me; Red the drink, white the bones.
galley
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From this reading And now, while war thus hungered for England at the mouth of the Somme, the last and most renowned of the sea-kings, Harold Hardrada, entered his galley, the tallest and strongest of a fleet of three hundred sail, that peopled the seas round Solundir.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He saw a great witch-wife standing on an isle of the Sulen, with a fork in one hand and a trough in the other [240].
Gyrdir
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From this reading And a man named Gyrdir, on board the King’s ship, dreamed a dream [239].
hand
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From this reading He saw a great witch-wife standing on an isle of the Sulen, with a fork in one hand and a trough in the other [240].
Hardrada
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From this reading And now, while war thus hungered for England at the mouth of the Somme, the last and most renowned of the sea-kings, Harold Hardrada, entered his galley, the tallest and strongest of a fleet of three hundred sail, that peopled the seas round Solundir.
Harold
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From this reading And now, while war thus hungered for England at the mouth of the Somme, the last and most renowned of the sea-kings, Harold Hardrada, entered his galley, the tallest and strongest of a fleet of three hundred sail, that peopled the seas round Solundir.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He saw a great witch-wife standing on an isle of the Sulen, with a fork in one hand and a trough in the other [240].
heard
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From this reading He saw her pass over the whole fleet;--by each of the three hundred ships he saw her; and a fowl sat on the stern of each ship, and that fowl was a raven; and he heard the witch-wife sing this song:
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He saw her pass over the whole fleet;--by each of the three hundred ships he saw her; and a fowl sat on the stern of each ship, and that fowl was a raven; and he heard the witch-wife sing this song:
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “From the East I allure him, At the West I secure him; In the feast I foresee Rare the relics for me; Red the drink, white the bones.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And now, while war thus hungered for England at the mouth of the Somme, the last and most renowned of the sea-kings, Harold Hardrada, entered his galley, the tallest and strongest of a fleet of three hundred sail, that peopled the seas round Solundir.
hundred
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From this reading And now, while war thus hungered for England at the mouth of the Somme, the last and most renowned of the sea-kings, Harold Hardrada, entered his galley, the tallest and strongest of a fleet of three hundred sail, that peopled the seas round Solundir.
hungered
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From this reading And now, while war thus hungered for England at the mouth of the Somme, the last and most renowned of the sea-kings, Harold Hardrada, entered his galley, the tallest and strongest of a fleet of three hundred sail, that peopled the seas round Solundir.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “From the East I allure him, At the West I secure him; In the feast I foresee Rare the relics for me; Red the drink, white the bones.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He saw a great witch-wife standing on an isle of the Sulen, with a fork in one hand and a trough in the other [240].
isle
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From this reading He saw a great witch-wife standing on an isle of the Sulen, with a fork in one hand and a trough in the other [240].
King's
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From this reading And a man named Gyrdir, on board the King’s ship, dreamed a dream [239].
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And now, while war thus hungered for England at the mouth of the Somme, the last and most renowned of the sea-kings, Harold Hardrada, entered his galley, the tallest and strongest of a fleet of three hundred sail, that peopled the seas round Solundir.
man
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From this reading And a man named Gyrdir, on board the King’s ship, dreamed a dream [239].
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “From the East I allure him, At the West I secure him; In the feast I foresee Rare the relics for me; Red the drink, white the bones.
most
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From this reading And now, while war thus hungered for England at the mouth of the Somme, the last and most renowned of the sea-kings, Harold Hardrada, entered his galley, the tallest and strongest of a fleet of three hundred sail, that peopled the seas round Solundir.
mouth
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From this reading And now, while war thus hungered for England at the mouth of the Somme, the last and most renowned of the sea-kings, Harold Hardrada, entered his galley, the tallest and strongest of a fleet of three hundred sail, that peopled the seas round Solundir.
named
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From this reading And a man named Gyrdir, on board the King’s ship, dreamed a dream [239].
now
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From this reading And now, while war thus hungered for England at the mouth of the Somme, the last and most renowned of the sea-kings, Harold Hardrada, entered his galley, the tallest and strongest of a fleet of three hundred sail, that peopled the seas round Solundir.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And now, while war thus hungered for England at the mouth of the Somme, the last and most renowned of the sea-kings, Harold Hardrada, entered his galley, the tallest and strongest of a fleet of three hundred sail, that peopled the seas round Solundir.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And a man named Gyrdir, on board the King’s ship, dreamed a dream [239].
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He saw a great witch-wife standing on an isle of the Sulen, with a fork in one hand and a trough in the other [240].
other
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From this reading He saw a great witch-wife standing on an isle of the Sulen, with a fork in one hand and a trough in the other [240].
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He saw her pass over the whole fleet;--by each of the three hundred ships he saw her; and a fowl sat on the stern of each ship, and that fowl was a raven; and he heard the witch-wife sing this song:
pass
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From this reading He saw her pass over the whole fleet;--by each of the three hundred ships he saw her; and a fowl sat on the stern of each ship, and that fowl was a raven; and he heard the witch-wife sing this song:
peopled
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From this reading And now, while war thus hungered for England at the mouth of the Somme, the last and most renowned of the sea-kings, Harold Hardrada, entered his galley, the tallest and strongest of a fleet of three hundred sail, that peopled the seas round Solundir.
Rare
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From this reading “From the East I allure him, At the West I secure him; In the feast I foresee Rare the relics for me; Red the drink, white the bones.
raven
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From this reading He saw her pass over the whole fleet;--by each of the three hundred ships he saw her; and a fowl sat on the stern of each ship, and that fowl was a raven; and he heard the witch-wife sing this song:
Red
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From this reading “From the East I allure him, At the West I secure him; In the feast I foresee Rare the relics for me; Red the drink, white the bones.
relics
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From this reading “From the East I allure him, At the West I secure him; In the feast I foresee Rare the relics for me; Red the drink, white the bones.
renowned
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From this reading And now, while war thus hungered for England at the mouth of the Somme, the last and most renowned of the sea-kings, Harold Hardrada, entered his galley, the tallest and strongest of a fleet of three hundred sail, that peopled the seas round Solundir.
round
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From this reading And now, while war thus hungered for England at the mouth of the Somme, the last and most renowned of the sea-kings, Harold Hardrada, entered his galley, the tallest and strongest of a fleet of three hundred sail, that peopled the seas round Solundir.
sailnounUS /sail/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And now, while war thus hungered for England at the mouth of the Somme, the last and most renowned of the sea-kings, Harold Hardrada, entered his galley, the tallest and strongest of a fleet of three hundred sail, that peopled the seas round Solundir.
sat
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From this reading He saw her pass over the whole fleet;--by each of the three hundred ships he saw her; and a fowl sat on the stern of each ship, and that fowl was a raven; and he heard the witch-wife sing this song:
saw
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From this reading He saw a great witch-wife standing on an isle of the Sulen, with a fork in one hand and a trough in the other [240].
sea-kings
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From this reading And now, while war thus hungered for England at the mouth of the Somme, the last and most renowned of the sea-kings, Harold Hardrada, entered his galley, the tallest and strongest of a fleet of three hundred sail, that peopled the seas round Solundir.
seas
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From this reading And now, while war thus hungered for England at the mouth of the Somme, the last and most renowned of the sea-kings, Harold Hardrada, entered his galley, the tallest and strongest of a fleet of three hundred sail, that peopled the seas round Solundir.
secure
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From this reading “From the East I allure him, At the West I secure him; In the feast I foresee Rare the relics for me; Red the drink, white the bones.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And a man named Gyrdir, on board the King’s ship, dreamed a dream [239].
ships
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From this reading He saw her pass over the whole fleet;--by each of the three hundred ships he saw her; and a fowl sat on the stern of each ship, and that fowl was a raven; and he heard the witch-wife sing this song:
sing
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From this reading He saw her pass over the whole fleet;--by each of the three hundred ships he saw her; and a fowl sat on the stern of each ship, and that fowl was a raven; and he heard the witch-wife sing this song:
Solundir
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From this reading And now, while war thus hungered for England at the mouth of the Somme, the last and most renowned of the sea-kings, Harold Hardrada, entered his galley, the tallest and strongest of a fleet of three hundred sail, that peopled the seas round Solundir.
Somme
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From this reading And now, while war thus hungered for England at the mouth of the Somme, the last and most renowned of the sea-kings, Harold Hardrada, entered his galley, the tallest and strongest of a fleet of three hundred sail, that peopled the seas round Solundir.
song
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From this reading He saw her pass over the whole fleet;--by each of the three hundred ships he saw her; and a fowl sat on the stern of each ship, and that fowl was a raven; and he heard the witch-wife sing this song:
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He saw a great witch-wife standing on an isle of the Sulen, with a fork in one hand and a trough in the other [240].
stern
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From this reading He saw her pass over the whole fleet;--by each of the three hundred ships he saw her; and a fowl sat on the stern of each ship, and that fowl was a raven; and he heard the witch-wife sing this song:
strongest
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From this reading And now, while war thus hungered for England at the mouth of the Somme, the last and most renowned of the sea-kings, Harold Hardrada, entered his galley, the tallest and strongest of a fleet of three hundred sail, that peopled the seas round Solundir.
Sulen
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From this reading He saw a great witch-wife standing on an isle of the Sulen, with a fork in one hand and a trough in the other [240].
tallest
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From this reading And now, while war thus hungered for England at the mouth of the Somme, the last and most renowned of the sea-kings, Harold Hardrada, entered his galley, the tallest and strongest of a fleet of three hundred sail, that peopled the seas round Solundir.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And now, while war thus hungered for England at the mouth of the Somme, the last and most renowned of the sea-kings, Harold Hardrada, entered his galley, the tallest and strongest of a fleet of three hundred sail, that peopled the seas round Solundir.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And now, while war thus hungered for England at the mouth of the Somme, the last and most renowned of the sea-kings, Harold Hardrada, entered his galley, the tallest and strongest of a fleet of three hundred sail, that peopled the seas round Solundir.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He saw her pass over the whole fleet;--by each of the three hundred ships he saw her; and a fowl sat on the stern of each ship, and that fowl was a raven; and he heard the witch-wife sing this song:
three
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From this reading And now, while war thus hungered for England at the mouth of the Somme, the last and most renowned of the sea-kings, Harold Hardrada, entered his galley, the tallest and strongest of a fleet of three hundred sail, that peopled the seas round Solundir.
thus
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From this reading And now, while war thus hungered for England at the mouth of the Somme, the last and most renowned of the sea-kings, Harold Hardrada, entered his galley, the tallest and strongest of a fleet of three hundred sail, that peopled the seas round Solundir.
trough
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From this reading He saw a great witch-wife standing on an isle of the Sulen, with a fork in one hand and a trough in the other [240].
war
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From this reading And now, while war thus hungered for England at the mouth of the Somme, the last and most renowned of the sea-kings, Harold Hardrada, entered his galley, the tallest and strongest of a fleet of three hundred sail, that peopled the seas round Solundir.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He saw her pass over the whole fleet;--by each of the three hundred ships he saw her; and a fowl sat on the stern of each ship, and that fowl was a raven; and he heard the witch-wife sing this song:
West
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From this reading “From the East I allure him, At the West I secure him; In the feast I foresee Rare the relics for me; Red the drink, white the bones.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading And now, while war thus hungered for England at the mouth of the Somme, the last and most renowned of the sea-kings, Harold Hardrada, entered his galley, the tallest and strongest of a fleet of three hundred sail, that peopled the seas round Solundir.
white
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From this reading “From the East I allure him, At the West I secure him; In the feast I foresee Rare the relics for me; Red the drink, white the bones.
whole
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From this reading He saw her pass over the whole fleet;--by each of the three hundred ships he saw her; and a fowl sat on the stern of each ship, and that fowl was a raven; and he heard the witch-wife sing this song:
witch-wife
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From this reading He saw a great witch-wife standing on an isle of the Sulen, with a fork in one hand and a trough in the other [240].
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He saw a great witch-wife standing on an isle of the Sulen, with a fork in one hand and a trough in the other [240].
