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].
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.
allurenounUS /əˈlʊr/
the power to entice or attract through personal charm
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.
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].
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.
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.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading And a man named Gyrdir, on board the King's ship, dreamed a dream [239].
(used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
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.
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:
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].
conceived of or imagined or hoped for
From this reading And a man named Gyrdir, on board the King's ship, dreamed a dream [239].
take in liquids
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.
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:
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
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.
a division of the United Kingdom
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.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
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.
a ceremonial dinner party for many people
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.
fleetnounUS /fliːt/
group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership
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.
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.
foreseeverbUS /fɔːrˈsiː/
realize beforehand
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.
forknounUS /fɔːrk/
cutlery used for serving and eating food
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].
fowlnounUS /faʊl/
a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl
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:
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.
galleynounUS /ˈɡæli/
a large medieval vessel with a single deck propelled by sails and oars with guns at stern and prow; a complement of 1,000 men; used mainly in the Mediterranean for war and trading
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.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
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].
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
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.
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].
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
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:
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:
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.
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.
ten 10s
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.
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.
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].
islenounUS /aɪl/
a small island
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'snounUS /kɪŋz/
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading And a man named Gyrdir, on board the King's ship, dreamed a dream [239].
immediately past
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.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading And a man named Gyrdir, on board the King's ship, dreamed a dream [239].
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.
used to form the superlative
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.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
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.
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading And a man named Gyrdir, on board the King's ship, dreamed a dream [239].
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
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.
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.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And a man named Gyrdir, on board the King's ship, dreamed a dream [239].
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].
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
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:
go across or through
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:
peopledadjectiveUS /ˈpiːpəld/
furnished with people
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.
not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness
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.
ravenverbUS /ˈreɪvən/
obtain or seize by violence
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 color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
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.
relicsnounUS /ˈrelɪks/
plural of “relic” — an antiquity that has survived from the distant past
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.
renownedadjectiveUS /rɪˈnaʊnd/
widely known and esteemed
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.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
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.
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
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.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
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:
cut with a saw
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.
seasnounUS /siːz/
plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
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.
get by special effort
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.
transport commercially
From this reading And a man named Gyrdir, on board the King's ship, dreamed a dream [239].
plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
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:
deliver by singing
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.
SommenounUS /sɔːm/
battle of World War II
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.
a short musical composition with words
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:
having a supporting base
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].
sternadjectiveUS /stɜːrn/
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
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:
strongestadjectiveUS /ˈstrɔːŋɡəst/
superlative of “strong” — having strength or power greater than average or expected
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].
tallestadjectiveUS /ˈtɔːlɪst/
superlative of “tall” — great in vertical dimension; high in stature
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.
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.
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.
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:
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and 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.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
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.
troughnounUS /trɔːf/
a narrow depression (as in the earth or between ocean waves or in the ocean bed)
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].
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
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:
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
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.
a Caucasian
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.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
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].
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].
