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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading As it was customary among the Northern nations to bestow some valuable gift upon a child when he cut his first tooth, the AEsir gave the infant Frey the beautiful realm of Alf-heim or Fairyland, the home of the Light Elves.
AEsir
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From this reading As it was customary among the Northern nations to bestow some valuable gift upon a child when he cut his first tooth, the AEsir gave the infant Frey the beautiful realm of Alf-heim or Fairyland, the home of the Light Elves.
air
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From this reading He therefore belonged to the race of the Vanas, the divinities of water and air, but was warmly welcomed in Asgard when he came thither as hostage with his father.
Alf-heim
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From this reading As it was customary among the Northern nations to bestow some valuable gift upon a child when he cut his first tooth, the AEsir gave the infant Frey the beautiful realm of Alf-heim or Fairyland, the home of the Light Elves.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading As it was customary among the Northern nations to bestow some valuable gift upon a child when he cut his first tooth, the AEsir gave the infant Frey the beautiful realm of Alf-heim or Fairyland, the home of the Light Elves.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The God of Fairyland Frey, or Fro, as he was called in Germany, was the son of Nioerd and Nerthus, or of Nioerd and Skadi, and was born in Vana-heim.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The God of Fairyland Frey, or Fro, as he was called in Germany, was the son of Nioerd and Nerthus, or of Nioerd and Skadi, and was born in Vana-heim.
Asgard
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From this reading He therefore belonged to the race of the Vanas, the divinities of water and air, but was warmly welcomed in Asgard when he came thither as hostage with his father.
beautiful
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From this reading As it was customary among the Northern nations to bestow some valuable gift upon a child when he cut his first tooth, the AEsir gave the infant Frey the beautiful realm of Alf-heim or Fairyland, the home of the Light Elves.
belonged
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From this reading He therefore belonged to the race of the Vanas, the divinities of water and air, but was warmly welcomed in Asgard when he came thither as hostage with his father.
bestow
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From this reading As it was customary among the Northern nations to bestow some valuable gift upon a child when he cut his first tooth, the AEsir gave the infant Frey the beautiful realm of Alf-heim or Fairyland, the home of the Light Elves.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The God of Fairyland Frey, or Fro, as he was called in Germany, was the son of Nioerd and Nerthus, or of Nioerd and Skadi, and was born in Vana-heim.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He therefore belonged to the race of the Vanas, the divinities of water and air, but was warmly welcomed in Asgard when he came thither as hostage with his father.
called
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From this reading The God of Fairyland Frey, or Fro, as he was called in Germany, was the son of Nioerd and Nerthus, or of Nioerd and Skadi, and was born in Vana-heim.
came
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From this reading He therefore belonged to the race of the Vanas, the divinities of water and air, but was warmly welcomed in Asgard when he came thither as hostage with his father.
child
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From this reading As it was customary among the Northern nations to bestow some valuable gift upon a child when he cut his first tooth, the AEsir gave the infant Frey the beautiful realm of Alf-heim or Fairyland, the home of the Light Elves.
customary
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From this reading As it was customary among the Northern nations to bestow some valuable gift upon a child when he cut his first tooth, the AEsir gave the infant Frey the beautiful realm of Alf-heim or Fairyland, the home of the Light Elves.
cut
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From this reading As it was customary among the Northern nations to bestow some valuable gift upon a child when he cut his first tooth, the AEsir gave the infant Frey the beautiful realm of Alf-heim or Fairyland, the home of the Light Elves.
days
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From this reading "Alf-heim the gods to Frey Gave in days of yore For a tooth gift."
divinities
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From this reading He therefore belonged to the race of the Vanas, the divinities of water and air, but was warmly welcomed in Asgard when he came thither as hostage with his father.
Edda
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From this reading Saemund's Edda (Thorpe's tr.).
Elves
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From this reading As it was customary among the Northern nations to bestow some valuable gift upon a child when he cut his first tooth, the AEsir gave the infant Frey the beautiful realm of Alf-heim or Fairyland, the home of the Light Elves.
FairylandnounUS /ˈferilænd/
something existing solely in the imagination (but often mistaken for reality)
From this reading The God of Fairyland Frey, or Fro, as he was called in Germany, was the son of Nioerd and Nerthus, or of Nioerd and Skadi, and was born in Vana-heim.
father
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From this reading He therefore belonged to the race of the Vanas, the divinities of water and air, but was warmly welcomed in Asgard when he came thither as hostage with his father.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As it was customary among the Northern nations to bestow some valuable gift upon a child when he cut his first tooth, the AEsir gave the infant Frey the beautiful realm of Alf-heim or Fairyland, the home of the Light Elves.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Alf-heim the gods to Frey Gave in days of yore For a tooth gift."
Frey
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From this reading The God of Fairyland Frey, or Fro, as he was called in Germany, was the son of Nioerd and Nerthus, or of Nioerd and Skadi, and was born in Vana-heim.
Fro
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From this reading The God of Fairyland Frey, or Fro, as he was called in Germany, was the son of Nioerd and Nerthus, or of Nioerd and Skadi, and was born in Vana-heim.
gave
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From this reading As it was customary among the Northern nations to bestow some valuable gift upon a child when he cut his first tooth, the AEsir gave the infant Frey the beautiful realm of Alf-heim or Fairyland, the home of the Light Elves.
Germany
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From this reading The God of Fairyland Frey, or Fro, as he was called in Germany, was the son of Nioerd and Nerthus, or of Nioerd and Skadi, and was born in Vana-heim.
gift
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From this reading As it was customary among the Northern nations to bestow some valuable gift upon a child when he cut his first tooth, the AEsir gave the infant Frey the beautiful realm of Alf-heim or Fairyland, the home of the Light Elves.
God
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From this reading The God of Fairyland Frey, or Fro, as he was called in Germany, was the son of Nioerd and Nerthus, or of Nioerd and Skadi, and was born in Vana-heim.
gods
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From this reading "Alf-heim the gods to Frey Gave in days of yore For a tooth gift."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The God of Fairyland Frey, or Fro, as he was called in Germany, was the son of Nioerd and Nerthus, or of Nioerd and Skadi, and was born in Vana-heim.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He therefore belonged to the race of the Vanas, the divinities of water and air, but was warmly welcomed in Asgard when he came thither as hostage with his father.
home
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From this reading As it was customary among the Northern nations to bestow some valuable gift upon a child when he cut his first tooth, the AEsir gave the infant Frey the beautiful realm of Alf-heim or Fairyland, the home of the Light Elves.
hostage
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From this reading He therefore belonged to the race of the Vanas, the divinities of water and air, but was warmly welcomed in Asgard when he came thither as hostage with his father.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The God of Fairyland Frey, or Fro, as he was called in Germany, was the son of Nioerd and Nerthus, or of Nioerd and Skadi, and was born in Vana-heim.
infant
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From this reading As it was customary among the Northern nations to bestow some valuable gift upon a child when he cut his first tooth, the AEsir gave the infant Frey the beautiful realm of Alf-heim or Fairyland, the home of the Light Elves.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As it was customary among the Northern nations to bestow some valuable gift upon a child when he cut his first tooth, the AEsir gave the infant Frey the beautiful realm of Alf-heim or Fairyland, the home of the Light Elves.
Light
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From this reading As it was customary among the Northern nations to bestow some valuable gift upon a child when he cut his first tooth, the AEsir gave the infant Frey the beautiful realm of Alf-heim or Fairyland, the home of the Light Elves.
nations
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From this reading As it was customary among the Northern nations to bestow some valuable gift upon a child when he cut his first tooth, the AEsir gave the infant Frey the beautiful realm of Alf-heim or Fairyland, the home of the Light Elves.
Nerthus
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From this reading The God of Fairyland Frey, or Fro, as he was called in Germany, was the son of Nioerd and Nerthus, or of Nioerd and Skadi, and was born in Vana-heim.
Nioerd
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From this reading The God of Fairyland Frey, or Fro, as he was called in Germany, was the son of Nioerd and Nerthus, or of Nioerd and Skadi, and was born in Vana-heim.
Northern
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From this reading As it was customary among the Northern nations to bestow some valuable gift upon a child when he cut his first tooth, the AEsir gave the infant Frey the beautiful realm of Alf-heim or Fairyland, the home of the Light Elves.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The God of Fairyland Frey, or Fro, as he was called in Germany, was the son of Nioerd and Nerthus, or of Nioerd and Skadi, and was born in Vana-heim.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The God of Fairyland Frey, or Fro, as he was called in Germany, was the son of Nioerd and Nerthus, or of Nioerd and Skadi, and was born in Vana-heim.
race
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From this reading He therefore belonged to the race of the Vanas, the divinities of water and air, but was warmly welcomed in Asgard when he came thither as hostage with his father.
realm
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From this reading As it was customary among the Northern nations to bestow some valuable gift upon a child when he cut his first tooth, the AEsir gave the infant Frey the beautiful realm of Alf-heim or Fairyland, the home of the Light Elves.
Saemund's
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From this reading Saemund's Edda (Thorpe's tr.).
Skadi
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From this reading The God of Fairyland Frey, or Fro, as he was called in Germany, was the son of Nioerd and Nerthus, or of Nioerd and Skadi, and was born in Vana-heim.
some
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From this reading As it was customary among the Northern nations to bestow some valuable gift upon a child when he cut his first tooth, the AEsir gave the infant Frey the beautiful realm of Alf-heim or Fairyland, the home of the Light Elves.
son
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From this reading The God of Fairyland Frey, or Fro, as he was called in Germany, was the son of Nioerd and Nerthus, or of Nioerd and Skadi, and was born in Vana-heim.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The God of Fairyland Frey, or Fro, as he was called in Germany, was the son of Nioerd and Nerthus, or of Nioerd and Skadi, and was born in Vana-heim.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading He therefore belonged to the race of the Vanas, the divinities of water and air, but was warmly welcomed in Asgard when he came thither as hostage with his father.
thitheradverbUS /ˈðɪθɜːr/
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading He therefore belonged to the race of the Vanas, the divinities of water and air, but was warmly welcomed in Asgard when he came thither as hostage with his father.
Thorpe's
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From this reading Saemund's Edda (Thorpe's tr.).
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He therefore belonged to the race of the Vanas, the divinities of water and air, but was warmly welcomed in Asgard when he came thither as hostage with his father.
tooth
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From this reading As it was customary among the Northern nations to bestow some valuable gift upon a child when he cut his first tooth, the AEsir gave the infant Frey the beautiful realm of Alf-heim or Fairyland, the home of the Light Elves.
tr
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From this reading Saemund's Edda (Thorpe's tr.).
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading As it was customary among the Northern nations to bestow some valuable gift upon a child when he cut his first tooth, the AEsir gave the infant Frey the beautiful realm of Alf-heim or Fairyland, the home of the Light Elves.
valuable
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From this reading As it was customary among the Northern nations to bestow some valuable gift upon a child when he cut his first tooth, the AEsir gave the infant Frey the beautiful realm of Alf-heim or Fairyland, the home of the Light Elves.
Vana-heim
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From this reading The God of Fairyland Frey, or Fro, as he was called in Germany, was the son of Nioerd and Nerthus, or of Nioerd and Skadi, and was born in Vana-heim.
Vanas
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From this reading He therefore belonged to the race of the Vanas, the divinities of water and air, but was warmly welcomed in Asgard when he came thither as hostage with his father.
warmly
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From this reading He therefore belonged to the race of the Vanas, the divinities of water and air, but was warmly welcomed in Asgard when he came thither as hostage with his father.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The God of Fairyland Frey, or Fro, as he was called in Germany, was the son of Nioerd and Nerthus, or of Nioerd and Skadi, and was born in Vana-heim.
water
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From this reading He therefore belonged to the race of the Vanas, the divinities of water and air, but was warmly welcomed in Asgard when he came thither as hostage with his father.
welcomed
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From this reading He therefore belonged to the race of the Vanas, the divinities of water and air, but was warmly welcomed in Asgard when he came thither as hostage with his father.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He therefore belonged to the race of the Vanas, the divinities of water and air, but was warmly welcomed in Asgard when he came thither as hostage with his father.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He therefore belonged to the race of the Vanas, the divinities of water and air, but was warmly welcomed in Asgard when he came thither as hostage with his father.
yore
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From this reading "Alf-heim the gods to Frey Gave in days of yore For a tooth gift."
