used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _A Northern Tale of the Tenth_ _Century_ BY FELIX DAHN.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading At that time, so the heathen people believe, elves and goblins still moved about freely among the Northern nations.
in the past
From this reading Nigh upon fifty winters ago, there was growing up in the North a boy named Halfred.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading At that time, so the heathen people believe, elves and goblins still moved about freely among the Northern nations.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At that time, so the heathen people believe, elves and goblins still moved about freely among the Northern nations.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At that time, so the heathen people believe, elves and goblins still moved about freely among the Northern nations.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading At that time, so the heathen people believe, elves and goblins still moved about freely among the Northern nations.
a youthful male person
From this reading Nigh upon fifty winters ago, there was growing up in the North a boy named Halfred.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _A Northern Tale of the Tenth_ _Century_ BY FELIX DAHN.
a period of 100 years
From this reading _A Northern Tale of the Tenth_ _Century_ BY FELIX DAHN.
DAHN
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From this reading _A Northern Tale of the Tenth_ _Century_ BY FELIX DAHN.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading TRANSLATED BY SOPHIE F. E. VEITCH.
elvesnounUS /elvz/
an acronym for emissions of light and very low frequency perturbations due to electromagnetic pulse sources
From this reading At that time, so the heathen people believe, elves and goblins still moved about freely among the Northern nations.
FnounUS /ef/
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
From this reading TRANSLATED BY SOPHIE F. E. VEITCH.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading In Iceland, on the Hamund Fjord, stood the splendid hall of his father, Hamund.
FELIX
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From this reading _A Northern Tale of the Tenth_ _Century_ BY FELIX DAHN.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading Nigh upon fifty winters ago, there was growing up in the North a boy named Halfred.
FjordnounUS /fjɔːrd/
a long narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs; common in Norway
From this reading In Iceland, on the Hamund Fjord, stood the splendid hall of his father, Hamund.
in a free manner
From this reading At that time, so the heathen people believe, elves and goblins still moved about freely among the Northern nations.
goblinsnounUS /ˈɡɑːblɪnz/
plural of “goblin” — (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings
From this reading At that time, so the heathen people believe, elves and goblins still moved about freely among the Northern nations.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading Nigh upon fifty winters ago, there was growing up in the North a boy named Halfred.
Halfred
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From this reading Nigh upon fifty winters ago, there was growing up in the North a boy named Halfred.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading In Iceland, on the Hamund Fjord, stood the splendid hall of his father, Hamund.
Hamund
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From this reading In Iceland, on the Hamund Fjord, stood the splendid hall of his father, Hamund.
heathennounUS /ˈhiːðən/
a person who does not acknowledge your god
From this reading At that time, so the heathen people believe, elves and goblins still moved about freely among the Northern nations.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In Iceland, on the Hamund Fjord, stood the splendid hall of his father, Hamund.
IcelandnounUS /ˈaɪslənd/
an island republic on the island of Iceland; became independent of Denmark in 1944
From this reading In Iceland, on the Hamund Fjord, stood the splendid hall of his father, Hamund.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nigh upon fifty winters ago, there was growing up in the North a boy named Halfred.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading At that time, so the heathen people believe, elves and goblins still moved about freely among the Northern nations.
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Nigh upon fifty winters ago, there was growing up in the North a boy named Halfred.
nationsnounUS /ˈneɪʃənz/
plural of “nation” — a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading At that time, so the heathen people believe, elves and goblins still moved about freely among the Northern nations.
NighadjectiveUS /naɪ/
not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
From this reading Nigh upon fifty winters ago, there was growing up in the North a boy named Halfred.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Nigh upon fifty winters ago, there was growing up in the North a boy named Halfred.
NorthernadjectiveUS /ˈnɔːrðərn/
in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading _A Northern Tale of the Tenth_ _Century_ BY FELIX DAHN.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _A Northern Tale of the Tenth_ _Century_ BY FELIX DAHN.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In Iceland, on the Hamund Fjord, stood the splendid hall of his father, Hamund.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading At that time, so the heathen people believe, elves and goblins still moved about freely among the Northern nations.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading At that time, so the heathen people believe, elves and goblins still moved about freely among the Northern nations.
SOPHIE
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having great beauty and splendor
From this reading In Iceland, on the Hamund Fjord, stood the splendid hall of his father, Hamund.
not in physical motion
From this reading At that time, so the heathen people believe, elves and goblins still moved about freely among the Northern nations.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading In Iceland, on the Hamund Fjord, stood the splendid hall of his father, Hamund.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading _A Northern Tale of the Tenth_ _Century_ BY FELIX DAHN.
TenthnounUS /tenθ/
a tenth part; one part in ten equal parts
From this reading _A Northern Tale of the Tenth_ _Century_ BY FELIX DAHN.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At that time, so the heathen people believe, elves and goblins still moved about freely among the Northern nations.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _A Northern Tale of the Tenth_ _Century_ BY FELIX DAHN.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Nigh upon fifty winters ago, there was growing up in the North a boy named Halfred.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading At that time, so the heathen people believe, elves and goblins still moved about freely among the Northern nations.
TRANSLATEDverbUS /trænzˈleɪtɪd/
past form of “translate” — restate (words) from one language into another language
From this reading TRANSLATED BY SOPHIE F. E. VEITCH.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Nigh upon fifty winters ago, there was growing up in the North a boy named Halfred.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Nigh upon fifty winters ago, there was growing up in the North a boy named Halfred.
VEITCH
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nigh upon fifty winters ago, there was growing up in the North a boy named Halfred.
wintersnounUS /ˈwɪntərz/
plural of “winter” — the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading Nigh upon fifty winters ago, there was growing up in the North a boy named Halfred.
