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actions
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From this reading “WHENCE is it, Brandomann,” said Sleipner one evening to the Scaldre, “that among those of the heroes whose virtues and glories you are nightly celebrating, I never hear the actions of Odin; why, while thus honouring his friends, are you neglectful of the great father of our race?
all
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From this reading He hath borne all things well.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “WHENCE is it, Brandomann,” said Sleipner one evening to the Scaldre, “that among those of the heroes whose virtues and glories you are nightly celebrating, I never hear the actions of Odin; why, while thus honouring his friends, are you neglectful of the great father of our race?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “WHENCE is it, Brandomann,” said Sleipner one evening to the Scaldre, “that among those of the heroes whose virtues and glories you are nightly celebrating, I never hear the actions of Odin; why, while thus honouring his friends, are you neglectful of the great father of our race?
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “WHENCE is it, Brandomann,” said Sleipner one evening to the Scaldre, “that among those of the heroes whose virtues and glories you are nightly celebrating, I never hear the actions of Odin; why, while thus honouring his friends, are you neglectful of the great father of our race?
ay
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From this reading Surely he, from whom all inspiration flows, deserves the best, ay, and first fruits of your genius!”
best
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From this reading Surely he, from whom all inspiration flows, deserves the best, ay, and first fruits of your genius!”
borne
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From this reading He hath borne all things well.
Brandomann
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From this reading “WHENCE is it, Brandomann,” said Sleipner one evening to the Scaldre, “that among those of the heroes whose virtues and glories you are nightly celebrating, I never hear the actions of Odin; why, while thus honouring his friends, are you neglectful of the great father of our race?
celebrating
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From this reading “WHENCE is it, Brandomann,” said Sleipner one evening to the Scaldre, “that among those of the heroes whose virtues and glories you are nightly celebrating, I never hear the actions of Odin; why, while thus honouring his friends, are you neglectful of the great father of our race?
deserves
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From this reading Surely he, from whom all inspiration flows, deserves the best, ay, and first fruits of your genius!”
evening
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From this reading “WHENCE is it, Brandomann,” said Sleipner one evening to the Scaldre, “that among those of the heroes whose virtues and glories you are nightly celebrating, I never hear the actions of Odin; why, while thus honouring his friends, are you neglectful of the great father of our race?
father
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From this reading “WHENCE is it, Brandomann,” said Sleipner one evening to the Scaldre, “that among those of the heroes whose virtues and glories you are nightly celebrating, I never hear the actions of Odin; why, while thus honouring his friends, are you neglectful of the great father of our race?
first
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From this reading Surely he, from whom all inspiration flows, deserves the best, ay, and first fruits of your genius!”
flows
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From this reading Surely he, from whom all inspiration flows, deserves the best, ay, and first fruits of your genius!”
friends
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From this reading “WHENCE is it, Brandomann,” said Sleipner one evening to the Scaldre, “that among those of the heroes whose virtues and glories you are nightly celebrating, I never hear the actions of Odin; why, while thus honouring his friends, are you neglectful of the great father of our race?
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Surely he, from whom all inspiration flows, deserves the best, ay, and first fruits of your genius!”
fruits
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From this reading Surely he, from whom all inspiration flows, deserves the best, ay, and first fruits of your genius!”
genius
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From this reading Surely he, from whom all inspiration flows, deserves the best, ay, and first fruits of your genius!”
glories
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From this reading “WHENCE is it, Brandomann,” said Sleipner one evening to the Scaldre, “that among those of the heroes whose virtues and glories you are nightly celebrating, I never hear the actions of Odin; why, while thus honouring his friends, are you neglectful of the great father of our race?
great
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From this reading “WHENCE is it, Brandomann,” said Sleipner one evening to the Scaldre, “that among those of the heroes whose virtues and glories you are nightly celebrating, I never hear the actions of Odin; why, while thus honouring his friends, are you neglectful of the great father of our race?
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading He hath borne all things well.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He hath borne all things well.
hear
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From this reading “WHENCE is it, Brandomann,” said Sleipner one evening to the Scaldre, “that among those of the heroes whose virtues and glories you are nightly celebrating, I never hear the actions of Odin; why, while thus honouring his friends, are you neglectful of the great father of our race?
heroes
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From this reading “WHENCE is it, Brandomann,” said Sleipner one evening to the Scaldre, “that among those of the heroes whose virtues and glories you are nightly celebrating, I never hear the actions of Odin; why, while thus honouring his friends, are you neglectful of the great father of our race?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “WHENCE is it, Brandomann,” said Sleipner one evening to the Scaldre, “that among those of the heroes whose virtues and glories you are nightly celebrating, I never hear the actions of Odin; why, while thus honouring his friends, are you neglectful of the great father of our race?
honouring
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From this reading “WHENCE is it, Brandomann,” said Sleipner one evening to the Scaldre, “that among those of the heroes whose virtues and glories you are nightly celebrating, I never hear the actions of Odin; why, while thus honouring his friends, are you neglectful of the great father of our race?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “WHENCE is it, Brandomann,” said Sleipner one evening to the Scaldre, “that among those of the heroes whose virtues and glories you are nightly celebrating, I never hear the actions of Odin; why, while thus honouring his friends, are you neglectful of the great father of our race?
inspiration
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From this reading Surely he, from whom all inspiration flows, deserves the best, ay, and first fruits of your genius!”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “WHENCE is it, Brandomann,” said Sleipner one evening to the Scaldre, “that among those of the heroes whose virtues and glories you are nightly celebrating, I never hear the actions of Odin; why, while thus honouring his friends, are you neglectful of the great father of our race?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “WHENCE is it, Brandomann,” said Sleipner one evening to the Scaldre, “that among those of the heroes whose virtues and glories you are nightly celebrating, I never hear the actions of Odin; why, while thus honouring his friends, are you neglectful of the great father of our race?
Macbeth
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From this reading SHAKSPEARE—_Macbeth_.
neglectful
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From this reading “WHENCE is it, Brandomann,” said Sleipner one evening to the Scaldre, “that among those of the heroes whose virtues and glories you are nightly celebrating, I never hear the actions of Odin; why, while thus honouring his friends, are you neglectful of the great father of our race?
never
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From this reading “WHENCE is it, Brandomann,” said Sleipner one evening to the Scaldre, “that among those of the heroes whose virtues and glories you are nightly celebrating, I never hear the actions of Odin; why, while thus honouring his friends, are you neglectful of the great father of our race?
nightly
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From this reading “WHENCE is it, Brandomann,” said Sleipner one evening to the Scaldre, “that among those of the heroes whose virtues and glories you are nightly celebrating, I never hear the actions of Odin; why, while thus honouring his friends, are you neglectful of the great father of our race?
ODIN
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From this reading ODIN.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “WHENCE is it, Brandomann,” said Sleipner one evening to the Scaldre, “that among those of the heroes whose virtues and glories you are nightly celebrating, I never hear the actions of Odin; why, while thus honouring his friends, are you neglectful of the great father of our race?
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “WHENCE is it, Brandomann,” said Sleipner one evening to the Scaldre, “that among those of the heroes whose virtues and glories you are nightly celebrating, I never hear the actions of Odin; why, while thus honouring his friends, are you neglectful of the great father of our race?
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “WHENCE is it, Brandomann,” said Sleipner one evening to the Scaldre, “that among those of the heroes whose virtues and glories you are nightly celebrating, I never hear the actions of Odin; why, while thus honouring his friends, are you neglectful of the great father of our race?
race
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From this reading “WHENCE is it, Brandomann,” said Sleipner one evening to the Scaldre, “that among those of the heroes whose virtues and glories you are nightly celebrating, I never hear the actions of Odin; why, while thus honouring his friends, are you neglectful of the great father of our race?
said
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From this reading “WHENCE is it, Brandomann,” said Sleipner one evening to the Scaldre, “that among those of the heroes whose virtues and glories you are nightly celebrating, I never hear the actions of Odin; why, while thus honouring his friends, are you neglectful of the great father of our race?
Scaldre
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From this reading “WHENCE is it, Brandomann,” said Sleipner one evening to the Scaldre, “that among those of the heroes whose virtues and glories you are nightly celebrating, I never hear the actions of Odin; why, while thus honouring his friends, are you neglectful of the great father of our race?
SHAKSPEARE
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From this reading SHAKSPEARE—_Macbeth_.
Sleipner
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From this reading “WHENCE is it, Brandomann,” said Sleipner one evening to the Scaldre, “that among those of the heroes whose virtues and glories you are nightly celebrating, I never hear the actions of Odin; why, while thus honouring his friends, are you neglectful of the great father of our race?
Surely
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From this reading Surely he, from whom all inspiration flows, deserves the best, ay, and first fruits of your genius!”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “WHENCE is it, Brandomann,” said Sleipner one evening to the Scaldre, “that among those of the heroes whose virtues and glories you are nightly celebrating, I never hear the actions of Odin; why, while thus honouring his friends, are you neglectful of the great father of our race?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “WHENCE is it, Brandomann,” said Sleipner one evening to the Scaldre, “that among those of the heroes whose virtues and glories you are nightly celebrating, I never hear the actions of Odin; why, while thus honouring his friends, are you neglectful of the great father of our race?
things
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From this reading He hath borne all things well.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “WHENCE is it, Brandomann,” said Sleipner one evening to the Scaldre, “that among those of the heroes whose virtues and glories you are nightly celebrating, I never hear the actions of Odin; why, while thus honouring his friends, are you neglectful of the great father of our race?
thus
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From this reading “WHENCE is it, Brandomann,” said Sleipner one evening to the Scaldre, “that among those of the heroes whose virtues and glories you are nightly celebrating, I never hear the actions of Odin; why, while thus honouring his friends, are you neglectful of the great father of our race?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “WHENCE is it, Brandomann,” said Sleipner one evening to the Scaldre, “that among those of the heroes whose virtues and glories you are nightly celebrating, I never hear the actions of Odin; why, while thus honouring his friends, are you neglectful of the great father of our race?
virtues
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From this reading “WHENCE is it, Brandomann,” said Sleipner one evening to the Scaldre, “that among those of the heroes whose virtues and glories you are nightly celebrating, I never hear the actions of Odin; why, while thus honouring his friends, are you neglectful of the great father of our race?
well
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From this reading He hath borne all things well.
WHENCEadverbUS /wens/
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading “WHENCE is it, Brandomann,” said Sleipner one evening to the Scaldre, “that among those of the heroes whose virtues and glories you are nightly celebrating, I never hear the actions of Odin; why, while thus honouring his friends, are you neglectful of the great father of our race?
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “WHENCE is it, Brandomann,” said Sleipner one evening to the Scaldre, “that among those of the heroes whose virtues and glories you are nightly celebrating, I never hear the actions of Odin; why, while thus honouring his friends, are you neglectful of the great father of our race?
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Surely he, from whom all inspiration flows, deserves the best, ay, and first fruits of your genius!”
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading “WHENCE is it, Brandomann,” said Sleipner one evening to the Scaldre, “that among those of the heroes whose virtues and glories you are nightly celebrating, I never hear the actions of Odin; why, while thus honouring his friends, are you neglectful of the great father of our race?
why
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From this reading “WHENCE is it, Brandomann,” said Sleipner one evening to the Scaldre, “that among those of the heroes whose virtues and glories you are nightly celebrating, I never hear the actions of Odin; why, while thus honouring his friends, are you neglectful of the great father of our race?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “WHENCE is it, Brandomann,” said Sleipner one evening to the Scaldre, “that among those of the heroes whose virtues and glories you are nightly celebrating, I never hear the actions of Odin; why, while thus honouring his friends, are you neglectful of the great father of our race?
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Surely he, from whom all inspiration flows, deserves the best, ay, and first fruits of your genius!”
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