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The Heritage of the Kurts, Volume 2 (of 2)

Chapter I

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The diphthong oe is represented by [oe].
_Synnoeve Solbakken_ _Arne_ _A Happy Boy_ _A Fisher Lass_ _The Bridal March, & One Day_ _Magnhild, & Dust_ _Captain Mansana, & Mother's Hands_ _Absalom's Hair, & A Painful Memory_ _In God's Way_ (2 _vols._) _Heritage of the Kurts_ (2 _vols._) _Printed in England_ It was disputed where this remarkable verse with its rhythm and rhyme was heard for the first time, whether in the senior Latin or senior Commercial.
The dispute can never be settled now, but when these girls showed themselves it was often shouted, sung, and bawled after them--at first in turns with another by Doesen, which ran, "_Nora, Tora, ora pro nobis_;" but as it was incomplete, the names of Tinka and Milla not being mentioned, it was dropped in favour of the former.
This one was also given up; it was perfectly well known who was father to the latest name for them; Rendalen called them on a certain occasion "The Staff," and after him the whole school, after it the boys' school, and at last all who were inclined to pay them a compliment.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Heritage of the Kurts, Volume 2 (of 2)

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of The Heritage of the Kurts, Volume 2 (of 2) is here in full — 633 sentences across 127 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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The diphthong oe is represented by [oe].
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_Synnoeve Solbakken_ _Arne_ _A Happy Boy_ _A Fisher Lass_ _The Bridal March, & One Day_ _Magnhild, & Dust_ _Captain Mansana, & Mother's Hands_ _Absalom's Hair, & A Painful Memory_ _In God's Way_ (2 _vols._) _Heritage of the Kurts_ (2 _vols._) _Printed in England_ It was disputed where this remarkable verse with its rhythm and rhyme was heard for the first time, whether in the senior Latin or senior Commercial.
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The dispute can never be settled now, but when these girls showed themselves it was often shouted, sung, and bawled after them--at first in turns with another by Doesen, which ran, "_Nora, Tora, ora pro nobis_;" but as it was incomplete, the names of Tinka and Milla not being mentioned, it was dropped in favour of the former.
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This one was also given up; it was perfectly well known who was father to the latest name for them; Rendalen called them on a certain occasion "The Staff," and after him the whole school, after it the boys' school, and at last all who were inclined to pay them a compliment.

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bawled verb US /bɔːld/

past form of “bawl” — shout loudly and without restraint

From this reading “The dispute can never be settled now, but when these girls showed themselves it was often shouted, sung, and bawled after them--at first in turns with another by Doesen, which ran, "_Nora, Tora, ora pro nobis_;" but as it was incomplete, the names of Tinka and Milla not being mentioned, it was dropped in favour of the former.”

diphthong noun US /ˈdɪfθɔːŋ/

a vowel sound that starts near the articulatory position for one vowel and moves toward the position for another

From this reading “The diphthong oe is represented by [oe].”

disputed adjective US /dɪsˈpjuːtəd/

subject to disagreement and debate

From this reading “_Synnoeve Solbakken_ _Arne_ _A Happy Boy_ _A Fisher Lass_ _The Bridal March, & One Day_ _Magnhild, & Dust_ _Captain Mansana, & Mother's Hands_ _Absalom's Hair, & A Painful Memory_ _In God's Way_ (2 _vols._) _Heritage of the Kurts_ (2 _vols._) _Printed in England_ It was disputed where this remarkable verse with its rhythm and rhyme was heard for the first time, whether in the senior Latin or senior Commercial.”

Heritage noun US /ˈherətədʒ/

practices that are handed down from the past by tradition

incomplete adjective US /ˌɪnkəmˈpliːt/

not complete or total; not completed

From this reading “The dispute can never be settled now, but when these girls showed themselves it was often shouted, sung, and bawled after them--at first in turns with another by Doesen, which ran, "_Nora, Tora, ora pro nobis_;" but as it was incomplete, the names of Tinka and Milla not being mentioned, it was dropped in favour of the former.”

ora noun US /ˈɔːrə/

plural of “os” — a mouth or mouthlike opening

From this reading “The dispute can never be settled now, but when these girls showed themselves it was often shouted, sung, and bawled after them--at first in turns with another by Doesen, which ran, "_Nora, Tora, ora pro nobis_;" but as it was incomplete, the names of Tinka and Milla not being mentioned, it was dropped in favour of the former.”

pro noun US /proʊ/

an athlete who plays for pay

From this reading “The dispute can never be settled now, but when these girls showed themselves it was often shouted, sung, and bawled after them--at first in turns with another by Doesen, which ran, "_Nora, Tora, ora pro nobis_;" but as it was incomplete, the names of Tinka and Milla not being mentioned, it was dropped in favour of the former.”

rhythm noun US /ˈrɪðəm/

the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music

From this reading “_Synnoeve Solbakken_ _Arne_ _A Happy Boy_ _A Fisher Lass_ _The Bridal March, & One Day_ _Magnhild, & Dust_ _Captain Mansana, & Mother's Hands_ _Absalom's Hair, & A Painful Memory_ _In God's Way_ (2 _vols._) _Heritage of the Kurts_ (2 _vols._) _Printed in England_ It was disputed where this remarkable verse with its rhythm and rhyme was heard for the first time, whether in the senior Latin or senior Commercial.”

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

well known adverb + adjective

In this reading “This one was also given up; it was perfectly well known who was father to the latest name for them; Rendalen called them on a certain occasion "The Staff," and after him the whole school, after it the boys' school, and at last all who were inclined to pay them a compliment.”

first time adjective + noun

In this reading “_Synnoeve Solbakken_ _Arne_ _A Happy Boy_ _A Fisher Lass_ _The Bridal March, & One Day_ _Magnhild, & Dust_ _Captain Mansana, & Mother's Hands_ _Absalom's Hair, & A Painful Memory_ _In God's Way_ (2 _vols._) _Heritage of the Kurts_ (2 _vols._) _Printed in England_ It was disputed where this remarkable verse with its rhythm and rhyme was heard for the first time, whether in the senior Latin or senior Commercial.”

whole school adjective + noun

In this reading “This one was also given up; it was perfectly well known who was father to the latest name for them; Rendalen called them on a certain occasion "The Staff," and after him the whole school, after it the boys' school, and at last all who were inclined to pay them a compliment.”

in favour preposition + noun

In this reading “The dispute can never be settled now, but when these girls showed themselves it was often shouted, sung, and bawled after them--at first in turns with another by Doesen, which ran, "_Nora, Tora, ora pro nobis_;" but as it was incomplete, the names of Tinka and Milla not being mentioned, it was dropped in favour of the former.”

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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 _Synnoeve Solbakken_ _Arne_ _A Happy Boy_ _A Fisher Lass_ _The Bridal March, & One Day_ _Magnhild, & Dust_ _Captain Mansana, & Mother's Hands_ _Absalom's Hair, & A Painful Memory_ _In God's Way_ (2 _vols._) _Heritage of the Kurts_ (2 _vols._) _Printed in England_ It was disputed where this remarkable verse with its rhythm and rhyme was heard for the first time, whether in the senior Latin or senior Commercial.

Absalom's

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From this reading _Synnoeve Solbakken_ _Arne_ _A Happy Boy_ _A Fisher Lass_ _The Bridal March, & One Day_ _Magnhild, & Dust_ _Captain Mansana, & Mother's Hands_ _Absalom's Hair, & A Painful Memory_ _In God's Way_ (2 _vols._) _Heritage of the Kurts_ (2 _vols._) _Printed in England_ It was disputed where this remarkable verse with its rhythm and rhyme was heard for the first time, whether in the senior Latin or senior Commercial.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading The dispute can never be settled now, but when these girls showed themselves it was often shouted, sung, and bawled after them--at first in turns with another by Doesen, which ran, "_Nora, Tora, ora pro nobis_;" but as it was incomplete, the names of Tinka and Milla not being mentioned, it was dropped in favour of the former.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading This one was also given up; it was perfectly well known who was father to the latest name for them; Rendalen called them on a certain occasion "The Staff," and after him the whole school, after it the boys' school, and at last all who were inclined to pay them a compliment.

alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/

in addition

From this reading This one was also given up; it was perfectly well known who was father to the latest name for them; Rendalen called them on a certain occasion "The Staff," and after him the whole school, after it the boys' school, and at last all who were inclined to pay them a compliment.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading _Synnoeve Solbakken_ _Arne_ _A Happy Boy_ _A Fisher Lass_ _The Bridal March, & One Day_ _Magnhild, & Dust_ _Captain Mansana, & Mother's Hands_ _Absalom's Hair, & A Painful Memory_ _In God's Way_ (2 _vols._) _Heritage of the Kurts_ (2 _vols._) _Printed in England_ It was disputed where this remarkable verse with its rhythm and rhyme was heard for the first time, whether in the senior Latin or senior Commercial.

anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading The dispute can never be settled now, but when these girls showed themselves it was often shouted, sung, and bawled after them--at first in turns with another by Doesen, which ran, "_Nora, Tora, ora pro nobis_;" but as it was incomplete, the names of Tinka and Milla not being mentioned, it was dropped in favour of the former.

Arne

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From this reading _Synnoeve Solbakken_ _Arne_ _A Happy Boy_ _A Fisher Lass_ _The Bridal March, & One Day_ _Magnhild, & Dust_ _Captain Mansana, & Mother's Hands_ _Absalom's Hair, & A Painful Memory_ _In God's Way_ (2 _vols._) _Heritage of the Kurts_ (2 _vols._) _Printed in England_ It was disputed where this remarkable verse with its rhythm and rhyme was heard for the first time, whether in the senior Latin or senior Commercial.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading The dispute can never be settled now, but when these girls showed themselves it was often shouted, sung, and bawled after them--at first in turns with another by Doesen, which ran, "_Nora, Tora, ora pro nobis_;" but as it was incomplete, the names of Tinka and Milla not being mentioned, it was dropped in favour of the former.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The dispute can never be settled now, but when these girls showed themselves it was often shouted, sung, and bawled after them--at first in turns with another by Doesen, which ran, "_Nora, Tora, ora pro nobis_;" but as it was incomplete, the names of Tinka and Milla not being mentioned, it was dropped in favour of the former.

bawledverbUS /bɔːld/

past form of “bawl” — shout loudly and without restraint

From this reading The dispute can never be settled now, but when these girls showed themselves it was often shouted, sung, and bawled after them--at first in turns with another by Doesen, which ran, "_Nora, Tora, ora pro nobis_;" but as it was incomplete, the names of Tinka and Milla not being mentioned, it was dropped in favour of the former.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading The dispute can never be settled now, but when these girls showed themselves it was often shouted, sung, and bawled after them--at first in turns with another by Doesen, which ran, "_Nora, Tora, ora pro nobis_;" but as it was incomplete, the names of Tinka and Milla not being mentioned, it was dropped in favour of the former.

beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading The dispute can never be settled now, but when these girls showed themselves it was often shouted, sung, and bawled after them--at first in turns with another by Doesen, which ran, "_Nora, Tora, ora pro nobis_;" but as it was incomplete, the names of Tinka and Milla not being mentioned, it was dropped in favour of the former.

BoynounUS /bɔɪ/

a youthful male person

From this reading _Synnoeve Solbakken_ _Arne_ _A Happy Boy_ _A Fisher Lass_ _The Bridal March, & One Day_ _Magnhild, & Dust_ _Captain Mansana, & Mother's Hands_ _Absalom's Hair, & A Painful Memory_ _In God's Way_ (2 _vols._) _Heritage of the Kurts_ (2 _vols._) _Printed in England_ It was disputed where this remarkable verse with its rhythm and rhyme was heard for the first time, whether in the senior Latin or senior Commercial.

boysnounUS /bɔɪz/

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading This one was also given up; it was perfectly well known who was father to the latest name for them; Rendalen called them on a certain occasion "The Staff," and after him the whole school, after it the boys' school, and at last all who were inclined to pay them a compliment.

BridaladjectiveUS /ˈbraɪdəl/

of or relating to a wedding

From this reading _Synnoeve Solbakken_ _Arne_ _A Happy Boy_ _A Fisher Lass_ _The Bridal March, & One Day_ _Magnhild, & Dust_ _Captain Mansana, & Mother's Hands_ _Absalom's Hair, & A Painful Memory_ _In God's Way_ (2 _vols._) _Heritage of the Kurts_ (2 _vols._) _Printed in England_ It was disputed where this remarkable verse with its rhythm and rhyme was heard for the first time, whether in the senior Latin or senior Commercial.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The dispute can never be settled now, but when these girls showed themselves it was often shouted, sung, and bawled after them--at first in turns with another by Doesen, which ran, "_Nora, Tora, ora pro nobis_;" but as it was incomplete, the names of Tinka and Milla not being mentioned, it was dropped in favour of the former.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The diphthong oe is represented by [oe].

calledverbUS /kɔːld/

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading This one was also given up; it was perfectly well known who was father to the latest name for them; Rendalen called them on a certain occasion "The Staff," and after him the whole school, after it the boys' school, and at last all who were inclined to pay them a compliment.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading The dispute can never be settled now, but when these girls showed themselves it was often shouted, sung, and bawled after them--at first in turns with another by Doesen, which ran, "_Nora, Tora, ora pro nobis_;" but as it was incomplete, the names of Tinka and Milla not being mentioned, it was dropped in favour of the former.

CaptainnounUS /ˈkæptən/

an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

From this reading _Synnoeve Solbakken_ _Arne_ _A Happy Boy_ _A Fisher Lass_ _The Bridal March, & One Day_ _Magnhild, & Dust_ _Captain Mansana, & Mother's Hands_ _Absalom's Hair, & A Painful Memory_ _In God's Way_ (2 _vols._) _Heritage of the Kurts_ (2 _vols._) _Printed in England_ It was disputed where this remarkable verse with its rhythm and rhyme was heard for the first time, whether in the senior Latin or senior Commercial.

certainadjectiveUS /ˈsɜːrtən/

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading This one was also given up; it was perfectly well known who was father to the latest name for them; Rendalen called them on a certain occasion "The Staff," and after him the whole school, after it the boys' school, and at last all who were inclined to pay them a compliment.

CommercialadjectiveUS /kəˈmɜːrʃəl/

connected with or engaged in or sponsored by or used in commerce or commercial enterprises

From this reading _Synnoeve Solbakken_ _Arne_ _A Happy Boy_ _A Fisher Lass_ _The Bridal March, & One Day_ _Magnhild, & Dust_ _Captain Mansana, & Mother's Hands_ _Absalom's Hair, & A Painful Memory_ _In God's Way_ (2 _vols._) _Heritage of the Kurts_ (2 _vols._) _Printed in England_ It was disputed where this remarkable verse with its rhythm and rhyme was heard for the first time, whether in the senior Latin or senior Commercial.

complimentverbUS /ˈkɑːmpləment/

say something to someone that expresses praise

From this reading This one was also given up; it was perfectly well known who was father to the latest name for them; Rendalen called them on a certain occasion "The Staff," and after him the whole school, after it the boys' school, and at last all who were inclined to pay them a compliment.

DaynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading _Synnoeve Solbakken_ _Arne_ _A Happy Boy_ _A Fisher Lass_ _The Bridal March, & One Day_ _Magnhild, & Dust_ _Captain Mansana, & Mother's Hands_ _Absalom's Hair, & A Painful Memory_ _In God's Way_ (2 _vols._) _Heritage of the Kurts_ (2 _vols._) _Printed in England_ It was disputed where this remarkable verse with its rhythm and rhyme was heard for the first time, whether in the senior Latin or senior Commercial.

diphthongnounUS /ˈdɪfθɔːŋ/

a vowel sound that starts near the articulatory position for one vowel and moves toward the position for another

From this reading The diphthong oe is represented by [oe].

disputeverbUS /dɪsˈpjuːt/

take exception to

From this reading The dispute can never be settled now, but when these girls showed themselves it was often shouted, sung, and bawled after them--at first in turns with another by Doesen, which ran, "_Nora, Tora, ora pro nobis_;" but as it was incomplete, the names of Tinka and Milla not being mentioned, it was dropped in favour of the former.

disputedadjectiveUS /dɪsˈpjuːtəd/

subject to disagreement and debate

From this reading _Synnoeve Solbakken_ _Arne_ _A Happy Boy_ _A Fisher Lass_ _The Bridal March, & One Day_ _Magnhild, & Dust_ _Captain Mansana, & Mother's Hands_ _Absalom's Hair, & A Painful Memory_ _In God's Way_ (2 _vols._) _Heritage of the Kurts_ (2 _vols._) _Printed in England_ It was disputed where this remarkable verse with its rhythm and rhyme was heard for the first time, whether in the senior Latin or senior Commercial.

Doesen

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From this reading The dispute can never be settled now, but when these girls showed themselves it was often shouted, sung, and bawled after them--at first in turns with another by Doesen, which ran, "_Nora, Tora, ora pro nobis_;" but as it was incomplete, the names of Tinka and Milla not being mentioned, it was dropped in favour of the former.

droppedverbUS /drɑːpt/

inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground

From this reading The dispute can never be settled now, but when these girls showed themselves it was often shouted, sung, and bawled after them--at first in turns with another by Doesen, which ran, "_Nora, Tora, ora pro nobis_;" but as it was incomplete, the names of Tinka and Milla not being mentioned, it was dropped in favour of the former.

DustverbUS /dʌst/

remove the dust from

From this reading _Synnoeve Solbakken_ _Arne_ _A Happy Boy_ _A Fisher Lass_ _The Bridal March, & One Day_ _Magnhild, & Dust_ _Captain Mansana, & Mother's Hands_ _Absalom's Hair, & A Painful Memory_ _In God's Way_ (2 _vols._) _Heritage of the Kurts_ (2 _vols._) _Printed in England_ It was disputed where this remarkable verse with its rhythm and rhyme was heard for the first time, whether in the senior Latin or senior Commercial.

EnglandnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlənd/

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading _Synnoeve Solbakken_ _Arne_ _A Happy Boy_ _A Fisher Lass_ _The Bridal March, & One Day_ _Magnhild, & Dust_ _Captain Mansana, & Mother's Hands_ _Absalom's Hair, & A Painful Memory_ _In God's Way_ (2 _vols._) _Heritage of the Kurts_ (2 _vols._) _Printed in England_ It was disputed where this remarkable verse with its rhythm and rhyme was heard for the first time, whether in the senior Latin or senior Commercial.

fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading This one was also given up; it was perfectly well known who was father to the latest name for them; Rendalen called them on a certain occasion "The Staff," and after him the whole school, after it the boys' school, and at last all who were inclined to pay them a compliment.

favournounUS /ˈfeɪvər/

a feeling of favorable regard

From this reading The dispute can never be settled now, but when these girls showed themselves it was often shouted, sung, and bawled after them--at first in turns with another by Doesen, which ran, "_Nora, Tora, ora pro nobis_;" but as it was incomplete, the names of Tinka and Milla not being mentioned, it was dropped in favour of the former.

firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading _Synnoeve Solbakken_ _Arne_ _A Happy Boy_ _A Fisher Lass_ _The Bridal March, & One Day_ _Magnhild, & Dust_ _Captain Mansana, & Mother's Hands_ _Absalom's Hair, & A Painful Memory_ _In God's Way_ (2 _vols._) _Heritage of the Kurts_ (2 _vols._) _Printed in England_ It was disputed where this remarkable verse with its rhythm and rhyme was heard for the first time, whether in the senior Latin or senior Commercial.

FishernounUS /ˈfɪʃər/

someone whose occupation is catching fish

From this reading _Synnoeve Solbakken_ _Arne_ _A Happy Boy_ _A Fisher Lass_ _The Bridal March, & One Day_ _Magnhild, & Dust_ _Captain Mansana, & Mother's Hands_ _Absalom's Hair, & A Painful Memory_ _In God's Way_ (2 _vols._) _Heritage of the Kurts_ (2 _vols._) _Printed in England_ It was disputed where this remarkable verse with its rhythm and rhyme was heard for the first time, whether in the senior Latin or senior Commercial.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading _Synnoeve Solbakken_ _Arne_ _A Happy Boy_ _A Fisher Lass_ _The Bridal March, & One Day_ _Magnhild, & Dust_ _Captain Mansana, & Mother's Hands_ _Absalom's Hair, & A Painful Memory_ _In God's Way_ (2 _vols._) _Heritage of the Kurts_ (2 _vols._) _Printed in England_ It was disputed where this remarkable verse with its rhythm and rhyme was heard for the first time, whether in the senior Latin or senior Commercial.

formeradjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrmər/

referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)

From this reading The dispute can never be settled now, but when these girls showed themselves it was often shouted, sung, and bawled after them--at first in turns with another by Doesen, which ran, "_Nora, Tora, ora pro nobis_;" but as it was incomplete, the names of Tinka and Milla not being mentioned, it was dropped in favour of the former.

girlsnounUS /ɡɜːrlz/

plural of “girl” — a young female

From this reading The dispute can never be settled now, but when these girls showed themselves it was often shouted, sung, and bawled after them--at first in turns with another by Doesen, which ran, "_Nora, Tora, ora pro nobis_;" but as it was incomplete, the names of Tinka and Milla not being mentioned, it was dropped in favour of the former.

givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading This one was also given up; it was perfectly well known who was father to the latest name for them; Rendalen called them on a certain occasion "The Staff," and after him the whole school, after it the boys' school, and at last all who were inclined to pay them a compliment.

God'snounUS /ɡɑːdz/

possessive form of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading _Synnoeve Solbakken_ _Arne_ _A Happy Boy_ _A Fisher Lass_ _The Bridal March, & One Day_ _Magnhild, & Dust_ _Captain Mansana, & Mother's Hands_ _Absalom's Hair, & A Painful Memory_ _In God's Way_ (2 _vols._) _Heritage of the Kurts_ (2 _vols._) _Printed in England_ It was disputed where this remarkable verse with its rhythm and rhyme was heard for the first time, whether in the senior Latin or senior Commercial.

HairnounUS /her/

a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss

From this reading _Synnoeve Solbakken_ _Arne_ _A Happy Boy_ _A Fisher Lass_ _The Bridal March, & One Day_ _Magnhild, & Dust_ _Captain Mansana, & Mother's Hands_ _Absalom's Hair, & A Painful Memory_ _In God's Way_ (2 _vols._) _Heritage of the Kurts_ (2 _vols._) _Printed in England_ It was disputed where this remarkable verse with its rhythm and rhyme was heard for the first time, whether in the senior Latin or senior Commercial.

HandsnounUS /hændz/

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading _Synnoeve Solbakken_ _Arne_ _A Happy Boy_ _A Fisher Lass_ _The Bridal March, & One Day_ _Magnhild, & Dust_ _Captain Mansana, & Mother's Hands_ _Absalom's Hair, & A Painful Memory_ _In God's Way_ (2 _vols._) _Heritage of the Kurts_ (2 _vols._) _Printed in England_ It was disputed where this remarkable verse with its rhythm and rhyme was heard for the first time, whether in the senior Latin or senior Commercial.

HappyadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/

enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading _Synnoeve Solbakken_ _Arne_ _A Happy Boy_ _A Fisher Lass_ _The Bridal March, & One Day_ _Magnhild, & Dust_ _Captain Mansana, & Mother's Hands_ _Absalom's Hair, & A Painful Memory_ _In God's Way_ (2 _vols._) _Heritage of the Kurts_ (2 _vols._) _Printed in England_ It was disputed where this remarkable verse with its rhythm and rhyme was heard for the first time, whether in the senior Latin or senior Commercial.

heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading _Synnoeve Solbakken_ _Arne_ _A Happy Boy_ _A Fisher Lass_ _The Bridal March, & One Day_ _Magnhild, & Dust_ _Captain Mansana, & Mother's Hands_ _Absalom's Hair, & A Painful Memory_ _In God's Way_ (2 _vols._) _Heritage of the Kurts_ (2 _vols._) _Printed in England_ It was disputed where this remarkable verse with its rhythm and rhyme was heard for the first time, whether in the senior Latin or senior Commercial.

HeritagenounUS /ˈherətədʒ/

practices that are handed down from the past by tradition

From this reading _Synnoeve Solbakken_ _Arne_ _A Happy Boy_ _A Fisher Lass_ _The Bridal March, & One Day_ _Magnhild, & Dust_ _Captain Mansana, & Mother's Hands_ _Absalom's Hair, & A Painful Memory_ _In God's Way_ (2 _vols._) _Heritage of the Kurts_ (2 _vols._) _Printed in England_ It was disputed where this remarkable verse with its rhythm and rhyme was heard for the first time, whether in the senior Latin or senior Commercial.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading This one was also given up; it was perfectly well known who was father to the latest name for them; Rendalen called them on a certain occasion "The Staff," and after him the whole school, after it the boys' school, and at last all who were inclined to pay them a compliment.

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading _Synnoeve Solbakken_ _Arne_ _A Happy Boy_ _A Fisher Lass_ _The Bridal March, & One Day_ _Magnhild, & Dust_ _Captain Mansana, & Mother's Hands_ _Absalom's Hair, & A Painful Memory_ _In God's Way_ (2 _vols._) _Heritage of the Kurts_ (2 _vols._) _Printed in England_ It was disputed where this remarkable verse with its rhythm and rhyme was heard for the first time, whether in the senior Latin or senior Commercial.

inclinedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈklaɪnd/

(often followed by “to”) having a preference, disposition, or tendency

From this reading This one was also given up; it was perfectly well known who was father to the latest name for them; Rendalen called them on a certain occasion "The Staff," and after him the whole school, after it the boys' school, and at last all who were inclined to pay them a compliment.

incompleteadjectiveUS /ˌɪnkəmˈpliːt/

not complete or total; not completed

From this reading The dispute can never be settled now, but when these girls showed themselves it was often shouted, sung, and bawled after them--at first in turns with another by Doesen, which ran, "_Nora, Tora, ora pro nobis_;" but as it was incomplete, the names of Tinka and Milla not being mentioned, it was dropped in favour of the former.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The diphthong oe is represented by [oe].

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading _Synnoeve Solbakken_ _Arne_ _A Happy Boy_ _A Fisher Lass_ _The Bridal March, & One Day_ _Magnhild, & Dust_ _Captain Mansana, & Mother's Hands_ _Absalom's Hair, & A Painful Memory_ _In God's Way_ (2 _vols._) _Heritage of the Kurts_ (2 _vols._) _Printed in England_ It was disputed where this remarkable verse with its rhythm and rhyme was heard for the first time, whether in the senior Latin or senior Commercial.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading _Synnoeve Solbakken_ _Arne_ _A Happy Boy_ _A Fisher Lass_ _The Bridal March, & One Day_ _Magnhild, & Dust_ _Captain Mansana, & Mother's Hands_ _Absalom's Hair, & A Painful Memory_ _In God's Way_ (2 _vols._) _Heritage of the Kurts_ (2 _vols._) _Printed in England_ It was disputed where this remarkable verse with its rhythm and rhyme was heard for the first time, whether in the senior Latin or senior Commercial.

knownadjectiveUS /noʊn/

apprehended with certainty

From this reading This one was also given up; it was perfectly well known who was father to the latest name for them; Rendalen called them on a certain occasion "The Staff," and after him the whole school, after it the boys' school, and at last all who were inclined to pay them a compliment.

Kurts

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From this reading _Synnoeve Solbakken_ _Arne_ _A Happy Boy_ _A Fisher Lass_ _The Bridal March, & One Day_ _Magnhild, & Dust_ _Captain Mansana, & Mother's Hands_ _Absalom's Hair, & A Painful Memory_ _In God's Way_ (2 _vols._) _Heritage of the Kurts_ (2 _vols._) _Printed in England_ It was disputed where this remarkable verse with its rhythm and rhyme was heard for the first time, whether in the senior Latin or senior Commercial.

LassnounUS /læs/

a girl or young woman who is unmarried

From this reading _Synnoeve Solbakken_ _Arne_ _A Happy Boy_ _A Fisher Lass_ _The Bridal March, & One Day_ _Magnhild, & Dust_ _Captain Mansana, & Mother's Hands_ _Absalom's Hair, & A Painful Memory_ _In God's Way_ (2 _vols._) _Heritage of the Kurts_ (2 _vols._) _Printed in England_ It was disputed where this remarkable verse with its rhythm and rhyme was heard for the first time, whether in the senior Latin or senior Commercial.

lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading This one was also given up; it was perfectly well known who was father to the latest name for them; Rendalen called them on a certain occasion "The Staff," and after him the whole school, after it the boys' school, and at last all who were inclined to pay them a compliment.

latestadjectiveUS /ˈleɪtəst/

up to the immediate present; most recent or most up-to-date

From this reading This one was also given up; it was perfectly well known who was father to the latest name for them; Rendalen called them on a certain occasion "The Staff," and after him the whole school, after it the boys' school, and at last all who were inclined to pay them a compliment.

LatinadjectiveUS /ˈlætən/

of or relating to the ancient Latins or the Latin language

From this reading _Synnoeve Solbakken_ _Arne_ _A Happy Boy_ _A Fisher Lass_ _The Bridal March, & One Day_ _Magnhild, & Dust_ _Captain Mansana, & Mother's Hands_ _Absalom's Hair, & A Painful Memory_ _In God's Way_ (2 _vols._) _Heritage of the Kurts_ (2 _vols._) _Printed in England_ It was disputed where this remarkable verse with its rhythm and rhyme was heard for the first time, whether in the senior Latin or senior Commercial.

Magnhild

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From this reading _Synnoeve Solbakken_ _Arne_ _A Happy Boy_ _A Fisher Lass_ _The Bridal March, & One Day_ _Magnhild, & Dust_ _Captain Mansana, & Mother's Hands_ _Absalom's Hair, & A Painful Memory_ _In God's Way_ (2 _vols._) _Heritage of the Kurts_ (2 _vols._) _Printed in England_ It was disputed where this remarkable verse with its rhythm and rhyme was heard for the first time, whether in the senior Latin or senior Commercial.

Mansana

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From this reading _Synnoeve Solbakken_ _Arne_ _A Happy Boy_ _A Fisher Lass_ _The Bridal March, & One Day_ _Magnhild, & Dust_ _Captain Mansana, & Mother's Hands_ _Absalom's Hair, & A Painful Memory_ _In God's Way_ (2 _vols._) _Heritage of the Kurts_ (2 _vols._) _Printed in England_ It was disputed where this remarkable verse with its rhythm and rhyme was heard for the first time, whether in the senior Latin or senior Commercial.

MarchverbUS /mɑːrtʃ/

march in a procession

From this reading _Synnoeve Solbakken_ _Arne_ _A Happy Boy_ _A Fisher Lass_ _The Bridal March, & One Day_ _Magnhild, & Dust_ _Captain Mansana, & Mother's Hands_ _Absalom's Hair, & A Painful Memory_ _In God's Way_ (2 _vols._) _Heritage of the Kurts_ (2 _vols._) _Printed in England_ It was disputed where this remarkable verse with its rhythm and rhyme was heard for the first time, whether in the senior Latin or senior Commercial.

MemorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

From this reading _Synnoeve Solbakken_ _Arne_ _A Happy Boy_ _A Fisher Lass_ _The Bridal March, & One Day_ _Magnhild, & Dust_ _Captain Mansana, & Mother's Hands_ _Absalom's Hair, & A Painful Memory_ _In God's Way_ (2 _vols._) _Heritage of the Kurts_ (2 _vols._) _Printed in England_ It was disputed where this remarkable verse with its rhythm and rhyme was heard for the first time, whether in the senior Latin or senior Commercial.

mentionedverbUS /ˈmenʃənd/

past form of “mention” — make reference to

From this reading The dispute can never be settled now, but when these girls showed themselves it was often shouted, sung, and bawled after them--at first in turns with another by Doesen, which ran, "_Nora, Tora, ora pro nobis_;" but as it was incomplete, the names of Tinka and Milla not being mentioned, it was dropped in favour of the former.

Milla

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From this reading The dispute can never be settled now, but when these girls showed themselves it was often shouted, sung, and bawled after them--at first in turns with another by Doesen, which ran, "_Nora, Tora, ora pro nobis_;" but as it was incomplete, the names of Tinka and Milla not being mentioned, it was dropped in favour of the former.

Mother'snounUS /ˈmʌðərz/

possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading _Synnoeve Solbakken_ _Arne_ _A Happy Boy_ _A Fisher Lass_ _The Bridal March, & One Day_ _Magnhild, & Dust_ _Captain Mansana, & Mother's Hands_ _Absalom's Hair, & A Painful Memory_ _In God's Way_ (2 _vols._) _Heritage of the Kurts_ (2 _vols._) _Printed in England_ It was disputed where this remarkable verse with its rhythm and rhyme was heard for the first time, whether in the senior Latin or senior Commercial.

nameverbUS /neɪm/

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading This one was also given up; it was perfectly well known who was father to the latest name for them; Rendalen called them on a certain occasion "The Staff," and after him the whole school, after it the boys' school, and at last all who were inclined to pay them a compliment.

namesnounUS /neɪmz/

verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument

From this reading The dispute can never be settled now, but when these girls showed themselves it was often shouted, sung, and bawled after them--at first in turns with another by Doesen, which ran, "_Nora, Tora, ora pro nobis_;" but as it was incomplete, the names of Tinka and Milla not being mentioned, it was dropped in favour of the former.

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading The dispute can never be settled now, but when these girls showed themselves it was often shouted, sung, and bawled after them--at first in turns with another by Doesen, which ran, "_Nora, Tora, ora pro nobis_;" but as it was incomplete, the names of Tinka and Milla not being mentioned, it was dropped in favour of the former.

nobis

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From this reading The dispute can never be settled now, but when these girls showed themselves it was often shouted, sung, and bawled after them--at first in turns with another by Doesen, which ran, "_Nora, Tora, ora pro nobis_;" but as it was incomplete, the names of Tinka and Milla not being mentioned, it was dropped in favour of the former.

Nora

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From this reading The dispute can never be settled now, but when these girls showed themselves it was often shouted, sung, and bawled after them--at first in turns with another by Doesen, which ran, "_Nora, Tora, ora pro nobis_;" but as it was incomplete, the names of Tinka and Milla not being mentioned, it was dropped in favour of the former.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The dispute can never be settled now, but when these girls showed themselves it was often shouted, sung, and bawled after them--at first in turns with another by Doesen, which ran, "_Nora, Tora, ora pro nobis_;" but as it was incomplete, the names of Tinka and Milla not being mentioned, it was dropped in favour of the former.

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading The dispute can never be settled now, but when these girls showed themselves it was often shouted, sung, and bawled after them--at first in turns with another by Doesen, which ran, "_Nora, Tora, ora pro nobis_;" but as it was incomplete, the names of Tinka and Milla not being mentioned, it was dropped in favour of the former.

occasionnounUS /əˈkeɪʒən/

an event that occurs at a critical time

From this reading This one was also given up; it was perfectly well known who was father to the latest name for them; Rendalen called them on a certain occasion "The Staff," and after him the whole school, after it the boys' school, and at last all who were inclined to pay them a compliment.

oe

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From this reading The diphthong oe is represented by [oe].

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Synnoeve Solbakken_ _Arne_ _A Happy Boy_ _A Fisher Lass_ _The Bridal March, & One Day_ _Magnhild, & Dust_ _Captain Mansana, & Mother's Hands_ _Absalom's Hair, & A Painful Memory_ _In God's Way_ (2 _vols._) _Heritage of the Kurts_ (2 _vols._) _Printed in England_ It was disputed where this remarkable verse with its rhythm and rhyme was heard for the first time, whether in the senior Latin or senior Commercial.

oftenadverbUS /ˈɔːfən/

many times at short intervals

From this reading The dispute can never be settled now, but when these girls showed themselves it was often shouted, sung, and bawled after them--at first in turns with another by Doesen, which ran, "_Nora, Tora, ora pro nobis_;" but as it was incomplete, the names of Tinka and Milla not being mentioned, it was dropped in favour of the former.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading This one was also given up; it was perfectly well known who was father to the latest name for them; Rendalen called them on a certain occasion "The Staff," and after him the whole school, after it the boys' school, and at last all who were inclined to pay them a compliment.

OnepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading _Synnoeve Solbakken_ _Arne_ _A Happy Boy_ _A Fisher Lass_ _The Bridal March, & One Day_ _Magnhild, & Dust_ _Captain Mansana, & Mother's Hands_ _Absalom's Hair, & A Painful Memory_ _In God's Way_ (2 _vols._) _Heritage of the Kurts_ (2 _vols._) _Printed in England_ It was disputed where this remarkable verse with its rhythm and rhyme was heard for the first time, whether in the senior Latin or senior Commercial.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading _Synnoeve Solbakken_ _Arne_ _A Happy Boy_ _A Fisher Lass_ _The Bridal March, & One Day_ _Magnhild, & Dust_ _Captain Mansana, & Mother's Hands_ _Absalom's Hair, & A Painful Memory_ _In God's Way_ (2 _vols._) _Heritage of the Kurts_ (2 _vols._) _Printed in England_ It was disputed where this remarkable verse with its rhythm and rhyme was heard for the first time, whether in the senior Latin or senior Commercial.

oranounUS /ˈɔːrə/

plural of “os” — a mouth or mouthlike opening

From this reading The dispute can never be settled now, but when these girls showed themselves it was often shouted, sung, and bawled after them--at first in turns with another by Doesen, which ran, "_Nora, Tora, ora pro nobis_;" but as it was incomplete, the names of Tinka and Milla not being mentioned, it was dropped in favour of the former.

PainfuladjectiveUS /ˈpeɪnfəl/

causing physical or psychological pain

From this reading _Synnoeve Solbakken_ _Arne_ _A Happy Boy_ _A Fisher Lass_ _The Bridal March, & One Day_ _Magnhild, & Dust_ _Captain Mansana, & Mother's Hands_ _Absalom's Hair, & A Painful Memory_ _In God's Way_ (2 _vols._) _Heritage of the Kurts_ (2 _vols._) _Printed in England_ It was disputed where this remarkable verse with its rhythm and rhyme was heard for the first time, whether in the senior Latin or senior Commercial.

payverbUS /peɪ/

give money, usually in exchange for goods or services

From this reading This one was also given up; it was perfectly well known who was father to the latest name for them; Rendalen called them on a certain occasion "The Staff," and after him the whole school, after it the boys' school, and at last all who were inclined to pay them a compliment.

perfectlyadverbUS /ˈpɜːrfəktli/

completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

From this reading This one was also given up; it was perfectly well known who was father to the latest name for them; Rendalen called them on a certain occasion "The Staff," and after him the whole school, after it the boys' school, and at last all who were inclined to pay them a compliment.

PrintedverbUS /ˈprɪntɪd/

past form of “print” — put into print

From this reading _Synnoeve Solbakken_ _Arne_ _A Happy Boy_ _A Fisher Lass_ _The Bridal March, & One Day_ _Magnhild, & Dust_ _Captain Mansana, & Mother's Hands_ _Absalom's Hair, & A Painful Memory_ _In God's Way_ (2 _vols._) _Heritage of the Kurts_ (2 _vols._) _Printed in England_ It was disputed where this remarkable verse with its rhythm and rhyme was heard for the first time, whether in the senior Latin or senior Commercial.

pronounUS /proʊ/

an athlete who plays for pay

From this reading The dispute can never be settled now, but when these girls showed themselves it was often shouted, sung, and bawled after them--at first in turns with another by Doesen, which ran, "_Nora, Tora, ora pro nobis_;" but as it was incomplete, the names of Tinka and Milla not being mentioned, it was dropped in favour of the former.

ranverbUS /ræn/

inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading The dispute can never be settled now, but when these girls showed themselves it was often shouted, sung, and bawled after them--at first in turns with another by Doesen, which ran, "_Nora, Tora, ora pro nobis_;" but as it was incomplete, the names of Tinka and Milla not being mentioned, it was dropped in favour of the former.

remarkableadjectiveUS /rɪˈmɑːrkəbəl/

unusual or striking

From this reading _Synnoeve Solbakken_ _Arne_ _A Happy Boy_ _A Fisher Lass_ _The Bridal March, & One Day_ _Magnhild, & Dust_ _Captain Mansana, & Mother's Hands_ _Absalom's Hair, & A Painful Memory_ _In God's Way_ (2 _vols._) _Heritage of the Kurts_ (2 _vols._) _Printed in England_ It was disputed where this remarkable verse with its rhythm and rhyme was heard for the first time, whether in the senior Latin or senior Commercial.

Rendalen

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From this reading This one was also given up; it was perfectly well known who was father to the latest name for them; Rendalen called them on a certain occasion "The Staff," and after him the whole school, after it the boys' school, and at last all who were inclined to pay them a compliment.

representedadjectiveUS /ˌreprɪˈzentɪd/

represented accurately or precisely

From this reading The diphthong oe is represented by [oe].

rhymenounUS /raɪm/

correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)

From this reading _Synnoeve Solbakken_ _Arne_ _A Happy Boy_ _A Fisher Lass_ _The Bridal March, & One Day_ _Magnhild, & Dust_ _Captain Mansana, & Mother's Hands_ _Absalom's Hair, & A Painful Memory_ _In God's Way_ (2 _vols._) _Heritage of the Kurts_ (2 _vols._) _Printed in England_ It was disputed where this remarkable verse with its rhythm and rhyme was heard for the first time, whether in the senior Latin or senior Commercial.

rhythmnounUS /ˈrɪðəm/

the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music

From this reading _Synnoeve Solbakken_ _Arne_ _A Happy Boy_ _A Fisher Lass_ _The Bridal March, & One Day_ _Magnhild, & Dust_ _Captain Mansana, & Mother's Hands_ _Absalom's Hair, & A Painful Memory_ _In God's Way_ (2 _vols._) _Heritage of the Kurts_ (2 _vols._) _Printed in England_ It was disputed where this remarkable verse with its rhythm and rhyme was heard for the first time, whether in the senior Latin or senior Commercial.

schoolnounUS /skuːl/

an educational institution

From this reading This one was also given up; it was perfectly well known who was father to the latest name for them; Rendalen called them on a certain occasion "The Staff," and after him the whole school, after it the boys' school, and at last all who were inclined to pay them a compliment.

senioradjectiveUS /ˈsiːnjər/

older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service

From this reading _Synnoeve Solbakken_ _Arne_ _A Happy Boy_ _A Fisher Lass_ _The Bridal March, & One Day_ _Magnhild, & Dust_ _Captain Mansana, & Mother's Hands_ _Absalom's Hair, & A Painful Memory_ _In God's Way_ (2 _vols._) _Heritage of the Kurts_ (2 _vols._) _Printed in England_ It was disputed where this remarkable verse with its rhythm and rhyme was heard for the first time, whether in the senior Latin or senior Commercial.

settledadjectiveUS /ˈsetəld/

established or decided beyond dispute or doubt

From this reading The dispute can never be settled now, but when these girls showed themselves it was often shouted, sung, and bawled after them--at first in turns with another by Doesen, which ran, "_Nora, Tora, ora pro nobis_;" but as it was incomplete, the names of Tinka and Milla not being mentioned, it was dropped in favour of the former.

shoutedadjectiveUS /ˈʃaʊtɪd/

in a vehement outcry

From this reading The dispute can never be settled now, but when these girls showed themselves it was often shouted, sung, and bawled after them--at first in turns with another by Doesen, which ran, "_Nora, Tora, ora pro nobis_;" but as it was incomplete, the names of Tinka and Milla not being mentioned, it was dropped in favour of the former.

showedverbUS /ʃoʊd/

past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading The dispute can never be settled now, but when these girls showed themselves it was often shouted, sung, and bawled after them--at first in turns with another by Doesen, which ran, "_Nora, Tora, ora pro nobis_;" but as it was incomplete, the names of Tinka and Milla not being mentioned, it was dropped in favour of the former.

Solbakken

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From this reading _Synnoeve Solbakken_ _Arne_ _A Happy Boy_ _A Fisher Lass_ _The Bridal March, & One Day_ _Magnhild, & Dust_ _Captain Mansana, & Mother's Hands_ _Absalom's Hair, & A Painful Memory_ _In God's Way_ (2 _vols._) _Heritage of the Kurts_ (2 _vols._) _Printed in England_ It was disputed where this remarkable verse with its rhythm and rhyme was heard for the first time, whether in the senior Latin or senior Commercial.

StaffnounUS /stæf/

personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task

From this reading This one was also given up; it was perfectly well known who was father to the latest name for them; Rendalen called them on a certain occasion "The Staff," and after him the whole school, after it the boys' school, and at last all who were inclined to pay them a compliment.

sungnounUS /sʌŋ/

the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy

From this reading The dispute can never be settled now, but when these girls showed themselves it was often shouted, sung, and bawled after them--at first in turns with another by Doesen, which ran, "_Nora, Tora, ora pro nobis_;" but as it was incomplete, the names of Tinka and Milla not being mentioned, it was dropped in favour of the former.

Synnoeve

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From this reading _Synnoeve Solbakken_ _Arne_ _A Happy Boy_ _A Fisher Lass_ _The Bridal March, & One Day_ _Magnhild, & Dust_ _Captain Mansana, & Mother's Hands_ _Absalom's Hair, & A Painful Memory_ _In God's Way_ (2 _vols._) _Heritage of the Kurts_ (2 _vols._) _Printed in England_ It was disputed where this remarkable verse with its rhythm and rhyme was heard for the first time, whether in the senior Latin or senior Commercial.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The diphthong oe is represented by [oe].

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The dispute can never be settled now, but when these girls showed themselves it was often shouted, sung, and bawled after them--at first in turns with another by Doesen, which ran, "_Nora, Tora, ora pro nobis_;" but as it was incomplete, the names of Tinka and Milla not being mentioned, it was dropped in favour of the former.

themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading The dispute can never be settled now, but when these girls showed themselves it was often shouted, sung, and bawled after them--at first in turns with another by Doesen, which ran, "_Nora, Tora, ora pro nobis_;" but as it was incomplete, the names of Tinka and Milla not being mentioned, it was dropped in favour of the former.

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading The dispute can never be settled now, but when these girls showed themselves it was often shouted, sung, and bawled after them--at first in turns with another by Doesen, which ran, "_Nora, Tora, ora pro nobis_;" but as it was incomplete, the names of Tinka and Milla not being mentioned, it was dropped in favour of the former.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading _Synnoeve Solbakken_ _Arne_ _A Happy Boy_ _A Fisher Lass_ _The Bridal March, & One Day_ _Magnhild, & Dust_ _Captain Mansana, & Mother's Hands_ _Absalom's Hair, & A Painful Memory_ _In God's Way_ (2 _vols._) _Heritage of the Kurts_ (2 _vols._) _Printed in England_ It was disputed where this remarkable verse with its rhythm and rhyme was heard for the first time, whether in the senior Latin or senior Commercial.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading _Synnoeve Solbakken_ _Arne_ _A Happy Boy_ _A Fisher Lass_ _The Bridal March, & One Day_ _Magnhild, & Dust_ _Captain Mansana, & Mother's Hands_ _Absalom's Hair, & A Painful Memory_ _In God's Way_ (2 _vols._) _Heritage of the Kurts_ (2 _vols._) _Printed in England_ It was disputed where this remarkable verse with its rhythm and rhyme was heard for the first time, whether in the senior Latin or senior Commercial.

Tinka

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From this reading The dispute can never be settled now, but when these girls showed themselves it was often shouted, sung, and bawled after them--at first in turns with another by Doesen, which ran, "_Nora, Tora, ora pro nobis_;" but as it was incomplete, the names of Tinka and Milla not being mentioned, it was dropped in favour of the former.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading This one was also given up; it was perfectly well known who was father to the latest name for them; Rendalen called them on a certain occasion "The Staff," and after him the whole school, after it the boys' school, and at last all who were inclined to pay them a compliment.

Tora

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From this reading The dispute can never be settled now, but when these girls showed themselves it was often shouted, sung, and bawled after them--at first in turns with another by Doesen, which ran, "_Nora, Tora, ora pro nobis_;" but as it was incomplete, the names of Tinka and Milla not being mentioned, it was dropped in favour of the former.

turnsnounUS /tɜːrnz/

plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve

From this reading The dispute can never be settled now, but when these girls showed themselves it was often shouted, sung, and bawled after them--at first in turns with another by Doesen, which ran, "_Nora, Tora, ora pro nobis_;" but as it was incomplete, the names of Tinka and Milla not being mentioned, it was dropped in favour of the former.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading This one was also given up; it was perfectly well known who was father to the latest name for them; Rendalen called them on a certain occasion "The Staff," and after him the whole school, after it the boys' school, and at last all who were inclined to pay them a compliment.

versenounUS /vɜːrs/

literature in metrical form

From this reading _Synnoeve Solbakken_ _Arne_ _A Happy Boy_ _A Fisher Lass_ _The Bridal March, & One Day_ _Magnhild, & Dust_ _Captain Mansana, & Mother's Hands_ _Absalom's Hair, & A Painful Memory_ _In God's Way_ (2 _vols._) _Heritage of the Kurts_ (2 _vols._) _Printed in England_ It was disputed where this remarkable verse with its rhythm and rhyme was heard for the first time, whether in the senior Latin or senior Commercial.

vols

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From this reading _Synnoeve Solbakken_ _Arne_ _A Happy Boy_ _A Fisher Lass_ _The Bridal March, & One Day_ _Magnhild, & Dust_ _Captain Mansana, & Mother's Hands_ _Absalom's Hair, & A Painful Memory_ _In God's Way_ (2 _vols._) _Heritage of the Kurts_ (2 _vols._) _Printed in England_ It was disputed where this remarkable verse with its rhythm and rhyme was heard for the first time, whether in the senior Latin or senior Commercial.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading _Synnoeve Solbakken_ _Arne_ _A Happy Boy_ _A Fisher Lass_ _The Bridal March, & One Day_ _Magnhild, & Dust_ _Captain Mansana, & Mother's Hands_ _Absalom's Hair, & A Painful Memory_ _In God's Way_ (2 _vols._) _Heritage of the Kurts_ (2 _vols._) _Printed in England_ It was disputed where this remarkable verse with its rhythm and rhyme was heard for the first time, whether in the senior Latin or senior Commercial.

WaynounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading _Synnoeve Solbakken_ _Arne_ _A Happy Boy_ _A Fisher Lass_ _The Bridal March, & One Day_ _Magnhild, & Dust_ _Captain Mansana, & Mother's Hands_ _Absalom's Hair, & A Painful Memory_ _In God's Way_ (2 _vols._) _Heritage of the Kurts_ (2 _vols._) _Printed in England_ It was disputed where this remarkable verse with its rhythm and rhyme was heard for the first time, whether in the senior Latin or senior Commercial.

welladverbUS /wel/

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading This one was also given up; it was perfectly well known who was father to the latest name for them; Rendalen called them on a certain occasion "The Staff," and after him the whole school, after it the boys' school, and at last all who were inclined to pay them a compliment.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading This one was also given up; it was perfectly well known who was father to the latest name for them; Rendalen called them on a certain occasion "The Staff," and after him the whole school, after it the boys' school, and at last all who were inclined to pay them a compliment.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading The dispute can never be settled now, but when these girls showed themselves it was often shouted, sung, and bawled after them--at first in turns with another by Doesen, which ran, "_Nora, Tora, ora pro nobis_;" but as it was incomplete, the names of Tinka and Milla not being mentioned, it was dropped in favour of the former.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading _Synnoeve Solbakken_ _Arne_ _A Happy Boy_ _A Fisher Lass_ _The Bridal March, & One Day_ _Magnhild, & Dust_ _Captain Mansana, & Mother's Hands_ _Absalom's Hair, & A Painful Memory_ _In God's Way_ (2 _vols._) _Heritage of the Kurts_ (2 _vols._) _Printed in England_ It was disputed where this remarkable verse with its rhythm and rhyme was heard for the first time, whether in the senior Latin or senior Commercial.

whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading _Synnoeve Solbakken_ _Arne_ _A Happy Boy_ _A Fisher Lass_ _The Bridal March, & One Day_ _Magnhild, & Dust_ _Captain Mansana, & Mother's Hands_ _Absalom's Hair, & A Painful Memory_ _In God's Way_ (2 _vols._) _Heritage of the Kurts_ (2 _vols._) _Printed in England_ It was disputed where this remarkable verse with its rhythm and rhyme was heard for the first time, whether in the senior Latin or senior Commercial.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading The dispute can never be settled now, but when these girls showed themselves it was often shouted, sung, and bawled after them--at first in turns with another by Doesen, which ran, "_Nora, Tora, ora pro nobis_;" but as it was incomplete, the names of Tinka and Milla not being mentioned, it was dropped in favour of the former.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading This one was also given up; it was perfectly well known who was father to the latest name for them; Rendalen called them on a certain occasion "The Staff," and after him the whole school, after it the boys' school, and at last all who were inclined to pay them a compliment.

wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading This one was also given up; it was perfectly well known who was father to the latest name for them; Rendalen called them on a certain occasion "The Staff," and after him the whole school, after it the boys' school, and at last all who were inclined to pay them a compliment.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading _Synnoeve Solbakken_ _Arne_ _A Happy Boy_ _A Fisher Lass_ _The Bridal March, & One Day_ _Magnhild, & Dust_ _Captain Mansana, & Mother's Hands_ _Absalom's Hair, & A Painful Memory_ _In God's Way_ (2 _vols._) _Heritage of the Kurts_ (2 _vols._) _Printed in England_ It was disputed where this remarkable verse with its rhythm and rhyme was heard for the first time, whether in the senior Latin or senior Commercial.

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