Chapter XIII

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

Having no one else present.

From this reading Of course the good folks bid me welcome, and bewailed my mischance; and I felt as secure here, though quite alone, and not a soul in England knew where I was, as if I had been in my native country.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading One side of the small interior was occupied by a bed, on which lay a woman with an infant in her arms, while at the other end of the couch--heads and tails fashion--were a little boy and girl.

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

From this reading One side of the small interior was occupied by a bed, on which lay a woman with an infant in her arms, while at the other end of the couch--heads and tails fashion--were a little boy and girl.

weapons considered collectively

From this reading One side of the small interior was occupied by a bed, on which lay a woman with an infant in her arms, while at the other end of the couch--heads and tails fashion--were a little boy and girl.

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

From this reading Of course the good folks bid me welcome, and bewailed my mischance; and I felt as secure here, though quite alone, and not a soul in England knew where I was, as if I had been in my native country.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading One side of the small interior was occupied by a bed, on which lay a woman with an infant in her arms, while at the other end of the couch--heads and tails fashion--were a little boy and girl.

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

plural of “ballad” — a narrative song with a recurrent refrain

From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

plural of “battlefield” — a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought

From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

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From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

rendered motionless for lack of wind

From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading One side of the small interior was occupied by a bed, on which lay a woman with an infant in her arms, while at the other end of the couch--heads and tails fashion--were a little boy and girl.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Of course the good folks bid me welcome, and bewailed my mischance; and I felt as secure here, though quite alone, and not a soul in England knew where I was, as if I had been in my native country.

a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals

From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

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From this reading Of course the good folks bid me welcome, and bewailed my mischance; and I felt as secure here, though quite alone, and not a soul in England knew where I was, as if I had been in my native country.

propose a payment

From this reading Of course the good folks bid me welcome, and bewailed my mischance; and I felt as secure here, though quite alone, and not a soul in England knew where I was, as if I had been in my native country.

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From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

inflected form of “bob” — move up and down repeatedly

From this reading Bobbing my head low, I entered the châlet.

a youthful male person

From this reading One side of the small interior was occupied by a bed, on which lay a woman with an infant in her arms, while at the other end of the couch--heads and tails fashion--were a little boy and girl.

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From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

From this reading The other side of the den was occupied by shelves covered with cheeses and vessels of milk, while near the door was the hearth, on which some dried juniper and willow bushes were crackling, under the superintendence of the stalwart Hans, who had left his helpmate’s side.

plural of “buy” — an advantageous purchase

From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading One side of the small interior was occupied by a bed, on which lay a woman with an infant in her arms, while at the other end of the couch--heads and tails fashion--were a little boy and girl.

put or send forth

From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

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From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

plural of “cheese” — a solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milk

From this reading The other side of the den was occupied by shelves covered with cheeses and vessels of milk, while near the door was the hearth, on which some dried juniper and willow bushes were crackling, under the superintendence of the stalwart Hans, who had left his helpmate’s side.

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From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

plural of “cliff” — a steep high face of rock

From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

an upholstered seat for more than one person

From this reading One side of the small interior was occupied by a bed, on which lay a woman with an infant in her arms, while at the other end of the couch--heads and tails fashion--were a little boy and girl.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading Of course the good folks bid me welcome, and bewailed my mischance; and I felt as secure here, though quite alone, and not a soul in England knew where I was, as if I had been in my native country.

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading Of course the good folks bid me welcome, and bewailed my mischance; and I felt as secure here, though quite alone, and not a soul in England knew where I was, as if I had been in my native country.

overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form

From this reading The other side of the den was occupied by shelves covered with cheeses and vessels of milk, while near the door was the hearth, on which some dried juniper and willow bushes were crackling, under the superintendence of the stalwart Hans, who had left his helpmate’s side.

the residue that remains after animal fat has been rendered

From this reading The other side of the den was occupied by shelves covered with cheeses and vessels of milk, while near the door was the hearth, on which some dried juniper and willow bushes were crackling, under the superintendence of the stalwart Hans, who had left his helpmate’s side.

the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy

From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

an artistic form of nonverbal communication

From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

the habitation of wild animals

From this reading The other side of the den was occupied by shelves covered with cheeses and vessels of milk, while near the door was the hearth, on which some dried juniper and willow bushes were crackling, under the superintendence of the stalwart Hans, who had left his helpmate’s side.

the state of being decayed or destroyed

From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another

From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading The other side of the den was occupied by shelves covered with cheeses and vessels of milk, while near the door was the hearth, on which some dried juniper and willow bushes were crackling, under the superintendence of the stalwart Hans, who had left his helpmate’s side.

not still wet

From this reading The other side of the den was occupied by shelves covered with cheeses and vessels of milk, while near the door was the hearth, on which some dried juniper and willow bushes were crackling, under the superintendence of the stalwart Hans, who had left his helpmate’s side.

the system of production and distribution and consumption

From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill

From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading One side of the small interior was occupied by a bed, on which lay a woman with an infant in her arms, while at the other end of the couch--heads and tails fashion--were a little boy and girl.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading Of course the good folks bid me welcome, and bewailed my mischance; and I felt as secure here, though quite alone, and not a soul in England knew where I was, as if I had been in my native country.

past form of “enter” — to come or go into

From this reading Bobbing my head low, I entered the châlet.

third-person singular of “execute” — kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment

From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

plural of “fairy” — a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers

From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)

From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading One side of the small interior was occupied by a bed, on which lay a woman with an infant in her arms, while at the other end of the couch--heads and tails fashion--were a little boy and girl.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading Of course the good folks bid me welcome, and bewailed my mischance; and I felt as secure here, though quite alone, and not a soul in England knew where I was, as if I had been in my native country.

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From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

people in general (often used in the plural)

From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

your parents

From this reading Of course the good folks bid me welcome, and bewailed my mischance; and I felt as secure here, though quite alone, and not a soul in England knew where I was, as if I had been in my native country.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

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From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

a young female

From this reading One side of the small interior was occupied by a bed, on which lay a woman with an infant in her arms, while at the other end of the couch--heads and tails fashion--were a little boy and girl.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The other side of the den was occupied by shelves covered with cheeses and vessels of milk, while near the door was the hearth, on which some dried juniper and willow bushes were crackling, under the superintendence of the stalwart Hans, who had left his helpmate’s side.

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From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

plural of “han” — imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time from 206 BC to AD 220) and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy; remembered as one of the great eras of Chinese civilization

From this reading The other side of the den was occupied by shelves covered with cheeses and vessels of milk, while near the door was the hearth, on which some dried juniper and willow bushes were crackling, under the superintendence of the stalwart Hans, who had left his helpmate’s side.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading Bobbing my head low, I entered the châlet.

plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading One side of the small interior was occupied by a bed, on which lay a woman with an infant in her arms, while at the other end of the couch--heads and tails fashion--were a little boy and girl.

an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built

From this reading The other side of the den was occupied by shelves covered with cheeses and vessels of milk, while near the door was the hearth, on which some dried juniper and willow bushes were crackling, under the superintendence of the stalwart Hans, who had left his helpmate’s side.

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From this reading The other side of the den was occupied by shelves covered with cheeses and vessels of milk, while near the door was the hearth, on which some dried juniper and willow bushes were crackling, under the superintendence of the stalwart Hans, who had left his helpmate’s side.

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From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading One side of the small interior was occupied by a bed, on which lay a woman with an infant in her arms, while at the other end of the couch--heads and tails fashion--were a little boy and girl.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading Of course the good folks bid me welcome, and bewailed my mischance; and I felt as secure here, though quite alone, and not a soul in England knew where I was, as if I had been in my native country.

a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading The other side of the den was occupied by shelves covered with cheeses and vessels of milk, while near the door was the hearth, on which some dried juniper and willow bushes were crackling, under the superintendence of the stalwart Hans, who had left his helpmate’s side.

the aggregate of past events

From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

plural of “horror” — intense and profound fear

From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

kindness in welcoming guests or strangers

From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Bobbing my head low, I entered the châlet.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Of course the good folks bid me welcome, and bewailed my mischance; and I felt as secure here, though quite alone, and not a soul in England knew where I was, as if I had been in my native country.

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

From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

incapable of being explained or accounted for

From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk

From this reading One side of the small interior was occupied by a bed, on which lay a woman with an infant in her arms, while at the other end of the couch--heads and tails fashion--were a little boy and girl.

situated within or suitable for inside a building

From this reading One side of the small interior was occupied by a bed, on which lay a woman with an infant in her arms, while at the other end of the couch--heads and tails fashion--were a little boy and girl.

a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter

From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

desert shrub of Syria and Arabia having small white flowers; constitutes the juniper of the Old Testament; sometimes placed in genus Genista

From this reading The other side of the den was occupied by shelves covered with cheeses and vessels of milk, while near the door was the hearth, on which some dried juniper and willow bushes were crackling, under the superintendence of the stalwart Hans, who had left his helpmate’s side.

the quality of being just or fair

From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading Of course the good folks bid me welcome, and bewailed my mischance; and I felt as secure here, though quite alone, and not a soul in England knew where I was, as if I had been in my native country.

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading One side of the small interior was occupied by a bed, on which lay a woman with an infant in her arms, while at the other end of the couch--heads and tails fashion--were a little boy and girl.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading The other side of the den was occupied by shelves covered with cheeses and vessels of milk, while near the door was the hearth, on which some dried juniper and willow bushes were crackling, under the superintendence of the stalwart Hans, who had left his helpmate’s side.

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From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

a sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium that was deposited by the remains of marine animals

From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

lacking companions or companionship

From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

less than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading Bobbing my head low, I entered the châlet.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Of course the good folks bid me welcome, and bewailed my mischance; and I felt as secure here, though quite alone, and not a soul in England knew where I was, as if I had been in my native country.

a feeling of thoughtful sadness

From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings

From this reading The other side of the den was occupied by shelves covered with cheeses and vessels of milk, while near the door was the hearth, on which some dried juniper and willow bushes were crackling, under the superintendence of the stalwart Hans, who had left his helpmate’s side.

an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate

From this reading Of course the good folks bid me welcome, and bewailed my mischance; and I felt as secure here, though quite alone, and not a soul in England knew where I was, as if I had been in my native country.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Bobbing my head low, I entered the châlet.

of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country

From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin

From this reading Of course the good folks bid me welcome, and bewailed my mischance; and I felt as secure here, though quite alone, and not a soul in England knew where I was, as if I had been in my native country.

in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature

From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading The other side of the den was occupied by shelves covered with cheeses and vessels of milk, while near the door was the hearth, on which some dried juniper and willow bushes were crackling, under the superintendence of the stalwart Hans, who had left his helpmate’s side.

an alcoholic drink taken at bedtime; often alcoholic

From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

a native or inhabitant of Norway

From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Of course the good folks bid me welcome, and bewailed my mischance; and I felt as secure here, though quite alone, and not a soul in England knew where I was, as if I had been in my native country.

held or filled or in use

From this reading One side of the small interior was occupied by a bed, on which lay a woman with an infant in her arms, while at the other end of the couch--heads and tails fashion--were a little boy and girl.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)

From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading One side of the small interior was occupied by a bed, on which lay a woman with an infant in her arms, while at the other end of the couch--heads and tails fashion--were a little boy and girl.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One side of the small interior was occupied by a bed, on which lay a woman with an infant in her arms, while at the other end of the couch--heads and tails fashion--were a little boy and girl.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading One side of the small interior was occupied by a bed, on which lay a woman with an infant in her arms, while at the other end of the couch--heads and tails fashion--were a little boy and girl.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate

From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

a person authorized to conduct religious worship

From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

a country person

From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

plural of “phenomenon” — any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning

From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)

From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading Of course the good folks bid me welcome, and bewailed my mischance; and I felt as secure here, though quite alone, and not a soul in England knew where I was, as if I had been in my native country.

being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory

From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

third-person singular of “receive” — get something; come into possession of

From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

the extended spatial location of something

From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

Arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes; called “reindeer” in Eurasia and “caribou” in North America

From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

a partly sheltered anchorage

From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

payment to the holder of a patent or copyright or resource for the right to use their property

From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral

From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

get by special effort

From this reading Of course the good folks bid me welcome, and bewailed my mischance; and I felt as secure here, though quite alone, and not a soul in England knew where I was, as if I had been in my native country.

Plural of shelf; the vast wooden or stone structures holding archives.

From this reading The other side of the den was occupied by shelves covered with cheeses and vessels of milk, while near the door was the hearth, on which some dried juniper and willow bushes were crackling, under the superintendence of the stalwart Hans, who had left his helpmate’s side.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading One side of the small interior was occupied by a bed, on which lay a woman with an infant in her arms, while at the other end of the couch--heads and tails fashion--were a little boy and girl.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

any of various small boats propelled by oars or by sails or by a motor

From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading One side of the small interior was occupied by a bed, on which lay a woman with an infant in her arms, while at the other end of the couch--heads and tails fashion--were a little boy and girl.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading The other side of the den was occupied by shelves covered with cheeses and vessels of milk, while near the door was the hearth, on which some dried juniper and willow bushes were crackling, under the superintendence of the stalwart Hans, who had left his helpmate’s side.

the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading Of course the good folks bid me welcome, and bewailed my mischance; and I felt as secure here, though quite alone, and not a soul in England knew where I was, as if I had been in my native country.

something or someone seen (especially a notable or unusual sight)

From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

the vital principle or animating force within living things

From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships

From this reading The other side of the den was occupied by shelves covered with cheeses and vessels of milk, while near the door was the hearth, on which some dried juniper and willow bushes were crackling, under the superintendence of the stalwart Hans, who had left his helpmate’s side.

plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

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 The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard

From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

caught or fixed

From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group

From this reading The other side of the den was occupied by shelves covered with cheeses and vessels of milk, while near the door was the hearth, on which some dried juniper and willow bushes were crackling, under the superintendence of the stalwart Hans, who had left his helpmate’s side.

formalwear consisting of full evening dress for men

From this reading One side of the small interior was occupied by a bed, on which lay a woman with an infant in her arms, while at the other end of the couch--heads and tails fashion--were a little boy and girl.

correct by punishment or discipline

From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

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

From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Of course the good folks bid me welcome, and bewailed my mischance; and I felt as secure here, though quite alone, and not a soul in England knew where I was, as if I had been in my native country.

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

From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

a cunning or deceitful action or device

From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

plural of “troll” — (Scandanavian folklore) a supernatural creature (either a dwarf or a giant) that is supposed to live in caves or in the mountains

From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one

From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading The other side of the den was occupied by shelves covered with cheeses and vessels of milk, while near the door was the hearth, on which some dried juniper and willow bushes were crackling, under the superintendence of the stalwart Hans, who had left his helpmate’s side.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

plural of “vessel” — a tube in which a body fluid circulates

From this reading The other side of the den was occupied by shelves covered with cheeses and vessels of milk, while near the door was the hearth, on which some dried juniper and willow bushes were crackling, under the superintendence of the stalwart Hans, who had left his helpmate’s side.

go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

an act of traveling by water

From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

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

From this reading One side of the small interior was occupied by a bed, on which lay a woman with an infant in her arms, while at the other end of the couch--heads and tails fashion--were a little boy and girl.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

accept gladly

From this reading Of course the good folks bid me welcome, and bewailed my mischance; and I felt as secure here, though quite alone, and not a soul in England knew where I was, as if I had been in my native country.

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

From this reading One side of the small interior was occupied by a bed, on which lay a woman with an infant in her arms, while at the other end of the couch--heads and tails fashion--were a little boy and girl.

in or at the place that

From this reading Of course the good folks bid me welcome, and bewailed my mischance; and I felt as secure here, though quite alone, and not a soul in England knew where I was, as if I had been in my native country.

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

From this reading One side of the small interior was occupied by a bed, on which lay a woman with an infant in her arms, while at the other end of the couch--heads and tails fashion--were a little boy and girl.

during the time that

From this reading One side of the small interior was occupied by a bed, on which lay a woman with an infant in her arms, while at the other end of the couch--heads and tails fashion--were a little boy and girl.

which person or people

From this reading The other side of the den was occupied by shelves covered with cheeses and vessels of milk, while near the door was the hearth, on which some dried juniper and willow bushes were crackling, under the superintendence of the stalwart Hans, who had left his helpmate’s side.

morally bad in principle or practice

From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix

From this reading The other side of the den was occupied by shelves covered with cheeses and vessels of milk, while near the door was the hearth, on which some dried juniper and willow bushes were crackling, under the superintendence of the stalwart Hans, who had left his helpmate’s side.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The lonely châlet--The spirit of the hills--Bauta stones--Battlefields older than history--Sand falls--Thorsten Fretum’s hospitality--Norwegian roads--The good wife--Author executes strict justice--Urland--Crown Prince buys a red nightcap--A melancholy spectacle--The trick of royalty--Author receives a visit from the Lehnsman--Skiff voyage to Leirdalsören--Limestone cliffs--Becalmed--A peasant lord of the forest--Inexplicable natural phenomena--National education--A real postboy--A disciple for Braham--The Hemsedal’s fjeld--The land of desolation--A passing belle--The change house of Bjöberg--“With twenty ballads stuck upon the wall”--A story about hill folk--Sivardson’s joke--Little trolls--The way to cast out wicked fairies--The people in the valley--Pastor Engelstrup--Economy of a Norwegian change-house--The Halling dance--Tame reindeer--A region of horrors.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading One side of the small interior was occupied by a bed, on which lay a woman with an infant in her arms, while at the other end of the couch--heads and tails fashion--were a little boy and girl.