Chapter II · Chapter 2

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

From this reading She wore a dress of scarlet, girdled by a silver belt, and over it a mantle of soft dark blue, while her thick yellow hair was unbound, and fell almost to her knees.

later than; following

From this reading After that Glum spoke.

united by being of the same opinion

From this reading And Thorarin agreed, and Hauskuld sent to summon his daughter.

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

From this reading * * * * * Now, though nothing had been said to Hallgerda as to the business which brought all these men to her father's house, perhaps she may have guessed something, for when she appeared she was attended by her two women, and clad in her festal garments.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading She wore a dress of scarlet, girdled by a silver belt, and over it a mantle of soft dark blue, while her thick yellow hair was unbound, and fell almost to her knees.

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

From this reading And Thorarin agreed, and Hauskuld sent to summon his daughter.

past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading * * * * * Now, though nothing had been said to Hallgerda as to the business which brought all these men to her father's house, perhaps she may have guessed something, for when she appeared she was attended by her two women, and clad in her festal garments.

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

From this reading * * * * * Now, though nothing had been said to Hallgerda as to the business which brought all these men to her father's house, perhaps she may have guessed something, for when she appeared she was attended by her two women, and clad in her festal garments.

playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment

From this reading * * * * * Now, though nothing had been said to Hallgerda as to the business which brought all these men to her father's house, perhaps she may have guessed something, for when she appeared she was attended by her two women, and clad in her festal garments.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading * * * * * Now, though nothing had been said to Hallgerda as to the business which brought all these men to her father's house, perhaps she may have guessed something, for when she appeared she was attended by her two women, and clad in her festal garments.

endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys

From this reading She wore a dress of scarlet, girdled by a silver belt, and over it a mantle of soft dark blue, while her thick yellow hair was unbound, and fell almost to her knees.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading She smiled and spoke kindly to the visitors, then sat herself down between her father and uncle.

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading She wore a dress of scarlet, girdled by a silver belt, and over it a mantle of soft dark blue, while her thick yellow hair was unbound, and fell almost to her knees.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading * * * * * Now, though nothing had been said to Hallgerda as to the business which brought all these men to her father's house, perhaps she may have guessed something, for when she appeared she was attended by her two women, and clad in her festal garments.

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

From this reading * * * * * Now, though nothing had been said to Hallgerda as to the business which brought all these men to her father's house, perhaps she may have guessed something, for when she appeared she was attended by her two women, and clad in her festal garments.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading * * * * * Now, though nothing had been said to Hallgerda as to the business which brought all these men to her father's house, perhaps she may have guessed something, for when she appeared she was attended by her two women, and clad in her festal garments.

wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combination

From this reading * * * * * Now, though nothing had been said to Hallgerda as to the business which brought all these men to her father's house, perhaps she may have guessed something, for when she appeared she was attended by her two women, and clad in her festal garments.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading She wore a dress of scarlet, girdled by a silver belt, and over it a mantle of soft dark blue, while her thick yellow hair was unbound, and fell almost to her knees.

a female human offspring

From this reading And Thorarin agreed, and Hauskuld sent to summon his daughter.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading She smiled and spoke kindly to the visitors, then sat herself down between her father and uncle.

put on clothes

From this reading She wore a dress of scarlet, girdled by a silver belt, and over it a mantle of soft dark blue, while her thick yellow hair was unbound, and fell almost to her knees.

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

From this reading She smiled and spoke kindly to the visitors, then sat herself down between her father and uncle.

possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading * * * * * Now, though nothing had been said to Hallgerda as to the business which brought all these men to her father's house, perhaps she may have guessed something, for when she appeared she was attended by her two women, and clad in her festal garments.

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

From this reading She wore a dress of scarlet, girdled by a silver belt, and over it a mantle of soft dark blue, while her thick yellow hair was unbound, and fell almost to her knees.

offering fun and gaiety

From this reading * * * * * Now, though nothing had been said to Hallgerda as to the business which brought all these men to her father's house, perhaps she may have guessed something, for when she appeared she was attended by her two women, and clad in her festal garments.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading * * * * * Now, though nothing had been said to Hallgerda as to the business which brought all these men to her father's house, perhaps she may have guessed something, for when she appeared she was attended by her two women, and clad in her festal garments.

plural of “garment” — an article of clothing

From this reading * * * * * Now, though nothing had been said to Hallgerda as to the business which brought all these men to her father's house, perhaps she may have guessed something, for when she appeared she was attended by her two women, and clad in her festal garments.

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From this reading She wore a dress of scarlet, girdled by a silver belt, and over it a mantle of soft dark blue, while her thick yellow hair was unbound, and fell almost to her knees.

moody and melancholic

From this reading After that Glum spoke.

past form of “guess” — expect, believe, or suppose

From this reading * * * * * Now, though nothing had been said to Hallgerda as to the business which brought all these men to her father's house, perhaps she may have guessed something, for when she appeared she was attended by her two women, and clad in her festal garments.

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

From this reading * * * * * Now, though nothing had been said to Hallgerda as to the business which brought all these men to her father's house, perhaps she may have guessed something, for when she appeared she was attended by her two women, and clad in her festal garments.

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

From this reading She wore a dress of scarlet, girdled by a silver belt, and over it a mantle of soft dark blue, while her thick yellow hair was unbound, and fell almost to her knees.

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

From this reading * * * * * Now, though nothing had been said to Hallgerda as to the business which brought all these men to her father's house, perhaps she may have guessed something, for when she appeared she was attended by her two women, and clad in her festal garments.

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

From this reading And Thorarin agreed, and Hauskuld sent to summon his daughter.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading * * * * * Now, though nothing had been said to Hallgerda as to the business which brought all these men to her father's house, perhaps she may have guessed something, for when she appeared she was attended by her two women, and clad in her festal garments.

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

From this reading * * * * * Now, though nothing had been said to Hallgerda as to the business which brought all these men to her father's house, perhaps she may have guessed something, for when she appeared she was attended by her two women, and clad in her festal garments.

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading She smiled and spoke kindly to the visitors, then sat herself down between her father and uncle.

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

From this reading And Thorarin agreed, and Hauskuld sent to summon his daughter.

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

From this reading * * * * * Now, though nothing had been said to Hallgerda as to the business which brought all these men to her father's house, perhaps she may have guessed something, for when she appeared she was attended by her two women, and clad in her festal garments.

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

From this reading * * * * * Now, though nothing had been said to Hallgerda as to the business which brought all these men to her father's house, perhaps she may have guessed something, for when she appeared she was attended by her two women, and clad in her festal garments.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading She wore a dress of scarlet, girdled by a silver belt, and over it a mantle of soft dark blue, while her thick yellow hair was unbound, and fell almost to her knees.

showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity

From this reading She smiled and spoke kindly to the visitors, then sat herself down between her father and uncle.

plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella

From this reading She wore a dress of scarlet, girdled by a silver belt, and over it a mantle of soft dark blue, while her thick yellow hair was unbound, and fell almost to her knees.

the cloak as a symbol of authority

From this reading She wore a dress of scarlet, girdled by a silver belt, and over it a mantle of soft dark blue, while her thick yellow hair was unbound, and fell almost to her knees.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading * * * * * Now, though nothing had been said to Hallgerda as to the business which brought all these men to her father's house, perhaps she may have guessed something, for when she appeared she was attended by her two women, and clad in her festal garments.

the force of workers available

From this reading * * * * * Now, though nothing had been said to Hallgerda as to the business which brought all these men to her father's house, perhaps she may have guessed something, for when she appeared she was attended by her two women, and clad in her festal garments.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading * * * * * Now, though nothing had been said to Hallgerda as to the business which brought all these men to her father's house, perhaps she may have guessed something, for when she appeared she was attended by her two women, and clad in her festal garments.

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

From this reading * * * * * Now, though nothing had been said to Hallgerda as to the business which brought all these men to her father's house, perhaps she may have guessed something, for when she appeared she was attended by her two women, and clad in her festal garments.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading She wore a dress of scarlet, girdled by a silver belt, and over it a mantle of soft dark blue, while her thick yellow hair was unbound, and fell almost to her knees.

above and across; more than

From this reading She wore a dress of scarlet, girdled by a silver belt, and over it a mantle of soft dark blue, while her thick yellow hair was unbound, and fell almost to her knees.

by chance

From this reading * * * * * Now, though nothing had been said to Hallgerda as to the business which brought all these men to her father's house, perhaps she may have guessed something, for when she appeared she was attended by her two women, and clad in her festal garments.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading * * * * * Now, though nothing had been said to Hallgerda as to the business which brought all these men to her father's house, perhaps she may have guessed something, for when she appeared she was attended by her two women, and clad in her festal garments.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading She smiled and spoke kindly to the visitors, then sat herself down between her father and uncle.

a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge

From this reading She wore a dress of scarlet, girdled by a silver belt, and over it a mantle of soft dark blue, while her thick yellow hair was unbound, and fell almost to her knees.

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading And Thorarin agreed, and Hauskuld sent to summon his daughter.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading * * * * * Now, though nothing had been said to Hallgerda as to the business which brought all these men to her father's house, perhaps she may have guessed something, for when she appeared she was attended by her two women, and clad in her festal garments.

a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography

From this reading She wore a dress of scarlet, girdled by a silver belt, and over it a mantle of soft dark blue, while her thick yellow hair was unbound, and fell almost to her knees.

past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure

From this reading She smiled and spoke kindly to the visitors, then sat herself down between her father and uncle.

yielding readily to pressure or weight

From this reading She wore a dress of scarlet, girdled by a silver belt, and over it a mantle of soft dark blue, while her thick yellow hair was unbound, and fell almost to her knees.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading * * * * * Now, though nothing had been said to Hallgerda as to the business which brought all these men to her father's house, perhaps she may have guessed something, for when she appeared she was attended by her two women, and clad in her festal garments.

support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim

From this reading She smiled and spoke kindly to the visitors, then sat herself down between her father and uncle.

call in an official matter, such as to attend court

From this reading And Thorarin agreed, and Hauskuld sent to summon his daughter.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading After that Glum spoke.

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

From this reading * * * * * Now, though nothing had been said to Hallgerda as to the business which brought all these men to her father's house, perhaps she may have guessed something, for when she appeared she was attended by her two women, and clad in her festal garments.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading She smiled and spoke kindly to the visitors, then sat herself down between her father and uncle.

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

From this reading * * * * * Now, though nothing had been said to Hallgerda as to the business which brought all these men to her father's house, perhaps she may have guessed something, for when she appeared she was attended by her two women, and clad in her festal garments.

not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions

From this reading She wore a dress of scarlet, girdled by a silver belt, and over it a mantle of soft dark blue, while her thick yellow hair was unbound, and fell almost to her knees.

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

From this reading And Thorarin agreed, and Hauskuld sent to summon his daughter.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading * * * * * Now, though nothing had been said to Hallgerda as to the business which brought all these men to her father's house, perhaps she may have guessed something, for when she appeared she was attended by her two women, and clad in her festal garments.

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

From this reading And Thorarin agreed, and Hauskuld sent to summon his daughter.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading * * * * * Now, though nothing had been said to Hallgerda as to the business which brought all these men to her father's house, perhaps she may have guessed something, for when she appeared she was attended by her two women, and clad in her festal garments.

Released from physical or magical bonds; free and unrestricted.

From this reading She wore a dress of scarlet, girdled by a silver belt, and over it a mantle of soft dark blue, while her thick yellow hair was unbound, and fell almost to her knees.

the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt

From this reading She smiled and spoke kindly to the visitors, then sat herself down between her father and uncle.

plural of “visitor” — someone who visits

From this reading She smiled and spoke kindly to the visitors, then sat herself down between her father and uncle.

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

From this reading * * * * * Now, though nothing had been said to Hallgerda as to the business which brought all these men to her father's house, perhaps she may have guessed something, for when she appeared she was attended by her two women, and clad in her festal garments.

at the time that

From this reading * * * * * Now, though nothing had been said to Hallgerda as to the business which brought all these men to her father's house, perhaps she may have guessed something, for when she appeared she was attended by her two women, and clad in her festal garments.

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

From this reading * * * * * Now, though nothing had been said to Hallgerda as to the business which brought all these men to her father's house, perhaps she may have guessed something, for when she appeared she was attended by her two women, and clad in her festal garments.

during the time that

From this reading She wore a dress of scarlet, girdled by a silver belt, and over it a mantle of soft dark blue, while her thick yellow hair was unbound, and fell almost to her knees.

plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading * * * * * Now, though nothing had been said to Hallgerda as to the business which brought all these men to her father's house, perhaps she may have guessed something, for when she appeared she was attended by her two women, and clad in her festal garments.

inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in

From this reading She wore a dress of scarlet, girdled by a silver belt, and over it a mantle of soft dark blue, while her thick yellow hair was unbound, and fell almost to her knees.

of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk

From this reading She wore a dress of scarlet, girdled by a silver belt, and over it a mantle of soft dark blue, while her thick yellow hair was unbound, and fell almost to her knees.