adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They had a son named Asmund, a great man and strong, also wise, and notable for his abundance of hair, which turned grey very early.
abundancenounUS /əˈbʌndəns/
the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply
From this reading They had a son named Asmund, a great man and strong, also wise, and notable for his abundance of hair, which turned grey very early.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading VISITS NORWAY AND MARRIES TWICE After these events Thorgrim and his brothers divided up the property between them.
aidnounUS /eɪd/
a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
From this reading Then Thorgrim went inland to Midfjord and bought some land at Bjarg with the aid of Skeggi.
alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/
in addition
From this reading They had a son named Asmund, a great man and strong, also wise, and notable for his abundance of hair, which turned grey very early.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading VISITS NORWAY AND MARRIES TWICE After these events Thorgrim and his brothers divided up the property between them.
Asmund
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From this reading He married Thordis, the daughter of Asmund from Asmund's peak who had land in Thingeyrasveit.
Asmund's
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From this reading He married Thordis, the daughter of Asmund from Asmund's peak who had land in Thingeyrasveit.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then Thorgrim went inland to Midfjord and bought some land at Bjarg with the aid of Skeggi.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading VISITS NORWAY AND MARRIES TWICE After these events Thorgrim and his brothers divided up the property between them.
Bjarg
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From this reading Then Thorgrim went inland to Midfjord and bought some land at Bjarg with the aid of Skeggi.
boughtverbUS /bɑːt/
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading Then Thorgrim went inland to Midfjord and bought some land at Bjarg with the aid of Skeggi.
brothersnounUS /ˈbrʌðərz/
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading VISITS NORWAY AND MARRIES TWICE After these events Thorgrim and his brothers divided up the property between them.
daughternounUS /ˈdɔːtər/
a female human offspring
From this reading He married Thordis, the daughter of Asmund from Asmund's peak who had land in Thingeyrasveit.
dividedadjectiveUS /dɪˈvaɪdɪd/
separated into parts or pieces
From this reading VISITS NORWAY AND MARRIES TWICE After these events Thorgrim and his brothers divided up the property between them.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading They had a son named Asmund, a great man and strong, also wise, and notable for his abundance of hair, which turned grey very early.
eventsnounUS /ɪˈvents/
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading VISITS NORWAY AND MARRIES TWICE After these events Thorgrim and his brothers divided up the property between them.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They had a son named Asmund, a great man and strong, also wise, and notable for his abundance of hair, which turned grey very early.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He married Thordis, the daughter of Asmund from Asmund's peak who had land in Thingeyrasveit.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading They had a son named Asmund, a great man and strong, also wise, and notable for his abundance of hair, which turned grey very early.
greyadjectiveUS /ɡreɪ/
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading They had a son named Asmund, a great man and strong, also wise, and notable for his abundance of hair, which turned grey very early.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He married Thordis, the daughter of Asmund from Asmund's peak who had land in Thingeyrasveit.
hairnounUS /her/
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading They had a son named Asmund, a great man and strong, also wise, and notable for his abundance of hair, which turned grey very early.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He married Thordis, the daughter of Asmund from Asmund's peak who had land in Thingeyrasveit.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading VISITS NORWAY AND MARRIES TWICE After these events Thorgrim and his brothers divided up the property between them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He married Thordis, the daughter of Asmund from Asmund's peak who had land in Thingeyrasveit.
inlandadjectiveUS /ˈɪnlænd/
situated away from an area's coast or border
From this reading Then Thorgrim went inland to Midfjord and bought some land at Bjarg with the aid of Skeggi.
landnounUS /lænd/
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading Then Thorgrim went inland to Midfjord and bought some land at Bjarg with the aid of Skeggi.
landsnounUS /lændz/
plural of “land” — the land on which real estate is located
From this reading Thorgrim took the movable property and Thorgeir the lands.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading They had a son named Asmund, a great man and strong, also wise, and notable for his abundance of hair, which turned grey very early.
marriedadjectiveUS /ˈmerid/
joined in matrimony
From this reading He married Thordis, the daughter of Asmund from Asmund's peak who had land in Thingeyrasveit.
MARRIESverbUS /ˈmeriz/
third-person singular of “marry” — take in marriage
From this reading VISITS NORWAY AND MARRIES TWICE After these events Thorgrim and his brothers divided up the property between them.
Midfjord
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From this reading Then Thorgrim went inland to Midfjord and bought some land at Bjarg with the aid of Skeggi.
movableadjectiveUS /ˈmuːvəbəl/
(of personal property as opposed to real estate) can be moved from place to place (especially carried by hand)
From this reading Thorgrim took the movable property and Thorgeir the lands.
namedverbUS /neɪmd/
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading They had a son named Asmund, a great man and strong, also wise, and notable for his abundance of hair, which turned grey very early.
NORWAYnounUS /ˈnɔːrweɪ/
a constitutional monarchy in northern Europe on the western side of the Scandinavian Peninsula; achieved independence from Sweden in 1905
From this reading VISITS NORWAY AND MARRIES TWICE After these events Thorgrim and his brothers divided up the property between them.
notableadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊtəbəl/
widely known and esteemed
From this reading They had a son named Asmund, a great man and strong, also wise, and notable for his abundance of hair, which turned grey very early.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then Thorgrim went inland to Midfjord and bought some land at Bjarg with the aid of Skeggi.
peaknounUS /piːk/
the most extreme possible amount or value
From this reading He married Thordis, the daughter of Asmund from Asmund's peak who had land in Thingeyrasveit.
propertynounUS /ˈprɑːpərti/
something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone
From this reading VISITS NORWAY AND MARRIES TWICE After these events Thorgrim and his brothers divided up the property between them.
Skeggi
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From this reading Then Thorgrim went inland to Midfjord and bought some land at Bjarg with the aid of Skeggi.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Then Thorgrim went inland to Midfjord and bought some land at Bjarg with the aid of Skeggi.
sonnounUS /sʌn/
a male human offspring
From this reading They had a son named Asmund, a great man and strong, also wise, and notable for his abundance of hair, which turned grey very early.
strongadjectiveUS /strɔːŋ/
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading They had a son named Asmund, a great man and strong, also wise, and notable for his abundance of hair, which turned grey very early.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading VISITS NORWAY AND MARRIES TWICE After these events Thorgrim and his brothers divided up the property between them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading VISITS NORWAY AND MARRIES TWICE After these events Thorgrim and his brothers divided up the property between them.
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then Thorgrim went inland to Midfjord and bought some land at Bjarg with the aid of Skeggi.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading VISITS NORWAY AND MARRIES TWICE After these events Thorgrim and his brothers divided up the property between them.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had a son named Asmund, a great man and strong, also wise, and notable for his abundance of hair, which turned grey very early.
Thingeyrasveit
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From this reading He married Thordis, the daughter of Asmund from Asmund's peak who had land in Thingeyrasveit.
Thordis
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From this reading He married Thordis, the daughter of Asmund from Asmund's peak who had land in Thingeyrasveit.
Thorgeir
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From this reading Thorgrim took the movable property and Thorgeir the lands.
Thorgrim
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From this reading VISITS NORWAY AND MARRIES TWICE After these events Thorgrim and his brothers divided up the property between them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then Thorgrim went inland to Midfjord and bought some land at Bjarg with the aid of Skeggi.
tookverbUS /tʊk/
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Thorgrim took the movable property and Thorgeir the lands.
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading They had a son named Asmund, a great man and strong, also wise, and notable for his abundance of hair, which turned grey very early.
TWICEadverbUS /twaɪs/
two times
From this reading VISITS NORWAY AND MARRIES TWICE After these events Thorgrim and his brothers divided up the property between them.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading VISITS NORWAY AND MARRIES TWICE After these events Thorgrim and his brothers divided up the property between them.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading They had a son named Asmund, a great man and strong, also wise, and notable for his abundance of hair, which turned grey very early.
VISITSnounUS /ˈvɪzɪts/
plural of “visit” — the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time
From this reading VISITS NORWAY AND MARRIES TWICE After these events Thorgrim and his brothers divided up the property between them.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Then Thorgrim went inland to Midfjord and bought some land at Bjarg with the aid of Skeggi.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They had a son named Asmund, a great man and strong, also wise, and notable for his abundance of hair, which turned grey very early.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He married Thordis, the daughter of Asmund from Asmund's peak who had land in Thingeyrasveit.
wiseadjectiveUS /waɪz/
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading They had a son named Asmund, a great man and strong, also wise, and notable for his abundance of hair, which turned grey very early.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then Thorgrim went inland to Midfjord and bought some land at Bjarg with the aid of Skeggi.
