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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He and Audun made friends again; Grettir gave him a valuable battle-axe and they agreed to hold together in friendship.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading When the winter was approaching, he rode North across the neck to Vididal and stayed at Audunarstad.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He and Audun made friends again; Grettir gave him a valuable battle-axe and they agreed to hold together in friendship.
agreed
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From this reading He and Audun made friends again; Grettir gave him a valuable battle-axe and they agreed to hold together in friendship.
All-Thing
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From this reading He had a son named Egill, who married Ulfheid the daughter of Eyjolf, the son of Gudmund; their son Eyjolf, who was killed at the All-Thing, was the father of Orin the chaplain of Bishop Thorlak.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When the winter was approaching, he rode North across the neck to Vididal and stayed at Audunarstad.
approaching
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From this reading When the winter was approaching, he rode North across the neck to Vididal and stayed at Audunarstad.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We have now to return to Grettir, who was at home in Bjarg during the autumn which followed his meeting with Warrior-Bardi at Thoreyjargnup.
Audun
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From this reading He and Audun made friends again; Grettir gave him a valuable battle-axe and they agreed to hold together in friendship.
Audunarstad
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From this reading When the winter was approaching, he rode North across the neck to Vididal and stayed at Audunarstad.
autumn
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From this reading We have now to return to Grettir, who was at home in Bjarg during the autumn which followed his meeting with Warrior-Bardi at Thoreyjargnup.
battle-axe
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From this reading He and Audun made friends again; Grettir gave him a valuable battle-axe and they agreed to hold together in friendship.
Bishop
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From this reading He had a son named Egill, who married Ulfheid the daughter of Eyjolf, the son of Gudmund; their son Eyjolf, who was killed at the All-Thing, was the father of Orin the chaplain of Bishop Thorlak.
Bjarg
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chaplain
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From this reading He had a son named Egill, who married Ulfheid the daughter of Eyjolf, the son of Gudmund; their son Eyjolf, who was killed at the All-Thing, was the father of Orin the chaplain of Bishop Thorlak.
connections
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From this reading Audun had long lived there, and had many connections.
daughter
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From this reading He had a son named Egill, who married Ulfheid the daughter of Eyjolf, the son of Gudmund; their son Eyjolf, who was killed at the All-Thing, was the father of Orin the chaplain of Bishop Thorlak.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading We have now to return to Grettir, who was at home in Bjarg during the autumn which followed his meeting with Warrior-Bardi at Thoreyjargnup.
Egill
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From this reading He had a son named Egill, who married Ulfheid the daughter of Eyjolf, the son of Gudmund; their son Eyjolf, who was killed at the All-Thing, was the father of Orin the chaplain of Bishop Thorlak.
Eyjolf
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From this reading He had a son named Egill, who married Ulfheid the daughter of Eyjolf, the son of Gudmund; their son Eyjolf, who was killed at the All-Thing, was the father of Orin the chaplain of Bishop Thorlak.
father
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From this reading He had a son named Egill, who married Ulfheid the daughter of Eyjolf, the son of Gudmund; their son Eyjolf, who was killed at the All-Thing, was the father of Orin the chaplain of Bishop Thorlak.
followed
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From this reading We have now to return to Grettir, who was at home in Bjarg during the autumn which followed his meeting with Warrior-Bardi at Thoreyjargnup.
friends
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From this reading He and Audun made friends again; Grettir gave him a valuable battle-axe and they agreed to hold together in friendship.
friendship
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From this reading He and Audun made friends again; Grettir gave him a valuable battle-axe and they agreed to hold together in friendship.
gave
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From this reading He and Audun made friends again; Grettir gave him a valuable battle-axe and they agreed to hold together in friendship.
Grettir
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From this reading We have now to return to Grettir, who was at home in Bjarg during the autumn which followed his meeting with Warrior-Bardi at Thoreyjargnup.
Gudmund
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From this reading He had a son named Egill, who married Ulfheid the daughter of Eyjolf, the son of Gudmund; their son Eyjolf, who was killed at the All-Thing, was the father of Orin the chaplain of Bishop Thorlak.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Audun had long lived there, and had many connections.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have now to return to Grettir, who was at home in Bjarg during the autumn which followed his meeting with Warrior-Bardi at Thoreyjargnup.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When the winter was approaching, he rode North across the neck to Vididal and stayed at Audunarstad.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He and Audun made friends again; Grettir gave him a valuable battle-axe and they agreed to hold together in friendship.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading We have now to return to Grettir, who was at home in Bjarg during the autumn which followed his meeting with Warrior-Bardi at Thoreyjargnup.
hold
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From this reading He and Audun made friends again; Grettir gave him a valuable battle-axe and they agreed to hold together in friendship.
home
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From this reading We have now to return to Grettir, who was at home in Bjarg during the autumn which followed his meeting with Warrior-Bardi at Thoreyjargnup.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We have now to return to Grettir, who was at home in Bjarg during the autumn which followed his meeting with Warrior-Bardi at Thoreyjargnup.
killed
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From this reading He had a son named Egill, who married Ulfheid the daughter of Eyjolf, the son of Gudmund; their son Eyjolf, who was killed at the All-Thing, was the father of Orin the chaplain of Bishop Thorlak.
lived
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From this reading Audun had long lived there, and had many connections.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Audun had long lived there, and had many connections.
made
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From this reading He and Audun made friends again; Grettir gave him a valuable battle-axe and they agreed to hold together in friendship.
many
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From this reading Audun had long lived there, and had many connections.
married
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From this reading He had a son named Egill, who married Ulfheid the daughter of Eyjolf, the son of Gudmund; their son Eyjolf, who was killed at the All-Thing, was the father of Orin the chaplain of Bishop Thorlak.
meeting
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named
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From this reading He had a son named Egill, who married Ulfheid the daughter of Eyjolf, the son of Gudmund; their son Eyjolf, who was killed at the All-Thing, was the father of Orin the chaplain of Bishop Thorlak.
neck
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From this reading When the winter was approaching, he rode North across the neck to Vididal and stayed at Audunarstad.
North
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From this reading When the winter was approaching, he rode North across the neck to Vididal and stayed at Audunarstad.
now
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From this reading We have now to return to Grettir, who was at home in Bjarg during the autumn which followed his meeting with Warrior-Bardi at Thoreyjargnup.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had a son named Egill, who married Ulfheid the daughter of Eyjolf, the son of Gudmund; their son Eyjolf, who was killed at the All-Thing, was the father of Orin the chaplain of Bishop Thorlak.
Orin
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From this reading He had a son named Egill, who married Ulfheid the daughter of Eyjolf, the son of Gudmund; their son Eyjolf, who was killed at the All-Thing, was the father of Orin the chaplain of Bishop Thorlak.
return
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From this reading We have now to return to Grettir, who was at home in Bjarg during the autumn which followed his meeting with Warrior-Bardi at Thoreyjargnup.
rode
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From this reading When the winter was approaching, he rode North across the neck to Vididal and stayed at Audunarstad.
son
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From this reading He had a son named Egill, who married Ulfheid the daughter of Eyjolf, the son of Gudmund; their son Eyjolf, who was killed at the All-Thing, was the father of Orin the chaplain of Bishop Thorlak.
stayed
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From this reading When the winter was approaching, he rode North across the neck to Vididal and stayed at Audunarstad.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We have now to return to Grettir, who was at home in Bjarg during the autumn which followed his meeting with Warrior-Bardi at Thoreyjargnup.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He had a son named Egill, who married Ulfheid the daughter of Eyjolf, the son of Gudmund; their son Eyjolf, who was killed at the All-Thing, was the father of Orin the chaplain of Bishop Thorlak.
there
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From this reading Audun had long lived there, and had many connections.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He and Audun made friends again; Grettir gave him a valuable battle-axe and they agreed to hold together in friendship.
Thoreyjargnup
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Thorlak
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From this reading He had a son named Egill, who married Ulfheid the daughter of Eyjolf, the son of Gudmund; their son Eyjolf, who was killed at the All-Thing, was the father of Orin the chaplain of Bishop Thorlak.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We have now to return to Grettir, who was at home in Bjarg during the autumn which followed his meeting with Warrior-Bardi at Thoreyjargnup.
together
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From this reading He and Audun made friends again; Grettir gave him a valuable battle-axe and they agreed to hold together in friendship.
Ulfheid
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From this reading He had a son named Egill, who married Ulfheid the daughter of Eyjolf, the son of Gudmund; their son Eyjolf, who was killed at the All-Thing, was the father of Orin the chaplain of Bishop Thorlak.
valuable
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From this reading He and Audun made friends again; Grettir gave him a valuable battle-axe and they agreed to hold together in friendship.
Vididal
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From this reading When the winter was approaching, he rode North across the neck to Vididal and stayed at Audunarstad.
Warrior-Bardi
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From this reading We have now to return to Grettir, who was at home in Bjarg during the autumn which followed his meeting with Warrior-Bardi at Thoreyjargnup.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We have now to return to Grettir, who was at home in Bjarg during the autumn which followed his meeting with Warrior-Bardi at Thoreyjargnup.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have now to return to Grettir, who was at home in Bjarg during the autumn which followed his meeting with Warrior-Bardi at Thoreyjargnup.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the winter was approaching, he rode North across the neck to Vididal and stayed at Audunarstad.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We have now to return to Grettir, who was at home in Bjarg during the autumn which followed his meeting with Warrior-Bardi at Thoreyjargnup.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading We have now to return to Grettir, who was at home in Bjarg during the autumn which followed his meeting with Warrior-Bardi at Thoreyjargnup.
winter
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From this reading When the winter was approaching, he rode North across the neck to Vididal and stayed at Audunarstad.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading We have now to return to Grettir, who was at home in Bjarg during the autumn which followed his meeting with Warrior-Bardi at Thoreyjargnup.
