adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was a man named Thorir dwelling in Gard in Adaldal.
Adaldal
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From this reading There was a man named Thorir dwelling in Gard in Adaldal.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was a son of Skeggi Bodolfsson, who had settled in Kelduhverfi, on lands extending right up to Keldunes, and had married Helga the daughter of Thorgeir at Fiskilaek.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Thorir had been in Norway in the summer in which Olaf came East from England, and had won great favour with the king as well as with Bishop Sigurd.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was a son of Skeggi Bodolfsson, who had settled in Kelduhverfi, on lands extending right up to Keldunes, and had married Helga the daughter of Thorgeir at Fiskilaek.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Thorir had been in Norway in the summer in which Olaf came East from England, and had won great favour with the king as well as with Bishop Sigurd.
BishopnounUS /ˈbɪʃəp/
a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
From this reading Thorir had been in Norway in the summer in which Olaf came East from England, and had won great favour with the king as well as with Bishop Sigurd.
Bodolfsson
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From this reading He was a son of Skeggi Bodolfsson, who had settled in Kelduhverfi, on lands extending right up to Keldunes, and had married Helga the daughter of Thorgeir at Fiskilaek.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading He had two sons whose names were Thorgeir and Skeggi, both men of promise, and pretty well grown up at that time.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Thorir had been in Norway in the summer in which Olaf came East from England, and had won great favour with the king as well as with Bishop Sigurd.
chiefnounUS /tʃiːf/
a person who is in charge
From this reading Thorir was a great chief, and a mariner.
daughternounUS /ˈdɔːtər/
a female human offspring
From this reading He was a son of Skeggi Bodolfsson, who had settled in Kelduhverfi, on lands extending right up to Keldunes, and had married Helga the daughter of Thorgeir at Fiskilaek.
dwellingnounUS /ˈdwelɪŋ/
housing that someone is living in
From this reading There was a man named Thorir dwelling in Gard in Adaldal.
EastnounUS /iːst/
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading Thorir had been in Norway in the summer in which Olaf came East from England, and had won great favour with the king as well as with Bishop Sigurd.
EnglandnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlənd/
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading Thorir had been in Norway in the summer in which Olaf came East from England, and had won great favour with the king as well as with Bishop Sigurd.
extendingverbUS /ɪkˈstendɪŋ/
-ing form of “extend” — extend in scope or range or area
From this reading He was a son of Skeggi Bodolfsson, who had settled in Kelduhverfi, on lands extending right up to Keldunes, and had married Helga the daughter of Thorgeir at Fiskilaek.
favournounUS /ˈfeɪvər/
a feeling of favorable regard
From this reading Thorir had been in Norway in the summer in which Olaf came East from England, and had won great favour with the king as well as with Bishop Sigurd.
Fiskilaek
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From this reading He was a son of Skeggi Bodolfsson, who had settled in Kelduhverfi, on lands extending right up to Keldunes, and had married Helga the daughter of Thorgeir at Fiskilaek.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Thorir had been in Norway in the summer in which Olaf came East from England, and had won great favour with the king as well as with Bishop Sigurd.
Gard
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From this reading There was a man named Thorir dwelling in Gard in Adaldal.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Thorir was a great chief, and a mariner.
grownadjectiveUS /ɡroʊn/
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading He had two sons whose names were Thorgeir and Skeggi, both men of promise, and pretty well grown up at that time.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was a son of Skeggi Bodolfsson, who had settled in Kelduhverfi, on lands extending right up to Keldunes, and had married Helga the daughter of Thorgeir at Fiskilaek.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a son of Skeggi Bodolfsson, who had settled in Kelduhverfi, on lands extending right up to Keldunes, and had married Helga the daughter of Thorgeir at Fiskilaek.
Helga
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From this reading He was a son of Skeggi Bodolfsson, who had settled in Kelduhverfi, on lands extending right up to Keldunes, and had married Helga the daughter of Thorgeir at Fiskilaek.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a man named Thorir dwelling in Gard in Adaldal.
Kelduhverfi
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From this reading He was a son of Skeggi Bodolfsson, who had settled in Kelduhverfi, on lands extending right up to Keldunes, and had married Helga the daughter of Thorgeir at Fiskilaek.
Keldunes
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From this reading He was a son of Skeggi Bodolfsson, who had settled in Kelduhverfi, on lands extending right up to Keldunes, and had married Helga the daughter of Thorgeir at Fiskilaek.
kingnounUS /kɪŋ/
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Thorir had been in Norway in the summer in which Olaf came East from England, and had won great favour with the king as well as with Bishop Sigurd.
landsnounUS /lændz/
plural of “land” — the land on which real estate is located
From this reading He was a son of Skeggi Bodolfsson, who had settled in Kelduhverfi, on lands extending right up to Keldunes, and had married Helga the daughter of Thorgeir at Fiskilaek.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading There was a man named Thorir dwelling in Gard in Adaldal.
marinernounUS /ˈmerənər/
a man who serves as a sailor
From this reading Thorir was a great chief, and a mariner.
marriedadjectiveUS /ˈmerid/
joined in matrimony
From this reading He was a son of Skeggi Bodolfsson, who had settled in Kelduhverfi, on lands extending right up to Keldunes, and had married Helga the daughter of Thorgeir at Fiskilaek.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading He had two sons whose names were Thorgeir and Skeggi, both men of promise, and pretty well grown up at that time.
namedverbUS /neɪmd/
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading There was a man named Thorir dwelling in Gard in Adaldal.
namesnounUS /neɪmz/
verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument
From this reading He had two sons whose names were Thorgeir and Skeggi, both men of promise, and pretty well grown up at that time.
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 Thorir had been in Norway in the summer in which Olaf came East from England, and had won great favour with the king as well as with Bishop Sigurd.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was a son of Skeggi Bodolfsson, who had settled in Kelduhverfi, on lands extending right up to Keldunes, and had married Helga the daughter of Thorgeir at Fiskilaek.
Olaf
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From this reading Thorir had been in Norway in the summer in which Olaf came East from England, and had won great favour with the king as well as with Bishop Sigurd.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was a son of Skeggi Bodolfsson, who had settled in Kelduhverfi, on lands extending right up to Keldunes, and had married Helga the daughter of Thorgeir at Fiskilaek.
prettyadjectiveUS /ˈprɪti/
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading He had two sons whose names were Thorgeir and Skeggi, both men of promise, and pretty well grown up at that time.
promiseverbUS /ˈprɑːməs/
make a promise or commitment
From this reading He had two sons whose names were Thorgeir and Skeggi, both men of promise, and pretty well grown up at that time.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading He was a son of Skeggi Bodolfsson, who had settled in Kelduhverfi, on lands extending right up to Keldunes, and had married Helga the daughter of Thorgeir at Fiskilaek.
settledadjectiveUS /ˈsetəld/
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading He was a son of Skeggi Bodolfsson, who had settled in Kelduhverfi, on lands extending right up to Keldunes, and had married Helga the daughter of Thorgeir at Fiskilaek.
SigurdnounUS /ˈsɪɡərd/
(Norse mythology) mythical Norse warrior hero who gains an accursed hoard of gold and was killed by Brynhild; Siegfried is the German counterpart
From this reading Thorir had been in Norway in the summer in which Olaf came East from England, and had won great favour with the king as well as with Bishop Sigurd.
Skeggi
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From this reading He was a son of Skeggi Bodolfsson, who had settled in Kelduhverfi, on lands extending right up to Keldunes, and had married Helga the daughter of Thorgeir at Fiskilaek.
sonnounUS /sʌn/
a male human offspring
From this reading He was a son of Skeggi Bodolfsson, who had settled in Kelduhverfi, on lands extending right up to Keldunes, and had married Helga the daughter of Thorgeir at Fiskilaek.
sonsnounUS /sʌnz/
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading He had two sons whose names were Thorgeir and Skeggi, both men of promise, and pretty well grown up at that time.
summernounUS /ˈsʌmər/
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading Thorir had been in Norway in the summer in which Olaf came East from England, and had won great favour with the king as well as with Bishop Sigurd.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had two sons whose names were Thorgeir and Skeggi, both men of promise, and pretty well grown up at that time.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was a son of Skeggi Bodolfsson, who had settled in Kelduhverfi, on lands extending right up to Keldunes, and had married Helga the daughter of Thorgeir at Fiskilaek.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a man named Thorir dwelling in Gard in Adaldal.
Thorgeir
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From this reading He was a son of Skeggi Bodolfsson, who had settled in Kelduhverfi, on lands extending right up to Keldunes, and had married Helga the daughter of Thorgeir at Fiskilaek.
Thorir
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From this reading There was a man named Thorir dwelling in Gard in Adaldal.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading He had two sons whose names were Thorgeir and Skeggi, both men of promise, and pretty well grown up at that time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was a son of Skeggi Bodolfsson, who had settled in Kelduhverfi, on lands extending right up to Keldunes, and had married Helga the daughter of Thorgeir at Fiskilaek.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading He had two sons whose names were Thorgeir and Skeggi, both men of promise, and pretty well grown up at that time.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He was a son of Skeggi Bodolfsson, who had settled in Kelduhverfi, on lands extending right up to Keldunes, and had married Helga the daughter of Thorgeir at Fiskilaek.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a man named Thorir dwelling in Gard in Adaldal.
welladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading He had two sons whose names were Thorgeir and Skeggi, both men of promise, and pretty well grown up at that time.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He had two sons whose names were Thorgeir and Skeggi, both men of promise, and pretty well grown up at that time.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Thorir had been in Norway in the summer in which Olaf came East from England, and had won great favour with the king as well as with Bishop Sigurd.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He was a son of Skeggi Bodolfsson, who had settled in Kelduhverfi, on lands extending right up to Keldunes, and had married Helga the daughter of Thorgeir at Fiskilaek.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading He had two sons whose names were Thorgeir and Skeggi, both men of promise, and pretty well grown up at that time.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Thorir had been in Norway in the summer in which Olaf came East from England, and had won great favour with the king as well as with Bishop Sigurd.
wonnounUS /wʌn/
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading Thorir had been in Norway in the summer in which Olaf came East from England, and had won great favour with the king as well as with Bishop Sigurd.
