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 dwelling with Thorbjorn Oxmain a man whose name was Ali, a servant, rather stubborn and lazy.
abusiveadjectiveUS /əˈbjuːsɪv/
expressing offensive reproach
From this reading Ali said he had no mind for work and became abusive.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading After that Ali ran away and went to the North across the neck to Midfjord; he did not stop till he reached Bjarg.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After that Ali ran away and went to the North across the neck to Midfjord; he did not stop till he reached Bjarg.
AlinounUS /ˈɑːli/
United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942)
From this reading There was dwelling with Thorbjorn Oxmain a man whose name was Ali, a servant, rather stubborn and lazy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was dwelling with Thorbjorn Oxmain a man whose name was Ali, a servant, rather stubborn and lazy.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading After that Ali ran away and went to the North across the neck to Midfjord; he did not stop till he reached Bjarg.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Thorbjorn told him he must work better or he would be beaten.
beatenadjectiveUS /ˈbiːtən/
formed or made thin by hammering
From this reading Thorbjorn told him he must work better or he would be beaten.
becameverbUS /bɪˈkeɪm/
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Ali said he had no mind for work and became abusive.
betteradjectiveUS /ˈbetər/
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Thorbjorn told him he must work better or he would be beaten.
Bjarg
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After that Ali ran away and went to the North across the neck to Midfjord; he did not stop till he reached Bjarg.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading After that Ali ran away and went to the North across the neck to Midfjord; he did not stop till he reached Bjarg.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Thorbjorn was not going to endure that, and got him down and handled him roughly.
dwellingnounUS /ˈdwelɪŋ/
housing that someone is living in
From this reading There was dwelling with Thorbjorn Oxmain a man whose name was Ali, a servant, rather stubborn and lazy.
endureverbUS /enˈdjʊr/
put up with something or somebody unpleasant
From this reading Thorbjorn was not going to endure that, and got him down and handled him roughly.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Ali said he had no mind for work and became abusive.
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading Thorbjorn was not going to endure that, and got him down and handled him roughly.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Thorbjorn was not going to endure that, and got him down and handled him roughly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ali said he had no mind for work and became abusive.
handledadjectiveUS /ˈhændəld/
having a usually specified type of handle
From this reading Thorbjorn was not going to endure that, and got him down and handled him roughly.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Thorbjorn told him he must work better or he would be beaten.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Thorbjorn told him he must work better or he would be beaten.
lazyadjectiveUS /ˈleɪzi/
moving slowly and gently
From this reading There was dwelling with Thorbjorn Oxmain a man whose name was Ali, a servant, rather stubborn and lazy.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading There was dwelling with Thorbjorn Oxmain a man whose name was Ali, a servant, rather stubborn and lazy.
Midfjord
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After that Ali ran away and went to the North across the neck to Midfjord; he did not stop till he reached Bjarg.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Ali said he had no mind for work and became abusive.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Thorbjorn told him he must work better or he would be beaten.
nameverbUS /neɪm/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading There was dwelling with Thorbjorn Oxmain a man whose name was Ali, a servant, rather stubborn and lazy.
necknounUS /nek/
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading After that Ali ran away and went to the North across the neck to Midfjord; he did not stop till he reached Bjarg.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Ali said he had no mind for work and became abusive.
NorthnounUS /nɔːrθ/
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading After that Ali ran away and went to the North across the neck to Midfjord; he did not stop till he reached Bjarg.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Thorbjorn was not going to endure that, and got him down and handled him roughly.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Thorbjorn told him he must work better or he would be beaten.
Oxmain
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was dwelling with Thorbjorn Oxmain a man whose name was Ali, a servant, rather stubborn and lazy.
ranverbUS /ræn/
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading After that Ali ran away and went to the North across the neck to Midfjord; he did not stop till he reached Bjarg.
ratheradverbUS /ˈræðər/
on the contrary
From this reading There was dwelling with Thorbjorn Oxmain a man whose name was Ali, a servant, rather stubborn and lazy.
reachedverbUS /riːtʃt/
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading After that Ali ran away and went to the North across the neck to Midfjord; he did not stop till he reached Bjarg.
roughlyadverbUS /ˈrʌfli/
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
From this reading Thorbjorn was not going to endure that, and got him down and handled him roughly.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Ali said he had no mind for work and became abusive.
servantnounUS /ˈsɜːrvənt/
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading There was dwelling with Thorbjorn Oxmain a man whose name was Ali, a servant, rather stubborn and lazy.
stopverbUS /stɑːp/
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading After that Ali ran away and went to the North across the neck to Midfjord; he did not stop till he reached Bjarg.
stubbornadjectiveUS /ˈstʌbərn/
tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
From this reading There was dwelling with Thorbjorn Oxmain a man whose name was Ali, a servant, rather stubborn and lazy.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Thorbjorn was not going to endure that, and got him down and handled him roughly.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After that Ali ran away and went to the North across the neck to Midfjord; he did not stop till he reached Bjarg.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was dwelling with Thorbjorn Oxmain a man whose name was Ali, a servant, rather stubborn and lazy.
Thorbjorn
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was dwelling with Thorbjorn Oxmain a man whose name was Ali, a servant, rather stubborn and lazy.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading After that Ali ran away and went to the North across the neck to Midfjord; he did not stop till he reached Bjarg.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thorbjorn was not going to endure that, and got him down and handled him roughly.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Thorbjorn told him he must work better or he would be beaten.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was dwelling with Thorbjorn Oxmain a man whose name was Ali, a servant, rather stubborn and lazy.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading After that Ali ran away and went to the North across the neck to Midfjord; he did not stop till he reached Bjarg.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading There was dwelling with Thorbjorn Oxmain a man whose name was Ali, a servant, rather stubborn and lazy.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was dwelling with Thorbjorn Oxmain a man whose name was Ali, a servant, rather stubborn and lazy.
workverbUS /wɜːrk/
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Thorbjorn told him he must work better or he would be beaten.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Thorbjorn told him he must work better or he would be beaten.
