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 at Eyjardalsa in Bardardal a priest named Steinn, a good farmer and wealthy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was dwelling at Eyjardalsa in Bardardal a priest named Steinn, a good farmer and wealthy.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was dwelling at Eyjardalsa in Bardardal a priest named Steinn, a good farmer and wealthy.
Bardardal
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From this reading There was dwelling at Eyjardalsa in Bardardal a priest named Steinn, a good farmer and wealthy.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Their place was generally thought to be much haunted by trolls.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Their place was generally thought to be much haunted by trolls.
childrennounUS /ˈtʃɪldrən/
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading They had children who at this time were yet young.
dispositionnounUS /ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃən/
your usual mood
From this reading Thorsteinn the White was a man who dwelt at Sandhaugar to the south of Eyjardalsa; his wife Steinvor was young and of a merry disposition.
dwellingnounUS /ˈdwelɪŋ/
housing that someone is living in
From this reading There was dwelling at Eyjardalsa in Bardardal a priest named Steinn, a good farmer and wealthy.
dweltverbUS /dwelt/
inflected form of “dwell” — think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading Thorsteinn the White was a man who dwelt at Sandhaugar to the south of Eyjardalsa; his wife Steinvor was young and of a merry disposition.
Eyjardalsa
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From this reading There was dwelling at Eyjardalsa in Bardardal a priest named Steinn, a good farmer and wealthy.
farmernounUS /ˈfɑːrmər/
a person who operates a farm
From this reading There was dwelling at Eyjardalsa in Bardardal a priest named Steinn, a good farmer and wealthy.
fineadjectiveUS /faɪn/
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading His son Kjartan was grown up and was now a fine young man.
generallyadverbUS /ˈdʒenərəli/
usually; as a rule
From this reading Their place was generally thought to be much haunted by trolls.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading There was dwelling at Eyjardalsa in Bardardal a priest named Steinn, a good farmer and wealthy.
grownadjectiveUS /ɡroʊn/
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading His son Kjartan was grown up and was now a fine young man.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had children who at this time were yet young.
hauntedadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːntɪd/
having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something
From this reading Their place was generally thought to be much haunted by trolls.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His son Kjartan was grown up and was now a fine young man.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was dwelling at Eyjardalsa in Bardardal a priest named Steinn, a good farmer and wealthy.
Kjartan
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From this reading His son Kjartan was grown up and was now a fine young man.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading His son Kjartan was grown up and was now a fine young man.
merryadjectiveUS /ˈmeri/
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading Thorsteinn the White was a man who dwelt at Sandhaugar to the south of Eyjardalsa; his wife Steinvor was young and of a merry disposition.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Their place was generally thought to be much haunted by trolls.
namedverbUS /neɪmd/
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading There was dwelling at Eyjardalsa in Bardardal a priest named Steinn, a good farmer and wealthy.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading His son Kjartan was grown up and was now a fine young man.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Thorsteinn the White was a man who dwelt at Sandhaugar to the south of Eyjardalsa; his wife Steinvor was young and of a merry disposition.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Their place was generally thought to be much haunted by trolls.
priestnounUS /priːst/
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading There was dwelling at Eyjardalsa in Bardardal a priest named Steinn, a good farmer and wealthy.
Sandhaugar
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From this reading Thorsteinn the White was a man who dwelt at Sandhaugar to the south of Eyjardalsa; his wife Steinvor was young and of a merry disposition.
sonnounUS /sʌn/
a male human offspring
From this reading His son Kjartan was grown up and was now a fine young man.
southnounUS /saʊθ/
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Thorsteinn the White was a man who dwelt at Sandhaugar to the south of Eyjardalsa; his wife Steinvor was young and of a merry disposition.
Steinn
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From this reading There was dwelling at Eyjardalsa in Bardardal a priest named Steinn, a good farmer and wealthy.
Steinvor
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From this reading Thorsteinn the White was a man who dwelt at Sandhaugar to the south of Eyjardalsa; his wife Steinvor was young and of a merry disposition.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thorsteinn the White was a man who dwelt at Sandhaugar to the south of Eyjardalsa; his wife Steinvor was young and of a merry disposition.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their place was generally thought to be much haunted by trolls.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was dwelling at Eyjardalsa in Bardardal a priest named Steinn, a good farmer and wealthy.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had children who at this time were yet young.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading They had children who at this time were yet young.
Thorsteinn
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From this reading Thorsteinn the White was a man who dwelt at Sandhaugar to the south of Eyjardalsa; his wife Steinvor was young and of a merry disposition.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Their place was generally thought to be much haunted by trolls.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading They had children who at this time were yet young.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thorsteinn the White was a man who dwelt at Sandhaugar to the south of Eyjardalsa; his wife Steinvor was young and of a merry disposition.
trollsnounUS /troʊlz/
plural of “troll” — (Scandanavian folklore) a supernatural creature (either a dwarf or a giant) that is supposed to live in caves or in the mountains
From this reading Their place was generally thought to be much haunted by trolls.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading His son Kjartan was grown up and was now a fine young man.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was dwelling at Eyjardalsa in Bardardal a priest named Steinn, a good farmer and wealthy.
wealthyadjectiveUS /ˈwelθi/
having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
From this reading There was dwelling at Eyjardalsa in Bardardal a priest named Steinn, a good farmer and wealthy.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They had children who at this time were yet young.
WhitenounUS /waɪt/
a Caucasian
From this reading Thorsteinn the White was a man who dwelt at Sandhaugar to the south of Eyjardalsa; his wife Steinvor was young and of a merry disposition.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Thorsteinn the White was a man who dwelt at Sandhaugar to the south of Eyjardalsa; his wife Steinvor was young and of a merry disposition.
wifenounUS /waɪf/
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Thorsteinn the White was a man who dwelt at Sandhaugar to the south of Eyjardalsa; his wife Steinvor was young and of a merry disposition.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading They had children who at this time were yet young.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading His son Kjartan was grown up and was now a fine young man.
