aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Kari bade Hjallti to go and search for Njal's bones, "for all will believe in what thou sayest and thinkest about them".
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Kari bade Hjallti to go and search for Njal's bones, "for all will believe in what thou sayest and thinkest about them".
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading NJAL'S AND BERGTHORA'S BONES FOUND.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They came to Bergthorsknoll at mid-day.
a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
From this reading Kari bade Hjallti to go and search for Njal's bones, "for all will believe in what thou sayest and thinkest about them".
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Hjallti said he would be most willing to bear Njal's bones to church; so they rode thence fifteen men.
have
From this reading Hjallti said he would be most willing to bear Njal's bones to church; so they rode thence fifteen men.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Kari bade Hjallti to go and search for Njal's bones, "for all will believe in what thou sayest and thinkest about them".
BERGTHORA'S
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From this reading NJAL'S AND BERGTHORA'S BONES FOUND.
Bergthorsknoll
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From this reading They came to Bergthorsknoll at mid-day.
(used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
From this reading NJAL'S AND BERGTHORA'S BONES FOUND.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading They rode east over Thurso-water, and called on men there to come with them till they had one hundred men, reckoning Njal's neighbours.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading They came to Bergthorsknoll at mid-day.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading Hjallti said he would be most willing to bear Njal's bones to church; so they rode thence fifteen men.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading They rode east over Thurso-water, and called on men there to come with them till they had one hundred men, reckoning Njal's neighbours.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading They rode east over Thurso-water, and called on men there to come with them till they had one hundred men, reckoning Njal's neighbours.
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading Hjallti said he would be most willing to bear Njal's bones to church; so they rode thence fifteen men.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Kari bade Hjallti to go and search for Njal's bones, "for all will believe in what thou sayest and thinkest about them".
set up or found
From this reading NJAL'S AND BERGTHORA'S BONES FOUND.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Kari bade Hjallti to go and search for Njal's bones, "for all will believe in what thou sayest and thinkest about them".
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They rode east over Thurso-water, and called on men there to come with them till they had one hundred men, reckoning Njal's neighbours.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hjallti said he would be most willing to bear Njal's bones to church; so they rode thence fifteen men.
Hjallti
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From this reading Kari bade Hjallti to go and search for Njal's bones, "for all will believe in what thou sayest and thinkest about them".
ten 10s
From this reading They rode east over Thurso-water, and called on men there to come with them till they had one hundred men, reckoning Njal's neighbours.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Kari bade Hjallti to go and search for Njal's bones, "for all will believe in what thou sayest and thinkest about them".
Kari
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From this reading Kari bade Hjallti to go and search for Njal's bones, "for all will believe in what thou sayest and thinkest about them".
the force of workers available
From this reading Hjallti said he would be most willing to bear Njal's bones to church; so they rode thence fifteen men.
mid-day
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From this reading They came to Bergthorsknoll at mid-day.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Hjallti said he would be most willing to bear Njal's bones to church; so they rode thence fifteen men.
neighboursnounUS /ˈneɪbərz/
plural of “neighbour” — a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading They rode east over Thurso-water, and called on men there to come with them till they had one hundred men, reckoning Njal's neighbours.
NJAL'S
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From this reading NJAL'S AND BERGTHORA'S BONES FOUND.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They rode east over Thurso-water, and called on men there to come with them till they had one hundred men, reckoning Njal's neighbours.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They rode east over Thurso-water, and called on men there to come with them till they had one hundred men, reckoning Njal's neighbours.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading They rode east over Thurso-water, and called on men there to come with them till they had one hundred men, reckoning Njal's neighbours.
reckoningnounUS /ˈrekənɪŋ/
problem solving that involves numbers or quantities
From this reading They rode east over Thurso-water, and called on men there to come with them till they had one hundred men, reckoning Njal's neighbours.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading Hjallti said he would be most willing to bear Njal's bones to church; so they rode thence fifteen men.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Hjallti said he would be most willing to bear Njal's bones to church; so they rode thence fifteen men.
sayest
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From this reading Kari bade Hjallti to go and search for Njal's bones, "for all will believe in what thou sayest and thinkest about them".
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading Kari bade Hjallti to go and search for Njal's bones, "for all will believe in what thou sayest and thinkest about them".
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Hjallti said he would be most willing to bear Njal's bones to church; so they rode thence fifteen men.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Kari bade Hjallti to go and search for Njal's bones, "for all will believe in what thou sayest and thinkest about them".
from that place or that time
From this reading Hjallti said he would be most willing to bear Njal's bones to church; so they rode thence fifteen men.
in or at that place or location
From this reading They rode east over Thurso-water, and called on men there to come with them till they had one hundred men, reckoning Njal's neighbours.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hjallti said he would be most willing to bear Njal's bones to church; so they rode thence fifteen men.
thinkest
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From this reading Kari bade Hjallti to go and search for Njal's bones, "for all will believe in what thou sayest and thinkest about them".
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Kari bade Hjallti to go and search for Njal's bones, "for all will believe in what thou sayest and thinkest about them".
Thurso-water
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From this reading They rode east over Thurso-water, and called on men there to come with them till they had one hundred men, reckoning Njal's neighbours.
up to a particular time
From this reading They rode east over Thurso-water, and called on men there to come with them till they had one hundred men, reckoning Njal's neighbours.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Kari bade Hjallti to go and search for Njal's bones, "for all will believe in what thou sayest and thinkest about them".
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Kari bade Hjallti to go and search for Njal's bones, "for all will believe in what thou sayest and thinkest about them".
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Kari bade Hjallti to go and search for Njal's bones, "for all will believe in what thou sayest and thinkest about them".
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading Hjallti said he would be most willing to bear Njal's bones to church; so they rode thence fifteen men.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They rode east over Thurso-water, and called on men there to come with them till they had one hundred men, reckoning Njal's neighbours.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Hjallti said he would be most willing to bear Njal's bones to church; so they rode thence fifteen men.
