(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 Hall of the Side and his son Kol, seven of them in all, rode west over Loomnip's Sand, and so west over Arnstacksheath, and did not draw bridle till they came into Myrdale.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hall of the Side and his son Kol, seven of them in all, rode west over Loomnip's Sand, and so west over Arnstacksheath, and did not draw bridle till they came into Myrdale.
Arnstacksheath
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From this reading Hall of the Side and his son Kol, seven of them in all, rode west over Loomnip's Sand, and so west over Arnstacksheath, and did not draw bridle till they came into Myrdale.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading There they asked whether Thorgeir would be at home at Holt, and they were told that they would find him at home.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There they asked whether Thorgeir would be at home at Holt, and they were told that they would find him at home.
ATONEMENTnounUS /əˈtoʊnmənt/
compensation for a wrong
From this reading THE AWARD OF ATONEMENT WITH THORGEIR CRAGGEIR.
AWARDnounUS /əˈwɔːrd/
a grant made by a law court
From this reading THE AWARD OF ATONEMENT WITH THORGEIR CRAGGEIR.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There they asked whether Thorgeir would be at home at Holt, and they were told that they would find him at home.
bridlenounUS /ˈbraɪdəl/
headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control
From this reading Hall of the Side and his son Kol, seven of them in all, rode west over Loomnip's Sand, and so west over Arnstacksheath, and did not draw bridle till they came into Myrdale.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Hall of the Side and his son Kol, seven of them in all, rode west over Loomnip's Sand, and so west over Arnstacksheath, and did not draw bridle till they came into Myrdale.
CRAGGEIR
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From this reading THE AWARD OF ATONEMENT WITH THORGEIR CRAGGEIR.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Hall of the Side and his son Kol, seven of them in all, rode west over Loomnip's Sand, and so west over Arnstacksheath, and did not draw bridle till they came into Myrdale.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading Hall of the Side and his son Kol, seven of them in all, rode west over Loomnip's Sand, and so west over Arnstacksheath, and did not draw bridle till they came into Myrdale.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading There they asked whether Thorgeir would be at home at Holt, and they were told that they would find him at home.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The men asked whither Hall meant to go.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Hall of the Side and his son Kol, seven of them in all, rode west over Loomnip's Sand, and so west over Arnstacksheath, and did not draw bridle till they came into Myrdale.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Thither to Holt," he said.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There they asked whether Thorgeir would be at home at Holt, and they were told that they would find him at home.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Hall of the Side and his son Kol, seven of them in all, rode west over Loomnip's Sand, and so west over Arnstacksheath, and did not draw bridle till they came into Myrdale.
Holt
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From this reading There they asked whether Thorgeir would be at home at Holt, and they were told that they would find him at home.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading There they asked whether Thorgeir would be at home at Holt, and they were told that they would find him at home.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hall of the Side and his son Kol, seven of them in all, rode west over Loomnip's Sand, and so west over Arnstacksheath, and did not draw bridle till they came into Myrdale.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Hall of the Side and his son Kol, seven of them in all, rode west over Loomnip's Sand, and so west over Arnstacksheath, and did not draw bridle till they came into Myrdale.
Kol
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From this reading Hall of the Side and his son Kol, seven of them in all, rode west over Loomnip's Sand, and so west over Arnstacksheath, and did not draw bridle till they came into Myrdale.
Loomnip's
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From this reading Hall of the Side and his son Kol, seven of them in all, rode west over Loomnip's Sand, and so west over Arnstacksheath, and did not draw bridle till they came into Myrdale.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading The men asked whither Hall meant to go.
the force of workers available
From this reading The men asked whither Hall meant to go.
Myrdale
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From this reading Hall of the Side and his son Kol, seven of them in all, rode west over Loomnip's Sand, and so west over Arnstacksheath, and did not draw bridle till they came into Myrdale.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Hall of the Side and his son Kol, seven of them in all, rode west over Loomnip's Sand, and so west over Arnstacksheath, and did not draw bridle till they came into Myrdale.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE AWARD OF ATONEMENT WITH THORGEIR CRAGGEIR.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Hall of the Side and his son Kol, seven of them in all, rode west over Loomnip's Sand, and so west over Arnstacksheath, and did not draw bridle till they came into Myrdale.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading Hall of the Side and his son Kol, seven of them in all, rode west over Loomnip's Sand, and so west over Arnstacksheath, and did not draw bridle till they came into Myrdale.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Thither to Holt," he said.
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading Hall of the Side and his son Kol, seven of them in all, rode west over Loomnip's Sand, and so west over Arnstacksheath, and did not draw bridle till they came into Myrdale.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading Hall of the Side and his son Kol, seven of them in all, rode west over Loomnip's Sand, and so west over Arnstacksheath, and did not draw bridle till they came into Myrdale.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Hall of the Side and his son Kol, seven of them in all, rode west over Loomnip's Sand, and so west over Arnstacksheath, and did not draw bridle till they came into Myrdale.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Hall of the Side and his son Kol, seven of them in all, rode west over Loomnip's Sand, and so west over Arnstacksheath, and did not draw bridle till they came into Myrdale.
a male human offspring
From this reading Hall of the Side and his son Kol, seven of them in all, rode west over Loomnip's Sand, and so west over Arnstacksheath, and did not draw bridle till they came into Myrdale.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There they asked whether Thorgeir would be at home at Holt, and they were told that they would find him at home.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE AWARD OF ATONEMENT WITH THORGEIR CRAGGEIR.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Hall of the Side and his son Kol, seven of them in all, rode west over Loomnip's Sand, and so west over Arnstacksheath, and did not draw bridle till they came into Myrdale.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There they asked whether Thorgeir would be at home at Holt, and they were told that they would find him at home.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hall of the Side and his son Kol, seven of them in all, rode west over Loomnip's Sand, and so west over Arnstacksheath, and did not draw bridle till they came into Myrdale.
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading "Thither to Holt," he said.
THORGEIR
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From this reading THE AWARD OF ATONEMENT WITH THORGEIR CRAGGEIR.
up to a particular time
From this reading Hall of the Side and his son Kol, seven of them in all, rode west over Loomnip's Sand, and so west over Arnstacksheath, and did not draw bridle till they came into Myrdale.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The men asked whither Hall meant to go.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading There they asked whether Thorgeir would be at home at Holt, and they were told that they would find him at home.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There they asked whether Thorgeir would be at home at Holt, and they were told that they would find him at home.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading Hall of the Side and his son Kol, seven of them in all, rode west over Loomnip's Sand, and so west over Arnstacksheath, and did not draw bridle till they came into Myrdale.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading There they asked whether Thorgeir would be at home at Holt, and they were told that they would find him at home.
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading The men asked whither Hall meant to go.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE AWARD OF ATONEMENT WITH THORGEIR CRAGGEIR.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There they asked whether Thorgeir would be at home at Holt, and they were told that they would find him at home.
