Chapter CXLIX · Chapter 149

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Now Flosi spoke to the Burners, his companions-- "It will no longer serve our turn to sit still, for now we shall have to think of our going abroad and of our fines, and of fulfilling our atonement as bravely as we can, and let us take a passage wherever it seems most likely to get one."

to or in a foreign country

From this reading Now Flosi spoke to the Burners, his companions-- "It will no longer serve our turn to sit still, for now we shall have to think of our going abroad and of our fines, and of fulfilling our atonement as bravely as we can, and let us take a passage wherever it seems most likely to get one."

(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 They bade him see to all that.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading OF FLOSI AND THE BURNERS.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Now Flosi spoke to the Burners, his companions-- "It will no longer serve our turn to sit still, for now we shall have to think of our going abroad and of our fines, and of fulfilling our atonement as bravely as we can, and let us take a passage wherever it seems most likely to get one."

compensation for a wrong

From this reading Now Flosi spoke to the Burners, his companions-- "It will no longer serve our turn to sit still, for now we shall have to think of our going abroad and of our fines, and of fulfilling our atonement as bravely as we can, and let us take a passage wherever it seems most likely to get one."

a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria

From this reading They bade him see to all that.

in a courageous manner

From this reading Now Flosi spoke to the Burners, his companions-- "It will no longer serve our turn to sit still, for now we shall have to think of our going abroad and of our fines, and of fulfilling our atonement as bravely as we can, and let us take a passage wherever it seems most likely to get one."

plural of “burner” — an apparatus for burning fuel (or refuse)

From this reading OF FLOSI AND THE BURNERS.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Then Flosi said-- "We will ride east to Hornfirth; for there that ship is laid up, which is owned by Eyjolf nosy, a man from Drontheim, but he wants to take to him a wife here, and he will not get the match made unless he settles himself down here.

obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction

From this reading We will buy the ship of him, for we shall have many men and little freight.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Then Flosi said-- "We will ride east to Hornfirth; for there that ship is laid up, which is owned by Eyjolf nosy, a man from Drontheim, but he wants to take to him a wife here, and he will not get the match made unless he settles himself down here.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Now Flosi spoke to the Burners, his companions-- "It will no longer serve our turn to sit still, for now we shall have to think of our going abroad and of our fines, and of fulfilling our atonement as bravely as we can, and let us take a passage wherever it seems most likely to get one."

plural of “companion” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another

From this reading Now Flosi spoke to the Burners, his companions-- "It will no longer serve our turn to sit still, for now we shall have to think of our going abroad and of our fines, and of fulfilling our atonement as bravely as we can, and let us take a passage wherever it seems most likely to get one."

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Then Flosi said-- "We will ride east to Hornfirth; for there that ship is laid up, which is owned by Eyjolf nosy, a man from Drontheim, but he wants to take to him a wife here, and he will not get the match made unless he settles himself down here.

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From this reading Then Flosi said-- "We will ride east to Hornfirth; for there that ship is laid up, which is owned by Eyjolf nosy, a man from Drontheim, but he wants to take to him a wife here, and he will not get the match made unless he settles himself down here.

the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees

From this reading Then Flosi said-- "We will ride east to Hornfirth; for there that ship is laid up, which is owned by Eyjolf nosy, a man from Drontheim, but he wants to take to him a wife here, and he will not get the match made unless he settles himself down here.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Then Flosi said-- "We will ride east to Hornfirth; for there that ship is laid up, which is owned by Eyjolf nosy, a man from Drontheim, but he wants to take to him a wife here, and he will not get the match made unless he settles himself down here.

plural of “fine” — money extracted as a penalty

From this reading Now Flosi spoke to the Burners, his companions-- "It will no longer serve our turn to sit still, for now we shall have to think of our going abroad and of our fines, and of fulfilling our atonement as bravely as we can, and let us take a passage wherever it seems most likely to get one."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading OF FLOSI AND THE BURNERS.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Now Flosi spoke to the Burners, his companions-- "It will no longer serve our turn to sit still, for now we shall have to think of our going abroad and of our fines, and of fulfilling our atonement as bravely as we can, and let us take a passage wherever it seems most likely to get one."

goods carried by a large vehicle

From this reading We will buy the ship of him, for we shall have many men and little freight.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Then Flosi said-- "We will ride east to Hornfirth; for there that ship is laid up, which is owned by Eyjolf nosy, a man from Drontheim, but he wants to take to him a wife here, and he will not get the match made unless he settles himself down here.

inflected form of “fulfil” — put in effect

From this reading Now Flosi spoke to the Burners, his companions-- "It will no longer serve our turn to sit still, for now we shall have to think of our going abroad and of our fines, and of fulfilling our atonement as bravely as we can, and let us take a passage wherever it seems most likely to get one."

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading Now Flosi spoke to the Burners, his companions-- "It will no longer serve our turn to sit still, for now we shall have to think of our going abroad and of our fines, and of fulfilling our atonement as bravely as we can, and let us take a passage wherever it seems most likely to get one."

the act of departing

From this reading Now Flosi spoke to the Burners, his companions-- "It will no longer serve our turn to sit still, for now we shall have to think of our going abroad and of our fines, and of fulfilling our atonement as bravely as we can, and let us take a passage wherever it seems most likely to get one."

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Now Flosi spoke to the Burners, his companions-- "It will no longer serve our turn to sit still, for now we shall have to think of our going abroad and of our fines, and of fulfilling our atonement as bravely as we can, and let us take a passage wherever it seems most likely to get one."

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Then Flosi said-- "We will ride east to Hornfirth; for there that ship is laid up, which is owned by Eyjolf nosy, a man from Drontheim, but he wants to take to him a wife here, and he will not get the match made unless he settles himself down here.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading Then Flosi said-- "We will ride east to Hornfirth; for there that ship is laid up, which is owned by Eyjolf nosy, a man from Drontheim, but he wants to take to him a wife here, and he will not get the match made unless he settles himself down here.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading They bade him see to all that.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading Then Flosi said-- "We will ride east to Hornfirth; for there that ship is laid up, which is owned by Eyjolf nosy, a man from Drontheim, but he wants to take to him a wife here, and he will not get the match made unless he settles himself down here.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Now Flosi spoke to the Burners, his companions-- "It will no longer serve our turn to sit still, for now we shall have to think of our going abroad and of our fines, and of fulfilling our atonement as bravely as we can, and let us take a passage wherever it seems most likely to get one."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Then Flosi said-- "We will ride east to Hornfirth; for there that ship is laid up, which is owned by Eyjolf nosy, a man from Drontheim, but he wants to take to him a wife here, and he will not get the match made unless he settles himself down here.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Then Flosi said-- "We will ride east to Hornfirth; for there that ship is laid up, which is owned by Eyjolf nosy, a man from Drontheim, but he wants to take to him a wife here, and he will not get the match made unless he settles himself down here.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Now Flosi spoke to the Burners, his companions-- "It will no longer serve our turn to sit still, for now we shall have to think of our going abroad and of our fines, and of fulfilling our atonement as bravely as we can, and let us take a passage wherever it seems most likely to get one."

set down according to a plan

From this reading Then Flosi said-- "We will ride east to Hornfirth; for there that ship is laid up, which is owned by Eyjolf nosy, a man from Drontheim, but he wants to take to him a wife here, and he will not get the match made unless he settles himself down here.

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading Now Flosi spoke to the Burners, his companions-- "It will no longer serve our turn to sit still, for now we shall have to think of our going abroad and of our fines, and of fulfilling our atonement as bravely as we can, and let us take a passage wherever it seems most likely to get one."

has a good chance of being the case or of coming about

From this reading Now Flosi spoke to the Burners, his companions-- "It will no longer serve our turn to sit still, for now we shall have to think of our going abroad and of our fines, and of fulfilling our atonement as bravely as we can, and let us take a passage wherever it seems most likely to get one."

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading We will buy the ship of him, for we shall have many men and little freight.

for more time

From this reading Now Flosi spoke to the Burners, his companions-- "It will no longer serve our turn to sit still, for now we shall have to think of our going abroad and of our fines, and of fulfilling our atonement as bravely as we can, and let us take a passage wherever it seems most likely to get one."

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Then Flosi said-- "We will ride east to Hornfirth; for there that ship is laid up, which is owned by Eyjolf nosy, a man from Drontheim, but he wants to take to him a wife here, and he will not get the match made unless he settles himself down here.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading Then Flosi said-- "We will ride east to Hornfirth; for there that ship is laid up, which is owned by Eyjolf nosy, a man from Drontheim, but he wants to take to him a wife here, and he will not get the match made unless he settles himself down here.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading We will buy the ship of him, for we shall have many men and little freight.

be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics

From this reading Then Flosi said-- "We will ride east to Hornfirth; for there that ship is laid up, which is owned by Eyjolf nosy, a man from Drontheim, but he wants to take to him a wife here, and he will not get the match made unless he settles himself down here.

the force of workers available

From this reading We will buy the ship of him, for we shall have many men and little freight.

used to form the superlative

From this reading Now Flosi spoke to the Burners, his companions-- "It will no longer serve our turn to sit still, for now we shall have to think of our going abroad and of our fines, and of fulfilling our atonement as bravely as we can, and let us take a passage wherever it seems most likely to get one."

not any; not one

From this reading Now Flosi spoke to the Burners, his companions-- "It will no longer serve our turn to sit still, for now we shall have to think of our going abroad and of our fines, and of fulfilling our atonement as bravely as we can, and let us take a passage wherever it seems most likely to get one."

offensively curious or inquisitive

From this reading Then Flosi said-- "We will ride east to Hornfirth; for there that ship is laid up, which is owned by Eyjolf nosy, a man from Drontheim, but he wants to take to him a wife here, and he will not get the match made unless he settles himself down here.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Then Flosi said-- "We will ride east to Hornfirth; for there that ship is laid up, which is owned by Eyjolf nosy, a man from Drontheim, but he wants to take to him a wife here, and he will not get the match made unless he settles himself down here.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Now Flosi spoke to the Burners, his companions-- "It will no longer serve our turn to sit still, for now we shall have to think of our going abroad and of our fines, and of fulfilling our atonement as bravely as we can, and let us take a passage wherever it seems most likely to get one."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading OF FLOSI AND THE BURNERS.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Now Flosi spoke to the Burners, his companions-- "It will no longer serve our turn to sit still, for now we shall have to think of our going abroad and of our fines, and of fulfilling our atonement as bravely as we can, and let us take a passage wherever it seems most likely to get one."

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Now Flosi spoke to the Burners, his companions-- "It will no longer serve our turn to sit still, for now we shall have to think of our going abroad and of our fines, and of fulfilling our atonement as bravely as we can, and let us take a passage wherever it seems most likely to get one."

having an owner; often used in combination

From this reading Then Flosi said-- "We will ride east to Hornfirth; for there that ship is laid up, which is owned by Eyjolf nosy, a man from Drontheim, but he wants to take to him a wife here, and he will not get the match made unless he settles himself down here.

the act of passing from one state or place to the next

From this reading Now Flosi spoke to the Burners, his companions-- "It will no longer serve our turn to sit still, for now we shall have to think of our going abroad and of our fines, and of fulfilling our atonement as bravely as we can, and let us take a passage wherever it seems most likely to get one."

sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions

From this reading Then Flosi said-- "We will ride east to Hornfirth; for there that ship is laid up, which is owned by Eyjolf nosy, a man from Drontheim, but he wants to take to him a wife here, and he will not get the match made unless he settles himself down here.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading Then Flosi said-- "We will ride east to Hornfirth; for there that ship is laid up, which is owned by Eyjolf nosy, a man from Drontheim, but he wants to take to him a wife here, and he will not get the match made unless he settles himself down here.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading They bade him see to all that.

third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading Now Flosi spoke to the Burners, his companions-- "It will no longer serve our turn to sit still, for now we shall have to think of our going abroad and of our fines, and of fulfilling our atonement as bravely as we can, and let us take a passage wherever it seems most likely to get one."

serve a purpose, role, or function

From this reading Now Flosi spoke to the Burners, his companions-- "It will no longer serve our turn to sit still, for now we shall have to think of our going abroad and of our fines, and of fulfilling our atonement as bravely as we can, and let us take a passage wherever it seems most likely to get one."

plural of “settle” — a long wooden bench with a back

From this reading Then Flosi said-- "We will ride east to Hornfirth; for there that ship is laid up, which is owned by Eyjolf nosy, a man from Drontheim, but he wants to take to him a wife here, and he will not get the match made unless he settles himself down here.

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading Now Flosi spoke to the Burners, his companions-- "It will no longer serve our turn to sit still, for now we shall have to think of our going abroad and of our fines, and of fulfilling our atonement as bravely as we can, and let us take a passage wherever it seems most likely to get one."

transport commercially

From this reading Then Flosi said-- "We will ride east to Hornfirth; for there that ship is laid up, which is owned by Eyjolf nosy, a man from Drontheim, but he wants to take to him a wife here, and he will not get the match made unless he settles himself down here.

be seated

From this reading Now Flosi spoke to the Burners, his companions-- "It will no longer serve our turn to sit still, for now we shall have to think of our going abroad and of our fines, and of fulfilling our atonement as bravely as we can, and let us take a passage wherever it seems most likely to get one."

support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim

From this reading Now Flosi spoke to the Burners, his companions-- "It will no longer serve our turn to sit still, for now we shall have to think of our going abroad and of our fines, and of fulfilling our atonement as bravely as we can, and let us take a passage wherever it seems most likely to get one."

not in physical motion

From this reading Now Flosi spoke to the Burners, his companions-- "It will no longer serve our turn to sit still, for now we shall have to think of our going abroad and of our fines, and of fulfilling our atonement as bravely as we can, and let us take a passage wherever it seems most likely to get one."

carry out

From this reading Now Flosi spoke to the Burners, his companions-- "It will no longer serve our turn to sit still, for now we shall have to think of our going abroad and of our fines, and of fulfilling our atonement as bravely as we can, and let us take a passage wherever it seems most likely to get one."

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading They bade him see to all that.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading OF FLOSI AND THE BURNERS.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then Flosi said-- "We will ride east to Hornfirth; for there that ship is laid up, which is owned by Eyjolf nosy, a man from Drontheim, but he wants to take to him a wife here, and he will not get the match made unless he settles himself down here.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Then Flosi said-- "We will ride east to Hornfirth; for there that ship is laid up, which is owned by Eyjolf nosy, a man from Drontheim, but he wants to take to him a wife here, and he will not get the match made unless he settles himself down here.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They bade him see to all that.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading Now Flosi spoke to the Burners, his companions-- "It will no longer serve our turn to sit still, for now we shall have to think of our going abroad and of our fines, and of fulfilling our atonement as bravely as we can, and let us take a passage wherever it seems most likely to get one."

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Now Flosi spoke to the Burners, his companions-- "It will no longer serve our turn to sit still, for now we shall have to think of our going abroad and of our fines, and of fulfilling our atonement as bravely as we can, and let us take a passage wherever it seems most likely to get one."

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading Now Flosi spoke to the Burners, his companions-- "It will no longer serve our turn to sit still, for now we shall have to think of our going abroad and of our fines, and of fulfilling our atonement as bravely as we can, and let us take a passage wherever it seems most likely to get one."

except if; if not

From this reading Then Flosi said-- "We will ride east to Hornfirth; for there that ship is laid up, which is owned by Eyjolf nosy, a man from Drontheim, but he wants to take to him a wife here, and he will not get the match made unless he settles himself down here.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Then Flosi said-- "We will ride east to Hornfirth; for there that ship is laid up, which is owned by Eyjolf nosy, a man from Drontheim, but he wants to take to him a wife here, and he will not get the match made unless he settles himself down here.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Now Flosi spoke to the Burners, his companions-- "It will no longer serve our turn to sit still, for now we shall have to think of our going abroad and of our fines, and of fulfilling our atonement as bravely as we can, and let us take a passage wherever it seems most likely to get one."

plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty

From this reading Then Flosi said-- "We will ride east to Hornfirth; for there that ship is laid up, which is owned by Eyjolf nosy, a man from Drontheim, but he wants to take to him a wife here, and he will not get the match made unless he settles himself down here.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Now Flosi spoke to the Burners, his companions-- "It will no longer serve our turn to sit still, for now we shall have to think of our going abroad and of our fines, and of fulfilling our atonement as bravely as we can, and let us take a passage wherever it seems most likely to get one."

in or to any place at all

From this reading Now Flosi spoke to the Burners, his companions-- "It will no longer serve our turn to sit still, for now we shall have to think of our going abroad and of our fines, and of fulfilling our atonement as bravely as we can, and let us take a passage wherever it seems most likely to get one."

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Then Flosi said-- "We will ride east to Hornfirth; for there that ship is laid up, which is owned by Eyjolf nosy, a man from Drontheim, but he wants to take to him a wife here, and he will not get the match made unless he settles himself down here.

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading Then Flosi said-- "We will ride east to Hornfirth; for there that ship is laid up, which is owned by Eyjolf nosy, a man from Drontheim, but he wants to take to him a wife here, and he will not get the match made unless he settles himself down here.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Now Flosi spoke to the Burners, his companions-- "It will no longer serve our turn to sit still, for now we shall have to think of our going abroad and of our fines, and of fulfilling our atonement as bravely as we can, and let us take a passage wherever it seems most likely to get one."