used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Kari made such a near guess, that he rode away thence at the very time that they gave over seeking for him.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He rode by night up through the Hundred, and after that he took to the fell; and so on all the same way as they had followed when they rode east, and did not stop till they came to Midmark.
(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 He rode by night up through the Hundred, and after that he took to the fell; and so on all the same way as they had followed when they rode east, and did not stop till they came to Midmark.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading OF KARI AND BJORN AND THORGEIR.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He rode by night up through the Hundred, and after that he took to the fell; and so on all the same way as they had followed when they rode east, and did not stop till they came to Midmark.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Kari made such a near guess, that he rode away thence at the very time that they gave over seeking for him.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Kari made such a near guess, that he rode away thence at the very time that they gave over seeking for him.
English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)
From this reading Now we must tell of Bjorn and Kari that they ride down on the Sand, and lead their horses under the banks where the wild oats grew, and cut the oats for them, that they might not die of hunger.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Then Bjorn said to Kari-- "Now shalt thou be my great friend before my mistress, for she will never believe one word of what I say; but everything lies on what you do, so now repay me for the good following which I have yielded to thee."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Then Bjorn said to Kari-- "Now shalt thou be my great friend before my mistress, for she will never believe one word of what I say; but everything lies on what you do, so now repay me for the good following which I have yielded to thee."
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Then Bjorn said to Kari-- "Now shalt thou be my great friend before my mistress, for she will never believe one word of what I say; but everything lies on what you do, so now repay me for the good following which I have yielded to thee."
BJORN
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From this reading OF KARI AND BJORN AND THORGEIR.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Then Bjorn said to Kari-- "Now shalt thou be my great friend before my mistress, for she will never believe one word of what I say; but everything lies on what you do, so now repay me for the good following which I have yielded to thee."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He rode by night up through the Hundred, and after that he took to the fell; and so on all the same way as they had followed when they rode east, and did not stop till they came to Midmark.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He rode by night up through the Hundred, and after that he took to the fell; and so on all the same way as they had followed when they rode east, and did not stop till they came to Midmark.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading Now we must tell of Bjorn and Kari that they ride down on the Sand, and lead their horses under the banks where the wild oats grew, and cut the oats for them, that they might not die of hunger.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He rode by night up through the Hundred, and after that he took to the fell; and so on all the same way as they had followed when they rode east, and did not stop till they came to Midmark.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Now we must tell of Bjorn and Kari that they ride down on the Sand, and lead their horses under the banks where the wild oats grew, and cut the oats for them, that they might not die of hunger.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Then Bjorn said to Kari-- "Now shalt thou be my great friend before my mistress, for she will never believe one word of what I say; but everything lies on what you do, so now repay me for the good following which I have yielded to thee."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Now we must tell of Bjorn and Kari that they ride down on the Sand, and lead their horses under the banks where the wild oats grew, and cut the oats for them, that they might not die of hunger.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading He rode by night up through the Hundred, and after that he took to the fell; and so on all the same way as they had followed when they rode east, and did not stop till they came to Midmark.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Then Bjorn said to Kari-- "Now shalt thou be my great friend before my mistress, for she will never believe one word of what I say; but everything lies on what you do, so now repay me for the good following which I have yielded to thee."
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading He rode by night up through the Hundred, and after that he took to the fell; and so on all the same way as they had followed when they rode east, and did not stop till they came to Midmark.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading He rode by night up through the Hundred, and after that he took to the fell; and so on all the same way as they had followed when they rode east, and did not stop till they came to Midmark.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading Then Bjorn said to Kari-- "Now shalt thou be my great friend before my mistress, for she will never believe one word of what I say; but everything lies on what you do, so now repay me for the good following which I have yielded to thee."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Now we must tell of Bjorn and Kari that they ride down on the Sand, and lead their horses under the banks where the wild oats grew, and cut the oats for them, that they might not die of hunger.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Then Bjorn said to Kari-- "Now shalt thou be my great friend before my mistress, for she will never believe one word of what I say; but everything lies on what you do, so now repay me for the good following which I have yielded to thee."
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Kari made such a near guess, that he rode away thence at the very time that they gave over seeking for him.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Then Bjorn said to Kari-- "Now shalt thou be my great friend before my mistress, for she will never believe one word of what I say; but everything lies on what you do, so now repay me for the good following which I have yielded to thee."
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Then Bjorn said to Kari-- "Now shalt thou be my great friend before my mistress, for she will never believe one word of what I say; but everything lies on what you do, so now repay me for the good following which I have yielded to thee."
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading Now we must tell of Bjorn and Kari that they ride down on the Sand, and lead their horses under the banks where the wild oats grew, and cut the oats for them, that they might not die of hunger.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading Kari made such a near guess, that he rode away thence at the very time that they gave over seeking for him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He rode by night up through the Hundred, and after that he took to the fell; and so on all the same way as they had followed when they rode east, and did not stop till they came to Midmark.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Then Bjorn said to Kari-- "Now shalt thou be my great friend before my mistress, for she will never believe one word of what I say; but everything lies on what you do, so now repay me for the good following which I have yielded to thee."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Kari made such a near guess, that he rode away thence at the very time that they gave over seeking for him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Kari made such a near guess, that he rode away thence at the very time that they gave over seeking for him.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Now we must tell of Bjorn and Kari that they ride down on the Sand, and lead their horses under the banks where the wild oats grew, and cut the oats for them, that they might not die of hunger.
ten 10s
From this reading He rode by night up through the Hundred, and after that he took to the fell; and so on all the same way as they had followed when they rode east, and did not stop till they came to Midmark.
a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation
From this reading Now we must tell of Bjorn and Kari that they ride down on the Sand, and lead their horses under the banks where the wild oats grew, and cut the oats for them, that they might not die of hunger.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Then Bjorn said to Kari-- "Now shalt thou be my great friend before my mistress, for she will never believe one word of what I say; but everything lies on what you do, so now repay me for the good following which I have yielded to thee."
KARI
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From this reading OF KARI AND BJORN AND THORGEIR.
take somebody somewhere
From this reading Now we must tell of Bjorn and Kari that they ride down on the Sand, and lead their horses under the banks where the wild oats grew, and cut the oats for them, that they might not die of hunger.
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading Then Bjorn said to Kari-- "Now shalt thou be my great friend before my mistress, for she will never believe one word of what I say; but everything lies on what you do, so now repay me for the good following which I have yielded to thee."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Kari made such a near guess, that he rode away thence at the very time that they gave over seeking for him.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then Bjorn said to Kari-- "Now shalt thou be my great friend before my mistress, for she will never believe one word of what I say; but everything lies on what you do, so now repay me for the good following which I have yielded to thee."
Midmark
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From this reading He rode by night up through the Hundred, and after that he took to the fell; and so on all the same way as they had followed when they rode east, and did not stop till they came to Midmark.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Now we must tell of Bjorn and Kari that they ride down on the Sand, and lead their horses under the banks where the wild oats grew, and cut the oats for them, that they might not die of hunger.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading Then Bjorn said to Kari-- "Now shalt thou be my great friend before my mistress, for she will never believe one word of what I say; but everything lies on what you do, so now repay me for the good following which I have yielded to thee."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Now we must tell of Bjorn and Kari that they ride down on the Sand, and lead their horses under the banks where the wild oats grew, and cut the oats for them, that they might not die of hunger.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Then Bjorn said to Kari-- "Now shalt thou be my great friend before my mistress, for she will never believe one word of what I say; but everything lies on what you do, so now repay me for the good following which I have yielded to thee."
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Kari made such a near guess, that he rode away thence at the very time that they gave over seeking for him.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Then Bjorn said to Kari-- "Now shalt thou be my great friend before my mistress, for she will never believe one word of what I say; but everything lies on what you do, so now repay me for the good following which I have yielded to thee."
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading He rode by night up through the Hundred, and after that he took to the fell; and so on all the same way as they had followed when they rode east, and did not stop till they came to Midmark.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Now we must tell of Bjorn and Kari that they ride down on the Sand, and lead their horses under the banks where the wild oats grew, and cut the oats for them, that they might not die of hunger.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now we must tell of Bjorn and Kari that they ride down on the Sand, and lead their horses under the banks where the wild oats grew, and cut the oats for them, that they might not die of hunger.
oatsnounUS /oʊts/
plural of “oat” — annual grass of Europe and North Africa; grains used as food and fodder (referred to primarily in the plural: “oats”)
From this reading Now we must tell of Bjorn and Kari that they ride down on the Sand, and lead their horses under the banks where the wild oats grew, and cut the oats for them, that they might not die of hunger.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OF KARI AND BJORN AND THORGEIR.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Now we must tell of Bjorn and Kari that they ride down on the Sand, and lead their horses under the banks where the wild oats grew, and cut the oats for them, that they might not die of hunger.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Then Bjorn said to Kari-- "Now shalt thou be my great friend before my mistress, for she will never believe one word of what I say; but everything lies on what you do, so now repay me for the good following which I have yielded to thee."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Kari made such a near guess, that he rode away thence at the very time that they gave over seeking for him.
repayverbUS /riˈpeɪ/
pay back
From this reading Then Bjorn said to Kari-- "Now shalt thou be my great friend before my mistress, for she will never believe one word of what I say; but everything lies on what you do, so now repay me for the good following which I have yielded to thee."
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading Now we must tell of Bjorn and Kari that they ride down on the Sand, and lead their horses under the banks where the wild oats grew, and cut the oats for them, that they might not die of hunger.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading Kari made such a near guess, that he rode away thence at the very time that they gave over seeking for him.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Then Bjorn said to Kari-- "Now shalt thou be my great friend before my mistress, for she will never believe one word of what I say; but everything lies on what you do, so now repay me for the good following which I have yielded to thee."
Identical; not different.
From this reading He rode by night up through the Hundred, and after that he took to the fell; and so on all the same way as they had followed when they rode east, and did not stop till they came to Midmark.
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading Now we must tell of Bjorn and Kari that they ride down on the Sand, and lead their horses under the banks where the wild oats grew, and cut the oats for them, that they might not die of hunger.
express in words
From this reading Then Bjorn said to Kari-- "Now shalt thou be my great friend before my mistress, for she will never believe one word of what I say; but everything lies on what you do, so now repay me for the good following which I have yielded to thee."
the act of searching for something
From this reading Kari made such a near guess, that he rode away thence at the very time that they gave over seeking for him.
an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”
From this reading Then Bjorn said to Kari-- "Now shalt thou be my great friend before my mistress, for she will never believe one word of what I say; but everything lies on what you do, so now repay me for the good following which I have yielded to thee."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then Bjorn said to Kari-- "Now shalt thou be my great friend before my mistress, for she will never believe one word of what I say; but everything lies on what you do, so now repay me for the good following which I have yielded to thee."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He rode by night up through the Hundred, and after that he took to the fell; and so on all the same way as they had followed when they rode east, and did not stop till they came to Midmark.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading He rode by night up through the Hundred, and after that he took to the fell; and so on all the same way as they had followed when they rode east, and did not stop till they came to Midmark.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Kari made such a near guess, that he rode away thence at the very time that they gave over seeking for him.
express in words
From this reading Now we must tell of Bjorn and Kari that they ride down on the Sand, and lead their horses under the banks where the wild oats grew, and cut the oats for them, that they might not die of hunger.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now we must tell of Bjorn and Kari that they ride down on the Sand, and lead their horses under the banks where the wild oats grew, and cut the oats for them, that they might not die of hunger.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now we must tell of Bjorn and Kari that they ride down on the Sand, and lead their horses under the banks where the wild oats grew, and cut the oats for them, that they might not die of hunger.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Then Bjorn said to Kari-- "Now shalt thou be my great friend before my mistress, for she will never believe one word of what I say; but everything lies on what you do, so now repay me for the good following which I have yielded to thee."
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Now we must tell of Bjorn and Kari that they ride down on the Sand, and lead their horses under the banks where the wild oats grew, and cut the oats for them, that they might not die of hunger.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Now we must tell of Bjorn and Kari that they ride down on the Sand, and lead their horses under the banks where the wild oats grew, and cut the oats for them, that they might not die of hunger.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then Bjorn said to Kari-- "Now shalt thou be my great friend before my mistress, for she will never believe one word of what I say; but everything lies on what you do, so now repay me for the good following which I have yielded to thee."
from that place or that time
From this reading Kari made such a near guess, that he rode away thence at the very time that they gave over seeking for him.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now we must tell of Bjorn and Kari that they ride down on the Sand, and lead their horses under the banks where the wild oats grew, and cut the oats for them, that they might not die of hunger.
THORGEIR
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From this reading OF KARI AND BJORN AND THORGEIR.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Then Bjorn said to Kari-- "Now shalt thou be my great friend before my mistress, for she will never believe one word of what I say; but everything lies on what you do, so now repay me for the good following which I have yielded to thee."
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading He rode by night up through the Hundred, and after that he took to the fell; and so on all the same way as they had followed when they rode east, and did not stop till they came to Midmark.
up to a particular time
From this reading He rode by night up through the Hundred, and after that he took to the fell; and so on all the same way as they had followed when they rode east, and did not stop till they came to Midmark.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Kari made such a near guess, that he rode away thence at the very time that they gave over seeking for him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He rode by night up through the Hundred, and after that he took to the fell; and so on all the same way as they had followed when they rode east, and did not stop till they came to Midmark.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading He rode by night up through the Hundred, and after that he took to the fell; and so on all the same way as they had followed when they rode east, and did not stop till they came to Midmark.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Now we must tell of Bjorn and Kari that they ride down on the Sand, and lead their horses under the banks where the wild oats grew, and cut the oats for them, that they might not die of hunger.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He rode by night up through the Hundred, and after that he took to the fell; and so on all the same way as they had followed when they rode east, and did not stop till they came to Midmark.
precisely as stated
From this reading Kari made such a near guess, that he rode away thence at the very time that they gave over seeking for him.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading He rode by night up through the Hundred, and after that he took to the fell; and so on all the same way as they had followed when they rode east, and did not stop till they came to Midmark.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Now we must tell of Bjorn and Kari that they ride down on the Sand, and lead their horses under the banks where the wild oats grew, and cut the oats for them, that they might not die of hunger.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Then Bjorn said to Kari-- "Now shalt thou be my great friend before my mistress, for she will never believe one word of what I say; but everything lies on what you do, so now repay me for the good following which I have yielded to thee."
at the time that
From this reading He rode by night up through the Hundred, and after that he took to the fell; and so on all the same way as they had followed when they rode east, and did not stop till they came to Midmark.
in or at the place that
From this reading Now we must tell of Bjorn and Kari that they ride down on the Sand, and lead their horses under the banks where the wild oats grew, and cut the oats for them, that they might not die of hunger.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Then Bjorn said to Kari-- "Now shalt thou be my great friend before my mistress, for she will never believe one word of what I say; but everything lies on what you do, so now repay me for the good following which I have yielded to thee."
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading Now we must tell of Bjorn and Kari that they ride down on the Sand, and lead their horses under the banks where the wild oats grew, and cut the oats for them, that they might not die of hunger.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Then Bjorn said to Kari-- "Now shalt thou be my great friend before my mistress, for she will never believe one word of what I say; but everything lies on what you do, so now repay me for the good following which I have yielded to thee."
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Then Bjorn said to Kari-- "Now shalt thou be my great friend before my mistress, for she will never believe one word of what I say; but everything lies on what you do, so now repay me for the good following which I have yielded to thee."
yieldedverbUS /ˈjiːldɪd/
past form of “yield” — be the cause or source of
From this reading Then Bjorn said to Kari-- "Now shalt thou be my great friend before my mistress, for she will never believe one word of what I say; but everything lies on what you do, so now repay me for the good following which I have yielded to thee."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Then Bjorn said to Kari-- "Now shalt thou be my great friend before my mistress, for she will never believe one word of what I say; but everything lies on what you do, so now repay me for the good following which I have yielded to thee."
