used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Those messmates Kari and Kolbein the black put out to sea from Eyrar half a month later than Flosi and his companions from Hornfirth.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There that man whose name was David the white took Kari into his house, and he told him all that he had heard for certain about the doings of the Burners.
to or in a foreign country
From this reading KARI GOES ABROAD.
(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 There that man whose name was David the white took Kari into his house, and he told him all that he had heard for certain about the doings of the Burners.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Those messmates Kari and Kolbein the black put out to sea from Eyrar half a month later than Flosi and his companions from Hornfirth.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The first land they made was the Fair Isle; it lies between Shetland and the Orkneys.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Those messmates Kari and Kolbein the black put out to sea from Eyrar half a month later than Flosi and his companions from Hornfirth.
BurnersnounUS /ˈbɜːrnərz/
plural of “burner” — an apparatus for burning fuel (or refuse)
From this reading There that man whose name was David the white took Kari into his house, and he told him all that he had heard for certain about the doings of the Burners.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They got a fine fair wind, and were but a short time out.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading There that man whose name was David the white took Kari into his house, and he told him all that he had heard for certain about the doings of the Burners.
plural of “companion” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading Those messmates Kari and Kolbein the black put out to sea from Eyrar half a month later than Flosi and his companions from Hornfirth.
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading There that man whose name was David the white took Kari into his house, and he told him all that he had heard for certain about the doings of the Burners.
doingsnounUS /ˈduːɪŋz/
manner of acting or controlling yourself
From this reading There that man whose name was David the white took Kari into his house, and he told him all that he had heard for certain about the doings of the Burners.
Eyrar
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From this reading Those messmates Kari and Kolbein the black put out to sea from Eyrar half a month later than Flosi and his companions from Hornfirth.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading They got a fine fair wind, and were but a short time out.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading They got a fine fair wind, and were but a short time out.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The first land they made was the Fair Isle; it lies between Shetland and the Orkneys.
Flosi
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From this reading Those messmates Kari and Kolbein the black put out to sea from Eyrar half a month later than Flosi and his companions from Hornfirth.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There that man whose name was David the white took Kari into his house, and he told him all that he had heard for certain about the doings of the Burners.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Those messmates Kari and Kolbein the black put out to sea from Eyrar half a month later than Flosi and his companions from Hornfirth.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading KARI GOES ABROAD.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading They got a fine fair wind, and were but a short time out.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There that man whose name was David the white took Kari into his house, and he told him all that he had heard for certain about the doings of the Burners.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Those messmates Kari and Kolbein the black put out to sea from Eyrar half a month later than Flosi and his companions from Hornfirth.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There that man whose name was David the white took Kari into his house, and he told him all that he had heard for certain about the doings of the Burners.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading There that man whose name was David the white took Kari into his house, and he told him all that he had heard for certain about the doings of the Burners.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There that man whose name was David the white took Kari into his house, and he told him all that he had heard for certain about the doings of the Burners.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Those messmates Kari and Kolbein the black put out to sea from Eyrar half a month later than Flosi and his companions from Hornfirth.
Hornfirth
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From this reading Those messmates Kari and Kolbein the black put out to sea from Eyrar half a month later than Flosi and his companions from Hornfirth.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading There that man whose name was David the white took Kari into his house, and he told him all that he had heard for certain about the doings of the Burners.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading There that man whose name was David the white took Kari into his house, and he told him all that he had heard for certain about the doings of the Burners.
IslenounUS /aɪl/
a small island
From this reading The first land they made was the Fair Isle; it lies between Shetland and the Orkneys.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The first land they made was the Fair Isle; it lies between Shetland and the Orkneys.
KARI
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From this reading KARI GOES ABROAD.
Kolbein
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From this reading Those messmates Kari and Kolbein the black put out to sea from Eyrar half a month later than Flosi and his companions from Hornfirth.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading The first land they made was the Fair Isle; it lies between Shetland and the Orkneys.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Those messmates Kari and Kolbein the black put out to sea from Eyrar half a month later than Flosi and his companions from Hornfirth.
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading The first land they made was the Fair Isle; it lies between Shetland and the Orkneys.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The first land they made was the Fair Isle; it lies between Shetland and the Orkneys.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading There that man whose name was David the white took Kari into his house, and he told him all that he had heard for certain about the doings of the Burners.
messmates
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From this reading Those messmates Kari and Kolbein the black put out to sea from Eyrar half a month later than Flosi and his companions from Hornfirth.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Those messmates Kari and Kolbein the black put out to sea from Eyrar half a month later than Flosi and his companions from Hornfirth.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading There that man whose name was David the white took Kari into his house, and he told him all that he had heard for certain about the doings of the Burners.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There that man whose name was David the white took Kari into his house, and he told him all that he had heard for certain about the doings of the Burners.
Orkneys
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From this reading The first land they made was the Fair Isle; it lies between Shetland and the Orkneys.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Those messmates Kari and Kolbein the black put out to sea from Eyrar half a month later than Flosi and his companions from Hornfirth.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Those messmates Kari and Kolbein the black put out to sea from Eyrar half a month later than Flosi and his companions from Hornfirth.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Those messmates Kari and Kolbein the black put out to sea from Eyrar half a month later than Flosi and his companions from Hornfirth.
ShetlandnounUS /ˈʃetlənd/
an archipelago of about 100 islands in the North Atlantic off the north coast of Scotland
From this reading The first land they made was the Fair Isle; it lies between Shetland and the Orkneys.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading They got a fine fair wind, and were but a short time out.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Those messmates Kari and Kolbein the black put out to sea from Eyrar half a month later than Flosi and his companions from Hornfirth.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There that man whose name was David the white took Kari into his house, and he told him all that he had heard for certain about the doings of the Burners.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Those messmates Kari and Kolbein the black put out to sea from Eyrar half a month later than Flosi and his companions from Hornfirth.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There that man whose name was David the white took Kari into his house, and he told him all that he had heard for certain about the doings of the Burners.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They got a fine fair wind, and were but a short time out.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those messmates Kari and Kolbein the black put out to sea from Eyrar half a month later than Flosi and his companions from Hornfirth.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading They got a fine fair wind, and were but a short time out.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Those messmates Kari and Kolbein the black put out to sea from Eyrar half a month later than Flosi and his companions from Hornfirth.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading There that man whose name was David the white took Kari into his house, and he told him all that he had heard for certain about the doings of the Burners.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading There that man whose name was David the white took Kari into his house, and he told him all that he had heard for certain about the doings of the Burners.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first land they made was the Fair Isle; it lies between Shetland and the Orkneys.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They got a fine fair wind, and were but a short time out.
a Caucasian
From this reading There that man whose name was David the white took Kari into his house, and he told him all that he had heard for certain about the doings of the Burners.
belonging to which person
From this reading There that man whose name was David the white took Kari into his house, and he told him all that he had heard for certain about the doings of the Burners.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading They got a fine fair wind, and were but a short time out.
