used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Now once on a time when autumn came, it happened that men had hard work to get their flocks home, and many of Glum's wethers were missing.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Then Glum said to Thiostolf-- "Go thou up on the fell with my house-carles and see if ye cannot find out anything about the sheep."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now once on a time when autumn came, it happened that men had hard work to get their flocks home, and many of Glum's wethers were missing.
any thing at all
From this reading Then Glum said to Thiostolf-- "Go thou up on the fell with my house-carles and see if ye cannot find out anything about the sheep."
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading Now once on a time when autumn came, it happened that men had hard work to get their flocks home, and many of Glum's wethers were missing.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading "'Tis no business of mine," says Thiostolf, "to hunt up sheep, and this one thing is quite enough to hinder it.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Now once on a time when autumn came, it happened that men had hard work to get their flocks home, and many of Glum's wethers were missing.
cannot
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From this reading Then Glum said to Thiostolf-- "Go thou up on the fell with my house-carles and see if ye cannot find out anything about the sheep."
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "'Tis no business of mine," says Thiostolf, "to hunt up sheep, and this one thing is quite enough to hinder it.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Then Glum said to Thiostolf-- "Go thou up on the fell with my house-carles and see if ye cannot find out anything about the sheep."
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Then Glum said to Thiostolf-- "Go thou up on the fell with my house-carles and see if ye cannot find out anything about the sheep."
flocksnounUS /flɑːks/
plural of “flock” — a church congregation guided by a pastor
From this reading Now once on a time when autumn came, it happened that men had hard work to get their flocks home, and many of Glum's wethers were missing.
plural of “footstep” — the sound of a step of someone walking
From this reading I won't walk in thy thralls' footsteps.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Now once on a time when autumn came, it happened that men had hard work to get their flocks home, and many of Glum's wethers were missing.
GlumadjectiveUS /ɡlʌm/
moody and melancholic
From this reading Then Glum said to Thiostolf-- "Go thou up on the fell with my house-carles and see if ye cannot find out anything about the sheep."
GLUM'S
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From this reading GLUM'S SHEEP HUNT.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Then Glum said to Thiostolf-- "Go thou up on the fell with my house-carles and see if ye cannot find out anything about the sheep."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Now once on a time when autumn came, it happened that men had hard work to get their flocks home, and many of Glum's wethers were missing.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading Now once on a time when autumn came, it happened that men had hard work to get their flocks home, and many of Glum's wethers were missing.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Now once on a time when autumn came, it happened that men had hard work to get their flocks home, and many of Glum's wethers were missing.
hinderverbUS /ˈhɪndər/
be a hindrance or obstacle to
From this reading "'Tis no business of mine," says Thiostolf, "to hunt up sheep, and this one thing is quite enough to hinder it.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Now once on a time when autumn came, it happened that men had hard work to get their flocks home, and many of Glum's wethers were missing.
house-carles
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From this reading Then Glum said to Thiostolf-- "Go thou up on the fell with my house-carles and see if ye cannot find out anything about the sheep."
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading GLUM'S SHEEP HUNT.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I won't walk in thy thralls' footsteps.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Then Glum said to Thiostolf-- "Go thou up on the fell with my house-carles and see if ye cannot find out anything about the sheep."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I won't walk in thy thralls' footsteps.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "'Tis no business of mine," says Thiostolf, "to hunt up sheep, and this one thing is quite enough to hinder it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Now once on a time when autumn came, it happened that men had hard work to get their flocks home, and many of Glum's wethers were missing.
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 Now once on a time when autumn came, it happened that men had hard work to get their flocks home, and many of Glum's wethers were missing.
the force of workers available
From this reading Now once on a time when autumn came, it happened that men had hard work to get their flocks home, and many of Glum's wethers were missing.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "'Tis no business of mine," says Thiostolf, "to hunt up sheep, and this one thing is quite enough to hinder it.
missingadjectiveUS /ˈmɪsɪŋ/
not able to be found
From this reading Now once on a time when autumn came, it happened that men had hard work to get their flocks home, and many of Glum's wethers were missing.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Then Glum said to Thiostolf-- "Go thou up on the fell with my house-carles and see if ye cannot find out anything about the sheep."
not any; not one
From this reading "'Tis no business of mine," says Thiostolf, "to hunt up sheep, and this one thing is quite enough to hinder it.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now once on a time when autumn came, it happened that men had hard work to get their flocks home, and many of Glum's wethers were missing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now once on a time when autumn came, it happened that men had hard work to get their flocks home, and many of Glum's wethers were missing.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Now once on a time when autumn came, it happened that men had hard work to get their flocks home, and many of Glum's wethers were missing.
on one occasion
From this reading Now once on a time when autumn came, it happened that men had hard work to get their flocks home, and many of Glum's wethers were missing.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "'Tis no business of mine," says Thiostolf, "to hunt up sheep, and this one thing is quite enough to hinder it.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Then Glum said to Thiostolf-- "Go thou up on the fell with my house-carles and see if ye cannot find out anything about the sheep."
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "'Tis no business of mine," says Thiostolf, "to hunt up sheep, and this one thing is quite enough to hinder it.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Then Glum said to Thiostolf-- "Go thou up on the fell with my house-carles and see if ye cannot find out anything about the sheep."
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "'Tis no business of mine," says Thiostolf, "to hunt up sheep, and this one thing is quite enough to hinder it.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Then Glum said to Thiostolf-- "Go thou up on the fell with my house-carles and see if ye cannot find out anything about the sheep."
woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
From this reading GLUM'S SHEEP HUNT.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now once on a time when autumn came, it happened that men had hard work to get their flocks home, and many of Glum's wethers were missing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then Glum said to Thiostolf-- "Go thou up on the fell with my house-carles and see if ye cannot find out anything about the sheep."
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Now once on a time when autumn came, it happened that men had hard work to get their flocks home, and many of Glum's wethers were missing.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then Glum said to Thiostolf-- "Go thou up on the fell with my house-carles and see if ye cannot find out anything about the sheep."
a special situation
From this reading "'Tis no business of mine," says Thiostolf, "to hunt up sheep, and this one thing is quite enough to hinder it.
Thiostolf
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From this reading Then Glum said to Thiostolf-- "Go thou up on the fell with my house-carles and see if ye cannot find out anything about the sheep."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "'Tis no business of mine," says Thiostolf, "to hunt up sheep, and this one thing is quite enough to hinder it.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Then Glum said to Thiostolf-- "Go thou up on the fell with my house-carles and see if ye cannot find out anything about the sheep."
thralls
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From this reading I won't walk in thy thralls' footsteps.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading I won't walk in thy thralls' footsteps.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Now once on a time when autumn came, it happened that men had hard work to get their flocks home, and many of Glum's wethers were missing.
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading "'Tis no business of mine," says Thiostolf, "to hunt up sheep, and this one thing is quite enough to hinder it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now once on a time when autumn came, it happened that men had hard work to get their flocks home, and many of Glum's wethers were missing.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Then Glum said to Thiostolf-- "Go thou up on the fell with my house-carles and see if ye cannot find out anything about the sheep."
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading I won't walk in thy thralls' footsteps.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Now once on a time when autumn came, it happened that men had hard work to get their flocks home, and many of Glum's wethers were missing.
wethers
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From this reading Now once on a time when autumn came, it happened that men had hard work to get their flocks home, and many of Glum's wethers were missing.
at the time that
From this reading Now once on a time when autumn came, it happened that men had hard work to get their flocks home, and many of Glum's wethers were missing.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then Glum said to Thiostolf-- "Go thou up on the fell with my house-carles and see if ye cannot find out anything about the sheep."
won't
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From this reading I won't walk in thy thralls' footsteps.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Now once on a time when autumn came, it happened that men had hard work to get their flocks home, and many of Glum's wethers were missing.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading Then Glum said to Thiostolf-- "Go thou up on the fell with my house-carles and see if ye cannot find out anything about the sheep."
