used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Now Gunnar is about to ride to the Thing, but a great crowd of men from the Side east turned in as guests at his house.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Now Gunnar is about to ride to the Thing, but a great crowd of men from the Side east turned in as guests at his house.
anew
From this reading Gunnar bade them come and be his guests again, as they rode back from the Thing; and they said they would do so.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Gunnar bade them come and be his guests again, as they rode back from the Thing; and they said they would do so.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Now Gunnar is about to ride to the Thing, but a great crowd of men from the Side east turned in as guests at his house.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Now Gunnar is about to ride to the Thing, but a great crowd of men from the Side east turned in as guests at his house.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Gunnar bade them come and be his guests again, as they rode back from the Thing; and they said they would do so.
a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
From this reading Gunnar bade them come and be his guests again, as they rode back from the Thing; and they said they would do so.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Gunnar bade them come and be his guests again, as they rode back from the Thing; and they said they would do so.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Now Gunnar is about to ride to the Thing, but a great crowd of men from the Side east turned in as guests at his house.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Gunnar bade them come and be his guests again, as they rode back from the Thing; and they said they would do so.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading Now Gunnar is about to ride to the Thing, but a great crowd of men from the Side east turned in as guests at his house.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Gunnar bade them come and be his guests again, as they rode back from the Thing; and they said they would do so.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading Now Gunnar is about to ride to the Thing, but a great crowd of men from the Side east turned in as guests at his house.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading HOW HALLGERDA MAKES MALCOLM STEAL FROM KIRKBY.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Now Gunnar is about to ride to the Thing, but a great crowd of men from the Side east turned in as guests at his house.
plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading Now Gunnar is about to ride to the Thing, but a great crowd of men from the Side east turned in as guests at his house.
Gunnar
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From this reading Now Gunnar is about to ride to the Thing, but a great crowd of men from the Side east turned in as guests at his house.
HALLGERDA
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From this reading HOW HALLGERDA MAKES MALCOLM STEAL FROM KIRKBY.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Now Gunnar is about to ride to the Thing, but a great crowd of men from the Side east turned in as guests at his house.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Now Gunnar is about to ride to the Thing, but a great crowd of men from the Side east turned in as guests at his house.
HOW
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From this reading HOW HALLGERDA MAKES MALCOLM STEAL FROM KIRKBY.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now Gunnar is about to ride to the Thing, but a great crowd of men from the Side east turned in as guests at his house.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now Gunnar is about to ride to the Thing, but a great crowd of men from the Side east turned in as guests at his house.
KIRKBY
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From this reading HOW HALLGERDA MAKES MALCOLM STEAL FROM KIRKBY.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading HOW HALLGERDA MAKES MALCOLM STEAL FROM KIRKBY.
MALCOLM
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From this reading HOW HALLGERDA MAKES MALCOLM STEAL FROM KIRKBY.
the force of workers available
From this reading Now Gunnar is about to ride to the Thing, but a great crowd of men from the Side east turned in as guests at his house.
Njal
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From this reading Now they ride to the Thing, and Njal and his sons were there.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now Gunnar is about to ride to the Thing, but a great crowd of men from the Side east turned in as guests at his house.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now Gunnar is about to ride to the Thing, but a great crowd of men from the Side east turned in as guests at his house.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading That Thing was still and quiet.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading Now Gunnar is about to ride to the Thing, but a great crowd of men from the Side east turned in as guests at his house.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading Gunnar bade them come and be his guests again, as they rode back from the Thing; and they said they would do so.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Gunnar bade them come and be his guests again, as they rode back from the Thing; and they said they would do so.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Now Gunnar is about to ride to the Thing, but a great crowd of men from the Side east turned in as guests at his house.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Gunnar bade them come and be his guests again, as they rode back from the Thing; and they said they would do so.
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading Now they ride to the Thing, and Njal and his sons were there.
STEALverbUS /stiːl/
take without the owner's consent
From this reading HOW HALLGERDA MAKES MALCOLM STEAL FROM KIRKBY.
not in physical motion
From this reading That Thing was still and quiet.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That Thing was still and quiet.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now Gunnar is about to ride to the Thing, but a great crowd of men from the Side east turned in as guests at his house.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Gunnar bade them come and be his guests again, as they rode back from the Thing; and they said they would do so.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Now they ride to the Thing, and Njal and his sons were there.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Gunnar bade them come and be his guests again, as they rode back from the Thing; and they said they would do so.
a special situation
From this reading Now Gunnar is about to ride to the Thing, but a great crowd of men from the Side east turned in as guests at his house.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now Gunnar is about to ride to the Thing, but a great crowd of men from the Side east turned in as guests at his house.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Now Gunnar is about to ride to the Thing, but a great crowd of men from the Side east turned in as guests at his house.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That Thing was still and quiet.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Now they ride to the Thing, and Njal and his sons were there.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Gunnar bade them come and be his guests again, as they rode back from the Thing; and they said they would do so.
