used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading One night he dreamt that a man came to him; he was bright and glistening, and he thought he woke him up.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading But the summer after he fares east to Denmark, and bound himself to Sweyn Forkbeard the Dane-king, and there he had great honour.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now it is to be told of Kolskegg how he comes to Norway, and is in the Bay east that winter.
BAPTISEDadjective
having undergone the Christian ritual of baptism
From this reading OF KOLSKEGG: HOW HE WAS BAPTISED.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading Now it is to be told of Kolskegg how he comes to Norway, and is in the Bay east that winter.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Now it is to be told of Kolskegg how he comes to Norway, and is in the Bay east that winter.
confined by bonds
From this reading But the summer after he fares east to Denmark, and bound himself to Sweyn Forkbeard the Dane-king, and there he had great honour.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading One night he dreamt that a man came to him; he was bright and glistening, and he thought he woke him up.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the summer after he fares east to Denmark, and bound himself to Sweyn Forkbeard the Dane-king, and there he had great honour.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading One night he dreamt that a man came to him; he was bright and glistening, and he thought he woke him up.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He spoke, and said to him-- "Stand up and come with me."
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading Now it is to be told of Kolskegg how he comes to Norway, and is in the Bay east that winter.
Dane-king
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From this reading But the summer after he fares east to Denmark, and bound himself to Sweyn Forkbeard the Dane-king, and there he had great honour.
DenmarknounUS /ˈdenmɑːrk/
a constitutional monarchy in northern Europe; consists of the mainland of Jutland and many islands between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea
From this reading But the summer after he fares east to Denmark, and bound himself to Sweyn Forkbeard the Dane-king, and there he had great honour.
dreamtverbUS /drɛmt/
Experienced dreams during sleep.
From this reading One night he dreamt that a man came to him; he was bright and glistening, and he thought he woke him up.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading Now it is to be told of Kolskegg how he comes to Norway, and is in the Bay east that winter.
faresnounUS /ferz/
plural of “fare” — an agenda of things to do
From this reading But the summer after he fares east to Denmark, and bound himself to Sweyn Forkbeard the Dane-king, and there he had great honour.
Forkbeard
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From this reading But the summer after he fares east to Denmark, and bound himself to Sweyn Forkbeard the Dane-king, and there he had great honour.
glisteningadjectiveUS /ˈɡlɪsənɪŋ/
reflecting light
From this reading One night he dreamt that a man came to him; he was bright and glistening, and he thought he woke him up.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading But the summer after he fares east to Denmark, and bound himself to Sweyn Forkbeard the Dane-king, and there he had great honour.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But the summer after he fares east to Denmark, and bound himself to Sweyn Forkbeard the Dane-king, and there he had great honour.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading OF KOLSKEGG: HOW HE WAS BAPTISED.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One night he dreamt that a man came to him; he was bright and glistening, and he thought he woke him up.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading But the summer after he fares east to Denmark, and bound himself to Sweyn Forkbeard the Dane-king, and there he had great honour.
the state of being honored
From this reading But the summer after he fares east to Denmark, and bound himself to Sweyn Forkbeard the Dane-king, and there he had great honour.
HOW
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now it is to be told of Kolskegg how he comes to Norway, and is in the Bay east that winter.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now it is to be told of Kolskegg how he comes to Norway, and is in the Bay east that winter.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Now it is to be told of Kolskegg how he comes to Norway, and is in the Bay east that winter.
KOLSKEGG
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an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading One night he dreamt that a man came to him; he was bright and glistening, and he thought he woke him up.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He spoke, and said to him-- "Stand up and come with me."
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading One night he dreamt that a man came to him; he was bright and glistening, and he thought he woke him up.
NorwaynounUS /ˈnɔːrweɪ/
a constitutional monarchy in northern Europe on the western side of the Scandinavian Peninsula; achieved independence from Sweden in 1905
From this reading Now it is to be told of Kolskegg how he comes to Norway, and is in the Bay east that winter.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now it is to be told of Kolskegg how he comes to Norway, and is in the Bay east that winter.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OF KOLSKEGG: HOW HE WAS BAPTISED.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One night he dreamt that a man came to him; he was bright and glistening, and he thought he woke him up.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He spoke, and said to him-- "Stand up and come with me."
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading He spoke, and said to him-- "Stand up and come with me."
be standing; be upright
From this reading He spoke, and said to him-- "Stand up and come with me."
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading But the summer after he fares east to Denmark, and bound himself to Sweyn Forkbeard the Dane-king, and there he had great honour.
Sweyn
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From this reading But the summer after he fares east to Denmark, and bound himself to Sweyn Forkbeard the Dane-king, and there he had great honour.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now it is to be told of Kolskegg how he comes to Norway, and is in the Bay east that winter.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now it is to be told of Kolskegg how he comes to Norway, and is in the Bay east that winter.
in or at that place or location
From this reading But the summer after he fares east to Denmark, and bound himself to Sweyn Forkbeard the Dane-king, and there he had great honour.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading One night he dreamt that a man came to him; he was bright and glistening, and he thought he woke him up.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now it is to be told of Kolskegg how he comes to Norway, and is in the Bay east that winter.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Now it is to be told of Kolskegg how he comes to Norway, and is in the Bay east that winter.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading One night he dreamt that a man came to him; he was bright and glistening, and he thought he woke him up.
WASauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading OF KOLSKEGG: HOW HE WAS BAPTISED.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading Now it is to be told of Kolskegg how he comes to Norway, and is in the Bay east that winter.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He spoke, and said to him-- "Stand up and come with me."
wokeverbUS /woʊk/
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading One night he dreamt that a man came to him; he was bright and glistening, and he thought he woke him up.
