used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They got so strong a wind from the north that they were driven south into the main; and so thick a mist came over them that they could not tell whither they were driving, and they were out a long while.
to or in a foreign country
From this reading NJAL'S SONS SAIL 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 So then Njal's sons asked Bard if he could tell at all to what land they were likely to be nearest.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now it must be told how Njal's sons, Grim and Helgi, left Iceland the same summer that Thrain and his fellows went away; and in the ship with them were Olaf Kettle's son of Elda, and Bard the black.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading So then Njal's sons asked Bard if he could tell at all to what land they were likely to be nearest.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last they came to where was a great ground sea, and thought then they must be near land.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Now it must be told how Njal's sons, Grim and Helgi, left Iceland the same summer that Thrain and his fellows went away; and in the ship with them were Olaf Kettle's son of Elda, and Bard the black.
BardnounUS /bɑːrd/
a lyric poet
From this reading Now it must be told how Njal's sons, Grim and Helgi, left Iceland the same summer that Thrain and his fellows went away; and in the ship with them were Olaf Kettle's son of Elda, and Bard the black.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Now it must be told how Njal's sons, Grim and Helgi, left Iceland the same summer that Thrain and his fellows went away; and in the ship with them were Olaf Kettle's son of Elda, and Bard the black.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Now it must be told how Njal's sons, Grim and Helgi, left Iceland the same summer that Thrain and his fellows went away; and in the ship with them were Olaf Kettle's son of Elda, and Bard the black.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading They got so strong a wind from the north that they were driven south into the main; and so thick a mist came over them that they could not tell whither they were driving, and they were out a long while.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They got so strong a wind from the north that they were driven south into the main; and so thick a mist came over them that they could not tell whither they were driving, and they were out a long while.
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading They got so strong a wind from the north that they were driven south into the main; and so thick a mist came over them that they could not tell whither they were driving, and they were out a long while.
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading They got so strong a wind from the north that they were driven south into the main; and so thick a mist came over them that they could not tell whither they were driving, and they were out a long while.
Elda
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From this reading Now it must be told how Njal's sons, Grim and Helgi, left Iceland the same summer that Thrain and his fellows went away; and in the ship with them were Olaf Kettle's son of Elda, and Bard the black.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading Now it must be told how Njal's sons, Grim and Helgi, left Iceland the same summer that Thrain and his fellows went away; and in the ship with them were Olaf Kettle's son of Elda, and Bard the black.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They got so strong a wind from the north that they were driven south into the main; and so thick a mist came over them that they could not tell whither they were driving, and they were out a long while.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading They got so strong a wind from the north that they were driven south into the main; and so thick a mist came over them that they could not tell whither they were driving, and they were out a long while.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading At last they came to where was a great ground sea, and thought then they must be near land.
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading Now it must be told how Njal's sons, Grim and Helgi, left Iceland the same summer that Thrain and his fellows went away; and in the ship with them were Olaf Kettle's son of Elda, and Bard the black.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading At last they came to where was a great ground sea, and thought then they must be near land.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So then Njal's sons asked Bard if he could tell at all to what land they were likely to be nearest.
Helgi
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From this reading Now it must be told how Njal's sons, Grim and Helgi, left Iceland the same summer that Thrain and his fellows went away; and in the ship with them were Olaf Kettle's son of Elda, and Bard the black.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Now it must be told how Njal's sons, Grim and Helgi, left Iceland the same summer that Thrain and his fellows went away; and in the ship with them were Olaf Kettle's son of Elda, and Bard the black.
how
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From this reading Now it must be told how Njal's sons, Grim and Helgi, left Iceland the same summer that Thrain and his fellows went away; and in the ship with them were Olaf Kettle's son of Elda, and Bard the black.
IcelandnounUS /ˈaɪslənd/
an island republic on the island of Iceland; became independent of Denmark in 1944
From this reading Now it must be told how Njal's sons, Grim and Helgi, left Iceland the same summer that Thrain and his fellows went away; and in the ship with them were Olaf Kettle's son of Elda, and Bard the black.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading So then Njal's sons asked Bard if he could tell at all to what land they were likely to be nearest.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now it must be told how Njal's sons, Grim and Helgi, left Iceland the same summer that Thrain and his fellows went away; and in the ship with them were Olaf Kettle's son of Elda, and Bard the black.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They got so strong a wind from the north that they were driven south into the main; and so thick a mist came over them that they could not tell whither they were driving, and they were out a long while.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Now it must be told how Njal's sons, Grim and Helgi, left Iceland the same summer that Thrain and his fellows went away; and in the ship with them were Olaf Kettle's son of Elda, and Bard the black.
Kettle's
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From this reading Now it must be told how Njal's sons, Grim and Helgi, left Iceland the same summer that Thrain and his fellows went away; and in the ship with them were Olaf Kettle's son of Elda, and Bard the black.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading At last they came to where was a great ground sea, and thought then they must be near land.
immediately past
From this reading At last they came to where was a great ground sea, and thought then they must be near land.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Now it must be told how Njal's sons, Grim and Helgi, left Iceland the same summer that Thrain and his fellows went away; and in the ship with them were Olaf Kettle's son of Elda, and Bard the black.
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading So then Njal's sons asked Bard if he could tell at all to what land they were likely to be nearest.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading They got so strong a wind from the north that they were driven south into the main; and so thick a mist came over them that they could not tell whither they were driving, and they were out a long while.
most important element
From this reading They got so strong a wind from the north that they were driven south into the main; and so thick a mist came over them that they could not tell whither they were driving, and they were out a long while.
become covered with mist
From this reading They got so strong a wind from the north that they were driven south into the main; and so thick a mist came over them that they could not tell whither they were driving, and they were out a long while.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Now it must be told how Njal's sons, Grim and Helgi, left Iceland the same summer that Thrain and his fellows went away; and in the ship with them were Olaf Kettle's son of Elda, and Bard the black.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading At last they came to where was a great ground sea, and thought then they must be near land.
(superlative of “near” or “close”) within the shortest distance
From this reading So then Njal's sons asked Bard if he could tell at all to what land they were likely to be nearest.
NJAL'S
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From this reading NJAL'S SONS SAIL ABROAD.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading They got so strong a wind from the north that they were driven south into the main; and so thick a mist came over them that they could not tell whither they were driving, and they were out a long while.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They got so strong a wind from the north that they were driven south into the main; and so thick a mist came over them that they could not tell whither they were driving, and they were out a long while.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now it must be told how Njal's sons, Grim and Helgi, left Iceland the same summer that Thrain and his fellows went away; and in the ship with them were Olaf Kettle's son of Elda, and Bard the black.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now it must be told how Njal's sons, Grim and Helgi, left Iceland the same summer that Thrain and his fellows went away; and in the ship with them were Olaf Kettle's son of Elda, and Bard the black.
Olaf
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From this reading Now it must be told how Njal's sons, Grim and Helgi, left Iceland the same summer that Thrain and his fellows went away; and in the ship with them were Olaf Kettle's son of Elda, and Bard the black.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading They got so strong a wind from the north that they were driven south into the main; and so thick a mist came over them that they could not tell whither they were driving, and they were out a long while.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading They got so strong a wind from the north that they were driven south into the main; and so thick a mist came over them that they could not tell whither they were driving, and they were out a long while.
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading NJAL'S SONS SAIL ABROAD.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Now it must be told how Njal's sons, Grim and Helgi, left Iceland the same summer that Thrain and his fellows went away; and in the ship with them were Olaf Kettle's son of Elda, and Bard the black.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading At last they came to where was a great ground sea, and thought then they must be near land.
transport commercially
From this reading Now it must be told how Njal's sons, Grim and Helgi, left Iceland the same summer that Thrain and his fellows went away; and in the ship with them were Olaf Kettle's son of Elda, and Bard the black.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They got so strong a wind from the north that they were driven south into the main; and so thick a mist came over them that they could not tell whither they were driving, and they were out a long while.
a male human offspring
From this reading Now it must be told how Njal's sons, Grim and Helgi, left Iceland the same summer that Thrain and his fellows went away; and in the ship with them were Olaf Kettle's son of Elda, and Bard the black.
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading NJAL'S SONS SAIL ABROAD.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading They got so strong a wind from the north that they were driven south into the main; and so thick a mist came over them that they could not tell whither they were driving, and they were out a long while.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading They got so strong a wind from the north that they were driven south into the main; and so thick a mist came over them that they could not tell whither they were driving, and they were out a long while.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading Now it must be told how Njal's sons, Grim and Helgi, left Iceland the same summer that Thrain and his fellows went away; and in the ship with them were Olaf Kettle's son of Elda, and Bard the black.
express in words
From this reading They got so strong a wind from the north that they were driven south into the main; and so thick a mist came over them that they could not tell whither they were driving, and they were out a long while.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now it must be told how Njal's sons, Grim and Helgi, left Iceland the same summer that Thrain and his fellows went away; and in the ship with them were Olaf Kettle's son of Elda, and Bard the black.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now it must be told how Njal's sons, Grim and Helgi, left Iceland the same summer that Thrain and his fellows went away; and in the ship with them were Olaf Kettle's son of Elda, and Bard the black.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Now it must be told how Njal's sons, Grim and Helgi, left Iceland the same summer that Thrain and his fellows went away; and in the ship with them were Olaf Kettle's son of Elda, and Bard the black.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading At last they came to where was a great ground sea, and thought then they must be near land.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They got so strong a wind from the north that they were driven south into the main; and so thick a mist came over them that they could not tell whither they were driving, and they were out a long while.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading They got so strong a wind from the north that they were driven south into the main; and so thick a mist came over them that they could not tell whither they were driving, and they were out a long while.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading At last they came to where was a great ground sea, and thought then they must be near land.
Thrain
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From this reading Now it must be told how Njal's sons, Grim and Helgi, left Iceland the same summer that Thrain and his fellows went away; and in the ship with them were Olaf Kettle's son of Elda, and Bard the black.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At last they came to where was a great ground sea, and thought then they must be near land.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Now it must be told how Njal's sons, Grim and Helgi, left Iceland the same summer that Thrain and his fellows went away; and in the ship with them were Olaf Kettle's son of Elda, and Bard the black.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At last they came to where was a great ground sea, and thought then they must be near land.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Now it must be told how Njal's sons, Grim and Helgi, left Iceland the same summer that Thrain and his fellows went away; and in the ship with them were Olaf Kettle's son of Elda, and Bard the black.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Now it must be told how Njal's sons, Grim and Helgi, left Iceland the same summer that Thrain and his fellows went away; and in the ship with them were Olaf Kettle's son of Elda, and Bard the black.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading So then Njal's sons asked Bard if he could tell at all to what land they were likely to be nearest.
in or at the place that
From this reading At last they came to where was a great ground sea, and thought then they must be near land.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading They got so strong a wind from the north that they were driven south into the main; and so thick a mist came over them that they could not tell whither they were driving, and they were out a long while.
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading They got so strong a wind from the north that they were driven south into the main; and so thick a mist came over them that they could not tell whither they were driving, and they were out a long while.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading They got so strong a wind from the north that they were driven south into the main; and so thick a mist came over them that they could not tell whither they were driving, and they were out a long while.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Now it must be told how Njal's sons, Grim and Helgi, left Iceland the same summer that Thrain and his fellows went away; and in the ship with them were Olaf Kettle's son of Elda, and Bard the black.
