used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There came to meet them men from those realms, and said that the Earls were a short way off with a great host.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After that the Earl set out south with his host, and Kari went with him, and Njal's sons too.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After that the Earl set out south with his host, and Kari went with him, and Njal's sons too.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading THE BATTLE WITH THE EARLS.
Caithness
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From this reading They came south to Caithness.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading They came south to Caithness.
DalesnounUS /deɪlz/
plural of “dale” — an open river valley (in a hilly area)
From this reading The Earl had these realms in Scotland, Ross and Moray, Sutherland, and the Dales.
a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
From this reading After that the Earl set out south with his host, and Kari went with him, and Njal's sons too.
EARLSnounUS /ɜːrlz/
plural of “earl” — a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
From this reading THE BATTLE WITH THE EARLS.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There came to meet them men from those realms, and said that the Earls were a short way off with a great host.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading There came to meet them men from those realms, and said that the Earls were a short way off with a great host.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Earl had these realms in Scotland, Ross and Moray, Sutherland, and the Dales.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading After that the Earl set out south with his host, and Kari went with him, and Njal's sons too.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After that the Earl set out south with his host, and Kari went with him, and Njal's sons too.
a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
From this reading After that the Earl set out south with his host, and Kari went with him, and Njal's sons too.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Earl had these realms in Scotland, Ross and Moray, Sutherland, and the Dales.
Kari
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From this reading After that the Earl set out south with his host, and Kari went with him, and Njal's sons too.
come together
From this reading There came to meet them men from those realms, and said that the Earls were a short way off with a great host.
the force of workers available
From this reading There came to meet them men from those realms, and said that the Earls were a short way off with a great host.
MoraynounUS /mərˈeɪ/
family of brightly colored voracious eels of warm coastal waters; generally nonaggressive to humans but larger species are dangerous if provoked
From this reading The Earl had these realms in Scotland, Ross and Moray, Sutherland, and the Dales.
Njal's
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From this reading After that the Earl set out south with his host, and Kari went with him, and Njal's sons too.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading There came to meet them men from those realms, and said that the Earls were a short way off with a great host.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading After that the Earl set out south with his host, and Kari went with him, and Njal's sons too.
realmsnounUS /relmz/
plural of “realm” — a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading The Earl had these realms in Scotland, Ross and Moray, Sutherland, and the Dales.
RossnounUS /rɑːs/
Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856)
From this reading The Earl had these realms in Scotland, Ross and Moray, Sutherland, and the Dales.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading There came to meet them men from those realms, and said that the Earls were a short way off with a great host.
ScotlandnounUS /ˈskɑːtlənd/
one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts
From this reading The Earl had these realms in Scotland, Ross and Moray, Sutherland, and the Dales.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading After that the Earl set out south with his host, and Kari went with him, and Njal's sons too.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading There came to meet them men from those realms, and said that the Earls were a short way off with a great host.
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading After that the Earl set out south with his host, and Kari went with him, and Njal's sons too.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading After that the Earl set out south with his host, and Kari went with him, and Njal's sons too.
SutherlandnounUS /ˈsʌðərlənd/
Australian operatic soprano (born in 1926)
From this reading The Earl had these realms in Scotland, Ross and Moray, Sutherland, and the Dales.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After that the Earl set out south with his host, and Kari went with him, and Njal's sons too.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BATTLE WITH THE EARLS.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There came to meet them men from those realms, and said that the Earls were a short way off with a great host.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There came to meet them men from those realms, and said that the Earls were a short way off with a great host.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The Earl had these realms in Scotland, Ross and Moray, Sutherland, and the Dales.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They came south to Caithness.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading There came to meet them men from those realms, and said that the Earls were a short way off with a great host.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They came south to Caithness.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading After that the Earl set out south with his host, and Kari went with him, and Njal's sons too.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading There came to meet them men from those realms, and said that the Earls were a short way off with a great host.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading After that the Earl set out south with his host, and Kari went with him, and Njal's sons too.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There came to meet them men from those realms, and said that the Earls were a short way off with a great host.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE BATTLE WITH THE EARLS.
