Chapter LXXXIX · Chapter 89

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Now we must take up the story, and say how, when Earl Hacon missed Thrain, he spoke to Sweyn his son, and said-- "Let us take four long-ships, and let us fare against Njal's sons and slay them, for they must have known all about it with Thrain."

later than; following

From this reading Now they hold on after Njal's sons, and seek for them, and find them under an island.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading Now we must take up the story, and say how, when Earl Hacon missed Thrain, he spoke to Sweyn his son, and said-- "Let us take four long-ships, and let us fare against Njal's sons and slay them, for they must have known all about it with Thrain."

(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 Now we must take up the story, and say how, when Earl Hacon missed Thrain, he spoke to Sweyn his son, and said-- "Let us take four long-ships, and let us fare against Njal's sons and slay them, for they must have known all about it with Thrain."

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Now they hold on after Njal's sons, and seek for them, and find them under an island.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Now we must take up the story, and say how, when Earl Hacon missed Thrain, he spoke to Sweyn his son, and said-- "Let us take four long-ships, and let us fare against Njal's sons and slay them, for they must have known all about it with Thrain."

put or pin the blame on

From this reading "'Tis not good counsel," says Sweyn, "to throw the blame on guiltless men, but to let him escape who is guilty."

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "'Tis not good counsel," says Sweyn, "to throw the blame on guiltless men, but to let him escape who is guilty."

a lawyer who pleads cases in court

From this reading "'Tis not good counsel," says Sweyn, "to throw the blame on guiltless men, but to let him escape who is guilty."

a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount

From this reading EARL HACON FIGHTS WITH NJAL'S SONS.

the act of escaping physically

From this reading "'Tis not good counsel," says Sweyn, "to throw the blame on guiltless men, but to let him escape who is guilty."

an agenda of things to do

From this reading Now we must take up the story, and say how, when Earl Hacon missed Thrain, he spoke to Sweyn his son, and said-- "Let us take four long-ships, and let us fare against Njal's sons and slay them, for they must have known all about it with Thrain."

plural of “fight” — a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

From this reading EARL HACON FIGHTS WITH NJAL'S SONS.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading Now they hold on after Njal's sons, and seek for them, and find them under an island.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Now we must take up the story, and say how, when Earl Hacon missed Thrain, he spoke to Sweyn his son, and said-- "Let us take four long-ships, and let us fare against Njal's sons and slay them, for they must have known all about it with Thrain."

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading Now we must take up the story, and say how, when Earl Hacon missed Thrain, he spoke to Sweyn his son, and said-- "Let us take four long-ships, and let us fare against Njal's sons and slay them, for they must have known all about it with Thrain."

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading "'Tis not good counsel," says Sweyn, "to throw the blame on guiltless men, but to let him escape who is guilty."

free from evil or guilt

From this reading "'Tis not good counsel," says Sweyn, "to throw the blame on guiltless men, but to let him escape who is guilty."

responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act

From this reading "'Tis not good counsel," says Sweyn, "to throw the blame on guiltless men, but to let him escape who is guilty."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading EARL HACON FIGHTS WITH NJAL'S SONS.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Now we must take up the story, and say how, when Earl Hacon missed Thrain, he spoke to Sweyn his son, and said-- "Let us take four long-ships, and let us fare against Njal's sons and slay them, for they must have known all about it with Thrain."

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Now we must take up the story, and say how, when Earl Hacon missed Thrain, he spoke to Sweyn his son, and said-- "Let us take four long-ships, and let us fare against Njal's sons and slay them, for they must have known all about it with Thrain."

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "'Tis not good counsel," says Sweyn, "to throw the blame on guiltless men, but to let him escape who is guilty."

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Now we must take up the story, and say how, when Earl Hacon missed Thrain, he spoke to Sweyn his son, and said-- "Let us take four long-ships, and let us fare against Njal's sons and slay them, for they must have known all about it with Thrain."

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading Now they hold on after Njal's sons, and seek for them, and find them under an island.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Now we must take up the story, and say how, when Earl Hacon missed Thrain, he spoke to Sweyn his son, and said-- "Let us take four long-ships, and let us fare against Njal's sons and slay them, for they must have known all about it with Thrain."

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "I shall have my way in this," says the Earl.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "I shall have my way in this," says the Earl.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "'Tis not good counsel," says Sweyn, "to throw the blame on guiltless men, but to let him escape who is guilty."

a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

From this reading Now they hold on after Njal's sons, and seek for them, and find them under an island.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Now we must take up the story, and say how, when Earl Hacon missed Thrain, he spoke to Sweyn his son, and said-- "Let us take four long-ships, and let us fare against Njal's sons and slay them, for they must have known all about it with Thrain."

apprehended with certainty

From this reading Now we must take up the story, and say how, when Earl Hacon missed Thrain, he spoke to Sweyn his son, and said-- "Let us take four long-ships, and let us fare against Njal's sons and slay them, for they must have known all about it with Thrain."

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading Now we must take up the story, and say how, when Earl Hacon missed Thrain, he spoke to Sweyn his son, and said-- "Let us take four long-ships, and let us fare against Njal's sons and slay them, for they must have known all about it with Thrain."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Now we must take up the story, and say how, when Earl Hacon missed Thrain, he spoke to Sweyn his son, and said-- "Let us take four long-ships, and let us fare against Njal's sons and slay them, for they must have known all about it with Thrain."

the force of workers available

From this reading "'Tis not good counsel," says Sweyn, "to throw the blame on guiltless men, but to let him escape who is guilty."

not caught with the senses or the mind

From this reading Now we must take up the story, and say how, when Earl Hacon missed Thrain, he spoke to Sweyn his son, and said-- "Let us take four long-ships, and let us fare against Njal's sons and slay them, for they must have known all about it with Thrain."

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading Now we must take up the story, and say how, when Earl Hacon missed Thrain, he spoke to Sweyn his son, and said-- "Let us take four long-ships, and let us fare against Njal's sons and slay them, for they must have known all about it with Thrain."

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "I shall have my way in this," says the Earl.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading EARL HACON FIGHTS WITH NJAL'S SONS.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "'Tis not good counsel," says Sweyn, "to throw the blame on guiltless men, but to let him escape who is guilty."

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Now we must take up the story, and say how, when Earl Hacon missed Thrain, he spoke to Sweyn his son, and said-- "Let us take four long-ships, and let us fare against Njal's sons and slay them, for they must have known all about it with Thrain."

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "'Tis not good counsel," says Sweyn, "to throw the blame on guiltless men, but to let him escape who is guilty."

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading Now we must take up the story, and say how, when Earl Hacon missed Thrain, he spoke to Sweyn his son, and said-- "Let us take four long-ships, and let us fare against Njal's sons and slay them, for they must have known all about it with Thrain."

express in words

From this reading Now we must take up the story, and say how, when Earl Hacon missed Thrain, he spoke to Sweyn his son, and said-- "Let us take four long-ships, and let us fare against Njal's sons and slay them, for they must have known all about it with Thrain."

plural of “say” — the chance to speak

From this reading "'Tis not good counsel," says Sweyn, "to throw the blame on guiltless men, but to let him escape who is guilty."

try to get or reach

From this reading Now they hold on after Njal's sons, and seek for them, and find them under an island.

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading "I shall have my way in this," says the Earl.

kill intentionally and with premeditation

From this reading Now we must take up the story, and say how, when Earl Hacon missed Thrain, he spoke to Sweyn his son, and said-- "Let us take four long-ships, and let us fare against Njal's sons and slay them, for they must have known all about it with Thrain."

a male human offspring

From this reading Now we must take up the story, and say how, when Earl Hacon missed Thrain, he spoke to Sweyn his son, and said-- "Let us take four long-ships, and let us fare against Njal's sons and slay them, for they must have known all about it with Thrain."

plural of “son” — a male human offspring

From this reading EARL HACON FIGHTS WITH NJAL'S SONS.

support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim

From this reading Now we must take up the story, and say how, when Earl Hacon missed Thrain, he spoke to Sweyn his son, and said-- "Let us take four long-ships, and let us fare against Njal's sons and slay them, for they must have known all about it with Thrain."

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading Now we must take up the story, and say how, when Earl Hacon missed Thrain, he spoke to Sweyn his son, and said-- "Let us take four long-ships, and let us fare against Njal's sons and slay them, for they must have known all about it with Thrain."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Now we must take up the story, and say how, when Earl Hacon missed Thrain, he spoke to Sweyn his son, and said-- "Let us take four long-ships, and let us fare against Njal's sons and slay them, for they must have known all about it with Thrain."

carry out

From this reading Now we must take up the story, and say how, when Earl Hacon missed Thrain, he spoke to Sweyn his son, and said-- "Let us take four long-ships, and let us fare against Njal's sons and slay them, for they must have known all about it with Thrain."

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Now we must take up the story, and say how, when Earl Hacon missed Thrain, he spoke to Sweyn his son, and said-- "Let us take four long-ships, and let us fare against Njal's sons and slay them, for they must have known all about it with Thrain."

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Now we must take up the story, and say how, when Earl Hacon missed Thrain, he spoke to Sweyn his son, and said-- "Let us take four long-ships, and let us fare against Njal's sons and slay them, for they must have known all about it with Thrain."

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Now we must take up the story, and say how, when Earl Hacon missed Thrain, he spoke to Sweyn his son, and said-- "Let us take four long-ships, and let us fare against Njal's sons and slay them, for they must have known all about it with Thrain."

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading "I shall have my way in this," says the Earl.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Now we must take up the story, and say how, when Earl Hacon missed Thrain, he spoke to Sweyn his son, and said-- "Let us take four long-ships, and let us fare against Njal's sons and slay them, for they must have known all about it with Thrain."

propel through the air

From this reading "'Tis not good counsel," says Sweyn, "to throw the blame on guiltless men, but to let him escape who is guilty."

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 not good counsel," says Sweyn, "to throw the blame on guiltless men, but to let him escape who is guilty."

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Now we must take up the story, and say how, when Earl Hacon missed Thrain, he spoke to Sweyn his son, and said-- "Let us take four long-ships, and let us fare against Njal's sons and slay them, for they must have known all about it with Thrain."

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading Now they hold on after Njal's sons, and seek for them, and find them under an island.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Now we must take up the story, and say how, when Earl Hacon missed Thrain, he spoke to Sweyn his son, and said-- "Let us take four long-ships, and let us fare against Njal's sons and slay them, for they must have known all about it with Thrain."

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Now we must take up the story, and say how, when Earl Hacon missed Thrain, he spoke to Sweyn his son, and said-- "Let us take four long-ships, and let us fare against Njal's sons and slay them, for they must have known all about it with Thrain."

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading "I shall have my way in this," says the Earl.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Now we must take up the story, and say how, when Earl Hacon missed Thrain, he spoke to Sweyn his son, and said-- "Let us take four long-ships, and let us fare against Njal's sons and slay them, for they must have known all about it with Thrain."

at the time that

From this reading Now we must take up the story, and say how, when Earl Hacon missed Thrain, he spoke to Sweyn his son, and said-- "Let us take four long-ships, and let us fare against Njal's sons and slay them, for they must have known all about it with Thrain."

which person or people

From this reading "'Tis not good counsel," says Sweyn, "to throw the blame on guiltless men, but to let him escape who is guilty."

in the company of; together with

From this reading EARL HACON FIGHTS WITH NJAL'S SONS.