abodenounUS /əˈboʊd/
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading Now my abode Behold I burned; For many ill deeds The kings must I pay.”
aforetime
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From this reading And he sang withal: “Frank and free, With my father dead, In Foreness old We drank aforetime.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The spring after these things Frithiof departed from the Orkneys and Earl Angantyr in all good liking; and Hallward went with Frithiof.
(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 The spring after these things Frithiof departed from the Orkneys and Earl Angantyr in all good liking; and Hallward went with Frithiof.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The spring after these things Frithiof departed from the Orkneys and Earl Angantyr in all good liking; and Hallward went with Frithiof.
Angantyr
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From this reading The spring after these things Frithiof departed from the Orkneys and Earl Angantyr in all good liking; and Hallward went with Frithiof.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So when he was gotten to Foreness, Frithiof said: “Black is my house waxen now; no friends have been at work here.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading So when he was gotten to Foreness, Frithiof said: “Black is my house waxen now; no friends have been at work here.”
see with attention
From this reading Now my abode Behold I burned; For many ill deeds The kings must I pay.”
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading So when he was gotten to Foreness, Frithiof said: “Black is my house waxen now; no friends have been at work here.”
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading Now my abode Behold I burned; For many ill deeds The kings must I pay.”
the act of burning something
From this reading But when they came to Norway they heard tell of the burning of Frithiof's stead.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when they came to Norway they heard tell of the burning of Frithiof's stead.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But when they came to Norway they heard tell of the burning of Frithiof's stead.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading And he sang withal: “Frank and free, With my father dead, In Foreness old We drank aforetime.
performance of moral or religious acts
From this reading Now my abode Behold I burned; For many ill deeds The kings must I pay.”
well in the past; former
From this reading The spring after these things Frithiof departed from the Orkneys and Earl Angantyr in all good liking; and Hallward went with Frithiof.
inflected form of “drink” — take in liquids
From this reading And he sang withal: “Frank and free, With my father dead, In Foreness old We drank aforetime.
a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
From this reading The spring after these things Frithiof departed from the Orkneys and Earl Angantyr in all good liking; and Hallward went with Frithiof.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading And he sang withal: “Frank and free, With my father dead, In Foreness old We drank aforetime.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Now my abode Behold I burned; For many ill deeds The kings must I pay.”
Foreness
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From this reading So when he was gotten to Foreness, Frithiof said: “Black is my house waxen now; no friends have been at work here.”
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading And he sang withal: “Frank and free, With my father dead, In Foreness old We drank aforetime.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading And he sang withal: “Frank and free, With my father dead, In Foreness old We drank aforetime.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading So when he was gotten to Foreness, Frithiof said: “Black is my house waxen now; no friends have been at work here.”
Frithiof
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From this reading The spring after these things Frithiof departed from the Orkneys and Earl Angantyr in all good liking; and Hallward went with Frithiof.
Frithiof's
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From this reading But when they came to Norway they heard tell of the burning of Frithiof's stead.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The spring after these things Frithiof departed from the Orkneys and Earl Angantyr in all good liking; and Hallward went with Frithiof.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading The spring after these things Frithiof departed from the Orkneys and Earl Angantyr in all good liking; and Hallward went with Frithiof.
gottenverbUS /ˈɡɑːtən/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading So when he was gotten to Foreness, Frithiof said: “Black is my house waxen now; no friends have been at work here.”
Hallward
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From this reading The spring after these things Frithiof departed from the Orkneys and Earl Angantyr in all good liking; and Hallward went with Frithiof.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading So when he was gotten to Foreness, Frithiof said: “Black is my house waxen now; no friends have been at work here.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So when he was gotten to Foreness, Frithiof said: “Black is my house waxen now; no friends have been at work here.”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading But when they came to Norway they heard tell of the burning of Frithiof's stead.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading So when he was gotten to Foreness, Frithiof said: “Black is my house waxen now; no friends have been at work here.”
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading So when he was gotten to Foreness, Frithiof said: “Black is my house waxen now; no friends have been at work here.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Now my abode Behold I burned; For many ill deeds The kings must I pay.”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading Now my abode Behold I burned; For many ill deeds The kings must I pay.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The spring after these things Frithiof departed from the Orkneys and Earl Angantyr in all good liking; and Hallward went with Frithiof.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So when he was gotten to Foreness, Frithiof said: “Black is my house waxen now; no friends have been at work here.”
plural of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Now my abode Behold I burned; For many ill deeds The kings must I pay.”
likingnounUS /ˈlaɪkɪŋ/
a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment
From this reading The spring after these things Frithiof departed from the Orkneys and Earl Angantyr in all good liking; and Hallward went with Frithiof.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Now my abode Behold I burned; For many ill deeds The kings must I pay.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Now my abode Behold I burned; For many ill deeds The kings must I pay.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading So when he was gotten to Foreness, Frithiof said: “Black is my house waxen now; no friends have been at work here.”
not any; not one
From this reading So when he was gotten to Foreness, Frithiof said: “Black is my house waxen now; no friends have been at work here.”
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 But when they came to Norway they heard tell of the burning of Frithiof's stead.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading So when he was gotten to Foreness, Frithiof said: “Black is my house waxen now; no friends have been at work here.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But when they came to Norway they heard tell of the burning of Frithiof's stead.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading And he sang withal: “Frank and free, With my father dead, In Foreness old We drank aforetime.
Orkneys
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From this reading The spring after these things Frithiof departed from the Orkneys and Earl Angantyr in all good liking; and Hallward went with Frithiof.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading Now my abode Behold I burned; For many ill deeds The kings must I pay.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading So when he was gotten to Foreness, Frithiof said: “Black is my house waxen now; no friends have been at work here.”
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading And he sang withal: “Frank and free, With my father dead, In Foreness old We drank aforetime.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So when he was gotten to Foreness, Frithiof said: “Black is my house waxen now; no friends have been at work here.”
the season of growth
From this reading The spring after these things Frithiof departed from the Orkneys and Earl Angantyr in all good liking; and Hallward went with Frithiof.
steadnounUS /sted/
the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
From this reading But when they came to Norway they heard tell of the burning of Frithiof's stead.
express in words
From this reading But when they came to Norway they heard tell of the burning of Frithiof's stead.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The spring after these things Frithiof departed from the Orkneys and Earl Angantyr in all good liking; and Hallward went with Frithiof.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The spring after these things Frithiof departed from the Orkneys and Earl Angantyr in all good liking; and Hallward went with Frithiof.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But when they came to Norway they heard tell of the burning of Frithiof's stead.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading The spring after these things Frithiof departed from the Orkneys and Earl Angantyr in all good liking; and Hallward went with Frithiof.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But when they came to Norway they heard tell of the burning of Frithiof's stead.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So when he was gotten to Foreness, Frithiof said: “Black is my house waxen now; no friends have been at work here.”
waxenadjective
made of or covered with wax
From this reading So when he was gotten to Foreness, Frithiof said: “Black is my house waxen now; no friends have been at work here.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And he sang withal: “Frank and free, With my father dead, In Foreness old We drank aforetime.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The spring after these things Frithiof departed from the Orkneys and Earl Angantyr in all good liking; and Hallward went with Frithiof.
at the time that
From this reading But when they came to Norway they heard tell of the burning of Frithiof's stead.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The spring after these things Frithiof departed from the Orkneys and Earl Angantyr in all good liking; and Hallward went with Frithiof.
withaladverb
despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession)
From this reading And he sang withal: “Frank and free, With my father dead, In Foreness old We drank aforetime.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading So when he was gotten to Foreness, Frithiof said: “Black is my house waxen now; no friends have been at work here.”
