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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Earl Eric abode as then at Hladir, which was left to him by his father, and a mighty lord he was.
abode
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From this reading Earl Eric abode as then at Hladir, which was left to him by his father, and a mighty lord he was.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In those days Earl Eric, the son of Hakon, and his brother Svein, ruled in Norway.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Earl Eric abode as then at Hladir, which was left to him by his father, and a mighty lord he was.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Earl Eric abode as then at Hladir, which was left to him by his father, and a mighty lord he was.
Audun
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From this reading Now they say that Gunnlaug and Audun Festargram, and seven of them together, went up to Hladir to the earl.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gunnlaug was so clad that he had on a grey kirtle and white long-hose; he had a boil on his foot by the instep, and from this oozed blood and matter as he strode on.
boil
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From this reading Gunnlaug was so clad that he had on a grey kirtle and white long-hose; he had a boil on his foot by the instep, and from this oozed blood and matter as he strode on.
brother
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From this reading In those days Earl Eric, the son of Hakon, and his brother Svein, ruled in Norway.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Earl Eric abode as then at Hladir, which was left to him by his father, and a mighty lord he was.
clad
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From this reading Gunnlaug was so clad that he had on a grey kirtle and white long-hose; he had a boil on his foot by the instep, and from this oozed blood and matter as he strode on.
court
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From this reading Skuli, the son of Thorstein, was with the earl at that time, and was one of his court, and well esteemed.
days
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From this reading In those days Earl Eric, the son of Hakon, and his brother Svein, ruled in Norway.
Earl
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From this reading In those days Earl Eric, the son of Hakon, and his brother Svein, ruled in Norway.
Eric
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From this reading In those days Earl Eric, the son of Hakon, and his brother Svein, ruled in Norway.
esteemed
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From this reading Skuli, the son of Thorstein, was with the earl at that time, and was one of his court, and well esteemed.
father
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From this reading Earl Eric abode as then at Hladir, which was left to him by his father, and a mighty lord he was.
Festargram
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From this reading Now they say that Gunnlaug and Audun Festargram, and seven of them together, went up to Hladir to the earl.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gunnlaug was so clad that he had on a grey kirtle and white long-hose; he had a boil on his foot by the instep, and from this oozed blood and matter as he strode on.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Gunnlaug was so clad that he had on a grey kirtle and white long-hose; he had a boil on his foot by the instep, and from this oozed blood and matter as he strode on.
grey
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From this reading Gunnlaug was so clad that he had on a grey kirtle and white long-hose; he had a boil on his foot by the instep, and from this oozed blood and matter as he strode on.
Gunnlaug
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From this reading Now they say that Gunnlaug and Audun Festargram, and seven of them together, went up to Hladir to the earl.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Gunnlaug was so clad that he had on a grey kirtle and white long-hose; he had a boil on his foot by the instep, and from this oozed blood and matter as he strode on.
Hakon
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From this reading In those days Earl Eric, the son of Hakon, and his brother Svein, ruled in Norway.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Earl Eric abode as then at Hladir, which was left to him by his father, and a mighty lord he was.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Earl Eric abode as then at Hladir, which was left to him by his father, and a mighty lord he was.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In those days Earl Eric, the son of Hakon, and his brother Svein, ruled in Norway.
Hladir
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From this reading Earl Eric abode as then at Hladir, which was left to him by his father, and a mighty lord he was.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In those days Earl Eric, the son of Hakon, and his brother Svein, ruled in Norway.
instep
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From this reading Gunnlaug was so clad that he had on a grey kirtle and white long-hose; he had a boil on his foot by the instep, and from this oozed blood and matter as he strode on.
kirtle
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From this reading Gunnlaug was so clad that he had on a grey kirtle and white long-hose; he had a boil on his foot by the instep, and from this oozed blood and matter as he strode on.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Earl Eric abode as then at Hladir, which was left to him by his father, and a mighty lord he was.
long-hose
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From this reading Gunnlaug was so clad that he had on a grey kirtle and white long-hose; he had a boil on his foot by the instep, and from this oozed blood and matter as he strode on.
lord
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From this reading Earl Eric abode as then at Hladir, which was left to him by his father, and a mighty lord he was.
matter
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From this reading Gunnlaug was so clad that he had on a grey kirtle and white long-hose; he had a boil on his foot by the instep, and from this oozed blood and matter as he strode on.
mighty
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From this reading Earl Eric abode as then at Hladir, which was left to him by his father, and a mighty lord he was.
Norway
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From this reading In those days Earl Eric, the son of Hakon, and his brother Svein, ruled in Norway.
Now
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From this reading Now they say that Gunnlaug and Audun Festargram, and seven of them together, went up to Hladir to the earl.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In those days Earl Eric, the son of Hakon, and his brother Svein, ruled in Norway.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Gunnlaug was so clad that he had on a grey kirtle and white long-hose; he had a boil on his foot by the instep, and from this oozed blood and matter as he strode on.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Skuli, the son of Thorstein, was with the earl at that time, and was one of his court, and well esteemed.
oozed
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From this reading Gunnlaug was so clad that he had on a grey kirtle and white long-hose; he had a boil on his foot by the instep, and from this oozed blood and matter as he strode on.
ruled
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From this reading In those days Earl Eric, the son of Hakon, and his brother Svein, ruled in Norway.
say
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From this reading Now they say that Gunnlaug and Audun Festargram, and seven of them together, went up to Hladir to the earl.
seven
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From this reading Now they say that Gunnlaug and Audun Festargram, and seven of them together, went up to Hladir to the earl.
Skuli
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From this reading Skuli, the son of Thorstein, was with the earl at that time, and was one of his court, and well esteemed.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Gunnlaug was so clad that he had on a grey kirtle and white long-hose; he had a boil on his foot by the instep, and from this oozed blood and matter as he strode on.
son
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From this reading In those days Earl Eric, the son of Hakon, and his brother Svein, ruled in Norway.
strode
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From this reading Gunnlaug was so clad that he had on a grey kirtle and white long-hose; he had a boil on his foot by the instep, and from this oozed blood and matter as he strode on.
Svein
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From this reading In those days Earl Eric, the son of Hakon, and his brother Svein, ruled in Norway.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Skuli, the son of Thorstein, was with the earl at that time, and was one of his court, and well esteemed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In those days Earl Eric, the son of Hakon, and his brother Svein, ruled in Norway.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Now they say that Gunnlaug and Audun Festargram, and seven of them together, went up to Hladir to the earl.
then
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From this reading Earl Eric abode as then at Hladir, which was left to him by his father, and a mighty lord he was.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now they say that Gunnlaug and Audun Festargram, and seven of them together, went up to Hladir to the earl.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Gunnlaug was so clad that he had on a grey kirtle and white long-hose; he had a boil on his foot by the instep, and from this oozed blood and matter as he strode on.
Thorstein
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From this reading Skuli, the son of Thorstein, was with the earl at that time, and was one of his court, and well esteemed.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading In those days Earl Eric, the son of Hakon, and his brother Svein, ruled in Norway.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Skuli, the son of Thorstein, was with the earl at that time, and was one of his court, and well esteemed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Earl Eric abode as then at Hladir, which was left to him by his father, and a mighty lord he was.
together
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From this reading Now they say that Gunnlaug and Audun Festargram, and seven of them together, went up to Hladir to the earl.
up
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From this reading Now they say that Gunnlaug and Audun Festargram, and seven of them together, went up to Hladir to the earl.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Earl Eric abode as then at Hladir, which was left to him by his father, and a mighty lord he was.
well
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From this reading Skuli, the son of Thorstein, was with the earl at that time, and was one of his court, and well esteemed.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now they say that Gunnlaug and Audun Festargram, and seven of them together, went up to Hladir to the earl.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Earl Eric abode as then at Hladir, which was left to him by his father, and a mighty lord he was.
white
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From this reading Gunnlaug was so clad that he had on a grey kirtle and white long-hose; he had a boil on his foot by the instep, and from this oozed blood and matter as he strode on.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Skuli, the son of Thorstein, was with the earl at that time, and was one of his court, and well esteemed.
