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Chapter VIII
Thereafter Gunnlaug sailed from England with chapmen north to Dublin. In those days King Sigtrygg Silky-beard, son of King Olaf Kvaran and Queen Kormlada, ruled over Ireland; and he had then borne sway but a little while. Gunnlaug went before the king, and greeted him well and worthily. The king received him as was meet. Then Gunnlaug said, “I have made a song on thee, and I would fain have silence therefor.”
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Gunnlaug went before the king, and greeted him well and worthily.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Then Gunnlaug said, “I have made a song on thee, and I would fain have silence therefor.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In those days King Sigtrygg Silky-beard, son of King Olaf Kvaran and Queen Kormlada, ruled over Ireland; and he had then borne sway but a little while.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “In those days King Sigtrygg Silky-beard, son of King Olaf Kvaran and Queen Kormlada, ruled over Ireland; and he had then borne sway but a little while.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “Then Gunnlaug said, “I have made a song on thee, and I would fain have silence therefor.””
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “Then Gunnlaug said, “I have made a song on thee, and I would fain have silence therefor.””
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “In those days King Sigtrygg Silky-beard, son of King Olaf Kvaran and Queen Kormlada, ruled over Ireland; and he had then borne sway but a little while.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Gunnlaug went before the king, and greeted him well and worthily.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Gunnlaug went before the king, and greeted him well and worthily.”
during the time that
From this reading “In those days King Sigtrygg Silky-beard, son of King Olaf Kvaran and Queen Kormlada, ruled over Ireland; and he had then borne sway but a little while.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Then Gunnlaug said, “I have made a song on thee, and I would fain have silence therefor.””
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In those days King Sigtrygg Silky-beard, son of King Olaf Kvaran and Queen Kormlada, ruled over Ireland; and he had then borne sway but a little while.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In those days King Sigtrygg Silky-beard, son of King Olaf Kvaran and Queen Kormlada, ruled over Ireland; and he had then borne sway but a little while.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The king received him as was meet.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Gunnlaug went before the king, and greeted him well and worthily.
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From this reading In those days King Sigtrygg Silky-beard, son of King Olaf Kvaran and Queen Kormlada, ruled over Ireland; and he had then borne sway but a little while.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In those days King Sigtrygg Silky-beard, son of King Olaf Kvaran and Queen Kormlada, ruled over Ireland; and he had then borne sway but a little while.
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From this reading Thereafter Gunnlaug sailed from England with chapmen north to Dublin.
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From this reading In those days King Sigtrygg Silky-beard, son of King Olaf Kvaran and Queen Kormlada, ruled over Ireland; and he had then borne sway but a little while.
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From this reading Thereafter Gunnlaug sailed from England with chapmen north to Dublin.
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From this reading Thereafter Gunnlaug sailed from England with chapmen north to Dublin.
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From this reading Then Gunnlaug said, “I have made a song on thee, and I would fain have silence therefor.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Thereafter Gunnlaug sailed from England with chapmen north to Dublin.
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From this reading Gunnlaug went before the king, and greeted him well and worthily.
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From this reading Thereafter Gunnlaug sailed from England with chapmen north to Dublin.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In those days King Sigtrygg Silky-beard, son of King Olaf Kvaran and Queen Kormlada, ruled over Ireland; and he had then borne sway but a little while.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Then Gunnlaug said, “I have made a song on thee, and I would fain have silence therefor.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In those days King Sigtrygg Silky-beard, son of King Olaf Kvaran and Queen Kormlada, ruled over Ireland; and he had then borne sway but a little while.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Gunnlaug went before the king, and greeted him well and worthily.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Then Gunnlaug said, “I have made a song on thee, and I would fain have silence therefor.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In those days King Sigtrygg Silky-beard, son of King Olaf Kvaran and Queen Kormlada, ruled over Ireland; and he had then borne sway but a little while.
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From this reading In those days King Sigtrygg Silky-beard, son of King Olaf Kvaran and Queen Kormlada, ruled over Ireland; and he had then borne sway but a little while.
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From this reading In those days King Sigtrygg Silky-beard, son of King Olaf Kvaran and Queen Kormlada, ruled over Ireland; and he had then borne sway but a little while.
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From this reading In those days King Sigtrygg Silky-beard, son of King Olaf Kvaran and Queen Kormlada, ruled over Ireland; and he had then borne sway but a little while.
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From this reading In those days King Sigtrygg Silky-beard, son of King Olaf Kvaran and Queen Kormlada, ruled over Ireland; and he had then borne sway but a little while.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In those days King Sigtrygg Silky-beard, son of King Olaf Kvaran and Queen Kormlada, ruled over Ireland; and he had then borne sway but a little while.
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From this reading Then Gunnlaug said, “I have made a song on thee, and I would fain have silence therefor.”
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From this reading The king received him as was meet.
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From this reading Thereafter Gunnlaug sailed from England with chapmen north to Dublin.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In those days King Sigtrygg Silky-beard, son of King Olaf Kvaran and Queen Kormlada, ruled over Ireland; and he had then borne sway but a little while.
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From this reading In those days King Sigtrygg Silky-beard, son of King Olaf Kvaran and Queen Kormlada, ruled over Ireland; and he had then borne sway but a little while.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then Gunnlaug said, “I have made a song on thee, and I would fain have silence therefor.”
above and across; more than
From this reading In those days King Sigtrygg Silky-beard, son of King Olaf Kvaran and Queen Kormlada, ruled over Ireland; and he had then borne sway but a little while.
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From this reading In those days King Sigtrygg Silky-beard, son of King Olaf Kvaran and Queen Kormlada, ruled over Ireland; and he had then borne sway but a little while.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The king received him as was meet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In those days King Sigtrygg Silky-beard, son of King Olaf Kvaran and Queen Kormlada, ruled over Ireland; and he had then borne sway but a little while.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then Gunnlaug said, “I have made a song on thee, and I would fain have silence therefor.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thereafter Gunnlaug sailed from England with chapmen north to Dublin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In those days King Sigtrygg Silky-beard, son of King Olaf Kvaran and Queen Kormlada, ruled over Ireland; and he had then borne sway but a little while.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Then Gunnlaug said, “I have made a song on thee, and I would fain have silence therefor.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In those days King Sigtrygg Silky-beard, son of King Olaf Kvaran and Queen Kormlada, ruled over Ireland; and he had then borne sway but a little while.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In those days King Sigtrygg Silky-beard, son of King Olaf Kvaran and Queen Kormlada, ruled over Ireland; and he had then borne sway but a little while.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then Gunnlaug said, “I have made a song on thee, and I would fain have silence therefor.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In those days King Sigtrygg Silky-beard, son of King Olaf Kvaran and Queen Kormlada, ruled over Ireland; and he had then borne sway but a little while.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Gunnlaug went before the king, and greeted him well and worthily.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Then Gunnlaug said, “I have made a song on thee, and I would fain have silence therefor.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In those days King Sigtrygg Silky-beard, son of King Olaf Kvaran and Queen Kormlada, ruled over Ireland; and he had then borne sway but a little while.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thereafter Gunnlaug sailed from England with chapmen north to Dublin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then Gunnlaug said, “I have made a song on thee, and I would fain have silence therefor.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading In those days King Sigtrygg Silky-beard, son of King Olaf Kvaran and Queen Kormlada, ruled over Ireland; and he had then borne sway but a little while.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thereafter Gunnlaug sailed from England with chapmen north to Dublin.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The king received him as was meet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gunnlaug went before the king, and greeted him well and worthily.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gunnlaug went before the king, and greeted him well and worthily.
during the time that
From this reading In those days King Sigtrygg Silky-beard, son of King Olaf Kvaran and Queen Kormlada, ruled over Ireland; and he had then borne sway but a little while.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Thereafter Gunnlaug sailed from England with chapmen north to Dublin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gunnlaug went before the king, and greeted him well and worthily.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Then Gunnlaug said, “I have made a song on thee, and I would fain have silence therefor.”
