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.
inflected form of “bear” — have
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.
chapmen
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From this reading Thereafter Gunnlaug sailed from England with chapmen north to Dublin.
the time during which someone's life continues
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.
DublinnounUS /ˈdʌblɪn/
capital and largest city and major port of the Irish Republic
From this reading Thereafter Gunnlaug sailed from England with chapmen north to Dublin.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading Thereafter Gunnlaug sailed from England with chapmen north to Dublin.
fainadjectiveUS /feɪn/
having made preparations
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.
greetedverbUS /ˈɡriːtəd/
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading Gunnlaug went before the king, and greeted him well and worthily.
Gunnlaug
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From this reading Thereafter Gunnlaug sailed from England with chapmen north to Dublin.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
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.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
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.
IrelandnounUS /ˈaɪərlənd/
a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921
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.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
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.
Kormlada
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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.
Kvaran
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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.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
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.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Then Gunnlaug said, “I have made a song on thee, and I would fain have silence therefor.”
come together
From this reading The king received him as was meet.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
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.
Olaf
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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.”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
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.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
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.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading The king received him as was meet.
ruledadjectiveUS /ruːld/
subject to a ruling authority
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.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Then Gunnlaug said, “I have made a song on thee, and I would fain have silence therefor.”
past form of “sail” — traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading Thereafter Gunnlaug sailed from England with chapmen north to Dublin.
Sigtrygg
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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.
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.”
Silky-beard
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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.
a male human offspring
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.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading Then Gunnlaug said, “I have made a song on thee, and I would fain have silence therefor.”
swayverbUS /sweɪ/
move back and forth or sideways
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.”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
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.
ThereafteradverbUS /ðeˈræftər/
from that time on
From this reading Thereafter Gunnlaug sailed from England with chapmen north to Dublin.
thereforadverb
(in formal usage, especially legal usage) for that or for it
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.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
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.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Gunnlaug went before the king, and greeted him well and worthily.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Gunnlaug went before the king, and greeted him well and worthily.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
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.
worthilyadverb
in a worthy manner; with worthiness
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.”
