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From this reading Then Sigurd spake: "How sayedst thou, Regin, that this drake (1) was no greater than other lingworms; methinks the track of him is marvellous great?"
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Then said Regin, "Make thee a hole, and sit down therein, and whenas the worm comes to the water, smite him into the heart, and so do him to death, and win thee great fame thereby."
afeardadjective
a pronunciation of afraid
From this reading Says Regin, "Of what avail to counsel thee if thou art still afeard of everything?
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Now Sigurd and Regin ride up the heath along that same way wherein Fafnir was wont to creep when he fared to the water; and folk say that thirty fathoms was the height of that cliff along which he lay when he drank of the water below.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now Sigurd and Regin ride up the heath along that same way wherein Fafnir was wont to creep when he fared to the water; and folk say that thirty fathoms was the height of that cliff along which he lay when he drank of the water below.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Says Regin, "Of what avail to counsel thee if thou art still afeard of everything?
availverbUS /əˈveɪl/
use to one's advantage
From this reading Says Regin, "Of what avail to counsel thee if thou art still afeard of everything?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But Sigurd said, "What will betide me if I be before the blood of the worm?"
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But Sigurd said, "What will betide me if I be before the blood of the worm?"
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Now Sigurd and Regin ride up the heath along that same way wherein Fafnir was wont to creep when he fared to the water; and folk say that thirty fathoms was the height of that cliff along which he lay when he drank of the water below.
betideverbUS /bɪˈtaɪd/
become of; happen to
From this reading But Sigurd said, "What will betide me if I be before the blood of the worm?"
bloodnounUS /blʌd/
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading But Sigurd said, "What will betide me if I be before the blood of the worm?"
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Sigurd said, "What will betide me if I be before the blood of the worm?"
cliffnounUS /klɪf/
a steep high face of rock
From this reading Now Sigurd and Regin ride up the heath along that same way wherein Fafnir was wont to creep when he fared to the water; and folk say that thirty fathoms was the height of that cliff along which he lay when he drank of the water below.
comesnounUS /kʌmz/
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading Then said Regin, "Make thee a hole, and sit down therein, and whenas the worm comes to the water, smite him into the heart, and so do him to death, and win thee great fame thereby."
counselnounUS /ˈkaʊnsəl/
a lawyer who pleads cases in court
From this reading Says Regin, "Of what avail to counsel thee if thou art still afeard of everything?
creepverbUS /kriːp/
move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading Now Sigurd and Regin ride up the heath along that same way wherein Fafnir was wont to creep when he fared to the water; and folk say that thirty fathoms was the height of that cliff along which he lay when he drank of the water below.
deathnounUS /deθ/
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Then said Regin, "Make thee a hole, and sit down therein, and whenas the worm comes to the water, smite him into the heart, and so do him to death, and win thee great fame thereby."
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Then said Regin, "Make thee a hole, and sit down therein, and whenas the worm comes to the water, smite him into the heart, and so do him to death, and win thee great fame thereby."
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Then said Regin, "Make thee a hole, and sit down therein, and whenas the worm comes to the water, smite him into the heart, and so do him to death, and win thee great fame thereby."
drakenounUS /dreɪk/
English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596)
From this reading Then Sigurd spake: "How sayedst thou, Regin, that this drake (1) was no greater than other lingworms; methinks the track of him is marvellous great?"
drankverbUS /dræŋk/
inflected form of “drink” — take in liquids
From this reading Now Sigurd and Regin ride up the heath along that same way wherein Fafnir was wont to creep when he fared to the water; and folk say that thirty fathoms was the height of that cliff along which he lay when he drank of the water below.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Says Regin, "Of what avail to counsel thee if thou art still afeard of everything?
Fafnirnoun
(Norse mythology) the Norse dragon that guarded a treasure and was slain by Sigurd
From this reading Now Sigurd and Regin ride up the heath along that same way wherein Fafnir was wont to creep when he fared to the water; and folk say that thirty fathoms was the height of that cliff along which he lay when he drank of the water below.
famenounUS /feɪm/
the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
From this reading Then said Regin, "Make thee a hole, and sit down therein, and whenas the worm comes to the water, smite him into the heart, and so do him to death, and win thee great fame thereby."
faredverbUS /ferd/
past form of “fare” — proceed or get along
From this reading Now Sigurd and Regin ride up the heath along that same way wherein Fafnir was wont to creep when he fared to the water; and folk say that thirty fathoms was the height of that cliff along which he lay when he drank of the water below.
fathomsnounUS /ˈfæðəmz/
plural of “fathom” — a linear unit of measurement (equal to 6 feet) for water depth
From this reading Now Sigurd and Regin ride up the heath along that same way wherein Fafnir was wont to creep when he fared to the water; and folk say that thirty fathoms was the height of that cliff along which he lay when he drank of the water below.
folknounUS /foʊk/
people in general (often used in the plural)
From this reading Now Sigurd and Regin ride up the heath along that same way wherein Fafnir was wont to creep when he fared to the water; and folk say that thirty fathoms was the height of that cliff along which he lay when he drank of the water below.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Then Sigurd spake: "How sayedst thou, Regin, that this drake (1) was no greater than other lingworms; methinks the track of him is marvellous great?"
greateradjectiveUS /ˈɡreɪtər/
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading Then Sigurd spake: "How sayedst thou, Regin, that this drake (1) was no greater than other lingworms; methinks the track of him is marvellous great?"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now Sigurd and Regin ride up the heath along that same way wherein Fafnir was wont to creep when he fared to the water; and folk say that thirty fathoms was the height of that cliff along which he lay when he drank of the water below.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Then said Regin, "Make thee a hole, and sit down therein, and whenas the worm comes to the water, smite him into the heart, and so do him to death, and win thee great fame thereby."
heathnounUS /hiːθ/
a low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae; has small bell-shaped pink or purple flowers
From this reading Now Sigurd and Regin ride up the heath along that same way wherein Fafnir was wont to creep when he fared to the water; and folk say that thirty fathoms was the height of that cliff along which he lay when he drank of the water below.
heightnounUS /haɪt/
the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
From this reading Now Sigurd and Regin ride up the heath along that same way wherein Fafnir was wont to creep when he fared to the water; and folk say that thirty fathoms was the height of that cliff along which he lay when he drank of the water below.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then Sigurd spake: "How sayedst thou, Regin, that this drake (1) was no greater than other lingworms; methinks the track of him is marvellous great?"
holenounUS /hoʊl/
an opening into or through something
From this reading Then said Regin, "Make thee a hole, and sit down therein, and whenas the worm comes to the water, smite him into the heart, and so do him to death, and win thee great fame thereby."
How
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From this reading Then Sigurd spake: "How sayedst thou, Regin, that this drake (1) was no greater than other lingworms; methinks the track of him is marvellous great?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But Sigurd said, "What will betide me if I be before the blood of the worm?"
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But Sigurd said, "What will betide me if I be before the blood of the worm?"
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then said Regin, "Make thee a hole, and sit down therein, and whenas the worm comes to the water, smite him into the heart, and so do him to death, and win thee great fame thereby."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then Sigurd spake: "How sayedst thou, Regin, that this drake (1) was no greater than other lingworms; methinks the track of him is marvellous great?"
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Now Sigurd and Regin ride up the heath along that same way wherein Fafnir was wont to creep when he fared to the water; and folk say that thirty fathoms was the height of that cliff along which he lay when he drank of the water below.
lingworms
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From this reading Then Sigurd spake: "How sayedst thou, Regin, that this drake (1) was no greater than other lingworms; methinks the track of him is marvellous great?"
MakeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading Then said Regin, "Make thee a hole, and sit down therein, and whenas the worm comes to the water, smite him into the heart, and so do him to death, and win thee great fame thereby."
marvellousadjectiveUS /ˈmɑːrvələs/
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading Then Sigurd spake: "How sayedst thou, Regin, that this drake (1) was no greater than other lingworms; methinks the track of him is marvellous great?"
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But Sigurd said, "What will betide me if I be before the blood of the worm?"
methinks
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From this reading Then Sigurd spake: "How sayedst thou, Regin, that this drake (1) was no greater than other lingworms; methinks the track of him is marvellous great?"
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Then Sigurd spake: "How sayedst thou, Regin, that this drake (1) was no greater than other lingworms; methinks the track of him is marvellous great?"
NowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now Sigurd and Regin ride up the heath along that same way wherein Fafnir was wont to creep when he fared to the water; and folk say that thirty fathoms was the height of that cliff along which he lay when he drank of the water below.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now Sigurd and Regin ride up the heath along that same way wherein Fafnir was wont to creep when he fared to the water; and folk say that thirty fathoms was the height of that cliff along which he lay when he drank of the water below.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Then Sigurd spake: "How sayedst thou, Regin, that this drake (1) was no greater than other lingworms; methinks the track of him is marvellous great?"
Regin
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From this reading Now Sigurd and Regin ride up the heath along that same way wherein Fafnir was wont to creep when he fared to the water; and folk say that thirty fathoms was the height of that cliff along which he lay when he drank of the water below.
rideverbUS /raɪd/
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading Now Sigurd and Regin ride up the heath along that same way wherein Fafnir was wont to creep when he fared to the water; and folk say that thirty fathoms was the height of that cliff along which he lay when he drank of the water below.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Then said Regin, "Make thee a hole, and sit down therein, and whenas the worm comes to the water, smite him into the heart, and so do him to death, and win thee great fame thereby."
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading Now Sigurd and Regin ride up the heath along that same way wherein Fafnir was wont to creep when he fared to the water; and folk say that thirty fathoms was the height of that cliff along which he lay when he drank of the water below.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading Now Sigurd and Regin ride up the heath along that same way wherein Fafnir was wont to creep when he fared to the water; and folk say that thirty fathoms was the height of that cliff along which he lay when he drank of the water below.
sayedst
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From this reading Then Sigurd spake: "How sayedst thou, Regin, that this drake (1) was no greater than other lingworms; methinks the track of him is marvellous great?"
SaysnounUS /sez/
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading Says Regin, "Of what avail to counsel thee if thou art still afeard of everything?
SigurdnounUS /ˈsɪɡərd/
(Norse mythology) mythical Norse warrior hero who gains an accursed hoard of gold and was killed by Brynhild; Siegfried is the German counterpart
From this reading Now Sigurd and Regin ride up the heath along that same way wherein Fafnir was wont to creep when he fared to the water; and folk say that thirty fathoms was the height of that cliff along which he lay when he drank of the water below.
sitverbUS /sɪt/
be seated
From this reading Then said Regin, "Make thee a hole, and sit down therein, and whenas the worm comes to the water, smite him into the heart, and so do him to death, and win thee great fame thereby."
smiteverb
inflict a heavy blow on, with the hand, a tool, or a weapon
From this reading Then said Regin, "Make thee a hole, and sit down therein, and whenas the worm comes to the water, smite him into the heart, and so do him to death, and win thee great fame thereby."
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Then said Regin, "Make thee a hole, and sit down therein, and whenas the worm comes to the water, smite him into the heart, and so do him to death, and win thee great fame thereby."
spake
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From this reading Then Sigurd spake: "How sayedst thou, Regin, that this drake (1) was no greater than other lingworms; methinks the track of him is marvellous great?"
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading Says Regin, "Of what avail to counsel thee if thou art still afeard of everything?
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Then Sigurd spake: "How sayedst thou, Regin, that this drake (1) was no greater than other lingworms; methinks the track of him is marvellous great?"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now Sigurd and Regin ride up the heath along that same way wherein Fafnir was wont to creep when he fared to the water; and folk say that thirty fathoms was the height of that cliff along which he lay when he drank of the water below.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now Sigurd and Regin ride up the heath along that same way wherein Fafnir was wont to creep when he fared to the water; and folk say that thirty fathoms was the height of that cliff along which he lay when he drank of the water below.
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Then said Regin, "Make thee a hole, and sit down therein, and whenas the worm comes to the water, smite him into the heart, and so do him to death, and win thee great fame thereby."
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then Sigurd spake: "How sayedst thou, Regin, that this drake (1) was no greater than other lingworms; methinks the track of him is marvellous great?"
therebyadverbUS /ˈðerˈbaɪ/
by that means or because of that
From this reading Then said Regin, "Make thee a hole, and sit down therein, and whenas the worm comes to the water, smite him into the heart, and so do him to death, and win thee great fame thereby."
thereinadverbUS /ðeˈrɪn/
(formal) in or into that thing or place
From this reading Then said Regin, "Make thee a hole, and sit down therein, and whenas the worm comes to the water, smite him into the heart, and so do him to death, and win thee great fame thereby."
thirtynounUS /ˈθɜːrdiː/
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading Now Sigurd and Regin ride up the heath along that same way wherein Fafnir was wont to creep when he fared to the water; and folk say that thirty fathoms was the height of that cliff along which he lay when he drank of the water below.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Then Sigurd spake: "How sayedst thou, Regin, that this drake (1) was no greater than other lingworms; methinks the track of him is marvellous great?"
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Then Sigurd spake: "How sayedst thou, Regin, that this drake (1) was no greater than other lingworms; methinks the track of him is marvellous great?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now Sigurd and Regin ride up the heath along that same way wherein Fafnir was wont to creep when he fared to the water; and folk say that thirty fathoms was the height of that cliff along which he lay when he drank of the water below.
tracknounUS /træk/
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading Then Sigurd spake: "How sayedst thou, Regin, that this drake (1) was no greater than other lingworms; methinks the track of him is marvellous great?"
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Now Sigurd and Regin ride up the heath along that same way wherein Fafnir was wont to creep when he fared to the water; and folk say that thirty fathoms was the height of that cliff along which he lay when he drank of the water below.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now Sigurd and Regin ride up the heath along that same way wherein Fafnir was wont to creep when he fared to the water; and folk say that thirty fathoms was the height of that cliff along which he lay when he drank of the water below.
waternounUS /ˈwɔːtər/
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Now Sigurd and Regin ride up the heath along that same way wherein Fafnir was wont to creep when he fared to the water; and folk say that thirty fathoms was the height of that cliff along which he lay when he drank of the water below.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Now Sigurd and Regin ride up the heath along that same way wherein Fafnir was wont to creep when he fared to the water; and folk say that thirty fathoms was the height of that cliff along which he lay when he drank of the water below.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But Sigurd said, "What will betide me if I be before the blood of the worm?"
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Now Sigurd and Regin ride up the heath along that same way wherein Fafnir was wont to creep when he fared to the water; and folk say that thirty fathoms was the height of that cliff along which he lay when he drank of the water below.
whenas
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From this reading Then said Regin, "Make thee a hole, and sit down therein, and whenas the worm comes to the water, smite him into the heart, and so do him to death, and win thee great fame thereby."
wherein
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From this reading Now Sigurd and Regin ride up the heath along that same way wherein Fafnir was wont to creep when he fared to the water; and folk say that thirty fathoms was the height of that cliff along which he lay when he drank of the water below.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Now Sigurd and Regin ride up the heath along that same way wherein Fafnir was wont to creep when he fared to the water; and folk say that thirty fathoms was the height of that cliff along which he lay when he drank of the water below.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading But Sigurd said, "What will betide me if I be before the blood of the worm?"
winverbUS /wɪn/
be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
From this reading Then said Regin, "Make thee a hole, and sit down therein, and whenas the worm comes to the water, smite him into the heart, and so do him to death, and win thee great fame thereby."
wontnounUS /woʊnt/
an established custom
From this reading Now Sigurd and Regin ride up the heath along that same way wherein Fafnir was wont to creep when he fared to the water; and folk say that thirty fathoms was the height of that cliff along which he lay when he drank of the water below.
wormnounUS /wɜːrm/
any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae
From this reading Then said Regin, "Make thee a hole, and sit down therein, and whenas the worm comes to the water, smite him into the heart, and so do him to death, and win thee great fame thereby."
