adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In days long long ago there dwelt in Greenland a King named Eric the Red.
adventureverbUS /ædˈventʃər/
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading He had sailed many times upon the seas, and when he came home he had ever some fresh tale of marvel and adventure to tell.
agoadverbUS /əˈɡoʊ/
in the past
From this reading In days long long ago there dwelt in Greenland a King named Eric the Red.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was a man mighty in war, and men held him in high honour.
Bjarni
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From this reading Now one day to the court of Eric there came Bjarni the son of Heriulf.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Now one day to the court of Eric there came Bjarni the son of Heriulf.
courtnounUS /kɔːrt/
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading Now one day to the court of Eric there came Bjarni the son of Heriulf.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Now one day to the court of Eric there came Bjarni the son of Heriulf.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading In days long long ago there dwelt in Greenland a King named Eric the Red.
dweltverbUS /dwelt/
inflected form of “dwell” — think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading In days long long ago there dwelt in Greenland a King named Eric the Red.
Eric
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From this reading In days long long ago there dwelt in Greenland a King named Eric the Red.
everadverbUS /ˈevər/
at any time
From this reading He had sailed many times upon the seas, and when he came home he had ever some fresh tale of marvel and adventure to tell.
faradverbUS /fɑːr/
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading This Bjarni was a far traveler.
freshadjectiveUS /freʃ/
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading He had sailed many times upon the seas, and when he came home he had ever some fresh tale of marvel and adventure to tell.
GreenlandnounUS /ˈɡriːnlənd/
the largest island in the world; lies between the North Atlantic and the Arctic Ocean; a self-governing province of Denmark
From this reading In days long long ago there dwelt in Greenland a King named Eric the Red.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had sailed many times upon the seas, and when he came home he had ever some fresh tale of marvel and adventure to tell.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a man mighty in war, and men held him in high honour.
heldadjectiveUS /held/
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading He was a man mighty in war, and men held him in high honour.
Heriulf
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From this reading Now one day to the court of Eric there came Bjarni the son of Heriulf.
highadjectiveUS /haɪ/
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading He was a man mighty in war, and men held him in high honour.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was a man mighty in war, and men held him in high honour.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading He had sailed many times upon the seas, and when he came home he had ever some fresh tale of marvel and adventure to tell.
honournounUS /ˈɑːnər/
the state of being honored
From this reading He was a man mighty in war, and men held him in high honour.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In days long long ago there dwelt in Greenland a King named Eric the Red.
KingnounUS /kɪŋ/
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading In days long long ago there dwelt in Greenland a King named Eric the Red.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading In days long long ago there dwelt in Greenland a King named Eric the Red.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He was a man mighty in war, and men held him in high honour.
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
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 He had sailed many times upon the seas, and when he came home he had ever some fresh tale of marvel and adventure to tell.
marvelverbUS /ˈmɑːrvəl/
be amazed at
From this reading He had sailed many times upon the seas, and when he came home he had ever some fresh tale of marvel and adventure to tell.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading He was a man mighty in war, and men held him in high honour.
mightyadjectiveUS /ˈmaɪti/
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading He was a man mighty in war, and men held him in high honour.
namedverbUS /neɪmd/
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading In days long long ago there dwelt in Greenland a King named Eric the Red.
NowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now one day to the court of Eric there came Bjarni the son of Heriulf.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now one day to the court of Eric there came Bjarni the son of Heriulf.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Now one day to the court of Eric there came Bjarni the son of Heriulf.
RednounUS /red/
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading In days long long ago there dwelt in Greenland a King named Eric the Red.
sailedverbUS /seɪld/
past form of “sail” — traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading He had sailed many times upon the seas, and when he came home he had ever some fresh tale of marvel and adventure to tell.
seasnounUS /siːz/
plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading He had sailed many times upon the seas, and when he came home he had ever some fresh tale of marvel and adventure to tell.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He had sailed many times upon the seas, and when he came home he had ever some fresh tale of marvel and adventure to tell.
sonnounUS /sʌn/
a male human offspring
From this reading Now one day to the court of Eric there came Bjarni the son of Heriulf.
talenounUS /teɪl/
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading He had sailed many times upon the seas, and when he came home he had ever some fresh tale of marvel and adventure to tell.
tellverbUS /tel/
express in words
From this reading He had sailed many times upon the seas, and when he came home he had ever some fresh tale of marvel and adventure to tell.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In days long long ago there dwelt in Greenland a King named Eric the Red.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading In days long long ago there dwelt in Greenland a King named Eric the Red.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This Bjarni was a far traveler.
timesnounUS /taɪmz/
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading He had sailed many times upon the seas, and when he came home he had ever some fresh tale of marvel and adventure to tell.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now one day to the court of Eric there came Bjarni the son of Heriulf.
travelernounUS /ˈtrævələr/
a person who changes location
From this reading This Bjarni was a far traveler.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He had sailed many times upon the seas, and when he came home he had ever some fresh tale of marvel and adventure to tell.
warnounUS /wɔːr/
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading He was a man mighty in war, and men held him in high honour.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was a man mighty in war, and men held him in high honour.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He had sailed many times upon the seas, and when he came home he had ever some fresh tale of marvel and adventure to tell.
