adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She was weeping already, and in five minutes there was not a tearless eye in Asgard.
AEsirnoun
(Norse mythology) the chief of gods living at Asgard
From this reading WEEPING "Well, Hermod, what did she say?" asked the AEsir from the top of the hill as they saw him coming; "make haste and tell us what she said."
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "Oh! is that all?" they cried, as soon as he had delivered his message.
alreadyadverbUS /ɔːlˈredi/
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading She was weeping already, and in five minutes there was not a tearless eye in Asgard.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WEEPING "Well, Hermod, what did she say?" asked the AEsir from the top of the hill as they saw him coming; "make haste and tell us what she said."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading WEEPING "Well, Hermod, what did she say?" asked the AEsir from the top of the hill as they saw him coming; "make haste and tell us what she said."
AsgardnounUS /ˈɑːsɡɑːrd/
(Norse mythology) the heavenly dwelling of the Norse gods (the Aesir) and slain war heroes
From this reading She was weeping already, and in five minutes there was not a tearless eye in Asgard.
askedverbUS /æskt/
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading WEEPING "Well, Hermod, what did she say?" asked the AEsir from the top of the hill as they saw him coming; "make haste and tell us what she said."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Nothing can be more easy," and then they all hurried off to tell Frigga.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And Hermod came up.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Nothing can be more easy," and then they all hurried off to tell Frigga.
comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading WEEPING "Well, Hermod, what did she say?" asked the AEsir from the top of the hill as they saw him coming; "make haste and tell us what she said."
criedverbUS /kraɪd/
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Oh! is that all?" they cried, as soon as he had delivered his message.
deliveredverbUS /dɪˈlɪvərd/
past form of “deliver” — deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
From this reading "Oh! is that all?" they cried, as soon as he had delivered his message.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading WEEPING "Well, Hermod, what did she say?" asked the AEsir from the top of the hill as they saw him coming; "make haste and tell us what she said."
easyadjectiveUS /ˈiːzi/
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading "Nothing can be more easy," and then they all hurried off to tell Frigga.
eyenounUS /aɪ/
the organ of sight
From this reading She was weeping already, and in five minutes there was not a tearless eye in Asgard.
fivenounUS /faɪv/
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading She was weeping already, and in five minutes there was not a tearless eye in Asgard.
Frigganoun
(Norse mythology) goddess of the heavens and married love; wife of Odin
From this reading "Nothing can be more easy," and then they all hurried off to tell Frigga.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading WEEPING "Well, Hermod, what did she say?" asked the AEsir from the top of the hill as they saw him coming; "make haste and tell us what she said."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Oh! is that all?" they cried, as soon as he had delivered his message.
hastenounUS /heɪst/
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading WEEPING "Well, Hermod, what did she say?" asked the AEsir from the top of the hill as they saw him coming; "make haste and tell us what she said."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh! is that all?" they cried, as soon as he had delivered his message.
Hermod
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From this reading WEEPING "Well, Hermod, what did she say?" asked the AEsir from the top of the hill as they saw him coming; "make haste and tell us what she said."
hillnounUS /hɪl/
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading WEEPING "Well, Hermod, what did she say?" asked the AEsir from the top of the hill as they saw him coming; "make haste and tell us what she said."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading WEEPING "Well, Hermod, what did she say?" asked the AEsir from the top of the hill as they saw him coming; "make haste and tell us what she said."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Oh! is that all?" they cried, as soon as he had delivered his message.
hurriedadjectiveUS /ˈhɜːrid/
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading "Nothing can be more easy," and then they all hurried off to tell Frigga.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was weeping already, and in five minutes there was not a tearless eye in Asgard.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh! is that all?" they cried, as soon as he had delivered his message.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading WEEPING "Well, Hermod, what did she say?" asked the AEsir from the top of the hill as they saw him coming; "make haste and tell us what she said."
messagenounUS /ˈmesədʒ/
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading "Oh! is that all?" they cried, as soon as he had delivered his message.
minutesnounUS /ˈmɪnəts/
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading She was weeping already, and in five minutes there was not a tearless eye in Asgard.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "Nothing can be more easy," and then they all hurried off to tell Frigga.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was weeping already, and in five minutes there was not a tearless eye in Asgard.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Nothing can be more easy," and then they all hurried off to tell Frigga.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WEEPING "Well, Hermod, what did she say?" asked the AEsir from the top of the hill as they saw him coming; "make haste and tell us what she said."
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Nothing can be more easy," and then they all hurried off to tell Frigga.
OhnounUS /oʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh! is that all?" they cried, as soon as he had delivered his message.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading WEEPING "Well, Hermod, what did she say?" asked the AEsir from the top of the hill as they saw him coming; "make haste and tell us what she said."
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading WEEPING "Well, Hermod, what did she say?" asked the AEsir from the top of the hill as they saw him coming; "make haste and tell us what she said."
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading WEEPING "Well, Hermod, what did she say?" asked the AEsir from the top of the hill as they saw him coming; "make haste and tell us what she said."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WEEPING "Well, Hermod, what did she say?" asked the AEsir from the top of the hill as they saw him coming; "make haste and tell us what she said."
soonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading "Oh! is that all?" they cried, as soon as he had delivered his message.
tearlessadjective
free from tears
From this reading She was weeping already, and in five minutes there was not a tearless eye in Asgard.
tellverbUS /tel/
express in words
From this reading WEEPING "Well, Hermod, what did she say?" asked the AEsir from the top of the hill as they saw him coming; "make haste and tell us what she said."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Oh! is that all?" they cried, as soon as he had delivered his message.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WEEPING "Well, Hermod, what did she say?" asked the AEsir from the top of the hill as they saw him coming; "make haste and tell us what she said."
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Nothing can be more easy," and then they all hurried off to tell Frigga.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading She was weeping already, and in five minutes there was not a tearless eye in Asgard.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WEEPING "Well, Hermod, what did she say?" asked the AEsir from the top of the hill as they saw him coming; "make haste and tell us what she said."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Nothing can be more easy," and then they all hurried off to tell Frigga.
topnounUS /tɑːp/
the upper part of anything
From this reading WEEPING "Well, Hermod, what did she say?" asked the AEsir from the top of the hill as they saw him coming; "make haste and tell us what she said."
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading And Hermod came up.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading WEEPING "Well, Hermod, what did she say?" asked the AEsir from the top of the hill as they saw him coming; "make haste and tell us what she said."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was weeping already, and in five minutes there was not a tearless eye in Asgard.
WEEPINGadjectiveUS /ˈwiːpɪŋ/
showing sorrow
From this reading WEEPING "Well, Hermod, what did she say?" asked the AEsir from the top of the hill as they saw him coming; "make haste and tell us what she said."
WelladverbUS /wel/
(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 WEEPING "Well, Hermod, what did she say?" asked the AEsir from the top of the hill as they saw him coming; "make haste and tell us what she said."
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WEEPING "Well, Hermod, what did she say?" asked the AEsir from the top of the hill as they saw him coming; "make haste and tell us what she said."
