used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Hast thou ever taken a keel into the Middle Sea, O Sigurd, son of Thorold?" asked Ulric of his gigantic friend.
AdriaticnounUS /ˌeɪdriˈætɪk/
an arm of the Mediterranean between Slovenia and Croatia and Montenegro and Albania on the east and Italy on the west
From this reading "I have seen the Greek islands; I went up the Adriatic Sea with Alfkel the Sea King.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading They twain stood together upon the after deck and _The Sword_ was sailing but slowly, for the wind was contrary.
Alfkel
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From this reading "I have seen the Greek islands; I went up the Adriatic Sea with Alfkel the Sea King.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They twain stood together upon the after deck and _The Sword_ was sailing but slowly, for the wind was contrary.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Hast thou ever taken a keel into the Middle Sea, O Sigurd, son of Thorold?" asked Ulric of his gigantic friend.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They twain stood together upon the after deck and _The Sword_ was sailing but slowly, for the wind was contrary.
very opposed in nature or character or purpose
From this reading They twain stood together upon the after deck and _The Sword_ was sailing but slowly, for the wind was contrary.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading They twain stood together upon the after deck and _The Sword_ was sailing but slowly, for the wind was contrary.
at any time
From this reading "Hast thou ever taken a keel into the Middle Sea, O Sigurd, son of Thorold?" asked Ulric of his gigantic friend.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They twain stood together upon the after deck and _The Sword_ was sailing but slowly, for the wind was contrary.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "Hast thou ever taken a keel into the Middle Sea, O Sigurd, son of Thorold?" asked Ulric of his gigantic friend.
giganticadjectiveUS /dʒaɪˈɡæntɪk/
so exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth
From this reading "Hast thou ever taken a keel into the Middle Sea, O Sigurd, son of Thorold?" asked Ulric of his gigantic friend.
the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
From this reading "I have seen the Greek islands; I went up the Adriatic Sea with Alfkel the Sea King.
Hastauxiliary verbUS /hæst/
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading "Hast thou ever taken a keel into the Middle Sea, O Sigurd, son of Thorold?" asked Ulric of his gigantic friend.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have seen the Greek islands; I went up the Adriatic Sea with Alfkel the Sea King.
HILDA
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From this reading HILDA OF THE HUNDRED YEARS.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Hast thou ever taken a keel into the Middle Sea, O Sigurd, son of Thorold?" asked Ulric of his gigantic friend.
ten 10s
From this reading HILDA OF THE HUNDRED YEARS.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have seen the Greek islands; I went up the Adriatic Sea with Alfkel the Sea King.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Hast thou ever taken a keel into the Middle Sea, O Sigurd, son of Thorold?" asked Ulric of his gigantic friend.
plural of “island” — a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading "I have seen the Greek islands; I went up the Adriatic Sea with Alfkel the Sea King.
jarl
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From this reading "More than once, O jarl," responded Sigurd.
keelnounUS /kiːl/
a projection or ridge that suggests a keel
From this reading "Hast thou ever taken a keel into the Middle Sea, O Sigurd, son of Thorold?" asked Ulric of his gigantic friend.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading "I have seen the Greek islands; I went up the Adriatic Sea with Alfkel the Sea King.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading "Hast thou ever taken a keel into the Middle Sea, O Sigurd, son of Thorold?" asked Ulric of his gigantic friend.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "More than once, O jarl," responded Sigurd.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "Hast thou ever taken a keel into the Middle Sea, O Sigurd, son of Thorold?" asked Ulric of his gigantic friend.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HILDA OF THE HUNDRED YEARS.
on one occasion
From this reading "More than once, O jarl," responded Sigurd.
past form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading "More than once, O jarl," responded Sigurd.
sailingnounUS /ˈseɪlɪŋ/
the work of a sailor
From this reading They twain stood together upon the after deck and _The Sword_ was sailing but slowly, for the wind was contrary.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading "Hast thou ever taken a keel into the Middle Sea, O Sigurd, son of Thorold?" asked Ulric of his gigantic friend.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I have seen the Greek islands; I went up the Adriatic Sea with Alfkel the Sea King.
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 "Hast thou ever taken a keel into the Middle Sea, O Sigurd, son of Thorold?" asked Ulric of his gigantic friend.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading They twain stood together upon the after deck and _The Sword_ was sailing but slowly, for the wind was contrary.
a male human offspring
From this reading "Hast thou ever taken a keel into the Middle Sea, O Sigurd, son of Thorold?" asked Ulric of his gigantic friend.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading They twain stood together upon the after deck and _The Sword_ was sailing but slowly, for the wind was contrary.
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading They twain stood together upon the after deck and _The Sword_ was sailing but slowly, for the wind was contrary.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading "Hast thou ever taken a keel into the Middle Sea, O Sigurd, son of Thorold?" asked Ulric of his gigantic friend.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "More than once, O jarl," responded Sigurd.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HILDA OF THE HUNDRED YEARS.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They twain stood together upon the after deck and _The Sword_ was sailing but slowly, for the wind was contrary.
Thorold
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From this reading "Hast thou ever taken a keel into the Middle Sea, O Sigurd, son of Thorold?" asked Ulric of his gigantic friend.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "Hast thou ever taken a keel into the Middle Sea, O Sigurd, son of Thorold?" asked Ulric of his gigantic friend.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading They twain stood together upon the after deck and _The Sword_ was sailing but slowly, for the wind was contrary.
twainnounUS /tweɪn/
two items of the same kind
From this reading They twain stood together upon the after deck and _The Sword_ was sailing but slowly, for the wind was contrary.
Ulric
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From this reading "Hast thou ever taken a keel into the Middle Sea, O Sigurd, son of Thorold?" asked Ulric of his gigantic friend.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "I have seen the Greek islands; I went up the Adriatic Sea with Alfkel the Sea King.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading They twain stood together upon the after deck and _The Sword_ was sailing but slowly, for the wind was contrary.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They twain stood together upon the after deck and _The Sword_ was sailing but slowly, for the wind was contrary.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I have seen the Greek islands; I went up the Adriatic Sea with Alfkel the Sea King.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading They twain stood together upon the after deck and _The Sword_ was sailing but slowly, for the wind was contrary.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I have seen the Greek islands; I went up the Adriatic Sea with Alfkel the Sea King.
a late time of life
From this reading HILDA OF THE HUNDRED YEARS.
