addedverbUS /ˈædəd/
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading Though Estein had returned with neither spoil nor captives, the tale of Liot's capture and the combat on the holm added much to his renown, and no fewer than six skalds composed lengthy poems on the adventure.
adventureverbUS /ædˈventʃər/
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading Though Estein had returned with neither spoil nor captives, the tale of Liot's capture and the combat on the holm added much to his renown, and no fewer than six skalds composed lengthy poems on the adventure.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Though Estein had returned with neither spoil nor captives, the tale of Liot's capture and the combat on the holm added much to his renown, and no fewer than six skalds composed lengthy poems on the adventure.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There seemed no reason why the hero of these lays should shrink from talking of his expedition, and avoid, so far as he could, the company of men.
avoidverbUS /əˈvɔɪd/
stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
From this reading There seemed no reason why the hero of these lays should shrink from talking of his expedition, and avoid, so far as he could, the company of men.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The story must now come back to Norway.
beganverbUS /bɪˈɡæn/
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Gradually strange rumours began to spread.
captivesnounUS /ˈkæptɪvz/
plural of “captive” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading Though Estein had returned with neither spoil nor captives, the tale of Liot's capture and the combat on the holm added much to his renown, and no fewer than six skalds composed lengthy poems on the adventure.
captureverbUS /ˈkæptʃər/
succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading Though Estein had returned with neither spoil nor captives, the tale of Liot's capture and the combat on the holm added much to his renown, and no fewer than six skalds composed lengthy poems on the adventure.
combatnounUS /ˈkɑːmbæt/
an engagement fought between two military forces
From this reading Though Estein had returned with neither spoil nor captives, the tale of Liot's capture and the combat on the holm added much to his renown, and no fewer than six skalds composed lengthy poems on the adventure.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The story must now come back to Norway.
companynounUS /ˈkʌmpəniː/
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading There seemed no reason why the hero of these lays should shrink from talking of his expedition, and avoid, so far as he could, the company of men.
composedadjectiveUS /kəmˈpoʊzd/
serenely self-possessed and free from agitation especially in times of stress
From this reading Though Estein had returned with neither spoil nor captives, the tale of Liot's capture and the combat on the holm added much to his renown, and no fewer than six skalds composed lengthy poems on the adventure.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There seemed no reason why the hero of these lays should shrink from talking of his expedition, and avoid, so far as he could, the company of men.
Estein
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From this reading Though Estein had returned with neither spoil nor captives, the tale of Liot's capture and the combat on the holm added much to his renown, and no fewer than six skalds composed lengthy poems on the adventure.
expeditionnounUS /ˌekspəˈdɪʃən/
a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
From this reading There seemed no reason why the hero of these lays should shrink from talking of his expedition, and avoid, so far as he could, the company of men.
faradverbUS /fɑːr/
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading There seemed no reason why the hero of these lays should shrink from talking of his expedition, and avoid, so far as he could, the company of men.
feweradjectiveUS /ˈfjuːər/
(comparative of “few” used with count nouns) quantifier meaning a smaller number of
From this reading Though Estein had returned with neither spoil nor captives, the tale of Liot's capture and the combat on the holm added much to his renown, and no fewer than six skalds composed lengthy poems on the adventure.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There seemed no reason why the hero of these lays should shrink from talking of his expedition, and avoid, so far as he could, the company of men.
GraduallyadverbUS /ˈɡrædʒuːəli/
in a gradual manner
From this reading Gradually strange rumours began to spread.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Though Estein had returned with neither spoil nor captives, the tale of Liot's capture and the combat on the holm added much to his renown, and no fewer than six skalds composed lengthy poems on the adventure.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There seemed no reason why the hero of these lays should shrink from talking of his expedition, and avoid, so far as he could, the company of men.
heronounUS /ˈhɪroʊ/
a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading There seemed no reason why the hero of these lays should shrink from talking of his expedition, and avoid, so far as he could, the company of men.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Though Estein had returned with neither spoil nor captives, the tale of Liot's capture and the combat on the holm added much to his renown, and no fewer than six skalds composed lengthy poems on the adventure.
holm
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From this reading Though Estein had returned with neither spoil nor captives, the tale of Liot's capture and the combat on the holm added much to his renown, and no fewer than six skalds composed lengthy poems on the adventure.
laysnounUS /leɪz/
plural of “lay” — a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
From this reading There seemed no reason why the hero of these lays should shrink from talking of his expedition, and avoid, so far as he could, the company of men.
lengthyadjectiveUS /ˈleŋθi/
relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
From this reading Though Estein had returned with neither spoil nor captives, the tale of Liot's capture and the combat on the holm added much to his renown, and no fewer than six skalds composed lengthy poems on the adventure.
Liot's
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From this reading Though Estein had returned with neither spoil nor captives, the tale of Liot's capture and the combat on the holm added much to his renown, and no fewer than six skalds composed lengthy poems on the adventure.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading There seemed no reason why the hero of these lays should shrink from talking of his expedition, and avoid, so far as he could, the company of men.
MESSAGEnounUS /ˈmesədʒ/
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading THE MESSAGE OF THE RUNES.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Though Estein had returned with neither spoil nor captives, the tale of Liot's capture and the combat on the holm added much to his renown, and no fewer than six skalds composed lengthy poems on the adventure.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The story must now come back to Norway.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Though Estein had returned with neither spoil nor captives, the tale of Liot's capture and the combat on the holm added much to his renown, and no fewer than six skalds composed lengthy poems on the adventure.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Though Estein had returned with neither spoil nor captives, the tale of Liot's capture and the combat on the holm added much to his renown, and no fewer than six skalds composed lengthy poems on the adventure.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Though Estein had returned with neither spoil nor captives, the tale of Liot's capture and the combat on the holm added much to his renown, and no fewer than six skalds composed lengthy poems on the adventure.
NorwaynounUS /ˈnɔːrweɪ/
a constitutional monarchy in northern Europe on the western side of the Scandinavian Peninsula; achieved independence from Sweden in 1905
From this reading The story must now come back to Norway.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The story must now come back to Norway.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MESSAGE OF THE RUNES.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Though Estein had returned with neither spoil nor captives, the tale of Liot's capture and the combat on the holm added much to his renown, and no fewer than six skalds composed lengthy poems on the adventure.
poemsnounUS /ˈpoʊəmz/
plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading Though Estein had returned with neither spoil nor captives, the tale of Liot's capture and the combat on the holm added much to his renown, and no fewer than six skalds composed lengthy poems on the adventure.
reasonnounUS /ˈriːzən/
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading There seemed no reason why the hero of these lays should shrink from talking of his expedition, and avoid, so far as he could, the company of men.
renownnounUS /rɪˈnaʊn/
the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
From this reading Though Estein had returned with neither spoil nor captives, the tale of Liot's capture and the combat on the holm added much to his renown, and no fewer than six skalds composed lengthy poems on the adventure.
returnedverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrnd/
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Though Estein had returned with neither spoil nor captives, the tale of Liot's capture and the combat on the holm added much to his renown, and no fewer than six skalds composed lengthy poems on the adventure.
rumoursnounUS /ˈruːmərz/
plural of “rumour” — gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth
From this reading Gradually strange rumours began to spread.
RUNESnounUS /ruːnz/
plural of “rune” — any character from an ancient Germanic alphabet used in Scandinavia from the 3rd century to the Middle Ages
From this reading THE MESSAGE OF THE RUNES.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading There seemed no reason why the hero of these lays should shrink from talking of his expedition, and avoid, so far as he could, the company of men.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading There seemed no reason why the hero of these lays should shrink from talking of his expedition, and avoid, so far as he could, the company of men.
shrinkverbUS /ʃrɪŋk/
wither, as with a loss of moisture
From this reading There seemed no reason why the hero of these lays should shrink from talking of his expedition, and avoid, so far as he could, the company of men.
sixnounUS /sɪks/
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading Though Estein had returned with neither spoil nor captives, the tale of Liot's capture and the combat on the holm added much to his renown, and no fewer than six skalds composed lengthy poems on the adventure.
skalds
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From this reading Though Estein had returned with neither spoil nor captives, the tale of Liot's capture and the combat on the holm added much to his renown, and no fewer than six skalds composed lengthy poems on the adventure.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There seemed no reason why the hero of these lays should shrink from talking of his expedition, and avoid, so far as he could, the company of men.
spoilverbUS /spɔɪl/
make a mess of, destroy or ruin
From this reading Though Estein had returned with neither spoil nor captives, the tale of Liot's capture and the combat on the holm added much to his renown, and no fewer than six skalds composed lengthy poems on the adventure.
spreadverbUS /spred/
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading Gradually strange rumours began to spread.
storynounUS /ˈstɔːri/
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 The story must now come back to Norway.
strangeadjectiveUS /streɪndʒ/
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Gradually strange rumours began to spread.
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 Though Estein had returned with neither spoil nor captives, the tale of Liot's capture and the combat on the holm added much to his renown, and no fewer than six skalds composed lengthy poems on the adventure.
talkingnounUS /ˈtɔːkɪŋ/
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading There seemed no reason why the hero of these lays should shrink from talking of his expedition, and avoid, so far as he could, the company of men.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Though Estein had returned with neither spoil nor captives, the tale of Liot's capture and the combat on the holm added much to his renown, and no fewer than six skalds composed lengthy poems on the adventure.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MESSAGE OF THE RUNES.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There seemed no reason why the hero of these lays should shrink from talking of his expedition, and avoid, so far as he could, the company of men.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading There seemed no reason why the hero of these lays should shrink from talking of his expedition, and avoid, so far as he could, the company of men.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though Estein had returned with neither spoil nor captives, the tale of Liot's capture and the combat on the holm added much to his renown, and no fewer than six skalds composed lengthy poems on the adventure.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The story must now come back to Norway.
whynounUS /waɪ/
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading There seemed no reason why the hero of these lays should shrink from talking of his expedition, and avoid, so far as he could, the company of men.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Though Estein had returned with neither spoil nor captives, the tale of Liot's capture and the combat on the holm added much to his renown, and no fewer than six skalds composed lengthy poems on the adventure.
