used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _How Wahrmund the Dane gave his Life for Wulnoth_ Now, though Hungwar the Dane had evil thoughts respecting Wulnoth and Wahrmund, he held his peace and kept his own counsel at the first; and in the morning, when the two were in the hall, he greeted them with a dark smile, and he said--
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _How Wahrmund the Dane gave his Life for Wulnoth_ Now, though Hungwar the Dane had evil thoughts respecting Wulnoth and Wahrmund, he held his peace and kept his own counsel at the first; and in the morning, when the two were in the hall, he greeted them with a dark smile, and he said--
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "We have been wandering, O chief," answered Wulnoth.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are cunning warriors; for while we have been feasting and drinking and listening to the songs of the scalds, we have missed your faces; and methinks, surely, that ye have been spying out the land, and seeing where the foe hide."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _How Wahrmund the Dane gave his Life for Wulnoth_ Now, though Hungwar the Dane had evil thoughts respecting Wulnoth and Wahrmund, he held his peace and kept his own counsel at the first; and in the morning, when the two were in the hall, he greeted them with a dark smile, and he said--
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading You are cunning warriors; for while we have been feasting and drinking and listening to the songs of the scalds, we have missed your faces; and methinks, surely, that ye have been spying out the land, and seeing where the foe hide."
a person who is in charge
From this reading "We have been wandering, O chief," answered Wulnoth.
a lawyer who pleads cases in court
From this reading _How Wahrmund the Dane gave his Life for Wulnoth_ Now, though Hungwar the Dane had evil thoughts respecting Wulnoth and Wahrmund, he held his peace and kept his own counsel at the first; and in the morning, when the two were in the hall, he greeted them with a dark smile, and he said--
cunningadjectiveUS /ˈkʌnɪŋ/
attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness
From this reading You are cunning warriors; for while we have been feasting and drinking and listening to the songs of the scalds, we have missed your faces; and methinks, surely, that ye have been spying out the land, and seeing where the foe hide."
DanenounUS /deɪn/
a native or inhabitant of Denmark
From this reading _How Wahrmund the Dane gave his Life for Wulnoth_ Now, though Hungwar the Dane had evil thoughts respecting Wulnoth and Wahrmund, he held his peace and kept his own counsel at the first; and in the morning, when the two were in the hall, he greeted them with a dark smile, and he said--
absence of light or illumination
From this reading _How Wahrmund the Dane gave his Life for Wulnoth_ Now, though Hungwar the Dane had evil thoughts respecting Wulnoth and Wahrmund, he held his peace and kept his own counsel at the first; and in the morning, when the two were in the hall, he greeted them with a dark smile, and he said--
the act of consuming liquids
From this reading You are cunning warriors; for while we have been feasting and drinking and listening to the songs of the scalds, we have missed your faces; and methinks, surely, that ye have been spying out the land, and seeing where the foe hide."
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading _How Wahrmund the Dane gave his Life for Wulnoth_ Now, though Hungwar the Dane had evil thoughts respecting Wulnoth and Wahrmund, he held his peace and kept his own counsel at the first; and in the morning, when the two were in the hall, he greeted them with a dark smile, and he said--
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading You are cunning warriors; for while we have been feasting and drinking and listening to the songs of the scalds, we have missed your faces; and methinks, surely, that ye have been spying out the land, and seeing where the foe hide."
feastingnounUS /ˈfiːstɪŋ/
eating an elaborate meal (often accompanied by entertainment)
From this reading You are cunning warriors; for while we have been feasting and drinking and listening to the songs of the scalds, we have missed your faces; and methinks, surely, that ye have been spying out the land, and seeing where the foe hide."
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading _How Wahrmund the Dane gave his Life for Wulnoth_ Now, though Hungwar the Dane had evil thoughts respecting Wulnoth and Wahrmund, he held his peace and kept his own counsel at the first; and in the morning, when the two were in the hall, he greeted them with a dark smile, and he said--
foenounUS /foʊ/
an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
From this reading You are cunning warriors; for while we have been feasting and drinking and listening to the songs of the scalds, we have missed your faces; and methinks, surely, that ye have been spying out the land, and seeing where the foe hide."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _How Wahrmund the Dane gave his Life for Wulnoth_ Now, though Hungwar the Dane had evil thoughts respecting Wulnoth and Wahrmund, he held his peace and kept his own counsel at the first; and in the morning, when the two were in the hall, he greeted them with a dark smile, and he said--
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading _How Wahrmund the Dane gave his Life for Wulnoth_ Now, though Hungwar the Dane had evil thoughts respecting Wulnoth and Wahrmund, he held his peace and kept his own counsel at the first; and in the morning, when the two were in the hall, he greeted them with a dark smile, and he said--
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading _How Wahrmund the Dane gave his Life for Wulnoth_ Now, though Hungwar the Dane had evil thoughts respecting Wulnoth and Wahrmund, he held his peace and kept his own counsel at the first; and in the morning, when the two were in the hall, he greeted them with a dark smile, and he said--
GreetingnounUS /ˈɡriːtɪŋ/
(usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
From this reading "Greeting, Wulnoth, and greeting, Wahrmund.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _How Wahrmund the Dane gave his Life for Wulnoth_ Now, though Hungwar the Dane had evil thoughts respecting Wulnoth and Wahrmund, he held his peace and kept his own counsel at the first; and in the morning, when the two were in the hall, he greeted them with a dark smile, and he said--
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading _How Wahrmund the Dane gave his Life for Wulnoth_ Now, though Hungwar the Dane had evil thoughts respecting Wulnoth and Wahrmund, he held his peace and kept his own counsel at the first; and in the morning, when the two were in the hall, he greeted them with a dark smile, and he said--
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You are cunning warriors; for while we have been feasting and drinking and listening to the songs of the scalds, we have missed your faces; and methinks, surely, that ye have been spying out the land, and seeing where the foe hide."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _How Wahrmund the Dane gave his Life for Wulnoth_ Now, though Hungwar the Dane had evil thoughts respecting Wulnoth and Wahrmund, he held his peace and kept his own counsel at the first; and in the morning, when the two were in the hall, he greeted them with a dark smile, and he said--
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading _How Wahrmund the Dane gave his Life for Wulnoth_ Now, though Hungwar the Dane had evil thoughts respecting Wulnoth and Wahrmund, he held his peace and kept his own counsel at the first; and in the morning, when the two were in the hall, he greeted them with a dark smile, and he said--
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading You are cunning warriors; for while we have been feasting and drinking and listening to the songs of the scalds, we have missed your faces; and methinks, surely, that ye have been spying out the land, and seeing where the foe hide."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _How Wahrmund the Dane gave his Life for Wulnoth_ Now, though Hungwar the Dane had evil thoughts respecting Wulnoth and Wahrmund, he held his peace and kept his own counsel at the first; and in the morning, when the two were in the hall, he greeted them with a dark smile, and he said--
How
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From this reading _How Wahrmund the Dane gave his Life for Wulnoth_ Now, though Hungwar the Dane had evil thoughts respecting Wulnoth and Wahrmund, he held his peace and kept his own counsel at the first; and in the morning, when the two were in the hall, he greeted them with a dark smile, and he said--
Hungwar
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From this reading _How Wahrmund the Dane gave his Life for Wulnoth_ Now, though Hungwar the Dane had evil thoughts respecting Wulnoth and Wahrmund, he held his peace and kept his own counsel at the first; and in the morning, when the two were in the hall, he greeted them with a dark smile, and he said--
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _How Wahrmund the Dane gave his Life for Wulnoth_ Now, though Hungwar the Dane had evil thoughts respecting Wulnoth and Wahrmund, he held his peace and kept his own counsel at the first; and in the morning, when the two were in the hall, he greeted them with a dark smile, and he said--
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading _How Wahrmund the Dane gave his Life for Wulnoth_ Now, though Hungwar the Dane had evil thoughts respecting Wulnoth and Wahrmund, he held his peace and kept his own counsel at the first; and in the morning, when the two were in the hall, he greeted them with a dark smile, and he said--
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading You are cunning warriors; for while we have been feasting and drinking and listening to the songs of the scalds, we have missed your faces; and methinks, surely, that ye have been spying out the land, and seeing where the foe hide."
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading And Hungwar laughed loudly.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading _How Wahrmund the Dane gave his Life for Wulnoth_ Now, though Hungwar the Dane had evil thoughts respecting Wulnoth and Wahrmund, he held his peace and kept his own counsel at the first; and in the morning, when the two were in the hall, he greeted them with a dark smile, and he said--
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading You are cunning warriors; for while we have been feasting and drinking and listening to the songs of the scalds, we have missed your faces; and methinks, surely, that ye have been spying out the land, and seeing where the foe hide."
loudlyadverbUS /ˈlaʊdli/
with relatively high volume
From this reading And Hungwar laughed loudly.
methinks
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From this reading You are cunning warriors; for while we have been feasting and drinking and listening to the songs of the scalds, we have missed your faces; and methinks, surely, that ye have been spying out the land, and seeing where the foe hide."
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading You are cunning warriors; for while we have been feasting and drinking and listening to the songs of the scalds, we have missed your faces; and methinks, surely, that ye have been spying out the land, and seeing where the foe hide."
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading _How Wahrmund the Dane gave his Life for Wulnoth_ Now, though Hungwar the Dane had evil thoughts respecting Wulnoth and Wahrmund, he held his peace and kept his own counsel at the first; and in the morning, when the two were in the hall, he greeted them with a dark smile, and he said--
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading _How Wahrmund the Dane gave his Life for Wulnoth_ Now, though Hungwar the Dane had evil thoughts respecting Wulnoth and Wahrmund, he held his peace and kept his own counsel at the first; and in the morning, when the two were in the hall, he greeted them with a dark smile, and he said--
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 "We have been wandering, O chief," answered Wulnoth.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You are cunning warriors; for while we have been feasting and drinking and listening to the songs of the scalds, we have missed your faces; and methinks, surely, that ye have been spying out the land, and seeing where the foe hide."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading You are cunning warriors; for while we have been feasting and drinking and listening to the songs of the scalds, we have missed your faces; and methinks, surely, that ye have been spying out the land, and seeing where the foe hide."
have ownership or possession of
From this reading _How Wahrmund the Dane gave his Life for Wulnoth_ Now, though Hungwar the Dane had evil thoughts respecting Wulnoth and Wahrmund, he held his peace and kept his own counsel at the first; and in the morning, when the two were in the hall, he greeted them with a dark smile, and he said--
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading _How Wahrmund the Dane gave his Life for Wulnoth_ Now, though Hungwar the Dane had evil thoughts respecting Wulnoth and Wahrmund, he held his peace and kept his own counsel at the first; and in the morning, when the two were in the hall, he greeted them with a dark smile, and he said--
respectingverbUS /riˈspektɪŋ/
-ing form of “respect” — regard highly; think much of
From this reading _How Wahrmund the Dane gave his Life for Wulnoth_ Now, though Hungwar the Dane had evil thoughts respecting Wulnoth and Wahrmund, he held his peace and kept his own counsel at the first; and in the morning, when the two were in the hall, he greeted them with a dark smile, and he said--
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading _How Wahrmund the Dane gave his Life for Wulnoth_ Now, though Hungwar the Dane had evil thoughts respecting Wulnoth and Wahrmund, he held his peace and kept his own counsel at the first; and in the morning, when the two were in the hall, he greeted them with a dark smile, and he said--
scaldsnounUS /skɔːldz/
plural of “scald” — a burn cause by hot liquid or steam
From this reading You are cunning warriors; for while we have been feasting and drinking and listening to the songs of the scalds, we have missed your faces; and methinks, surely, that ye have been spying out the land, and seeing where the foe hide."
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading You are cunning warriors; for while we have been feasting and drinking and listening to the songs of the scalds, we have missed your faces; and methinks, surely, that ye have been spying out the land, and seeing where the foe hide."
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading _How Wahrmund the Dane gave his Life for Wulnoth_ Now, though Hungwar the Dane had evil thoughts respecting Wulnoth and Wahrmund, he held his peace and kept his own counsel at the first; and in the morning, when the two were in the hall, he greeted them with a dark smile, and he said--
plural of “song” — a short musical composition with words
From this reading You are cunning warriors; for while we have been feasting and drinking and listening to the songs of the scalds, we have missed your faces; and methinks, surely, that ye have been spying out the land, and seeing where the foe hide."
spyingnounUS /ˈspaɪɪŋ/
keeping a secret or furtive watch
From this reading You are cunning warriors; for while we have been feasting and drinking and listening to the songs of the scalds, we have missed your faces; and methinks, surely, that ye have been spying out the land, and seeing where the foe hide."
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading You are cunning warriors; for while we have been feasting and drinking and listening to the songs of the scalds, we have missed your faces; and methinks, surely, that ye have been spying out the land, and seeing where the foe hide."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You are cunning warriors; for while we have been feasting and drinking and listening to the songs of the scalds, we have missed your faces; and methinks, surely, that ye have been spying out the land, and seeing where the foe hide."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _How Wahrmund the Dane gave his Life for Wulnoth_ Now, though Hungwar the Dane had evil thoughts respecting Wulnoth and Wahrmund, he held his peace and kept his own counsel at the first; and in the morning, when the two were in the hall, he greeted them with a dark smile, and he said--
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading _How Wahrmund the Dane gave his Life for Wulnoth_ Now, though Hungwar the Dane had evil thoughts respecting Wulnoth and Wahrmund, he held his peace and kept his own counsel at the first; and in the morning, when the two were in the hall, he greeted them with a dark smile, and he said--
in spite of the fact that
From this reading _How Wahrmund the Dane gave his Life for Wulnoth_ Now, though Hungwar the Dane had evil thoughts respecting Wulnoth and Wahrmund, he held his peace and kept his own counsel at the first; and in the morning, when the two were in the hall, he greeted them with a dark smile, and he said--
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading _How Wahrmund the Dane gave his Life for Wulnoth_ Now, though Hungwar the Dane had evil thoughts respecting Wulnoth and Wahrmund, he held his peace and kept his own counsel at the first; and in the morning, when the two were in the hall, he greeted them with a dark smile, and he said--
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You are cunning warriors; for while we have been feasting and drinking and listening to the songs of the scalds, we have missed your faces; and methinks, surely, that ye have been spying out the land, and seeing where the foe hide."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading _How Wahrmund the Dane gave his Life for Wulnoth_ Now, though Hungwar the Dane had evil thoughts respecting Wulnoth and Wahrmund, he held his peace and kept his own counsel at the first; and in the morning, when the two were in the hall, he greeted them with a dark smile, and he said--
Wahrmund
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From this reading _How Wahrmund the Dane gave his Life for Wulnoth_ Now, though Hungwar the Dane had evil thoughts respecting Wulnoth and Wahrmund, he held his peace and kept his own counsel at the first; and in the morning, when the two were in the hall, he greeted them with a dark smile, and he said--
migratory
From this reading "We have been wandering, O chief," answered Wulnoth.
warriorsnounUS /ˈwɔːriərz/
plural of “warrior” — someone engaged in or experienced in warfare
From this reading You are cunning warriors; for while we have been feasting and drinking and listening to the songs of the scalds, we have missed your faces; and methinks, surely, that ye have been spying out the land, and seeing where the foe hide."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading You are cunning warriors; for while we have been feasting and drinking and listening to the songs of the scalds, we have missed your faces; and methinks, surely, that ye have been spying out the land, and seeing where the foe hide."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _How Wahrmund the Dane gave his Life for Wulnoth_ Now, though Hungwar the Dane had evil thoughts respecting Wulnoth and Wahrmund, he held his peace and kept his own counsel at the first; and in the morning, when the two were in the hall, he greeted them with a dark smile, and he said--
at the time that
From this reading _How Wahrmund the Dane gave his Life for Wulnoth_ Now, though Hungwar the Dane had evil thoughts respecting Wulnoth and Wahrmund, he held his peace and kept his own counsel at the first; and in the morning, when the two were in the hall, he greeted them with a dark smile, and he said--
in or at the place that
From this reading You are cunning warriors; for while we have been feasting and drinking and listening to the songs of the scalds, we have missed your faces; and methinks, surely, that ye have been spying out the land, and seeing where the foe hide."
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading You are cunning warriors; for while we have been feasting and drinking and listening to the songs of the scalds, we have missed your faces; and methinks, surely, that ye have been spying out the land, and seeing where the foe hide."
in the company of; together with
From this reading _How Wahrmund the Dane gave his Life for Wulnoth_ Now, though Hungwar the Dane had evil thoughts respecting Wulnoth and Wahrmund, he held his peace and kept his own counsel at the first; and in the morning, when the two were in the hall, he greeted them with a dark smile, and he said--
Wulnoth
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From this reading _How Wahrmund the Dane gave his Life for Wulnoth_ Now, though Hungwar the Dane had evil thoughts respecting Wulnoth and Wahrmund, he held his peace and kept his own counsel at the first; and in the morning, when the two were in the hall, he greeted them with a dark smile, and he said--
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading You are cunning warriors; for while we have been feasting and drinking and listening to the songs of the scalds, we have missed your faces; and methinks, surely, that ye have been spying out the land, and seeing where the foe hide."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You are cunning warriors; for while we have been feasting and drinking and listening to the songs of the scalds, we have missed your faces; and methinks, surely, that ye have been spying out the land, and seeing where the foe hide."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You are cunning warriors; for while we have been feasting and drinking and listening to the songs of the scalds, we have missed your faces; and methinks, surely, that ye have been spying out the land, and seeing where the foe hide."
