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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Thor's Visit to Jotunheim One day the god Thor, accompanied by his servant Thialfi, and also by Loki, set out on a journey to the giant's country.
accompanied
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From this reading Thor's Visit to Jotunheim One day the god Thor, accompanied by his servant Thialfi, and also by Loki, set out on a journey to the giant's country.
alarmed
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From this reading Here they lay down to sleep, but towards midnight were alarmed by an earthquake which shook the whole edifice.
all
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From this reading Thialfi was of all men the swiftest of foot.
also
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From this reading Thor's Visit to Jotunheim One day the god Thor, accompanied by his servant Thialfi, and also by Loki, set out on a journey to the giant's country.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading When night came on they found themselves in an immense forest, and searched on all sides for a place where they might pass the night, and at last came to a very large hall, with an entrance that took the whole breadth of one end of the building.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thor's Visit to Jotunheim One day the god Thor, accompanied by his servant Thialfi, and also by Loki, set out on a journey to the giant's country.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When night came on they found themselves in an immense forest, and searched on all sides for a place where they might pass the night, and at last came to a very large hall, with an entrance that took the whole breadth of one end of the building.
bore
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From this reading He bore Thor's wallet, containing their provisions.
breadth
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From this reading When night came on they found themselves in an immense forest, and searched on all sides for a place where they might pass the night, and at last came to a very large hall, with an entrance that took the whole breadth of one end of the building.
building
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From this reading When night came on they found themselves in an immense forest, and searched on all sides for a place where they might pass the night, and at last came to a very large hall, with an entrance that took the whole breadth of one end of the building.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Here they lay down to sleep, but towards midnight were alarmed by an earthquake which shook the whole edifice.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Thor's Visit to Jotunheim One day the god Thor, accompanied by his servant Thialfi, and also by Loki, set out on a journey to the giant's country.
came
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From this reading When night came on they found themselves in an immense forest, and searched on all sides for a place where they might pass the night, and at last came to a very large hall, with an entrance that took the whole breadth of one end of the building.
containing
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From this reading He bore Thor's wallet, containing their provisions.
country
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From this reading Thor's Visit to Jotunheim One day the god Thor, accompanied by his servant Thialfi, and also by Loki, set out on a journey to the giant's country.
day
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From this reading Thor's Visit to Jotunheim One day the god Thor, accompanied by his servant Thialfi, and also by Loki, set out on a journey to the giant's country.
down
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From this reading Here they lay down to sleep, but towards midnight were alarmed by an earthquake which shook the whole edifice.
earthquake
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From this reading Here they lay down to sleep, but towards midnight were alarmed by an earthquake which shook the whole edifice.
edifice
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From this reading Here they lay down to sleep, but towards midnight were alarmed by an earthquake which shook the whole edifice.
end
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From this reading When night came on they found themselves in an immense forest, and searched on all sides for a place where they might pass the night, and at last came to a very large hall, with an entrance that took the whole breadth of one end of the building.
entrance
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From this reading When night came on they found themselves in an immense forest, and searched on all sides for a place where they might pass the night, and at last came to a very large hall, with an entrance that took the whole breadth of one end of the building.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thialfi was of all men the swiftest of foot.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When night came on they found themselves in an immense forest, and searched on all sides for a place where they might pass the night, and at last came to a very large hall, with an entrance that took the whole breadth of one end of the building.
forest
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From this reading When night came on they found themselves in an immense forest, and searched on all sides for a place where they might pass the night, and at last came to a very large hall, with an entrance that took the whole breadth of one end of the building.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When night came on they found themselves in an immense forest, and searched on all sides for a place where they might pass the night, and at last came to a very large hall, with an entrance that took the whole breadth of one end of the building.
giant's
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From this reading Thor's Visit to Jotunheim One day the god Thor, accompanied by his servant Thialfi, and also by Loki, set out on a journey to the giant's country.
god
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From this reading Thor's Visit to Jotunheim One day the god Thor, accompanied by his servant Thialfi, and also by Loki, set out on a journey to the giant's country.
hall
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From this reading When night came on they found themselves in an immense forest, and searched on all sides for a place where they might pass the night, and at last came to a very large hall, with an entrance that took the whole breadth of one end of the building.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He bore Thor's wallet, containing their provisions.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here they lay down to sleep, but towards midnight were alarmed by an earthquake which shook the whole edifice.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Thor's Visit to Jotunheim One day the god Thor, accompanied by his servant Thialfi, and also by Loki, set out on a journey to the giant's country.
immense
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From this reading When night came on they found themselves in an immense forest, and searched on all sides for a place where they might pass the night, and at last came to a very large hall, with an entrance that took the whole breadth of one end of the building.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When night came on they found themselves in an immense forest, and searched on all sides for a place where they might pass the night, and at last came to a very large hall, with an entrance that took the whole breadth of one end of the building.
Jotunheim
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From this reading Thor's Visit to Jotunheim One day the god Thor, accompanied by his servant Thialfi, and also by Loki, set out on a journey to the giant's country.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Thor's Visit to Jotunheim One day the god Thor, accompanied by his servant Thialfi, and also by Loki, set out on a journey to the giant's country.
large
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From this reading When night came on they found themselves in an immense forest, and searched on all sides for a place where they might pass the night, and at last came to a very large hall, with an entrance that took the whole breadth of one end of the building.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When night came on they found themselves in an immense forest, and searched on all sides for a place where they might pass the night, and at last came to a very large hall, with an entrance that took the whole breadth of one end of the building.
lay
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From this reading Here they lay down to sleep, but towards midnight were alarmed by an earthquake which shook the whole edifice.
Loki
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From this reading Thor's Visit to Jotunheim One day the god Thor, accompanied by his servant Thialfi, and also by Loki, set out on a journey to the giant's country.
men
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From this reading Thialfi was of all men the swiftest of foot.
midnight
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From this reading Here they lay down to sleep, but towards midnight were alarmed by an earthquake which shook the whole edifice.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading When night came on they found themselves in an immense forest, and searched on all sides for a place where they might pass the night, and at last came to a very large hall, with an entrance that took the whole breadth of one end of the building.
night
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From this reading When night came on they found themselves in an immense forest, and searched on all sides for a place where they might pass the night, and at last came to a very large hall, with an entrance that took the whole breadth of one end of the building.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Thialfi was of all men the swiftest of foot.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Thor's Visit to Jotunheim One day the god Thor, accompanied by his servant Thialfi, and also by Loki, set out on a journey to the giant's country.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Thor's Visit to Jotunheim One day the god Thor, accompanied by his servant Thialfi, and also by Loki, set out on a journey to the giant's country.
out
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From this reading Thor's Visit to Jotunheim One day the god Thor, accompanied by his servant Thialfi, and also by Loki, set out on a journey to the giant's country.
pass
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From this reading When night came on they found themselves in an immense forest, and searched on all sides for a place where they might pass the night, and at last came to a very large hall, with an entrance that took the whole breadth of one end of the building.
place
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From this reading When night came on they found themselves in an immense forest, and searched on all sides for a place where they might pass the night, and at last came to a very large hall, with an entrance that took the whole breadth of one end of the building.
provisions
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From this reading He bore Thor's wallet, containing their provisions.
searched
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From this reading When night came on they found themselves in an immense forest, and searched on all sides for a place where they might pass the night, and at last came to a very large hall, with an entrance that took the whole breadth of one end of the building.
servant
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From this reading Thor's Visit to Jotunheim One day the god Thor, accompanied by his servant Thialfi, and also by Loki, set out on a journey to the giant's country.
set
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From this reading Thor's Visit to Jotunheim One day the god Thor, accompanied by his servant Thialfi, and also by Loki, set out on a journey to the giant's country.
shook
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From this reading Here they lay down to sleep, but towards midnight were alarmed by an earthquake which shook the whole edifice.
sides
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From this reading When night came on they found themselves in an immense forest, and searched on all sides for a place where they might pass the night, and at last came to a very large hall, with an entrance that took the whole breadth of one end of the building.
sleep
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From this reading Here they lay down to sleep, but towards midnight were alarmed by an earthquake which shook the whole edifice.
swiftest
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From this reading Thialfi was of all men the swiftest of foot.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When night came on they found themselves in an immense forest, and searched on all sides for a place where they might pass the night, and at last came to a very large hall, with an entrance that took the whole breadth of one end of the building.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thor's Visit to Jotunheim One day the god Thor, accompanied by his servant Thialfi, and also by Loki, set out on a journey to the giant's country.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He bore Thor's wallet, containing their provisions.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading When night came on they found themselves in an immense forest, and searched on all sides for a place where they might pass the night, and at last came to a very large hall, with an entrance that took the whole breadth of one end of the building.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When night came on they found themselves in an immense forest, and searched on all sides for a place where they might pass the night, and at last came to a very large hall, with an entrance that took the whole breadth of one end of the building.
Thialfi
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From this reading Thor's Visit to Jotunheim One day the god Thor, accompanied by his servant Thialfi, and also by Loki, set out on a journey to the giant's country.
Thor
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From this reading Thor's Visit to Jotunheim One day the god Thor, accompanied by his servant Thialfi, and also by Loki, set out on a journey to the giant's country.
Thor's
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From this reading Thor's Visit to Jotunheim One day the god Thor, accompanied by his servant Thialfi, and also by Loki, set out on a journey to the giant's country.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thor's Visit to Jotunheim One day the god Thor, accompanied by his servant Thialfi, and also by Loki, set out on a journey to the giant's country.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When night came on they found themselves in an immense forest, and searched on all sides for a place where they might pass the night, and at last came to a very large hall, with an entrance that took the whole breadth of one end of the building.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Here they lay down to sleep, but towards midnight were alarmed by an earthquake which shook the whole edifice.
very
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From this reading When night came on they found themselves in an immense forest, and searched on all sides for a place where they might pass the night, and at last came to a very large hall, with an entrance that took the whole breadth of one end of the building.
VisitverbUS /ˈvɪzɪt/
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading Thor's Visit to Jotunheim One day the god Thor, accompanied by his servant Thialfi, and also by Loki, set out on a journey to the giant's country.
wallet
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From this reading He bore Thor's wallet, containing their provisions.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Thialfi was of all men the swiftest of foot.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Here they lay down to sleep, but towards midnight were alarmed by an earthquake which shook the whole edifice.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When night came on they found themselves in an immense forest, and searched on all sides for a place where they might pass the night, and at last came to a very large hall, with an entrance that took the whole breadth of one end of the building.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading When night came on they found themselves in an immense forest, and searched on all sides for a place where they might pass the night, and at last came to a very large hall, with an entrance that took the whole breadth of one end of the building.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Here they lay down to sleep, but towards midnight were alarmed by an earthquake which shook the whole edifice.
whole
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From this reading When night came on they found themselves in an immense forest, and searched on all sides for a place where they might pass the night, and at last came to a very large hall, with an entrance that took the whole breadth of one end of the building.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When night came on they found themselves in an immense forest, and searched on all sides for a place where they might pass the night, and at last came to a very large hall, with an entrance that took the whole breadth of one end of the building.
