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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 Odin, not satisfied with all this, and feeling alarmed for the fate of his son, determined to consult the prophetess Angerbode, a giantess, mother of Fenris, Hela, and the Midgard serpent.
alarmed
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From this reading Odin, not satisfied with all this, and feeling alarmed for the fate of his son, determined to consult the prophetess Angerbode, a giantess, mother of Fenris, Hela, and the Midgard serpent.
all
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From this reading The Death of Baldur The Elves -- Runic Letters -- Scalds -- Iceland Baldur, the Good, having been tormented with terrible dreams indicating that his life was in peril, told them to the assembled gods, who resolved to conjure all things to avert from him the threatened danger.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Then Frigga, the wife of Odin, exacted an oath from fire and water, from iron and all other metals, from stones, trees, diseases, beasts, birds, poisons, and creeping things, that none of them would do any harm to Baldur.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then Frigga, the wife of Odin, exacted an oath from fire and water, from iron and all other metals, from stones, trees, diseases, beasts, birds, poisons, and creeping things, that none of them would do any harm to Baldur.
Angerbode
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From this reading Odin, not satisfied with all this, and feeling alarmed for the fate of his son, determined to consult the prophetess Angerbode, a giantess, mother of Fenris, Hela, and the Midgard serpent.
any
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From this reading Then Frigga, the wife of Odin, exacted an oath from fire and water, from iron and all other metals, from stones, trees, diseases, beasts, birds, poisons, and creeping things, that none of them would do any harm to Baldur.
assembled
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From this reading The Death of Baldur The Elves -- Runic Letters -- Scalds -- Iceland Baldur, the Good, having been tormented with terrible dreams indicating that his life was in peril, told them to the assembled gods, who resolved to conjure all things to avert from him the threatened danger.
avert
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From this reading The Death of Baldur The Elves -- Runic Letters -- Scalds -- Iceland Baldur, the Good, having been tormented with terrible dreams indicating that his life was in peril, told them to the assembled gods, who resolved to conjure all things to avert from him the threatened danger.
Baldur
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From this reading The Death of Baldur The Elves -- Runic Letters -- Scalds -- Iceland Baldur, the Good, having been tormented with terrible dreams indicating that his life was in peril, told them to the assembled gods, who resolved to conjure all things to avert from him the threatened danger.
beasts
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From this reading Then Frigga, the wife of Odin, exacted an oath from fire and water, from iron and all other metals, from stones, trees, diseases, beasts, birds, poisons, and creeping things, that none of them would do any harm to Baldur.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The Death of Baldur The Elves -- Runic Letters -- Scalds -- Iceland Baldur, the Good, having been tormented with terrible dreams indicating that his life was in peril, told them to the assembled gods, who resolved to conjure all things to avert from him the threatened danger.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This descent of Odin forms the subject of Gray's fine ode beginning, "Up rose the king of men with speed And saddled straight his coal-black steed."
birds
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From this reading Then Frigga, the wife of Odin, exacted an oath from fire and water, from iron and all other metals, from stones, trees, diseases, beasts, birds, poisons, and creeping things, that none of them would do any harm to Baldur.
coal-black
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From this reading This descent of Odin forms the subject of Gray's fine ode beginning, "Up rose the king of men with speed And saddled straight his coal-black steed."
conjure
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From this reading The Death of Baldur The Elves -- Runic Letters -- Scalds -- Iceland Baldur, the Good, having been tormented with terrible dreams indicating that his life was in peril, told them to the assembled gods, who resolved to conjure all things to avert from him the threatened danger.
consult
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From this reading Odin, not satisfied with all this, and feeling alarmed for the fate of his son, determined to consult the prophetess Angerbode, a giantess, mother of Fenris, Hela, and the Midgard serpent.
creeping
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From this reading Then Frigga, the wife of Odin, exacted an oath from fire and water, from iron and all other metals, from stones, trees, diseases, beasts, birds, poisons, and creeping things, that none of them would do any harm to Baldur.
danger
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From this reading The Death of Baldur The Elves -- Runic Letters -- Scalds -- Iceland Baldur, the Good, having been tormented with terrible dreams indicating that his life was in peril, told them to the assembled gods, who resolved to conjure all things to avert from him the threatened danger.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was dead, and Odin was forced to seek her in Hela's dominions.
DeathnounUS /deθ/
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading The Death of Baldur The Elves -- Runic Letters -- Scalds -- Iceland Baldur, the Good, having been tormented with terrible dreams indicating that his life was in peril, told them to the assembled gods, who resolved to conjure all things to avert from him the threatened danger.
descentnounUS /dɪˈsent/
An action of moving downward, dropping, or falling into a deeper place.
From this reading This descent of Odin forms the subject of Gray's fine ode beginning, "Up rose the king of men with speed And saddled straight his coal-black steed."
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading Odin, not satisfied with all this, and feeling alarmed for the fate of his son, determined to consult the prophetess Angerbode, a giantess, mother of Fenris, Hela, and the Midgard serpent.
diseases
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From this reading Then Frigga, the wife of Odin, exacted an oath from fire and water, from iron and all other metals, from stones, trees, diseases, beasts, birds, poisons, and creeping things, that none of them would do any harm to Baldur.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Then Frigga, the wife of Odin, exacted an oath from fire and water, from iron and all other metals, from stones, trees, diseases, beasts, birds, poisons, and creeping things, that none of them would do any harm to Baldur.
dominions
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From this reading She was dead, and Odin was forced to seek her in Hela's dominions.
dreams
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From this reading The Death of Baldur The Elves -- Runic Letters -- Scalds -- Iceland Baldur, the Good, having been tormented with terrible dreams indicating that his life was in peril, told them to the assembled gods, who resolved to conjure all things to avert from him the threatened danger.
Elves
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From this reading The Death of Baldur The Elves -- Runic Letters -- Scalds -- Iceland Baldur, the Good, having been tormented with terrible dreams indicating that his life was in peril, told them to the assembled gods, who resolved to conjure all things to avert from him the threatened danger.
exacted
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From this reading Then Frigga, the wife of Odin, exacted an oath from fire and water, from iron and all other metals, from stones, trees, diseases, beasts, birds, poisons, and creeping things, that none of them would do any harm to Baldur.
fate
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From this reading Odin, not satisfied with all this, and feeling alarmed for the fate of his son, determined to consult the prophetess Angerbode, a giantess, mother of Fenris, Hela, and the Midgard serpent.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Odin, not satisfied with all this, and feeling alarmed for the fate of his son, determined to consult the prophetess Angerbode, a giantess, mother of Fenris, Hela, and the Midgard serpent.
Fenris
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From this reading Odin, not satisfied with all this, and feeling alarmed for the fate of his son, determined to consult the prophetess Angerbode, a giantess, mother of Fenris, Hela, and the Midgard serpent.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This descent of Odin forms the subject of Gray's fine ode beginning, "Up rose the king of men with speed And saddled straight his coal-black steed."
fire
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From this reading Then Frigga, the wife of Odin, exacted an oath from fire and water, from iron and all other metals, from stones, trees, diseases, beasts, birds, poisons, and creeping things, that none of them would do any harm to Baldur.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Odin, not satisfied with all this, and feeling alarmed for the fate of his son, determined to consult the prophetess Angerbode, a giantess, mother of Fenris, Hela, and the Midgard serpent.
forced
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From this reading She was dead, and Odin was forced to seek her in Hela's dominions.
forms
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From this reading This descent of Odin forms the subject of Gray's fine ode beginning, "Up rose the king of men with speed And saddled straight his coal-black steed."
Frigga
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From this reading Then Frigga, the wife of Odin, exacted an oath from fire and water, from iron and all other metals, from stones, trees, diseases, beasts, birds, poisons, and creeping things, that none of them would do any harm to Baldur.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Death of Baldur The Elves -- Runic Letters -- Scalds -- Iceland Baldur, the Good, having been tormented with terrible dreams indicating that his life was in peril, told them to the assembled gods, who resolved to conjure all things to avert from him the threatened danger.
giantess
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From this reading Odin, not satisfied with all this, and feeling alarmed for the fate of his son, determined to consult the prophetess Angerbode, a giantess, mother of Fenris, Hela, and the Midgard serpent.
gods
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From this reading The Death of Baldur The Elves -- Runic Letters -- Scalds -- Iceland Baldur, the Good, having been tormented with terrible dreams indicating that his life was in peril, told them to the assembled gods, who resolved to conjure all things to avert from him the threatened danger.
GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Death of Baldur The Elves -- Runic Letters -- Scalds -- Iceland Baldur, the Good, having been tormented with terrible dreams indicating that his life was in peril, told them to the assembled gods, who resolved to conjure all things to avert from him the threatened danger.
Gray's
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From this reading This descent of Odin forms the subject of Gray's fine ode beginning, "Up rose the king of men with speed And saddled straight his coal-black steed."
harm
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From this reading Then Frigga, the wife of Odin, exacted an oath from fire and water, from iron and all other metals, from stones, trees, diseases, beasts, birds, poisons, and creeping things, that none of them would do any harm to Baldur.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The Death of Baldur The Elves -- Runic Letters -- Scalds -- Iceland Baldur, the Good, having been tormented with terrible dreams indicating that his life was in peril, told them to the assembled gods, who resolved to conjure all things to avert from him the threatened danger.
Hela
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From this reading Odin, not satisfied with all this, and feeling alarmed for the fate of his son, determined to consult the prophetess Angerbode, a giantess, mother of Fenris, Hela, and the Midgard serpent.
Hela's
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From this reading She was dead, and Odin was forced to seek her in Hela's dominions.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was dead, and Odin was forced to seek her in Hela's dominions.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Death of Baldur The Elves -- Runic Letters -- Scalds -- Iceland Baldur, the Good, having been tormented with terrible dreams indicating that his life was in peril, told them to the assembled gods, who resolved to conjure all things to avert from him the threatened danger.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Death of Baldur The Elves -- Runic Letters -- Scalds -- Iceland Baldur, the Good, having been tormented with terrible dreams indicating that his life was in peril, told them to the assembled gods, who resolved to conjure all things to avert from him the threatened danger.
Iceland
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From this reading The Death of Baldur The Elves -- Runic Letters -- Scalds -- Iceland Baldur, the Good, having been tormented with terrible dreams indicating that his life was in peril, told them to the assembled gods, who resolved to conjure all things to avert from him the threatened danger.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Death of Baldur The Elves -- Runic Letters -- Scalds -- Iceland Baldur, the Good, having been tormented with terrible dreams indicating that his life was in peril, told them to the assembled gods, who resolved to conjure all things to avert from him the threatened danger.
indicating
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From this reading The Death of Baldur The Elves -- Runic Letters -- Scalds -- Iceland Baldur, the Good, having been tormented with terrible dreams indicating that his life was in peril, told them to the assembled gods, who resolved to conjure all things to avert from him the threatened danger.
iron
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From this reading Then Frigga, the wife of Odin, exacted an oath from fire and water, from iron and all other metals, from stones, trees, diseases, beasts, birds, poisons, and creeping things, that none of them would do any harm to Baldur.
king
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From this reading This descent of Odin forms the subject of Gray's fine ode beginning, "Up rose the king of men with speed And saddled straight his coal-black steed."
Letters
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From this reading The Death of Baldur The Elves -- Runic Letters -- Scalds -- Iceland Baldur, the Good, having been tormented with terrible dreams indicating that his life was in peril, told them to the assembled gods, who resolved to conjure all things to avert from him the threatened danger.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Death of Baldur The Elves -- Runic Letters -- Scalds -- Iceland Baldur, the Good, having been tormented with terrible dreams indicating that his life was in peril, told them to the assembled gods, who resolved to conjure all things to avert from him the threatened danger.
men
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From this reading This descent of Odin forms the subject of Gray's fine ode beginning, "Up rose the king of men with speed And saddled straight his coal-black steed."
metals
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From this reading Then Frigga, the wife of Odin, exacted an oath from fire and water, from iron and all other metals, from stones, trees, diseases, beasts, birds, poisons, and creeping things, that none of them would do any harm to Baldur.
Midgard
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From this reading Odin, not satisfied with all this, and feeling alarmed for the fate of his son, determined to consult the prophetess Angerbode, a giantess, mother of Fenris, Hela, and the Midgard serpent.
mother
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From this reading Odin, not satisfied with all this, and feeling alarmed for the fate of his son, determined to consult the prophetess Angerbode, a giantess, mother of Fenris, Hela, and the Midgard serpent.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading Then Frigga, the wife of Odin, exacted an oath from fire and water, from iron and all other metals, from stones, trees, diseases, beasts, birds, poisons, and creeping things, that none of them would do any harm to Baldur.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Odin, not satisfied with all this, and feeling alarmed for the fate of his son, determined to consult the prophetess Angerbode, a giantess, mother of Fenris, Hela, and the Midgard serpent.
oath
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From this reading Then Frigga, the wife of Odin, exacted an oath from fire and water, from iron and all other metals, from stones, trees, diseases, beasts, birds, poisons, and creeping things, that none of them would do any harm to Baldur.
ode
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From this reading This descent of Odin forms the subject of Gray's fine ode beginning, "Up rose the king of men with speed And saddled straight his coal-black steed."
Odin
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From this reading Then Frigga, the wife of Odin, exacted an oath from fire and water, from iron and all other metals, from stones, trees, diseases, beasts, birds, poisons, and creeping things, that none of them would do any harm to Baldur.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Death of Baldur The Elves -- Runic Letters -- Scalds -- Iceland Baldur, the Good, having been tormented with terrible dreams indicating that his life was in peril, told them to the assembled gods, who resolved to conjure all things to avert from him the threatened danger.
other
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From this reading Then Frigga, the wife of Odin, exacted an oath from fire and water, from iron and all other metals, from stones, trees, diseases, beasts, birds, poisons, and creeping things, that none of them would do any harm to Baldur.
peril
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From this reading The Death of Baldur The Elves -- Runic Letters -- Scalds -- Iceland Baldur, the Good, having been tormented with terrible dreams indicating that his life was in peril, told them to the assembled gods, who resolved to conjure all things to avert from him the threatened danger.
poisons
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From this reading Then Frigga, the wife of Odin, exacted an oath from fire and water, from iron and all other metals, from stones, trees, diseases, beasts, birds, poisons, and creeping things, that none of them would do any harm to Baldur.
prophetess
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From this reading Odin, not satisfied with all this, and feeling alarmed for the fate of his son, determined to consult the prophetess Angerbode, a giantess, mother of Fenris, Hela, and the Midgard serpent.
resolved
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From this reading The Death of Baldur The Elves -- Runic Letters -- Scalds -- Iceland Baldur, the Good, having been tormented with terrible dreams indicating that his life was in peril, told them to the assembled gods, who resolved to conjure all things to avert from him the threatened danger.
rose
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From this reading This descent of Odin forms the subject of Gray's fine ode beginning, "Up rose the king of men with speed And saddled straight his coal-black steed."
Runic
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From this reading The Death of Baldur The Elves -- Runic Letters -- Scalds -- Iceland Baldur, the Good, having been tormented with terrible dreams indicating that his life was in peril, told them to the assembled gods, who resolved to conjure all things to avert from him the threatened danger.
saddled
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From this reading This descent of Odin forms the subject of Gray's fine ode beginning, "Up rose the king of men with speed And saddled straight his coal-black steed."
satisfied
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From this reading Odin, not satisfied with all this, and feeling alarmed for the fate of his son, determined to consult the prophetess Angerbode, a giantess, mother of Fenris, Hela, and the Midgard serpent.
Scalds
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From this reading The Death of Baldur The Elves -- Runic Letters -- Scalds -- Iceland Baldur, the Good, having been tormented with terrible dreams indicating that his life was in peril, told them to the assembled gods, who resolved to conjure all things to avert from him the threatened danger.
seek
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From this reading She was dead, and Odin was forced to seek her in Hela's dominions.
serpent
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From this reading Odin, not satisfied with all this, and feeling alarmed for the fate of his son, determined to consult the prophetess Angerbode, a giantess, mother of Fenris, Hela, and the Midgard serpent.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was dead, and Odin was forced to seek her in Hela's dominions.
son
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From this reading Odin, not satisfied with all this, and feeling alarmed for the fate of his son, determined to consult the prophetess Angerbode, a giantess, mother of Fenris, Hela, and the Midgard serpent.
speed
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From this reading This descent of Odin forms the subject of Gray's fine ode beginning, "Up rose the king of men with speed And saddled straight his coal-black steed."
steed
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From this reading This descent of Odin forms the subject of Gray's fine ode beginning, "Up rose the king of men with speed And saddled straight his coal-black steed."
stones
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From this reading Then Frigga, the wife of Odin, exacted an oath from fire and water, from iron and all other metals, from stones, trees, diseases, beasts, birds, poisons, and creeping things, that none of them would do any harm to Baldur.
straight
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From this reading This descent of Odin forms the subject of Gray's fine ode beginning, "Up rose the king of men with speed And saddled straight his coal-black steed."
subject
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From this reading This descent of Odin forms the subject of Gray's fine ode beginning, "Up rose the king of men with speed And saddled straight his coal-black steed."
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Death of Baldur The Elves -- Runic Letters -- Scalds -- Iceland Baldur, the Good, having been tormented with terrible dreams indicating that his life was in peril, told them to the assembled gods, who resolved to conjure all things to avert from him the threatened danger.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Death of Baldur The Elves -- Runic Letters -- Scalds -- Iceland Baldur, the Good, having been tormented with terrible dreams indicating that his life was in peril, told them to the assembled gods, who resolved to conjure all things to avert from him the threatened danger.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Death of Baldur The Elves -- Runic Letters -- Scalds -- Iceland Baldur, the Good, having been tormented with terrible dreams indicating that his life was in peril, told them to the assembled gods, who resolved to conjure all things to avert from him the threatened danger.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The Death of Baldur The Elves -- Runic Letters -- Scalds -- Iceland Baldur, the Good, having been tormented with terrible dreams indicating that his life was in peril, told them to the assembled gods, who resolved to conjure all things to avert from him the threatened danger.
Then
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From this reading Then Frigga, the wife of Odin, exacted an oath from fire and water, from iron and all other metals, from stones, trees, diseases, beasts, birds, poisons, and creeping things, that none of them would do any harm to Baldur.
things
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From this reading The Death of Baldur The Elves -- Runic Letters -- Scalds -- Iceland Baldur, the Good, having been tormented with terrible dreams indicating that his life was in peril, told them to the assembled gods, who resolved to conjure all things to avert from him the threatened danger.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Odin, not satisfied with all this, and feeling alarmed for the fate of his son, determined to consult the prophetess Angerbode, a giantess, mother of Fenris, Hela, and the Midgard serpent.
threatened
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From this reading The Death of Baldur The Elves -- Runic Letters -- Scalds -- Iceland Baldur, the Good, having been tormented with terrible dreams indicating that his life was in peril, told them to the assembled gods, who resolved to conjure all things to avert from him the threatened danger.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Death of Baldur The Elves -- Runic Letters -- Scalds -- Iceland Baldur, the Good, having been tormented with terrible dreams indicating that his life was in peril, told them to the assembled gods, who resolved to conjure all things to avert from him the threatened danger.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Death of Baldur The Elves -- Runic Letters -- Scalds -- Iceland Baldur, the Good, having been tormented with terrible dreams indicating that his life was in peril, told them to the assembled gods, who resolved to conjure all things to avert from him the threatened danger.
tormented
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From this reading The Death of Baldur The Elves -- Runic Letters -- Scalds -- Iceland Baldur, the Good, having been tormented with terrible dreams indicating that his life was in peril, told them to the assembled gods, who resolved to conjure all things to avert from him the threatened danger.
trees
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From this reading Then Frigga, the wife of Odin, exacted an oath from fire and water, from iron and all other metals, from stones, trees, diseases, beasts, birds, poisons, and creeping things, that none of them would do any harm to Baldur.
Up
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From this reading This descent of Odin forms the subject of Gray's fine ode beginning, "Up rose the king of men with speed And saddled straight his coal-black steed."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Death of Baldur The Elves -- Runic Letters -- Scalds -- Iceland Baldur, the Good, having been tormented with terrible dreams indicating that his life was in peril, told them to the assembled gods, who resolved to conjure all things to avert from him the threatened danger.
water
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From this reading Then Frigga, the wife of Odin, exacted an oath from fire and water, from iron and all other metals, from stones, trees, diseases, beasts, birds, poisons, and creeping things, that none of them would do any harm to Baldur.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The Death of Baldur The Elves -- Runic Letters -- Scalds -- Iceland Baldur, the Good, having been tormented with terrible dreams indicating that his life was in peril, told them to the assembled gods, who resolved to conjure all things to avert from him the threatened danger.
wife
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From this reading Then Frigga, the wife of Odin, exacted an oath from fire and water, from iron and all other metals, from stones, trees, diseases, beasts, birds, poisons, and creeping things, that none of them would do any harm to Baldur.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Death of Baldur The Elves -- Runic Letters -- Scalds -- Iceland Baldur, the Good, having been tormented with terrible dreams indicating that his life was in peril, told them to the assembled gods, who resolved to conjure all things to avert from him the threatened danger.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Then Frigga, the wife of Odin, exacted an oath from fire and water, from iron and all other metals, from stones, trees, diseases, beasts, birds, poisons, and creeping things, that none of them would do any harm to Baldur.
