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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 And when she came out, accompanied by the curate, a shy young man, she merely put her head in Magnhild's door, greeted her, and disappeared again with the curate.
accompanied
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From this reading And when she came out, accompanied by the curate, a shy young man, she merely put her head in Magnhild's door, greeted her, and disappeared again with the curate.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading When she left her chamber after ten o'clock, the first object she beheld was Roennaug, who was coming up from the coast town, and was on her way to call on Magnhild--no, not on Magnhild, but on the priest, the young curate, who lived at Magnhild's house, in the former saddler workshop.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And when she came out, accompanied by the curate, a shy young man, she merely put her head in Magnhild's door, greeted her, and disappeared again with the curate.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When she left her chamber after ten o'clock, the first object she beheld was Roennaug, who was coming up from the coast town, and was on her way to call on Magnhild--no, not on Magnhild, but on the priest, the young curate, who lived at Magnhild's house, in the former saddler workshop.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When she left her chamber after ten o'clock, the first object she beheld was Roennaug, who was coming up from the coast town, and was on her way to call on Magnhild--no, not on Magnhild, but on the priest, the young curate, who lived at Magnhild's house, in the former saddler workshop.
beheld
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From this reading When she left her chamber after ten o'clock, the first object she beheld was Roennaug, who was coming up from the coast town, and was on her way to call on Magnhild--no, not on Magnhild, but on the priest, the young curate, who lived at Magnhild's house, in the former saddler workshop.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When she left her chamber after ten o'clock, the first object she beheld was Roennaug, who was coming up from the coast town, and was on her way to call on Magnhild--no, not on Magnhild, but on the priest, the young curate, who lived at Magnhild's house, in the former saddler workshop.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And when she came out, accompanied by the curate, a shy young man, she merely put her head in Magnhild's door, greeted her, and disappeared again with the curate.
call
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From this reading When she left her chamber after ten o'clock, the first object she beheld was Roennaug, who was coming up from the coast town, and was on her way to call on Magnhild--no, not on Magnhild, but on the priest, the young curate, who lived at Magnhild's house, in the former saddler workshop.
came
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From this reading And when she came out, accompanied by the curate, a shy young man, she merely put her head in Magnhild's door, greeted her, and disappeared again with the curate.
cause
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From this reading Magnhild found still greater cause for wonder, for later in the day she saw Roennaug in company with Grong.
chamber
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From this reading When she left her chamber after ten o'clock, the first object she beheld was Roennaug, who was coming up from the coast town, and was on her way to call on Magnhild--no, not on Magnhild, but on the priest, the young curate, who lived at Magnhild's house, in the former saddler workshop.
coast
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From this reading When she left her chamber after ten o'clock, the first object she beheld was Roennaug, who was coming up from the coast town, and was on her way to call on Magnhild--no, not on Magnhild, but on the priest, the young curate, who lived at Magnhild's house, in the former saddler workshop.
coming
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From this reading When she left her chamber after ten o'clock, the first object she beheld was Roennaug, who was coming up from the coast town, and was on her way to call on Magnhild--no, not on Magnhild, but on the priest, the young curate, who lived at Magnhild's house, in the former saddler workshop.
company
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From this reading Magnhild found still greater cause for wonder, for later in the day she saw Roennaug in company with Grong.
curate
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From this reading When she left her chamber after ten o'clock, the first object she beheld was Roennaug, who was coming up from the coast town, and was on her way to call on Magnhild--no, not on Magnhild, but on the priest, the young curate, who lived at Magnhild's house, in the former saddler workshop.
day
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From this reading Magnhild found still greater cause for wonder, for later in the day she saw Roennaug in company with Grong.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And when she came out, accompanied by the curate, a shy young man, she merely put her head in Magnhild's door, greeted her, and disappeared again with the curate.
door
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From this reading And when she came out, accompanied by the curate, a shy young man, she merely put her head in Magnhild's door, greeted her, and disappeared again with the curate.
eleven
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From this reading At eleven o'clock she was still with him.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When she left her chamber after ten o'clock, the first object she beheld was Roennaug, who was coming up from the coast town, and was on her way to call on Magnhild--no, not on Magnhild, but on the priest, the young curate, who lived at Magnhild's house, in the former saddler workshop.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Magnhild found still greater cause for wonder, for later in the day she saw Roennaug in company with Grong.
former
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From this reading When she left her chamber after ten o'clock, the first object she beheld was Roennaug, who was coming up from the coast town, and was on her way to call on Magnhild--no, not on Magnhild, but on the priest, the young curate, who lived at Magnhild's house, in the former saddler workshop.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Magnhild found still greater cause for wonder, for later in the day she saw Roennaug in company with Grong.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When she left her chamber after ten o'clock, the first object she beheld was Roennaug, who was coming up from the coast town, and was on her way to call on Magnhild--no, not on Magnhild, but on the priest, the young curate, who lived at Magnhild's house, in the former saddler workshop.
greater
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From this reading Magnhild found still greater cause for wonder, for later in the day she saw Roennaug in company with Grong.
greeted
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From this reading And when she came out, accompanied by the curate, a shy young man, she merely put her head in Magnhild's door, greeted her, and disappeared again with the curate.
Grong
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From this reading Magnhild found still greater cause for wonder, for later in the day she saw Roennaug in company with Grong.
head
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From this reading And when she came out, accompanied by the curate, a shy young man, she merely put her head in Magnhild's door, greeted her, and disappeared again with the curate.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When she left her chamber after ten o'clock, the first object she beheld was Roennaug, who was coming up from the coast town, and was on her way to call on Magnhild--no, not on Magnhild, but on the priest, the young curate, who lived at Magnhild's house, in the former saddler workshop.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At eleven o'clock she was still with him.
house
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From this reading When she left her chamber after ten o'clock, the first object she beheld was Roennaug, who was coming up from the coast town, and was on her way to call on Magnhild--no, not on Magnhild, but on the priest, the young curate, who lived at Magnhild's house, in the former saddler workshop.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When she left her chamber after ten o'clock, the first object she beheld was Roennaug, who was coming up from the coast town, and was on her way to call on Magnhild--no, not on Magnhild, but on the priest, the young curate, who lived at Magnhild's house, in the former saddler workshop.
later
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From this reading Magnhild found still greater cause for wonder, for later in the day she saw Roennaug in company with Grong.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When she left her chamber after ten o'clock, the first object she beheld was Roennaug, who was coming up from the coast town, and was on her way to call on Magnhild--no, not on Magnhild, but on the priest, the young curate, who lived at Magnhild's house, in the former saddler workshop.
lived
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From this reading When she left her chamber after ten o'clock, the first object she beheld was Roennaug, who was coming up from the coast town, and was on her way to call on Magnhild--no, not on Magnhild, but on the priest, the young curate, who lived at Magnhild's house, in the former saddler workshop.
Magnhild
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From this reading When she left her chamber after ten o'clock, the first object she beheld was Roennaug, who was coming up from the coast town, and was on her way to call on Magnhild--no, not on Magnhild, but on the priest, the young curate, who lived at Magnhild's house, in the former saddler workshop.
Magnhild's
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From this reading When she left her chamber after ten o'clock, the first object she beheld was Roennaug, who was coming up from the coast town, and was on her way to call on Magnhild--no, not on Magnhild, but on the priest, the young curate, who lived at Magnhild's house, in the former saddler workshop.
man
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From this reading And when she came out, accompanied by the curate, a shy young man, she merely put her head in Magnhild's door, greeted her, and disappeared again with the curate.
merely
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From this reading And when she came out, accompanied by the curate, a shy young man, she merely put her head in Magnhild's door, greeted her, and disappeared again with the curate.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading When she left her chamber after ten o'clock, the first object she beheld was Roennaug, who was coming up from the coast town, and was on her way to call on Magnhild--no, not on Magnhild, but on the priest, the young curate, who lived at Magnhild's house, in the former saddler workshop.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When she left her chamber after ten o'clock, the first object she beheld was Roennaug, who was coming up from the coast town, and was on her way to call on Magnhild--no, not on Magnhild, but on the priest, the young curate, who lived at Magnhild's house, in the former saddler workshop.
o'clock
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From this reading When she left her chamber after ten o'clock, the first object she beheld was Roennaug, who was coming up from the coast town, and was on her way to call on Magnhild--no, not on Magnhild, but on the priest, the young curate, who lived at Magnhild's house, in the former saddler workshop.
object
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From this reading When she left her chamber after ten o'clock, the first object she beheld was Roennaug, who was coming up from the coast town, and was on her way to call on Magnhild--no, not on Magnhild, but on the priest, the young curate, who lived at Magnhild's house, in the former saddler workshop.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When she left her chamber after ten o'clock, the first object she beheld was Roennaug, who was coming up from the coast town, and was on her way to call on Magnhild--no, not on Magnhild, but on the priest, the young curate, who lived at Magnhild's house, in the former saddler workshop.
out
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From this reading And when she came out, accompanied by the curate, a shy young man, she merely put her head in Magnhild's door, greeted her, and disappeared again with the curate.
priest
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From this reading When she left her chamber after ten o'clock, the first object she beheld was Roennaug, who was coming up from the coast town, and was on her way to call on Magnhild--no, not on Magnhild, but on the priest, the young curate, who lived at Magnhild's house, in the former saddler workshop.
priest's
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From this reading Roennaug at the priest's?
put
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From this reading And when she came out, accompanied by the curate, a shy young man, she merely put her head in Magnhild's door, greeted her, and disappeared again with the curate.
Roennaug
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From this reading When she left her chamber after ten o'clock, the first object she beheld was Roennaug, who was coming up from the coast town, and was on her way to call on Magnhild--no, not on Magnhild, but on the priest, the young curate, who lived at Magnhild's house, in the former saddler workshop.
saddler
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From this reading When she left her chamber after ten o'clock, the first object she beheld was Roennaug, who was coming up from the coast town, and was on her way to call on Magnhild--no, not on Magnhild, but on the priest, the young curate, who lived at Magnhild's house, in the former saddler workshop.
saw
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From this reading Magnhild found still greater cause for wonder, for later in the day she saw Roennaug in company with Grong.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When she left her chamber after ten o'clock, the first object she beheld was Roennaug, who was coming up from the coast town, and was on her way to call on Magnhild--no, not on Magnhild, but on the priest, the young curate, who lived at Magnhild's house, in the former saddler workshop.
shy
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From this reading And when she came out, accompanied by the curate, a shy young man, she merely put her head in Magnhild's door, greeted her, and disappeared again with the curate.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At eleven o'clock she was still with him.
ten
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From this reading When she left her chamber after ten o'clock, the first object she beheld was Roennaug, who was coming up from the coast town, and was on her way to call on Magnhild--no, not on Magnhild, but on the priest, the young curate, who lived at Magnhild's house, in the former saddler workshop.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When she left her chamber after ten o'clock, the first object she beheld was Roennaug, who was coming up from the coast town, and was on her way to call on Magnhild--no, not on Magnhild, but on the priest, the young curate, who lived at Magnhild's house, in the former saddler workshop.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When she left her chamber after ten o'clock, the first object she beheld was Roennaug, who was coming up from the coast town, and was on her way to call on Magnhild--no, not on Magnhild, but on the priest, the young curate, who lived at Magnhild's house, in the former saddler workshop.
town
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From this reading When she left her chamber after ten o'clock, the first object she beheld was Roennaug, who was coming up from the coast town, and was on her way to call on Magnhild--no, not on Magnhild, but on the priest, the young curate, who lived at Magnhild's house, in the former saddler workshop.
up
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From this reading When she left her chamber after ten o'clock, the first object she beheld was Roennaug, who was coming up from the coast town, and was on her way to call on Magnhild--no, not on Magnhild, but on the priest, the young curate, who lived at Magnhild's house, in the former saddler workshop.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When she left her chamber after ten o'clock, the first object she beheld was Roennaug, who was coming up from the coast town, and was on her way to call on Magnhild--no, not on Magnhild, but on the priest, the young curate, who lived at Magnhild's house, in the former saddler workshop.
way
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From this reading When she left her chamber after ten o'clock, the first object she beheld was Roennaug, who was coming up from the coast town, and was on her way to call on Magnhild--no, not on Magnhild, but on the priest, the young curate, who lived at Magnhild's house, in the former saddler workshop.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When she left her chamber after ten o'clock, the first object she beheld was Roennaug, who was coming up from the coast town, and was on her way to call on Magnhild--no, not on Magnhild, but on the priest, the young curate, who lived at Magnhild's house, in the former saddler workshop.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading When she left her chamber after ten o'clock, the first object she beheld was Roennaug, who was coming up from the coast town, and was on her way to call on Magnhild--no, not on Magnhild, but on the priest, the young curate, who lived at Magnhild's house, in the former saddler workshop.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At eleven o'clock she was still with him.
wonder
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From this reading Magnhild found still greater cause for wonder, for later in the day she saw Roennaug in company with Grong.
workshop
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From this reading When she left her chamber after ten o'clock, the first object she beheld was Roennaug, who was coming up from the coast town, and was on her way to call on Magnhild--no, not on Magnhild, but on the priest, the young curate, who lived at Magnhild's house, in the former saddler workshop.
young
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From this reading When she left her chamber after ten o'clock, the first object she beheld was Roennaug, who was coming up from the coast town, and was on her way to call on Magnhild--no, not on Magnhild, but on the priest, the young curate, who lived at Magnhild's house, in the former saddler workshop.
