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2
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From this reading Thus pondering and wondering he went, ascended Asgard's Hill, walked through the golden gates of the City into the palace of Gladsheim, and into the hall Valhalla, where, just then, the Æsir and Asyniur[2] were assembled at their evening meal.
absent
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From this reading Odin sat down to the table without speaking, and, still absent and meditative, proceeded to carve the great boar, Sæhrimnir, which every evening eaten, was every morning whole again.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Odin sat down to the table without speaking, and, still absent and meditative, proceeded to carve the great boar, Sæhrimnir, which every evening eaten, was every morning whole again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Odin departed from Heimdall, and went on his way, Fenrir obediently following, though not now much noticed by his captor, who pondered over the new wonders of which he had heard.
any
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From this reading No one thought of disturbing him by asking any questions, for they saw that something was on his mind, and the Æsir were well-bred.
ascended
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From this reading Thus pondering and wondering he went, ascended Asgard's Hill, walked through the golden gates of the City into the palace of Gladsheim, and into the hall Valhalla, where, just then, the Æsir and Asyniur[2] were assembled at their evening meal.
Asgard's
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From this reading Thus pondering and wondering he went, ascended Asgard's Hill, walked through the golden gates of the City into the palace of Gladsheim, and into the hall Valhalla, where, just then, the Æsir and Asyniur[2] were assembled at their evening meal.
asking
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From this reading No one thought of disturbing him by asking any questions, for they saw that something was on his mind, and the Æsir were well-bred.
assembled
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From this reading Thus pondering and wondering he went, ascended Asgard's Hill, walked through the golden gates of the City into the palace of Gladsheim, and into the hall Valhalla, where, just then, the Æsir and Asyniur[2] were assembled at their evening meal.
Asyniur
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From this reading Thus pondering and wondering he went, ascended Asgard's Hill, walked through the golden gates of the City into the palace of Gladsheim, and into the hall Valhalla, where, just then, the Æsir and Asyniur[2] were assembled at their evening meal.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Thus pondering and wondering he went, ascended Asgard's Hill, walked through the golden gates of the City into the palace of Gladsheim, and into the hall Valhalla, where, just then, the Æsir and Asyniur[2] were assembled at their evening meal.
Bifröst
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From this reading "Bifröst, Urda, and the Norns--what can they mean?"
boar
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From this reading Odin sat down to the table without speaking, and, still absent and meditative, proceeded to carve the great boar, Sæhrimnir, which every evening eaten, was every morning whole again.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Odin departed from Heimdall, and went on his way, Fenrir obediently following, though not now much noticed by his captor, who pondered over the new wonders of which he had heard.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Bifröst, Urda, and the Norns--what can they mean?"
captor
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From this reading Odin departed from Heimdall, and went on his way, Fenrir obediently following, though not now much noticed by his captor, who pondered over the new wonders of which he had heard.
carve
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From this reading Odin sat down to the table without speaking, and, still absent and meditative, proceeded to carve the great boar, Sæhrimnir, which every evening eaten, was every morning whole again.
City
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From this reading Thus pondering and wondering he went, ascended Asgard's Hill, walked through the golden gates of the City into the palace of Gladsheim, and into the hall Valhalla, where, just then, the Æsir and Asyniur[2] were assembled at their evening meal.
departed
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From this reading Odin departed from Heimdall, and went on his way, Fenrir obediently following, though not now much noticed by his captor, who pondered over the new wonders of which he had heard.
disturbing
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From this reading No one thought of disturbing him by asking any questions, for they saw that something was on his mind, and the Æsir were well-bred.
down
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From this reading Odin sat down to the table without speaking, and, still absent and meditative, proceeded to carve the great boar, Sæhrimnir, which every evening eaten, was every morning whole again.
eaten
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From this reading Odin sat down to the table without speaking, and, still absent and meditative, proceeded to carve the great boar, Sæhrimnir, which every evening eaten, was every morning whole again.
evening
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From this reading Thus pondering and wondering he went, ascended Asgard's Hill, walked through the golden gates of the City into the palace of Gladsheim, and into the hall Valhalla, where, just then, the Æsir and Asyniur[2] were assembled at their evening meal.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Odin sat down to the table without speaking, and, still absent and meditative, proceeded to carve the great boar, Sæhrimnir, which every evening eaten, was every morning whole again.
Fenrir
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From this reading Odin departed from Heimdall, and went on his way, Fenrir obediently following, though not now much noticed by his captor, who pondered over the new wonders of which he had heard.
following
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From this reading Odin departed from Heimdall, and went on his way, Fenrir obediently following, though not now much noticed by his captor, who pondered over the new wonders of which he had heard.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading No one thought of disturbing him by asking any questions, for they saw that something was on his mind, and the Æsir were well-bred.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Odin departed from Heimdall, and went on his way, Fenrir obediently following, though not now much noticed by his captor, who pondered over the new wonders of which he had heard.
gates
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From this reading Thus pondering and wondering he went, ascended Asgard's Hill, walked through the golden gates of the City into the palace of Gladsheim, and into the hall Valhalla, where, just then, the Æsir and Asyniur[2] were assembled at their evening meal.
Gladsheim
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From this reading Thus pondering and wondering he went, ascended Asgard's Hill, walked through the golden gates of the City into the palace of Gladsheim, and into the hall Valhalla, where, just then, the Æsir and Asyniur[2] were assembled at their evening meal.
golden
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From this reading Thus pondering and wondering he went, ascended Asgard's Hill, walked through the golden gates of the City into the palace of Gladsheim, and into the hall Valhalla, where, just then, the Æsir and Asyniur[2] were assembled at their evening meal.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Odin sat down to the table without speaking, and, still absent and meditative, proceeded to carve the great boar, Sæhrimnir, which every evening eaten, was every morning whole again.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Odin departed from Heimdall, and went on his way, Fenrir obediently following, though not now much noticed by his captor, who pondered over the new wonders of which he had heard.
hall
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From this reading Thus pondering and wondering he went, ascended Asgard's Hill, walked through the golden gates of the City into the palace of Gladsheim, and into the hall Valhalla, where, just then, the Æsir and Asyniur[2] were assembled at their evening meal.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Odin departed from Heimdall, and went on his way, Fenrir obediently following, though not now much noticed by his captor, who pondered over the new wonders of which he had heard.
heard
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From this reading Odin departed from Heimdall, and went on his way, Fenrir obediently following, though not now much noticed by his captor, who pondered over the new wonders of which he had heard.
Heimdall
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From this reading Odin departed from Heimdall, and went on his way, Fenrir obediently following, though not now much noticed by his captor, who pondered over the new wonders of which he had heard.
Hill
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From this reading Thus pondering and wondering he went, ascended Asgard's Hill, walked through the golden gates of the City into the palace of Gladsheim, and into the hall Valhalla, where, just then, the Æsir and Asyniur[2] were assembled at their evening meal.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No one thought of disturbing him by asking any questions, for they saw that something was on his mind, and the Æsir were well-bred.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Odin departed from Heimdall, and went on his way, Fenrir obediently following, though not now much noticed by his captor, who pondered over the new wonders of which he had heard.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Thus pondering and wondering he went, ascended Asgard's Hill, walked through the golden gates of the City into the palace of Gladsheim, and into the hall Valhalla, where, just then, the Æsir and Asyniur[2] were assembled at their evening meal.
just
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From this reading Thus pondering and wondering he went, ascended Asgard's Hill, walked through the golden gates of the City into the palace of Gladsheim, and into the hall Valhalla, where, just then, the Æsir and Asyniur[2] were assembled at their evening meal.
meal
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From this reading Thus pondering and wondering he went, ascended Asgard's Hill, walked through the golden gates of the City into the palace of Gladsheim, and into the hall Valhalla, where, just then, the Æsir and Asyniur[2] were assembled at their evening meal.
mean
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From this reading "Bifröst, Urda, and the Norns--what can they mean?"
meditative
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From this reading Odin sat down to the table without speaking, and, still absent and meditative, proceeded to carve the great boar, Sæhrimnir, which every evening eaten, was every morning whole again.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No one thought of disturbing him by asking any questions, for they saw that something was on his mind, and the Æsir were well-bred.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Odin sat down to the table without speaking, and, still absent and meditative, proceeded to carve the great boar, Sæhrimnir, which every evening eaten, was every morning whole again.
much
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From this reading Odin departed from Heimdall, and went on his way, Fenrir obediently following, though not now much noticed by his captor, who pondered over the new wonders of which he had heard.
new
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From this reading Odin departed from Heimdall, and went on his way, Fenrir obediently following, though not now much noticed by his captor, who pondered over the new wonders of which he had heard.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No one thought of disturbing him by asking any questions, for they saw that something was on his mind, and the Æsir were well-bred.
Norns
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From this reading "Bifröst, Urda, and the Norns--what can they mean?"
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Odin departed from Heimdall, and went on his way, Fenrir obediently following, though not now much noticed by his captor, who pondered over the new wonders of which he had heard.
noticed
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From this reading Odin departed from Heimdall, and went on his way, Fenrir obediently following, though not now much noticed by his captor, who pondered over the new wonders of which he had heard.
now
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From this reading Odin departed from Heimdall, and went on his way, Fenrir obediently following, though not now much noticed by his captor, who pondered over the new wonders of which he had heard.
obediently
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From this reading Odin departed from Heimdall, and went on his way, Fenrir obediently following, though not now much noticed by his captor, who pondered over the new wonders of which he had heard.
OdinnounUS /ˈoʊdən/
(Norse mythology) ruler of the Aesir; supreme god of war and poetry and knowledge and wisdom (for which he gave an eye) and husband of Frigg; identified with the Teutonic Wotan
From this reading Odin departed from Heimdall, and went on his way, Fenrir obediently following, though not now much noticed by his captor, who pondered over the new wonders of which he had heard.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Odin departed from Heimdall, and went on his way, Fenrir obediently following, though not now much noticed by his captor, who pondered over the new wonders of which he had heard.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Odin departed from Heimdall, and went on his way, Fenrir obediently following, though not now much noticed by his captor, who pondered over the new wonders of which he had heard.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one thought of disturbing him by asking any questions, for they saw that something was on his mind, and the Æsir were well-bred.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Odin departed from Heimdall, and went on his way, Fenrir obediently following, though not now much noticed by his captor, who pondered over the new wonders of which he had heard.
palace
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From this reading Thus pondering and wondering he went, ascended Asgard's Hill, walked through the golden gates of the City into the palace of Gladsheim, and into the hall Valhalla, where, just then, the Æsir and Asyniur[2] were assembled at their evening meal.
pondered
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From this reading Odin departed from Heimdall, and went on his way, Fenrir obediently following, though not now much noticed by his captor, who pondered over the new wonders of which he had heard.
pondering
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From this reading Thus pondering and wondering he went, ascended Asgard's Hill, walked through the golden gates of the City into the palace of Gladsheim, and into the hall Valhalla, where, just then, the Æsir and Asyniur[2] were assembled at their evening meal.
proceeded
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From this reading Odin sat down to the table without speaking, and, still absent and meditative, proceeded to carve the great boar, Sæhrimnir, which every evening eaten, was every morning whole again.
questions
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From this reading No one thought of disturbing him by asking any questions, for they saw that something was on his mind, and the Æsir were well-bred.
sat
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From this reading Odin sat down to the table without speaking, and, still absent and meditative, proceeded to carve the great boar, Sæhrimnir, which every evening eaten, was every morning whole again.
saw
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From this reading No one thought of disturbing him by asking any questions, for they saw that something was on his mind, and the Æsir were well-bred.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading No one thought of disturbing him by asking any questions, for they saw that something was on his mind, and the Æsir were well-bred.
speaking
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From this reading Odin sat down to the table without speaking, and, still absent and meditative, proceeded to carve the great boar, Sæhrimnir, which every evening eaten, was every morning whole again.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Odin sat down to the table without speaking, and, still absent and meditative, proceeded to carve the great boar, Sæhrimnir, which every evening eaten, was every morning whole again.
Sæhrimnir
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From this reading Odin sat down to the table without speaking, and, still absent and meditative, proceeded to carve the great boar, Sæhrimnir, which every evening eaten, was every morning whole again.
table
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From this reading Odin sat down to the table without speaking, and, still absent and meditative, proceeded to carve the great boar, Sæhrimnir, which every evening eaten, was every morning whole again.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading No one thought of disturbing him by asking any questions, for they saw that something was on his mind, and the Æsir were well-bred.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Odin departed from Heimdall, and went on his way, Fenrir obediently following, though not now much noticed by his captor, who pondered over the new wonders of which he had heard.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Thus pondering and wondering he went, ascended Asgard's Hill, walked through the golden gates of the City into the palace of Gladsheim, and into the hall Valhalla, where, just then, the Æsir and Asyniur[2] were assembled at their evening meal.
then
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From this reading Thus pondering and wondering he went, ascended Asgard's Hill, walked through the golden gates of the City into the palace of Gladsheim, and into the hall Valhalla, where, just then, the Æsir and Asyniur[2] were assembled at their evening meal.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Bifröst, Urda, and the Norns--what can they mean?"
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Odin departed from Heimdall, and went on his way, Fenrir obediently following, though not now much noticed by his captor, who pondered over the new wonders of which he had heard.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No one thought of disturbing him by asking any questions, for they saw that something was on his mind, and the Æsir were well-bred.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Thus pondering and wondering he went, ascended Asgard's Hill, walked through the golden gates of the City into the palace of Gladsheim, and into the hall Valhalla, where, just then, the Æsir and Asyniur[2] were assembled at their evening meal.
Thus
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From this reading Thus pondering and wondering he went, ascended Asgard's Hill, walked through the golden gates of the City into the palace of Gladsheim, and into the hall Valhalla, where, just then, the Æsir and Asyniur[2] were assembled at their evening meal.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Odin sat down to the table without speaking, and, still absent and meditative, proceeded to carve the great boar, Sæhrimnir, which every evening eaten, was every morning whole again.
Urda
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From this reading "Bifröst, Urda, and the Norns--what can they mean?"
Valhalla
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From this reading Thus pondering and wondering he went, ascended Asgard's Hill, walked through the golden gates of the City into the palace of Gladsheim, and into the hall Valhalla, where, just then, the Æsir and Asyniur[2] were assembled at their evening meal.
walked
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From this reading Thus pondering and wondering he went, ascended Asgard's Hill, walked through the golden gates of the City into the palace of Gladsheim, and into the hall Valhalla, where, just then, the Æsir and Asyniur[2] were assembled at their evening meal.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Odin sat down to the table without speaking, and, still absent and meditative, proceeded to carve the great boar, Sæhrimnir, which every evening eaten, was every morning whole again.
way
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From this reading Odin departed from Heimdall, and went on his way, Fenrir obediently following, though not now much noticed by his captor, who pondered over the new wonders of which he had heard.
well-bred
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From this reading No one thought of disturbing him by asking any questions, for they saw that something was on his mind, and the Æsir were well-bred.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Odin departed from Heimdall, and went on his way, Fenrir obediently following, though not now much noticed by his captor, who pondered over the new wonders of which he had heard.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Thus pondering and wondering he went, ascended Asgard's Hill, walked through the golden gates of the City into the palace of Gladsheim, and into the hall Valhalla, where, just then, the Æsir and Asyniur[2] were assembled at their evening meal.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Bifröst, Urda, and the Norns--what can they mean?"
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Thus pondering and wondering he went, ascended Asgard's Hill, walked through the golden gates of the City into the palace of Gladsheim, and into the hall Valhalla, where, just then, the Æsir and Asyniur[2] were assembled at their evening meal.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Odin departed from Heimdall, and went on his way, Fenrir obediently following, though not now much noticed by his captor, who pondered over the new wonders of which he had heard.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Odin departed from Heimdall, and went on his way, Fenrir obediently following, though not now much noticed by his captor, who pondered over the new wonders of which he had heard.
whole
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From this reading Odin sat down to the table without speaking, and, still absent and meditative, proceeded to carve the great boar, Sæhrimnir, which every evening eaten, was every morning whole again.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Odin sat down to the table without speaking, and, still absent and meditative, proceeded to carve the great boar, Sæhrimnir, which every evening eaten, was every morning whole again.
wondering
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From this reading Thus pondering and wondering he went, ascended Asgard's Hill, walked through the golden gates of the City into the palace of Gladsheim, and into the hall Valhalla, where, just then, the Æsir and Asyniur[2] were assembled at their evening meal.
wonders
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From this reading Odin departed from Heimdall, and went on his way, Fenrir obediently following, though not now much noticed by his captor, who pondered over the new wonders of which he had heard.
Æsir
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From this reading Thus pondering and wondering he went, ascended Asgard's Hill, walked through the golden gates of the City into the palace of Gladsheim, and into the hall Valhalla, where, just then, the Æsir and Asyniur[2] were assembled at their evening meal.
