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Chapter XXV
"Well, Hermod, what did she say?" asked the Æsir from the top of the hill, as they saw him coming; "make haste and tell us what she said." And Hermod came up. "Oh! is that all?" they cried, as soon as he had delivered his message. "Nothing can be more easy;" and then they all hurried off to tell Frigga. She was weeping already, and in five minutes there was not a tearless eye in Asgard.
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(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “"Well, Hermod, what did she say?" asked the Æsir from the top of the hill, as they saw him coming; "make haste and tell us what she said."”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She was weeping already, and in five minutes there was not a tearless eye in Asgard.
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From this reading "Oh! is that all?" they cried, as soon as he had delivered his message.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was weeping already, and in five minutes there was not a tearless eye in Asgard.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Well, Hermod, what did she say?" asked the Æsir from the top of the hill, as they saw him coming; "make haste and tell us what she said."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Well, Hermod, what did she say?" asked the Æsir from the top of the hill, as they saw him coming; "make haste and tell us what she said."
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From this reading She was weeping already, and in five minutes there was not a tearless eye in Asgard.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, Hermod, what did she say?" asked the Æsir from the top of the hill, as they saw him coming; "make haste and tell us what she said."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Nothing can be more easy;" and then they all hurried off to tell Frigga.
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From this reading And Hermod came up.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Nothing can be more easy;" and then they all hurried off to tell Frigga.
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From this reading "Well, Hermod, what did she say?" asked the Æsir from the top of the hill, as they saw him coming; "make haste and tell us what she said."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh! is that all?" they cried, as soon as he had delivered his message.
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From this reading "Oh! is that all?" they cried, as soon as he had delivered his message.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Well, Hermod, what did she say?" asked the Æsir from the top of the hill, as they saw him coming; "make haste and tell us what she said."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Nothing can be more easy;" and then they all hurried off to tell Frigga.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was weeping already, and in five minutes there was not a tearless eye in Asgard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was weeping already, and in five minutes there was not a tearless eye in Asgard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Nothing can be more easy;" and then they all hurried off to tell Frigga.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Well, Hermod, what did she say?" asked the Æsir from the top of the hill, as they saw him coming; "make haste and tell us what she said."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Oh! is that all?" they cried, as soon as he had delivered his message.
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From this reading "Well, Hermod, what did she say?" asked the Æsir from the top of the hill, as they saw him coming; "make haste and tell us what she said."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh! is that all?" they cried, as soon as he had delivered his message.
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From this reading "Well, Hermod, what did she say?" asked the Æsir from the top of the hill, as they saw him coming; "make haste and tell us what she said."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, Hermod, what did she say?" asked the Æsir from the top of the hill, as they saw him coming; "make haste and tell us what she said."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Well, Hermod, what did she say?" asked the Æsir from the top of the hill, as they saw him coming; "make haste and tell us what she said."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Oh! is that all?" they cried, as soon as he had delivered his message.
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From this reading "Nothing can be more easy;" and then they all hurried off to tell Frigga.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was weeping already, and in five minutes there was not a tearless eye in Asgard.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh! is that all?" they cried, as soon as he had delivered his message.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, Hermod, what did she say?" asked the Æsir from the top of the hill, as they saw him coming; "make haste and tell us what she said."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh! is that all?" they cried, as soon as he had delivered his message.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was weeping already, and in five minutes there was not a tearless eye in Asgard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Nothing can be more easy;" and then they all hurried off to tell Frigga.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was weeping already, and in five minutes there was not a tearless eye in Asgard.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Nothing can be more easy;" and then they all hurried off to tell Frigga.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Well, Hermod, what did she say?" asked the Æsir from the top of the hill, as they saw him coming; "make haste and tell us what she said."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Nothing can be more easy;" and then they all hurried off to tell Frigga.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh! is that all?" they cried, as soon as he had delivered his message.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, Hermod, what did she say?" asked the Æsir from the top of the hill, as they saw him coming; "make haste and tell us what she said."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, Hermod, what did she say?" asked the Æsir from the top of the hill, as they saw him coming; "make haste and tell us what she said."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, Hermod, what did she say?" asked the Æsir from the top of the hill, as they saw him coming; "make haste and tell us what she said."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well, Hermod, what did she say?" asked the Æsir from the top of the hill, as they saw him coming; "make haste and tell us what she said."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh! is that all?" they cried, as soon as he had delivered his message.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was weeping already, and in five minutes there was not a tearless eye in Asgard.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, Hermod, what did she say?" asked the Æsir from the top of the hill, as they saw him coming; "make haste and tell us what she said."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Oh! is that all?" they cried, as soon as he had delivered his message.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Well, Hermod, what did she say?" asked the Æsir from the top of the hill, as they saw him coming; "make haste and tell us what she said."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Nothing can be more easy;" and then they all hurried off to tell Frigga.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was weeping already, and in five minutes there was not a tearless eye in Asgard.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well, Hermod, what did she say?" asked the Æsir from the top of the hill, as they saw him coming; "make haste and tell us what she said."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Nothing can be more easy;" and then they all hurried off to tell Frigga.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, Hermod, what did she say?" asked the Æsir from the top of the hill, as they saw him coming; "make haste and tell us what she said."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And Hermod came up.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Well, Hermod, what did she say?" asked the Æsir from the top of the hill, as they saw him coming; "make haste and tell us what she said."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was weeping already, and in five minutes there was not a tearless eye in Asgard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was weeping already, and in five minutes there was not a tearless eye in Asgard.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, Hermod, what did she say?" asked the Æsir from the top of the hill, as they saw him coming; "make haste and tell us what she said."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Well, Hermod, what did she say?" asked the Æsir from the top of the hill, as they saw him coming; "make haste and tell us what she said."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, Hermod, what did she say?" asked the Æsir from the top of the hill, as they saw him coming; "make haste and tell us what she said."
