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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 When he had drunk it he put the cup down and he stood amongst the feasters like a man in a dream.
afterwards
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From this reading And like a man in a dream he went into his chamber, and for a day and a night afterwards he was silent and his mind was astray.
amongstprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋst/
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading When he had drunk it he put the cup down and he stood amongst the feasters like a man in a dream.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then one night when there was feasting in the hall of the Nibelungs, she gave the cup that held the potion into the hands of Gudrun and bade her carry it to Sigurd.
astray
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From this reading And like a man in a dream he went into his chamber, and for a day and a night afterwards he was silent and his mind was astray.
bade
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From this reading Then one night when there was feasting in the hall of the Nibelungs, she gave the cup that held the potion into the hands of Gudrun and bade her carry it to Sigurd.
carry
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From this reading Then one night when there was feasting in the hall of the Nibelungs, she gave the cup that held the potion into the hands of Gudrun and bade her carry it to Sigurd.
chamber
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From this reading And like a man in a dream he went into his chamber, and for a day and a night afterwards he was silent and his mind was astray.
cup
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From this reading Then one night when there was feasting in the hall of the Nibelungs, she gave the cup that held the potion into the hands of Gudrun and bade her carry it to Sigurd.
day
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From this reading And like a man in a dream he went into his chamber, and for a day and a night afterwards he was silent and his mind was astray.
down
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From this reading When he had drunk it he put the cup down and he stood amongst the feasters like a man in a dream.
drank
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From this reading Sigurd took the cup out of the hands of the fair Nibelung maiden and he drank the potion.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading When he had drunk it he put the cup down and he stood amongst the feasters like a man in a dream.
drunk
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From this reading When he had drunk it he put the cup down and he stood amongst the feasters like a man in a dream.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sigurd took the cup out of the hands of the fair Nibelung maiden and he drank the potion.
feasters
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From this reading When he had drunk it he put the cup down and he stood amongst the feasters like a man in a dream.
feasting
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From this reading Then one night when there was feasting in the hall of the Nibelungs, she gave the cup that held the potion into the hands of Gudrun and bade her carry it to Sigurd.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And like a man in a dream he went into his chamber, and for a day and a night afterwards he was silent and his mind was astray.
gave
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From this reading Then one night when there was feasting in the hall of the Nibelungs, she gave the cup that held the potion into the hands of Gudrun and bade her carry it to Sigurd.
Gudrun
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From this reading Then one night when there was feasting in the hall of the Nibelungs, she gave the cup that held the potion into the hands of Gudrun and bade her carry it to Sigurd.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When he had drunk it he put the cup down and he stood amongst the feasters like a man in a dream.
hall
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From this reading Then one night when there was feasting in the hall of the Nibelungs, she gave the cup that held the potion into the hands of Gudrun and bade her carry it to Sigurd.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Then one night when there was feasting in the hall of the Nibelungs, she gave the cup that held the potion into the hands of Gudrun and bade her carry it to Sigurd.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sigurd took the cup out of the hands of the fair Nibelung maiden and he drank the potion.
held
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From this reading Then one night when there was feasting in the hall of the Nibelungs, she gave the cup that held the potion into the hands of Gudrun and bade her carry it to Sigurd.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then one night when there was feasting in the hall of the Nibelungs, she gave the cup that held the potion into the hands of Gudrun and bade her carry it to Sigurd.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And like a man in a dream he went into his chamber, and for a day and a night afterwards he was silent and his mind was astray.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then one night when there was feasting in the hall of the Nibelungs, she gave the cup that held the potion into the hands of Gudrun and bade her carry it to Sigurd.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then one night when there was feasting in the hall of the Nibelungs, she gave the cup that held the potion into the hands of Gudrun and bade her carry it to Sigurd.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then one night when there was feasting in the hall of the Nibelungs, she gave the cup that held the potion into the hands of Gudrun and bade her carry it to Sigurd.
like
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From this reading When he had drunk it he put the cup down and he stood amongst the feasters like a man in a dream.
maidennoun, literaryUS /ˈmeɪdən/
a young woman who is not married
From this reading Sigurd took the cup out of the hands of the fair Nibelung maiden and he drank the potion.
man
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From this reading When he had drunk it he put the cup down and he stood amongst the feasters like a man in a dream.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And like a man in a dream he went into his chamber, and for a day and a night afterwards he was silent and his mind was astray.
mixedverbUS /mɪkst/
involved with or connected to
From this reading She mixed the potion.
Nibelung
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From this reading Sigurd took the cup out of the hands of the fair Nibelung maiden and he drank the potion.
Nibelungs
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From this reading Then one night when there was feasting in the hall of the Nibelungs, she gave the cup that held the potion into the hands of Gudrun and bade her carry it to Sigurd.
night
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From this reading Then one night when there was feasting in the hall of the Nibelungs, she gave the cup that held the potion into the hands of Gudrun and bade her carry it to Sigurd.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then one night when there was feasting in the hall of the Nibelungs, she gave the cup that held the potion into the hands of Gudrun and bade her carry it to Sigurd.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Then one night when there was feasting in the hall of the Nibelungs, she gave the cup that held the potion into the hands of Gudrun and bade her carry it to Sigurd.
out
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From this reading Sigurd took the cup out of the hands of the fair Nibelung maiden and he drank the potion.
potion
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From this reading She mixed the potion.
put
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From this reading When he had drunk it he put the cup down and he stood amongst the feasters like a man in a dream.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She mixed the potion.
Sigurd
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From this reading Then one night when there was feasting in the hall of the Nibelungs, she gave the cup that held the potion into the hands of Gudrun and bade her carry it to Sigurd.
silent
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From this reading And like a man in a dream he went into his chamber, and for a day and a night afterwards he was silent and his mind was astray.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he had drunk it he put the cup down and he stood amongst the feasters like a man in a dream.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then one night when there was feasting in the hall of the Nibelungs, she gave the cup that held the potion into the hands of Gudrun and bade her carry it to Sigurd.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She mixed the potion.
Then
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From this reading Then one night when there was feasting in the hall of the Nibelungs, she gave the cup that held the potion into the hands of Gudrun and bade her carry it to Sigurd.
there
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From this reading Then one night when there was feasting in the hall of the Nibelungs, she gave the cup that held the potion into the hands of Gudrun and bade her carry it to Sigurd.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then one night when there was feasting in the hall of the Nibelungs, she gave the cup that held the potion into the hands of Gudrun and bade her carry it to Sigurd.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sigurd took the cup out of the hands of the fair Nibelung maiden and he drank the potion.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then one night when there was feasting in the hall of the Nibelungs, she gave the cup that held the potion into the hands of Gudrun and bade her carry it to Sigurd.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And like a man in a dream he went into his chamber, and for a day and a night afterwards he was silent and his mind was astray.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Then one night when there was feasting in the hall of the Nibelungs, she gave the cup that held the potion into the hands of Gudrun and bade her carry it to Sigurd.
