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Tyr and the Wolf
Tyr and the Wolf

Chapter I

Chapter 1, section 1: Text enclosed by equal signs is in bold face (=bold=). An Index of Names and a Key to Pronunciation can be found at the end of the book. MARY H. FOSTER and MABEL H. CUMMINGS, A.B.
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Text enclosed by equal signs is in bold face (=bold=).
An Index of Names and a Key to Pronunciation can be found at the end of the book.
MARY H. FOSTER and MABEL H. CUMMINGS, A.B.
Illustrated Silver, Burdett and Company New York Boston Chicago =To all our Children who have loved the hearing of these Asgard Stories= PREFACE.
This little volume is the outcome of several years’ experience in telling to classes of children the classic myths, both southern and northern.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Tyr and the Wolf

Chapter I

Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Text enclosed by equal signs is in bold face (=bold=).
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An Index of Names and a Key to Pronunciation can be found at the end of the book.
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MARY H. FOSTER and MABEL H. CUMMINGS, A.B.
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Illustrated Silver, Burdett and Company New York Boston Chicago =To all our Children who have loved the hearing of these Asgard Stories= PREFACE.
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This little volume is the outcome of several years’ experience in telling to classes of children the classic myths, both southern and northern.

Learner Dictionary

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text noun US /tekst/

the words of something written

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enclosed byA source-grounded phrase from this reading.
All words in this reading · 64

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

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all

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AndeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading An Index of Names and a Key to Pronunciation can be found at the end of the book.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

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Asgard

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atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

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B

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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

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bold

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book

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Boston

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bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/

the two together, not just one

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Burdett

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byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

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canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

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Chicago

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Children

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classes

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classic

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Company

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CUMMINGS

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enclosed

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end

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equal

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experience

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face

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FOSTER

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foundnounUS /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

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H

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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

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hearing

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Illustrated

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inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

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Index

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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

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Key

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littlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

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loved

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MABEL

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MARY

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myths

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Names

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New

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northern

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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

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ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

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outcome

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PREFACE

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Pronunciation

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several

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signs

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Silver

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southern

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Stories

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telling

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TextnounUS /tekst/

the words of something written

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thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading An Index of Names and a Key to Pronunciation can be found at the end of the book.

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

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ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This little volume is the outcome of several years’ experience in telling to classes of children the classic myths, both southern and northern.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading An Index of Names and a Key to Pronunciation can be found at the end of the book.

volume

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whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

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years

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York

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Chapter Quiz

What is the central dramatic focus and narrative resolution in 'Act 01: The Genesis of The Binding of the Fenris Wolf — The Trial & The Quest'?

How does the author establish suspense and intellectual depth in this passage?

What primary pedagogical insight does this masterwork provide for advanced English scholars?