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The Death of Baldur the Beautiful
The Death of Baldur the Beautiful

Chapter V

Chapter 5, section 1: THE WITCH'S HEART FOREBODING IN ASGARD What happened afterwards is to the shame of the Gods, and mortals may hardly speak of it. Gulveig the Witch came into Asgard, for Heimdall mi
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THE WITCH'S HEART FOREBODING IN ASGARD What happened afterwards is to the shame of the Gods, and mortals may hardly speak of it.
Gulveig the Witch came into Asgard, for Heimdall might not forbid her entrance.
She came within and she had her seat amongst the AEsir and the Vanir.
She walked through Asgard with a smile upon her face, and where she walked and where she smiled Care and dire Foreboding came.
Those who felt the care and the foreboding most deeply were Bragi the Poet and his wife, the fair and simple Iduna, she who gathered the apples that kept age from the Dwellers in Asgard.
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The Death of Baldur the Beautiful

Chapter V

Reading 1/141 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE WITCH'S HEART FOREBODING IN ASGARD What happened afterwards is to the shame of the Gods, and mortals may hardly speak of it.
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Gulveig the Witch came into Asgard, for Heimdall might not forbid her entrance.
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She came within and she had her seat amongst the AEsir and the Vanir.
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She walked through Asgard with a smile upon her face, and where she walked and where she smiled Care and dire Foreboding came.
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Those who felt the care and the foreboding most deeply were Bragi the Poet and his wife, the fair and simple Iduna, she who gathered the apples that kept age from the Dwellers in Asgard.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

witch's noun US /ˈwɪtʃɪz/

possessive form of “witch” — a female sorcerer or magician

From this reading “THE WITCH'S HEART FOREBODING IN ASGARD What happened afterwards is to the shame of the Gods, and mortals may hardly speak of it.”

Collocations
THE WITCH'SA source-grounded phrase from this reading.
WITCH'S HEARTA source-grounded phrase from this reading.
All words in this reading · 69

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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 She walked through Asgard with a smile upon her face, and where she walked and where she smiled Care and dire Foreboding came.

AEsir

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From this reading She came within and she had her seat amongst the AEsir and the Vanir.

afterwards

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From this reading THE WITCH'S HEART FOREBODING IN ASGARD What happened afterwards is to the shame of the Gods, and mortals may hardly speak of it.

age

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From this reading Those who felt the care and the foreboding most deeply were Bragi the Poet and his wife, the fair and simple Iduna, she who gathered the apples that kept age from the Dwellers in Asgard.

amongstprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋst/

surrounded by; in the company of

From this reading She came within and she had her seat amongst the AEsir and the Vanir.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading THE WITCH'S HEART FOREBODING IN ASGARD What happened afterwards is to the shame of the Gods, and mortals may hardly speak of it.

apples

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From this reading Those who felt the care and the foreboding most deeply were Bragi the Poet and his wife, the fair and simple Iduna, she who gathered the apples that kept age from the Dwellers in Asgard.

ASGARD

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From this reading THE WITCH'S HEART FOREBODING IN ASGARD What happened afterwards is to the shame of the Gods, and mortals may hardly speak of it.

Bragi

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From this reading Those who felt the care and the foreboding most deeply were Bragi the Poet and his wife, the fair and simple Iduna, she who gathered the apples that kept age from the Dwellers in Asgard.

came

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From this reading Gulveig the Witch came into Asgard, for Heimdall might not forbid her entrance.

Care

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From this reading She walked through Asgard with a smile upon her face, and where she walked and where she smiled Care and dire Foreboding came.

deeply

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From this reading Those who felt the care and the foreboding most deeply were Bragi the Poet and his wife, the fair and simple Iduna, she who gathered the apples that kept age from the Dwellers in Asgard.

dire

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From this reading She walked through Asgard with a smile upon her face, and where she walked and where she smiled Care and dire Foreboding came.

Dwellers

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From this reading Those who felt the care and the foreboding most deeply were Bragi the Poet and his wife, the fair and simple Iduna, she who gathered the apples that kept age from the Dwellers in Asgard.

entrance

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From this reading Gulveig the Witch came into Asgard, for Heimdall might not forbid her entrance.

face

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From this reading She walked through Asgard with a smile upon her face, and where she walked and where she smiled Care and dire Foreboding came.

fairnounUS /fair/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Those who felt the care and the foreboding most deeply were Bragi the Poet and his wife, the fair and simple Iduna, she who gathered the apples that kept age from the Dwellers in Asgard.

felt

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From this reading Those who felt the care and the foreboding most deeply were Bragi the Poet and his wife, the fair and simple Iduna, she who gathered the apples that kept age from the Dwellers in Asgard.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Gulveig the Witch came into Asgard, for Heimdall might not forbid her entrance.

forbid

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From this reading Gulveig the Witch came into Asgard, for Heimdall might not forbid her entrance.

FOREBODING

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From this reading THE WITCH'S HEART FOREBODING IN ASGARD What happened afterwards is to the shame of the Gods, and mortals may hardly speak of it.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Those who felt the care and the foreboding most deeply were Bragi the Poet and his wife, the fair and simple Iduna, she who gathered the apples that kept age from the Dwellers in Asgard.

gathered

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From this reading Those who felt the care and the foreboding most deeply were Bragi the Poet and his wife, the fair and simple Iduna, she who gathered the apples that kept age from the Dwellers in Asgard.

Gods

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From this reading THE WITCH'S HEART FOREBODING IN ASGARD What happened afterwards is to the shame of the Gods, and mortals may hardly speak of it.

Gulveig

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From this reading Gulveig the Witch came into Asgard, for Heimdall might not forbid her entrance.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading She came within and she had her seat amongst the AEsir and the Vanir.

happened

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From this reading THE WITCH'S HEART FOREBODING IN ASGARD What happened afterwards is to the shame of the Gods, and mortals may hardly speak of it.

hardly

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From this reading THE WITCH'S HEART FOREBODING IN ASGARD What happened afterwards is to the shame of the Gods, and mortals may hardly speak of it.

HEART

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From this reading THE WITCH'S HEART FOREBODING IN ASGARD What happened afterwards is to the shame of the Gods, and mortals may hardly speak of it.

Heimdall

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From this reading Gulveig the Witch came into Asgard, for Heimdall might not forbid her entrance.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Gulveig the Witch came into Asgard, for Heimdall might not forbid her entrance.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Those who felt the care and the foreboding most deeply were Bragi the Poet and his wife, the fair and simple Iduna, she who gathered the apples that kept age from the Dwellers in Asgard.

Iduna

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From this reading Those who felt the care and the foreboding most deeply were Bragi the Poet and his wife, the fair and simple Iduna, she who gathered the apples that kept age from the Dwellers in Asgard.

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading THE WITCH'S HEART FOREBODING IN ASGARD What happened afterwards is to the shame of the Gods, and mortals may hardly speak of it.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Gulveig the Witch came into Asgard, for Heimdall might not forbid her entrance.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading THE WITCH'S HEART FOREBODING IN ASGARD What happened afterwards is to the shame of the Gods, and mortals may hardly speak of it.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading THE WITCH'S HEART FOREBODING IN ASGARD What happened afterwards is to the shame of the Gods, and mortals may hardly speak of it.

kept

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From this reading Those who felt the care and the foreboding most deeply were Bragi the Poet and his wife, the fair and simple Iduna, she who gathered the apples that kept age from the Dwellers in Asgard.

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading THE WITCH'S HEART FOREBODING IN ASGARD What happened afterwards is to the shame of the Gods, and mortals may hardly speak of it.

mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Gulveig the Witch came into Asgard, for Heimdall might not forbid her entrance.

mortals

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From this reading THE WITCH'S HEART FOREBODING IN ASGARD What happened afterwards is to the shame of the Gods, and mortals may hardly speak of it.

most

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From this reading Those who felt the care and the foreboding most deeply were Bragi the Poet and his wife, the fair and simple Iduna, she who gathered the apples that kept age from the Dwellers in Asgard.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Gulveig the Witch came into Asgard, for Heimdall might not forbid her entrance.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE WITCH'S HEART FOREBODING IN ASGARD What happened afterwards is to the shame of the Gods, and mortals may hardly speak of it.

Poet

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From this reading Those who felt the care and the foreboding most deeply were Bragi the Poet and his wife, the fair and simple Iduna, she who gathered the apples that kept age from the Dwellers in Asgard.

seat

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From this reading She came within and she had her seat amongst the AEsir and the Vanir.

shame

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From this reading THE WITCH'S HEART FOREBODING IN ASGARD What happened afterwards is to the shame of the Gods, and mortals may hardly speak of it.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She came within and she had her seat amongst the AEsir and the Vanir.

simple

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From this reading Those who felt the care and the foreboding most deeply were Bragi the Poet and his wife, the fair and simple Iduna, she who gathered the apples that kept age from the Dwellers in Asgard.

smile

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From this reading She walked through Asgard with a smile upon her face, and where she walked and where she smiled Care and dire Foreboding came.

smiled

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From this reading She walked through Asgard with a smile upon her face, and where she walked and where she smiled Care and dire Foreboding came.

speak

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From this reading THE WITCH'S HEART FOREBODING IN ASGARD What happened afterwards is to the shame of the Gods, and mortals may hardly speak of it.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Those who felt the care and the foreboding most deeply were Bragi the Poet and his wife, the fair and simple Iduna, she who gathered the apples that kept age from the Dwellers in Asgard.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE WITCH'S HEART FOREBODING IN ASGARD What happened afterwards is to the shame of the Gods, and mortals may hardly speak of it.

ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Those who felt the care and the foreboding most deeply were Bragi the Poet and his wife, the fair and simple Iduna, she who gathered the apples that kept age from the Dwellers in Asgard.

throughnounUS /ˈthrough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading She walked through Asgard with a smile upon her face, and where she walked and where she smiled Care and dire Foreboding came.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading THE WITCH'S HEART FOREBODING IN ASGARD What happened afterwards is to the shame of the Gods, and mortals may hardly speak of it.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading She walked through Asgard with a smile upon her face, and where she walked and where she smiled Care and dire Foreboding came.

Vanir

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From this reading She came within and she had her seat amongst the AEsir and the Vanir.

walked

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From this reading She walked through Asgard with a smile upon her face, and where she walked and where she smiled Care and dire Foreboding came.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Those who felt the care and the foreboding most deeply were Bragi the Poet and his wife, the fair and simple Iduna, she who gathered the apples that kept age from the Dwellers in Asgard.

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading THE WITCH'S HEART FOREBODING IN ASGARD What happened afterwards is to the shame of the Gods, and mortals may hardly speak of it.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading She walked through Asgard with a smile upon her face, and where she walked and where she smiled Care and dire Foreboding came.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading Those who felt the care and the foreboding most deeply were Bragi the Poet and his wife, the fair and simple Iduna, she who gathered the apples that kept age from the Dwellers in Asgard.

wife

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From this reading Those who felt the care and the foreboding most deeply were Bragi the Poet and his wife, the fair and simple Iduna, she who gathered the apples that kept age from the Dwellers in Asgard.

Witch

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From this reading Gulveig the Witch came into Asgard, for Heimdall might not forbid her entrance.

WITCH'SnounUS /ˈwɪtʃɪz/

possessive form of “witch” — a female sorcerer or magician

From this reading THE WITCH'S HEART FOREBODING IN ASGARD What happened afterwards is to the shame of the Gods, and mortals may hardly speak of it.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading She walked through Asgard with a smile upon her face, and where she walked and where she smiled Care and dire Foreboding came.

withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading She came within and she had her seat amongst the AEsir and the Vanir.