A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
THE DWELLERS IN ASGARD FAR AWAY AND LONG AGO Once there was another Sun and another Moon; a different Sun and a different Moon from the ones we see now. Sol was the name of that Sun and Mani was the name of that Moon. But always behind Sol and Mani wolves went, a wolf behind each. The wolves caught on them at last and they devoured Sol and Mani. And then the world was in darkness and cold.
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plural of “dweller” — a person who inhabits a particular place
From this reading “THE DWELLERS IN ASGARD FAR AWAY AND LONG AGO Once there was another Sun and another Moon; a different Sun and a different Moon from the ones we see now.”
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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 THE DWELLERS IN ASGARD FAR AWAY AND LONG AGO Once there was another Sun and another Moon; a different Sun and a different Moon from the ones we see now.
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From this reading But always behind Sol and Mani wolves went, a wolf behind each.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE DWELLERS IN ASGARD FAR AWAY AND LONG AGO Once there was another Sun and another Moon; a different Sun and a different Moon from the ones we see now.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE DWELLERS IN ASGARD FAR AWAY AND LONG AGO Once there was another Sun and another Moon; a different Sun and a different Moon from the ones we see now.
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From this reading THE DWELLERS IN ASGARD FAR AWAY AND LONG AGO Once there was another Sun and another Moon; a different Sun and a different Moon from the ones we see now.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The wolves caught on them at last and they devoured Sol and Mani.
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From this reading THE DWELLERS IN ASGARD FAR AWAY AND LONG AGO Once there was another Sun and another Moon; a different Sun and a different Moon from the ones we see now.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading But always behind Sol and Mani wolves went, a wolf behind each.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But always behind Sol and Mani wolves went, a wolf behind each.
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From this reading The wolves caught on them at last and they devoured Sol and Mani.
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From this reading And then the world was in darkness and cold.
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From this reading And then the world was in darkness and cold.
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From this reading The wolves caught on them at last and they devoured Sol and Mani.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE DWELLERS IN ASGARD FAR AWAY AND LONG AGO Once there was another Sun and another Moon; a different Sun and a different Moon from the ones we see now.
plural of “dweller” — a person who inhabits a particular place
From this reading THE DWELLERS IN ASGARD FAR AWAY AND LONG AGO Once there was another Sun and another Moon; a different Sun and a different Moon from the ones we see now.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading But always behind Sol and Mani wolves went, a wolf behind each.
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From this reading THE DWELLERS IN ASGARD FAR AWAY AND LONG AGO Once there was another Sun and another Moon; a different Sun and a different Moon from the ones we see now.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE DWELLERS IN ASGARD FAR AWAY AND LONG AGO Once there was another Sun and another Moon; a different Sun and a different Moon from the ones we see now.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE DWELLERS IN ASGARD FAR AWAY AND LONG AGO Once there was another Sun and another Moon; a different Sun and a different Moon from the ones we see now.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wolves caught on them at last and they devoured Sol and Mani.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE DWELLERS IN ASGARD FAR AWAY AND LONG AGO Once there was another Sun and another Moon; a different Sun and a different Moon from the ones we see now.
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From this reading Sol was the name of that Sun and Mani was the name of that Moon.
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From this reading THE DWELLERS IN ASGARD FAR AWAY AND LONG AGO Once there was another Sun and another Moon; a different Sun and a different Moon from the ones we see now.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sol was the name of that Sun and Mani was the name of that Moon.
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From this reading THE DWELLERS IN ASGARD FAR AWAY AND LONG AGO Once there was another Sun and another Moon; a different Sun and a different Moon from the ones we see now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sol was the name of that Sun and Mani was the name of that Moon.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The wolves caught on them at last and they devoured Sol and Mani.
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From this reading THE DWELLERS IN ASGARD FAR AWAY AND LONG AGO Once there was another Sun and another Moon; a different Sun and a different Moon from the ones we see now.
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From this reading THE DWELLERS IN ASGARD FAR AWAY AND LONG AGO Once there was another Sun and another Moon; a different Sun and a different Moon from the ones we see now.
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From this reading THE DWELLERS IN ASGARD FAR AWAY AND LONG AGO Once there was another Sun and another Moon; a different Sun and a different Moon from the ones we see now.
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From this reading Sol was the name of that Sun and Mani was the name of that Moon.
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From this reading THE DWELLERS IN ASGARD FAR AWAY AND LONG AGO Once there was another Sun and another Moon; a different Sun and a different Moon from the ones we see now.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Sol was the name of that Sun and Mani was the name of that Moon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DWELLERS IN ASGARD FAR AWAY AND LONG AGO Once there was another Sun and another Moon; a different Sun and a different Moon from the ones we see now.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The wolves caught on them at last and they devoured Sol and Mani.
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From this reading And then the world was in darkness and cold.
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From this reading THE DWELLERS IN ASGARD FAR AWAY AND LONG AGO Once there was another Sun and another Moon; a different Sun and a different Moon from the ones we see now.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The wolves caught on them at last and they devoured Sol and Mani.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE DWELLERS IN ASGARD FAR AWAY AND LONG AGO Once there was another Sun and another Moon; a different Sun and a different Moon from the ones we see now.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE DWELLERS IN ASGARD FAR AWAY AND LONG AGO Once there was another Sun and another Moon; a different Sun and a different Moon from the ones we see now.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But always behind Sol and Mani wolves went, a wolf behind each.
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From this reading But always behind Sol and Mani wolves went, a wolf behind each.
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From this reading But always behind Sol and Mani wolves went, a wolf behind each.
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From this reading And then the world was in darkness and cold.
