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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 THE SWORD OF THE VOLSUNGS AND THE TWILIGHT OF THE GODS SIGURD'S YOUTH In Midgard, in a northern Kingdom, a King reigned whose name was Alv; he was wise and good, and he had in his house a fosterson whose name was Sigurd.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Once, before Sigurd was born, Alv and his father who was King before him went on an expedition across the sea and came into another country.
afar
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From this reading While they were yet afar off they heard the din of a great battle.
Alv
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From this reading THE SWORD OF THE VOLSUNGS AND THE TWILIGHT OF THE GODS SIGURD'S YOUTH In Midgard, in a northern Kingdom, a King reigned whose name was Alv; he was wise and good, and he had in his house a fosterson whose name was Sigurd.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Once, before Sigurd was born, Alv and his father who was King before him went on an expedition across the sea and came into another country.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SWORD OF THE VOLSUNGS AND THE TWILIGHT OF THE GODS SIGURD'S YOUTH In Midgard, in a northern Kingdom, a King reigned whose name was Alv; he was wise and good, and he had in his house a fosterson whose name was Sigurd.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Once, before Sigurd was born, Alv and his father who was King before him went on an expedition across the sea and came into another country.
battle
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From this reading While they were yet afar off they heard the din of a great battle.
bear
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From this reading Sigurd was fearless and strong; so fearless and so strong was he that he once captured a bear of the forest and drove him to the King's Hall.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Once, before Sigurd was born, Alv and his father who was King before him went on an expedition across the sea and came into another country.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once, before Sigurd was born, Alv and his father who was King before him went on an expedition across the sea and came into another country.
came
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From this reading Once, before Sigurd was born, Alv and his father who was King before him went on an expedition across the sea and came into another country.
captured
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From this reading Sigurd was fearless and strong; so fearless and so strong was he that he once captured a bear of the forest and drove him to the King's Hall.
country
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From this reading Once, before Sigurd was born, Alv and his father who was King before him went on an expedition across the sea and came into another country.
din
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From this reading While they were yet afar off they heard the din of a great battle.
drove
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From this reading Sigurd was fearless and strong; so fearless and so strong was he that he once captured a bear of the forest and drove him to the King's Hall.
expedition
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From this reading Once, before Sigurd was born, Alv and his father who was King before him went on an expedition across the sea and came into another country.
father
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From this reading Once, before Sigurd was born, Alv and his father who was King before him went on an expedition across the sea and came into another country.
fearless
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From this reading Sigurd was fearless and strong; so fearless and so strong was he that he once captured a bear of the forest and drove him to the King's Hall.
forest
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From this reading Sigurd was fearless and strong; so fearless and so strong was he that he once captured a bear of the forest and drove him to the King's Hall.
fosterson
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From this reading THE SWORD OF THE VOLSUNGS AND THE TWILIGHT OF THE GODS SIGURD'S YOUTH In Midgard, in a northern Kingdom, a King reigned whose name was Alv; he was wise and good, and he had in his house a fosterson whose name was Sigurd.
GODS
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From this reading THE SWORD OF THE VOLSUNGS AND THE TWILIGHT OF THE GODS SIGURD'S YOUTH In Midgard, in a northern Kingdom, a King reigned whose name was Alv; he was wise and good, and he had in his house a fosterson whose name was Sigurd.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE SWORD OF THE VOLSUNGS AND THE TWILIGHT OF THE GODS SIGURD'S YOUTH In Midgard, in a northern Kingdom, a King reigned whose name was Alv; he was wise and good, and he had in his house a fosterson whose name was Sigurd.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While they were yet afar off they heard the din of a great battle.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE SWORD OF THE VOLSUNGS AND THE TWILIGHT OF THE GODS SIGURD'S YOUTH In Midgard, in a northern Kingdom, a King reigned whose name was Alv; he was wise and good, and he had in his house a fosterson whose name was Sigurd.
Hall
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From this reading Sigurd was fearless and strong; so fearless and so strong was he that he once captured a bear of the forest and drove him to the King's Hall.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE SWORD OF THE VOLSUNGS AND THE TWILIGHT OF THE GODS SIGURD'S YOUTH In Midgard, in a northern Kingdom, a King reigned whose name was Alv; he was wise and good, and he had in his house a fosterson whose name was Sigurd.
heard
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From this reading While they were yet afar off they heard the din of a great battle.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sigurd was fearless and strong; so fearless and so strong was he that he once captured a bear of the forest and drove him to the King's Hall.
Hiordis
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From this reading His mother's name was Hiordis.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE SWORD OF THE VOLSUNGS AND THE TWILIGHT OF THE GODS SIGURD'S YOUTH In Midgard, in a northern Kingdom, a King reigned whose name was Alv; he was wise and good, and he had in his house a fosterson whose name was Sigurd.
house
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From this reading THE SWORD OF THE VOLSUNGS AND THE TWILIGHT OF THE GODS SIGURD'S YOUTH In Midgard, in a northern Kingdom, a King reigned whose name was Alv; he was wise and good, and he had in his house a fosterson whose name was Sigurd.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE SWORD OF THE VOLSUNGS AND THE TWILIGHT OF THE GODS SIGURD'S YOUTH In Midgard, in a northern Kingdom, a King reigned whose name was Alv; he was wise and good, and he had in his house a fosterson whose name was Sigurd.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Once, before Sigurd was born, Alv and his father who was King before him went on an expedition across the sea and came into another country.
King
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From this reading THE SWORD OF THE VOLSUNGS AND THE TWILIGHT OF THE GODS SIGURD'S YOUTH In Midgard, in a northern Kingdom, a King reigned whose name was Alv; he was wise and good, and he had in his house a fosterson whose name was Sigurd.
King's
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From this reading Sigurd was fearless and strong; so fearless and so strong was he that he once captured a bear of the forest and drove him to the King's Hall.
Kingdom
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From this reading THE SWORD OF THE VOLSUNGS AND THE TWILIGHT OF THE GODS SIGURD'S YOUTH In Midgard, in a northern Kingdom, a King reigned whose name was Alv; he was wise and good, and he had in his house a fosterson whose name was Sigurd.
Midgard
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From this reading THE SWORD OF THE VOLSUNGS AND THE TWILIGHT OF THE GODS SIGURD'S YOUTH In Midgard, in a northern Kingdom, a King reigned whose name was Alv; he was wise and good, and he had in his house a fosterson whose name was Sigurd.
mother's
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From this reading His mother's name was Hiordis.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE SWORD OF THE VOLSUNGS AND THE TWILIGHT OF THE GODS SIGURD'S YOUTH In Midgard, in a northern Kingdom, a King reigned whose name was Alv; he was wise and good, and he had in his house a fosterson whose name was Sigurd.
northern
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From this reading THE SWORD OF THE VOLSUNGS AND THE TWILIGHT OF THE GODS SIGURD'S YOUTH In Midgard, in a northern Kingdom, a King reigned whose name was Alv; he was wise and good, and he had in his house a fosterson whose name was Sigurd.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SWORD OF THE VOLSUNGS AND THE TWILIGHT OF THE GODS SIGURD'S YOUTH In Midgard, in a northern Kingdom, a King reigned whose name was Alv; he was wise and good, and he had in his house a fosterson whose name was Sigurd.
off
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From this reading While they were yet afar off they heard the din of a great battle.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Once, before Sigurd was born, Alv and his father who was King before him went on an expedition across the sea and came into another country.
once
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From this reading Sigurd was fearless and strong; so fearless and so strong was he that he once captured a bear of the forest and drove him to the King's Hall.
reigned
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From this reading THE SWORD OF THE VOLSUNGS AND THE TWILIGHT OF THE GODS SIGURD'S YOUTH In Midgard, in a northern Kingdom, a King reigned whose name was Alv; he was wise and good, and he had in his house a fosterson whose name was Sigurd.
sea
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From this reading Once, before Sigurd was born, Alv and his father who was King before him went on an expedition across the sea and came into another country.
Sigurd
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From this reading THE SWORD OF THE VOLSUNGS AND THE TWILIGHT OF THE GODS SIGURD'S YOUTH In Midgard, in a northern Kingdom, a King reigned whose name was Alv; he was wise and good, and he had in his house a fosterson whose name was Sigurd.
SIGURD'S
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From this reading THE SWORD OF THE VOLSUNGS AND THE TWILIGHT OF THE GODS SIGURD'S YOUTH In Midgard, in a northern Kingdom, a King reigned whose name was Alv; he was wise and good, and he had in his house a fosterson whose name was Sigurd.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Sigurd was fearless and strong; so fearless and so strong was he that he once captured a bear of the forest and drove him to the King's Hall.
strong
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From this reading Sigurd was fearless and strong; so fearless and so strong was he that he once captured a bear of the forest and drove him to the King's Hall.
SWORDnounUS /sɔːrd/
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading THE SWORD OF THE VOLSUNGS AND THE TWILIGHT OF THE GODS SIGURD'S YOUTH In Midgard, in a northern Kingdom, a King reigned whose name was Alv; he was wise and good, and he had in his house a fosterson whose name was Sigurd.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Sigurd was fearless and strong; so fearless and so strong was he that he once captured a bear of the forest and drove him to the King's Hall.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SWORD OF THE VOLSUNGS AND THE TWILIGHT OF THE GODS SIGURD'S YOUTH In Midgard, in a northern Kingdom, a King reigned whose name was Alv; he was wise and good, and he had in his house a fosterson whose name was Sigurd.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading While they were yet afar off they heard the din of a great battle.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sigurd was fearless and strong; so fearless and so strong was he that he once captured a bear of the forest and drove him to the King's Hall.
TWILIGHTnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading THE SWORD OF THE VOLSUNGS AND THE TWILIGHT OF THE GODS SIGURD'S YOUTH In Midgard, in a northern Kingdom, a King reigned whose name was Alv; he was wise and good, and he had in his house a fosterson whose name was Sigurd.
VOLSUNGS
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From this reading THE SWORD OF THE VOLSUNGS AND THE TWILIGHT OF THE GODS SIGURD'S YOUTH In Midgard, in a northern Kingdom, a King reigned whose name was Alv; he was wise and good, and he had in his house a fosterson whose name was Sigurd.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE SWORD OF THE VOLSUNGS AND THE TWILIGHT OF THE GODS SIGURD'S YOUTH In Midgard, in a northern Kingdom, a King reigned whose name was Alv; he was wise and good, and he had in his house a fosterson whose name was Sigurd.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once, before Sigurd was born, Alv and his father who was King before him went on an expedition across the sea and came into another country.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading While they were yet afar off they heard the din of a great battle.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While they were yet afar off they heard the din of a great battle.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Once, before Sigurd was born, Alv and his father who was King before him went on an expedition across the sea and came into another country.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading THE SWORD OF THE VOLSUNGS AND THE TWILIGHT OF THE GODS SIGURD'S YOUTH In Midgard, in a northern Kingdom, a King reigned whose name was Alv; he was wise and good, and he had in his house a fosterson whose name was Sigurd.
wise
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From this reading THE SWORD OF THE VOLSUNGS AND THE TWILIGHT OF THE GODS SIGURD'S YOUTH In Midgard, in a northern Kingdom, a King reigned whose name was Alv; he was wise and good, and he had in his house a fosterson whose name was Sigurd.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading While they were yet afar off they heard the din of a great battle.
YOUTH
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From this reading THE SWORD OF THE VOLSUNGS AND THE TWILIGHT OF THE GODS SIGURD'S YOUTH In Midgard, in a northern Kingdom, a King reigned whose name was Alv; he was wise and good, and he had in his house a fosterson whose name was Sigurd.
