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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 There were then a good many youths growing up in Midfjord.
accomplished
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From this reading A certain Skaldtorfa, whose home was in Torfustadir, had a son named Bersi, an accomplished young man and a clever poet.
age
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From this reading Another was named Audun; he grew up in Audunarstad in Vididal, a pleasant good-natured youth and the strongest of his age in the North.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A certain Skaldtorfa, whose home was in Torfustadir, had a son named Bersi, an accomplished young man and a clever poet.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A certain Skaldtorfa, whose home was in Torfustadir, had a son named Bersi, an accomplished young man and a clever poet.
AnothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Another was named Audun; he grew up in Audunarstad in Vididal, a pleasant good-natured youth and the strongest of his age in the North.
Asgeir
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From this reading Kalf the son of Asgeir and his brother Thorvald lived at Asgeirsa.
Asgeirsa
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From this reading Kalf the son of Asgeir and his brother Thorvald lived at Asgeirsa.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Two brothers named Kormak and Thorgils lived at Mel and had with them a youth named Odd, who was dependent upon them, and was nicknamed Odd the Needy-Skald.
Audun
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From this reading Another was named Audun; he grew up in Audunarstad in Vididal, a pleasant good-natured youth and the strongest of his age in the North.
Audunarstad
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From this reading Another was named Audun; he grew up in Audunarstad in Vididal, a pleasant good-natured youth and the strongest of his age in the North.
Bersi
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From this reading A certain Skaldtorfa, whose home was in Torfustadir, had a son named Bersi, an accomplished young man and a clever poet.
brother
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From this reading Kalf the son of Asgeir and his brother Thorvald lived at Asgeirsa.
brothers
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From this reading Two brothers named Kormak and Thorgils lived at Mel and had with them a youth named Odd, who was dependent upon them, and was nicknamed Odd the Needy-Skald.
certain
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From this reading A certain Skaldtorfa, whose home was in Torfustadir, had a son named Bersi, an accomplished young man and a clever poet.
clever
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From this reading A certain Skaldtorfa, whose home was in Torfustadir, had a son named Bersi, an accomplished young man and a clever poet.
dependent
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From this reading Two brothers named Kormak and Thorgils lived at Mel and had with them a youth named Odd, who was dependent upon them, and was nicknamed Odd the Needy-Skald.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were then a good many youths growing up in Midfjord.
good-natured
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From this reading Another was named Audun; he grew up in Audunarstad in Vididal, a pleasant good-natured youth and the strongest of his age in the North.
grew
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From this reading Another was named Audun; he grew up in Audunarstad in Vididal, a pleasant good-natured youth and the strongest of his age in the North.
growing
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From this reading There were then a good many youths growing up in Midfjord.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A certain Skaldtorfa, whose home was in Torfustadir, had a son named Bersi, an accomplished young man and a clever poet.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Another was named Audun; he grew up in Audunarstad in Vididal, a pleasant good-natured youth and the strongest of his age in the North.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Another was named Audun; he grew up in Audunarstad in Vididal, a pleasant good-natured youth and the strongest of his age in the North.
home
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From this reading A certain Skaldtorfa, whose home was in Torfustadir, had a son named Bersi, an accomplished young man and a clever poet.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There were then a good many youths growing up in Midfjord.
Kalf
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From this reading Kalf the son of Asgeir and his brother Thorvald lived at Asgeirsa.
Kormak
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From this reading Two brothers named Kormak and Thorgils lived at Mel and had with them a youth named Odd, who was dependent upon them, and was nicknamed Odd the Needy-Skald.
lived
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From this reading Two brothers named Kormak and Thorgils lived at Mel and had with them a youth named Odd, who was dependent upon them, and was nicknamed Odd the Needy-Skald.
man
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From this reading A certain Skaldtorfa, whose home was in Torfustadir, had a son named Bersi, an accomplished young man and a clever poet.
many
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From this reading There were then a good many youths growing up in Midfjord.
Mel
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From this reading Two brothers named Kormak and Thorgils lived at Mel and had with them a youth named Odd, who was dependent upon them, and was nicknamed Odd the Needy-Skald.
Midfjord
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From this reading There were then a good many youths growing up in Midfjord.
named
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From this reading A certain Skaldtorfa, whose home was in Torfustadir, had a son named Bersi, an accomplished young man and a clever poet.
Needy-Skald
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From this reading Two brothers named Kormak and Thorgils lived at Mel and had with them a youth named Odd, who was dependent upon them, and was nicknamed Odd the Needy-Skald.
nicknamed
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From this reading Two brothers named Kormak and Thorgils lived at Mel and had with them a youth named Odd, who was dependent upon them, and was nicknamed Odd the Needy-Skald.
North
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From this reading Another was named Audun; he grew up in Audunarstad in Vididal, a pleasant good-natured youth and the strongest of his age in the North.
Odd
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From this reading Two brothers named Kormak and Thorgils lived at Mel and had with them a youth named Odd, who was dependent upon them, and was nicknamed Odd the Needy-Skald.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Another was named Audun; he grew up in Audunarstad in Vididal, a pleasant good-natured youth and the strongest of his age in the North.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Another was named Audun; he grew up in Audunarstad in Vididal, a pleasant good-natured youth and the strongest of his age in the North.
poet
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From this reading A certain Skaldtorfa, whose home was in Torfustadir, had a son named Bersi, an accomplished young man and a clever poet.
Skaldtorfa
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From this reading A certain Skaldtorfa, whose home was in Torfustadir, had a son named Bersi, an accomplished young man and a clever poet.
son
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From this reading A certain Skaldtorfa, whose home was in Torfustadir, had a son named Bersi, an accomplished young man and a clever poet.
strongest
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From this reading Another was named Audun; he grew up in Audunarstad in Vididal, a pleasant good-natured youth and the strongest of his age in the North.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Two brothers named Kormak and Thorgils lived at Mel and had with them a youth named Odd, who was dependent upon them, and was nicknamed Odd the Needy-Skald.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Two brothers named Kormak and Thorgils lived at Mel and had with them a youth named Odd, who was dependent upon them, and was nicknamed Odd the Needy-Skald.
then
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From this reading There were then a good many youths growing up in Midfjord.
There
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From this reading There were then a good many youths growing up in Midfjord.
Thorgils
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From this reading Two brothers named Kormak and Thorgils lived at Mel and had with them a youth named Odd, who was dependent upon them, and was nicknamed Odd the Needy-Skald.
Thorvald
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From this reading Kalf the son of Asgeir and his brother Thorvald lived at Asgeirsa.
Torfustadir
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From this reading A certain Skaldtorfa, whose home was in Torfustadir, had a son named Bersi, an accomplished young man and a clever poet.
Two
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From this reading Two brothers named Kormak and Thorgils lived at Mel and had with them a youth named Odd, who was dependent upon them, and was nicknamed Odd the Needy-Skald.
up
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From this reading There were then a good many youths growing up in Midfjord.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Two brothers named Kormak and Thorgils lived at Mel and had with them a youth named Odd, who was dependent upon them, and was nicknamed Odd the Needy-Skald.
Vididal
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From this reading Another was named Audun; he grew up in Audunarstad in Vididal, a pleasant good-natured youth and the strongest of his age in the North.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A certain Skaldtorfa, whose home was in Torfustadir, had a son named Bersi, an accomplished young man and a clever poet.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were then a good many youths growing up in Midfjord.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Two brothers named Kormak and Thorgils lived at Mel and had with them a youth named Odd, who was dependent upon them, and was nicknamed Odd the Needy-Skald.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading A certain Skaldtorfa, whose home was in Torfustadir, had a son named Bersi, an accomplished young man and a clever poet.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Two brothers named Kormak and Thorgils lived at Mel and had with them a youth named Odd, who was dependent upon them, and was nicknamed Odd the Needy-Skald.
young
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From this reading A certain Skaldtorfa, whose home was in Torfustadir, had a son named Bersi, an accomplished young man and a clever poet.
youth
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From this reading Two brothers named Kormak and Thorgils lived at Mel and had with them a youth named Odd, who was dependent upon them, and was nicknamed Odd the Needy-Skald.
youths
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From this reading There were then a good many youths growing up in Midfjord.
