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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thorbjorn Oxmain heard of Atli and Grim having left home just when Gunnar and Thorgeir, the sons of Thorir of Skard, were with him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Thorbjorn was jealous of Atli's popularity and egged on the two brothers, the sons of Thorir, to lie in wait for him as he returned from Snaefellsnes.
Atli
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From this reading Thorbjorn Oxmain heard of Atli and Grim having left home just when Gunnar and Thorgeir, the sons of Thorir of Skard, were with him.
Atli's
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From this reading Thorbjorn was jealous of Atli's popularity and egged on the two brothers, the sons of Thorir, to lie in wait for him as he returned from Snaefellsnes.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Atli on seeing them ordered his horses to be unloaded.
brothers
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From this reading Thorbjorn was jealous of Atli's popularity and egged on the two brothers, the sons of Thorir, to lie in wait for him as he returned from Snaefellsnes.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They could see the party from their house as they passed Skard, and made ready quickly to pursue them with their servants.
egged
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From this reading Thorbjorn was jealous of Atli's popularity and egged on the two brothers, the sons of Thorir, to lie in wait for him as he returned from Snaefellsnes.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Thorbjorn was jealous of Atli's popularity and egged on the two brothers, the sons of Thorir, to lie in wait for him as he returned from Snaefellsnes.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Thorbjorn was jealous of Atli's popularity and egged on the two brothers, the sons of Thorir, to lie in wait for him as he returned from Snaefellsnes.
Grim
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From this reading Thorbjorn Oxmain heard of Atli and Grim having left home just when Gunnar and Thorgeir, the sons of Thorir of Skard, were with him.
Gunnar
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From this reading Thorbjorn Oxmain heard of Atli and Grim having left home just when Gunnar and Thorgeir, the sons of Thorir of Skard, were with him.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Thorbjorn Oxmain heard of Atli and Grim having left home just when Gunnar and Thorgeir, the sons of Thorir of Skard, were with him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Thorbjorn was jealous of Atli's popularity and egged on the two brothers, the sons of Thorir, to lie in wait for him as he returned from Snaefellsnes.
heard
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From this reading Thorbjorn Oxmain heard of Atli and Grim having left home just when Gunnar and Thorgeir, the sons of Thorir of Skard, were with him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Thorbjorn Oxmain heard of Atli and Grim having left home just when Gunnar and Thorgeir, the sons of Thorir of Skard, were with him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They rode home to Skard and waited there for Atli returning with his loads.
home
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From this reading Thorbjorn Oxmain heard of Atli and Grim having left home just when Gunnar and Thorgeir, the sons of Thorir of Skard, were with him.
horses
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From this reading Atli on seeing them ordered his horses to be unloaded.
house
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From this reading They could see the party from their house as they passed Skard, and made ready quickly to pursue them with their servants.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Thorbjorn was jealous of Atli's popularity and egged on the two brothers, the sons of Thorir, to lie in wait for him as he returned from Snaefellsnes.
jealous
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From this reading Thorbjorn was jealous of Atli's popularity and egged on the two brothers, the sons of Thorir, to lie in wait for him as he returned from Snaefellsnes.
just
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From this reading Thorbjorn Oxmain heard of Atli and Grim having left home just when Gunnar and Thorgeir, the sons of Thorir of Skard, were with him.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thorbjorn Oxmain heard of Atli and Grim having left home just when Gunnar and Thorgeir, the sons of Thorir of Skard, were with him.
lie
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From this reading Thorbjorn was jealous of Atli's popularity and egged on the two brothers, the sons of Thorir, to lie in wait for him as he returned from Snaefellsnes.
loads
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From this reading They rode home to Skard and waited there for Atli returning with his loads.
made
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From this reading They could see the party from their house as they passed Skard, and made ready quickly to pursue them with their servants.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Thorbjorn Oxmain heard of Atli and Grim having left home just when Gunnar and Thorgeir, the sons of Thorir of Skard, were with him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Thorbjorn was jealous of Atli's popularity and egged on the two brothers, the sons of Thorir, to lie in wait for him as he returned from Snaefellsnes.
ordered
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From this reading Atli on seeing them ordered his horses to be unloaded.
Oxmain
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From this reading Thorbjorn Oxmain heard of Atli and Grim having left home just when Gunnar and Thorgeir, the sons of Thorir of Skard, were with him.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They could see the party from their house as they passed Skard, and made ready quickly to pursue them with their servants.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They could see the party from their house as they passed Skard, and made ready quickly to pursue them with their servants.
popularity
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From this reading Thorbjorn was jealous of Atli's popularity and egged on the two brothers, the sons of Thorir, to lie in wait for him as he returned from Snaefellsnes.
pursue
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From this reading They could see the party from their house as they passed Skard, and made ready quickly to pursue them with their servants.
quickly
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From this reading They could see the party from their house as they passed Skard, and made ready quickly to pursue them with their servants.
ready
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From this reading They could see the party from their house as they passed Skard, and made ready quickly to pursue them with their servants.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Thorbjorn was jealous of Atli's popularity and egged on the two brothers, the sons of Thorir, to lie in wait for him as he returned from Snaefellsnes.
returning
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From this reading They rode home to Skard and waited there for Atli returning with his loads.
rode
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From this reading They rode home to Skard and waited there for Atli returning with his loads.
see
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From this reading They could see the party from their house as they passed Skard, and made ready quickly to pursue them with their servants.
seeing
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From this reading Atli on seeing them ordered his horses to be unloaded.
servants
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From this reading They could see the party from their house as they passed Skard, and made ready quickly to pursue them with their servants.
Skard
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From this reading Thorbjorn Oxmain heard of Atli and Grim having left home just when Gunnar and Thorgeir, the sons of Thorir of Skard, were with him.
Snaefellsnes
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From this reading Thorbjorn was jealous of Atli's popularity and egged on the two brothers, the sons of Thorir, to lie in wait for him as he returned from Snaefellsnes.
sons
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From this reading Thorbjorn Oxmain heard of Atli and Grim having left home just when Gunnar and Thorgeir, the sons of Thorir of Skard, were with him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thorbjorn Oxmain heard of Atli and Grim having left home just when Gunnar and Thorgeir, the sons of Thorir of Skard, were with him.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They could see the party from their house as they passed Skard, and made ready quickly to pursue them with their servants.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They could see the party from their house as they passed Skard, and made ready quickly to pursue them with their servants.
there
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From this reading They rode home to Skard and waited there for Atli returning with his loads.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They rode home to Skard and waited there for Atli returning with his loads.
Thorbjorn
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From this reading Thorbjorn Oxmain heard of Atli and Grim having left home just when Gunnar and Thorgeir, the sons of Thorir of Skard, were with him.
Thorgeir
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From this reading Thorbjorn Oxmain heard of Atli and Grim having left home just when Gunnar and Thorgeir, the sons of Thorir of Skard, were with him.
Thorir
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From this reading Thorbjorn Oxmain heard of Atli and Grim having left home just when Gunnar and Thorgeir, the sons of Thorir of Skard, were with him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thorbjorn was jealous of Atli's popularity and egged on the two brothers, the sons of Thorir, to lie in wait for him as he returned from Snaefellsnes.
two
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From this reading Thorbjorn was jealous of Atli's popularity and egged on the two brothers, the sons of Thorir, to lie in wait for him as he returned from Snaefellsnes.
unloaded
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From this reading Atli on seeing them ordered his horses to be unloaded.
wait
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From this reading Thorbjorn was jealous of Atli's popularity and egged on the two brothers, the sons of Thorir, to lie in wait for him as he returned from Snaefellsnes.
waited
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From this reading They rode home to Skard and waited there for Atli returning with his loads.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Thorbjorn was jealous of Atli's popularity and egged on the two brothers, the sons of Thorir, to lie in wait for him as he returned from Snaefellsnes.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Thorbjorn Oxmain heard of Atli and Grim having left home just when Gunnar and Thorgeir, the sons of Thorir of Skard, were with him.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Thorbjorn Oxmain heard of Atli and Grim having left home just when Gunnar and Thorgeir, the sons of Thorir of Skard, were with him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Thorbjorn Oxmain heard of Atli and Grim having left home just when Gunnar and Thorgeir, the sons of Thorir of Skard, were with him.
