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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 was a man named Gisli; he was the son of that Thorsteinn whom Snorri the Godi had caused to be slain.
accepted
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From this reading Thord accepted his offer and they began to have some talk together.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He was a mariner, and landed at the Hvita river in the summer after Grettir had spent a winter in the mountains.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was a big strong man, very ostentatious in his dress and in his armour, a man with a high opinion of himself and very boastful.
armour
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From this reading He was a big strong man, very ostentatious in his dress and in his armour, a man with a high opinion of himself and very boastful.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was a mariner, and landed at the Hvita river in the summer after Grettir had spent a winter in the mountains.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There was a man named Gisli; he was the son of that Thorsteinn whom Snorri the Godi had caused to be slain.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thord accepted his offer and they began to have some talk together.
big
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From this reading He was a big strong man, very ostentatious in his dress and in his armour, a man with a high opinion of himself and very boastful.
boastful
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From this reading He was a big strong man, very ostentatious in his dress and in his armour, a man with a high opinion of himself and very boastful.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Thord the son of Kolbeinn rode to his ship and was welcomed by Gisli, who offered him of his wares whatever he cared to have.
cared
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From this reading Thord the son of Kolbeinn rode to his ship and was welcomed by Gisli, who offered him of his wares whatever he cared to have.
caused
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From this reading There was a man named Gisli; he was the son of that Thorsteinn whom Snorri the Godi had caused to be slain.
dress
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From this reading He was a big strong man, very ostentatious in his dress and in his armour, a man with a high opinion of himself and very boastful.
Gisli
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From this reading There was a man named Gisli; he was the son of that Thorsteinn whom Snorri the Godi had caused to be slain.
Godi
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From this reading There was a man named Gisli; he was the son of that Thorsteinn whom Snorri the Godi had caused to be slain.
Grettir
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From this reading He was a mariner, and landed at the Hvita river in the summer after Grettir had spent a winter in the mountains.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was a man named Gisli; he was the son of that Thorsteinn whom Snorri the Godi had caused to be slain.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Thord the son of Kolbeinn rode to his ship and was welcomed by Gisli, who offered him of his wares whatever he cared to have.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was a man named Gisli; he was the son of that Thorsteinn whom Snorri the Godi had caused to be slain.
high
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From this reading He was a big strong man, very ostentatious in his dress and in his armour, a man with a high opinion of himself and very boastful.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Thord the son of Kolbeinn rode to his ship and was welcomed by Gisli, who offered him of his wares whatever he cared to have.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He was a big strong man, very ostentatious in his dress and in his armour, a man with a high opinion of himself and very boastful.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was a big strong man, very ostentatious in his dress and in his armour, a man with a high opinion of himself and very boastful.
Hvita
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From this reading He was a mariner, and landed at the Hvita river in the summer after Grettir had spent a winter in the mountains.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was a big strong man, very ostentatious in his dress and in his armour, a man with a high opinion of himself and very boastful.
Kolbeinn
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From this reading Thord the son of Kolbeinn rode to his ship and was welcomed by Gisli, who offered him of his wares whatever he cared to have.
landed
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From this reading He was a mariner, and landed at the Hvita river in the summer after Grettir had spent a winter in the mountains.
man
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From this reading There was a man named Gisli; he was the son of that Thorsteinn whom Snorri the Godi had caused to be slain.
mariner
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From this reading He was a mariner, and landed at the Hvita river in the summer after Grettir had spent a winter in the mountains.
mountains
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From this reading He was a mariner, and landed at the Hvita river in the summer after Grettir had spent a winter in the mountains.
named
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From this reading There was a man named Gisli; he was the son of that Thorsteinn whom Snorri the Godi had caused to be slain.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a man named Gisli; he was the son of that Thorsteinn whom Snorri the Godi had caused to be slain.
offer
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From this reading Thord accepted his offer and they began to have some talk together.
offered
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From this reading Thord the son of Kolbeinn rode to his ship and was welcomed by Gisli, who offered him of his wares whatever he cared to have.
opinion
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From this reading He was a big strong man, very ostentatious in his dress and in his armour, a man with a high opinion of himself and very boastful.
ostentatious
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From this reading He was a big strong man, very ostentatious in his dress and in his armour, a man with a high opinion of himself and very boastful.
river
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From this reading He was a mariner, and landed at the Hvita river in the summer after Grettir had spent a winter in the mountains.
rode
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From this reading Thord the son of Kolbeinn rode to his ship and was welcomed by Gisli, who offered him of his wares whatever he cared to have.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thord the son of Kolbeinn rode to his ship and was welcomed by Gisli, who offered him of his wares whatever he cared to have.
slain
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From this reading There was a man named Gisli; he was the son of that Thorsteinn whom Snorri the Godi had caused to be slain.
Snorri
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From this reading There was a man named Gisli; he was the son of that Thorsteinn whom Snorri the Godi had caused to be slain.
some
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From this reading Thord accepted his offer and they began to have some talk together.
son
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From this reading There was a man named Gisli; he was the son of that Thorsteinn whom Snorri the Godi had caused to be slain.
spent
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From this reading He was a mariner, and landed at the Hvita river in the summer after Grettir had spent a winter in the mountains.
strong
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From this reading He was a big strong man, very ostentatious in his dress and in his armour, a man with a high opinion of himself and very boastful.
summer
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From this reading He was a mariner, and landed at the Hvita river in the summer after Grettir had spent a winter in the mountains.
talk
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From this reading Thord accepted his offer and they began to have some talk together.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was a man named Gisli; he was the son of that Thorsteinn whom Snorri the Godi had caused to be slain.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was a man named Gisli; he was the son of that Thorsteinn whom Snorri the Godi had caused to be slain.
There
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From this reading There was a man named Gisli; he was the son of that Thorsteinn whom Snorri the Godi had caused to be slain.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Thord accepted his offer and they began to have some talk together.
Thord
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From this reading Thord the son of Kolbeinn rode to his ship and was welcomed by Gisli, who offered him of his wares whatever he cared to have.
Thorsteinn
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From this reading There was a man named Gisli; he was the son of that Thorsteinn whom Snorri the Godi had caused to be slain.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was a man named Gisli; he was the son of that Thorsteinn whom Snorri the Godi had caused to be slain.
together
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From this reading Thord accepted his offer and they began to have some talk together.
very
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From this reading He was a big strong man, very ostentatious in his dress and in his armour, a man with a high opinion of himself and very boastful.
wares
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From this reading Thord the son of Kolbeinn rode to his ship and was welcomed by Gisli, who offered him of his wares whatever he cared to have.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a man named Gisli; he was the son of that Thorsteinn whom Snorri the Godi had caused to be slain.
welcomed
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From this reading Thord the son of Kolbeinn rode to his ship and was welcomed by Gisli, who offered him of his wares whatever he cared to have.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Thord the son of Kolbeinn rode to his ship and was welcomed by Gisli, who offered him of his wares whatever he cared to have.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Thord the son of Kolbeinn rode to his ship and was welcomed by Gisli, who offered him of his wares whatever he cared to have.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was a man named Gisli; he was the son of that Thorsteinn whom Snorri the Godi had caused to be slain.
winter
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From this reading He was a mariner, and landed at the Hvita river in the summer after Grettir had spent a winter in the mountains.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was a big strong man, very ostentatious in his dress and in his armour, a man with a high opinion of himself and very boastful.
