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Chapter XXIX
Grettir now fastened a stone in a loop at the end of the rope, and lowered it from above into the water. "Which way do you mean to go?" asked the priest. "I don't mean to be bound when I come into the fall," Grettir said. "So my mind tells me." Then he prepared to go; he had few clothes on and only a short sword; no other arms.
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading “Grettir now fastened a stone in a loop at the end of the rope, and lowered it from above into the water.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Which way do you mean to go?" asked the priest.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I don't mean to be bound when I come into the fall," Grettir said.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"So my mind tells me."”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “Then he prepared to go; he had few clothes on and only a short sword; no other arms.”
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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 Grettir now fastened a stone in a loop at the end of the rope, and lowered it from above into the water.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Grettir now fastened a stone in a loop at the end of the rope, and lowered it from above into the water.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Grettir now fastened a stone in a loop at the end of the rope, and lowered it from above into the water.
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From this reading Then he prepared to go; he had few clothes on and only a short sword; no other arms.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Which way do you mean to go?" asked the priest.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Grettir now fastened a stone in a loop at the end of the rope, and lowered it from above into the water.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I don't mean to be bound when I come into the fall," Grettir said.
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From this reading "I don't mean to be bound when I come into the fall," Grettir said.
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From this reading Then he prepared to go; he had few clothes on and only a short sword; no other arms.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I don't mean to be bound when I come into the fall," Grettir said.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Which way do you mean to go?" asked the priest.
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From this reading "I don't mean to be bound when I come into the fall," Grettir said.
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From this reading Grettir now fastened a stone in a loop at the end of the rope, and lowered it from above into the water.
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From this reading "I don't mean to be bound when I come into the fall," Grettir said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Grettir now fastened a stone in a loop at the end of the rope, and lowered it from above into the water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then he prepared to go; he had few clothes on and only a short sword; no other arms.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Grettir now fastened a stone in a loop at the end of the rope, and lowered it from above into the water.
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From this reading "Which way do you mean to go?" asked the priest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Grettir now fastened a stone in a loop at the end of the rope, and lowered it from above into the water.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then he prepared to go; he had few clothes on and only a short sword; no other arms.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he prepared to go; he had few clothes on and only a short sword; no other arms.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't mean to be bound when I come into the fall," Grettir said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Grettir now fastened a stone in a loop at the end of the rope, and lowered it from above into the water.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Grettir now fastened a stone in a loop at the end of the rope, and lowered it from above into the water.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Grettir now fastened a stone in a loop at the end of the rope, and lowered it from above into the water.
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From this reading Grettir now fastened a stone in a loop at the end of the rope, and lowered it from above into the water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Grettir now fastened a stone in a loop at the end of the rope, and lowered it from above into the water.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "So my mind tells me."
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From this reading "Which way do you mean to go?" asked the priest.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "So my mind tells me."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "So my mind tells me."
not any; not one
From this reading Then he prepared to go; he had few clothes on and only a short sword; no other arms.
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From this reading Grettir now fastened a stone in a loop at the end of the rope, and lowered it from above into the water.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Grettir now fastened a stone in a loop at the end of the rope, and lowered it from above into the water.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then he prepared to go; he had few clothes on and only a short sword; no other arms.
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From this reading Then he prepared to go; he had few clothes on and only a short sword; no other arms.
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From this reading Then he prepared to go; he had few clothes on and only a short sword; no other arms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then he prepared to go; he had few clothes on and only a short sword; no other arms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Which way do you mean to go?" asked the priest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Grettir now fastened a stone in a loop at the end of the rope, and lowered it from above into the water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't mean to be bound when I come into the fall," Grettir said.
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Then he prepared to go; he had few clothes on and only a short sword; no other arms.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So my mind tells me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Grettir now fastened a stone in a loop at the end of the rope, and lowered it from above into the water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then he prepared to go; he had few clothes on and only a short sword; no other arms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "So my mind tells me."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Grettir now fastened a stone in a loop at the end of the rope, and lowered it from above into the water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then he prepared to go; he had few clothes on and only a short sword; no other arms.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Which way do you mean to go?" asked the priest.
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From this reading Grettir now fastened a stone in a loop at the end of the rope, and lowered it from above into the water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Which way do you mean to go?" asked the priest.
at the time that
From this reading "I don't mean to be bound when I come into the fall," Grettir said.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Which way do you mean to go?" asked the priest.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Which way do you mean to go?" asked the priest.
