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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 Thorbjorn Angle had a foster-mother named Thurid.
all
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From this reading Now she seemed to have lost it all.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Still, although the land was Christian, many sparks of heathendom remained.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was very old and of little use to mankind, but she had been very skilled in witchcraft and magic when she was young and the people were heathen.
Angle
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From this reading Thorbjorn Angle had a foster-mother named Thurid.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She was very old and of little use to mankind, but she had been very skilled in witchcraft and magic when she was young and the people were heathen.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was very old and of little use to mankind, but she had been very skilled in witchcraft and magic when she was young and the people were heathen.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was not forbidden by the law of the land to sacrifice or perform other heathen rites in private; only the one who performed them openly was sentenced to the minor exile.
Christian
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From this reading Still, although the land was Christian, many sparks of heathendom remained.
exile
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From this reading It was not forbidden by the law of the land to sacrifice or perform other heathen rites in private; only the one who performed them openly was sentenced to the minor exile.
forbiddenadjectiveUS /fərˈbɪd.ən/
Not allowed; banned or prohibited by rule or law.
From this reading It was not forbidden by the law of the land to sacrifice or perform other heathen rites in private; only the one who performed them openly was sentenced to the minor exile.
foster-mother
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From this reading Thorbjorn Angle had a foster-mother named Thurid.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Thorbjorn Angle had a foster-mother named Thurid.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Now she seemed to have lost it all.
heathen
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From this reading She was very old and of little use to mankind, but she had been very skilled in witchcraft and magic when she was young and the people were heathen.
heathendom
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From this reading Still, although the land was Christian, many sparks of heathendom remained.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was very old and of little use to mankind, but she had been very skilled in witchcraft and magic when she was young and the people were heathen.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Now she seemed to have lost it all.
land
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From this reading Still, although the land was Christian, many sparks of heathendom remained.
law
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From this reading It was not forbidden by the law of the land to sacrifice or perform other heathen rites in private; only the one who performed them openly was sentenced to the minor exile.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was very old and of little use to mankind, but she had been very skilled in witchcraft and magic when she was young and the people were heathen.
lost
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From this reading Now she seemed to have lost it all.
magic
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From this reading She was very old and of little use to mankind, but she had been very skilled in witchcraft and magic when she was young and the people were heathen.
mankind
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From this reading She was very old and of little use to mankind, but she had been very skilled in witchcraft and magic when she was young and the people were heathen.
many
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From this reading Still, although the land was Christian, many sparks of heathendom remained.
minor
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From this reading It was not forbidden by the law of the land to sacrifice or perform other heathen rites in private; only the one who performed them openly was sentenced to the minor exile.
named
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From this reading Thorbjorn Angle had a foster-mother named Thurid.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not forbidden by the law of the land to sacrifice or perform other heathen rites in private; only the one who performed them openly was sentenced to the minor exile.
Now
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From this reading Now she seemed to have lost it all.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was very old and of little use to mankind, but she had been very skilled in witchcraft and magic when she was young and the people were heathen.
old
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From this reading She was very old and of little use to mankind, but she had been very skilled in witchcraft and magic when she was young and the people were heathen.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was not forbidden by the law of the land to sacrifice or perform other heathen rites in private; only the one who performed them openly was sentenced to the minor exile.
only
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From this reading It was not forbidden by the law of the land to sacrifice or perform other heathen rites in private; only the one who performed them openly was sentenced to the minor exile.
openly
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From this reading It was not forbidden by the law of the land to sacrifice or perform other heathen rites in private; only the one who performed them openly was sentenced to the minor exile.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was not forbidden by the law of the land to sacrifice or perform other heathen rites in private; only the one who performed them openly was sentenced to the minor exile.
other
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From this reading It was not forbidden by the law of the land to sacrifice or perform other heathen rites in private; only the one who performed them openly was sentenced to the minor exile.
people
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From this reading She was very old and of little use to mankind, but she had been very skilled in witchcraft and magic when she was young and the people were heathen.
perform
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From this reading It was not forbidden by the law of the land to sacrifice or perform other heathen rites in private; only the one who performed them openly was sentenced to the minor exile.
performed
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From this reading It was not forbidden by the law of the land to sacrifice or perform other heathen rites in private; only the one who performed them openly was sentenced to the minor exile.
private
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From this reading It was not forbidden by the law of the land to sacrifice or perform other heathen rites in private; only the one who performed them openly was sentenced to the minor exile.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Still, although the land was Christian, many sparks of heathendom remained.
rites
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From this reading It was not forbidden by the law of the land to sacrifice or perform other heathen rites in private; only the one who performed them openly was sentenced to the minor exile.
sacrifice
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From this reading It was not forbidden by the law of the land to sacrifice or perform other heathen rites in private; only the one who performed them openly was sentenced to the minor exile.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now she seemed to have lost it all.
sentenced
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From this reading It was not forbidden by the law of the land to sacrifice or perform other heathen rites in private; only the one who performed them openly was sentenced to the minor exile.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was very old and of little use to mankind, but she had been very skilled in witchcraft and magic when she was young and the people were heathen.
skilled
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From this reading She was very old and of little use to mankind, but she had been very skilled in witchcraft and magic when she was young and the people were heathen.
sparks
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From this reading Still, although the land was Christian, many sparks of heathendom remained.
StillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still, although the land was Christian, many sparks of heathendom remained.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was very old and of little use to mankind, but she had been very skilled in witchcraft and magic when she was young and the people were heathen.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It was not forbidden by the law of the land to sacrifice or perform other heathen rites in private; only the one who performed them openly was sentenced to the minor exile.
Thorbjorn
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From this reading Thorbjorn Angle had a foster-mother named Thurid.
Thurid
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From this reading Thorbjorn Angle had a foster-mother named Thurid.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was very old and of little use to mankind, but she had been very skilled in witchcraft and magic when she was young and the people were heathen.
use
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From this reading She was very old and of little use to mankind, but she had been very skilled in witchcraft and magic when she was young and the people were heathen.
very
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From this reading She was very old and of little use to mankind, but she had been very skilled in witchcraft and magic when she was young and the people were heathen.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was very old and of little use to mankind, but she had been very skilled in witchcraft and magic when she was young and the people were heathen.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She was very old and of little use to mankind, but she had been very skilled in witchcraft and magic when she was young and the people were heathen.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She was very old and of little use to mankind, but she had been very skilled in witchcraft and magic when she was young and the people were heathen.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was not forbidden by the law of the land to sacrifice or perform other heathen rites in private; only the one who performed them openly was sentenced to the minor exile.
witchcraft
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From this reading She was very old and of little use to mankind, but she had been very skilled in witchcraft and magic when she was young and the people were heathen.
young
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From this reading She was very old and of little use to mankind, but she had been very skilled in witchcraft and magic when she was young and the people were heathen.
