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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 So on a day the king says to his folk: “I will that ye come with us for our disport out into the woods, that we may look upon the fairness of the earth.”
abroad
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From this reading Then said Thief: “Get thee home, then, lord, for it better beseemeth men of high estate to lie at home than abroad.”
afar
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From this reading So did they, and went flock-meal with the king into the woods; but so it befell, that the king and Frithiof were gotten alone together afar from other men, and the king said he was heavy, and would fain sleep.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So did they, and went flock-meal with the king into the woods; but so it befell, that the king and Frithiof were gotten alone together afar from other men, and the king said he was heavy, and would fain sleep.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now weareth away the mid-winter, and when spring cometh, the weather groweth fair, the wood bloometh, the grass groweth, and ships may glide betwixt land and land.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then said Thief: “Get thee home, then, lord, for it better beseemeth men of high estate to lie at home than abroad.”
away
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From this reading Now weareth away the mid-winter, and when spring cometh, the weather groweth fair, the wood bloometh, the grass groweth, and ships may glide betwixt land and land.
befell
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From this reading So did they, and went flock-meal with the king into the woods; but so it befell, that the king and Frithiof were gotten alone together afar from other men, and the king said he was heavy, and would fain sleep.
beseemeth
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From this reading Then said Thief: “Get thee home, then, lord, for it better beseemeth men of high estate to lie at home than abroad.”
better
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From this reading Then said Thief: “Get thee home, then, lord, for it better beseemeth men of high estate to lie at home than abroad.”
betwixtprepositionUS /biˈtwɪkst/
an old word for “between”
From this reading Now weareth away the mid-winter, and when spring cometh, the weather groweth fair, the wood bloometh, the grass groweth, and ships may glide betwixt land and land.
bloometh
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From this reading Now weareth away the mid-winter, and when spring cometh, the weather groweth fair, the wood bloometh, the grass groweth, and ships may glide betwixt land and land.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading So did they, and went flock-meal with the king into the woods; but so it befell, that the king and Frithiof were gotten alone together afar from other men, and the king said he was heavy, and would fain sleep.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So on a day the king says to his folk: “I will that ye come with us for our disport out into the woods, that we may look upon the fairness of the earth.”
cometh
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From this reading Now weareth away the mid-winter, and when spring cometh, the weather groweth fair, the wood bloometh, the grass groweth, and ships may glide betwixt land and land.
day
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From this reading So on a day the king says to his folk: “I will that ye come with us for our disport out into the woods, that we may look upon the fairness of the earth.”
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading So did they, and went flock-meal with the king into the woods; but so it befell, that the king and Frithiof were gotten alone together afar from other men, and the king said he was heavy, and would fain sleep.
disport
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From this reading So on a day the king says to his folk: “I will that ye come with us for our disport out into the woods, that we may look upon the fairness of the earth.”
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Nay,” said the king, “so will I not do.”
earth
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From this reading So on a day the king says to his folk: “I will that ye come with us for our disport out into the woods, that we may look upon the fairness of the earth.”
estate
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From this reading Then said Thief: “Get thee home, then, lord, for it better beseemeth men of high estate to lie at home than abroad.”
fain
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From this reading So did they, and went flock-meal with the king into the woods; but so it befell, that the king and Frithiof were gotten alone together afar from other men, and the king said he was heavy, and would fain sleep.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now weareth away the mid-winter, and when spring cometh, the weather groweth fair, the wood bloometh, the grass groweth, and ships may glide betwixt land and land.
fairness
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From this reading So on a day the king says to his folk: “I will that ye come with us for our disport out into the woods, that we may look upon the fairness of the earth.”
flock-meal
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From this reading So did they, and went flock-meal with the king into the woods; but so it befell, that the king and Frithiof were gotten alone together afar from other men, and the king said he was heavy, and would fain sleep.
folk
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From this reading So on a day the king says to his folk: “I will that ye come with us for our disport out into the woods, that we may look upon the fairness of the earth.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So on a day the king says to his folk: “I will that ye come with us for our disport out into the woods, that we may look upon the fairness of the earth.”
Frithiof
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From this reading So did they, and went flock-meal with the king into the woods; but so it befell, that the king and Frithiof were gotten alone together afar from other men, and the king said he was heavy, and would fain sleep.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading So did they, and went flock-meal with the king into the woods; but so it befell, that the king and Frithiof were gotten alone together afar from other men, and the king said he was heavy, and would fain sleep.
Get
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From this reading Then said Thief: “Get thee home, then, lord, for it better beseemeth men of high estate to lie at home than abroad.”
glide
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From this reading Now weareth away the mid-winter, and when spring cometh, the weather groweth fair, the wood bloometh, the grass groweth, and ships may glide betwixt land and land.
gotten
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From this reading So did they, and went flock-meal with the king into the woods; but so it befell, that the king and Frithiof were gotten alone together afar from other men, and the king said he was heavy, and would fain sleep.
grass
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From this reading Now weareth away the mid-winter, and when spring cometh, the weather groweth fair, the wood bloometh, the grass groweth, and ships may glide betwixt land and land.
groweth
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From this reading Now weareth away the mid-winter, and when spring cometh, the weather groweth fair, the wood bloometh, the grass groweth, and ships may glide betwixt land and land.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So did they, and went flock-meal with the king into the woods; but so it befell, that the king and Frithiof were gotten alone together afar from other men, and the king said he was heavy, and would fain sleep.
heavy
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From this reading So did they, and went flock-meal with the king into the woods; but so it befell, that the king and Frithiof were gotten alone together afar from other men, and the king said he was heavy, and would fain sleep.
high
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From this reading Then said Thief: “Get thee home, then, lord, for it better beseemeth men of high estate to lie at home than abroad.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So on a day the king says to his folk: “I will that ye come with us for our disport out into the woods, that we may look upon the fairness of the earth.”
home
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From this reading Then said Thief: “Get thee home, then, lord, for it better beseemeth men of high estate to lie at home than abroad.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading So on a day the king says to his folk: “I will that ye come with us for our disport out into the woods, that we may look upon the fairness of the earth.”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading So on a day the king says to his folk: “I will that ye come with us for our disport out into the woods, that we may look upon the fairness of the earth.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So did they, and went flock-meal with the king into the woods; but so it befell, that the king and Frithiof were gotten alone together afar from other men, and the king said he was heavy, and would fain sleep.
king
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From this reading So on a day the king says to his folk: “I will that ye come with us for our disport out into the woods, that we may look upon the fairness of the earth.”
land
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From this reading Now weareth away the mid-winter, and when spring cometh, the weather groweth fair, the wood bloometh, the grass groweth, and ships may glide betwixt land and land.
lie
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From this reading Then said Thief: “Get thee home, then, lord, for it better beseemeth men of high estate to lie at home than abroad.”
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So on a day the king says to his folk: “I will that ye come with us for our disport out into the woods, that we may look upon the fairness of the earth.”
lord
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From this reading Then said Thief: “Get thee home, then, lord, for it better beseemeth men of high estate to lie at home than abroad.”
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Now weareth away the mid-winter, and when spring cometh, the weather groweth fair, the wood bloometh, the grass groweth, and ships may glide betwixt land and land.
men
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From this reading So did they, and went flock-meal with the king into the woods; but so it befell, that the king and Frithiof were gotten alone together afar from other men, and the king said he was heavy, and would fain sleep.
mid-winter
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From this reading Now weareth away the mid-winter, and when spring cometh, the weather groweth fair, the wood bloometh, the grass groweth, and ships may glide betwixt land and land.
NayexclamationUS /neɪ/
an old word for “no”
From this reading “Nay,” said the king, “so will I not do.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Nay,” said the king, “so will I not do.”
Now
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From this reading Now weareth away the mid-winter, and when spring cometh, the weather groweth fair, the wood bloometh, the grass groweth, and ships may glide betwixt land and land.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So on a day the king says to his folk: “I will that ye come with us for our disport out into the woods, that we may look upon the fairness of the earth.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So on a day the king says to his folk: “I will that ye come with us for our disport out into the woods, that we may look upon the fairness of the earth.”
other
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From this reading So did they, and went flock-meal with the king into the woods; but so it befell, that the king and Frithiof were gotten alone together afar from other men, and the king said he was heavy, and would fain sleep.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading So on a day the king says to his folk: “I will that ye come with us for our disport out into the woods, that we may look upon the fairness of the earth.”
out
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From this reading So on a day the king says to his folk: “I will that ye come with us for our disport out into the woods, that we may look upon the fairness of the earth.”
said
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From this reading So did they, and went flock-meal with the king into the woods; but so it befell, that the king and Frithiof were gotten alone together afar from other men, and the king said he was heavy, and would fain sleep.
says
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From this reading So on a day the king says to his folk: “I will that ye come with us for our disport out into the woods, that we may look upon the fairness of the earth.”
ships
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From this reading Now weareth away the mid-winter, and when spring cometh, the weather groweth fair, the wood bloometh, the grass groweth, and ships may glide betwixt land and land.
sleep
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From this reading So did they, and went flock-meal with the king into the woods; but so it befell, that the king and Frithiof were gotten alone together afar from other men, and the king said he was heavy, and would fain sleep.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So on a day the king says to his folk: “I will that ye come with us for our disport out into the woods, that we may look upon the fairness of the earth.”
spring
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From this reading Now weareth away the mid-winter, and when spring cometh, the weather groweth fair, the wood bloometh, the grass groweth, and ships may glide betwixt land and land.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Then said Thief: “Get thee home, then, lord, for it better beseemeth men of high estate to lie at home than abroad.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So on a day the king says to his folk: “I will that ye come with us for our disport out into the woods, that we may look upon the fairness of the earth.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now weareth away the mid-winter, and when spring cometh, the weather groweth fair, the wood bloometh, the grass groweth, and ships may glide betwixt land and land.
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Then said Thief: “Get thee home, then, lord, for it better beseemeth men of high estate to lie at home than abroad.”
Then
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From this reading Then said Thief: “Get thee home, then, lord, for it better beseemeth men of high estate to lie at home than abroad.”
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So did they, and went flock-meal with the king into the woods; but so it befell, that the king and Frithiof were gotten alone together afar from other men, and the king said he was heavy, and would fain sleep.
Thief
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From this reading Then said Thief: “Get thee home, then, lord, for it better beseemeth men of high estate to lie at home than abroad.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So on a day the king says to his folk: “I will that ye come with us for our disport out into the woods, that we may look upon the fairness of the earth.”
together
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From this reading So did they, and went flock-meal with the king into the woods; but so it befell, that the king and Frithiof were gotten alone together afar from other men, and the king said he was heavy, and would fain sleep.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading So on a day the king says to his folk: “I will that ye come with us for our disport out into the woods, that we may look upon the fairness of the earth.”
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So on a day the king says to his folk: “I will that ye come with us for our disport out into the woods, that we may look upon the fairness of the earth.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So did they, and went flock-meal with the king into the woods; but so it befell, that the king and Frithiof were gotten alone together afar from other men, and the king said he was heavy, and would fain sleep.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading So on a day the king says to his folk: “I will that ye come with us for our disport out into the woods, that we may look upon the fairness of the earth.”
weareth
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From this reading Now weareth away the mid-winter, and when spring cometh, the weather groweth fair, the wood bloometh, the grass groweth, and ships may glide betwixt land and land.
weather
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From this reading Now weareth away the mid-winter, and when spring cometh, the weather groweth fair, the wood bloometh, the grass groweth, and ships may glide betwixt land and land.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So did they, and went flock-meal with the king into the woods; but so it befell, that the king and Frithiof were gotten alone together afar from other men, and the king said he was heavy, and would fain sleep.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading So did they, and went flock-meal with the king into the woods; but so it befell, that the king and Frithiof were gotten alone together afar from other men, and the king said he was heavy, and would fain sleep.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Now weareth away the mid-winter, and when spring cometh, the weather groweth fair, the wood bloometh, the grass groweth, and ships may glide betwixt land and land.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading So on a day the king says to his folk: “I will that ye come with us for our disport out into the woods, that we may look upon the fairness of the earth.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading So on a day the king says to his folk: “I will that ye come with us for our disport out into the woods, that we may look upon the fairness of the earth.”
wood
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From this reading Now weareth away the mid-winter, and when spring cometh, the weather groweth fair, the wood bloometh, the grass groweth, and ships may glide betwixt land and land.
woods
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From this reading So on a day the king says to his folk: “I will that ye come with us for our disport out into the woods, that we may look upon the fairness of the earth.”
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading So did they, and went flock-meal with the king into the woods; but so it befell, that the king and Frithiof were gotten alone together afar from other men, and the king said he was heavy, and would fain sleep.
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading So on a day the king says to his folk: “I will that ye come with us for our disport out into the woods, that we may look upon the fairness of the earth.”
