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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 He was a man of broad lands and hardy of mood, and wont to do well to his friends; he had to wife Ingibiorg, the daughter of Asbiorn Hordson, from Ornolfsdale; the mother of Ingibiorg was Thorgerd, the daughter of Midfirth-Skeggi.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Illugi was the next greatest chief in Burg-firth after Thorstein Egilson.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was a man of broad lands and hardy of mood, and wont to do well to his friends; he had to wife Ingibiorg, the daughter of Asbiorn Hordson, from Ornolfsdale; the mother of Ingibiorg was Thorgerd, the daughter of Midfirth-Skeggi.
Asbiorn
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From this reading He was a man of broad lands and hardy of mood, and wont to do well to his friends; he had to wife Ingibiorg, the daughter of Asbiorn Hordson, from Ornolfsdale; the mother of Ingibiorg was Thorgerd, the daughter of Midfirth-Skeggi.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Now at this time there dwelt at Gilsbank, up in White-water-side, Illugi the Black, son of Hallkel, the son of Hrosskel.
Black
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From this reading Now at this time there dwelt at Gilsbank, up in White-water-side, Illugi the Black, son of Hallkel, the son of Hrosskel.
broad
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From this reading He was a man of broad lands and hardy of mood, and wont to do well to his friends; he had to wife Ingibiorg, the daughter of Asbiorn Hordson, from Ornolfsdale; the mother of Ingibiorg was Thorgerd, the daughter of Midfirth-Skeggi.
Burg-firth
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From this reading Illugi was the next greatest chief in Burg-firth after Thorstein Egilson.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The children of Illugi and Ingibiorg were many, but few of them have to do with this story.
chief
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From this reading Illugi was the next greatest chief in Burg-firth after Thorstein Egilson.
children
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From this reading The children of Illugi and Ingibiorg were many, but few of them have to do with this story.
Dandle
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From this reading The mother of Illugi was Thurid Dandle, daughter of Gunnlaug Worm-tongue.
daughter
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From this reading The mother of Illugi was Thurid Dandle, daughter of Gunnlaug Worm-tongue.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He was a man of broad lands and hardy of mood, and wont to do well to his friends; he had to wife Ingibiorg, the daughter of Asbiorn Hordson, from Ornolfsdale; the mother of Ingibiorg was Thorgerd, the daughter of Midfirth-Skeggi.
dwelt
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From this reading Now at this time there dwelt at Gilsbank, up in White-water-side, Illugi the Black, son of Hallkel, the son of Hrosskel.
Egilson
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From this reading Illugi was the next greatest chief in Burg-firth after Thorstein Egilson.
few
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From this reading The children of Illugi and Ingibiorg were many, but few of them have to do with this story.
friends
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From this reading He was a man of broad lands and hardy of mood, and wont to do well to his friends; he had to wife Ingibiorg, the daughter of Asbiorn Hordson, from Ornolfsdale; the mother of Ingibiorg was Thorgerd, the daughter of Midfirth-Skeggi.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was a man of broad lands and hardy of mood, and wont to do well to his friends; he had to wife Ingibiorg, the daughter of Asbiorn Hordson, from Ornolfsdale; the mother of Ingibiorg was Thorgerd, the daughter of Midfirth-Skeggi.
Gilsbank
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From this reading Now at this time there dwelt at Gilsbank, up in White-water-side, Illugi the Black, son of Hallkel, the son of Hrosskel.
greatest
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From this reading Illugi was the next greatest chief in Burg-firth after Thorstein Egilson.
Gunnlaug
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From this reading The mother of Illugi was Thurid Dandle, daughter of Gunnlaug Worm-tongue.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was a man of broad lands and hardy of mood, and wont to do well to his friends; he had to wife Ingibiorg, the daughter of Asbiorn Hordson, from Ornolfsdale; the mother of Ingibiorg was Thorgerd, the daughter of Midfirth-Skeggi.
Hallkel
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From this reading Now at this time there dwelt at Gilsbank, up in White-water-side, Illugi the Black, son of Hallkel, the son of Hrosskel.
hardy
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From this reading He was a man of broad lands and hardy of mood, and wont to do well to his friends; he had to wife Ingibiorg, the daughter of Asbiorn Hordson, from Ornolfsdale; the mother of Ingibiorg was Thorgerd, the daughter of Midfirth-Skeggi.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The children of Illugi and Ingibiorg were many, but few of them have to do with this story.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a man of broad lands and hardy of mood, and wont to do well to his friends; he had to wife Ingibiorg, the daughter of Asbiorn Hordson, from Ornolfsdale; the mother of Ingibiorg was Thorgerd, the daughter of Midfirth-Skeggi.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was a man of broad lands and hardy of mood, and wont to do well to his friends; he had to wife Ingibiorg, the daughter of Asbiorn Hordson, from Ornolfsdale; the mother of Ingibiorg was Thorgerd, the daughter of Midfirth-Skeggi.
Hordson
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From this reading He was a man of broad lands and hardy of mood, and wont to do well to his friends; he had to wife Ingibiorg, the daughter of Asbiorn Hordson, from Ornolfsdale; the mother of Ingibiorg was Thorgerd, the daughter of Midfirth-Skeggi.
Hrosskel
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From this reading Now at this time there dwelt at Gilsbank, up in White-water-side, Illugi the Black, son of Hallkel, the son of Hrosskel.
Illugi
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From this reading Now at this time there dwelt at Gilsbank, up in White-water-side, Illugi the Black, son of Hallkel, the son of Hrosskel.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now at this time there dwelt at Gilsbank, up in White-water-side, Illugi the Black, son of Hallkel, the son of Hrosskel.
Ingibiorg
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From this reading He was a man of broad lands and hardy of mood, and wont to do well to his friends; he had to wife Ingibiorg, the daughter of Asbiorn Hordson, from Ornolfsdale; the mother of Ingibiorg was Thorgerd, the daughter of Midfirth-Skeggi.
lands
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From this reading He was a man of broad lands and hardy of mood, and wont to do well to his friends; he had to wife Ingibiorg, the daughter of Asbiorn Hordson, from Ornolfsdale; the mother of Ingibiorg was Thorgerd, the daughter of Midfirth-Skeggi.
man
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From this reading He was a man of broad lands and hardy of mood, and wont to do well to his friends; he had to wife Ingibiorg, the daughter of Asbiorn Hordson, from Ornolfsdale; the mother of Ingibiorg was Thorgerd, the daughter of Midfirth-Skeggi.
many
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From this reading The children of Illugi and Ingibiorg were many, but few of them have to do with this story.
Midfirth-Skeggi
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From this reading He was a man of broad lands and hardy of mood, and wont to do well to his friends; he had to wife Ingibiorg, the daughter of Asbiorn Hordson, from Ornolfsdale; the mother of Ingibiorg was Thorgerd, the daughter of Midfirth-Skeggi.
mood
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From this reading He was a man of broad lands and hardy of mood, and wont to do well to his friends; he had to wife Ingibiorg, the daughter of Asbiorn Hordson, from Ornolfsdale; the mother of Ingibiorg was Thorgerd, the daughter of Midfirth-Skeggi.
mother
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From this reading The mother of Illugi was Thurid Dandle, daughter of Gunnlaug Worm-tongue.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Illugi was the next greatest chief in Burg-firth after Thorstein Egilson.
Now
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From this reading Now at this time there dwelt at Gilsbank, up in White-water-side, Illugi the Black, son of Hallkel, the son of Hrosskel.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now at this time there dwelt at Gilsbank, up in White-water-side, Illugi the Black, son of Hallkel, the son of Hrosskel.
Ornolfsdale
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From this reading He was a man of broad lands and hardy of mood, and wont to do well to his friends; he had to wife Ingibiorg, the daughter of Asbiorn Hordson, from Ornolfsdale; the mother of Ingibiorg was Thorgerd, the daughter of Midfirth-Skeggi.
son
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From this reading Now at this time there dwelt at Gilsbank, up in White-water-side, Illugi the Black, son of Hallkel, the son of Hrosskel.
story
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From this reading The children of Illugi and Ingibiorg were many, but few of them have to do with this story.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now at this time there dwelt at Gilsbank, up in White-water-side, Illugi the Black, son of Hallkel, the son of Hrosskel.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The children of Illugi and Ingibiorg were many, but few of them have to do with this story.
there
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From this reading Now at this time there dwelt at Gilsbank, up in White-water-side, Illugi the Black, son of Hallkel, the son of Hrosskel.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Now at this time there dwelt at Gilsbank, up in White-water-side, Illugi the Black, son of Hallkel, the son of Hrosskel.
Thorgerd
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From this reading He was a man of broad lands and hardy of mood, and wont to do well to his friends; he had to wife Ingibiorg, the daughter of Asbiorn Hordson, from Ornolfsdale; the mother of Ingibiorg was Thorgerd, the daughter of Midfirth-Skeggi.
Thorstein
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From this reading Illugi was the next greatest chief in Burg-firth after Thorstein Egilson.
Thurid
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From this reading The mother of Illugi was Thurid Dandle, daughter of Gunnlaug Worm-tongue.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now at this time there dwelt at Gilsbank, up in White-water-side, Illugi the Black, son of Hallkel, the son of Hrosskel.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was a man of broad lands and hardy of mood, and wont to do well to his friends; he had to wife Ingibiorg, the daughter of Asbiorn Hordson, from Ornolfsdale; the mother of Ingibiorg was Thorgerd, the daughter of Midfirth-Skeggi.
up
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From this reading Now at this time there dwelt at Gilsbank, up in White-water-side, Illugi the Black, son of Hallkel, the son of Hrosskel.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The mother of Illugi was Thurid Dandle, daughter of Gunnlaug Worm-tongue.
well
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From this reading He was a man of broad lands and hardy of mood, and wont to do well to his friends; he had to wife Ingibiorg, the daughter of Asbiorn Hordson, from Ornolfsdale; the mother of Ingibiorg was Thorgerd, the daughter of Midfirth-Skeggi.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The children of Illugi and Ingibiorg were many, but few of them have to do with this story.
White-water-side
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From this reading Now at this time there dwelt at Gilsbank, up in White-water-side, Illugi the Black, son of Hallkel, the son of Hrosskel.
wife
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From this reading He was a man of broad lands and hardy of mood, and wont to do well to his friends; he had to wife Ingibiorg, the daughter of Asbiorn Hordson, from Ornolfsdale; the mother of Ingibiorg was Thorgerd, the daughter of Midfirth-Skeggi.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The children of Illugi and Ingibiorg were many, but few of them have to do with this story.
wont
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From this reading He was a man of broad lands and hardy of mood, and wont to do well to his friends; he had to wife Ingibiorg, the daughter of Asbiorn Hordson, from Ornolfsdale; the mother of Ingibiorg was Thorgerd, the daughter of Midfirth-Skeggi.
Worm-tongue
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From this reading The mother of Illugi was Thurid Dandle, daughter of Gunnlaug Worm-tongue.
