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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 They made land north by Fox-Plain, in Hraunhaven, half a month before winter, and there unshipped their goods.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They made land north by Fox-Plain, in Hraunhaven, half a month before winter, and there unshipped their goods.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He fell to wrestling with the chapmen, and they mostly got worsted at his hands.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading They made land north by Fox-Plain, in Hraunhaven, half a month before winter, and there unshipped their goods.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Then a wrestling was settled between him and Gunnlaug.
bonder's
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From this reading Now there was a man called Thord, a bonder’s son of the Plain, there.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The night before Thord made vows to Thor for the victory; but the next day, when they met, they fell-to wrestling.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They made land north by Fox-Plain, in Hraunhaven, half a month before winter, and there unshipped their goods.
called
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From this reading Now there was a man called Thord, a bonder’s son of the Plain, there.
chapmen
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From this reading He fell to wrestling with the chapmen, and they mostly got worsted at his hands.
day
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From this reading The night before Thord made vows to Thor for the victory; but the next day, when they met, they fell-to wrestling.
fell
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From this reading He fell to wrestling with the chapmen, and they mostly got worsted at his hands.
fell-to
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From this reading The night before Thord made vows to Thor for the victory; but the next day, when they met, they fell-to wrestling.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The night before Thord made vows to Thor for the victory; but the next day, when they met, they fell-to wrestling.
Fox-Plain
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From this reading They made land north by Fox-Plain, in Hraunhaven, half a month before winter, and there unshipped their goods.
goods
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From this reading They made land north by Fox-Plain, in Hraunhaven, half a month before winter, and there unshipped their goods.
got
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From this reading He fell to wrestling with the chapmen, and they mostly got worsted at his hands.
Gunnlaug
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From this reading Then a wrestling was settled between him and Gunnlaug.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They made land north by Fox-Plain, in Hraunhaven, half a month before winter, and there unshipped their goods.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading He fell to wrestling with the chapmen, and they mostly got worsted at his hands.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He fell to wrestling with the chapmen, and they mostly got worsted at his hands.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then a wrestling was settled between him and Gunnlaug.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He fell to wrestling with the chapmen, and they mostly got worsted at his hands.
Hraunhaven
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From this reading They made land north by Fox-Plain, in Hraunhaven, half a month before winter, and there unshipped their goods.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They made land north by Fox-Plain, in Hraunhaven, half a month before winter, and there unshipped their goods.
land
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From this reading They made land north by Fox-Plain, in Hraunhaven, half a month before winter, and there unshipped their goods.
made
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From this reading They made land north by Fox-Plain, in Hraunhaven, half a month before winter, and there unshipped their goods.
man
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From this reading Now there was a man called Thord, a bonder’s son of the Plain, there.
met
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From this reading The night before Thord made vows to Thor for the victory; but the next day, when they met, they fell-to wrestling.
month
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From this reading They made land north by Fox-Plain, in Hraunhaven, half a month before winter, and there unshipped their goods.
mostly
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From this reading He fell to wrestling with the chapmen, and they mostly got worsted at his hands.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The night before Thord made vows to Thor for the victory; but the next day, when they met, they fell-to wrestling.
night
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From this reading The night before Thord made vows to Thor for the victory; but the next day, when they met, they fell-to wrestling.
north
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From this reading They made land north by Fox-Plain, in Hraunhaven, half a month before winter, and there unshipped their goods.
Now
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From this reading Now there was a man called Thord, a bonder’s son of the Plain, there.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now there was a man called Thord, a bonder’s son of the Plain, there.
Plain
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From this reading Now there was a man called Thord, a bonder’s son of the Plain, there.
settled
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From this reading Then a wrestling was settled between him and Gunnlaug.
son
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From this reading Now there was a man called Thord, a bonder’s son of the Plain, there.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now there was a man called Thord, a bonder’s son of the Plain, there.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They made land north by Fox-Plain, in Hraunhaven, half a month before winter, and there unshipped their goods.
Then
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From this reading Then a wrestling was settled between him and Gunnlaug.
there
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From this reading They made land north by Fox-Plain, in Hraunhaven, half a month before winter, and there unshipped their goods.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They made land north by Fox-Plain, in Hraunhaven, half a month before winter, and there unshipped their goods.
Thor
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From this reading The night before Thord made vows to Thor for the victory; but the next day, when they met, they fell-to wrestling.
Thord
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From this reading Now there was a man called Thord, a bonder’s son of the Plain, there.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He fell to wrestling with the chapmen, and they mostly got worsted at his hands.
unshipped
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From this reading They made land north by Fox-Plain, in Hraunhaven, half a month before winter, and there unshipped their goods.
victory
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From this reading The night before Thord made vows to Thor for the victory; but the next day, when they met, they fell-to wrestling.
vows
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From this reading The night before Thord made vows to Thor for the victory; but the next day, when they met, they fell-to wrestling.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now there was a man called Thord, a bonder’s son of the Plain, there.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The night before Thord made vows to Thor for the victory; but the next day, when they met, they fell-to wrestling.
winter
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From this reading They made land north by Fox-Plain, in Hraunhaven, half a month before winter, and there unshipped their goods.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He fell to wrestling with the chapmen, and they mostly got worsted at his hands.
worsted
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From this reading He fell to wrestling with the chapmen, and they mostly got worsted at his hands.
wrestling
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From this reading He fell to wrestling with the chapmen, and they mostly got worsted at his hands.
