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Words the Vikings left behind

You're telling a friend about your day in the plainest English you have, and half the words you reach for came over on a longship a thousand years ago.

The phrase

The sky went dark gray before the rain started.

10 words10 sentences

The ten words

  1. sky/skaɪ/

    noun

    The space above you where clouds and stars appear.

  2. knife/naɪf/

    noun

    A tool with a sharp blade and a handle, used for cutting.

  3. window/ˈwɪndoʊ/

    noun

    A glass opening in a wall or roof that lets in light and air.

  4. husband/ˈhʌzbənd/

    noun

    The man a person is married to.

  5. thrall/θrɔːl/

    noun

    The state of being completely under someone else's control.

  6. ransack/ˈrænˌsæk/

    verb

    To search a place roughly, pulling everything out of place.

  7. haggle/ˈhæɡəl/

    verb

    To argue back and forth over a price before agreeing.

  8. trust/trʌst/

    verb

    To believe someone is honest and will not let you down.

  9. ugly/ˈʌɡli/

    adjective

    Unpleasant to look at.

  10. happy/ˈhæpi/

    adjective

    Feeling or showing pleasure.

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The sentences

  1. The sky went dark gray before the rain started.

  2. Could you pass me the small knife for the bread?

  3. I left the window open and the room got cold.

  4. Her husband works nights, so she eats dinner alone.

  5. He's completely in thrall to his phone these days.

  6. Someone tried to ransack the shed while we were away.

  7. You're expected to haggle a little at that market.

  8. I trust her with the keys to the house.

  9. The couch is ugly, but it's the most comfortable one.

  10. I'm just happy to be home before dark.

Pronunciation

  • knife/naɪf/

    The k is silent. It starts like the word nice.

  • window/ˈwɪndoʊ/

    The second half is an oh sound, not an uh or an er.

  • husband/ˈhʌzbənd/

    The s sounds like a z.

  • thrall/θrɔːl/

    Starts with the breathy th of think, then straight into an r.

  • ransack/ˈrænˌsæk/

    Stress the first syllable: RAN-sack.

  • haggle/ˈhæɡəl/

    Hard g, and the ending barely has a vowel: HAG-l.

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Questions

What does "in thrall to" mean?
To be in thrall to something means to be completely under its control, like being in thrall to your phone.
Is the k in "knife" pronounced?
No, the k is silent, so knife starts like the word nice.
What's a word for arguing over a price?
Haggle means to argue back and forth over a price before agreeing.

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