ALPHA WORD LIST allies agony ambush ancestors avenge cherished condemned corpses fiend gratitude grotesque hoard hindrance lair omens ornate piteous prevail ruthless salvation triumphant vengeance vile wield writhing WORD LIST with synonyms and quotes from text ancestors families, great-great-grandparents . . it troubles and terrifies us now as much as ever it did our ancestors. . . (7). “. “ fiend villain, monster . . first with that foul fiend Grendel, . . . (8). “. “ dead bodies, stiffs corpses left not one of them alive, but carried them off home to his lair to feast on their bloodied “He at his leisure.” (12). corpses 4. allies associates, helpers, friends had heard about it too across the water in the land of King Hygelac of the Geats, for a long “They time faithful allies of the Danish kingdom.” (13-14). 5. omens signs, warnings all advice, all omens, only whetted Beowulf’s determination . . . (14). “But “ 6. piteous pathetic, sad, heartbreaking the world knows of the piteous misfortune that has befallen this land . . . (16). “All “ 7. salvation rescue, escape . . I am praying, that you might have been sent here to us by God himself as our salvation, . . . “. (20). “ 8. vile dreadful, despicable . . and offer to rid you of Grendel, this vile and loathsome destroyer” (21). “. 9. prevail triumph, overcome will, I fear, be nothing of us left to bury, should this flesh-eating monster prevail over us” “There (22). 10. ruthless cruel, brutal, heartless my hall and hearth-companions have been sorely dwindled in numbers by the ravages of this ruthless killer” (22-23). 11. lair home, den from his lair and through the shadows came Grendel, . . . (27) “Up “
ALPHA WORD LIST allies agony ambush ancestors avenge cherished condemned corpses fiend gratitude grotesque hoard hindrance lair omens ornate piteous prevail ruthless salvation triumphant vengeance vile wield writhing WORD LIST with synonyms and quotes from text ancestors families, great-great-grandparents “. . . it troubles and terrifies us now as much as ever it did our ancestors. . . “ (7). fiend villain, monster “. . . first with that foul fiend Grendel, . . . “ (8). corpses dead bodies, stiffs “He left not one of them alive, but carried them off home to his lair to feast on their bloodied corpses at his leisure.” (12). 4. allies associates, helpers, friends “They had heard about it too across the water in the land of King Hygelac of the Geats, for a long time faithful allies of the Danish kingdom.” (13-14). 5. omens signs, warnings “But all advice, all omens, only whetted Beowulf’s determination . . . “ (14). 6. piteous pathetic, sad, heartbreaking “All the world knows of the piteous misfortune that has befallen this land . . . “ (16). 7. salvation rescue, escape “. . . I am praying, that you might have been sent here to us by God himself as our salvation, . . . “ (20). 8. vile dreadful, despicable “. . . and offer to rid you of Grendel, this vile and loathsome destroyer” (21). 9. prevail triumph, overcome “There will, I fear, be nothing of us left to bury, should this flesh-eating monster prevail over us” (22). 10. ruthless cruel, brutal, heartless my hall and hearth-companions have been sorely dwindled in numbers by the ravages of this ruthless killer” (22-23). 11. lair home, den “Up from his lair and through the shadows came Grendel, . . . “ (27)
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