used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Then he took the cable and tied one end of it round his waist, and said,— “Now, I must go to the bottom, but when I give the cable a good tug, and want to come up again, mind you all hoist away with a will, or your lives will be lost as well as mine;” and with these words overboard he leapt, and dived down, so that yellow waves rose round him in an eddy.
anew
From this reading Then he took the cable and tied one end of it round his waist, and said,— “Now, I must go to the bottom, but when I give the cable a good tug, and want to come up again, mind you all hoist away with a will, or your lives will be lost as well as mine;” and with these words overboard he leapt, and dived down, so that yellow waves rose round him in an eddy.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Then he took the cable and tied one end of it round his waist, and said,— “Now, I must go to the bottom, but when I give the cable a good tug, and want to come up again, mind you all hoist away with a will, or your lives will be lost as well as mine;” and with these words overboard he leapt, and dived down, so that yellow waves rose round him in an eddy.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Then he took the cable and tied one end of it round his waist, and said,— “Now, I must go to the bottom, but when I give the cable a good tug, and want to come up again, mind you all hoist away with a will, or your lives will be lost as well as mine;” and with these words overboard he leapt, and dived down, so that yellow waves rose round him in an eddy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then he took the cable and tied one end of it round his waist, and said,— “Now, I must go to the bottom, but when I give the cable a good tug, and want to come up again, mind you all hoist away with a will, or your lives will be lost as well as mine;” and with these words overboard he leapt, and dived down, so that yellow waves rose round him in an eddy.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading When he got inside, he saw another Princess, who sat and sewed, but when she saw Shortshanks, she clasped her hands together and cried out,— “Now, God be thanked! you are the first Christian man I’ve set eyes on since I came here.”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When he got inside, he saw another Princess, who sat and sewed, but when she saw Shortshanks, she clasped her hands together and cried out,— “Now, God be thanked! you are the first Christian man I’ve set eyes on since I came here.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then he took the cable and tied one end of it round his waist, and said,— “Now, I must go to the bottom, but when I give the cable a good tug, and want to come up again, mind you all hoist away with a will, or your lives will be lost as well as mine;” and with these words overboard he leapt, and dived down, so that yellow waves rose round him in an eddy.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Well, he sank and sank, and at last he came to the bottom, and there he saw a great rock rising up with a door in it, so he opened the door and went in.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Then he took the cable and tied one end of it round his waist, and said,— “Now, I must go to the bottom, but when I give the cable a good tug, and want to come up again, mind you all hoist away with a will, or your lives will be lost as well as mine;” and with these words overboard he leapt, and dived down, so that yellow waves rose round him in an eddy.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Then he took the cable and tied one end of it round his waist, and said,— “Now, I must go to the bottom, but when I give the cable a good tug, and want to come up again, mind you all hoist away with a will, or your lives will be lost as well as mine;” and with these words overboard he leapt, and dived down, so that yellow waves rose round him in an eddy.
the lower side of anything
From this reading Then he took the cable and tied one end of it round his waist, and said,— “Now, I must go to the bottom, but when I give the cable a good tug, and want to come up again, mind you all hoist away with a will, or your lives will be lost as well as mine;” and with these words overboard he leapt, and dived down, so that yellow waves rose round him in an eddy.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Then he took the cable and tied one end of it round his waist, and said,— “Now, I must go to the bottom, but when I give the cable a good tug, and want to come up again, mind you all hoist away with a will, or your lives will be lost as well as mine;” and with these words overboard he leapt, and dived down, so that yellow waves rose round him in an eddy.
cablenounUS /ˈkeɪbəl/
a telegram sent abroad
From this reading Then he took the cable and tied one end of it round his waist, and said,— “Now, I must go to the bottom, but when I give the cable a good tug, and want to come up again, mind you all hoist away with a will, or your lives will be lost as well as mine;” and with these words overboard he leapt, and dived down, so that yellow waves rose round him in an eddy.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Well, he sank and sank, and at last he came to the bottom, and there he saw a great rock rising up with a door in it, so he opened the door and went in.
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading When he got inside, he saw another Princess, who sat and sewed, but when she saw Shortshanks, she clasped her hands together and cried out,— “Now, God be thanked! you are the first Christian man I’ve set eyes on since I came here.”
past form of “clasp” — hold firmly and tightly
From this reading When he got inside, he saw another Princess, who sat and sewed, but when she saw Shortshanks, she clasped her hands together and cried out,— “Now, God be thanked! you are the first Christian man I’ve set eyes on since I came here.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Then he took the cable and tied one end of it round his waist, and said,— “Now, I must go to the bottom, but when I give the cable a good tug, and want to come up again, mind you all hoist away with a will, or your lives will be lost as well as mine;” and with these words overboard he leapt, and dived down, so that yellow waves rose round him in an eddy.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading When he got inside, he saw another Princess, who sat and sewed, but when she saw Shortshanks, she clasped her hands together and cried out,— “Now, God be thanked! you are the first Christian man I’ve set eyes on since I came here.”
divedverbUS /daɪvd/
past form of “dive” — drop steeply
From this reading Then he took the cable and tied one end of it round his waist, and said,— “Now, I must go to the bottom, but when I give the cable a good tug, and want to come up again, mind you all hoist away with a will, or your lives will be lost as well as mine;” and with these words overboard he leapt, and dived down, so that yellow waves rose round him in an eddy.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Very good,” said Shortshanks; “but do you know I’ve come to fetch you?”
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Well, he sank and sank, and at last he came to the bottom, and there he saw a great rock rising up with a door in it, so he opened the door and went in.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Then he took the cable and tied one end of it round his waist, and said,— “Now, I must go to the bottom, but when I give the cable a good tug, and want to come up again, mind you all hoist away with a will, or your lives will be lost as well as mine;” and with these words overboard he leapt, and dived down, so that yellow waves rose round him in an eddy.
eddyverbUS /ˈedi/
flow in a circular current, of liquids
From this reading Then he took the cable and tied one end of it round his waist, and said,— “Now, I must go to the bottom, but when I give the cable a good tug, and want to come up again, mind you all hoist away with a will, or your lives will be lost as well as mine;” and with these words overboard he leapt, and dived down, so that yellow waves rose round him in an eddy.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Then he took the cable and tied one end of it round his waist, and said,— “Now, I must go to the bottom, but when I give the cable a good tug, and want to come up again, mind you all hoist away with a will, or your lives will be lost as well as mine;” and with these words overboard he leapt, and dived down, so that yellow waves rose round him in an eddy.
opinion or judgment
From this reading When he got inside, he saw another Princess, who sat and sewed, but when she saw Shortshanks, she clasped her hands together and cried out,— “Now, God be thanked! you are the first Christian man I’ve set eyes on since I came here.”
go or come after and bring or take back
From this reading “Very good,” said Shortshanks; “but do you know I’ve come to fetch you?”
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading When he got inside, he saw another Princess, who sat and sewed, but when she saw Shortshanks, she clasped her hands together and cried out,— “Now, God be thanked! you are the first Christian man I’ve set eyes on since I came here.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Oh!” she cried, “you’ll never fetch me; you’ll never have that luck, for if the Ogre sees you, he’ll kill you on the spot.”
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Then he took the cable and tied one end of it round his waist, and said,— “Now, I must go to the bottom, but when I give the cable a good tug, and want to come up again, mind you all hoist away with a will, or your lives will be lost as well as mine;” and with these words overboard he leapt, and dived down, so that yellow waves rose round him in an eddy.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Then he took the cable and tied one end of it round his waist, and said,— “Now, I must go to the bottom, but when I give the cable a good tug, and want to come up again, mind you all hoist away with a will, or your lives will be lost as well as mine;” and with these words overboard he leapt, and dived down, so that yellow waves rose round him in an eddy.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading When he got inside, he saw another Princess, who sat and sewed, but when she saw Shortshanks, she clasped her hands together and cried out,— “Now, God be thanked! you are the first Christian man I’ve set eyes on since I came here.”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Then he took the cable and tied one end of it round his waist, and said,— “Now, I must go to the bottom, but when I give the cable a good tug, and want to come up again, mind you all hoist away with a will, or your lives will be lost as well as mine;” and with these words overboard he leapt, and dived down, so that yellow waves rose round him in an eddy.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading When he got inside, he saw another Princess, who sat and sewed, but when she saw Shortshanks, she clasped her hands together and cried out,— “Now, God be thanked! you are the first Christian man I’ve set eyes on since I came here.”
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Well, he sank and sank, and at last he came to the bottom, and there he saw a great rock rising up with a door in it, so he opened the door and went in.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading When he got inside, he saw another Princess, who sat and sewed, but when she saw Shortshanks, she clasped her hands together and cried out,— “Now, God be thanked! you are the first Christian man I’ve set eyes on since I came here.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Oh!” she cried, “you’ll never fetch me; you’ll never have that luck, for if the Ogre sees you, he’ll kill you on the spot.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he took the cable and tied one end of it round his waist, and said,— “Now, I must go to the bottom, but when I give the cable a good tug, and want to come up again, mind you all hoist away with a will, or your lives will be lost as well as mine;” and with these words overboard he leapt, and dived down, so that yellow waves rose round him in an eddy.
he'll
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From this reading “Oh!” she cried, “you’ll never fetch me; you’ll never have that luck, for if the Ogre sees you, he’ll kill you on the spot.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When he got inside, he saw another Princess, who sat and sewed, but when she saw Shortshanks, she clasped her hands together and cried out,— “Now, God be thanked! you are the first Christian man I’ve set eyes on since I came here.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading When he got inside, he saw another Princess, who sat and sewed, but when she saw Shortshanks, she clasped her hands together and cried out,— “Now, God be thanked! you are the first Christian man I’ve set eyes on since I came here.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then he took the cable and tied one end of it round his waist, and said,— “Now, I must go to the bottom, but when I give the cable a good tug, and want to come up again, mind you all hoist away with a will, or your lives will be lost as well as mine;” and with these words overboard he leapt, and dived down, so that yellow waves rose round him in an eddy.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then he took the cable and tied one end of it round his waist, and said,— “Now, I must go to the bottom, but when I give the cable a good tug, and want to come up again, mind you all hoist away with a will, or your lives will be lost as well as mine;” and with these words overboard he leapt, and dived down, so that yellow waves rose round him in an eddy.
hoistverbUS /hɔɪst/
raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help
From this reading Then he took the cable and tied one end of it round his waist, and said,— “Now, I must go to the bottom, but when I give the cable a good tug, and want to come up again, mind you all hoist away with a will, or your lives will be lost as well as mine;” and with these words overboard he leapt, and dived down, so that yellow waves rose round him in an eddy.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Then he took the cable and tied one end of it round his waist, and said,— “Now, I must go to the bottom, but when I give the cable a good tug, and want to come up again, mind you all hoist away with a will, or your lives will be lost as well as mine;” and with these words overboard he leapt, and dived down, so that yellow waves rose round him in an eddy.
I've
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From this reading When he got inside, he saw another Princess, who sat and sewed, but when she saw Shortshanks, she clasped her hands together and cried out,— “Now, God be thanked! you are the first Christian man I’ve set eyes on since I came here.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Oh!” she cried, “you’ll never fetch me; you’ll never have that luck, for if the Ogre sees you, he’ll kill you on the spot.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then he took the cable and tied one end of it round his waist, and said,— “Now, I must go to the bottom, but when I give the cable a good tug, and want to come up again, mind you all hoist away with a will, or your lives will be lost as well as mine;” and with these words overboard he leapt, and dived down, so that yellow waves rose round him in an eddy.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading When he got inside, he saw another Princess, who sat and sewed, but when she saw Shortshanks, she clasped her hands together and cried out,— “Now, God be thanked! you are the first Christian man I’ve set eyes on since I came here.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then he took the cable and tied one end of it round his waist, and said,— “Now, I must go to the bottom, but when I give the cable a good tug, and want to come up again, mind you all hoist away with a will, or your lives will be lost as well as mine;” and with these words overboard he leapt, and dived down, so that yellow waves rose round him in an eddy.
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading “Oh!” she cried, “you’ll never fetch me; you’ll never have that luck, for if the Ogre sees you, he’ll kill you on the spot.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Very good,” said Shortshanks; “but do you know I’ve come to fetch you?”
immediately past
From this reading Well, he sank and sank, and at last he came to the bottom, and there he saw a great rock rising up with a door in it, so he opened the door and went in.
leaptverbUS /lept/
inflected form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Then he took the cable and tied one end of it round his waist, and said,— “Now, I must go to the bottom, but when I give the cable a good tug, and want to come up again, mind you all hoist away with a will, or your lives will be lost as well as mine;” and with these words overboard he leapt, and dived down, so that yellow waves rose round him in an eddy.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Then he took the cable and tied one end of it round his waist, and said,— “Now, I must go to the bottom, but when I give the cable a good tug, and want to come up again, mind you all hoist away with a will, or your lives will be lost as well as mine;” and with these words overboard he leapt, and dived down, so that yellow waves rose round him in an eddy.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Then he took the cable and tied one end of it round his waist, and said,— “Now, I must go to the bottom, but when I give the cable a good tug, and want to come up again, mind you all hoist away with a will, or your lives will be lost as well as mine;” and with these words overboard he leapt, and dived down, so that yellow waves rose round him in an eddy.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading “Oh!” she cried, “you’ll never fetch me; you’ll never have that luck, for if the Ogre sees you, he’ll kill you on the spot.”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading When he got inside, he saw another Princess, who sat and sewed, but when she saw Shortshanks, she clasped her hands together and cried out,— “Now, God be thanked! you are the first Christian man I’ve set eyes on since I came here.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Oh!” she cried, “you’ll never fetch me; you’ll never have that luck, for if the Ogre sees you, he’ll kill you on the spot.”
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Then he took the cable and tied one end of it round his waist, and said,— “Now, I must go to the bottom, but when I give the cable a good tug, and want to come up again, mind you all hoist away with a will, or your lives will be lost as well as mine;” and with these words overboard he leapt, and dived down, so that yellow waves rose round him in an eddy.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Then he took the cable and tied one end of it round his waist, and said,— “Now, I must go to the bottom, but when I give the cable a good tug, and want to come up again, mind you all hoist away with a will, or your lives will be lost as well as mine;” and with these words overboard he leapt, and dived down, so that yellow waves rose round him in an eddy.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Then he took the cable and tied one end of it round his waist, and said,— “Now, I must go to the bottom, but when I give the cable a good tug, and want to come up again, mind you all hoist away with a will, or your lives will be lost as well as mine;” and with these words overboard he leapt, and dived down, so that yellow waves rose round him in an eddy.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “Oh!” she cried, “you’ll never fetch me; you’ll never have that luck, for if the Ogre sees you, he’ll kill you on the spot.”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Then he took the cable and tied one end of it round his waist, and said,— “Now, I must go to the bottom, but when I give the cable a good tug, and want to come up again, mind you all hoist away with a will, or your lives will be lost as well as mine;” and with these words overboard he leapt, and dived down, so that yellow waves rose round him in an eddy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then he took the cable and tied one end of it round his waist, and said,— “Now, I must go to the bottom, but when I give the cable a good tug, and want to come up again, mind you all hoist away with a will, or your lives will be lost as well as mine;” and with these words overboard he leapt, and dived down, so that yellow waves rose round him in an eddy.
OgrenounUS /ˈoʊɡər/
a cruel wicked and inhuman person
From this reading “Oh!” she cried, “you’ll never fetch me; you’ll never have that luck, for if the Ogre sees you, he’ll kill you on the spot.”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh!” she cried, “you’ll never fetch me; you’ll never have that luck, for if the Ogre sees you, he’ll kill you on the spot.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When he got inside, he saw another Princess, who sat and sewed, but when she saw Shortshanks, she clasped her hands together and cried out,— “Now, God be thanked! you are the first Christian man I’ve set eyes on since I came here.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Then he took the cable and tied one end of it round his waist, and said,— “Now, I must go to the bottom, but when I give the cable a good tug, and want to come up again, mind you all hoist away with a will, or your lives will be lost as well as mine;” and with these words overboard he leapt, and dived down, so that yellow waves rose round him in an eddy.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Well, he sank and sank, and at last he came to the bottom, and there he saw a great rock rising up with a door in it, so he opened the door and went in.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Then he took the cable and tied one end of it round his waist, and said,— “Now, I must go to the bottom, but when I give the cable a good tug, and want to come up again, mind you all hoist away with a will, or your lives will be lost as well as mine;” and with these words overboard he leapt, and dived down, so that yellow waves rose round him in an eddy.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading When he got inside, he saw another Princess, who sat and sewed, but when she saw Shortshanks, she clasped her hands together and cried out,— “Now, God be thanked! you are the first Christian man I’ve set eyes on since I came here.”
overboardadverbUS /ˈoʊvərbɔːrd/
to extremes
From this reading Then he took the cable and tied one end of it round his waist, and said,— “Now, I must go to the bottom, but when I give the cable a good tug, and want to come up again, mind you all hoist away with a will, or your lives will be lost as well as mine;” and with these words overboard he leapt, and dived down, so that yellow waves rose round him in an eddy.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading When he got inside, he saw another Princess, who sat and sewed, but when she saw Shortshanks, she clasped her hands together and cried out,— “Now, God be thanked! you are the first Christian man I’ve set eyes on since I came here.”
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading Well, he sank and sank, and at last he came to the bottom, and there he saw a great rock rising up with a door in it, so he opened the door and went in.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Well, he sank and sank, and at last he came to the bottom, and there he saw a great rock rising up with a door in it, so he opened the door and went in.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Then he took the cable and tied one end of it round his waist, and said,— “Now, I must go to the bottom, but when I give the cable a good tug, and want to come up again, mind you all hoist away with a will, or your lives will be lost as well as mine;” and with these words overboard he leapt, and dived down, so that yellow waves rose round him in an eddy.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Then he took the cable and tied one end of it round his waist, and said,— “Now, I must go to the bottom, but when I give the cable a good tug, and want to come up again, mind you all hoist away with a will, or your lives will be lost as well as mine;” and with these words overboard he leapt, and dived down, so that yellow waves rose round him in an eddy.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Then he took the cable and tied one end of it round his waist, and said,— “Now, I must go to the bottom, but when I give the cable a good tug, and want to come up again, mind you all hoist away with a will, or your lives will be lost as well as mine;” and with these words overboard he leapt, and dived down, so that yellow waves rose round him in an eddy.
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading Well, he sank and sank, and at last he came to the bottom, and there he saw a great rock rising up with a door in it, so he opened the door and went in.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading When he got inside, he saw another Princess, who sat and sewed, but when she saw Shortshanks, she clasped her hands together and cried out,— “Now, God be thanked! you are the first Christian man I’ve set eyes on since I came here.”
cut with a saw
From this reading Well, he sank and sank, and at last he came to the bottom, and there he saw a great rock rising up with a door in it, so he opened the door and went in.
plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
From this reading “Oh!” she cried, “you’ll never fetch me; you’ll never have that luck, for if the Ogre sees you, he’ll kill you on the spot.”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading When he got inside, he saw another Princess, who sat and sewed, but when she saw Shortshanks, she clasped her hands together and cried out,— “Now, God be thanked! you are the first Christian man I’ve set eyes on since I came here.”
sewedadjectiveUS /soʊd/
fastened with stitches
From this reading When he got inside, he saw another Princess, who sat and sewed, but when she saw Shortshanks, she clasped her hands together and cried out,— “Now, God be thanked! you are the first Christian man I’ve set eyes on since I came here.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he got inside, he saw another Princess, who sat and sewed, but when she saw Shortshanks, she clasped her hands together and cried out,— “Now, God be thanked! you are the first Christian man I’ve set eyes on since I came here.”
Shortshanks
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From this reading When he got inside, he saw another Princess, who sat and sewed, but when she saw Shortshanks, she clasped her hands together and cried out,— “Now, God be thanked! you are the first Christian man I’ve set eyes on since I came here.”
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading When he got inside, he saw another Princess, who sat and sewed, but when she saw Shortshanks, she clasped her hands together and cried out,— “Now, God be thanked! you are the first Christian man I’ve set eyes on since I came here.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Then he took the cable and tied one end of it round his waist, and said,— “Now, I must go to the bottom, but when I give the cable a good tug, and want to come up again, mind you all hoist away with a will, or your lives will be lost as well as mine;” and with these words overboard he leapt, and dived down, so that yellow waves rose round him in an eddy.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “Oh!” she cried, “you’ll never fetch me; you’ll never have that luck, for if the Ogre sees you, he’ll kill you on the spot.”
thankedverbUS /θæŋkt/
past form of “thank” — express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading When he got inside, he saw another Princess, who sat and sewed, but when she saw Shortshanks, she clasped her hands together and cried out,— “Now, God be thanked! you are the first Christian man I’ve set eyes on since I came here.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then he took the cable and tied one end of it round his waist, and said,— “Now, I must go to the bottom, but when I give the cable a good tug, and want to come up again, mind you all hoist away with a will, or your lives will be lost as well as mine;” and with these words overboard he leapt, and dived down, so that yellow waves rose round him in an eddy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then he took the cable and tied one end of it round his waist, and said,— “Now, I must go to the bottom, but when I give the cable a good tug, and want to come up again, mind you all hoist away with a will, or your lives will be lost as well as mine;” and with these words overboard he leapt, and dived down, so that yellow waves rose round him in an eddy.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he took the cable and tied one end of it round his waist, and said,— “Now, I must go to the bottom, but when I give the cable a good tug, and want to come up again, mind you all hoist away with a will, or your lives will be lost as well as mine;” and with these words overboard he leapt, and dived down, so that yellow waves rose round him in an eddy.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Well, he sank and sank, and at last he came to the bottom, and there he saw a great rock rising up with a door in it, so he opened the door and went in.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Then he took the cable and tied one end of it round his waist, and said,— “Now, I must go to the bottom, but when I give the cable a good tug, and want to come up again, mind you all hoist away with a will, or your lives will be lost as well as mine;” and with these words overboard he leapt, and dived down, so that yellow waves rose round him in an eddy.
bound or secured closely
From this reading Then he took the cable and tied one end of it round his waist, and said,— “Now, I must go to the bottom, but when I give the cable a good tug, and want to come up again, mind you all hoist away with a will, or your lives will be lost as well as mine;” and with these words overboard he leapt, and dived down, so that yellow waves rose round him in an eddy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then he took the cable and tied one end of it round his waist, and said,— “Now, I must go to the bottom, but when I give the cable a good tug, and want to come up again, mind you all hoist away with a will, or your lives will be lost as well as mine;” and with these words overboard he leapt, and dived down, so that yellow waves rose round him in an eddy.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading When he got inside, he saw another Princess, who sat and sewed, but when she saw Shortshanks, she clasped her hands together and cried out,— “Now, God be thanked! you are the first Christian man I’ve set eyes on since I came here.”
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Then he took the cable and tied one end of it round his waist, and said,— “Now, I must go to the bottom, but when I give the cable a good tug, and want to come up again, mind you all hoist away with a will, or your lives will be lost as well as mine;” and with these words overboard he leapt, and dived down, so that yellow waves rose round him in an eddy.
tugverbUS /tʌɡ/
pull hard
From this reading Then he took the cable and tied one end of it round his waist, and said,— “Now, I must go to the bottom, but when I give the cable a good tug, and want to come up again, mind you all hoist away with a will, or your lives will be lost as well as mine;” and with these words overboard he leapt, and dived down, so that yellow waves rose round him in an eddy.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Then he took the cable and tied one end of it round his waist, and said,— “Now, I must go to the bottom, but when I give the cable a good tug, and want to come up again, mind you all hoist away with a will, or your lives will be lost as well as mine;” and with these words overboard he leapt, and dived down, so that yellow waves rose round him in an eddy.
precisely as stated
From this reading “Very good,” said Shortshanks; “but do you know I’ve come to fetch you?”
the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips
From this reading Then he took the cable and tied one end of it round his waist, and said,— “Now, I must go to the bottom, but when I give the cable a good tug, and want to come up again, mind you all hoist away with a will, or your lives will be lost as well as mine;” and with these words overboard he leapt, and dived down, so that yellow waves rose round him in an eddy.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Then he took the cable and tied one end of it round his waist, and said,— “Now, I must go to the bottom, but when I give the cable a good tug, and want to come up again, mind you all hoist away with a will, or your lives will be lost as well as mine;” and with these words overboard he leapt, and dived down, so that yellow waves rose round him in an eddy.
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading Then he took the cable and tied one end of it round his waist, and said,— “Now, I must go to the bottom, but when I give the cable a good tug, and want to come up again, mind you all hoist away with a will, or your lives will be lost as well as mine;” and with these words overboard he leapt, and dived down, so that yellow waves rose round him in an eddy.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Then he took the cable and tied one end of it round his waist, and said,— “Now, I must go to the bottom, but when I give the cable a good tug, and want to come up again, mind you all hoist away with a will, or your lives will be lost as well as mine;” and with these words overboard he leapt, and dived down, so that yellow waves rose round him in an eddy.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Well, he sank and sank, and at last he came to the bottom, and there he saw a great rock rising up with a door in it, so he opened the door and went in.
at the time that
From this reading Then he took the cable and tied one end of it round his waist, and said,— “Now, I must go to the bottom, but when I give the cable a good tug, and want to come up again, mind you all hoist away with a will, or your lives will be lost as well as mine;” and with these words overboard he leapt, and dived down, so that yellow waves rose round him in an eddy.
which person or people
From this reading When he got inside, he saw another Princess, who sat and sewed, but when she saw Shortshanks, she clasped her hands together and cried out,— “Now, God be thanked! you are the first Christian man I’ve set eyes on since I came here.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Then he took the cable and tied one end of it round his waist, and said,— “Now, I must go to the bottom, but when I give the cable a good tug, and want to come up again, mind you all hoist away with a will, or your lives will be lost as well as mine;” and with these words overboard he leapt, and dived down, so that yellow waves rose round him in an eddy.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then he took the cable and tied one end of it round his waist, and said,— “Now, I must go to the bottom, but when I give the cable a good tug, and want to come up again, mind you all hoist away with a will, or your lives will be lost as well as mine;” and with these words overboard he leapt, and dived down, so that yellow waves rose round him in an eddy.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Then he took the cable and tied one end of it round his waist, and said,— “Now, I must go to the bottom, but when I give the cable a good tug, and want to come up again, mind you all hoist away with a will, or your lives will be lost as well as mine;” and with these words overboard he leapt, and dived down, so that yellow waves rose round him in an eddy.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading Then he took the cable and tied one end of it round his waist, and said,— “Now, I must go to the bottom, but when I give the cable a good tug, and want to come up again, mind you all hoist away with a will, or your lives will be lost as well as mine;” and with these words overboard he leapt, and dived down, so that yellow waves rose round him in an eddy.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Then he took the cable and tied one end of it round his waist, and said,— “Now, I must go to the bottom, but when I give the cable a good tug, and want to come up again, mind you all hoist away with a will, or your lives will be lost as well as mine;” and with these words overboard he leapt, and dived down, so that yellow waves rose round him in an eddy.
you'll
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From this reading “Oh!” she cried, “you’ll never fetch me; you’ll never have that luck, for if the Ogre sees you, he’ll kill you on the spot.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Then he took the cable and tied one end of it round his waist, and said,— “Now, I must go to the bottom, but when I give the cable a good tug, and want to come up again, mind you all hoist away with a will, or your lives will be lost as well as mine;” and with these words overboard he leapt, and dived down, so that yellow waves rose round him in an eddy.
