anew
From this reading My hand sought my hidden dagger; and he must have read my mind, for he laughed again--Merciful Mother, how I hate that laugh!--and bade me be easy.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "'I am here before my time,' he said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His return could mean only that Richard was dethroned, Henry Tudor, King, and he come to claim me.
react verbally
From this reading "I made no answer.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "'You are not glad to see me, I fear,' he said, with his short, sneering laugh.
a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
From this reading My hand sought my hidden dagger; and he must have read my mind, for he laughed again--Merciful Mother, how I hate that laugh!--and bade me be easy.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading My hand sought my hidden dagger; and he must have read my mind, for he laughed again--Merciful Mother, how I hate that laugh!--and bade me be easy.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "'I am here before my time,' he said.
an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
From this reading His return could mean only that Richard was dethroned, Henry Tudor, King, and he come to claim me.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading His return could mean only that Richard was dethroned, Henry Tudor, King, and he come to claim me.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading His return could mean only that Richard was dethroned, Henry Tudor, King, and he come to claim me.
daggernounUS /ˈdæɡ.ər/
A short knife with a pointed and edged blade, used as a stealth weapon.
From this reading My hand sought my hidden dagger; and he must have read my mind, for he laughed again--Merciful Mother, how I hate that laugh!--and bade me be easy.
dethronedverbUS /dɪˈθroʊnd/
past form of “dethrone” — remove a monarch from the throne
From this reading His return could mean only that Richard was dethroned, Henry Tudor, King, and he come to claim me.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading My hand sought my hidden dagger; and he must have read my mind, for he laughed again--Merciful Mother, how I hate that laugh!--and bade me be easy.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading "'You are not glad to see me, I fear,' he said, with his short, sneering laugh.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My hand sought my hidden dagger; and he must have read my mind, for he laughed again--Merciful Mother, how I hate that laugh!--and bade me be easy.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading "'You are not glad to see me, I fear,' he said, with his short, sneering laugh.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading My hand sought my hidden dagger; and he must have read my mind, for he laughed again--Merciful Mother, how I hate that laugh!--and bade me be easy.
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading My hand sought my hidden dagger; and he must have read my mind, for he laughed again--Merciful Mother, how I hate that laugh!--and bade me be easy.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading My hand sought my hidden dagger; and he must have read my mind, for he laughed again--Merciful Mother, how I hate that laugh!--and bade me be easy.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "'You are not glad to see me, I fear,' he said, with his short, sneering laugh.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading His return could mean only that Richard was dethroned, Henry Tudor, King, and he come to claim me.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "'I am here before my time,' he said.
not accessible to view
From this reading My hand sought my hidden dagger; and he must have read my mind, for he laughed again--Merciful Mother, how I hate that laugh!--and bade me be easy.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "'You are not glad to see me, I fear,' he said, with his short, sneering laugh.
how
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From this reading My hand sought my hidden dagger; and he must have read my mind, for he laughed again--Merciful Mother, how I hate that laugh!--and bade me be easy.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "'You are not glad to see me, I fear,' he said, with his short, sneering laugh.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading His return could mean only that Richard was dethroned, Henry Tudor, King, and he come to claim me.
the sound of laughing
From this reading "'You are not glad to see me, I fear,' he said, with his short, sneering laugh.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading My hand sought my hidden dagger; and he must have read my mind, for he laughed again--Merciful Mother, how I hate that laugh!--and bade me be easy.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "I made no answer.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "'You are not glad to see me, I fear,' he said, with his short, sneering laugh.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading His return could mean only that Richard was dethroned, Henry Tudor, King, and he come to claim me.
MercifuladjectiveUS /ˈmɜːrsɪfəl/
showing or giving mercy
From this reading My hand sought my hidden dagger; and he must have read my mind, for he laughed again--Merciful Mother, how I hate that laugh!--and bade me be easy.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading My hand sought my hidden dagger; and he must have read my mind, for he laughed again--Merciful Mother, how I hate that laugh!--and bade me be easy.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading My hand sought my hidden dagger; and he must have read my mind, for he laughed again--Merciful Mother, how I hate that laugh!--and bade me be easy.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading My hand sought my hidden dagger; and he must have read my mind, for he laughed again--Merciful Mother, how I hate that laugh!--and bade me be easy.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My hand sought my hidden dagger; and he must have read my mind, for he laughed again--Merciful Mother, how I hate that laugh!--and bade me be easy.
not any; not one
From this reading "I made no answer.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "'You are not glad to see me, I fear,' he said, with his short, sneering laugh.
and nothing more
From this reading His return could mean only that Richard was dethroned, Henry Tudor, King, and he come to claim me.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading My hand sought my hidden dagger; and he must have read my mind, for he laughed again--Merciful Mother, how I hate that laugh!--and bade me be easy.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading His return could mean only that Richard was dethroned, Henry Tudor, King, and he come to claim me.
Richard
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From this reading His return could mean only that Richard was dethroned, Henry Tudor, King, and he come to claim me.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "'You are not glad to see me, I fear,' he said, with his short, sneering laugh.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "'You are not glad to see me, I fear,' he said, with his short, sneering laugh.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading "'You are not glad to see me, I fear,' he said, with his short, sneering laugh.
sneeringadjectiveUS /ˈsnɪrɪŋ/
expressive of contempt
From this reading "'You are not glad to see me, I fear,' he said, with his short, sneering laugh.
that is looked for
From this reading My hand sought my hidden dagger; and he must have read my mind, for he laughed again--Merciful Mother, how I hate that laugh!--and bade me be easy.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His return could mean only that Richard was dethroned, Henry Tudor, King, and he come to claim me.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "'I am here before my time,' he said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "'You are not glad to see me, I fear,' he said, with his short, sneering laugh.
TudornounUS /ˈtuːdər/
an English dynasty descended from Henry Tudor; Tudor monarchs ruled from Henry VII to Elizabeth I (from 1485 to 1603)
From this reading His return could mean only that Richard was dethroned, Henry Tudor, King, and he come to claim me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His return could mean only that Richard was dethroned, Henry Tudor, King, and he come to claim me.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "'You are not glad to see me, I fear,' he said, with his short, sneering laugh.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "'You are not glad to see me, I fear,' he said, with his short, sneering laugh.
