used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "It must be a great change for you coming to a place like this from the companionship of wise men, living and dead, and you are but young and likely to feel it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "It must be a great change for you coming to a place like this from the companionship of wise men, living and dead, and you are but young and likely to feel it.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "It must be a great change for you coming to a place like this from the companionship of wise men, living and dead, and you are but young and likely to feel it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Your work lies at your hand, and plenty of it.
Ay
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From this reading "Ay! there is comfort in that."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It must be a great change for you coming to a place like this from the companionship of wise men, living and dead, and you are but young and likely to feel it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "It must be a great change for you coming to a place like this from the companionship of wise men, living and dead, and you are but young and likely to feel it.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading "It must be a great change for you coming to a place like this from the companionship of wise men, living and dead, and you are but young and likely to feel it.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But you'll come to yourself when the strangeness wears off.
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading "Ay! there is comfort in that."
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "It must be a great change for you coming to a place like this from the companionship of wise men, living and dead, and you are but young and likely to feel it.
companionshipnounUS /kəmˈpænjənʃɪp/
the state of being with someone
From this reading "It must be a great change for you coming to a place like this from the companionship of wise men, living and dead, and you are but young and likely to feel it.
counternounUS /ˈkaʊntər/
table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted
From this reading You'll have thraward folk to counter you, and folk kind and foolish to praise you and your words and works, whatever they may be.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading "It must be a great change for you coming to a place like this from the companionship of wise men, living and dead, and you are but young and likely to feel it.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading "It must be a great change for you coming to a place like this from the companionship of wise men, living and dead, and you are but young and likely to feel it.
people in general (often used in the plural)
From this reading You'll have thraward folk to counter you, and folk kind and foolish to praise you and your words and works, whatever they may be.
devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading You'll have thraward folk to counter you, and folk kind and foolish to praise you and your words and works, whatever they may be.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "It must be a great change for you coming to a place like this from the companionship of wise men, living and dead, and you are but young and likely to feel it.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "It must be a great change for you coming to a place like this from the companionship of wise men, living and dead, and you are but young and likely to feel it.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "It must be a great change for you coming to a place like this from the companionship of wise men, living and dead, and you are but young and likely to feel it.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Your work lies at your hand, and plenty of it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You'll have thraward folk to counter you, and folk kind and foolish to praise you and your words and works, whatever they may be.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Ay! there is comfort in that."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Ay! there is comfort in that."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It must be a great change for you coming to a place like this from the companionship of wise men, living and dead, and you are but young and likely to feel it.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading You'll have thraward folk to counter you, and folk kind and foolish to praise you and your words and works, whatever they may be.
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading Your work lies at your hand, and plenty of it.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "It must be a great change for you coming to a place like this from the companionship of wise men, living and dead, and you are but young and likely to feel it.
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading "It must be a great change for you coming to a place like this from the companionship of wise men, living and dead, and you are but young and likely to feel it.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading "It must be a great change for you coming to a place like this from the companionship of wise men, living and dead, and you are but young and likely to feel it.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading You'll have thraward folk to counter you, and folk kind and foolish to praise you and your words and works, whatever they may be.
the force of workers available
From this reading "It must be a great change for you coming to a place like this from the companionship of wise men, living and dead, and you are but young and likely to feel it.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "It must be a great change for you coming to a place like this from the companionship of wise men, living and dead, and you are but young and likely to feel it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It must be a great change for you coming to a place like this from the companionship of wise men, living and dead, and you are but young and likely to feel it.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading But you'll come to yourself when the strangeness wears off.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "It must be a great change for you coming to a place like this from the companionship of wise men, living and dead, and you are but young and likely to feel it.
a full supply
From this reading Your work lies at your hand, and plenty of it.
an expression of approval and commendation
From this reading You'll have thraward folk to counter you, and folk kind and foolish to praise you and your words and works, whatever they may be.
strangenessnounUS /ˈstreɪndʒnəs/
unusualness as a consequence of not being well known
From this reading But you'll come to yourself when the strangeness wears off.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Ay! there is comfort in that."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "It must be a great change for you coming to a place like this from the companionship of wise men, living and dead, and you are but young and likely to feel it.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Ay! there is comfort in that."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading You'll have thraward folk to counter you, and folk kind and foolish to praise you and your words and works, whatever they may be.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "It must be a great change for you coming to a place like this from the companionship of wise men, living and dead, and you are but young and likely to feel it.
thraward
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From this reading You'll have thraward folk to counter you, and folk kind and foolish to praise you and your words and works, whatever they may be.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It must be a great change for you coming to a place like this from the companionship of wise men, living and dead, and you are but young and likely to feel it.
wearsnounUS /werz/
plural of “wear” — impairment resulting from long use
From this reading But you'll come to yourself when the strangeness wears off.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading You'll have thraward folk to counter you, and folk kind and foolish to praise you and your words and works, whatever they may be.
at the time that
From this reading But you'll come to yourself when the strangeness wears off.
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading "It must be a great change for you coming to a place like this from the companionship of wise men, living and dead, and you are but young and likely to feel it.
the words that are spoken
From this reading You'll have thraward folk to counter you, and folk kind and foolish to praise you and your words and works, whatever they may be.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Your work lies at your hand, and plenty of it.
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading You'll have thraward folk to counter you, and folk kind and foolish to praise you and your words and works, whatever they may be.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It must be a great change for you coming to a place like this from the companionship of wise men, living and dead, and you are but young and likely to feel it.
you'll
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From this reading But you'll come to yourself when the strangeness wears off.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "It must be a great change for you coming to a place like this from the companionship of wise men, living and dead, and you are but young and likely to feel it.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your work lies at your hand, and plenty of it.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading But you'll come to yourself when the strangeness wears off.
