used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When he had set the fire in a blaze, he watched till the hour of sunrise, and then woke them with a loud cry:
plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading But he told them nothing of his adventures of the night.
anew
From this reading Then, without waking the beautiful maiden, he stole from the room and went back over the city wall, and beyond, till he came again to the giants' cave, where he quickly gathered some fuel and hurried back to his brothers, whom he found still sleeping.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then, without waking the beautiful maiden, he stole from the room and went back over the city wall, and beyond, till he came again to the giants' cave, where he quickly gathered some fuel and hurried back to his brothers, whom he found still sleeping.
ArouseverbUS /ərˈaʊz/
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
From this reading 'Arouse ye, my brothers; the day is here!'
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Then, without waking the beautiful maiden, he stole from the room and went back over the city wall, and beyond, till he came again to the giants' cave, where he quickly gathered some fuel and hurried back to his brothers, whom he found still sleeping.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Then, without waking the beautiful maiden, he stole from the room and went back over the city wall, and beyond, till he came again to the giants' cave, where he quickly gathered some fuel and hurried back to his brothers, whom he found still sleeping.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Then, without waking the beautiful maiden, he stole from the room and went back over the city wall, and beyond, till he came again to the giants' cave, where he quickly gathered some fuel and hurried back to his brothers, whom he found still sleeping.
blazenounUS /bleɪz/
a strong flame that burns brightly
From this reading When he had set the fire in a blaze, he watched till the hour of sunrise, and then woke them with a loud cry:
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Then, without waking the beautiful maiden, he stole from the room and went back over the city wall, and beyond, till he came again to the giants' cave, where he quickly gathered some fuel and hurried back to his brothers, whom he found still sleeping.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he told them nothing of his adventures of the night.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Then, without waking the beautiful maiden, he stole from the room and went back over the city wall, and beyond, till he came again to the giants' cave, where he quickly gathered some fuel and hurried back to his brothers, whom he found still sleeping.
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading Then, without waking the beautiful maiden, he stole from the room and went back over the city wall, and beyond, till he came again to the giants' cave, where he quickly gathered some fuel and hurried back to his brothers, whom he found still sleeping.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Then, without waking the beautiful maiden, he stole from the room and went back over the city wall, and beyond, till he came again to the giants' cave, where he quickly gathered some fuel and hurried back to his brothers, whom he found still sleeping.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading When he had set the fire in a blaze, he watched till the hour of sunrise, and then woke them with a loud cry:
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading 'Arouse ye, my brothers; the day is here!'
start firing a weapon
From this reading When he had set the fire in a blaze, he watched till the hour of sunrise, and then woke them with a loud cry:
set up or found
From this reading Then, without waking the beautiful maiden, he stole from the room and went back over the city wall, and beyond, till he came again to the giants' cave, where he quickly gathered some fuel and hurried back to his brothers, whom he found still sleeping.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then, without waking the beautiful maiden, he stole from the room and went back over the city wall, and beyond, till he came again to the giants' cave, where he quickly gathered some fuel and hurried back to his brothers, whom he found still sleeping.
fuelverbUS /ˈfjuːəl/
provide with a combustible substance that provides energy
From this reading Then, without waking the beautiful maiden, he stole from the room and went back over the city wall, and beyond, till he came again to the giants' cave, where he quickly gathered some fuel and hurried back to his brothers, whom he found still sleeping.
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading When they set out they came very soon to a high-road that led to the gates of the Tsar's city.
brought together in one place
From this reading Then, without waking the beautiful maiden, he stole from the room and went back over the city wall, and beyond, till he came again to the giants' cave, where he quickly gathered some fuel and hurried back to his brothers, whom he found still sleeping.
giantsnounUS /ˈdʒaɪənts/
plural of “giant” — any creature of exceptional size
From this reading Then, without waking the beautiful maiden, he stole from the room and went back over the city wall, and beyond, till he came again to the giants' cave, where he quickly gathered some fuel and hurried back to his brothers, whom he found still sleeping.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When he had set the fire in a blaze, he watched till the hour of sunrise, and then woke them with a loud cry:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then, without waking the beautiful maiden, he stole from the room and went back over the city wall, and beyond, till he came again to the giants' cave, where he quickly gathered some fuel and hurried back to his brothers, whom he found still sleeping.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading 'Arouse ye, my brothers; the day is here!'
high-road
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From this reading When they set out they came very soon to a high-road that led to the gates of the Tsar's city.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then, without waking the beautiful maiden, he stole from the room and went back over the city wall, and beyond, till he came again to the giants' cave, where he quickly gathered some fuel and hurried back to his brothers, whom he found still sleeping.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading When he had set the fire in a blaze, he watched till the hour of sunrise, and then woke them with a loud cry:
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading Then, without waking the beautiful maiden, he stole from the room and went back over the city wall, and beyond, till he came again to the giants' cave, where he quickly gathered some fuel and hurried back to his brothers, whom he found still sleeping.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When he had set the fire in a blaze, he watched till the hour of sunrise, and then woke them with a loud cry:
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Arouse ye, my brothers; the day is here!'
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading When they set out they came very soon to a high-road that led to the gates of the Tsar's city.
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading When he had set the fire in a blaze, he watched till the hour of sunrise, and then woke them with a loud cry:
an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)
From this reading Then, without waking the beautiful maiden, he stole from the room and went back over the city wall, and beyond, till he came again to the giants' cave, where he quickly gathered some fuel and hurried back to his brothers, whom he found still sleeping.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'Arouse ye, my brothers; the day is here!'
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading But he told them nothing of his adventures of the night.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading But he told them nothing of his adventures of the night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When he had set the fire in a blaze, he watched till the hour of sunrise, and then woke them with a loud cry:
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading When they set out they came very soon to a high-road that led to the gates of the Tsar's city.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Then, without waking the beautiful maiden, he stole from the room and went back over the city wall, and beyond, till he came again to the giants' cave, where he quickly gathered some fuel and hurried back to his brothers, whom he found still sleeping.
with speed
From this reading Then, without waking the beautiful maiden, he stole from the room and went back over the city wall, and beyond, till he came again to the giants' cave, where he quickly gathered some fuel and hurried back to his brothers, whom he found still sleeping.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Then, without waking the beautiful maiden, he stole from the room and went back over the city wall, and beyond, till he came again to the giants' cave, where he quickly gathered some fuel and hurried back to his brothers, whom he found still sleeping.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading When he had set the fire in a blaze, he watched till the hour of sunrise, and then woke them with a loud cry:
the state of being asleep
From this reading Then, without waking the beautiful maiden, he stole from the room and went back over the city wall, and beyond, till he came again to the giants' cave, where he quickly gathered some fuel and hurried back to his brothers, whom he found still sleeping.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Then, without waking the beautiful maiden, he stole from the room and went back over the city wall, and beyond, till he came again to the giants' cave, where he quickly gathered some fuel and hurried back to his brothers, whom he found still sleeping.
in the near future
From this reading When they set out they came very soon to a high-road that led to the gates of the Tsar's city.
not in physical motion
From this reading Then, without waking the beautiful maiden, he stole from the room and went back over the city wall, and beyond, till he came again to the giants' cave, where he quickly gathered some fuel and hurried back to his brothers, whom he found still sleeping.
a wide scarf worn about their shoulders by women
From this reading Then, without waking the beautiful maiden, he stole from the room and went back over the city wall, and beyond, till he came again to the giants' cave, where he quickly gathered some fuel and hurried back to his brothers, whom he found still sleeping.
sunrisenounUS /ˈsʌnraɪz/
the first light of day
From this reading When he had set the fire in a blaze, he watched till the hour of sunrise, and then woke them with a loud cry:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When they set out they came very soon to a high-road that led to the gates of the Tsar's city.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then, without waking the beautiful maiden, he stole from the room and went back over the city wall, and beyond, till he came again to the giants' cave, where he quickly gathered some fuel and hurried back to his brothers, whom he found still sleeping.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading When he had set the fire in a blaze, he watched till the hour of sunrise, and then woke them with a loud cry:
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then, without waking the beautiful maiden, he stole from the room and went back over the city wall, and beyond, till he came again to the giants' cave, where he quickly gathered some fuel and hurried back to his brothers, whom he found still sleeping.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they set out they came very soon to a high-road that led to the gates of the Tsar's city.
up to a particular time
From this reading Then, without waking the beautiful maiden, he stole from the room and went back over the city wall, and beyond, till he came again to the giants' cave, where he quickly gathered some fuel and hurried back to his brothers, whom he found still sleeping.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then, without waking the beautiful maiden, he stole from the room and went back over the city wall, and beyond, till he came again to the giants' cave, where he quickly gathered some fuel and hurried back to his brothers, whom he found still sleeping.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading But he told them nothing of his adventures of the night.
Tsar's
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From this reading When they set out they came very soon to a high-road that led to the gates of the Tsar's city.
precisely as stated
From this reading When they set out they came very soon to a high-road that led to the gates of the Tsar's city.
wakingadjectiveUS /ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading Then, without waking the beautiful maiden, he stole from the room and went back over the city wall, and beyond, till he came again to the giants' cave, where he quickly gathered some fuel and hurried back to his brothers, whom he found still sleeping.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Then, without waking the beautiful maiden, he stole from the room and went back over the city wall, and beyond, till he came again to the giants' cave, where he quickly gathered some fuel and hurried back to his brothers, whom he found still sleeping.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading When he had set the fire in a blaze, he watched till the hour of sunrise, and then woke them with a loud cry:
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Then, without waking the beautiful maiden, he stole from the room and went back over the city wall, and beyond, till he came again to the giants' cave, where he quickly gathered some fuel and hurried back to his brothers, whom he found still sleeping.
at the time that
From this reading When he had set the fire in a blaze, he watched till the hour of sunrise, and then woke them with a loud cry:
in or at the place that
From this reading Then, without waking the beautiful maiden, he stole from the room and went back over the city wall, and beyond, till he came again to the giants' cave, where he quickly gathered some fuel and hurried back to his brothers, whom he found still sleeping.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then, without waking the beautiful maiden, he stole from the room and went back over the city wall, and beyond, till he came again to the giants' cave, where he quickly gathered some fuel and hurried back to his brothers, whom he found still sleeping.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When he had set the fire in a blaze, he watched till the hour of sunrise, and then woke them with a loud cry:
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Then, without waking the beautiful maiden, he stole from the room and went back over the city wall, and beyond, till he came again to the giants' cave, where he quickly gathered some fuel and hurried back to his brothers, whom he found still sleeping.
wokeverbUS /woʊk/
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading When he had set the fire in a blaze, he watched till the hour of sunrise, and then woke them with a loud cry:
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading 'Arouse ye, my brothers; the day is here!'
