Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading "`My advice is,' says the nephew, `that you should order the men to make each a pair of wings like those the birds have, and then we shall all fly over the walls, for it seems to me that there is no other way of getting into the castle.'

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading "On the third day some of our chief men advised Guttorm to give it up, but that made him so furious that no one dared speak to him about it for another two days.

a proposal for an appropriate course of action

From this reading "`My advice is,' says the nephew, `that you should order the men to make each a pair of wings like those the birds have, and then we shall all fly over the walls, for it seems to me that there is no other way of getting into the castle.'

having the benefit of careful prior consideration or counsel

From this reading "On the third day some of our chief men advised Guttorm to give it up, but that made him so furious that no one dared speak to him about it for another two days.

(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 "`My advice is,' says the nephew, `that you should order the men to make each a pair of wings like those the birds have, and then we shall all fly over the walls, for it seems to me that there is no other way of getting into the castle.'

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading At the end of that time his nephew plucked up heart, and going to him, said-- "`Uncle, do you see the little birds that fly back and forward over the castle walls so freely, and build their nests in the thatch of the housetops?'

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading "On the third day some of our chief men advised Guttorm to give it up, but that made him so furious that no one dared speak to him about it for another two days.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At the end of that time his nephew plucked up heart, and going to him, said-- "`Uncle, do you see the little birds that fly back and forward over the castle walls so freely, and build their nests in the thatch of the housetops?'

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading At the end of that time his nephew plucked up heart, and going to him, said-- "`Uncle, do you see the little birds that fly back and forward over the castle walls so freely, and build their nests in the thatch of the housetops?'

plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

From this reading At the end of that time his nephew plucked up heart, and going to him, said-- "`Uncle, do you see the little birds that fly back and forward over the castle walls so freely, and build their nests in the thatch of the housetops?'

make by combining materials and parts

From this reading At the end of that time his nephew plucked up heart, and going to him, said-- "`Uncle, do you see the little birds that fly back and forward over the castle walls so freely, and build their nests in the thatch of the housetops?'

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "On the third day some of our chief men advised Guttorm to give it up, but that made him so furious that no one dared speak to him about it for another two days.

a large and stately mansion

From this reading At the end of that time his nephew plucked up heart, and going to him, said-- "`Uncle, do you see the little birds that fly back and forward over the castle walls so freely, and build their nests in the thatch of the housetops?'

a person who is in charge

From this reading "On the third day some of our chief men advised Guttorm to give it up, but that made him so furious that no one dared speak to him about it for another two days.

past form of “dare” — take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission

From this reading "On the third day some of our chief men advised Guttorm to give it up, but that made him so furious that no one dared speak to him about it for another two days.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading "On the third day some of our chief men advised Guttorm to give it up, but that made him so furious that no one dared speak to him about it for another two days.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading "On the third day some of our chief men advised Guttorm to give it up, but that made him so furious that no one dared speak to him about it for another two days.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading At the end of that time his nephew plucked up heart, and going to him, said-- "`Uncle, do you see the little birds that fly back and forward over the castle walls so freely, and build their nests in the thatch of the housetops?'

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading "`My advice is,' says the nephew, `that you should order the men to make each a pair of wings like those the birds have, and then we shall all fly over the walls, for it seems to me that there is no other way of getting into the castle.'

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading At the end of that time his nephew plucked up heart, and going to him, said-- "`Uncle, do you see the little birds that fly back and forward over the castle walls so freely, and build their nests in the thatch of the housetops?'

travel through the air; be airborne

From this reading At the end of that time his nephew plucked up heart, and going to him, said-- "`Uncle, do you see the little birds that fly back and forward over the castle walls so freely, and build their nests in the thatch of the housetops?'

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "On the third day some of our chief men advised Guttorm to give it up, but that made him so furious that no one dared speak to him about it for another two days.

at or to or toward the front

From this reading At the end of that time his nephew plucked up heart, and going to him, said-- "`Uncle, do you see the little birds that fly back and forward over the castle walls so freely, and build their nests in the thatch of the housetops?'

in a free manner

From this reading At the end of that time his nephew plucked up heart, and going to him, said-- "`Uncle, do you see the little birds that fly back and forward over the castle walls so freely, and build their nests in the thatch of the housetops?'

marked by extreme and violent energy

From this reading "On the third day some of our chief men advised Guttorm to give it up, but that made him so furious that no one dared speak to him about it for another two days.

the act of acquiring something

From this reading "`My advice is,' says the nephew, `that you should order the men to make each a pair of wings like those the birds have, and then we shall all fly over the walls, for it seems to me that there is no other way of getting into the castle.'

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading "On the third day some of our chief men advised Guttorm to give it up, but that made him so furious that no one dared speak to him about it for another two days.

the act of departing

From this reading At the end of that time his nephew plucked up heart, and going to him, said-- "`Uncle, do you see the little birds that fly back and forward over the castle walls so freely, and build their nests in the thatch of the housetops?'

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From this reading "On the third day some of our chief men advised Guttorm to give it up, but that made him so furious that no one dared speak to him about it for another two days.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "`My advice is,' says the nephew, `that you should order the men to make each a pair of wings like those the birds have, and then we shall all fly over the walls, for it seems to me that there is no other way of getting into the castle.'

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading At the end of that time his nephew plucked up heart, and going to him, said-- "`Uncle, do you see the little birds that fly back and forward over the castle walls so freely, and build their nests in the thatch of the housetops?'

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "On the third day some of our chief men advised Guttorm to give it up, but that made him so furious that no one dared speak to him about it for another two days.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading At the end of that time his nephew plucked up heart, and going to him, said-- "`Uncle, do you see the little birds that fly back and forward over the castle walls so freely, and build their nests in the thatch of the housetops?'

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading At the end of that time his nephew plucked up heart, and going to him, said-- "`Uncle, do you see the little birds that fly back and forward over the castle walls so freely, and build their nests in the thatch of the housetops?'

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "`I do, nephew,' says Guttorm.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading At the end of that time his nephew plucked up heart, and going to him, said-- "`Uncle, do you see the little birds that fly back and forward over the castle walls so freely, and build their nests in the thatch of the housetops?'

moving to the inside of something

From this reading "`My advice is,' says the nephew, `that you should order the men to make each a pair of wings like those the birds have, and then we shall all fly over the walls, for it seems to me that there is no other way of getting into the castle.'

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "`My advice is,' says the nephew, `that you should order the men to make each a pair of wings like those the birds have, and then we shall all fly over the walls, for it seems to me that there is no other way of getting into the castle.'

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "On the third day some of our chief men advised Guttorm to give it up, but that made him so furious that no one dared speak to him about it for another two days.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading "`My advice is,' says the nephew, `that you should order the men to make each a pair of wings like those the birds have, and then we shall all fly over the walls, for it seems to me that there is no other way of getting into the castle.'

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading At the end of that time his nephew plucked up heart, and going to him, said-- "`Uncle, do you see the little birds that fly back and forward over the castle walls so freely, and build their nests in the thatch of the housetops?'

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading "On the third day some of our chief men advised Guttorm to give it up, but that made him so furious that no one dared speak to him about it for another two days.

engage in

From this reading "`My advice is,' says the nephew, `that you should order the men to make each a pair of wings like those the birds have, and then we shall all fly over the walls, for it seems to me that there is no other way of getting into the castle.'

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "`My advice is,' says the nephew, `that you should order the men to make each a pair of wings like those the birds have, and then we shall all fly over the walls, for it seems to me that there is no other way of getting into the castle.'

the force of workers available

From this reading "On the third day some of our chief men advised Guttorm to give it up, but that made him so furious that no one dared speak to him about it for another two days.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "`My advice is,' says the nephew, `that you should order the men to make each a pair of wings like those the birds have, and then we shall all fly over the walls, for it seems to me that there is no other way of getting into the castle.'

a son of your brother or sister

From this reading At the end of that time his nephew plucked up heart, and going to him, said-- "`Uncle, do you see the little birds that fly back and forward over the castle walls so freely, and build their nests in the thatch of the housetops?'

plural of “nest” — a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young

From this reading At the end of that time his nephew plucked up heart, and going to him, said-- "`Uncle, do you see the little birds that fly back and forward over the castle walls so freely, and build their nests in the thatch of the housetops?'

not any; not one

From this reading "On the third day some of our chief men advised Guttorm to give it up, but that made him so furious that no one dared speak to him about it for another two days.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "On the third day some of our chief men advised Guttorm to give it up, but that made him so furious that no one dared speak to him about it for another two days.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "On the third day some of our chief men advised Guttorm to give it up, but that made him so furious that no one dared speak to him about it for another two days.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading "On the third day some of our chief men advised Guttorm to give it up, but that made him so furious that no one dared speak to him about it for another two days.

(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

From this reading "`My advice is,' says the nephew, `that you should order the men to make each a pair of wings like those the birds have, and then we shall all fly over the walls, for it seems to me that there is no other way of getting into the castle.'

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading "`My advice is,' says the nephew, `that you should order the men to make each a pair of wings like those the birds have, and then we shall all fly over the walls, for it seems to me that there is no other way of getting into the castle.'

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading "On the third day some of our chief men advised Guttorm to give it up, but that made him so furious that no one dared speak to him about it for another two days.

above and across; more than

From this reading At the end of that time his nephew plucked up heart, and going to him, said-- "`Uncle, do you see the little birds that fly back and forward over the castle walls so freely, and build their nests in the thatch of the housetops?'

a set of two similar things considered as a unit

From this reading "`My advice is,' says the nephew, `that you should order the men to make each a pair of wings like those the birds have, and then we shall all fly over the walls, for it seems to me that there is no other way of getting into the castle.'

of a stringed instrument; sounded with the fingers or a plectrum

From this reading At the end of that time his nephew plucked up heart, and going to him, said-- "`Uncle, do you see the little birds that fly back and forward over the castle walls so freely, and build their nests in the thatch of the housetops?'

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading At the end of that time his nephew plucked up heart, and going to him, said-- "`Uncle, do you see the little birds that fly back and forward over the castle walls so freely, and build their nests in the thatch of the housetops?'

plural of “say” — the chance to speak

From this reading "`I do, nephew,' says Guttorm.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading At the end of that time his nephew plucked up heart, and going to him, said-- "`Uncle, do you see the little birds that fly back and forward over the castle walls so freely, and build their nests in the thatch of the housetops?'

third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading "`My advice is,' says the nephew, `that you should order the men to make each a pair of wings like those the birds have, and then we shall all fly over the walls, for it seems to me that there is no other way of getting into the castle.'

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading "`My advice is,' says the nephew, `that you should order the men to make each a pair of wings like those the birds have, and then we shall all fly over the walls, for it seems to me that there is no other way of getting into the castle.'

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading "`My advice is,' says the nephew, `that you should order the men to make each a pair of wings like those the birds have, and then we shall all fly over the walls, for it seems to me that there is no other way of getting into the castle.'

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "On the third day some of our chief men advised Guttorm to give it up, but that made him so furious that no one dared speak to him about it for another two days.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading "On the third day some of our chief men advised Guttorm to give it up, but that made him so furious that no one dared speak to him about it for another two days.

express in speech

From this reading "On the third day some of our chief men advised Guttorm to give it up, but that made him so furious that no one dared speak to him about it for another two days.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "On the third day some of our chief men advised Guttorm to give it up, but that made him so furious that no one dared speak to him about it for another two days.

hair resembling thatched roofing material

From this reading At the end of that time his nephew plucked up heart, and going to him, said-- "`Uncle, do you see the little birds that fly back and forward over the castle walls so freely, and build their nests in the thatch of the housetops?'

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "On the third day some of our chief men advised Guttorm to give it up, but that made him so furious that no one dared speak to him about it for another two days.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading At the end of that time his nephew plucked up heart, and going to him, said-- "`Uncle, do you see the little birds that fly back and forward over the castle walls so freely, and build their nests in the thatch of the housetops?'

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading `What then?'

in or at that place or location

From this reading "`My advice is,' says the nephew, `that you should order the men to make each a pair of wings like those the birds have, and then we shall all fly over the walls, for it seems to me that there is no other way of getting into the castle.'

one of three equal parts of a divisible whole

From this reading "On the third day some of our chief men advised Guttorm to give it up, but that made him so furious that no one dared speak to him about it for another two days.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading "`My advice is,' says the nephew, `that you should order the men to make each a pair of wings like those the birds have, and then we shall all fly over the walls, for it seems to me that there is no other way of getting into the castle.'

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading At the end of that time his nephew plucked up heart, and going to him, said-- "`Uncle, do you see the little birds that fly back and forward over the castle walls so freely, and build their nests in the thatch of the housetops?'

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "On the third day some of our chief men advised Guttorm to give it up, but that made him so furious that no one dared speak to him about it for another two days.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading "On the third day some of our chief men advised Guttorm to give it up, but that made him so furious that no one dared speak to him about it for another two days.

the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt

From this reading At the end of that time his nephew plucked up heart, and going to him, said-- "`Uncle, do you see the little birds that fly back and forward over the castle walls so freely, and build their nests in the thatch of the housetops?'

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading "On the third day some of our chief men advised Guttorm to give it up, but that made him so furious that no one dared speak to him about it for another two days.

plural of “wall” — 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 At the end of that time his nephew plucked up heart, and going to him, said-- "`Uncle, do you see the little birds that fly back and forward over the castle walls so freely, and build their nests in the thatch of the housetops?'

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading "`My advice is,' says the nephew, `that you should order the men to make each a pair of wings like those the birds have, and then we shall all fly over the walls, for it seems to me that there is no other way of getting into the castle.'

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "`My advice is,' says the nephew, `that you should order the men to make each a pair of wings like those the birds have, and then we shall all fly over the walls, for it seems to me that there is no other way of getting into the castle.'

used to ask for information about something

From this reading `What then?'

a means of flight or ascent

From this reading "`My advice is,' says the nephew, `that you should order the men to make each a pair of wings like those the birds have, and then we shall all fly over the walls, for it seems to me that there is no other way of getting into the castle.'

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading At the end of that time his nephew plucked up heart, and going to him, said-- "`Uncle, do you see the little birds that fly back and forward over the castle walls so freely, and build their nests in the thatch of the housetops?'