used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For a long weary while I have been waiting for such a messenger as you.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading I have been ferrying passengers across for these twenty years, and not one of them has done anything to help me.
Ah
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From this reading "Ah, then you are very welcome.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have been ferrying passengers across for these twenty years, and not one of them has done anything to help me.
any thing at all
From this reading I have been ferrying passengers across for these twenty years, and not one of them has done anything to help me.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Ah, then you are very welcome.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For a long weary while I have been waiting for such a messenger as you.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading If you will promise to ask Dede-Vsevede when I shall be released from my toil I will row you across."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If you will promise to ask Dede-Vsevede when I shall be released from my toil I will row you across."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For a long weary while I have been waiting for such a messenger as you.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading "To Dede-Vsevede's castle for three of his golden hairs."
Dede-Vsevede
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From this reading If you will promise to ask Dede-Vsevede when I shall be released from my toil I will row you across."
Dede-Vsevede's
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From this reading "To Dede-Vsevede's castle for three of his golden hairs."
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading I have been ferrying passengers across for these twenty years, and not one of them has done anything to help me.
ferryingnounUS /ˈferiɪŋ/
transport by boat or aircraft
From this reading I have been ferrying passengers across for these twenty years, and not one of them has done anything to help me.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "To Dede-Vsevede's castle for three of his golden hairs."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading If you will promise to ask Dede-Vsevede when I shall be released from my toil I will row you across."
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading "To Dede-Vsevede's castle for three of his golden hairs."
hairsnounUS /herz/
plural of “hair” — a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading "To Dede-Vsevede's castle for three of his golden hairs."
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I have been ferrying passengers across for these twenty years, and not one of them has done anything to help me.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading For a long weary while I have been waiting for such a messenger as you.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading I have been ferrying passengers across for these twenty years, and not one of them has done anything to help me.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "To Dede-Vsevede's castle for three of his golden hairs."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading For a long weary while I have been waiting for such a messenger as you.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you will promise to ask Dede-Vsevede when I shall be released from my toil I will row you across."
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading For a long weary while I have been waiting for such a messenger as you.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I have been ferrying passengers across for these twenty years, and not one of them has done anything to help me.
a person who carries a message
From this reading For a long weary while I have been waiting for such a messenger as you.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading If you will promise to ask Dede-Vsevede when I shall be released from my toil I will row you across."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I have been ferrying passengers across for these twenty years, and not one of them has done anything to help me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "To Dede-Vsevede's castle for three of his golden hairs."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I have been ferrying passengers across for these twenty years, and not one of them has done anything to help me.
passengersnounUS /ˈpæsəndʒərz/
plural of “passenger” — a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
From this reading I have been ferrying passengers across for these twenty years, and not one of them has done anything to help me.
make a promise or commitment
From this reading If you will promise to ask Dede-Vsevede when I shall be released from my toil I will row you across."
releasedverbUS /riˈliːst/
past form of “release” — release, as from one's grip
From this reading If you will promise to ask Dede-Vsevede when I shall be released from my toil I will row you across."
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading If you will promise to ask Dede-Vsevede when I shall be released from my toil I will row you across."
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading If you will promise to ask Dede-Vsevede when I shall be released from my toil I will row you across."
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading For a long weary while I have been waiting for such a messenger as you.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I have been ferrying passengers across for these twenty years, and not one of them has done anything to help me.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Ah, then you are very welcome.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I have been ferrying passengers across for these twenty years, and not one of them has done anything to help me.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading "To Dede-Vsevede's castle for three of his golden hairs."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "To Dede-Vsevede's castle for three of his golden hairs."
toilverbUS /tɔɪl/
work hard
From this reading If you will promise to ask Dede-Vsevede when I shall be released from my toil I will row you across."
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading I have been ferrying passengers across for these twenty years, and not one of them has done anything to help me.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Ah, then you are very welcome.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading For a long weary while I have been waiting for such a messenger as you.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading For a long weary while I have been waiting for such a messenger as you.
accept gladly
From this reading "Ah, then you are very welcome.
at the time that
From this reading If you will promise to ask Dede-Vsevede when I shall be released from my toil I will row you across."
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading For a long weary while I have been waiting for such a messenger as you.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading If you will promise to ask Dede-Vsevede when I shall be released from my toil I will row you across."
a late time of life
From this reading I have been ferrying passengers across for these twenty years, and not one of them has done anything to help me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Ah, then you are very welcome.
