used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Everybody came to buy corn at the farm, and went away pouring maledictions on the Black Brothers.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading They asked what they liked, and got it, except from the poor, who could only beg, and several of whom were starved at their very door, without the slightest regard or notice.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Everybody came to buy corn at the farm, and went away pouring maledictions on the Black Brothers.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Everybody came to buy corn at the farm, and went away pouring maledictions on the Black Brothers.
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading They asked what they liked, and got it, except from the poor, who could only beg, and several of whom were starved at their very door, without the slightest regard or notice.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Everybody came to buy corn at the farm, and went away pouring maledictions on the Black Brothers.
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Everybody came to buy corn at the farm, and went away pouring maledictions on the Black Brothers.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading He turned and turned, and the roast got nice and brown.
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading Everybody came to buy corn at the farm, and went away pouring maledictions on the Black Brothers.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Gluck sat down quite close to the fire, for it was raining very hard, and the kitchen walls were by no means dry or comfortable-looking.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Everybody came to buy corn at the farm, and went away pouring maledictions on the Black Brothers.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading Gluck sat down quite close to the fire, for it was raining very hard, and the kitchen walls were by no means dry or comfortable-looking.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading It was drawing towards winter, and very cold weather, when one day the two elder brothers had gone out, with their usual warning to little Gluck, who was left to mind the roast, that he was to let nobody in, and give nothing out.
comfortable-looking
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From this reading Gluck sat down quite close to the fire, for it was raining very hard, and the kitchen walls were by no means dry or comfortable-looking.
tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times
From this reading Everybody came to buy corn at the farm, and went away pouring maledictions on the Black Brothers.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They asked what they liked, and got it, except from the poor, who could only beg, and several of whom were starved at their very door, without the slightest regard or notice.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It was drawing towards winter, and very cold weather, when one day the two elder brothers had gone out, with their usual warning to little Gluck, who was left to mind the roast, that he was to let nobody in, and give nothing out.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading They asked what they liked, and got it, except from the poor, who could only beg, and several of whom were starved at their very door, without the slightest regard or notice.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Gluck sat down quite close to the fire, for it was raining very hard, and the kitchen walls were by no means dry or comfortable-looking.
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading It was drawing towards winter, and very cold weather, when one day the two elder brothers had gone out, with their usual warning to little Gluck, who was left to mind the roast, that he was to let nobody in, and give nothing out.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading Gluck sat down quite close to the fire, for it was raining very hard, and the kitchen walls were by no means dry or comfortable-looking.
a person who is older than you are
From this reading It was drawing towards winter, and very cold weather, when one day the two elder brothers had gone out, with their usual warning to little Gluck, who was left to mind the roast, that he was to let nobody in, and give nothing out.
every person
From this reading Everybody came to buy corn at the farm, and went away pouring maledictions on the Black Brothers.
apart from; not including
From this reading They asked what they liked, and got it, except from the poor, who could only beg, and several of whom were starved at their very door, without the slightest regard or notice.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading Everybody came to buy corn at the farm, and went away pouring maledictions on the Black Brothers.
start firing a weapon
From this reading Gluck sat down quite close to the fire, for it was raining very hard, and the kitchen walls were by no means dry or comfortable-looking.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Gluck sat down quite close to the fire, for it was raining very hard, and the kitchen walls were by no means dry or comfortable-looking.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They asked what they liked, and got it, except from the poor, who could only beg, and several of whom were starved at their very door, without the slightest regard or notice.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading It was drawing towards winter, and very cold weather, when one day the two elder brothers had gone out, with their usual warning to little Gluck, who was left to mind the roast, that he was to let nobody in, and give nothing out.
GlucknounUS /ɡlʌk/
German composer of more than 100 operas (1714-1787)
From this reading It was drawing towards winter, and very cold weather, when one day the two elder brothers had gone out, with their usual warning to little Gluck, who was left to mind the roast, that he was to let nobody in, and give nothing out.
destroyed or killed
From this reading It was drawing towards winter, and very cold weather, when one day the two elder brothers had gone out, with their usual warning to little Gluck, who was left to mind the roast, that he was to let nobody in, and give nothing out.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading They asked what they liked, and got it, except from the poor, who could only beg, and several of whom were starved at their very door, without the slightest regard or notice.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was drawing towards winter, and very cold weather, when one day the two elder brothers had gone out, with their usual warning to little Gluck, who was left to mind the roast, that he was to let nobody in, and give nothing out.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Gluck sat down quite close to the fire, for it was raining very hard, and the kitchen walls were by no means dry or comfortable-looking.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was drawing towards winter, and very cold weather, when one day the two elder brothers had gone out, with their usual warning to little Gluck, who was left to mind the roast, that he was to let nobody in, and give nothing out.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was drawing towards winter, and very cold weather, when one day the two elder brothers had gone out, with their usual warning to little Gluck, who was left to mind the roast, that he was to let nobody in, and give nothing out.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They asked what they liked, and got it, except from the poor, who could only beg, and several of whom were starved at their very door, without the slightest regard or notice.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading Gluck sat down quite close to the fire, for it was raining very hard, and the kitchen walls were by no means dry or comfortable-looking.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading It was drawing towards winter, and very cold weather, when one day the two elder brothers had gone out, with their usual warning to little Gluck, who was left to mind the roast, that he was to let nobody in, and give nothing out.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading It was drawing towards winter, and very cold weather, when one day the two elder brothers had gone out, with their usual warning to little Gluck, who was left to mind the roast, that he was to let nobody in, and give nothing out.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading They asked what they liked, and got it, except from the poor, who could only beg, and several of whom were starved at their very door, without the slightest regard or notice.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It was drawing towards winter, and very cold weather, when one day the two elder brothers had gone out, with their usual warning to little Gluck, who was left to mind the roast, that he was to let nobody in, and give nothing out.
maledictions
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Everybody came to buy corn at the farm, and went away pouring maledictions on the Black Brothers.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading Gluck sat down quite close to the fire, for it was raining very hard, and the kitchen walls were by no means dry or comfortable-looking.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading It was drawing towards winter, and very cold weather, when one day the two elder brothers had gone out, with their usual warning to little Gluck, who was left to mind the roast, that he was to let nobody in, and give nothing out.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading He turned and turned, and the roast got nice and brown.
not any; not one
From this reading Gluck sat down quite close to the fire, for it was raining very hard, and the kitchen walls were by no means dry or comfortable-looking.
no person; not anyone
From this reading It was drawing towards winter, and very cold weather, when one day the two elder brothers had gone out, with their usual warning to little Gluck, who was left to mind the roast, that he was to let nobody in, and give nothing out.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading It was drawing towards winter, and very cold weather, when one day the two elder brothers had gone out, with their usual warning to little Gluck, who was left to mind the roast, that he was to let nobody in, and give nothing out.
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading They asked what they liked, and got it, except from the poor, who could only beg, and several of whom were starved at their very door, without the slightest regard or notice.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They asked what they liked, and got it, except from the poor, who could only beg, and several of whom were starved at their very door, without the slightest regard or notice.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Everybody came to buy corn at the farm, and went away pouring maledictions on the Black Brothers.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was drawing towards winter, and very cold weather, when one day the two elder brothers had gone out, with their usual warning to little Gluck, who was left to mind the roast, that he was to let nobody in, and give nothing out.
and nothing more
From this reading They asked what they liked, and got it, except from the poor, who could only beg, and several of whom were starved at their very door, without the slightest regard or notice.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They asked what they liked, and got it, except from the poor, who could only beg, and several of whom were starved at their very door, without the slightest regard or notice.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It was drawing towards winter, and very cold weather, when one day the two elder brothers had gone out, with their usual warning to little Gluck, who was left to mind the roast, that he was to let nobody in, and give nothing out.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading They asked what they liked, and got it, except from the poor, who could only beg, and several of whom were starved at their very door, without the slightest regard or notice.
pouringadjectiveUS /ˈpɔːrɪŋ/
flowing profusely
From this reading Everybody came to buy corn at the farm, and went away pouring maledictions on the Black Brothers.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Gluck sat down quite close to the fire, for it was raining very hard, and the kitchen walls were by no means dry or comfortable-looking.
rainingadjectiveUS /ˈreɪnɪŋ/
falling in drops or as if falling like rain
From this reading Gluck sat down quite close to the fire, for it was raining very hard, and the kitchen walls were by no means dry or comfortable-looking.
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading They asked what they liked, and got it, except from the poor, who could only beg, and several of whom were starved at their very door, without the slightest regard or notice.
roastverbUS /roʊst/
cook with dry heat, usually in an oven
From this reading It was drawing towards winter, and very cold weather, when one day the two elder brothers had gone out, with their usual warning to little Gluck, who was left to mind the roast, that he was to let nobody in, and give nothing out.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Gluck sat down quite close to the fire, for it was raining very hard, and the kitchen walls were by no means dry or comfortable-looking.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading They asked what they liked, and got it, except from the poor, who could only beg, and several of whom were starved at their very door, without the slightest regard or notice.
superlative of “slight” — (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with “a”) at least some
From this reading They asked what they liked, and got it, except from the poor, who could only beg, and several of whom were starved at their very door, without the slightest regard or notice.
starvedadjectiveUS /stɑːrvd/
suffering from lack of food
From this reading They asked what they liked, and got it, except from the poor, who could only beg, and several of whom were starved at their very door, without the slightest regard or notice.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was drawing towards winter, and very cold weather, when one day the two elder brothers had gone out, with their usual warning to little Gluck, who was left to mind the roast, that he was to let nobody in, and give nothing out.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Everybody came to buy corn at the farm, and went away pouring maledictions on the Black Brothers.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They asked what they liked, and got it, except from the poor, who could only beg, and several of whom were starved at their very door, without the slightest regard or notice.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They asked what they liked, and got it, except from the poor, who could only beg, and several of whom were starved at their very door, without the slightest regard or notice.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Everybody came to buy corn at the farm, and went away pouring maledictions on the Black Brothers.
in the direction of
From this reading It was drawing towards winter, and very cold weather, when one day the two elder brothers had gone out, with their usual warning to little Gluck, who was left to mind the roast, that he was to let nobody in, and give nothing out.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading He turned and turned, and the roast got nice and brown.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading It was drawing towards winter, and very cold weather, when one day the two elder brothers had gone out, with their usual warning to little Gluck, who was left to mind the roast, that he was to let nobody in, and give nothing out.
usualadjectiveUS /ˈjuːʒəwəl/
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading It was drawing towards winter, and very cold weather, when one day the two elder brothers had gone out, with their usual warning to little Gluck, who was left to mind the roast, that he was to let nobody in, and give nothing out.
precisely as stated
From this reading They asked what they liked, and got it, except from the poor, who could only beg, and several of whom were starved at their very door, without the slightest regard or notice.
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 Gluck sat down quite close to the fire, for it was raining very hard, and the kitchen walls were by no means dry or comfortable-looking.
a message informing of danger
From this reading It was drawing towards winter, and very cold weather, when one day the two elder brothers had gone out, with their usual warning to little Gluck, who was left to mind the roast, that he was to let nobody in, and give nothing out.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was drawing towards winter, and very cold weather, when one day the two elder brothers had gone out, with their usual warning to little Gluck, who was left to mind the roast, that he was to let nobody in, and give nothing out.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading It was drawing towards winter, and very cold weather, when one day the two elder brothers had gone out, with their usual warning to little Gluck, who was left to mind the roast, that he was to let nobody in, and give nothing out.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Everybody came to buy corn at the farm, and went away pouring maledictions on the Black Brothers.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They asked what they liked, and got it, except from the poor, who could only beg, and several of whom were starved at their very door, without the slightest regard or notice.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading They asked what they liked, and got it, except from the poor, who could only beg, and several of whom were starved at their very door, without the slightest regard or notice.
at the time that
From this reading It was drawing towards winter, and very cold weather, when one day the two elder brothers had gone out, with their usual warning to little Gluck, who was left to mind the roast, that he was to let nobody in, and give nothing out.
which person or people
From this reading They asked what they liked, and got it, except from the poor, who could only beg, and several of whom were starved at their very door, without the slightest regard or notice.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They asked what they liked, and got it, except from the poor, who could only beg, and several of whom were starved at their very door, without the slightest regard or notice.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading It was drawing towards winter, and very cold weather, when one day the two elder brothers had gone out, with their usual warning to little Gluck, who was left to mind the roast, that he was to let nobody in, and give nothing out.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was drawing towards winter, and very cold weather, when one day the two elder brothers had gone out, with their usual warning to little Gluck, who was left to mind the roast, that he was to let nobody in, and give nothing out.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading They asked what they liked, and got it, except from the poor, who could only beg, and several of whom were starved at their very door, without the slightest regard or notice.
