Chapter V · Chapter 5

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

From this reading Sleep was sweeter to the Prince that night than it had ever been upon a bed of down, and when he rose the next morning the monster's features did not seem half so stern and forbidding as they had done at first.

(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 The inside of the cave, too, looked much more light and blithesome, though it was a dark and frowning place enough still, with hard rock all round, and nothing but one window to let in a little sunshine.

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

From this reading Sleep was sweeter to the Prince that night than it had ever been upon a bed of down, and when he rose the next morning the monster's features did not seem half so stern and forbidding as they had done at first.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Sleep was sweeter to the Prince that night than it had ever been upon a bed of down, and when he rose the next morning the monster's features did not seem half so stern and forbidding as they had done at first.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Sleep was sweeter to the Prince that night than it had ever been upon a bed of down, and when he rose the next morning the monster's features did not seem half so stern and forbidding as they had done at first.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading Sleep was sweeter to the Prince that night than it had ever been upon a bed of down, and when he rose the next morning the monster's features did not seem half so stern and forbidding as they had done at first.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Sleep was sweeter to the Prince that night than it had ever been upon a bed of down, and when he rose the next morning the monster's features did not seem half so stern and forbidding as they had done at first.

carefree and happy and lighthearted

From this reading The inside of the cave, too, looked much more light and blithesome, though it was a dark and frowning place enough still, with hard rock all round, and nothing but one window to let in a little sunshine.

a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder

From this reading 'You must open the door for me, then,' said the Prince; 'for the bolt is so high up I cannot reach it.'

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The inside of the cave, too, looked much more light and blithesome, though it was a dark and frowning place enough still, with hard rock all round, and nothing but one window to let in a little sunshine.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading 'You cannot get out by the door through which you came in,' said the giant, 'for it is the door of Idleness.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading 'You cannot get out by the door through which you came in,' said the giant, 'for it is the door of Idleness.

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From this reading 'You must open the door for me, then,' said the Prince; 'for the bolt is so high up I cannot reach it.'

a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea

From this reading The inside of the cave, too, looked much more light and blithesome, though it was a dark and frowning place enough still, with hard rock all round, and nothing but one window to let in a little sunshine.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Necessity, however, did not intend to keep the Prince there, and as soon as he was up the giant said to him: 'Come, trudge; you must quit my cave, and go on.'

absence of light or illumination

From this reading The inside of the cave, too, looked much more light and blithesome, though it was a dark and frowning place enough still, with hard rock all round, and nothing but one window to let in a little sunshine.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Sleep was sweeter to the Prince that night than it had ever been upon a bed of down, and when he rose the next morning the monster's features did not seem half so stern and forbidding as they had done at first.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading Sleep was sweeter to the Prince that night than it had ever been upon a bed of down, and when he rose the next morning the monster's features did not seem half so stern and forbidding as they had done at first.

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading 'You must open the door for me, then,' said the Prince; 'for the bolt is so high up I cannot reach it.'

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Sleep was sweeter to the Prince that night than it had ever been upon a bed of down, and when he rose the next morning the monster's features did not seem half so stern and forbidding as they had done at first.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading The inside of the cave, too, looked much more light and blithesome, though it was a dark and frowning place enough still, with hard rock all round, and nothing but one window to let in a little sunshine.

at any time

From this reading Sleep was sweeter to the Prince that night than it had ever been upon a bed of down, and when he rose the next morning the monster's features did not seem half so stern and forbidding as they had done at first.

plural of “feature” — a prominent attribute or aspect of something

From this reading Sleep was sweeter to the Prince that night than it had ever been upon a bed of down, and when he rose the next morning the monster's features did not seem half so stern and forbidding as they had done at first.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Sleep was sweeter to the Prince that night than it had ever been upon a bed of down, and when he rose the next morning the monster's features did not seem half so stern and forbidding as they had done at first.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading 'You must open the door for me, then,' said the Prince; 'for the bolt is so high up I cannot reach it.'

harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance

From this reading Sleep was sweeter to the Prince that night than it had ever been upon a bed of down, and when he rose the next morning the monster's features did not seem half so stern and forbidding as they had done at first.

showing displeasure or anger

From this reading The inside of the cave, too, looked much more light and blithesome, though it was a dark and frowning place enough still, with hard rock all round, and nothing but one window to let in a little sunshine.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading 'You cannot get out by the door through which you came in,' said the giant, 'for it is the door of Idleness.

any creature of exceptional size

From this reading Necessity, however, did not intend to keep the Prince there, and as soon as he was up the giant said to him: 'Come, trudge; you must quit my cave, and go on.'

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Necessity, however, did not intend to keep the Prince there, and as soon as he was up the giant said to him: 'Come, trudge; you must quit my cave, and go on.'

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Sleep was sweeter to the Prince that night than it had ever been upon a bed of down, and when he rose the next morning the monster's features did not seem half so stern and forbidding as they had done at first.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading Sleep was sweeter to the Prince that night than it had ever been upon a bed of down, and when he rose the next morning the monster's features did not seem half so stern and forbidding as they had done at first.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading The inside of the cave, too, looked much more light and blithesome, though it was a dark and frowning place enough still, with hard rock all round, and nothing but one window to let in a little sunshine.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Sleep was sweeter to the Prince that night than it had ever been upon a bed of down, and when he rose the next morning the monster's features did not seem half so stern and forbidding as they had done at first.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading 'You must open the door for me, then,' said the Prince; 'for the bolt is so high up I cannot reach it.'

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

From this reading Necessity, however, did not intend to keep the Prince there, and as soon as he was up the giant said to him: 'Come, trudge; you must quit my cave, and go on.'

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading Necessity, however, did not intend to keep the Prince there, and as soon as he was up the giant said to him: 'Come, trudge; you must quit my cave, and go on.'

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

From this reading 'You must open the door for me, then,' said the Prince; 'for the bolt is so high up I cannot reach it.'

having no employment

From this reading 'You cannot get out by the door through which you came in,' said the giant, 'for it is the door of Idleness.

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

From this reading The inside of the cave, too, looked much more light and blithesome, though it was a dark and frowning place enough still, with hard rock all round, and nothing but one window to let in a little sunshine.

relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space

From this reading The inside of the cave, too, looked much more light and blithesome, though it was a dark and frowning place enough still, with hard rock all round, and nothing but one window to let in a little sunshine.

have in mind as a purpose

From this reading Necessity, however, did not intend to keep the Prince there, and as soon as he was up the giant said to him: 'Come, trudge; you must quit my cave, and go on.'

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

From this reading 'You must open the door for me, then,' said the Prince; 'for the bolt is so high up I cannot reach it.'

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Sleep was sweeter to the Prince that night than it had ever been upon a bed of down, and when he rose the next morning the monster's features did not seem half so stern and forbidding as they had done at first.

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading Necessity, however, did not intend to keep the Prince there, and as soon as he was up the giant said to him: 'Come, trudge; you must quit my cave, and go on.'

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading The inside of the cave, too, looked much more light and blithesome, though it was a dark and frowning place enough still, with hard rock all round, and nothing but one window to let in a little sunshine.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading The inside of the cave, too, looked much more light and blithesome, though it was a dark and frowning place enough still, with hard rock all round, and nothing but one window to let in a little sunshine.

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

From this reading The inside of the cave, too, looked much more light and blithesome, though it was a dark and frowning place enough still, with hard rock all round, and nothing but one window to let in a little sunshine.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading The inside of the cave, too, looked much more light and blithesome, though it was a dark and frowning place enough still, with hard rock all round, and nothing but one window to let in a little sunshine.

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

From this reading 'You must open the door for me, then,' said the Prince; 'for the bolt is so high up I cannot reach it.'

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

From this reading Sleep was sweeter to the Prince that night than it had ever been upon a bed of down, and when he rose the next morning the monster's features did not seem half so stern and forbidding as they had done at first.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading The inside of the cave, too, looked much more light and blithesome, though it was a dark and frowning place enough still, with hard rock all round, and nothing but one window to let in a little sunshine.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading Sleep was sweeter to the Prince that night than it had ever been upon a bed of down, and when he rose the next morning the monster's features did not seem half so stern and forbidding as they had done at first.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading The inside of the cave, too, looked much more light and blithesome, though it was a dark and frowning place enough still, with hard rock all round, and nothing but one window to let in a little sunshine.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading Necessity, however, did not intend to keep the Prince there, and as soon as he was up the giant said to him: 'Come, trudge; you must quit my cave, and go on.'

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Necessity, however, did not intend to keep the Prince there, and as soon as he was up the giant said to him: 'Come, trudge; you must quit my cave, and go on.'

the condition of being essential or indispensable

From this reading Necessity, however, did not intend to keep the Prince there, and as soon as he was up the giant said to him: 'Come, trudge; you must quit my cave, and go on.'

immediately following in time or order

From this reading Sleep was sweeter to the Prince that night than it had ever been upon a bed of down, and when he rose the next morning the monster's features did not seem half so stern and forbidding as they had done at first.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading Sleep was sweeter to the Prince that night than it had ever been upon a bed of down, and when he rose the next morning the monster's features did not seem half so stern and forbidding as they had done at first.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Sleep was sweeter to the Prince that night than it had ever been upon a bed of down, and when he rose the next morning the monster's features did not seem half so stern and forbidding as they had done at first.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading The inside of the cave, too, looked much more light and blithesome, though it was a dark and frowning place enough still, with hard rock all round, and nothing but one window to let in a little sunshine.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Sleep was sweeter to the Prince that night than it had ever been upon a bed of down, and when he rose the next morning the monster's features did not seem half so stern and forbidding as they had done at first.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Necessity, however, did not intend to keep the Prince there, and as soon as he was up the giant said to him: 'Come, trudge; you must quit my cave, and go on.'

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading The inside of the cave, too, looked much more light and blithesome, though it was a dark and frowning place enough still, with hard rock all round, and nothing but one window to let in a little sunshine.

To move from a closed position.

From this reading 'You must open the door for me, then,' said the Prince; 'for the bolt is so high up I cannot reach it.'

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading 'You cannot get out by the door through which you came in,' said the giant, 'for it is the door of Idleness.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading The inside of the cave, too, looked much more light and blithesome, though it was a dark and frowning place enough still, with hard rock all round, and nothing but one window to let in a little sunshine.

a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)

From this reading Sleep was sweeter to the Prince that night than it had ever been upon a bed of down, and when he rose the next morning the monster's features did not seem half so stern and forbidding as they had done at first.

put an end to a state or an activity

From this reading Necessity, however, did not intend to keep the Prince there, and as soon as he was up the giant said to him: 'Come, trudge; you must quit my cave, and go on.'

reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading 'You must open the door for me, then,' said the Prince; 'for the bolt is so high up I cannot reach it.'

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading The inside of the cave, too, looked much more light and blithesome, though it was a dark and frowning place enough still, with hard rock all round, and nothing but one window to let in a little sunshine.

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading Sleep was sweeter to the Prince that night than it had ever been upon a bed of down, and when he rose the next morning the monster's features did not seem half so stern and forbidding as they had done at first.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading The inside of the cave, too, looked much more light and blithesome, though it was a dark and frowning place enough still, with hard rock all round, and nothing but one window to let in a little sunshine.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading Necessity, however, did not intend to keep the Prince there, and as soon as he was up the giant said to him: 'Come, trudge; you must quit my cave, and go on.'

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading Sleep was sweeter to the Prince that night than it had ever been upon a bed of down, and when he rose the next morning the monster's features did not seem half so stern and forbidding as they had done at first.

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading Sleep was sweeter to the Prince that night than it had ever been upon a bed of down, and when he rose the next morning the monster's features did not seem half so stern and forbidding as they had done at first.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Sleep was sweeter to the Prince that night than it had ever been upon a bed of down, and when he rose the next morning the monster's features did not seem half so stern and forbidding as they had done at first.

in the near future

From this reading Necessity, however, did not intend to keep the Prince there, and as soon as he was up the giant said to him: 'Come, trudge; you must quit my cave, and go on.'

of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect

From this reading Sleep was sweeter to the Prince that night than it had ever been upon a bed of down, and when he rose the next morning the monster's features did not seem half so stern and forbidding as they had done at first.

not in physical motion

From this reading The inside of the cave, too, looked much more light and blithesome, though it was a dark and frowning place enough still, with hard rock all round, and nothing but one window to let in a little sunshine.

the rays of the sun

From this reading The inside of the cave, too, looked much more light and blithesome, though it was a dark and frowning place enough still, with hard rock all round, and nothing but one window to let in a little sunshine.

comparative of “sweet” — having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading Sleep was sweeter to the Prince that night than it had ever been upon a bed of down, and when he rose the next morning the monster's features did not seem half so stern and forbidding as they had done at first.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Sleep was sweeter to the Prince that night than it had ever been upon a bed of down, and when he rose the next morning the monster's features did not seem half so stern and forbidding as they had done at first.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Sleep was sweeter to the Prince that night than it had ever been upon a bed of down, and when he rose the next morning the monster's features did not seem half so stern and forbidding as they had done at first.

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

From this reading Sleep was sweeter to the Prince that night than it had ever been upon a bed of down, and when he rose the next morning the monster's features did not seem half so stern and forbidding as they had done at first.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading 'You must open the door for me, then,' said the Prince; 'for the bolt is so high up I cannot reach it.'

in or at that place or location

From this reading Necessity, however, did not intend to keep the Prince there, and as soon as he was up the giant said to him: 'Come, trudge; you must quit my cave, and go on.'

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Sleep was sweeter to the Prince that night than it had ever been upon a bed of down, and when he rose the next morning the monster's features did not seem half so stern and forbidding as they had done at first.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading The inside of the cave, too, looked much more light and blithesome, though it was a dark and frowning place enough still, with hard rock all round, and nothing but one window to let in a little sunshine.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading 'You cannot get out by the door through which you came in,' said the giant, 'for it is the door of Idleness.

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

From this reading Sleep was sweeter to the Prince that night than it had ever been upon a bed of down, and when he rose the next morning the monster's features did not seem half so stern and forbidding as they had done at first.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading The inside of the cave, too, looked much more light and blithesome, though it was a dark and frowning place enough still, with hard rock all round, and nothing but one window to let in a little sunshine.

walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud

From this reading Necessity, however, did not intend to keep the Prince there, and as soon as he was up the giant said to him: 'Come, trudge; you must quit my cave, and go on.'

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

From this reading Necessity, however, did not intend to keep the Prince there, and as soon as he was up the giant said to him: 'Come, trudge; you must quit my cave, and go on.'

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Sleep was sweeter to the Prince that night than it had ever been upon a bed of down, and when he rose the next morning the monster's features did not seem half so stern and forbidding as they had done at first.

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

From this reading Sleep was sweeter to the Prince that night than it had ever been upon a bed of down, and when he rose the next morning the monster's features did not seem half so stern and forbidding as they had done at first.

at the time that

From this reading Sleep was sweeter to the Prince that night than it had ever been upon a bed of down, and when he rose the next morning the monster's features did not seem half so stern and forbidding as they had done at first.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading 'You cannot get out by the door through which you came in,' said the giant, 'for it is the door of Idleness.

a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air

From this reading The inside of the cave, too, looked much more light and blithesome, though it was a dark and frowning place enough still, with hard rock all round, and nothing but one window to let in a little sunshine.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The inside of the cave, too, looked much more light and blithesome, though it was a dark and frowning place enough still, with hard rock all round, and nothing but one window to let in a little sunshine.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Necessity, however, did not intend to keep the Prince there, and as soon as he was up the giant said to him: 'Come, trudge; you must quit my cave, and go on.'