used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When they came to the next brook the sister heard this also say, “Who drinks of me will be a wolf; who drinks of me will be a wolf.”
in addition
From this reading When they came to the next brook the sister heard this also say, “Who drinks of me will be a wolf; who drinks of me will be a wolf.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then the sister cried out, “Pray, dear brother, do not drink, or you will become a wolf, and devour me.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And when they came to the third brook the sister heard how it said as it ran, “Who drinks of me will be a roebuck; who drinks of me will be a roebuck.”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The sister said, “Oh, I pray you, dear brother, do not drink, or you will become a roebuck, and run away from me.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When they came to the next brook the sister heard this also say, “Who drinks of me will be a wolf; who drinks of me will be a wolf.”
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Then the sister cried out, “Pray, dear brother, do not drink, or you will become a wolf, and devour me.”
brooknounUS /brʊk/
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading When they came to the next brook the sister heard this also say, “Who drinks of me will be a wolf; who drinks of me will be a wolf.”
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Then the sister cried out, “Pray, dear brother, do not drink, or you will become a wolf, and devour me.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The brother did not drink, and said, “I will wait until we come to the next spring, but then I must drink, say what you like; for my thirst is too great.”
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When they came to the next brook the sister heard this also say, “Who drinks of me will be a wolf; who drinks of me will be a wolf.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The brother did not drink, and said, “I will wait until we come to the next spring, but then I must drink, say what you like; for my thirst is too great.”
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Then the sister cried out, “Pray, dear brother, do not drink, or you will become a wolf, and devour me.”
dearly loved
From this reading Then the sister cried out, “Pray, dear brother, do not drink, or you will become a wolf, and devour me.”
devourverbUS /dɪˈvaʊər/
destroy completely
From this reading Then the sister cried out, “Pray, dear brother, do not drink, or you will become a wolf, and devour me.”
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The brother did not drink, and said, “I will wait until we come to the next spring, but then I must drink, say what you like; for my thirst is too great.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Then the sister cried out, “Pray, dear brother, do not drink, or you will become a wolf, and devour me.”
take in liquids
From this reading Then the sister cried out, “Pray, dear brother, do not drink, or you will become a wolf, and devour me.”
drinksnounUS /drɪŋks/
plural of “drink” — a single serving of a beverage
From this reading When they came to the next brook the sister heard this also say, “Who drinks of me will be a wolf; who drinks of me will be a wolf.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The brother did not drink, and said, “I will wait until we come to the next spring, but then I must drink, say what you like; for my thirst is too great.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The sister said, “Oh, I pray you, dear brother, do not drink, or you will become a roebuck, and run away from me.”
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The brother did not drink, and said, “I will wait until we come to the next spring, but then I must drink, say what you like; for my thirst is too great.”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading When they came to the next brook the sister heard this also say, “Who drinks of me will be a wolf; who drinks of me will be a wolf.”
how
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From this reading And when they came to the third brook the sister heard how it said as it ran, “Who drinks of me will be a roebuck; who drinks of me will be a roebuck.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The brother did not drink, and said, “I will wait until we come to the next spring, but then I must drink, say what you like; for my thirst is too great.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The brother did not drink, and said, “I will wait until we come to the next spring, but then I must drink, say what you like; for my thirst is too great.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And when they came to the third brook the sister heard how it said as it ran, “Who drinks of me will be a roebuck; who drinks of me will be a roebuck.”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The brother did not drink, and said, “I will wait until we come to the next spring, but then I must drink, say what you like; for my thirst is too great.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When they came to the next brook the sister heard this also say, “Who drinks of me will be a wolf; who drinks of me will be a wolf.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The brother did not drink, and said, “I will wait until we come to the next spring, but then I must drink, say what you like; for my thirst is too great.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The brother did not drink, and said, “I will wait until we come to the next spring, but then I must drink, say what you like; for my thirst is too great.”
immediately following in time or order
From this reading When they came to the next brook the sister heard this also say, “Who drinks of me will be a wolf; who drinks of me will be a wolf.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Then the sister cried out, “Pray, dear brother, do not drink, or you will become a wolf, and devour me.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When they came to the next brook the sister heard this also say, “Who drinks of me will be a wolf; who drinks of me will be a wolf.”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading The sister said, “Oh, I pray you, dear brother, do not drink, or you will become a roebuck, and run away from me.”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Then the sister cried out, “Pray, dear brother, do not drink, or you will become a wolf, and devour me.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Then the sister cried out, “Pray, dear brother, do not drink, or you will become a wolf, and devour me.”
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading Then the sister cried out, “Pray, dear brother, do not drink, or you will become a wolf, and devour me.”
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading And when they came to the third brook the sister heard how it said as it ran, “Who drinks of me will be a roebuck; who drinks of me will be a roebuck.”
roebucknounUS /ˈroʊbʌk/
male roe deer
From this reading And when they came to the third brook the sister heard how it said as it ran, “Who drinks of me will be a roebuck; who drinks of me will be a roebuck.”
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading The sister said, “Oh, I pray you, dear brother, do not drink, or you will become a roebuck, and run away from me.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The brother did not drink, and said, “I will wait until we come to the next spring, but then I must drink, say what you like; for my thirst is too great.”
express in words
From this reading When they came to the next brook the sister heard this also say, “Who drinks of me will be a wolf; who drinks of me will be a wolf.”
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading When they came to the next brook the sister heard this also say, “Who drinks of me will be a wolf; who drinks of me will be a wolf.”
the season of growth
From this reading The brother did not drink, and said, “I will wait until we come to the next spring, but then I must drink, say what you like; for my thirst is too great.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When they came to the next brook the sister heard this also say, “Who drinks of me will be a wolf; who drinks of me will be a wolf.”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then the sister cried out, “Pray, dear brother, do not drink, or you will become a wolf, and devour me.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they came to the next brook the sister heard this also say, “Who drinks of me will be a wolf; who drinks of me will be a wolf.”
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading And when they came to the third brook the sister heard how it said as it ran, “Who drinks of me will be a roebuck; who drinks of me will be a roebuck.”
thirstnounUS /θɜːrst/
a physiological need to drink
From this reading The brother did not drink, and said, “I will wait until we come to the next spring, but then I must drink, say what you like; for my thirst is too great.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading When they came to the next brook the sister heard this also say, “Who drinks of me will be a wolf; who drinks of me will be a wolf.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When they came to the next brook the sister heard this also say, “Who drinks of me will be a wolf; who drinks of me will be a wolf.”
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading The brother did not drink, and said, “I will wait until we come to the next spring, but then I must drink, say what you like; for my thirst is too great.”
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The brother did not drink, and said, “I will wait until we come to the next spring, but then I must drink, say what you like; for my thirst is too great.”
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading The brother did not drink, and said, “I will wait until we come to the next spring, but then I must drink, say what you like; for my thirst is too great.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The brother did not drink, and said, “I will wait until we come to the next spring, but then I must drink, say what you like; for my thirst is too great.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The brother did not drink, and said, “I will wait until we come to the next spring, but then I must drink, say what you like; for my thirst is too great.”
at the time that
From this reading When they came to the next brook the sister heard this also say, “Who drinks of me will be a wolf; who drinks of me will be a wolf.”
which person or people
From this reading When they came to the next brook the sister heard this also say, “Who drinks of me will be a wolf; who drinks of me will be a wolf.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading When they came to the next brook the sister heard this also say, “Who drinks of me will be a wolf; who drinks of me will be a wolf.”
any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading When they came to the next brook the sister heard this also say, “Who drinks of me will be a wolf; who drinks of me will be a wolf.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Then the sister cried out, “Pray, dear brother, do not drink, or you will become a wolf, and devour me.”
