past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading “But you have peeped into the kettles as well; it is lucky for you that you added fresh logs to them, or else your life would have been forfeited; now that your time is up, will you go home again?”
anew
From this reading “But you have peeped into the kettles as well; it is lucky for you that you added fresh logs to them, or else your life would have been forfeited; now that your time is up, will you go home again?”
(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 soldier held his peace, and did as the Devil bade him, but he was not at all satisfied with his wages.
in addition
From this reading You must also go unwashed and uncombed, with long hair on your head and beard, and with uncut nails and dim eyes, and when you are asked whence you come, you must say, “From hell,” and when you are asked who you are, you are to say, “The Devil’s sooty brother, and my King as well.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Devil said, “In order that you may receive the wages you have earned, go and fill your knapsack full of the sweepings, and take it home with you.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You must also go unwashed and uncombed, with long hair on your head and beard, and with uncut nails and dim eyes, and when you are asked whence you come, you must say, “From hell,” and when you are asked who you are, you are to say, “The Devil’s sooty brother, and my King as well.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “But you have peeped into the kettles as well; it is lucky for you that you added fresh logs to them, or else your life would have been forfeited; now that your time is up, will you go home again?”
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading You must also go unwashed and uncombed, with long hair on your head and beard, and with uncut nails and dim eyes, and when you are asked whence you come, you must say, “From hell,” and when you are asked who you are, you are to say, “The Devil’s sooty brother, and my King as well.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Yes,” said the soldier, “I should very much like to see what my father is doing at home.”
a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
From this reading The soldier held his peace, and did as the Devil bade him, but he was not at all satisfied with his wages.
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading You must also go unwashed and uncombed, with long hair on your head and beard, and with uncut nails and dim eyes, and when you are asked whence you come, you must say, “From hell,” and when you are asked who you are, you are to say, “The Devil’s sooty brother, and my King as well.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “But you have peeped into the kettles as well; it is lucky for you that you added fresh logs to them, or else your life would have been forfeited; now that your time is up, will you go home again?”
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading You must also go unwashed and uncombed, with long hair on your head and beard, and with uncut nails and dim eyes, and when you are asked whence you come, you must say, “From hell,” and when you are asked who you are, you are to say, “The Devil’s sooty brother, and my King as well.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But you have peeped into the kettles as well; it is lucky for you that you added fresh logs to them, or else your life would have been forfeited; now that your time is up, will you go home again?”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading You must also go unwashed and uncombed, with long hair on your head and beard, and with uncut nails and dim eyes, and when you are asked whence you come, you must say, “From hell,” and when you are asked who you are, you are to say, “The Devil’s sooty brother, and my King as well.”
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading The Devil said, “In order that you may receive the wages you have earned, go and fill your knapsack full of the sweepings, and take it home with you.
Devil'snounUS /ˈdevəlz/
possessive form of “devil” — (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading You must also go unwashed and uncombed, with long hair on your head and beard, and with uncut nails and dim eyes, and when you are asked whence you come, you must say, “From hell,” and when you are asked who you are, you are to say, “The Devil’s sooty brother, and my King as well.”
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The soldier held his peace, and did as the Devil bade him, but he was not at all satisfied with his wages.
lacking in light; not bright or harsh
From this reading You must also go unwashed and uncombed, with long hair on your head and beard, and with uncut nails and dim eyes, and when you are asked whence you come, you must say, “From hell,” and when you are asked who you are, you are to say, “The Devil’s sooty brother, and my King as well.”
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading “Yes,” said the soldier, “I should very much like to see what my father is doing at home.”
earnedadjectiveUS /ɜːrnd/
gained or acquired; especially through merit or as a result of effort or action
From this reading The Devil said, “In order that you may receive the wages you have earned, go and fill your knapsack full of the sweepings, and take it home with you.
else
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But you have peeped into the kettles as well; it is lucky for you that you added fresh logs to them, or else your life would have been forfeited; now that your time is up, will you go home again?”
opinion or judgment
From this reading You must also go unwashed and uncombed, with long hair on your head and beard, and with uncut nails and dim eyes, and when you are asked whence you come, you must say, “From hell,” and when you are asked who you are, you are to say, “The Devil’s sooty brother, and my King as well.”
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “Yes,” said the soldier, “I should very much like to see what my father is doing at home.”
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
From this reading The Devil said, “In order that you may receive the wages you have earned, go and fill your knapsack full of the sweepings, and take it home with you.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “But you have peeped into the kettles as well; it is lucky for you that you added fresh logs to them, or else your life would have been forfeited; now that your time is up, will you go home again?”
forfeitedadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrfɪtɪd/
surrendered as a penalty
From this reading “But you have peeped into the kettles as well; it is lucky for you that you added fresh logs to them, or else your life would have been forfeited; now that your time is up, will you go home again?”
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading “But you have peeped into the kettles as well; it is lucky for you that you added fresh logs to them, or else your life would have been forfeited; now that your time is up, will you go home again?”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading You must also go unwashed and uncombed, with long hair on your head and beard, and with uncut nails and dim eyes, and when you are asked whence you come, you must say, “From hell,” and when you are asked who you are, you are to say, “The Devil’s sooty brother, and my King as well.”
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading The Devil said, “In order that you may receive the wages you have earned, go and fill your knapsack full of the sweepings, and take it home with you.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “But you have peeped into the kettles as well; it is lucky for you that you added fresh logs to them, or else your life would have been forfeited; now that your time is up, will you go home again?”
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 You must also go unwashed and uncombed, with long hair on your head and beard, and with uncut nails and dim eyes, and when you are asked whence you come, you must say, “From hell,” and when you are asked who you are, you are to say, “The Devil’s sooty brother, and my King as well.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “But you have peeped into the kettles as well; it is lucky for you that you added fresh logs to them, or else your life would have been forfeited; now that your time is up, will you go home again?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The soldier held his peace, and did as the Devil bade him, but he was not at all satisfied with his wages.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading You must also go unwashed and uncombed, with long hair on your head and beard, and with uncut nails and dim eyes, and when you are asked whence you come, you must say, “From hell,” and when you are asked who you are, you are to say, “The Devil’s sooty brother, and my King as well.”
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading The soldier held his peace, and did as the Devil bade him, but he was not at all satisfied with his wages.
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading You must also go unwashed and uncombed, with long hair on your head and beard, and with uncut nails and dim eyes, and when you are asked whence you come, you must say, “From hell,” and when you are asked who you are, you are to say, “The Devil’s sooty brother, and my King as well.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The soldier held his peace, and did as the Devil bade him, but he was not at all satisfied with his wages.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The soldier held his peace, and did as the Devil bade him, but he was not at all satisfied with his wages.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “But you have peeped into the kettles as well; it is lucky for you that you added fresh logs to them, or else your life would have been forfeited; now that your time is up, will you go home again?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Yes,” said the soldier, “I should very much like to see what my father is doing at home.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Devil said, “In order that you may receive the wages you have earned, go and fill your knapsack full of the sweepings, and take it home with you.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “But you have peeped into the kettles as well; it is lucky for you that you added fresh logs to them, or else your life would have been forfeited; now that your time is up, will you go home again?”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “But you have peeped into the kettles as well; it is lucky for you that you added fresh logs to them, or else your life would have been forfeited; now that your time is up, will you go home again?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “But you have peeped into the kettles as well; it is lucky for you that you added fresh logs to them, or else your life would have been forfeited; now that your time is up, will you go home again?”
kettlesnounUS /ˈketəlz/
plural of “kettle” — a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid
From this reading “But you have peeped into the kettles as well; it is lucky for you that you added fresh logs to them, or else your life would have been forfeited; now that your time is up, will you go home again?”
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading You must also go unwashed and uncombed, with long hair on your head and beard, and with uncut nails and dim eyes, and when you are asked whence you come, you must say, “From hell,” and when you are asked who you are, you are to say, “The Devil’s sooty brother, and my King as well.”
knapsacknounUS /ˈnæpsæk/
a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder
From this reading The Devil said, “In order that you may receive the wages you have earned, go and fill your knapsack full of the sweepings, and take it home with you.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “But you have peeped into the kettles as well; it is lucky for you that you added fresh logs to them, or else your life would have been forfeited; now that your time is up, will you go home again?”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Yes,” said the soldier, “I should very much like to see what my father is doing at home.”
logsnounUS /lɔːɡz/
plural of “log” — a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches
From this reading “But you have peeped into the kettles as well; it is lucky for you that you added fresh logs to them, or else your life would have been forfeited; now that your time is up, will you go home again?”
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 You must also go unwashed and uncombed, with long hair on your head and beard, and with uncut nails and dim eyes, and when you are asked whence you come, you must say, “From hell,” and when you are asked who you are, you are to say, “The Devil’s sooty brother, and my King as well.”
occurring by chance
From this reading “But you have peeped into the kettles as well; it is lucky for you that you added fresh logs to them, or else your life would have been forfeited; now that your time is up, will you go home again?”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The Devil said, “In order that you may receive the wages you have earned, go and fill your knapsack full of the sweepings, and take it home with you.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “Yes,” said the soldier, “I should very much like to see what my father is doing at home.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You must also go unwashed and uncombed, with long hair on your head and beard, and with uncut nails and dim eyes, and when you are asked whence you come, you must say, “From hell,” and when you are asked who you are, you are to say, “The Devil’s sooty brother, and my King as well.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Yes,” said the soldier, “I should very much like to see what my father is doing at home.”
nailsnounUS /neɪlz/
plural of “nail” — horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits
From this reading You must also go unwashed and uncombed, with long hair on your head and beard, and with uncut nails and dim eyes, and when you are asked whence you come, you must say, “From hell,” and when you are asked who you are, you are to say, “The Devil’s sooty brother, and my King as well.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The soldier held his peace, and did as the Devil bade him, but he was not at all satisfied with his wages.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “But you have peeped into the kettles as well; it is lucky for you that you added fresh logs to them, or else your life would have been forfeited; now that your time is up, will you go home again?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Devil said, “In order that you may receive the wages you have earned, go and fill your knapsack full of the sweepings, and take it home with you.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading You must also go unwashed and uncombed, with long hair on your head and beard, and with uncut nails and dim eyes, and when you are asked whence you come, you must say, “From hell,” and when you are asked who you are, you are to say, “The Devil’s sooty brother, and my King as well.”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “But you have peeped into the kettles as well; it is lucky for you that you added fresh logs to them, or else your life would have been forfeited; now that your time is up, will you go home again?”
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading The Devil said, “In order that you may receive the wages you have earned, go and fill your knapsack full of the sweepings, and take it home with you.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading The soldier held his peace, and did as the Devil bade him, but he was not at all satisfied with his wages.
peepedverbUS /piːpt/
past form of “peep” — look furtively
From this reading “But you have peeped into the kettles as well; it is lucky for you that you added fresh logs to them, or else your life would have been forfeited; now that your time is up, will you go home again?”
get something; come into possession of
From this reading The Devil said, “In order that you may receive the wages you have earned, go and fill your knapsack full of the sweepings, and take it home with you.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Yes,” said the soldier, “I should very much like to see what my father is doing at home.”
filled with satisfaction
From this reading The soldier held his peace, and did as the Devil bade him, but he was not at all satisfied with his wages.
express in words
From this reading You must also go unwashed and uncombed, with long hair on your head and beard, and with uncut nails and dim eyes, and when you are asked whence you come, you must say, “From hell,” and when you are asked who you are, you are to say, “The Devil’s sooty brother, and my King as well.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Yes,” said the soldier, “I should very much like to see what my father is doing at home.”
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “Yes,” said the soldier, “I should very much like to see what my father is doing at home.”
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading “Yes,” said the soldier, “I should very much like to see what my father is doing at home.”
sootyadjectiveUS /ˈsuːti/
of the blackest black; similar to the color of jet or coal
From this reading You must also go unwashed and uncombed, with long hair on your head and beard, and with uncut nails and dim eyes, and when you are asked whence you come, you must say, “From hell,” and when you are asked who you are, you are to say, “The Devil’s sooty brother, and my King as well.”
sweepings
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Devil said, “In order that you may receive the wages you have earned, go and fill your knapsack full of the sweepings, and take it home with you.
carry out
From this reading The Devil said, “In order that you may receive the wages you have earned, go and fill your knapsack full of the sweepings, and take it home with you.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “But you have peeped into the kettles as well; it is lucky for you that you added fresh logs to them, or else your life would have been forfeited; now that your time is up, will you go home again?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “But you have peeped into the kettles as well; it is lucky for you that you added fresh logs to them, or else your life would have been forfeited; now that your time is up, will you go home again?”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “But you have peeped into the kettles as well; it is lucky for you that you added fresh logs to them, or else your life would have been forfeited; now that your time is up, will you go home again?”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “But you have peeped into the kettles as well; it is lucky for you that you added fresh logs to them, or else your life would have been forfeited; now that your time is up, will you go home again?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “But you have peeped into the kettles as well; it is lucky for you that you added fresh logs to them, or else your life would have been forfeited; now that your time is up, will you go home again?”
uncombedadjective
(of hair) not combed
From this reading You must also go unwashed and uncombed, with long hair on your head and beard, and with uncut nails and dim eyes, and when you are asked whence you come, you must say, “From hell,” and when you are asked who you are, you are to say, “The Devil’s sooty brother, and my King as well.”
uncutadjectiveUS /ˌʌnˈkʌt/
not trimmed
From this reading You must also go unwashed and uncombed, with long hair on your head and beard, and with uncut nails and dim eyes, and when you are asked whence you come, you must say, “From hell,” and when you are asked who you are, you are to say, “The Devil’s sooty brother, and my King as well.”
unwashedadjectiveUS /ənˈwɑːʃt/
of or associated with the great masses of people
From this reading You must also go unwashed and uncombed, with long hair on your head and beard, and with uncut nails and dim eyes, and when you are asked whence you come, you must say, “From hell,” and when you are asked who you are, you are to say, “The Devil’s sooty brother, and my King as well.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “But you have peeped into the kettles as well; it is lucky for you that you added fresh logs to them, or else your life would have been forfeited; now that your time is up, will you go home again?”
precisely as stated
From this reading “Yes,” said the soldier, “I should very much like to see what my father is doing at home.”
wagesnounUS /ˈweɪdʒəz/
a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
From this reading The Devil said, “In order that you may receive the wages you have earned, go and fill your knapsack full of the sweepings, and take it home with you.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The soldier held his peace, and did as the Devil bade him, but he was not at all satisfied with his wages.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “But you have peeped into the kettles as well; it is lucky for you that you added fresh logs to them, or else your life would have been forfeited; now that your time is up, will you go home again?”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Yes,” said the soldier, “I should very much like to see what my father is doing at home.”
at the time that
From this reading You must also go unwashed and uncombed, with long hair on your head and beard, and with uncut nails and dim eyes, and when you are asked whence you come, you must say, “From hell,” and when you are asked who you are, you are to say, “The Devil’s sooty brother, and my King as well.”
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading You must also go unwashed and uncombed, with long hair on your head and beard, and with uncut nails and dim eyes, and when you are asked whence you come, you must say, “From hell,” and when you are asked who you are, you are to say, “The Devil’s sooty brother, and my King as well.”
which person or people
From this reading You must also go unwashed and uncombed, with long hair on your head and beard, and with uncut nails and dim eyes, and when you are asked whence you come, you must say, “From hell,” and when you are asked who you are, you are to say, “The Devil’s sooty brother, and my King as well.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “But you have peeped into the kettles as well; it is lucky for you that you added fresh logs to them, or else your life would have been forfeited; now that your time is up, will you go home again?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Devil said, “In order that you may receive the wages you have earned, go and fill your knapsack full of the sweepings, and take it home with you.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “But you have peeped into the kettles as well; it is lucky for you that you added fresh logs to them, or else your life would have been forfeited; now that your time is up, will you go home again?”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes,” said the soldier, “I should very much like to see what my father is doing at home.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “But you have peeped into the kettles as well; it is lucky for you that you added fresh logs to them, or else your life would have been forfeited; now that your time is up, will you go home again?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “But you have peeped into the kettles as well; it is lucky for you that you added fresh logs to them, or else your life would have been forfeited; now that your time is up, will you go home again?”
