used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The sorceress was delighted to get such a handsome youth as this into her net, and said, “I will set thee three tasks, and if thou art able to perform them all, thou shalt be husband and master of my daughter.”
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading The sorceress was delighted to get such a handsome youth as this into her net, and said, “I will set thee three tasks, and if thou art able to perform them all, thou shalt be husband and master of my daughter.”
agedadjectiveUS /eɪdʒd/
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading And now the King’s son and his six servants came to the town where the aged Queen dwelt.
(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 sorceress was delighted to get such a handsome youth as this into her net, and said, “I will set thee three tasks, and if thou art able to perform them all, thou shalt be husband and master of my daughter.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And now the King’s son and his six servants came to the town where the aged Queen dwelt.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading He did not tell her who he was, but said, “If you will give me your beautiful daughter, I will perform any task you set me.”
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading The sorceress was delighted to get such a handsome youth as this into her net, and said, “I will set thee three tasks, and if thou art able to perform them all, thou shalt be husband and master of my daughter.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The sorceress was delighted to get such a handsome youth as this into her net, and said, “I will set thee three tasks, and if thou art able to perform them all, thou shalt be husband and master of my daughter.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The sorceress was delighted to get such a handsome youth as this into her net, and said, “I will set thee three tasks, and if thou art able to perform them all, thou shalt be husband and master of my daughter.”
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading He did not tell her who he was, but said, “If you will give me your beautiful daughter, I will perform any task you set me.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He did not tell her who he was, but said, “If you will give me your beautiful daughter, I will perform any task you set me.”
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And now the King’s son and his six servants came to the town where the aged Queen dwelt.
a female human offspring
From this reading He did not tell her who he was, but said, “If you will give me your beautiful daughter, I will perform any task you set me.”
greatly pleased
From this reading The sorceress was delighted to get such a handsome youth as this into her net, and said, “I will set thee three tasks, and if thou art able to perform them all, thou shalt be husband and master of my daughter.”
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not tell her who he was, but said, “If you will give me your beautiful daughter, I will perform any task you set me.”
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading “Thou shalt fetch me my ring which I have dropped into the Red Sea.”
dweltverbUS /dwelt/
inflected form of “dwell” — think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading And now the King’s son and his six servants came to the town where the aged Queen dwelt.
go or come after and bring or take back
From this reading “Thou shalt fetch me my ring which I have dropped into the Red Sea.”
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “What is the first to be?”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The sorceress was delighted to get such a handsome youth as this into her net, and said, “I will set thee three tasks, and if thou art able to perform them all, thou shalt be husband and master of my daughter.”
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading He did not tell her who he was, but said, “If you will give me your beautiful daughter, I will perform any task you set me.”
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading The sorceress was delighted to get such a handsome youth as this into her net, and said, “I will set thee three tasks, and if thou art able to perform them all, thou shalt be husband and master of my daughter.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Thou shalt fetch me my ring which I have dropped into the Red Sea.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He did not tell her who he was, but said, “If you will give me your beautiful daughter, I will perform any task you set me.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He did not tell her who he was, but said, “If you will give me your beautiful daughter, I will perform any task you set me.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And now the King’s son and his six servants came to the town where the aged Queen dwelt.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading The sorceress was delighted to get such a handsome youth as this into her net, and said, “I will set thee three tasks, and if thou art able to perform them all, thou shalt be husband and master of my daughter.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He did not tell her who he was, but said, “If you will give me your beautiful daughter, I will perform any task you set me.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He did not tell her who he was, but said, “If you will give me your beautiful daughter, I will perform any task you set me.”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The sorceress was delighted to get such a handsome youth as this into her net, and said, “I will set thee three tasks, and if thou art able to perform them all, thou shalt be husband and master of my daughter.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What is the first to be?”
King'snounUS /kɪŋz/
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading And now the King’s son and his six servants came to the town where the aged Queen dwelt.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading The sorceress was delighted to get such a handsome youth as this into her net, and said, “I will set thee three tasks, and if thou art able to perform them all, thou shalt be husband and master of my daughter.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He did not tell her who he was, but said, “If you will give me your beautiful daughter, I will perform any task you set me.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The sorceress was delighted to get such a handsome youth as this into her net, and said, “I will set thee three tasks, and if thou art able to perform them all, thou shalt be husband and master of my daughter.”
netnounUS /net/
a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
From this reading The sorceress was delighted to get such a handsome youth as this into her net, and said, “I will set thee three tasks, and if thou art able to perform them all, thou shalt be husband and master of my daughter.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He did not tell her who he was, but said, “If you will give me your beautiful daughter, I will perform any task you set me.”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And now the King’s son and his six servants came to the town where the aged Queen dwelt.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sorceress was delighted to get such a handsome youth as this into her net, and said, “I will set thee three tasks, and if thou art able to perform them all, thou shalt be husband and master of my daughter.”
performverbUS /pərˈfɔːrm/
carry out or perform an action
From this reading He did not tell her who he was, but said, “If you will give me your beautiful daughter, I will perform any task you set me.”
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading And now the King’s son and his six servants came to the town where the aged Queen dwelt.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading “Thou shalt fetch me my ring which I have dropped into the Red Sea.”
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading “Thou shalt fetch me my ring which I have dropped into the Red Sea.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He did not tell her who he was, but said, “If you will give me your beautiful daughter, I will perform any task you set me.”
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading “Thou shalt fetch me my ring which I have dropped into the Red Sea.”
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading And now the King’s son and his six servants came to the town where the aged Queen dwelt.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He did not tell her who he was, but said, “If you will give me your beautiful daughter, I will perform any task you set me.”
an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”
From this reading The sorceress was delighted to get such a handsome youth as this into her net, and said, “I will set thee three tasks, and if thou art able to perform them all, thou shalt be husband and master of my daughter.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading And now the King’s son and his six servants came to the town where the aged Queen dwelt.
a male human offspring
From this reading And now the King’s son and his six servants came to the town where the aged Queen dwelt.
sorceressnoun
a woman sorcerer
From this reading The sorceress was delighted to get such a handsome youth as this into her net, and said, “I will set thee three tasks, and if thou art able to perform them all, thou shalt be husband and master of my daughter.”
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The sorceress was delighted to get such a handsome youth as this into her net, and said, “I will set thee three tasks, and if thou art able to perform them all, thou shalt be husband and master of my daughter.”
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading He did not tell her who he was, but said, “If you will give me your beautiful daughter, I will perform any task you set me.”
tasksnounUS /tæsks/
plural of “task” — any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading The sorceress was delighted to get such a handsome youth as this into her net, and said, “I will set thee three tasks, and if thou art able to perform them all, thou shalt be husband and master of my daughter.”
express in words
From this reading He did not tell her who he was, but said, “If you will give me your beautiful daughter, I will perform any task you set me.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And now the King’s son and his six servants came to the town where the aged Queen dwelt.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading The sorceress was delighted to get such a handsome youth as this into her net, and said, “I will set thee three tasks, and if thou art able to perform them all, thou shalt be husband and master of my daughter.”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The sorceress was delighted to get such a handsome youth as this into her net, and said, “I will set thee three tasks, and if thou art able to perform them all, thou shalt be husband and master of my daughter.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The sorceress was delighted to get such a handsome youth as this into her net, and said, “I will set thee three tasks, and if thou art able to perform them all, thou shalt be husband and master of my daughter.”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading The sorceress was delighted to get such a handsome youth as this into her net, and said, “I will set thee three tasks, and if thou art able to perform them all, thou shalt be husband and master of my daughter.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The sorceress was delighted to get such a handsome youth as this into her net, and said, “I will set thee three tasks, and if thou art able to perform them all, thou shalt be husband and master of my daughter.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And now the King’s son and his six servants came to the town where the aged Queen dwelt.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading And now the King’s son and his six servants came to the town where the aged Queen dwelt.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He did not tell her who he was, but said, “If you will give me your beautiful daughter, I will perform any task you set me.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What is the first to be?”
in or at the place that
From this reading And now the King’s son and his six servants came to the town where the aged Queen dwelt.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “Thou shalt fetch me my ring which I have dropped into the Red Sea.”
which person or people
From this reading He did not tell her who he was, but said, “If you will give me your beautiful daughter, I will perform any task you set me.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading He did not tell her who he was, but said, “If you will give me your beautiful daughter, I will perform any task you set me.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He did not tell her who he was, but said, “If you will give me your beautiful daughter, I will perform any task you set me.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He did not tell her who he was, but said, “If you will give me your beautiful daughter, I will perform any task you set me.”
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading The sorceress was delighted to get such a handsome youth as this into her net, and said, “I will set thee three tasks, and if thou art able to perform them all, thou shalt be husband and master of my daughter.”
