used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The King had a daughter who was very beautiful, but she was also very strange.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading “If he loves me with all his heart,” said she, “of what use will life be to him afterwards?”
aliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/
possessing life
From this reading She had made a vow to take no one as her lord and husband who did not promise to let himself be buried alive with her if she died 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 “If he loves me with all his heart,” said she, “of what use will life be to him afterwards?”
in addition
From this reading The King had a daughter who was very beautiful, but she was also very strange.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had made a vow to take no one as her lord and husband who did not promise to let himself be buried alive with her if she died first.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had made a vow to take no one as her lord and husband who did not promise to let himself be buried alive with her if she died first.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading This strange oath had up to this time frightened away all wooers, but the youth became so charmed with her beauty that he cared for nothing, but asked her father for her.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading This strange oath had up to this time frightened away all wooers, but the youth became so charmed with her beauty that he cared for nothing, but asked her father for her.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She had made a vow to take no one as her lord and husband who did not promise to let himself be buried alive with her if she died first.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading The King had a daughter who was very beautiful, but she was also very strange.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading This strange oath had up to this time frightened away all wooers, but the youth became so charmed with her beauty that he cared for nothing, but asked her father for her.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading This strange oath had up to this time frightened away all wooers, but the youth became so charmed with her beauty that he cared for nothing, but asked her father for her.
placed in a grave
From this reading She had made a vow to take no one as her lord and husband who did not promise to let himself be buried alive with her if she died first.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The King had a daughter who was very beautiful, but she was also very strange.
past form of “care” — feel concern or interest
From this reading This strange oath had up to this time frightened away all wooers, but the youth became so charmed with her beauty that he cared for nothing, but asked her father for her.
charmedadjectiveUS /tʃɑːrmd/
strongly attracted
From this reading This strange oath had up to this time frightened away all wooers, but the youth became so charmed with her beauty that he cared for nothing, but asked her father for her.
a female human offspring
From this reading The King had a daughter who was very beautiful, but she was also very strange.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She had made a vow to take no one as her lord and husband who did not promise to let himself be buried alive with her if she died first.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading She had made a vow to take no one as her lord and husband who did not promise to let himself be buried alive with her if she died first.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading On her side she would do the same, and if he died first, would go down to the grave with him.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading On her side she would do the same, and if he died first, would go down to the grave with him.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading This strange oath had up to this time frightened away all wooers, but the youth became so charmed with her beauty that he cared for nothing, but asked her father for her.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading She had made a vow to take no one as her lord and husband who did not promise to let himself be buried alive with her if she died first.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This strange oath had up to this time frightened away all wooers, but the youth became so charmed with her beauty that he cared for nothing, but asked her father for her.
made afraid
From this reading This strange oath had up to this time frightened away all wooers, but the youth became so charmed with her beauty that he cared for nothing, but asked her father for her.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading On her side she would do the same, and if he died first, would go down to the grave with him.
death of a person
From this reading On her side she would do the same, and if he died first, would go down to the grave with him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The King had a daughter who was very beautiful, but she was also very strange.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “If he loves me with all his heart,” said she, “of what use will life be to him afterwards?”
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading “If he loves me with all his heart,” said she, “of what use will life be to him afterwards?”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had made a vow to take no one as her lord and husband who did not promise to let himself be buried alive with her if she died first.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “If he loves me with all his heart,” said she, “of what use will life be to him afterwards?”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading She had made a vow to take no one as her lord and husband who did not promise to let himself be buried alive with her if she died first.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “If he loves me with all his heart,” said she, “of what use will life be to him afterwards?”
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading She had made a vow to take no one as her lord and husband who did not promise to let himself be buried alive with her if she died first.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She had made a vow to take no one as her lord and husband who did not promise to let himself be buried alive with her if she died first.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading The King had a daughter who was very beautiful, but she was also very strange.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading She had made a vow to take no one as her lord and husband who did not promise to let himself be buried alive with her if she died first.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “If he loves me with all his heart,” said she, “of what use will life be to him afterwards?”
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading She had made a vow to take no one as her lord and husband who did not promise to let himself be buried alive with her if she died first.
plural of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “If he loves me with all his heart,” said she, “of what use will life be to him afterwards?”
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She had made a vow to take no one as her lord and husband who did not promise to let himself be buried alive with her if she died first.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “If he loves me with all his heart,” said she, “of what use will life be to him afterwards?”
not any; not one
From this reading She had made a vow to take no one as her lord and husband who did not promise to let himself be buried alive with her if she died first.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had made a vow to take no one as her lord and husband who did not promise to let himself be buried alive with her if she died first.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading This strange oath had up to this time frightened away all wooers, but the youth became so charmed with her beauty that he cared for nothing, but asked her father for her.
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading This strange oath had up to this time frightened away all wooers, but the youth became so charmed with her beauty that he cared for nothing, but asked her father for her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “If he loves me with all his heart,” said she, “of what use will life be to him afterwards?”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On her side she would do the same, and if he died first, would go down to the grave with him.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She had made a vow to take no one as her lord and husband who did not promise to let himself be buried alive with her if she died first.
make a promise or commitment
From this reading She had made a vow to take no one as her lord and husband who did not promise to let himself be buried alive with her if she died first.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “If he loves me with all his heart,” said she, “of what use will life be to him afterwards?”
Identical; not different.
From this reading On her side she would do the same, and if he died first, would go down to the grave with him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The King had a daughter who was very beautiful, but she was also very strange.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading On her side she would do the same, and if he died first, would go down to the grave with him.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading This strange oath had up to this time frightened away all wooers, but the youth became so charmed with her beauty that he cared for nothing, but asked her father for her.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading The King had a daughter who was very beautiful, but she was also very strange.
carry out
From this reading She had made a vow to take no one as her lord and husband who did not promise to let himself be buried alive with her if she died first.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This strange oath had up to this time frightened away all wooers, but the youth became so charmed with her beauty that he cared for nothing, but asked her father for her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The King had a daughter who was very beautiful, but she was also very strange.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This strange oath had up to this time frightened away all wooers, but the youth became so charmed with her beauty that he cared for nothing, but asked her father for her.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading This strange oath had up to this time frightened away all wooers, but the youth became so charmed with her beauty that he cared for nothing, but asked her father for her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had made a vow to take no one as her lord and husband who did not promise to let himself be buried alive with her if she died first.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading This strange oath had up to this time frightened away all wooers, but the youth became so charmed with her beauty that he cared for nothing, but asked her father for her.
the act of using
From this reading “If he loves me with all his heart,” said she, “of what use will life be to him afterwards?”
precisely as stated
From this reading The King had a daughter who was very beautiful, but she was also very strange.
vowverbUS /vaʊ/
make a vow; promise
From this reading She had made a vow to take no one as her lord and husband who did not promise to let himself be buried alive with her if she died first.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The King had a daughter who was very beautiful, but she was also very strange.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “If he loves me with all his heart,” said she, “of what use will life be to him afterwards?”
which person or people
From this reading The King had a daughter who was very beautiful, but she was also very strange.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “If he loves me with all his heart,” said she, “of what use will life be to him afterwards?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had made a vow to take no one as her lord and husband who did not promise to let himself be buried alive with her if she died first.
wooers
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From this reading This strange oath had up to this time frightened away all wooers, but the youth became so charmed with her beauty that he cared for nothing, but asked her father for her.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading On her side she would do the same, and if he died first, would go down to the grave with him.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading This strange oath had up to this time frightened away all wooers, but the youth became so charmed with her beauty that he cared for nothing, but asked her father for her.
