used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When that was done the King said, “Now it is not proper for you, a beggar-woman, to stay any longer in my palace, you may just go away with your husband.”
(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 All she could say was in vain; the priest was brought, and she had to let herself be wedded to the fiddler on the spot.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The King’s daughter shuddered, but the King said, “I have taken an oath to give you to the very first beggar-man, and I will keep it.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The King’s daughter shuddered, but the King said, “I have taken an oath to give you to the very first beggar-man, and I will keep it.”
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading When that was done the King said, “Now it is not proper for you, a beggar-woman, to stay any longer in my palace, you may just go away with your husband.”
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading When they came to a large forest she asked, “To whom does that beautiful forest belong?”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading When that was done the King said, “Now it is not proper for you, a beggar-woman, to stay any longer in my palace, you may just go away with your husband.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading All she could say was in vain; the priest was brought, and she had to let herself be wedded to the fiddler on the spot.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading When they came to a large forest she asked, “To whom does that beautiful forest belong?”
beggar-man
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From this reading The King’s daughter shuddered, but the King said, “I have taken an oath to give you to the very first beggar-man, and I will keep it.”
beggar-woman
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From this reading When that was done the King said, “Now it is not proper for you, a beggar-woman, to stay any longer in my palace, you may just go away with your husband.”
be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading When they came to a large forest she asked, “To whom does that beautiful forest belong?”
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading All she could say was in vain; the priest was brought, and she had to let herself be wedded to the fiddler on the spot.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The King’s daughter shuddered, but the King said, “I have taken an oath to give you to the very first beggar-man, and I will keep it.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The beggar-man led her out by the hand, and she was obliged to walk away on foot with him.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When they came to a large forest she asked, “To whom does that beautiful forest belong?”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading All she could say was in vain; the priest was brought, and she had to let herself be wedded to the fiddler on the spot.
a female human offspring
From this reading The King’s daughter shuddered, but the King said, “I have taken an oath to give you to the very first beggar-man, and I will keep it.”
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When they came to a large forest she asked, “To whom does that beautiful forest belong?”
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading When that was done the King said, “Now it is not proper for you, a beggar-woman, to stay any longer in my palace, you may just go away with your husband.”
fiddlernounUS /ˈfɪdələr/
a musician who plays the violin
From this reading All she could say was in vain; the priest was brought, and she had to let herself be wedded to the fiddler on the spot.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The King’s daughter shuddered, but the King said, “I have taken an oath to give you to the very first beggar-man, and I will keep it.”
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading The beggar-man led her out by the hand, and she was obliged to walk away on foot with him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When that was done the King said, “Now it is not proper for you, a beggar-woman, to stay any longer in my palace, you may just go away with your husband.”
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading When they came to a large forest she asked, “To whom does that beautiful forest belong?”
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The King’s daughter shuddered, but the King said, “I have taken an oath to give you to the very first beggar-man, and I will keep it.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading When that was done the King said, “Now it is not proper for you, a beggar-woman, to stay any longer in my palace, you may just go away with your husband.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All she could say was in vain; the priest was brought, and she had to let herself be wedded to the fiddler on the spot.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading The beggar-man led her out by the hand, and she was obliged to walk away on foot with him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The King’s daughter shuddered, but the King said, “I have taken an oath to give you to the very first beggar-man, and I will keep it.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The beggar-man led her out by the hand, and she was obliged to walk away on foot with him.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading All she could say was in vain; the priest was brought, and she had to let herself be wedded to the fiddler on the spot.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The beggar-man led her out by the hand, and she was obliged to walk away on foot with him.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading When that was done the King said, “Now it is not proper for you, a beggar-woman, to stay any longer in my palace, you may just go away with your husband.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The King’s daughter shuddered, but the King said, “I have taken an oath to give you to the very first beggar-man, and I will keep it.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All she could say was in vain; the priest was brought, and she had to let herself be wedded to the fiddler on the spot.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When that was done the King said, “Now it is not proper for you, a beggar-woman, to stay any longer in my palace, you may just go away with your husband.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The King’s daughter shuddered, but the King said, “I have taken an oath to give you to the very first beggar-man, and I will keep it.”
and nothing more
From this reading When that was done the King said, “Now it is not proper for you, a beggar-woman, to stay any longer in my palace, you may just go away with your husband.”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading The King’s daughter shuddered, but the King said, “I have taken an oath to give you to the very first beggar-man, and I will keep it.”
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading The King’s daughter shuddered, but the King said, “I have taken an oath to give you to the very first beggar-man, and I will keep it.”
King'snounUS /kɪŋz/
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading The King’s daughter shuddered, but the King said, “I have taken an oath to give you to the very first beggar-man, and I will keep it.”
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading When they came to a large forest she asked, “To whom does that beautiful forest belong?”
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading The beggar-man led her out by the hand, and she was obliged to walk away on foot with him.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading All she could say was in vain; the priest was brought, and she had to let herself be wedded to the fiddler on the spot.
for more time
From this reading When that was done the King said, “Now it is not proper for you, a beggar-woman, to stay any longer in my palace, you may just go away with your husband.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading When that was done the King said, “Now it is not proper for you, a beggar-woman, to stay any longer in my palace, you may just go away with your husband.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When that was done the King said, “Now it is not proper for you, a beggar-woman, to stay any longer in my palace, you may just go away with your husband.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When that was done the King said, “Now it is not proper for you, a beggar-woman, to stay any longer in my palace, you may just go away with your husband.”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading When that was done the King said, “Now it is not proper for you, a beggar-woman, to stay any longer in my palace, you may just go away with your husband.”
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading The King’s daughter shuddered, but the King said, “I have taken an oath to give you to the very first beggar-man, and I will keep it.”
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading The beggar-man led her out by the hand, and she was obliged to walk away on foot with him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading All she could say was in vain; the priest was brought, and she had to let herself be wedded to the fiddler on the spot.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The beggar-man led her out by the hand, and she was obliged to walk away on foot with him.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading When that was done the King said, “Now it is not proper for you, a beggar-woman, to stay any longer in my palace, you may just go away with your husband.”
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading All she could say was in vain; the priest was brought, and she had to let herself be wedded to the fiddler on the spot.
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading When that was done the King said, “Now it is not proper for you, a beggar-woman, to stay any longer in my palace, you may just go away with your husband.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The King’s daughter shuddered, but the King said, “I have taken an oath to give you to the very first beggar-man, and I will keep it.”
express in words
From this reading All she could say was in vain; the priest was brought, and she had to let herself be wedded to the fiddler on the spot.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All she could say was in vain; the priest was brought, and she had to let herself be wedded to the fiddler on the spot.
shudderedverbUS /ˈʃʌdərd/
past form of “shudder” — shake, as from cold
From this reading The King’s daughter shuddered, but the King said, “I have taken an oath to give you to the very first beggar-man, and I will keep it.”
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading All she could say was in vain; the priest was brought, and she had to let herself be wedded to the fiddler on the spot.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading When that was done the King said, “Now it is not proper for you, a beggar-woman, to stay any longer in my palace, you may just go away with your husband.”
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading The King’s daughter shuddered, but the King said, “I have taken an oath to give you to the very first beggar-man, and I will keep it.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When that was done the King said, “Now it is not proper for you, a beggar-woman, to stay any longer in my palace, you may just go away with your husband.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The King’s daughter shuddered, but the King said, “I have taken an oath to give you to the very first beggar-man, and I will keep it.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they came to a large forest she asked, “To whom does that beautiful forest belong?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The King’s daughter shuddered, but the King said, “I have taken an oath to give you to the very first beggar-man, and I will keep it.”
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading All she could say was in vain; the priest was brought, and she had to let herself be wedded to the fiddler on the spot.
precisely as stated
From this reading The King’s daughter shuddered, but the King said, “I have taken an oath to give you to the very first beggar-man, and I will keep it.”
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading The beggar-man led her out by the hand, and she was obliged to walk away on foot with him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All she could say was in vain; the priest was brought, and she had to let herself be wedded to the fiddler on the spot.
weddedadjectiveUS /ˈwedɪd/
having been taken in marriage
From this reading All she could say was in vain; the priest was brought, and she had to let herself be wedded to the fiddler on the spot.
at the time that
From this reading When that was done the King said, “Now it is not proper for you, a beggar-woman, to stay any longer in my palace, you may just go away with your husband.”
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When they came to a large forest she asked, “To whom does that beautiful forest belong?”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The King’s daughter shuddered, but the King said, “I have taken an oath to give you to the very first beggar-man, and I will keep it.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading When that was done the King said, “Now it is not proper for you, a beggar-woman, to stay any longer in my palace, you may just go away with your husband.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The King’s daughter shuddered, but the King said, “I have taken an oath to give you to the very first beggar-man, and I will keep it.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading When that was done the King said, “Now it is not proper for you, a beggar-woman, to stay any longer in my palace, you may just go away with your husband.”
