Chapter IV · Chapter 4

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading So now he had to use his own legs, and when he had gone a long way he came to a great town.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Then the kind young man dismounted, killed his horse with his dagger, and left it to the young ravens for food.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading "We are poor helpless things, we cannot fend for ourselves, we cannot even fly! we can only die of hunger!"

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading They came hopping up, feasted away at it, and cried, "We will remember and reward thee!"

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading They came hopping up, feasted away at it, and cried, "We will remember and reward thee!"

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading There was much noise and thronging in the streets, and there came a man on a horse, who proclaimed, "That the King's daughter seeks a husband, but he who wishes to marry her must perform a difficult task, and if he cannot carry it through successfully, he must lose his life."

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading They came hopping up, feasted away at it, and cried, "We will remember and reward thee!"

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading "We are poor helpless things, we cannot fend for ourselves, we cannot even fly! we can only die of hunger!"

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "We are poor helpless things, we cannot fend for ourselves, we cannot even fly! we can only die of hunger!"

move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading There was much noise and thronging in the streets, and there came a man on a horse, who proclaimed, "That the King's daughter seeks a husband, but he who wishes to marry her must perform a difficult task, and if he cannot carry it through successfully, he must lose his life."

inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading They came hopping up, feasted away at it, and cried, "We will remember and reward thee!"

A short knife with a pointed and edged blade, used as a stealth weapon.

From this reading Then the kind young man dismounted, killed his horse with his dagger, and left it to the young ravens for food.

a female human offspring

From this reading There was much noise and thronging in the streets, and there came a man on a horse, who proclaimed, "That the King's daughter seeks a husband, but he who wishes to marry her must perform a difficult task, and if he cannot carry it through successfully, he must lose his life."

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading "We are poor helpless things, we cannot fend for ourselves, we cannot even fly! we can only die of hunger!"

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading There was much noise and thronging in the streets, and there came a man on a horse, who proclaimed, "That the King's daughter seeks a husband, but he who wishes to marry her must perform a difficult task, and if he cannot carry it through successfully, he must lose his life."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Then the kind young man dismounted, killed his horse with his dagger, and left it to the young ravens for food.

divisible by two

From this reading "We are poor helpless things, we cannot fend for ourselves, we cannot even fly! we can only die of hunger!"

past form of “feast” — partake in a feast or banquet

From this reading They came hopping up, feasted away at it, and cried, "We will remember and reward thee!"

try to manage without help

From this reading "We are poor helpless things, we cannot fend for ourselves, we cannot even fly! we can only die of hunger!"

travel through the air; be airborne

From this reading "We are poor helpless things, we cannot fend for ourselves, we cannot even fly! we can only die of hunger!"

any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue

From this reading Then the kind young man dismounted, killed his horse with his dagger, and left it to the young ravens for food.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "We are poor helpless things, we cannot fend for ourselves, we cannot even fly! we can only die of hunger!"

destroyed or killed

From this reading So now he had to use his own legs, and when he had gone a long way he came to a great town.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading So now he had to use his own legs, and when he had gone a long way he came to a great town.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading So now he had to use his own legs, and when he had gone a long way he came to a great town.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading So now he had to use his own legs, and when he had gone a long way he came to a great town.

lacking in or deprived of strength or power

From this reading "We are poor helpless things, we cannot fend for ourselves, we cannot even fly! we can only die of hunger!"

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading There was much noise and thronging in the streets, and there came a man on a horse, who proclaimed, "That the King's daughter seeks a husband, but he who wishes to marry her must perform a difficult task, and if he cannot carry it through successfully, he must lose his life."

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Then the kind young man dismounted, killed his horse with his dagger, and left it to the young ravens for food.

inflected form of “hop” — jump lightly

From this reading They came hopping up, feasted away at it, and cried, "We will remember and reward thee!"

solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading Then the kind young man dismounted, killed his horse with his dagger, and left it to the young ravens for food.

a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation

From this reading "We are poor helpless things, we cannot fend for ourselves, we cannot even fly! we can only die of hunger!"

a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading There was much noise and thronging in the streets, and there came a man on a horse, who proclaimed, "That the King's daughter seeks a husband, but he who wishes to marry her must perform a difficult task, and if he cannot carry it through successfully, he must lose his life."

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading There was much noise and thronging in the streets, and there came a man on a horse, who proclaimed, "That the King's daughter seeks a husband, but he who wishes to marry her must perform a difficult task, and if he cannot carry it through successfully, he must lose his life."

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading There was much noise and thronging in the streets, and there came a man on a horse, who proclaimed, "That the King's daughter seeks a husband, but he who wishes to marry her must perform a difficult task, and if he cannot carry it through successfully, he must lose his life."

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Then the kind young man dismounted, killed his horse with his dagger, and left it to the young ravens for food.

past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly

From this reading Then the kind young man dismounted, killed his horse with his dagger, and left it to the young ravens for food.

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading Then the kind young man dismounted, killed his horse with his dagger, and left it to the young ravens for food.

possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading There was much noise and thronging in the streets, and there came a man on a horse, who proclaimed, "That the King's daughter seeks a husband, but he who wishes to marry her must perform a difficult task, and if he cannot carry it through successfully, he must lose his life."

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading Then the kind young man dismounted, killed his horse with his dagger, and left it to the young ravens for food.

staying power

From this reading So now he had to use his own legs, and when he had gone a long way he came to a great town.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading There was much noise and thronging in the streets, and there came a man on a horse, who proclaimed, "That the King's daughter seeks a husband, but he who wishes to marry her must perform a difficult task, and if he cannot carry it through successfully, he must lose his life."

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 So now he had to use his own legs, and when he had gone a long way he came to a great town.

fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense

From this reading There was much noise and thronging in the streets, and there came a man on a horse, who proclaimed, "That the King's daughter seeks a husband, but he who wishes to marry her must perform a difficult task, and if he cannot carry it through successfully, he must lose his life."

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading Then the kind young man dismounted, killed his horse with his dagger, and left it to the young ravens for food.

take in marriage

From this reading There was much noise and thronging in the streets, and there came a man on a horse, who proclaimed, "That the King's daughter seeks a husband, but he who wishes to marry her must perform a difficult task, and if he cannot carry it through successfully, he must lose his life."

to a great degree or extent

From this reading There was much noise and thronging in the streets, and there came a man on a horse, who proclaimed, "That the King's daughter seeks a husband, but he who wishes to marry her must perform a difficult task, and if he cannot carry it through successfully, he must lose his life."

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading There was much noise and thronging in the streets, and there came a man on a horse, who proclaimed, "That the King's daughter seeks a husband, but he who wishes to marry her must perform a difficult task, and if he cannot carry it through successfully, he must lose his life."

sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)

From this reading There was much noise and thronging in the streets, and there came a man on a horse, who proclaimed, "That the King's daughter seeks a husband, but he who wishes to marry her must perform a difficult task, and if he cannot carry it through successfully, he must lose his life."

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading So now he had to use his own legs, and when he had gone a long way he came to a great town.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "We are poor helpless things, we cannot fend for ourselves, we cannot even fly! we can only die of hunger!"

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading There was much noise and thronging in the streets, and there came a man on a horse, who proclaimed, "That the King's daughter seeks a husband, but he who wishes to marry her must perform a difficult task, and if he cannot carry it through successfully, he must lose his life."

and nothing more

From this reading "We are poor helpless things, we cannot fend for ourselves, we cannot even fly! we can only die of hunger!"

used when we are both doing the action and receiving it

From this reading "We are poor helpless things, we cannot fend for ourselves, we cannot even fly! we can only die of hunger!"

have ownership or possession of

From this reading So now he had to use his own legs, and when he had gone a long way he came to a great town.

carry out or perform an action

From this reading There was much noise and thronging in the streets, and there came a man on a horse, who proclaimed, "That the King's daughter seeks a husband, but he who wishes to marry her must perform a difficult task, and if he cannot carry it through successfully, he must lose his life."

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading "We are poor helpless things, we cannot fend for ourselves, we cannot even fly! we can only die of hunger!"

declared publicly; made widely known

From this reading There was much noise and thronging in the streets, and there came a man on a horse, who proclaimed, "That the King's daughter seeks a husband, but he who wishes to marry her must perform a difficult task, and if he cannot carry it through successfully, he must lose his life."

plural of “raven” — large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail

From this reading Then the kind young man dismounted, killed his horse with his dagger, and left it to the young ravens for food.

To recall to mind.

From this reading They came hopping up, feasted away at it, and cried, "We will remember and reward thee!"

a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing

From this reading They came hopping up, feasted away at it, and cried, "We will remember and reward thee!"

plural of “seek” — the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk

From this reading There was much noise and thronging in the streets, and there came a man on a horse, who proclaimed, "That the King's daughter seeks a husband, but he who wishes to marry her must perform a difficult task, and if he cannot carry it through successfully, he must lose his life."

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So now he had to use his own legs, and when he had gone a long way he came to a great town.

plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading There was much noise and thronging in the streets, and there came a man on a horse, who proclaimed, "That the King's daughter seeks a husband, but he who wishes to marry her must perform a difficult task, and if he cannot carry it through successfully, he must lose his life."

with success; in a successful manner

From this reading There was much noise and thronging in the streets, and there came a man on a horse, who proclaimed, "That the King's daughter seeks a husband, but he who wishes to marry her must perform a difficult task, and if he cannot carry it through successfully, he must lose his life."

any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted

From this reading There was much noise and thronging in the streets, and there came a man on a horse, who proclaimed, "That the King's daughter seeks a husband, but he who wishes to marry her must perform a difficult task, and if he cannot carry it through successfully, he must lose his life."

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading There was much noise and thronging in the streets, and there came a man on a horse, who proclaimed, "That the King's daughter seeks a husband, but he who wishes to marry her must perform a difficult task, and if he cannot carry it through successfully, he must lose his life."

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Then the kind young man dismounted, killed his horse with his dagger, and left it to the young ravens for food.

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading They came hopping up, feasted away at it, and cried, "We will remember and reward thee!"

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then the kind young man dismounted, killed his horse with his dagger, and left it to the young ravens for food.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There was much noise and thronging in the streets, and there came a man on a horse, who proclaimed, "That the King's daughter seeks a husband, but he who wishes to marry her must perform a difficult task, and if he cannot carry it through successfully, he must lose his life."

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They came hopping up, feasted away at it, and cried, "We will remember and reward thee!"

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading "We are poor helpless things, we cannot fend for ourselves, we cannot even fly! we can only die of hunger!"

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading There was much noise and thronging in the streets, and there came a man on a horse, who proclaimed, "That the King's daughter seeks a husband, but he who wishes to marry her must perform a difficult task, and if he cannot carry it through successfully, he must lose his life."

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading There was much noise and thronging in the streets, and there came a man on a horse, who proclaimed, "That the King's daughter seeks a husband, but he who wishes to marry her must perform a difficult task, and if he cannot carry it through successfully, he must lose his life."

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Then the kind young man dismounted, killed his horse with his dagger, and left it to the young ravens for food.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading So now he had to use his own legs, and when he had gone a long way he came to a great town.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading They came hopping up, feasted away at it, and cried, "We will remember and reward thee!"

the act of using

From this reading So now he had to use his own legs, and when he had gone a long way he came to a great town.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading There was much noise and thronging in the streets, and there came a man on a horse, who proclaimed, "That the King's daughter seeks a husband, but he who wishes to marry her must perform a difficult task, and if he cannot carry it through successfully, he must lose his life."

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading So now he had to use his own legs, and when he had gone a long way he came to a great town.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "We are poor helpless things, we cannot fend for ourselves, we cannot even fly! we can only die of hunger!"

at the time that

From this reading So now he had to use his own legs, and when he had gone a long way he came to a great town.

which person or people

From this reading There was much noise and thronging in the streets, and there came a man on a horse, who proclaimed, "That the King's daughter seeks a husband, but he who wishes to marry her must perform a difficult task, and if he cannot carry it through successfully, he must lose his life."

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading They came hopping up, feasted away at it, and cried, "We will remember and reward thee!"

plural of “wish” — a specific feeling of desire

From this reading There was much noise and thronging in the streets, and there came a man on a horse, who proclaimed, "That the King's daughter seeks a husband, but he who wishes to marry her must perform a difficult task, and if he cannot carry it through successfully, he must lose his life."

in the company of; together with

From this reading Then the kind young man dismounted, killed his horse with his dagger, and left it to the young ravens for food.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading Then the kind young man dismounted, killed his horse with his dagger, and left it to the young ravens for food.