used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Then they got into a boat and rowed out to the deep water.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So Hans and the four big giants walked until they came to the North Sea.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Then the giant whose arms were so long reached down and picked up the necklace and laid it in the boat.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The giant who could see so far soon found the place where the necklace lay on the sand at the bottom of the sea.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Hans and the giants now rowed back to the shore.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading So Hans and the four big giants walked until they came to the North Sea.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading Then they got into a boat and rowed out to the deep water.
the lower side of anything
From this reading The giant who could see so far soon found the place where the necklace lay on the sand at the bottom of the sea.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading So Hans and the four big giants walked until they came to the North Sea.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The giant who could see so far soon found the place where the necklace lay on the sand at the bottom of the sea.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Then they got into a boat and rowed out to the deep water.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Then the giant whose arms were so long reached down and picked up the necklace and laid it in the boat.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading The giant who could see so far soon found the place where the necklace lay on the sand at the bottom of the sea.
set up or found
From this reading The giant who could see so far soon found the place where the necklace lay on the sand at the bottom of the sea.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading So Hans and the four big giants walked until they came to the North Sea.
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading The giant who could see so far soon found the place where the necklace lay on the sand at the bottom of the sea.
giantsnounUS /ˈdʒaɪənts/
plural of “giant” — any creature of exceptional size
From this reading So Hans and the four big giants walked until they came to the North Sea.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Then they got into a boat and rowed out to the deep water.
HansnounUS /hɑːns/
plural of “han” — imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time from 206 BC to AD 220) and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy; remembered as one of the great eras of Chinese civilization
From this reading So Hans and the four big giants walked until they came to the North Sea.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then the giant whose arms were so long reached down and picked up the necklace and laid it in the boat.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then they got into a boat and rowed out to the deep water.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then the giant whose arms were so long reached down and picked up the necklace and laid it in the boat.
set down according to a plan
From this reading Then the giant whose arms were so long reached down and picked up the necklace and laid it in the boat.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The giant who could see so far soon found the place where the necklace lay on the sand at the bottom of the sea.
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 Then the giant whose arms were so long reached down and picked up the necklace and laid it in the boat.
necklacenounUS /ˈnekləs/
jewelry consisting of a cord or chain (often bearing gems) worn about the neck as an ornament (especially by women)
From this reading The giant who could see so far soon found the place where the necklace lay on the sand at the bottom of the sea.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading So Hans and the four big giants walked until they came to the North Sea.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Hans and the giants now rowed back to the shore.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The giant who could see so far soon found the place where the necklace lay on the sand at the bottom of the sea.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The giant who could see so far soon found the place where the necklace lay on the sand at the bottom of the sea.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Then they got into a boat and rowed out to the deep water.
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading Then the giant whose arms were so long reached down and picked up the necklace and laid it in the boat.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The giant who could see so far soon found the place where the necklace lay on the sand at the bottom of the sea.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Then the giant whose arms were so long reached down and picked up the necklace and laid it in the boat.
rowedverbUS /roʊd/
past form of “row” — propel with oars
From this reading Then they got into a boat and rowed out to the deep water.
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading The giant who could see so far soon found the place where the necklace lay on the sand at the bottom of the sea.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading So Hans and the four big giants walked until they came to the North Sea.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The giant who could see so far soon found the place where the necklace lay on the sand at the bottom of the sea.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading Hans and the giants now rowed back to the shore.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So Hans and the four big giants walked until they came to the North Sea.
in the near future
From this reading The giant who could see so far soon found the place where the necklace lay on the sand at the bottom of the sea.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So Hans and the four big giants walked until they came to the North Sea.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then they got into a boat and rowed out to the deep water.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So Hans and the four big giants walked until they came to the North Sea.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So Hans and the four big giants walked until they came to the North Sea.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading So Hans and the four big giants walked until they came to the North Sea.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Then the giant whose arms were so long reached down and picked up the necklace and laid it in the boat.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading So Hans and the four big giants walked until they came to the North Sea.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Then they got into a boat and rowed out to the deep water.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Then the giant whose arms were so long reached down and picked up the necklace and laid it in the boat.
in or at the place that
From this reading The giant who could see so far soon found the place where the necklace lay on the sand at the bottom of the sea.
which person or people
From this reading The giant who could see so far soon found the place where the necklace lay on the sand at the bottom of the sea.
belonging to which person
From this reading Then the giant whose arms were so long reached down and picked up the necklace and laid it in the boat.
