used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading LVIII Thorkell and Grim, and their Voyage Abroad Thorkell now comes to the hut, he sees where a man is sitting by the water at the mouth of a brook, where he was line-fishing, and had a cloak over his head.
to or in a foreign country
From this reading LVIII Thorkell and Grim, and their Voyage Abroad Thorkell now comes to the hut, he sees where a man is sitting by the water at the mouth of a brook, where he was line-fishing, and had a cloak over his head.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LVIII Thorkell and Grim, and their Voyage Abroad Thorkell now comes to the hut, he sees where a man is sitting by the water at the mouth of a brook, where he was line-fishing, and had a cloak over his head.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading LVIII Thorkell and Grim, and their Voyage Abroad Thorkell now comes to the hut, he sees where a man is sitting by the water at the mouth of a brook, where he was line-fishing, and had a cloak over his head.
brooknounUS /brʊk/
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading LVIII Thorkell and Grim, and their Voyage Abroad Thorkell now comes to the hut, he sees where a man is sitting by the water at the mouth of a brook, where he was line-fishing, and had a cloak over his head.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading LVIII Thorkell and Grim, and their Voyage Abroad Thorkell now comes to the hut, he sees where a man is sitting by the water at the mouth of a brook, where he was line-fishing, and had a cloak over his head.
put or send forth
From this reading Grim saw the shadow of a man cast on the water, and springs up at once.
a boy or man
From this reading CHAP.
anything that covers or conceals
From this reading LVIII Thorkell and Grim, and their Voyage Abroad Thorkell now comes to the hut, he sees where a man is sitting by the water at the mouth of a brook, where he was line-fishing, and had a cloak over his head.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading LVIII Thorkell and Grim, and their Voyage Abroad Thorkell now comes to the hut, he sees where a man is sitting by the water at the mouth of a brook, where he was line-fishing, and had a cloak over his head.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Then he walks down to the water to where the man was sitting.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading [Sidenote: They fight] Thorkell leapt off his horse and tied it up under the wall of the hut.
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading LVIII Thorkell and Grim, and their Voyage Abroad Thorkell now comes to the hut, he sees where a man is sitting by the water at the mouth of a brook, where he was line-fishing, and had a cloak over his head.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading LVIII Thorkell and Grim, and their Voyage Abroad Thorkell now comes to the hut, he sees where a man is sitting by the water at the mouth of a brook, where he was line-fishing, and had a cloak over his head.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading LVIII Thorkell and Grim, and their Voyage Abroad Thorkell now comes to the hut, he sees where a man is sitting by the water at the mouth of a brook, where he was line-fishing, and had a cloak over his head.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading LVIII Thorkell and Grim, and their Voyage Abroad Thorkell now comes to the hut, he sees where a man is sitting by the water at the mouth of a brook, where he was line-fishing, and had a cloak over his head.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading LVIII Thorkell and Grim, and their Voyage Abroad Thorkell now comes to the hut, he sees where a man is sitting by the water at the mouth of a brook, where he was line-fishing, and had a cloak over his head.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading [Sidenote: They fight] Thorkell leapt off his horse and tied it up under the wall of the hut.
temporary military shelter
From this reading LVIII Thorkell and Grim, and their Voyage Abroad Thorkell now comes to the hut, he sees where a man is sitting by the water at the mouth of a brook, where he was line-fishing, and had a cloak over his head.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LVIII Thorkell and Grim, and their Voyage Abroad Thorkell now comes to the hut, he sees where a man is sitting by the water at the mouth of a brook, where he was line-fishing, and had a cloak over his head.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading [Sidenote: They fight] Thorkell leapt off his horse and tied it up under the wall of the hut.
leaptverbUS /lept/
inflected form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading [Sidenote: They fight] Thorkell leapt off his horse and tied it up under the wall of the hut.
line-fishing
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LVIII Thorkell and Grim, and their Voyage Abroad Thorkell now comes to the hut, he sees where a man is sitting by the water at the mouth of a brook, where he was line-fishing, and had a cloak over his head.
LVIIIadjective
being eight more than fifty
From this reading LVIII Thorkell and Grim, and their Voyage Abroad Thorkell now comes to the hut, he sees where a man is sitting by the water at the mouth of a brook, where he was line-fishing, and had a cloak over his head.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading LVIII Thorkell and Grim, and their Voyage Abroad Thorkell now comes to the hut, he sees where a man is sitting by the water at the mouth of a brook, where he was line-fishing, and had a cloak over his head.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading LVIII Thorkell and Grim, and their Voyage Abroad Thorkell now comes to the hut, he sees where a man is sitting by the water at the mouth of a brook, where he was line-fishing, and had a cloak over his head.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading LVIII Thorkell and Grim, and their Voyage Abroad Thorkell now comes to the hut, he sees where a man is sitting by the water at the mouth of a brook, where he was line-fishing, and had a cloak over his head.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LVIII Thorkell and Grim, and their Voyage Abroad Thorkell now comes to the hut, he sees where a man is sitting by the water at the mouth of a brook, where he was line-fishing, and had a cloak over his head.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading [Sidenote: They fight] Thorkell leapt off his horse and tied it up under the wall of the hut.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Grim saw the shadow of a man cast on the water, and springs up at once.
on one occasion
From this reading Grim saw the shadow of a man cast on the water, and springs up at once.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading LVIII Thorkell and Grim, and their Voyage Abroad Thorkell now comes to the hut, he sees where a man is sitting by the water at the mouth of a brook, where he was line-fishing, and had a cloak over his head.
cut with a saw
From this reading Grim saw the shadow of a man cast on the water, and springs up at once.
plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
From this reading LVIII Thorkell and Grim, and their Voyage Abroad Thorkell now comes to the hut, he sees where a man is sitting by the water at the mouth of a brook, where he was line-fishing, and had a cloak over his head.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading Grim saw the shadow of a man cast on the water, and springs up at once.
Sidenote
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [Sidenote: They fight] Thorkell leapt off his horse and tied it up under the wall of the hut.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading LVIII Thorkell and Grim, and their Voyage Abroad Thorkell now comes to the hut, he sees where a man is sitting by the water at the mouth of a brook, where he was line-fishing, and had a cloak over his head.
springsnounUS /sprɪŋz/
plural of “spring” — the season of growth
From this reading Grim saw the shadow of a man cast on the water, and springs up at once.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LVIII Thorkell and Grim, and their Voyage Abroad Thorkell now comes to the hut, he sees where a man is sitting by the water at the mouth of a brook, where he was line-fishing, and had a cloak over his head.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading LVIII Thorkell and Grim, and their Voyage Abroad Thorkell now comes to the hut, he sees where a man is sitting by the water at the mouth of a brook, where he was line-fishing, and had a cloak over his head.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he walks down to the water to where the man was sitting.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading [Sidenote: They fight] Thorkell leapt off his horse and tied it up under the wall of the hut.
Thorkell
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LVIII Thorkell and Grim, and their Voyage Abroad Thorkell now comes to the hut, he sees where a man is sitting by the water at the mouth of a brook, where he was line-fishing, and had a cloak over his head.
bound or secured closely
From this reading [Sidenote: They fight] Thorkell leapt off his horse and tied it up under the wall of the hut.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LVIII Thorkell and Grim, and their Voyage Abroad Thorkell now comes to the hut, he sees where a man is sitting by the water at the mouth of a brook, where he was line-fishing, and had a cloak over his head.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading [Sidenote: They fight] Thorkell leapt off his horse and tied it up under the wall of the hut.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading [Sidenote: They fight] Thorkell leapt off his horse and tied it up under the wall of the hut.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading LVIII Thorkell and Grim, and their Voyage Abroad Thorkell now comes to the hut, he sees where a man is sitting by the water at the mouth of a brook, where he was line-fishing, and had a cloak over his head.
walksnounUS /wɔːks/
plural of “walk” — the act of traveling by foot
From this reading Then he walks down to the water to where the man was sitting.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading [Sidenote: They fight] Thorkell leapt off his horse and tied it up under the wall of the hut.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LVIII Thorkell and Grim, and their Voyage Abroad Thorkell now comes to the hut, he sees where a man is sitting by the water at the mouth of a brook, where he was line-fishing, and had a cloak over his head.
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 LVIII Thorkell and Grim, and their Voyage Abroad Thorkell now comes to the hut, he sees where a man is sitting by the water at the mouth of a brook, where he was line-fishing, and had a cloak over his head.
in or at the place that
From this reading LVIII Thorkell and Grim, and their Voyage Abroad Thorkell now comes to the hut, he sees where a man is sitting by the water at the mouth of a brook, where he was line-fishing, and had a cloak over his head.
