used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Get it heated, whilst I cut a bit of this bread, coarse though it be.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Indeed you are right, Wilhelm," said his wife.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "No doubt the poor little maid must be hungry, only I had not the heart to waken her.--See, Hans, there is some goat's milk in the corner yonder.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading Get it heated, whilst I cut a bit of this bread, coarse though it be.
give a benediction to
From this reading "Jesus, tender Shepherd, hear me; Bless Thy little lamb to-night."
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading Get it heated, whilst I cut a bit of this bread, coarse though it be.
coarseadjectiveUS /kɔːrs/
of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles
From this reading Get it heated, whilst I cut a bit of this bread, coarse though it be.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading "No doubt the poor little maid must be hungry, only I had not the heart to waken her.--See, Hans, there is some goat's milk in the corner yonder.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading Get it heated, whilst I cut a bit of this bread, coarse though it be.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading "No doubt the poor little maid must be hungry, only I had not the heart to waken her.--See, Hans, there is some goat's milk in the corner yonder.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Get it heated, whilst I cut a bit of this bread, coarse though it be.
goat'snounUS /ɡoʊts/
possessive form of “goat” — any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns
From this reading "No doubt the poor little maid must be hungry, only I had not the heart to waken her.--See, Hans, there is some goat's milk in the corner yonder.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "No doubt the poor little maid must be hungry, only I had not the heart to waken her.--See, Hans, there is some goat's milk in the corner yonder.
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 "No doubt the poor little maid must be hungry, only I had not the heart to waken her.--See, Hans, there is some goat's milk in the corner yonder.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "Jesus, tender Shepherd, hear me; Bless Thy little lamb to-night."
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "No doubt the poor little maid must be hungry, only I had not the heart to waken her.--See, Hans, there is some goat's milk in the corner yonder.
heatedadjectiveUS /ˈhiːtəd/
made warm or hot (“het” is a dialectal variant of “heated”)
From this reading Get it heated, whilst I cut a bit of this bread, coarse though it be.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "No doubt the poor little maid must be hungry, only I had not the heart to waken her.--See, Hans, there is some goat's milk in the corner yonder.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Indeed you are right, Wilhelm," said his wife.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading "No doubt the poor little maid must be hungry, only I had not the heart to waken her.--See, Hans, there is some goat's milk in the corner yonder.
temporary military shelter
From this reading THE WOOD-CUTTER'S HUT.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No doubt the poor little maid must be hungry, only I had not the heart to waken her.--See, Hans, there is some goat's milk in the corner yonder.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "No doubt the poor little maid must be hungry, only I had not the heart to waken her.--See, Hans, there is some goat's milk in the corner yonder.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading "Indeed you are right, Wilhelm," said his wife.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "No doubt the poor little maid must be hungry, only I had not the heart to waken her.--See, Hans, there is some goat's milk in the corner yonder.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Get it heated, whilst I cut a bit of this bread, coarse though it be.
JesusnounUS /ˈdʒiːzəs/
a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
From this reading "Jesus, tender Shepherd, hear me; Bless Thy little lamb to-night."
lambnounUS /læm/
young sheep
From this reading "Jesus, tender Shepherd, hear me; Bless Thy little lamb to-night."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Jesus, tender Shepherd, hear me; Bless Thy little lamb to-night."
a female domestic
From this reading "No doubt the poor little maid must be hungry, only I had not the heart to waken her.--See, Hans, there is some goat's milk in the corner yonder.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Jesus, tender Shepherd, hear me; Bless Thy little lamb to-night."
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading "No doubt the poor little maid must be hungry, only I had not the heart to waken her.--See, Hans, there is some goat's milk in the corner yonder.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "No doubt the poor little maid must be hungry, only I had not the heart to waken her.--See, Hans, there is some goat's milk in the corner yonder.
not any; not one
From this reading "No doubt the poor little maid must be hungry, only I had not the heart to waken her.--See, Hans, there is some goat's milk in the corner yonder.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "No doubt the poor little maid must be hungry, only I had not the heart to waken her.--See, Hans, there is some goat's milk in the corner yonder.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Get it heated, whilst I cut a bit of this bread, coarse though it be.
and nothing more
From this reading "No doubt the poor little maid must be hungry, only I had not the heart to waken her.--See, Hans, there is some goat's milk in the corner yonder.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "No doubt the poor little maid must be hungry, only I had not the heart to waken her.--See, Hans, there is some goat's milk in the corner yonder.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Indeed you are right, Wilhelm," said his wife.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Indeed you are right, Wilhelm," said his wife.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "No doubt the poor little maid must be hungry, only I had not the heart to waken her.--See, Hans, there is some goat's milk in the corner yonder.
ShepherdnounUS /ˈʃepərd/
a clergyman who watches over a group of people
From this reading "Jesus, tender Shepherd, hear me; Bless Thy little lamb to-night."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "No doubt the poor little maid must be hungry, only I had not the heart to waken her.--See, Hans, there is some goat's milk in the corner yonder.
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading "Jesus, tender Shepherd, hear me; Bless Thy little lamb to-night."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WOOD-CUTTER'S HUT.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "No doubt the poor little maid must be hungry, only I had not the heart to waken her.--See, Hans, there is some goat's milk in the corner yonder.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Get it heated, whilst I cut a bit of this bread, coarse though it be.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Get it heated, whilst I cut a bit of this bread, coarse though it be.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading "Jesus, tender Shepherd, hear me; Bless Thy little lamb to-night."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "No doubt the poor little maid must be hungry, only I had not the heart to waken her.--See, Hans, there is some goat's milk in the corner yonder.
to-night
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Jesus, tender Shepherd, hear me; Bless Thy little lamb to-night."
wakenverbUS /ˈweɪkən/
cause to become awake or conscious
From this reading "No doubt the poor little maid must be hungry, only I had not the heart to waken her.--See, Hans, there is some goat's milk in the corner yonder.
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading Get it heated, whilst I cut a bit of this bread, coarse though it be.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading "Indeed you are right, Wilhelm," said his wife.
Wilhelm
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Indeed you are right, Wilhelm," said his wife.
WOOD-CUTTER'S
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WOOD-CUTTER'S HUT.
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading "No doubt the poor little maid must be hungry, only I had not the heart to waken her.--See, Hans, there is some goat's milk in the corner yonder.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Indeed you are right, Wilhelm," said his wife.
