used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “That you shall not,” cried the Princess in a passion.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading When supper was ended the Princess was about to hurry away to her room, but the frog called to her, “King’s daughter, King’s daughter, take me along.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading When supper was ended the Princess was about to hurry away to her room, but the frog called to her, “King’s daughter, King’s daughter, take me along.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Princess did as he bade her, but as she did so she could not help weeping so that her tears ran down into the milk.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading When supper was ended the Princess was about to hurry away to her room, but the frog called to her, “King’s daughter, King’s daughter, take me along.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “Go back to the stones of the fountain, where you belong.”
a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
From this reading The Princess did as he bade her, but as she did so she could not help weeping so that her tears ran down into the milk.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Have you forgotten that I was to sleep in your little white bed?”
be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading “Go back to the stones of the fountain, where you belong.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The Princess did as he bade her, but as she did so she could not help weeping so that her tears ran down into the milk.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading When supper was ended the Princess was about to hurry away to her room, but the frog called to her, “King’s daughter, King’s daughter, take me along.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The Princess did as he bade her, but as she did so she could not help weeping so that her tears ran down into the milk.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “That you shall not,” cried the Princess in a passion.
a female human offspring
From this reading When supper was ended the Princess was about to hurry away to her room, but the frog called to her, “King’s daughter, King’s daughter, take me along.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The Princess did as he bade her, but as she did so she could not help weeping so that her tears ran down into the milk.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The Princess did as he bade her, but as she did so she could not help weeping so that her tears ran down into the milk.
endedadjectiveUS /ˈendəd/
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading When supper was ended the Princess was about to hurry away to her room, but the frog called to her, “King’s daughter, King’s daughter, take me along.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading Have you forgotten that I was to sleep in your little white bed?”
fountainnounUS /ˈfaʊntən/
a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises
From this reading “Go back to the stones of the fountain, where you belong.”
frognounUS /frɑːɡ/
any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
From this reading When supper was ended the Princess was about to hurry away to her room, but the frog called to her, “King’s daughter, King’s daughter, take me along.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Go back to the stones of the fountain, where you belong.”
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have you forgotten that I was to sleep in your little white bed?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Princess did as he bade her, but as she did so she could not help weeping so that her tears ran down into the milk.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading The Princess did as he bade her, but as she did so she could not help weeping so that her tears ran down into the milk.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Princess did as he bade her, but as she did so she could not help weeping so that her tears ran down into the milk.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading When supper was ended the Princess was about to hurry away to her room, but the frog called to her, “King’s daughter, King’s daughter, take me along.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Have you forgotten that I was to sleep in your little white bed?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Have you forgotten that I was to sleep in your little white bed?”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The Princess did as he bade her, but as she did so she could not help weeping so that her tears ran down into the milk.
King'snounUS /kɪŋz/
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading When supper was ended the Princess was about to hurry away to her room, but the frog called to her, “King’s daughter, King’s daughter, take me along.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Have you forgotten that I was to sleep in your little white bed?”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When supper was ended the Princess was about to hurry away to her room, but the frog called to her, “King’s daughter, King’s daughter, take me along.
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading The Princess did as he bade her, but as she did so she could not help weeping so that her tears ran down into the milk.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Princess did as he bade her, but as she did so she could not help weeping so that her tears ran down into the milk.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Go back to the stones of the fountain, where you belong.”
a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading “That you shall not,” cried the Princess in a passion.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading The Princess did as he bade her, but as she did so she could not help weeping so that her tears ran down into the milk.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading The Princess did as he bade her, but as she did so she could not help weeping so that her tears ran down into the milk.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading When supper was ended the Princess was about to hurry away to her room, but the frog called to her, “King’s daughter, King’s daughter, take me along.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “That you shall not,” cried the Princess in a passion.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Princess did as he bade her, but as she did so she could not help weeping so that her tears ran down into the milk.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Have you forgotten that I was to sleep in your little white bed?”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The Princess did as he bade her, but as she did so she could not help weeping so that her tears ran down into the milk.
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “Go back to the stones of the fountain, where you belong.”
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading When supper was ended the Princess was about to hurry away to her room, but the frog called to her, “King’s daughter, King’s daughter, take me along.
carry out
From this reading When supper was ended the Princess was about to hurry away to her room, but the frog called to her, “King’s daughter, King’s daughter, take me along.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading The Princess did as he bade her, but as she did so she could not help weeping so that her tears ran down into the milk.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Princess did as he bade her, but as she did so she could not help weeping so that her tears ran down into the milk.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Princess did as he bade her, but as she did so she could not help weeping so that her tears ran down into the milk.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When supper was ended the Princess was about to hurry away to her room, but the frog called to her, “King’s daughter, King’s daughter, take me along.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When supper was ended the Princess was about to hurry away to her room, but the frog called to her, “King’s daughter, King’s daughter, take me along.
showing sorrow
From this reading The Princess did as he bade her, but as she did so she could not help weeping so that her tears ran down into the milk.
at the time that
From this reading When supper was ended the Princess was about to hurry away to her room, but the frog called to her, “King’s daughter, King’s daughter, take me along.
in or at the place that
From this reading “Go back to the stones of the fountain, where you belong.”
a Caucasian
From this reading Have you forgotten that I was to sleep in your little white bed?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Have you forgotten that I was to sleep in your little white bed?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Have you forgotten that I was to sleep in your little white bed?”
