used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Then said Amis: “Never shall it be that my fellow be a manslayer for the healing of me.”
a-sleeping
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From this reading And when he had so said, the Angel departed; and therewith Amile, as if a-sleeping, heard those words, and awoke, and said: “What is it, fellow? who hath spoken unto thee?”
(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with
From this reading And Amis answered that none had spoken: “But I have prayed to our Lord according to my wont.”
Amile
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From this reading And when he had so said, the Angel departed; and therewith Amile, as if a-sleeping, heard those words, and awoke, and said: “What is it, fellow? who hath spoken unto thee?”
Amis
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From this reading Then said Amis: “Never shall it be that my fellow be a manslayer for the healing of me.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And when he had so said, the Angel departed; and therewith Amile, as if a-sleeping, heard those words, and awoke, and said: “What is it, fellow? who hath spoken unto thee?”
spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading But the Angel said: “Yet even so it behoveth to do.”
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading And Amis answered that none had spoken: “But I have prayed to our Lord according to my wont.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And when he had so said, the Angel departed; and therewith Amile, as if a-sleeping, heard those words, and awoke, and said: “What is it, fellow? who hath spoken unto thee?”
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading And when he had so said, the Angel departed; and therewith Amile, as if a-sleeping, heard those words, and awoke, and said: “What is it, fellow? who hath spoken unto thee?”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Then said Amis: “Never shall it be that my fellow be a manslayer for the healing of me.”
behoveth
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From this reading But the Angel said: “Yet even so it behoveth to do.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the Angel said: “Yet even so it behoveth to do.”
well in the past; former
From this reading And when he had so said, the Angel departed; and therewith Amile, as if a-sleeping, heard those words, and awoke, and said: “What is it, fellow? who hath spoken unto thee?”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But the Angel said: “Yet even so it behoveth to do.”
divisible by two
From this reading But the Angel said: “Yet even so it behoveth to do.”
a boy or man
From this reading Then said Amis: “Never shall it be that my fellow be a manslayer for the healing of me.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then said Amis: “Never shall it be that my fellow be a manslayer for the healing of me.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And when he had so said, the Angel departed; and therewith Amile, as if a-sleeping, heard those words, and awoke, and said: “What is it, fellow? who hath spoken unto thee?”
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading And when he had so said, the Angel departed; and therewith Amile, as if a-sleeping, heard those words, and awoke, and said: “What is it, fellow? who hath spoken unto thee?”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And Amis answered that none had spoken: “But I have prayed to our Lord according to my wont.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And when he had so said, the Angel departed; and therewith Amile, as if a-sleeping, heard those words, and awoke, and said: “What is it, fellow? who hath spoken unto thee?”
healingnounUS /ˈhiːlɪŋ/
the natural process by which the body repairs itself
From this reading Then said Amis: “Never shall it be that my fellow be a manslayer for the healing of me.”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading And when he had so said, the Angel departed; and therewith Amile, as if a-sleeping, heard those words, and awoke, and said: “What is it, fellow? who hath spoken unto thee?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And Amis answered that none had spoken: “But I have prayed to our Lord according to my wont.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And when he had so said, the Angel departed; and therewith Amile, as if a-sleeping, heard those words, and awoke, and said: “What is it, fellow? who hath spoken unto thee?”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And when he had so said, the Angel departed; and therewith Amile, as if a-sleeping, heard those words, and awoke, and said: “What is it, fellow? who hath spoken unto thee?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then said Amis: “Never shall it be that my fellow be a manslayer for the healing of me.”
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading And Amis answered that none had spoken: “But I have prayed to our Lord according to my wont.”
manslayernoun
a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
From this reading Then said Amis: “Never shall it be that my fellow be a manslayer for the healing of me.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then said Amis: “Never shall it be that my fellow be a manslayer for the healing of me.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Then said Amis: “Never shall it be that my fellow be a manslayer for the healing of me.”
an old word for “no”
From this reading Then Amile said: “Nay, it is not so; some one hath spoken to thee.”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Then said Amis: “Never shall it be that my fellow be a manslayer for the healing of me.”
not one, and not any
From this reading And Amis answered that none had spoken: “But I have prayed to our Lord according to my wont.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Then Amile said: “Nay, it is not so; some one hath spoken to thee.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then said Amis: “Never shall it be that my fellow be a manslayer for the healing of me.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Then Amile said: “Nay, it is not so; some one hath spoken to thee.”
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading And Amis answered that none had spoken: “But I have prayed to our Lord according to my wont.”
past form of “pray” — address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading And Amis answered that none had spoken: “But I have prayed to our Lord according to my wont.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Then said Amis: “Never shall it be that my fellow be a manslayer for the healing of me.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Then said Amis: “Never shall it be that my fellow be a manslayer for the healing of me.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But the Angel said: “Yet even so it behoveth to do.”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Then Amile said: “Nay, it is not so; some one hath spoken to thee.”
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading And when he had so said, the Angel departed; and therewith Amile, as if a-sleeping, heard those words, and awoke, and said: “What is it, fellow? who hath spoken unto thee?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then said Amis: “Never shall it be that my fellow be a manslayer for the healing of me.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then said Amis: “Never shall it be that my fellow be a manslayer for the healing of me.”
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading And when he had so said, the Angel departed; and therewith Amile, as if a-sleeping, heard those words, and awoke, and said: “What is it, fellow? who hath spoken unto thee?”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then said Amis: “Never shall it be that my fellow be a manslayer for the healing of me.”
therewithadverb
with that or this or it
From this reading And when he had so said, the Angel departed; and therewith Amile, as if a-sleeping, heard those words, and awoke, and said: “What is it, fellow? who hath spoken unto thee?”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading And when he had so said, the Angel departed; and therewith Amile, as if a-sleeping, heard those words, and awoke, and said: “What is it, fellow? who hath spoken unto thee?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But the Angel said: “Yet even so it behoveth to do.”
untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/
an old word for “to”
From this reading And when he had so said, the Angel departed; and therewith Amile, as if a-sleeping, heard those words, and awoke, and said: “What is it, fellow? who hath spoken unto thee?”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And when he had so said, the Angel departed; and therewith Amile, as if a-sleeping, heard those words, and awoke, and said: “What is it, fellow? who hath spoken unto thee?”
at the time that
From this reading And when he had so said, the Angel departed; and therewith Amile, as if a-sleeping, heard those words, and awoke, and said: “What is it, fellow? who hath spoken unto thee?”
which person or people
From this reading And when he had so said, the Angel departed; and therewith Amile, as if a-sleeping, heard those words, and awoke, and said: “What is it, fellow? who hath spoken unto thee?”
wontnounUS /woʊnt/
an established custom
From this reading And Amis answered that none had spoken: “But I have prayed to our Lord according to my wont.”
the words that are spoken
From this reading And when he had so said, the Angel departed; and therewith Amile, as if a-sleeping, heard those words, and awoke, and said: “What is it, fellow? who hath spoken unto thee?”
but in spite of that
From this reading But the Angel said: “Yet even so it behoveth to do.”
