used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The town was just three miles off; but he had such a royal appetite, that he did not like to waste it on bad cookery, and the people of the royal town were bad cooks.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The town was just three miles off; but he had such a royal appetite, that he did not like to waste it on bad cookery, and the people of the royal town were bad cooks.
appetitenounUS /ˈæpətaɪt/
a feeling of craving something
From this reading The town was just three miles off; but he had such a royal appetite, that he did not like to waste it on bad cookery, and the people of the royal town were bad cooks.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I wish I were in ‘The Bear,’ at Gluck-stein,” said he to himself; for he remembered that there was a very good cook there.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading But, then, the town was twenty-one leagues away--sixty-three long miles!
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading The town was just three miles off; but he had such a royal appetite, that he did not like to waste it on bad cookery, and the people of the royal town were bad cooks.
have
From this reading “I wish I were in ‘The Bear,’ at Gluck-stein,” said he to himself; for he remembered that there was a very good cook there.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The town was just three miles off; but he had such a royal appetite, that he did not like to waste it on bad cookery, and the people of the royal town were bad cooks.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY this time the prince was very hungry.
prepare a hot meal
From this reading “I wish I were in ‘The Bear,’ at Gluck-stein,” said he to himself; for he remembered that there was a very good cook there.
cookerynoun
the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
From this reading The town was just three miles off; but he had such a royal appetite, that he did not like to waste it on bad cookery, and the people of the royal town were bad cooks.
cooksnounUS /kʊks/
plural of “cook” — someone who cooks food
From this reading The town was just three miles off; but he had such a royal appetite, that he did not like to waste it on bad cookery, and the people of the royal town were bad cooks.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The town was just three miles off; but he had such a royal appetite, that he did not like to waste it on bad cookery, and the people of the royal town were bad cooks.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading No sooner had the prince said this, and taken just three steps, than he found himself at the door of the “Bear Inn” at Gluckstein!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I wish I were in ‘The Bear,’ at Gluck-stein,” said he to himself; for he remembered that there was a very good cook there.
set up or found
From this reading No sooner had the prince said this, and taken just three steps, than he found himself at the door of the “Bear Inn” at Gluckstein!
Gluck-stein
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From this reading “I wish I were in ‘The Bear,’ at Gluck-stein,” said he to himself; for he remembered that there was a very good cook there.
Gluckstein
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From this reading No sooner had the prince said this, and taken just three steps, than he found himself at the door of the “Bear Inn” at Gluckstein!
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “I wish I were in ‘The Bear,’ at Gluck-stein,” said he to himself; for he remembered that there was a very good cook there.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The town was just three miles off; but he had such a royal appetite, that he did not like to waste it on bad cookery, and the people of the royal town were bad cooks.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The town was just three miles off; but he had such a royal appetite, that he did not like to waste it on bad cookery, and the people of the royal town were bad cooks.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “I wish I were in ‘The Bear,’ at Gluck-stein,” said he to himself; for he remembered that there was a very good cook there.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading BY this time the prince was very hungry.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I wish I were in ‘The Bear,’ at Gluck-stein,” said he to himself; for he remembered that there was a very good cook there.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I wish I were in ‘The Bear,’ at Gluck-stein,” said he to himself; for he remembered that there was a very good cook there.
a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
From this reading No sooner had the prince said this, and taken just three steps, than he found himself at the door of the “Bear Inn” at Gluckstein!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The town was just three miles off; but he had such a royal appetite, that he did not like to waste it on bad cookery, and the people of the royal town were bad cooks.
and nothing more
From this reading The town was just three miles off; but he had such a royal appetite, that he did not like to waste it on bad cookery, and the people of the royal town were bad cooks.
leaguesnounUS /liːɡz/
plural of “league” — an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members
From this reading But, then, the town was twenty-one leagues away--sixty-three long miles!
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The town was just three miles off; but he had such a royal appetite, that he did not like to waste it on bad cookery, and the people of the royal town were bad cooks.
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 But, then, the town was twenty-one leagues away--sixty-three long miles!
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading The town was just three miles off; but he had such a royal appetite, that he did not like to waste it on bad cookery, and the people of the royal town were bad cooks.
not any; not one
From this reading No sooner had the prince said this, and taken just three steps, than he found himself at the door of the “Bear Inn” at Gluckstein!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The town was just three miles off; but he had such a royal appetite, that he did not like to waste it on bad cookery, and the people of the royal town were bad cooks.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The town was just three miles off; but he had such a royal appetite, that he did not like to waste it on bad cookery, and the people of the royal town were bad cooks.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The town was just three miles off; but he had such a royal appetite, that he did not like to waste it on bad cookery, and the people of the royal town were bad cooks.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The town was just three miles off; but he had such a royal appetite, that he did not like to waste it on bad cookery, and the people of the royal town were bad cooks.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The town was just three miles off; but he had such a royal appetite, that he did not like to waste it on bad cookery, and the people of the royal town were bad cooks.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading BY this time the prince was very hungry.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading “I wish I were in ‘The Bear,’ at Gluck-stein,” said he to himself; for he remembered that there was a very good cook there.
royaladjectiveUS /ˈrɔɪəl/
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading The town was just three miles off; but he had such a royal appetite, that he did not like to waste it on bad cookery, and the people of the royal town were bad cooks.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I wish I were in ‘The Bear,’ at Gluck-stein,” said he to himself; for he remembered that there was a very good cook there.
sixty-threeadjective
being three more than sixty
From this reading But, then, the town was twenty-one leagues away--sixty-three long miles!
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading No sooner had the prince said this, and taken just three steps, than he found himself at the door of the “Bear Inn” at Gluckstein!
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading No sooner had the prince said this, and taken just three steps, than he found himself at the door of the “Bear Inn” at Gluckstein!
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The town was just three miles off; but he had such a royal appetite, that he did not like to waste it on bad cookery, and the people of the royal town were bad cooks.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading No sooner had the prince said this, and taken just three steps, than he found himself at the door of the “Bear Inn” at Gluckstein!
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading No sooner had the prince said this, and taken just three steps, than he found himself at the door of the “Bear Inn” at Gluckstein!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The town was just three miles off; but he had such a royal appetite, that he did not like to waste it on bad cookery, and the people of the royal town were bad cooks.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BY this time the prince was very hungry.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading But, then, the town was twenty-one leagues away--sixty-three long miles!
in or at that place or location
From this reading “I wish I were in ‘The Bear,’ at Gluck-stein,” said he to himself; for he remembered that there was a very good cook there.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading BY this time the prince was very hungry.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The town was just three miles off; but he had such a royal appetite, that he did not like to waste it on bad cookery, and the people of the royal town were bad cooks.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading BY this time the prince was very hungry.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The town was just three miles off; but he had such a royal appetite, that he did not like to waste it on bad cookery, and the people of the royal town were bad cooks.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading The town was just three miles off; but he had such a royal appetite, that he did not like to waste it on bad cookery, and the people of the royal town were bad cooks.
twenty-onenounUS /ˈtwentiwɔːn/
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty and one
From this reading But, then, the town was twenty-one leagues away--sixty-three long miles!
precisely as stated
From this reading BY this time the prince was very hungry.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BY this time the prince was very hungry.
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
From this reading The town was just three miles off; but he had such a royal appetite, that he did not like to waste it on bad cookery, and the people of the royal town were bad cooks.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The town was just three miles off; but he had such a royal appetite, that he did not like to waste it on bad cookery, and the people of the royal town were bad cooks.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “I wish I were in ‘The Bear,’ at Gluck-stein,” said he to himself; for he remembered that there was a very good cook there.
