(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading "'How comes it,' then inquired the Princess, 'that if thou hast so little presence of mind as thou now displayest, thou wert able to distinguish and unravel, and find courage to follow, the tokens that I gave thee with my hands as I drove along the way?'
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "'How comes it,' then inquired the Princess, 'that if thou hast so little presence of mind as thou now displayest, thou wert able to distinguish and unravel, and find courage to follow, the tokens that I gave thee with my hands as I drove along the way?'
in addition
From this reading "'That,' said he, 'I discovered by the sharp wit of my wife, who also gave me courage to obey thy call.'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "When Naran Gerel found she could prevail nothing with the captain, she turned to Ssaran and entreated him that he should devise some way of escape; but, sunk in fear and apprehension of the King's terrible anger, he could not collect his ideas.
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading "When Naran Gerel found she could prevail nothing with the captain, she turned to Ssaran and entreated him that he should devise some way of escape; but, sunk in fear and apprehension of the King's terrible anger, he could not collect his ideas.
apprehensionnounUS /ˌæprɪˈhenʃən/
fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading "When Naran Gerel found she could prevail nothing with the captain, she turned to Ssaran and entreated him that he should devise some way of escape; but, sunk in fear and apprehension of the King's terrible anger, he could not collect his ideas.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "'How comes it,' then inquired the Princess, 'that if thou hast so little presence of mind as thou now displayest, thou wert able to distinguish and unravel, and find courage to follow, the tokens that I gave thee with my hands as I drove along the way?'
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "'She gave me nothing but this jewel,' replied the minister; 'and of what use can that be?'
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "When Naran Gerel found she could prevail nothing with the captain, she turned to Ssaran and entreated him that he should devise some way of escape; but, sunk in fear and apprehension of the King's terrible anger, he could not collect his ideas.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "'That,' said he, 'I discovered by the sharp wit of my wife, who also gave me courage to obey thy call.'
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "'That,' said he, 'I discovered by the sharp wit of my wife, who also gave me courage to obey thy call.'
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "'She gave me nothing but this jewel,' replied the minister; 'and of what use can that be?'
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading "When Naran Gerel found she could prevail nothing with the captain, she turned to Ssaran and entreated him that he should devise some way of escape; but, sunk in fear and apprehension of the King's terrible anger, he could not collect his ideas.
collectverbUS /kəˈlekt/
get or gather together
From this reading "When Naran Gerel found she could prevail nothing with the captain, she turned to Ssaran and entreated him that he should devise some way of escape; but, sunk in fear and apprehension of the King's terrible anger, he could not collect his ideas.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading "'How comes it,' then inquired the Princess, 'that if thou hast so little presence of mind as thou now displayest, thou wert able to distinguish and unravel, and find courage to follow, the tokens that I gave thee with my hands as I drove along the way?'
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "When Naran Gerel found she could prevail nothing with the captain, she turned to Ssaran and entreated him that he should devise some way of escape; but, sunk in fear and apprehension of the King's terrible anger, he could not collect his ideas.
a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
From this reading "'How comes it,' then inquired the Princess, 'that if thou hast so little presence of mind as thou now displayest, thou wert able to distinguish and unravel, and find courage to follow, the tokens that I gave thee with my hands as I drove along the way?'
deviseverbUS /dɪˈvaɪz/
come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
From this reading "When Naran Gerel found she could prevail nothing with the captain, she turned to Ssaran and entreated him that he should devise some way of escape; but, sunk in fear and apprehension of the King's terrible anger, he could not collect his ideas.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "'And did she furnish thee with knowledge and courage, and yet send thee forth with no sort of talisman?' said Naran Gerel.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading "'That,' said he, 'I discovered by the sharp wit of my wife, who also gave me courage to obey thy call.'
displayest
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From this reading "'How comes it,' then inquired the Princess, 'that if thou hast so little presence of mind as thou now displayest, thou wert able to distinguish and unravel, and find courage to follow, the tokens that I gave thee with my hands as I drove along the way?'
distinguishverbUS /dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ/
mark as different
From this reading "'How comes it,' then inquired the Princess, 'that if thou hast so little presence of mind as thou now displayest, thou wert able to distinguish and unravel, and find courage to follow, the tokens that I gave thee with my hands as I drove along the way?'
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading "'How comes it,' then inquired the Princess, 'that if thou hast so little presence of mind as thou now displayest, thou wert able to distinguish and unravel, and find courage to follow, the tokens that I gave thee with my hands as I drove along the way?'
entreated
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From this reading "When Naran Gerel found she could prevail nothing with the captain, she turned to Ssaran and entreated him that he should devise some way of escape; but, sunk in fear and apprehension of the King's terrible anger, he could not collect his ideas.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading "When Naran Gerel found she could prevail nothing with the captain, she turned to Ssaran and entreated him that he should devise some way of escape; but, sunk in fear and apprehension of the King's terrible anger, he could not collect his ideas.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading "When Naran Gerel found she could prevail nothing with the captain, she turned to Ssaran and entreated him that he should devise some way of escape; but, sunk in fear and apprehension of the King's terrible anger, he could not collect his ideas.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "'How comes it,' then inquired the Princess, 'that if thou hast so little presence of mind as thou now displayest, thou wert able to distinguish and unravel, and find courage to follow, the tokens that I gave thee with my hands as I drove along the way?'
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading "'How comes it,' then inquired the Princess, 'that if thou hast so little presence of mind as thou now displayest, thou wert able to distinguish and unravel, and find courage to follow, the tokens that I gave thee with my hands as I drove along the way?'
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "'And did she furnish thee with knowledge and courage, and yet send thee forth with no sort of talisman?' said Naran Gerel.
set up or found
From this reading "When Naran Gerel found she could prevail nothing with the captain, she turned to Ssaran and entreated him that he should devise some way of escape; but, sunk in fear and apprehension of the King's terrible anger, he could not collect his ideas.
furnishverbUS /ˈfɜːrnɪʃ/
give something useful or necessary to
From this reading "'And did she furnish thee with knowledge and courage, and yet send thee forth with no sort of talisman?' said Naran Gerel.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "'How comes it,' then inquired the Princess, 'that if thou hast so little presence of mind as thou now displayest, thou wert able to distinguish and unravel, and find courage to follow, the tokens that I gave thee with my hands as I drove along the way?'
Gerel
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From this reading "When Naran Gerel found she could prevail nothing with the captain, she turned to Ssaran and entreated him that he should devise some way of escape; but, sunk in fear and apprehension of the King's terrible anger, he could not collect his ideas.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading "'How comes it,' then inquired the Princess, 'that if thou hast so little presence of mind as thou now displayest, thou wert able to distinguish and unravel, and find courage to follow, the tokens that I gave thee with my hands as I drove along the way?'
hastauxiliary verbUS /hæst/
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading "'How comes it,' then inquired the Princess, 'that if thou hast so little presence of mind as thou now displayest, thou wert able to distinguish and unravel, and find courage to follow, the tokens that I gave thee with my hands as I drove along the way?'
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "When Naran Gerel found she could prevail nothing with the captain, she turned to Ssaran and entreated him that he should devise some way of escape; but, sunk in fear and apprehension of the King's terrible anger, he could not collect his ideas.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "When Naran Gerel found she could prevail nothing with the captain, she turned to Ssaran and entreated him that he should devise some way of escape; but, sunk in fear and apprehension of the King's terrible anger, he could not collect his ideas.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "When Naran Gerel found she could prevail nothing with the captain, she turned to Ssaran and entreated him that he should devise some way of escape; but, sunk in fear and apprehension of the King's terrible anger, he could not collect his ideas.
How
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From this reading "'How comes it,' then inquired the Princess, 'that if thou hast so little presence of mind as thou now displayest, thou wert able to distinguish and unravel, and find courage to follow, the tokens that I gave thee with my hands as I drove along the way?'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "'How comes it,' then inquired the Princess, 'that if thou hast so little presence of mind as thou now displayest, thou wert able to distinguish and unravel, and find courage to follow, the tokens that I gave thee with my hands as I drove along the way?'
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "When Naran Gerel found she could prevail nothing with the captain, she turned to Ssaran and entreated him that he should devise some way of escape; but, sunk in fear and apprehension of the King's terrible anger, he could not collect his ideas.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "'How comes it,' then inquired the Princess, 'that if thou hast so little presence of mind as thou now displayest, thou wert able to distinguish and unravel, and find courage to follow, the tokens that I gave thee with my hands as I drove along the way?'
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "When Naran Gerel found she could prevail nothing with the captain, she turned to Ssaran and entreated him that he should devise some way of escape; but, sunk in fear and apprehension of the King's terrible anger, he could not collect his ideas.
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading "'How comes it,' then inquired the Princess, 'that if thou hast so little presence of mind as thou now displayest, thou wert able to distinguish and unravel, and find courage to follow, the tokens that I gave thee with my hands as I drove along the way?'
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "'How comes it,' then inquired the Princess, 'that if thou hast so little presence of mind as thou now displayest, thou wert able to distinguish and unravel, and find courage to follow, the tokens that I gave thee with my hands as I drove along the way?'
jewelnounUS /ˈdʒuːəl/
a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
From this reading "'She gave me nothing but this jewel,' replied the minister; 'and of what use can that be?'
King'snounUS /kɪŋz/
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading "When Naran Gerel found she could prevail nothing with the captain, she turned to Ssaran and entreated him that he should devise some way of escape; but, sunk in fear and apprehension of the King's terrible anger, he could not collect his ideas.
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading "'And did she furnish thee with knowledge and courage, and yet send thee forth with no sort of talisman?' said Naran Gerel.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "'How comes it,' then inquired the Princess, 'that if thou hast so little presence of mind as thou now displayest, thou wert able to distinguish and unravel, and find courage to follow, the tokens that I gave thee with my hands as I drove along the way?'
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "'That,' said he, 'I discovered by the sharp wit of my wife, who also gave me courage to obey thy call.'
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "'How comes it,' then inquired the Princess, 'that if thou hast so little presence of mind as thou now displayest, thou wert able to distinguish and unravel, and find courage to follow, the tokens that I gave thee with my hands as I drove along the way?'
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading "'She gave me nothing but this jewel,' replied the minister; 'and of what use can that be?'
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "'How comes it,' then inquired the Princess, 'that if thou hast so little presence of mind as thou now displayest, thou wert able to distinguish and unravel, and find courage to follow, the tokens that I gave thee with my hands as I drove along the way?'
Naran
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From this reading "When Naran Gerel found she could prevail nothing with the captain, she turned to Ssaran and entreated him that he should devise some way of escape; but, sunk in fear and apprehension of the King's terrible anger, he could not collect his ideas.
not any; not one
From this reading "'And did she furnish thee with knowledge and courage, and yet send thee forth with no sort of talisman?' said Naran Gerel.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "When Naran Gerel found she could prevail nothing with the captain, she turned to Ssaran and entreated him that he should devise some way of escape; but, sunk in fear and apprehension of the King's terrible anger, he could not collect his ideas.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "When Naran Gerel found she could prevail nothing with the captain, she turned to Ssaran and entreated him that he should devise some way of escape; but, sunk in fear and apprehension of the King's terrible anger, he could not collect his ideas.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "'How comes it,' then inquired the Princess, 'that if thou hast so little presence of mind as thou now displayest, thou wert able to distinguish and unravel, and find courage to follow, the tokens that I gave thee with my hands as I drove along the way?'
be obedient to
From this reading "'That,' said he, 'I discovered by the sharp wit of my wife, who also gave me courage to obey thy call.'
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "When Naran Gerel found she could prevail nothing with the captain, she turned to Ssaran and entreated him that he should devise some way of escape; but, sunk in fear and apprehension of the King's terrible anger, he could not collect his ideas.
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading "'How comes it,' then inquired the Princess, 'that if thou hast so little presence of mind as thou now displayest, thou wert able to distinguish and unravel, and find courage to follow, the tokens that I gave thee with my hands as I drove along the way?'
prevailverbUS /prɪˈveɪl/
be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
From this reading "When Naran Gerel found she could prevail nothing with the captain, she turned to Ssaran and entreated him that he should devise some way of escape; but, sunk in fear and apprehension of the King's terrible anger, he could not collect his ideas.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading "'How comes it,' then inquired the Princess, 'that if thou hast so little presence of mind as thou now displayest, thou wert able to distinguish and unravel, and find courage to follow, the tokens that I gave thee with my hands as I drove along the way?'
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "'She gave me nothing but this jewel,' replied the minister; 'and of what use can that be?'
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "'That,' said he, 'I discovered by the sharp wit of my wife, who also gave me courage to obey thy call.'
cause to go somewhere
From this reading "'And did she furnish thee with knowledge and courage, and yet send thee forth with no sort of talisman?' said Naran Gerel.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading "'That,' said he, 'I discovered by the sharp wit of my wife, who also gave me courage to obey thy call.'
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "When Naran Gerel found she could prevail nothing with the captain, she turned to Ssaran and entreated him that he should devise some way of escape; but, sunk in fear and apprehension of the King's terrible anger, he could not collect his ideas.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "When Naran Gerel found she could prevail nothing with the captain, she turned to Ssaran and entreated him that he should devise some way of escape; but, sunk in fear and apprehension of the King's terrible anger, he could not collect his ideas.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "'How comes it,' then inquired the Princess, 'that if thou hast so little presence of mind as thou now displayest, thou wert able to distinguish and unravel, and find courage to follow, the tokens that I gave thee with my hands as I drove along the way?'
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "When Naran Gerel found she could prevail nothing with the captain, she turned to Ssaran and entreated him that he should devise some way of escape; but, sunk in fear and apprehension of the King's terrible anger, he could not collect his ideas.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading "'And did she furnish thee with knowledge and courage, and yet send thee forth with no sort of talisman?' said Naran Gerel.
Ssaran
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From this reading "When Naran Gerel found she could prevail nothing with the captain, she turned to Ssaran and entreated him that he should devise some way of escape; but, sunk in fear and apprehension of the King's terrible anger, he could not collect his ideas.
sunkadjectiveUS /sʌŋk/
doomed to extinction
From this reading "When Naran Gerel found she could prevail nothing with the captain, she turned to Ssaran and entreated him that he should devise some way of escape; but, sunk in fear and apprehension of the King's terrible anger, he could not collect his ideas.
talismannounUS /ˈtæl.ɪz.mən/
An object, such as an inscribed ring or stone, thought to have magic powers and to bring good luck.
From this reading "'And did she furnish thee with knowledge and courage, and yet send thee forth with no sort of talisman?' said Naran Gerel.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading "When Naran Gerel found she could prevail nothing with the captain, she turned to Ssaran and entreated him that he should devise some way of escape; but, sunk in fear and apprehension of the King's terrible anger, he could not collect his ideas.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "When Naran Gerel found she could prevail nothing with the captain, she turned to Ssaran and entreated him that he should devise some way of escape; but, sunk in fear and apprehension of the King's terrible anger, he could not collect his ideas.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "When Naran Gerel found she could prevail nothing with the captain, she turned to Ssaran and entreated him that he should devise some way of escape; but, sunk in fear and apprehension of the King's terrible anger, he could not collect his ideas.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading "'How comes it,' then inquired the Princess, 'that if thou hast so little presence of mind as thou now displayest, thou wert able to distinguish and unravel, and find courage to follow, the tokens that I gave thee with my hands as I drove along the way?'
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "'How comes it,' then inquired the Princess, 'that if thou hast so little presence of mind as thou now displayest, thou wert able to distinguish and unravel, and find courage to follow, the tokens that I gave thee with my hands as I drove along the way?'
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "'She gave me nothing but this jewel,' replied the minister; 'and of what use can that be?'
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "'How comes it,' then inquired the Princess, 'that if thou hast so little presence of mind as thou now displayest, thou wert able to distinguish and unravel, and find courage to follow, the tokens that I gave thee with my hands as I drove along the way?'
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading "'That,' said he, 'I discovered by the sharp wit of my wife, who also gave me courage to obey thy call.'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "When Naran Gerel found she could prevail nothing with the captain, she turned to Ssaran and entreated him that he should devise some way of escape; but, sunk in fear and apprehension of the King's terrible anger, he could not collect his ideas.
tokensnounUS /ˈtoʊkənz/
plural of “token” — an individual instance of a type of symbol
From this reading "'How comes it,' then inquired the Princess, 'that if thou hast so little presence of mind as thou now displayest, thou wert able to distinguish and unravel, and find courage to follow, the tokens that I gave thee with my hands as I drove along the way?'
moved around an axis or center
From this reading "When Naran Gerel found she could prevail nothing with the captain, she turned to Ssaran and entreated him that he should devise some way of escape; but, sunk in fear and apprehension of the King's terrible anger, he could not collect his ideas.
unravelverbUS /ənˈrævəl/
become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of
From this reading "'How comes it,' then inquired the Princess, 'that if thou hast so little presence of mind as thou now displayest, thou wert able to distinguish and unravel, and find courage to follow, the tokens that I gave thee with my hands as I drove along the way?'
the act of using
From this reading "'She gave me nothing but this jewel,' replied the minister; 'and of what use can that be?'
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "When Naran Gerel found she could prevail nothing with the captain, she turned to Ssaran and entreated him that he should devise some way of escape; but, sunk in fear and apprehension of the King's terrible anger, he could not collect his ideas.
wertauxiliary verbUS /wɜːrt/
an old form of “were”, used with “thou”
From this reading "'How comes it,' then inquired the Princess, 'that if thou hast so little presence of mind as thou now displayest, thou wert able to distinguish and unravel, and find courage to follow, the tokens that I gave thee with my hands as I drove along the way?'
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "'She gave me nothing but this jewel,' replied the minister; 'and of what use can that be?'
at the time that
From this reading "When Naran Gerel found she could prevail nothing with the captain, she turned to Ssaran and entreated him that he should devise some way of escape; but, sunk in fear and apprehension of the King's terrible anger, he could not collect his ideas.
which person or people
From this reading "'That,' said he, 'I discovered by the sharp wit of my wife, who also gave me courage to obey thy call.'
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading "'That,' said he, 'I discovered by the sharp wit of my wife, who also gave me courage to obey thy call.'
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading "'That,' said he, 'I discovered by the sharp wit of my wife, who also gave me courage to obey thy call.'
in the company of; together with
From this reading "When Naran Gerel found she could prevail nothing with the captain, she turned to Ssaran and entreated him that he should devise some way of escape; but, sunk in fear and apprehension of the King's terrible anger, he could not collect his ideas.
but in spite of that
From this reading "'And did she furnish thee with knowledge and courage, and yet send thee forth with no sort of talisman?' said Naran Gerel.
