used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Make your choice at once, and the wedding shall take place this night.”
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “If you had I should have asked her to be my wife before this.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Make your choice at once, and the wedding shall take place this night.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “If you had I should have asked her to be my wife before this.”
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading “You have before you the beautiful women of the land,” said the King.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “You have before you the beautiful women of the land,” said the King.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “Father, you have not brought to me the most beautiful woman in the world,” replied Prince Roul.
the person or thing chosen or selected
From this reading “Make your choice at once, and the wedding shall take place this night.”
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading On the last day of the feast the King told him he would have to choose.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading On the last day of the feast the King told him he would have to choose.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “Father, you have not brought to me the most beautiful woman in the world,” replied Prince Roul.
a ceremonial dinner party for many people
From this reading On the last day of the feast the King told him he would have to choose.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “If you had I should have asked her to be my wife before this.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading On the last day of the feast the King told him he would have to choose.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the last day of the feast the King told him he would have to choose.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “If you had I should have asked her to be my wife before this.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On the last day of the feast the King told him he would have to choose.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “If you had I should have asked her to be my wife before this.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If you had I should have asked her to be my wife before this.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Father, you have not brought to me the most beautiful woman in the world,” replied Prince Roul.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading On the last day of the feast the King told him he would have to choose.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading “You have before you the beautiful women of the land,” said the King.
immediately past
From this reading On the last day of the feast the King told him he would have to choose.
engage in
From this reading “Make your choice at once, and the wedding shall take place this night.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Father, you have not brought to me the most beautiful woman in the world,” replied Prince Roul.
used to form the superlative
From this reading “Father, you have not brought to me the most beautiful woman in the world,” replied Prince Roul.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “If you had I should have asked her to be my wife before this.”
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “Make your choice at once, and the wedding shall take place this night.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Father, you have not brought to me the most beautiful woman in the world,” replied Prince Roul.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the last day of the feast the King told him he would have to choose.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the last day of the feast the King told him he would have to choose.
on one occasion
From this reading “Make your choice at once, and the wedding shall take place this night.”
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “Make your choice at once, and the wedding shall take place this night.”
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading “Father, you have not brought to me the most beautiful woman in the world,” replied Prince Roul.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “Father, you have not brought to me the most beautiful woman in the world,” replied Prince Roul.
Roul
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From this reading “Father, you have not brought to me the most beautiful woman in the world,” replied Prince Roul.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “You have before you the beautiful women of the land,” said the King.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Make your choice at once, and the wedding shall take place this night.”
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “If you had I should have asked her to be my wife before this.”
carry out
From this reading “Make your choice at once, and the wedding shall take place this night.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the last day of the feast the King told him he would have to choose.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Make your choice at once, and the wedding shall take place this night.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the last day of the feast the King told him he would have to choose.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading On the last day of the feast the King told him he would have to choose.
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading “Make your choice at once, and the wedding shall take place this night.”
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading “If you had I should have asked her to be my wife before this.”
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “Father, you have not brought to me the most beautiful woman in the world,” replied Prince Roul.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “You have before you the beautiful women of the land,” said the King.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “Father, you have not brought to me the most beautiful woman in the world,” replied Prince Roul.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading On the last day of the feast the King told him he would have to choose.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You have before you the beautiful women of the land,” said the King.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Make your choice at once, and the wedding shall take place this night.”
