used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The king felt as if a sword had been thrust into his breast.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He didn't sleep till morning, thinking over what to do, and how to do it, to prevent that coming to pass which he had heard.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The king felt as if a sword had been thrust into his breast.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The king felt as if a sword had been thrust into his breast.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading When day dawned the child began to cry.
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading The king felt as if a sword had been thrust into his breast.
charcoal-burner
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From this reading The charcoal-burner got up and saw that his wife had gone to sleep for ever.
a young person of either sex
From this reading When day dawned the child began to cry.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading He didn't sleep till morning, thinking over what to do, and how to do it, to prevent that coming to pass which he had heard.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading When day dawned the child began to cry.
dawnedverbUS /dɔːnd/
past form of “dawn” — become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
From this reading When day dawned the child began to cry.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading When day dawned the child began to cry.
didn't
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From this reading He didn't sleep till morning, thinking over what to do, and how to do it, to prevent that coming to pass which he had heard.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He didn't sleep till morning, thinking over what to do, and how to do it, to prevent that coming to pass which he had heard.
at any time
From this reading The charcoal-burner got up and saw that his wife had gone to sleep for ever.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading The king felt as if a sword had been thrust into his breast.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The charcoal-burner got up and saw that his wife had gone to sleep for ever.
destroyed or killed
From this reading The charcoal-burner got up and saw that his wife had gone to sleep for ever.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The charcoal-burner got up and saw that his wife had gone to sleep for ever.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The king felt as if a sword had been thrust into his breast.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He didn't sleep till morning, thinking over what to do, and how to do it, to prevent that coming to pass which he had heard.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading He didn't sleep till morning, thinking over what to do, and how to do it, to prevent that coming to pass which he had heard.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The king felt as if a sword had been thrust into his breast.
how
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From this reading He didn't sleep till morning, thinking over what to do, and how to do it, to prevent that coming to pass which he had heard.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'Oh, my poor little orphan!' whimpered he; 'what shall I do with you now?'
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The king felt as if a sword had been thrust into his breast.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The king felt as if a sword had been thrust into his breast.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He didn't sleep till morning, thinking over what to do, and how to do it, to prevent that coming to pass which he had heard.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading The king felt as if a sword had been thrust into his breast.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading 'Oh, my poor little orphan!' whimpered he; 'what shall I do with you now?'
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading He didn't sleep till morning, thinking over what to do, and how to do it, to prevent that coming to pass which he had heard.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'Oh, my poor little orphan!' whimpered he; 'what shall I do with you now?'
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading 'Oh, my poor little orphan!' whimpered he; 'what shall I do with you now?'
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading 'Oh, my poor little orphan!' whimpered he; 'what shall I do with you now?'
orphannounUS /ˈɔːrfən/
a child who has lost both parents
From this reading 'Oh, my poor little orphan!' whimpered he; 'what shall I do with you now?'
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He didn't sleep till morning, thinking over what to do, and how to do it, to prevent that coming to pass which he had heard.
go across or through
From this reading He didn't sleep till morning, thinking over what to do, and how to do it, to prevent that coming to pass which he had heard.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading 'Oh, my poor little orphan!' whimpered he; 'what shall I do with you now?'
keep from happening or arising; make impossible
From this reading He didn't sleep till morning, thinking over what to do, and how to do it, to prevent that coming to pass which he had heard.
cut with a saw
From this reading The charcoal-burner got up and saw that his wife had gone to sleep for ever.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading 'Oh, my poor little orphan!' whimpered he; 'what shall I do with you now?'
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading He didn't sleep till morning, thinking over what to do, and how to do it, to prevent that coming to pass which he had heard.
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading The king felt as if a sword had been thrust into his breast.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He didn't sleep till morning, thinking over what to do, and how to do it, to prevent that coming to pass which he had heard.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The king felt as if a sword had been thrust into his breast.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading He didn't sleep till morning, thinking over what to do, and how to do it, to prevent that coming to pass which he had heard.
push forcefully
From this reading The king felt as if a sword had been thrust into his breast.
up to a particular time
From this reading He didn't sleep till morning, thinking over what to do, and how to do it, to prevent that coming to pass which he had heard.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He didn't sleep till morning, thinking over what to do, and how to do it, to prevent that coming to pass which he had heard.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The charcoal-burner got up and saw that his wife had gone to sleep for ever.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He didn't sleep till morning, thinking over what to do, and how to do it, to prevent that coming to pass which he had heard.
at the time that
From this reading When day dawned the child began to cry.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He didn't sleep till morning, thinking over what to do, and how to do it, to prevent that coming to pass which he had heard.
whimpered
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From this reading 'Oh, my poor little orphan!' whimpered he; 'what shall I do with you now?'
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading The charcoal-burner got up and saw that his wife had gone to sleep for ever.
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'Oh, my poor little orphan!' whimpered he; 'what shall I do with you now?'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Oh, my poor little orphan!' whimpered he; 'what shall I do with you now?'
