used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Then a king lost the princess, his daughter, and made proclamation that whoever should find her, to that person he would give his daughter and the kingdom as well.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They lived for some time at home with their father, and maintained themselves well.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading The brothers said to one another, 'Let us go thither.'
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then a king lost the princess, his daughter, and made proclamation that whoever should find her, to that person he would give his daughter and the kingdom as well.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They lived for some time at home with their father, and maintained themselves well.
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading The brothers said to one another, 'Let us go thither.'
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The father didn't give them leave to go, but go they did, and gave out that they were the people who would find the lost princess.
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading The king immediately sent a carriage for them.
a female human offspring
From this reading Then a king lost the princess, his daughter, and made proclamation that whoever should find her, to that person he would give his daughter and the kingdom as well.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The father didn't give them leave to go, but go they did, and gave out that they were the people who would find the lost princess.
didn't
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From this reading The father didn't give them leave to go, but go they did, and gave out that they were the people who would find the lost princess.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading They lived for some time at home with their father, and maintained themselves well.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Then a king lost the princess, his daughter, and made proclamation that whoever should find her, to that person he would give his daughter and the kingdom as well.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They lived for some time at home with their father, and maintained themselves well.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The father didn't give them leave to go, but go they did, and gave out that they were the people who would find the lost princess.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Then a king lost the princess, his daughter, and made proclamation that whoever should find her, to that person he would give his daughter and the kingdom as well.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The brothers said to one another, 'Let us go thither.'
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then a king lost the princess, his daughter, and made proclamation that whoever should find her, to that person he would give his daughter and the kingdom as well.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then a king lost the princess, his daughter, and made proclamation that whoever should find her, to that person he would give his daughter and the kingdom as well.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then a king lost the princess, his daughter, and made proclamation that whoever should find her, to that person he would give his daughter and the kingdom as well.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading They lived for some time at home with their father, and maintained themselves well.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading The king immediately sent a carriage for them.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Then a king lost the princess, his daughter, and made proclamation that whoever should find her, to that person he would give his daughter and the kingdom as well.
a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading Then a king lost the princess, his daughter, and made proclamation that whoever should find her, to that person he would give his daughter and the kingdom as well.
go away from a place
From this reading The father didn't give them leave to go, but go they did, and gave out that they were the people who would find the lost princess.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading The brothers said to one another, 'Let us go thither.'
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading They lived for some time at home with their father, and maintained themselves well.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Then a king lost the princess, his daughter, and made proclamation that whoever should find her, to that person he would give his daughter and the kingdom as well.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Then a king lost the princess, his daughter, and made proclamation that whoever should find her, to that person he would give his daughter and the kingdom as well.
maintainedadjectiveUS /meɪnˈteɪnd/
kept in good condition
From this reading They lived for some time at home with their father, and maintained themselves well.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The brothers said to one another, 'Let us go thither.'
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The father didn't give them leave to go, but go they did, and gave out that they were the people who would find the lost princess.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The father didn't give them leave to go, but go they did, and gave out that they were the people who would find the lost princess.
a human being
From this reading Then a king lost the princess, his daughter, and made proclamation that whoever should find her, to that person he would give his daughter and the kingdom as well.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading Then a king lost the princess, his daughter, and made proclamation that whoever should find her, to that person he would give his daughter and the kingdom as well.
proclamationnounUS /ˌprɑːkləˈmeɪʃən/
a formal public statement
From this reading Then a king lost the princess, his daughter, and made proclamation that whoever should find her, to that person he would give his daughter and the kingdom as well.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The brothers said to one another, 'Let us go thither.'
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From this reading The king immediately sent a carriage for them.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Then a king lost the princess, his daughter, and made proclamation that whoever should find her, to that person he would give his daughter and the kingdom as well.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading They lived for some time at home with their father, and maintained themselves well.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then a king lost the princess, his daughter, and made proclamation that whoever should find her, to that person he would give his daughter and the kingdom as well.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then a king lost the princess, his daughter, and made proclamation that whoever should find her, to that person he would give his daughter and the kingdom as well.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They lived for some time at home with their father, and maintained themselves well.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The father didn't give them leave to go, but go they did, and gave out that they were the people who would find the lost princess.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading They lived for some time at home with their father, and maintained themselves well.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then a king lost the princess, his daughter, and made proclamation that whoever should find her, to that person he would give his daughter and the kingdom as well.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They lived for some time at home with their father, and maintained themselves well.
thitheradverbUS /ˈðɪθɜːr/
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading The brothers said to one another, 'Let us go thither.'
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading They lived for some time at home with their father, and maintained themselves well.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then a king lost the princess, his daughter, and made proclamation that whoever should find her, to that person he would give his daughter and the kingdom as well.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The brothers said to one another, 'Let us go thither.'
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading They lived for some time at home with their father, and maintained themselves well.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The father didn't give them leave to go, but go they did, and gave out that they were the people who would find the lost princess.
which person or people
From this reading The father didn't give them leave to go, but go they did, and gave out that they were the people who would find the lost princess.
whoever
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From this reading Then a king lost the princess, his daughter, and made proclamation that whoever should find her, to that person he would give his daughter and the kingdom as well.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They lived for some time at home with their father, and maintained themselves well.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Then a king lost the princess, his daughter, and made proclamation that whoever should find her, to that person he would give his daughter and the kingdom as well.
