used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Poor Man then asked the cook to let him have a pan, so that he could make some stone broth.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Man filled it with water from the pump, and then put into it a stone from the road.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading The Poor Man then asked the cook to let him have a pan, so that he could make some stone broth.
brothnounUS /brɔːθ/
liquid in which meat and vegetables are simmered; used as a basis for e.g. soups or sauces
From this reading The Poor Man then asked the cook to let him have a pan, so that he could make some stone broth.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But you must have some salt,” said the cook.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “I should like to see how you can make broth out of a stone”; so she gave him a pan.
prepare a hot meal
From this reading The Poor Man then asked the cook to let him have a pan, so that he could make some stone broth.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The Poor Man then asked the cook to let him have a pan, so that he could make some stone broth.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading The Man filled it with water from the pump, and then put into it a stone from the road.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Man filled it with water from the pump, and then put into it a stone from the road.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “I should like to see how you can make broth out of a stone”; so she gave him a pan.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The Poor Man then asked the cook to let him have a pan, so that he could make some stone broth.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Poor Man then asked the cook to let him have a pan, so that he could make some stone broth.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Poor Man then asked the cook to let him have a pan, so that he could make some stone broth.
how
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From this reading “I should like to see how you can make broth out of a stone”; so she gave him a pan.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I should like to see how you can make broth out of a stone”; so she gave him a pan.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The Man filled it with water from the pump, and then put into it a stone from the road.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Man filled it with water from the pump, and then put into it a stone from the road.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading The Poor Man then asked the cook to let him have a pan, so that he could make some stone broth.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “I should like to see how you can make broth out of a stone”; so she gave him a pan.
engage in
From this reading The Poor Man then asked the cook to let him have a pan, so that he could make some stone broth.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The Poor Man then asked the cook to let him have a pan, so that he could make some stone broth.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “But you must have some salt,” said the cook.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I should like to see how you can make broth out of a stone”; so she gave him a pan.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “I should like to see how you can make broth out of a stone”; so she gave him a pan.
panverbUS /pæn/
make a sweeping movement
From this reading The Poor Man then asked the cook to let him have a pan, so that he could make some stone broth.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading The Poor Man then asked the cook to let him have a pan, so that he could make some stone broth.
pumpverbUS /pʌmp/
operate like a pump; move up and down, like a handle or a pedal
From this reading The Man filled it with water from the pump, and then put into it a stone from the road.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The Man filled it with water from the pump, and then put into it a stone from the road.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading The Man filled it with water from the pump, and then put into it a stone from the road.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Stone broth!” said the cook.
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading “But you must have some salt,” said the cook.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “I should like to see how you can make broth out of a stone”; so she gave him a pan.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I should like to see how you can make broth out of a stone”; so she gave him a pan.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “I should like to see how you can make broth out of a stone”; so she gave him a pan.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The Poor Man then asked the cook to let him have a pan, so that he could make some stone broth.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The Poor Man then asked the cook to let him have a pan, so that he could make some stone broth.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The Poor Man then asked the cook to let him have a pan, so that he could make some stone broth.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Poor Man then asked the cook to let him have a pan, so that he could make some stone broth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Poor Man then asked the cook to let him have a pan, so that he could make some stone broth.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The Poor Man then asked the cook to let him have a pan, so that he could make some stone broth.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Poor Man then asked the cook to let him have a pan, so that he could make some stone broth.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading The Man filled it with water from the pump, and then put into it a stone from the road.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Man filled it with water from the pump, and then put into it a stone from the road.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I should like to see how you can make broth out of a stone”; so she gave him a pan.
