used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "The lad said he would soon do that; and as soon as it was daybreak the princess went to the king and said there was a man in there who would free him from the dragon and the tax of pigs.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading But, pop! he turned himself into a lion and fought with the dragon, and tore one head off him after another.
aliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/
possessing life
From this reading "Yes! the dragon came; and he had nine heads, and he was so wild and wroth that fire and flame flared out of his nostrils when he did not see his feast of pigs; and he flew upon the lad as though he would gobble him up alive.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The lad said he would soon do that; and as soon as it was daybreak the princess went to the king and said there was a man in there who would free him from the dragon and the tax of pigs.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading But, pop! he turned himself into a lion and fought with the dragon, and tore one head off him after another.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "The lad said he would soon do that; and as soon as it was daybreak the princess went to the king and said there was a man in there who would free him from the dragon and the tax of pigs.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading As soon as the king heard that, he was very glad, for the dragon had eaten up so many pigs, there would soon have been no more left in the whole kingdom.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, pop! he turned himself into a lion and fought with the dragon, and tore one head off him after another.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Yes! the dragon came; and he had nine heads, and he was so wild and wroth that fire and flame flared out of his nostrils when he did not see his feast of pigs; and he flew upon the lad as though he would gobble him up alive.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It happened that day was just a Thursday morning, and so the lad strode off to the spot where the dragon used to come to eat the pigs, and the shoeblack in the king's grange showed him the way.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It happened that day was just a Thursday morning, and so the lad strode off to the spot where the dragon used to come to eat the pigs, and the shoeblack in the king's grange showed him the way.
daybreaknounUS /ˈdeɪbreɪk/
the first light of day
From this reading "The lad said he would soon do that; and as soon as it was daybreak the princess went to the king and said there was a man in there who would free him from the dragon and the tax of pigs.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Yes! the dragon came; and he had nine heads, and he was so wild and wroth that fire and flame flared out of his nostrils when he did not see his feast of pigs; and he flew upon the lad as though he would gobble him up alive.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "The lad said he would soon do that; and as soon as it was daybreak the princess went to the king and said there was a man in there who would free him from the dragon and the tax of pigs.
dragonnounUS /ˈdræɡən/
a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings
From this reading "The lad said he would soon do that; and as soon as it was daybreak the princess went to the king and said there was a man in there who would free him from the dragon and the tax of pigs.
take in solid food
From this reading It happened that day was just a Thursday morning, and so the lad strode off to the spot where the dragon used to come to eat the pigs, and the shoeblack in the king's grange showed him the way.
inflected form of “eat” — take in solid food
From this reading As soon as the king heard that, he was very glad, for the dragon had eaten up so many pigs, there would soon have been no more left in the whole kingdom.
a ceremonial dinner party for many people
From this reading "Yes! the dragon came; and he had nine heads, and he was so wild and wroth that fire and flame flared out of his nostrils when he did not see his feast of pigs; and he flew upon the lad as though he would gobble him up alive.
start firing a weapon
From this reading "Yes! the dragon came; and he had nine heads, and he was so wild and wroth that fire and flame flared out of his nostrils when he did not see his feast of pigs; and he flew upon the lad as though he would gobble him up alive.
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading "Yes! the dragon came; and he had nine heads, and he was so wild and wroth that fire and flame flared out of his nostrils when he did not see his feast of pigs; and he flew upon the lad as though he would gobble him up alive.
flaredverbUS /flerd/
past form of “flare” — burn brightly
From this reading "Yes! the dragon came; and he had nine heads, and he was so wild and wroth that fire and flame flared out of his nostrils when he did not see his feast of pigs; and he flew upon the lad as though he would gobble him up alive.
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading "Yes! the dragon came; and he had nine heads, and he was so wild and wroth that fire and flame flared out of his nostrils when he did not see his feast of pigs; and he flew upon the lad as though he would gobble him up alive.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As soon as the king heard that, he was very glad, for the dragon had eaten up so many pigs, there would soon have been no more left in the whole kingdom.
inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading But, pop! he turned himself into a lion and fought with the dragon, and tore one head off him after another.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading "The lad said he would soon do that; and as soon as it was daybreak the princess went to the king and said there was a man in there who would free him from the dragon and the tax of pigs.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "The lad said he would soon do that; and as soon as it was daybreak the princess went to the king and said there was a man in there who would free him from the dragon and the tax of pigs.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading As soon as the king heard that, he was very glad, for the dragon had eaten up so many pigs, there would soon have been no more left in the whole kingdom.
gobbleverbUS /ˈɡɑːbəl/
eat hastily without proper chewing
From this reading "Yes! the dragon came; and he had nine heads, and he was so wild and wroth that fire and flame flared out of his nostrils when he did not see his feast of pigs; and he flew upon the lad as though he would gobble him up alive.
grangenounUS /ɡreɪndʒ/
an outlying farm
From this reading It happened that day was just a Thursday morning, and so the lad strode off to the spot where the dragon used to come to eat the pigs, and the shoeblack in the king's grange showed him the way.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As soon as the king heard that, he was very glad, for the dragon had eaten up so many pigs, there would soon have been no more left in the whole kingdom.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading It happened that day was just a Thursday morning, and so the lad strode off to the spot where the dragon used to come to eat the pigs, and the shoeblack in the king's grange showed him the way.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading As soon as the king heard that, he was very glad, for the dragon had eaten up so many pigs, there would soon have been no more left in the whole kingdom.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "The lad said he would soon do that; and as soon as it was daybreak the princess went to the king and said there was a man in there who would free him from the dragon and the tax of pigs.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading But, pop! he turned himself into a lion and fought with the dragon, and tore one head off him after another.
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "Yes! the dragon came; and he had nine heads, and he was so wild and wroth that fire and flame flared out of his nostrils when he did not see his feast of pigs; and he flew upon the lad as though he would gobble him up alive.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading As soon as the king heard that, he was very glad, for the dragon had eaten up so many pigs, there would soon have been no more left in the whole kingdom.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "The lad said he would soon do that; and as soon as it was daybreak the princess went to the king and said there was a man in there who would free him from the dragon and the tax of pigs.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading But, pop! he turned himself into a lion and fought with the dragon, and tore one head off him after another.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Yes! the dragon came; and he had nine heads, and he was so wild and wroth that fire and flame flared out of his nostrils when he did not see his feast of pigs; and he flew upon the lad as though he would gobble him up alive.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "The lad said he would soon do that; and as soon as it was daybreak the princess went to the king and said there was a man in there who would free him from the dragon and the tax of pigs.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But, pop! he turned himself into a lion and fought with the dragon, and tore one head off him after another.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "The lad said he would soon do that; and as soon as it was daybreak the princess went to the king and said there was a man in there who would free him from the dragon and the tax of pigs.
and nothing more
From this reading It happened that day was just a Thursday morning, and so the lad strode off to the spot where the dragon used to come to eat the pigs, and the shoeblack in the king's grange showed him the way.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading "The lad said he would soon do that; and as soon as it was daybreak the princess went to the king and said there was a man in there who would free him from the dragon and the tax of pigs.
king'snounUS /kɪŋz/
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading It happened that day was just a Thursday morning, and so the lad strode off to the spot where the dragon used to come to eat the pigs, and the shoeblack in the king's grange showed him the way.
a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading As soon as the king heard that, he was very glad, for the dragon had eaten up so many pigs, there would soon have been no more left in the whole kingdom.
a boy or man
From this reading "The lad said he would soon do that; and as soon as it was daybreak the princess went to the king and said there was a man in there who would free him from the dragon and the tax of pigs.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading As soon as the king heard that, he was very glad, for the dragon had eaten up so many pigs, there would soon have been no more left in the whole kingdom.
large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading But, pop! he turned himself into a lion and fought with the dragon, and tore one head off him after another.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "The lad said he would soon do that; and as soon as it was daybreak the princess went to the king and said there was a man in there who would free him from the dragon and the tax of pigs.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading As soon as the king heard that, he was very glad, for the dragon had eaten up so many pigs, there would soon have been no more left in the whole kingdom.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading As soon as the king heard that, he was very glad, for the dragon had eaten up so many pigs, there would soon have been no more left in the whole kingdom.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading It happened that day was just a Thursday morning, and so the lad strode off to the spot where the dragon used to come to eat the pigs, and the shoeblack in the king's grange showed him the way.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading "Yes! the dragon came; and he had nine heads, and he was so wild and wroth that fire and flame flared out of his nostrils when he did not see his feast of pigs; and he flew upon the lad as though he would gobble him up alive.
not any; not one
From this reading As soon as the king heard that, he was very glad, for the dragon had eaten up so many pigs, there would soon have been no more left in the whole kingdom.
nostrilsnounUS /ˈnɑːstrəlz/
plural of “nostril” — either one of the two external openings to the nasal cavity in the nose
From this reading "Yes! the dragon came; and he had nine heads, and he was so wild and wroth that fire and flame flared out of his nostrils when he did not see his feast of pigs; and he flew upon the lad as though he would gobble him up alive.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Yes! the dragon came; and he had nine heads, and he was so wild and wroth that fire and flame flared out of his nostrils when he did not see his feast of pigs; and he flew upon the lad as though he would gobble him up alive.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The lad said he would soon do that; and as soon as it was daybreak the princess went to the king and said there was a man in there who would free him from the dragon and the tax of pigs.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It happened that day was just a Thursday morning, and so the lad strode off to the spot where the dragon used to come to eat the pigs, and the shoeblack in the king's grange showed him the way.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But, pop! he turned himself into a lion and fought with the dragon, and tore one head off him after another.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Yes! the dragon came; and he had nine heads, and he was so wild and wroth that fire and flame flared out of his nostrils when he did not see his feast of pigs; and he flew upon the lad as though he would gobble him up alive.
pigsnounUS /pɪɡz/
plural of “pig” — domestic swine
From this reading "The lad said he would soon do that; and as soon as it was daybreak the princess went to the king and said there was a man in there who would free him from the dragon and the tax of pigs.
popverbUS /pɑːp/
bulge outward
From this reading But, pop! he turned himself into a lion and fought with the dragon, and tore one head off him after another.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading "The lad said he would soon do that; and as soon as it was daybreak the princess went to the king and said there was a man in there who would free him from the dragon and the tax of pigs.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "The lad said he would soon do that; and as soon as it was daybreak the princess went to the king and said there was a man in there who would free him from the dragon and the tax of pigs.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Yes! the dragon came; and he had nine heads, and he was so wild and wroth that fire and flame flared out of his nostrils when he did not see his feast of pigs; and he flew upon the lad as though he would gobble him up alive.
shoeblacknoun
a person who polishes shoes and boots
From this reading It happened that day was just a Thursday morning, and so the lad strode off to the spot where the dragon used to come to eat the pigs, and the shoeblack in the king's grange showed him the way.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading It happened that day was just a Thursday morning, and so the lad strode off to the spot where the dragon used to come to eat the pigs, and the shoeblack in the king's grange showed him the way.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading As soon as the king heard that, he was very glad, for the dragon had eaten up so many pigs, there would soon have been no more left in the whole kingdom.
in the near future
From this reading "The lad said he would soon do that; and as soon as it was daybreak the princess went to the king and said there was a man in there who would free him from the dragon and the tax of pigs.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading It happened that day was just a Thursday morning, and so the lad strode off to the spot where the dragon used to come to eat the pigs, and the shoeblack in the king's grange showed him the way.
strodeverbUS /stroʊd/
inflected form of “stride” — walk with long steps
From this reading It happened that day was just a Thursday morning, and so the lad strode off to the spot where the dragon used to come to eat the pigs, and the shoeblack in the king's grange showed him the way.
taxverbUS /tæks/
levy a tax on
From this reading "The lad said he would soon do that; and as soon as it was daybreak the princess went to the king and said there was a man in there who would free him from the dragon and the tax of pigs.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "The lad said he would soon do that; and as soon as it was daybreak the princess went to the king and said there was a man in there who would free him from the dragon and the tax of pigs.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The lad said he would soon do that; and as soon as it was daybreak the princess went to the king and said there was a man in there who would free him from the dragon and the tax of pigs.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "The lad said he would soon do that; and as soon as it was daybreak the princess went to the king and said there was a man in there who would free him from the dragon and the tax of pigs.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "Yes! the dragon came; and he had nine heads, and he was so wild and wroth that fire and flame flared out of his nostrils when he did not see his feast of pigs; and he flew upon the lad as though he would gobble him up alive.
ThursdaynounUS /ˈθɜːrzdeɪ/
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading It happened that day was just a Thursday morning, and so the lad strode off to the spot where the dragon used to come to eat the pigs, and the shoeblack in the king's grange showed him the way.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "The lad said he would soon do that; and as soon as it was daybreak the princess went to the king and said there was a man in there who would free him from the dragon and the tax of pigs.
commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column
From this reading But, pop! he turned himself into a lion and fought with the dragon, and tore one head off him after another.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading But, pop! he turned himself into a lion and fought with the dragon, and tore one head off him after another.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading As soon as the king heard that, he was very glad, for the dragon had eaten up so many pigs, there would soon have been no more left in the whole kingdom.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "Yes! the dragon came; and he had nine heads, and he was so wild and wroth that fire and flame flared out of his nostrils when he did not see his feast of pigs; and he flew upon the lad as though he would gobble him up alive.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading It happened that day was just a Thursday morning, and so the lad strode off to the spot where the dragon used to come to eat the pigs, and the shoeblack in the king's grange showed him the way.
precisely as stated
From this reading As soon as the king heard that, he was very glad, for the dragon had eaten up so many pigs, there would soon have been no more left in the whole kingdom.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The lad said he would soon do that; and as soon as it was daybreak the princess went to the king and said there was a man in there who would free him from the dragon and the tax of pigs.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading It happened that day was just a Thursday morning, and so the lad strode off to the spot where the dragon used to come to eat the pigs, and the shoeblack in the king's grange showed him the way.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "The lad said he would soon do that; and as soon as it was daybreak the princess went to the king and said there was a man in there who would free him from the dragon and the tax of pigs.
at the time that
From this reading "Yes! the dragon came; and he had nine heads, and he was so wild and wroth that fire and flame flared out of his nostrils when he did not see his feast of pigs; and he flew upon the lad as though he would gobble him up alive.
in or at the place that
From this reading It happened that day was just a Thursday morning, and so the lad strode off to the spot where the dragon used to come to eat the pigs, and the shoeblack in the king's grange showed him the way.
which person or people
From this reading "The lad said he would soon do that; and as soon as it was daybreak the princess went to the king and said there was a man in there who would free him from the dragon and the tax of pigs.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading As soon as the king heard that, he was very glad, for the dragon had eaten up so many pigs, there would soon have been no more left in the whole kingdom.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading "Yes! the dragon came; and he had nine heads, and he was so wild and wroth that fire and flame flared out of his nostrils when he did not see his feast of pigs; and he flew upon the lad as though he would gobble him up alive.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But, pop! he turned himself into a lion and fought with the dragon, and tore one head off him after another.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "The lad said he would soon do that; and as soon as it was daybreak the princess went to the king and said there was a man in there who would free him from the dragon and the tax of pigs.
wrothadjective
vehemently incensed and condemnatory
From this reading "Yes! the dragon came; and he had nine heads, and he was so wild and wroth that fire and flame flared out of his nostrils when he did not see his feast of pigs; and he flew upon the lad as though he would gobble him up alive.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes! the dragon came; and he had nine heads, and he was so wild and wroth that fire and flame flared out of his nostrils when he did not see his feast of pigs; and he flew upon the lad as though he would gobble him up alive.
