used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "So he met a bear, who was taking a ride on a horse, and Matt waited till he came alongside him, and then he said 'A happy ride to you, bride and bridegroom,' and then he went back to his mother and told her how he had said what she bade him.
anew
From this reading See if I don't say so next time,' said the lad, and off he went again.
alongsideadverbUS /əˈlɔːŋˈsaɪd/
side by side
From this reading "So he met a bear, who was taking a ride on a horse, and Matt waited till he came alongside him, and then he said 'A happy ride to you, bride and bridegroom,' and then he went back to his mother and told her how he had said what she bade him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading See if I don't say so next time,' said the lad, and off he went again.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "'And pray! what was it you said?' she asked.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "So he met a bear, who was taking a ride on a horse, and Matt waited till he came alongside him, and then he said 'A happy ride to you, bride and bridegroom,' and then he went back to his mother and told her how he had said what she bade him.
a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
From this reading "So he met a bear, who was taking a ride on a horse, and Matt waited till he came alongside him, and then he said 'A happy ride to you, bride and bridegroom,' and then he went back to his mother and told her how he had said what she bade him.
have
From this reading "So he met a bear, who was taking a ride on a horse, and Matt waited till he came alongside him, and then he said 'A happy ride to you, bride and bridegroom,' and then he went back to his mother and told her how he had said what she bade him.
the two together, not just one
From this reading "'I said, 'A happy ride to you both, bride and bridegroom.'
a woman who has recently been married
From this reading "So he met a bear, who was taking a ride on a horse, and Matt waited till he came alongside him, and then he said 'A happy ride to you, bride and bridegroom,' and then he went back to his mother and told her how he had said what she bade him.
bridegroomnounUS /ˈbraɪdɡruːm/
a man who has recently been married
From this reading "So he met a bear, who was taking a ride on a horse, and Matt waited till he came alongside him, and then he said 'A happy ride to you, bride and bridegroom,' and then he went back to his mother and told her how he had said what she bade him.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "So he met a bear, who was taking a ride on a horse, and Matt waited till he came alongside him, and then he said 'A happy ride to you, bride and bridegroom,' and then he went back to his mother and told her how he had said what she bade him.
don't
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From this reading See if I don't say so next time,' said the lad, and off he went again.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "So he met a bear, who was taking a ride on a horse, and Matt waited till he came alongside him, and then he said 'A happy ride to you, bride and bridegroom,' and then he went back to his mother and told her how he had said what she bade him.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading "So he met a bear, who was taking a ride on a horse, and Matt waited till he came alongside him, and then he said 'A happy ride to you, bride and bridegroom,' and then he went back to his mother and told her how he had said what she bade him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading See if I don't say so next time,' said the lad, and off he went again.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "So he met a bear, who was taking a ride on a horse, and Matt waited till he came alongside him, and then he said 'A happy ride to you, bride and bridegroom,' and then he went back to his mother and told her how he had said what she bade him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "So he met a bear, who was taking a ride on a horse, and Matt waited till he came alongside him, and then he said 'A happy ride to you, bride and bridegroom,' and then he went back to his mother and told her how he had said what she bade him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "So he met a bear, who was taking a ride on a horse, and Matt waited till he came alongside him, and then he said 'A happy ride to you, bride and bridegroom,' and then he went back to his mother and told her how he had said what she bade him.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading "So he met a bear, who was taking a ride on a horse, and Matt waited till he came alongside him, and then he said 'A happy ride to you, bride and bridegroom,' and then he went back to his mother and told her how he had said what she bade him.
how
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "So he met a bear, who was taking a ride on a horse, and Matt waited till he came alongside him, and then he said 'A happy ride to you, bride and bridegroom,' and then he went back to his mother and told her how he had said what she bade him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading See if I don't say so next time,' said the lad, and off he went again.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading See if I don't say so next time,' said the lad, and off he went again.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "'And pray! what was it you said?' she asked.
a boy or man
From this reading See if I don't say so next time,' said the lad, and off he went again.
MattnounUS /mæt/
the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
From this reading "So he met a bear, who was taking a ride on a horse, and Matt waited till he came alongside him, and then he said 'A happy ride to you, bride and bridegroom,' and then he went back to his mother and told her how he had said what she bade him.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading "So he met a bear, who was taking a ride on a horse, and Matt waited till he came alongside him, and then he said 'A happy ride to you, bride and bridegroom,' and then he went back to his mother and told her how he had said what she bade him.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "So he met a bear, who was taking a ride on a horse, and Matt waited till he came alongside him, and then he said 'A happy ride to you, bride and bridegroom,' and then he went back to his mother and told her how he had said what she bade him.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading See if I don't say so next time,' said the lad, and off he went again.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading See if I don't say so next time,' said the lad, and off he went again.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "So he met a bear, who was taking a ride on a horse, and Matt waited till he came alongside him, and then he said 'A happy ride to you, bride and bridegroom,' and then he went back to his mother and told her how he had said what she bade him.
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading "'And pray! what was it you said?' she asked.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading "So he met a bear, who was taking a ride on a horse, and Matt waited till he came alongside him, and then he said 'A happy ride to you, bride and bridegroom,' and then he went back to his mother and told her how he had said what she bade him.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading See if I don't say so next time,' said the lad, and off he went again.
express in words
From this reading See if I don't say so next time,' said the lad, and off he went again.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading See if I don't say so next time,' said the lad, and off he went again.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "So he met a bear, who was taking a ride on a horse, and Matt waited till he came alongside him, and then he said 'A happy ride to you, bride and bridegroom,' and then he went back to his mother and told her how he had said what she bade him.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading See if I don't say so next time,' said the lad, and off he went again.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading "So he met a bear, who was taking a ride on a horse, and Matt waited till he came alongside him, and then he said 'A happy ride to you, bride and bridegroom,' and then he went back to his mother and told her how he had said what she bade him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading See if I don't say so next time,' said the lad, and off he went again.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "So he met a bear, who was taking a ride on a horse, and Matt waited till he came alongside him, and then he said 'A happy ride to you, bride and bridegroom,' and then he went back to his mother and told her how he had said what she bade him.
up to a particular time
From this reading "So he met a bear, who was taking a ride on a horse, and Matt waited till he came alongside him, and then he said 'A happy ride to you, bride and bridegroom,' and then he went back to his mother and told her how he had said what she bade him.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading See if I don't say so next time,' said the lad, and off he went again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "So he met a bear, who was taking a ride on a horse, and Matt waited till he came alongside him, and then he said 'A happy ride to you, bride and bridegroom,' and then he went back to his mother and told her how he had said what she bade him.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "So he met a bear, who was taking a ride on a horse, and Matt waited till he came alongside him, and then he said 'A happy ride to you, bride and bridegroom,' and then he went back to his mother and told her how he had said what she bade him.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading "So he met a bear, who was taking a ride on a horse, and Matt waited till he came alongside him, and then he said 'A happy ride to you, bride and bridegroom,' and then he went back to his mother and told her how he had said what she bade him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "So he met a bear, who was taking a ride on a horse, and Matt waited till he came alongside him, and then he said 'A happy ride to you, bride and bridegroom,' and then he went back to his mother and told her how he had said what she bade him.
(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 "'Well! well!
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading See if I don't say so next time,' said the lad, and off he went again.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "So he met a bear, who was taking a ride on a horse, and Matt waited till he came alongside him, and then he said 'A happy ride to you, bride and bridegroom,' and then he went back to his mother and told her how he had said what she bade him.
which person or people
From this reading "So he met a bear, who was taking a ride on a horse, and Matt waited till he came alongside him, and then he said 'A happy ride to you, bride and bridegroom,' and then he went back to his mother and told her how he had said what she bade him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "So he met a bear, who was taking a ride on a horse, and Matt waited till he came alongside him, and then he said 'A happy ride to you, bride and bridegroom,' and then he went back to his mother and told her how he had said what she bade him.
