used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I knew that you would deliver me from my troubles, but you have been a long time getting here."
anew
From this reading "I knew all the time that you would come back again," said the princess.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "I knew all the time that you would come back again," said the princess.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am very glad to have had an opportunity to save your life for you.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "I am very glad to have had an opportunity to save your life for you.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "I knew all the time that you would come back again," said the princess.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I knew that you would deliver me from my troubles, but you have been a long time getting here."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I knew that you would deliver me from my troubles, but you have been a long time getting here."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "I knew all the time that you would come back again," said the princess.
deliververbUS /dɪˈlɪvər/
deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
From this reading "I knew that you would deliver me from my troubles, but you have been a long time getting here."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I am very glad to have had an opportunity to save your life for you.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "I knew that you would deliver me from my troubles, but you have been a long time getting here."
the act of acquiring something
From this reading "I knew that you would deliver me from my troubles, but you have been a long time getting here."
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading "You saved my life from the giant," said he.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading "I am very glad to have had an opportunity to save your life for you.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The prince told the princess all that had happened to him.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading The prince told the princess all that had happened to him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I knew that you would deliver me from my troubles, but you have been a long time getting here."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You saved my life from the giant," said he.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "I knew that you would deliver me from my troubles, but you have been a long time getting here."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The prince told the princess all that had happened to him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I knew all the time that you would come back again," said the princess.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I knew all the time that you would come back again," said the princess.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "You saved my life from the giant," said he.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "I knew that you would deliver me from my troubles, but you have been a long time getting here."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I knew that you would deliver me from my troubles, but you have been a long time getting here."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I knew that you would deliver me from my troubles, but you have been a long time getting here."
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading "I am very glad to have had an opportunity to save your life for you.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading The prince told the princess all that had happened to him.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading "I knew all the time that you would come back again," said the princess.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I knew all the time that you would come back again," said the princess.
except for; apart from
From this reading "I am very glad to have had an opportunity to save your life for you.
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading "You saved my life from the giant," said he.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I knew all the time that you would come back again," said the princess.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I knew all the time that you would come back again," said the princess.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "I knew all the time that you would come back again," said the princess.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The prince told the princess all that had happened to him.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading The prince told the princess all that had happened to him.
plural of “trouble” — a source of difficulty
From this reading "I knew that you would deliver me from my troubles, but you have been a long time getting here."
precisely as stated
From this reading "I am very glad to have had an opportunity to save your life for you.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I knew all the time that you would come back again," said the princess.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I knew all the time that you would come back again," said the princess.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I am very glad to have had an opportunity to save your life for you.
