Chapter XVI

(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 For nine years they all lived on the shores of the lake, and no people in the world were as happy as these six; till one morning the three wives stood before their husbands and said with weeping eyes:-- "Dear lords, the time has now come when we must bid you farewell, for we are not allowed to stay with you any longer..

past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen

From this reading For nine years they all lived on the shores of the lake, and no people in the world were as happy as these six; till one morning the three wives stood before their husbands and said with weeping eyes:-- "Dear lords, the time has now come when we must bid you farewell, for we are not allowed to stay with you any longer..

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading But bear your souls in patience, for on earth all things have an end, and in nine years we will return to be your wives as before."

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading For nine years they all lived on the shores of the lake, and no people in the world were as happy as these six; till one morning the three wives stood before their husbands and said with weeping eyes:-- "Dear lords, the time has now come when we must bid you farewell, for we are not allowed to stay with you any longer..

past form of “answer” — react verbally

From this reading "But we shall begetting old then," answered the brothers, "and you will have forgotten us.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading For nine years they all lived on the shores of the lake, and no people in the world were as happy as these six; till one morning the three wives stood before their husbands and said with weeping eyes:-- "Dear lords, the time has now come when we must bid you farewell, for we are not allowed to stay with you any longer..

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading For nine years they all lived on the shores of the lake, and no people in the world were as happy as these six; till one morning the three wives stood before their husbands and said with weeping eyes:-- "Dear lords, the time has now come when we must bid you farewell, for we are not allowed to stay with you any longer..

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading For nine years they all lived on the shores of the lake, and no people in the world were as happy as these six; till one morning the three wives stood before their husbands and said with weeping eyes:-- "Dear lords, the time has now come when we must bid you farewell, for we are not allowed to stay with you any longer..

a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

From this reading Nine years of joy are granted to us, but these are paid for by nine years during which we hover round the combatants on every field of battle.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading But bear your souls in patience, for on earth all things have an end, and in nine years we will return to be your wives as before."

have

From this reading But bear your souls in patience, for on earth all things have an end, and in nine years we will return to be your wives as before."

earlier than; in front of

From this reading For nine years they all lived on the shores of the lake, and no people in the world were as happy as these six; till one morning the three wives stood before their husbands and said with weeping eyes:-- "Dear lords, the time has now come when we must bid you farewell, for we are not allowed to stay with you any longer..

inflected form of “beget” — make (offspring) by reproduction

From this reading "But we shall begetting old then," answered the brothers, "and you will have forgotten us.

propose a payment

From this reading For nine years they all lived on the shores of the lake, and no people in the world were as happy as these six; till one morning the three wives stood before their husbands and said with weeping eyes:-- "Dear lords, the time has now come when we must bid you farewell, for we are not allowed to stay with you any longer..

plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading "But we shall begetting old then," answered the brothers, "and you will have forgotten us.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Nine years of joy are granted to us, but these are paid for by nine years during which we hover round the combatants on every field of battle.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Nine years of joy are granted to us, but these are paid for by nine years during which we hover round the combatants on every field of battle.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading We are Norns--or, as some call us, Valkyrie.

plural of “combatant” — someone who fights (or is fighting)

From this reading Nine years of joy are granted to us, but these are paid for by nine years during which we hover round the combatants on every field of battle.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading For nine years they all lived on the shores of the lake, and no people in the world were as happy as these six; till one morning the three wives stood before their husbands and said with weeping eyes:-- "Dear lords, the time has now come when we must bid you farewell, for we are not allowed to stay with you any longer..

dearly loved

From this reading For nine years they all lived on the shores of the lake, and no people in the world were as happy as these six; till one morning the three wives stood before their husbands and said with weeping eyes:-- "Dear lords, the time has now come when we must bid you farewell, for we are not allowed to stay with you any longer..

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading Nine years of joy are granted to us, but these are paid for by nine years during which we hover round the combatants on every field of battle.

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading But bear your souls in patience, for on earth all things have an end, and in nine years we will return to be your wives as before."

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading But bear your souls in patience, for on earth all things have an end, and in nine years we will return to be your wives as before."

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Nine years of joy are granted to us, but these are paid for by nine years during which we hover round the combatants on every field of battle.

opinion or judgment

From this reading For nine years they all lived on the shores of the lake, and no people in the world were as happy as these six; till one morning the three wives stood before their husbands and said with weeping eyes:-- "Dear lords, the time has now come when we must bid you farewell, for we are not allowed to stay with you any longer..

an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting

From this reading For nine years they all lived on the shores of the lake, and no people in the world were as happy as these six; till one morning the three wives stood before their husbands and said with weeping eyes:-- "Dear lords, the time has now come when we must bid you farewell, for we are not allowed to stay with you any longer..

a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed

From this reading Nine years of joy are granted to us, but these are paid for by nine years during which we hover round the combatants on every field of battle.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For nine years they all lived on the shores of the lake, and no people in the world were as happy as these six; till one morning the three wives stood before their husbands and said with weeping eyes:-- "Dear lords, the time has now come when we must bid you farewell, for we are not allowed to stay with you any longer..

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

From this reading "But we shall begetting old then," answered the brothers, "and you will have forgotten us.

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading Nine years of joy are granted to us, but these are paid for by nine years during which we hover round the combatants on every field of battle.

enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading For nine years they all lived on the shores of the lake, and no people in the world were as happy as these six; till one morning the three wives stood before their husbands and said with weeping eyes:-- "Dear lords, the time has now come when we must bid you farewell, for we are not allowed to stay with you any longer..

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading For nine years they all lived on the shores of the lake, and no people in the world were as happy as these six; till one morning the three wives stood before their husbands and said with weeping eyes:-- "Dear lords, the time has now come when we must bid you farewell, for we are not allowed to stay with you any longer..

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading But bear your souls in patience, for on earth all things have an end, and in nine years we will return to be your wives as before."

be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action

From this reading Nine years of joy are granted to us, but these are paid for by nine years during which we hover round the combatants on every field of battle.

plural of “husband” — a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading For nine years they all lived on the shores of the lake, and no people in the world were as happy as these six; till one morning the three wives stood before their husbands and said with weeping eyes:-- "Dear lords, the time has now come when we must bid you farewell, for we are not allowed to stay with you any longer..

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading For nine years they all lived on the shores of the lake, and no people in the world were as happy as these six; till one morning the three wives stood before their husbands and said with weeping eyes:-- "Dear lords, the time has now come when we must bid you farewell, for we are not allowed to stay with you any longer..

the emotion of great happiness

From this reading Nine years of joy are granted to us, but these are paid for by nine years during which we hover round the combatants on every field of battle.

a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land

From this reading For nine years they all lived on the shores of the lake, and no people in the world were as happy as these six; till one morning the three wives stood before their husbands and said with weeping eyes:-- "Dear lords, the time has now come when we must bid you farewell, for we are not allowed to stay with you any longer..

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading For nine years they all lived on the shores of the lake, and no people in the world were as happy as these six; till one morning the three wives stood before their husbands and said with weeping eyes:-- "Dear lords, the time has now come when we must bid you farewell, for we are not allowed to stay with you any longer..

for more time

From this reading For nine years they all lived on the shores of the lake, and no people in the world were as happy as these six; till one morning the three wives stood before their husbands and said with weeping eyes:-- "Dear lords, the time has now come when we must bid you farewell, for we are not allowed to stay with you any longer..

plural of “lord” — terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading For nine years they all lived on the shores of the lake, and no people in the world were as happy as these six; till one morning the three wives stood before their husbands and said with weeping eyes:-- "Dear lords, the time has now come when we must bid you farewell, for we are not allowed to stay with you any longer..

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading For nine years they all lived on the shores of the lake, and no people in the world were as happy as these six; till one morning the three wives stood before their husbands and said with weeping eyes:-- "Dear lords, the time has now come when we must bid you farewell, for we are not allowed to stay with you any longer..

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading For nine years they all lived on the shores of the lake, and no people in the world were as happy as these six; till one morning the three wives stood before their husbands and said with weeping eyes:-- "Dear lords, the time has now come when we must bid you farewell, for we are not allowed to stay with you any longer..

the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one

From this reading For nine years they all lived on the shores of the lake, and no people in the world were as happy as these six; till one morning the three wives stood before their husbands and said with weeping eyes:-- "Dear lords, the time has now come when we must bid you farewell, for we are not allowed to stay with you any longer..

not any; not one

From this reading For nine years they all lived on the shores of the lake, and no people in the world were as happy as these six; till one morning the three wives stood before their husbands and said with weeping eyes:-- "Dear lords, the time has now come when we must bid you farewell, for we are not allowed to stay with you any longer..

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From this reading We are Norns--or, as some call us, Valkyrie.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading For nine years they all lived on the shores of the lake, and no people in the world were as happy as these six; till one morning the three wives stood before their husbands and said with weeping eyes:-- "Dear lords, the time has now come when we must bid you farewell, for we are not allowed to stay with you any longer..

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading For nine years they all lived on the shores of the lake, and no people in the world were as happy as these six; till one morning the three wives stood before their husbands and said with weeping eyes:-- "Dear lords, the time has now come when we must bid you farewell, for we are not allowed to stay with you any longer..

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading For nine years they all lived on the shores of the lake, and no people in the world were as happy as these six; till one morning the three wives stood before their husbands and said with weeping eyes:-- "Dear lords, the time has now come when we must bid you farewell, for we are not allowed to stay with you any longer..

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading "But we shall begetting old then," answered the brothers, "and you will have forgotten us.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading For nine years they all lived on the shores of the lake, and no people in the world were as happy as these six; till one morning the three wives stood before their husbands and said with weeping eyes:-- "Dear lords, the time has now come when we must bid you farewell, for we are not allowed to stay with you any longer..

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading For nine years they all lived on the shores of the lake, and no people in the world were as happy as these six; till one morning the three wives stood before their husbands and said with weeping eyes:-- "Dear lords, the time has now come when we must bid you farewell, for we are not allowed to stay with you any longer..

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading We are Norns--or, as some call us, Valkyrie.

marked by the reception of pay

From this reading Nine years of joy are granted to us, but these are paid for by nine years during which we hover round the combatants on every field of battle.

good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence

From this reading But bear your souls in patience, for on earth all things have an end, and in nine years we will return to be your wives as before."

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading For nine years they all lived on the shores of the lake, and no people in the world were as happy as these six; till one morning the three wives stood before their husbands and said with weeping eyes:-- "Dear lords, the time has now come when we must bid you farewell, for we are not allowed to stay with you any longer..

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading But bear your souls in patience, for on earth all things have an end, and in nine years we will return to be your wives as before."

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading Nine years of joy are granted to us, but these are paid for by nine years during which we hover round the combatants on every field of battle.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading For nine years they all lived on the shores of the lake, and no people in the world were as happy as these six; till one morning the three wives stood before their husbands and said with weeping eyes:-- "Dear lords, the time has now come when we must bid you farewell, for we are not allowed to stay with you any longer..

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading "But we shall begetting old then," answered the brothers, "and you will have forgotten us.

plural of “shore” — the land along the edge of a body of water

From this reading For nine years they all lived on the shores of the lake, and no people in the world were as happy as these six; till one morning the three wives stood before their husbands and said with weeping eyes:-- "Dear lords, the time has now come when we must bid you farewell, for we are not allowed to stay with you any longer..

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading For nine years they all lived on the shores of the lake, and no people in the world were as happy as these six; till one morning the three wives stood before their husbands and said with weeping eyes:-- "Dear lords, the time has now come when we must bid you farewell, for we are not allowed to stay with you any longer..

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading We are Norns--or, as some call us, Valkyrie.

plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading But bear your souls in patience, for on earth all things have an end, and in nine years we will return to be your wives as before."

stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading For nine years they all lived on the shores of the lake, and no people in the world were as happy as these six; till one morning the three wives stood before their husbands and said with weeping eyes:-- "Dear lords, the time has now come when we must bid you farewell, for we are not allowed to stay with you any longer..

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading For nine years they all lived on the shores of the lake, and no people in the world were as happy as these six; till one morning the three wives stood before their husbands and said with weeping eyes:-- "Dear lords, the time has now come when we must bid you farewell, for we are not allowed to stay with you any longer..

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading For nine years they all lived on the shores of the lake, and no people in the world were as happy as these six; till one morning the three wives stood before their husbands and said with weeping eyes:-- "Dear lords, the time has now come when we must bid you farewell, for we are not allowed to stay with you any longer..

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading For nine years they all lived on the shores of the lake, and no people in the world were as happy as these six; till one morning the three wives stood before their husbands and said with weeping eyes:-- "Dear lords, the time has now come when we must bid you farewell, for we are not allowed to stay with you any longer..

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading "But we shall begetting old then," answered the brothers, "and you will have forgotten us.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading For nine years they all lived on the shores of the lake, and no people in the world were as happy as these six; till one morning the three wives stood before their husbands and said with weeping eyes:-- "Dear lords, the time has now come when we must bid you farewell, for we are not allowed to stay with you any longer..

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading For nine years they all lived on the shores of the lake, and no people in the world were as happy as these six; till one morning the three wives stood before their husbands and said with weeping eyes:-- "Dear lords, the time has now come when we must bid you farewell, for we are not allowed to stay with you any longer..

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading But bear your souls in patience, for on earth all things have an end, and in nine years we will return to be your wives as before."

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading For nine years they all lived on the shores of the lake, and no people in the world were as happy as these six; till one morning the three wives stood before their husbands and said with weeping eyes:-- "Dear lords, the time has now come when we must bid you farewell, for we are not allowed to stay with you any longer..

up to a particular time

From this reading For nine years they all lived on the shores of the lake, and no people in the world were as happy as these six; till one morning the three wives stood before their husbands and said with weeping eyes:-- "Dear lords, the time has now come when we must bid you farewell, for we are not allowed to stay with you any longer..

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading For nine years they all lived on the shores of the lake, and no people in the world were as happy as these six; till one morning the three wives stood before their husbands and said with weeping eyes:-- "Dear lords, the time has now come when we must bid you farewell, for we are not allowed to stay with you any longer..

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading For nine years they all lived on the shores of the lake, and no people in the world were as happy as these six; till one morning the three wives stood before their husbands and said with weeping eyes:-- "Dear lords, the time has now come when we must bid you farewell, for we are not allowed to stay with you any longer..

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading We are Norns--or, as some call us, Valkyrie.

(Norse mythology) one of the maidens of Odin who chose heroes to be slain in battle and conducted them to Valhalla

From this reading We are Norns--or, as some call us, Valkyrie.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading For nine years they all lived on the shores of the lake, and no people in the world were as happy as these six; till one morning the three wives stood before their husbands and said with weeping eyes:-- "Dear lords, the time has now come when we must bid you farewell, for we are not allowed to stay with you any longer..

showing sorrow

From this reading For nine years they all lived on the shores of the lake, and no people in the world were as happy as these six; till one morning the three wives stood before their husbands and said with weeping eyes:-- "Dear lords, the time has now come when we must bid you farewell, for we are not allowed to stay with you any longer..

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading For nine years they all lived on the shores of the lake, and no people in the world were as happy as these six; till one morning the three wives stood before their husbands and said with weeping eyes:-- "Dear lords, the time has now come when we must bid you farewell, for we are not allowed to stay with you any longer..

at the time that

From this reading For nine years they all lived on the shores of the lake, and no people in the world were as happy as these six; till one morning the three wives stood before their husbands and said with weeping eyes:-- "Dear lords, the time has now come when we must bid you farewell, for we are not allowed to stay with you any longer..

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Nine years of joy are granted to us, but these are paid for by nine years during which we hover round the combatants on every field of battle.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading But bear your souls in patience, for on earth all things have an end, and in nine years we will return to be your wives as before."

in the company of; together with

From this reading For nine years they all lived on the shores of the lake, and no people in the world were as happy as these six; till one morning the three wives stood before their husbands and said with weeping eyes:-- "Dear lords, the time has now come when we must bid you farewell, for we are not allowed to stay with you any longer..

plural of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading For nine years they all lived on the shores of the lake, and no people in the world were as happy as these six; till one morning the three wives stood before their husbands and said with weeping eyes:-- "Dear lords, the time has now come when we must bid you farewell, for we are not allowed to stay with you any longer..

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading For nine years they all lived on the shores of the lake, and no people in the world were as happy as these six; till one morning the three wives stood before their husbands and said with weeping eyes:-- "Dear lords, the time has now come when we must bid you farewell, for we are not allowed to stay with you any longer..

a late time of life

From this reading For nine years they all lived on the shores of the lake, and no people in the world were as happy as these six; till one morning the three wives stood before their husbands and said with weeping eyes:-- "Dear lords, the time has now come when we must bid you farewell, for we are not allowed to stay with you any longer..

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading For nine years they all lived on the shores of the lake, and no people in the world were as happy as these six; till one morning the three wives stood before their husbands and said with weeping eyes:-- "Dear lords, the time has now come when we must bid you farewell, for we are not allowed to stay with you any longer..

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading But bear your souls in patience, for on earth all things have an end, and in nine years we will return to be your wives as before."