used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Guly's attack had not been a severe one, and he was once more performing his usual duties.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading "I may not love thee; For thou art far as yon star, above me."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Guly's attack had not been a severe one, and he was once more performing his usual duties.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading "I may not love thee; For thou art far as yon star, above me."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I may not love thee; For thou art far as yon star, above me."
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading Guly's attack had not been a severe one, and he was once more performing his usual duties.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Guly's attack had not been a severe one, and he was once more performing his usual duties.
chucklenounUS /ˈtʃʌkəl/
a soft partly suppressed laugh
From this reading One day as he sat writing, the dwarf with a chuckle made his way to his side, and stood there on his crooked legs panting heavily.
crookedadjectiveUS /ˈkrʊkəd/
having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned
From this reading One day as he sat writing, the dwarf with a chuckle made his way to his side, and stood there on his crooked legs panting heavily.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading One day as he sat writing, the dwarf with a chuckle made his way to his side, and stood there on his crooked legs panting heavily.
plural of “duty” — the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading Guly's attack had not been a severe one, and he was once more performing his usual duties.
dwarfnounUS /dwɔːrf/
a person who is markedly small
From this reading One day as he sat writing, the dwarf with a chuckle made his way to his side, and stood there on his crooked legs panting heavily.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading "I may not love thee; For thou art far as yon star, above me."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I may not love thee; For thou art far as yon star, above me."
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading "Hih, hih, Monsieur, God spare you yet?
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading God spares the good.
Guly's
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From this reading Guly's attack had not been a severe one, and he was once more performing his usual duties.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Guly's attack had not been a severe one, and he was once more performing his usual duties.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Guly's attack had not been a severe one, and he was once more performing his usual duties.
to a considerable degree
From this reading One day as he sat writing, the dwarf with a chuckle made his way to his side, and stood there on his crooked legs panting heavily.
Hih
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From this reading "Hih, hih, Monsieur, God spare you yet?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Guly's attack had not been a severe one, and he was once more performing his usual duties.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I may not love thee; For thou art far as yon star, above me."
staying power
From this reading One day as he sat writing, the dwarf with a chuckle made his way to his side, and stood there on his crooked legs panting heavily.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "I may not love thee; For thou art far as yon star, above me."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading One day as he sat writing, the dwarf with a chuckle made his way to his side, and stood there on his crooked legs panting heavily.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "I may not love thee; For thou art far as yon star, above me."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I may not love thee; For thou art far as yon star, above me."
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading "Hih, hih, Monsieur, God spare you yet?
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Guly's attack had not been a severe one, and he was once more performing his usual duties.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I may not love thee; For thou art far as yon star, above me."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One day as he sat writing, the dwarf with a chuckle made his way to his side, and stood there on his crooked legs panting heavily.
on one occasion
From this reading Guly's attack had not been a severe one, and he was once more performing his usual duties.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Guly's attack had not been a severe one, and he was once more performing his usual duties.
pantingnounUS /ˈpæntɪŋ/
breathing heavily (as after exertion)
From this reading One day as he sat writing, the dwarf with a chuckle made his way to his side, and stood there on his crooked legs panting heavily.
performingnounUS /pərˈfɔːrmɪŋ/
the performance of a part or role in a drama
From this reading Guly's attack had not been a severe one, and he was once more performing his usual duties.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading One day as he sat writing, the dwarf with a chuckle made his way to his side, and stood there on his crooked legs panting heavily.
intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
From this reading Guly's attack had not been a severe one, and he was once more performing his usual duties.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading One day as he sat writing, the dwarf with a chuckle made his way to his side, and stood there on his crooked legs panting heavily.
refrain from harming
From this reading "Hih, hih, Monsieur, God spare you yet?
sparesnounUS /sperz/
plural of “spare” — an extra component of a machine or other apparatus
From this reading God spares the good.
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading "I may not love thee; For thou art far as yon star, above me."
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading One day as he sat writing, the dwarf with a chuckle made his way to his side, and stood there on his crooked legs panting heavily.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One day as he sat writing, the dwarf with a chuckle made his way to his side, and stood there on his crooked legs panting heavily.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading "I may not love thee; For thou art far as yon star, above me."
in or at that place or location
From this reading One day as he sat writing, the dwarf with a chuckle made his way to his side, and stood there on his crooked legs panting heavily.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "I may not love thee; For thou art far as yon star, above me."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One day as he sat writing, the dwarf with a chuckle made his way to his side, and stood there on his crooked legs panting heavily.
usualadjectiveUS /ˈjuːʒəwəl/
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading Guly's attack had not been a severe one, and he was once more performing his usual duties.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Guly's attack had not been a severe one, and he was once more performing his usual duties.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading One day as he sat writing, the dwarf with a chuckle made his way to his side, and stood there on his crooked legs panting heavily.
in the company of; together with
From this reading One day as he sat writing, the dwarf with a chuckle made his way to his side, and stood there on his crooked legs panting heavily.
the act of creating written works
From this reading One day as he sat writing, the dwarf with a chuckle made his way to his side, and stood there on his crooked legs panting heavily.
but in spite of that
From this reading "Hih, hih, Monsieur, God spare you yet?
yonadjectiveUS /jɑːn/
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading "I may not love thee; For thou art far as yon star, above me."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Hih, hih, Monsieur, God spare you yet?
