used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Next morning, when the sisters woke, and went to the house-door together, there stood a most wonderful splendid tree, with leaves of silver, and fruit of gold hanging between them.
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading The wise woman said, "Little Two Eyes, I will give you some good advice; beg your sisters to give you the heart of the murdered goat, and bury it in the ground before the house-door, and it will turn out lucky for you."
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Little Two Eyes took the heart, and buried it quietly in the evening before the house-door, after the advice of the wise woman.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The wise woman said, "Little Two Eyes, I will give you some good advice; beg your sisters to give you the heart of the murdered goat, and bury it in the ground before the house-door, and it will turn out lucky for you."
any thing at all
From this reading Then she disappeared, and Little Two Eyes went home and said to her sisters, "Dear sisters, give me some part of my goat; I don't ask for anything good, only give me the heart."
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Then she disappeared, and Little Two Eyes went home and said to her sisters, "Dear sisters, give me some part of my goat; I don't ask for anything good, only give me the heart."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The wise woman said, "Little Two Eyes, I will give you some good advice; beg your sisters to give you the heart of the murdered goat, and bury it in the ground before the house-door, and it will turn out lucky for you."
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading The wise woman said, "Little Two Eyes, I will give you some good advice; beg your sisters to give you the heart of the murdered goat, and bury it in the ground before the house-door, and it will turn out lucky for you."
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Next morning, when the sisters woke, and went to the house-door together, there stood a most wonderful splendid tree, with leaves of silver, and fruit of gold hanging between them.
placed in a grave
From this reading Little Two Eyes took the heart, and buried it quietly in the evening before the house-door, after the advice of the wise woman.
buryverbUS /ˈberi/
cover from sight
From this reading The wise woman said, "Little Two Eyes, I will give you some good advice; beg your sisters to give you the heart of the murdered goat, and bury it in the ground before the house-door, and it will turn out lucky for you."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Then they laughed and said, "You can have that, if you do not want anything else."
dearly loved
From this reading Then she disappeared, and Little Two Eyes went home and said to her sisters, "Dear sisters, give me some part of my goat; I don't ask for anything good, only give me the heart."
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading Then she disappeared, and Little Two Eyes went home and said to her sisters, "Dear sisters, give me some part of my goat; I don't ask for anything good, only give me the heart."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Then they laughed and said, "You can have that, if you do not want anything else."
don't
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From this reading Then she disappeared, and Little Two Eyes went home and said to her sisters, "Dear sisters, give me some part of my goat; I don't ask for anything good, only give me the heart."
else
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From this reading Then they laughed and said, "You can have that, if you do not want anything else."
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Little Two Eyes took the heart, and buried it quietly in the evening before the house-door, after the advice of the wise woman.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The wise woman said, "Little Two Eyes, I will give you some good advice; beg your sisters to give you the heart of the murdered goat, and bury it in the ground before the house-door, and it will turn out lucky for you."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The wise woman said, "Little Two Eyes, I will give you some good advice; beg your sisters to give you the heart of the murdered goat, and bury it in the ground before the house-door, and it will turn out lucky for you."
the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
From this reading Next morning, when the sisters woke, and went to the house-door together, there stood a most wonderful splendid tree, with leaves of silver, and fruit of gold hanging between them.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The wise woman said, "Little Two Eyes, I will give you some good advice; beg your sisters to give you the heart of the murdered goat, and bury it in the ground before the house-door, and it will turn out lucky for you."
goatnounUS /ɡoʊt/
any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns
From this reading The wise woman said, "Little Two Eyes, I will give you some good advice; beg your sisters to give you the heart of the murdered goat, and bury it in the ground before the house-door, and it will turn out lucky for you."
coins made of gold
From this reading Next morning, when the sisters woke, and went to the house-door together, there stood a most wonderful splendid tree, with leaves of silver, and fruit of gold hanging between them.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading The wise woman said, "Little Two Eyes, I will give you some good advice; beg your sisters to give you the heart of the murdered goat, and bury it in the ground before the house-door, and it will turn out lucky for you."
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading The wise woman said, "Little Two Eyes, I will give you some good advice; beg your sisters to give you the heart of the murdered goat, and bury it in the ground before the house-door, and it will turn out lucky for you."
decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
From this reading Next morning, when the sisters woke, and went to the house-door together, there stood a most wonderful splendid tree, with leaves of silver, and fruit of gold hanging between them.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Then they laughed and said, "You can have that, if you do not want anything else."
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading The wise woman said, "Little Two Eyes, I will give you some good advice; beg your sisters to give you the heart of the murdered goat, and bury it in the ground before the house-door, and it will turn out lucky for you."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then she disappeared, and Little Two Eyes went home and said to her sisters, "Dear sisters, give me some part of my goat; I don't ask for anything good, only give me the heart."
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Then she disappeared, and Little Two Eyes went home and said to her sisters, "Dear sisters, give me some part of my goat; I don't ask for anything good, only give me the heart."
house-door
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From this reading The wise woman said, "Little Two Eyes, I will give you some good advice; beg your sisters to give you the heart of the murdered goat, and bury it in the ground before the house-door, and it will turn out lucky for you."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The wise woman said, "Little Two Eyes, I will give you some good advice; beg your sisters to give you the heart of the murdered goat, and bury it in the ground before the house-door, and it will turn out lucky for you."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Then they laughed and said, "You can have that, if you do not want anything else."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The wise woman said, "Little Two Eyes, I will give you some good advice; beg your sisters to give you the heart of the murdered goat, and bury it in the ground before the house-door, and it will turn out lucky for you."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The wise woman said, "Little Two Eyes, I will give you some good advice; beg your sisters to give you the heart of the murdered goat, and bury it in the ground before the house-door, and it will turn out lucky for you."
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Then they laughed and said, "You can have that, if you do not want anything else."
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading Next morning, when the sisters woke, and went to the house-door together, there stood a most wonderful splendid tree, with leaves of silver, and fruit of gold hanging between them.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The wise woman said, "Little Two Eyes, I will give you some good advice; beg your sisters to give you the heart of the murdered goat, and bury it in the ground before the house-door, and it will turn out lucky for you."
occurring by chance
From this reading The wise woman said, "Little Two Eyes, I will give you some good advice; beg your sisters to give you the heart of the murdered goat, and bury it in the ground before the house-door, and it will turn out lucky for you."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then she disappeared, and Little Two Eyes went home and said to her sisters, "Dear sisters, give me some part of my goat; I don't ask for anything good, only give me the heart."
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Next morning, when the sisters woke, and went to the house-door together, there stood a most wonderful splendid tree, with leaves of silver, and fruit of gold hanging between them.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Next morning, when the sisters woke, and went to the house-door together, there stood a most wonderful splendid tree, with leaves of silver, and fruit of gold hanging between them.
murderedadjectiveUS /ˈmɜːrdərd/
killed unlawfully
From this reading The wise woman said, "Little Two Eyes, I will give you some good advice; beg your sisters to give you the heart of the murdered goat, and bury it in the ground before the house-door, and it will turn out lucky for you."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Then she disappeared, and Little Two Eyes went home and said to her sisters, "Dear sisters, give me some part of my goat; I don't ask for anything good, only give me the heart."
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Next morning, when the sisters woke, and went to the house-door together, there stood a most wonderful splendid tree, with leaves of silver, and fruit of gold hanging between them.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Then they laughed and said, "You can have that, if you do not want anything else."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The wise woman said, "Little Two Eyes, I will give you some good advice; beg your sisters to give you the heart of the murdered goat, and bury it in the ground before the house-door, and it will turn out lucky for you."
and nothing more
From this reading Then she disappeared, and Little Two Eyes went home and said to her sisters, "Dear sisters, give me some part of my goat; I don't ask for anything good, only give me the heart."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The wise woman said, "Little Two Eyes, I will give you some good advice; beg your sisters to give you the heart of the murdered goat, and bury it in the ground before the house-door, and it will turn out lucky for you."
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Then she disappeared, and Little Two Eyes went home and said to her sisters, "Dear sisters, give me some part of my goat; I don't ask for anything good, only give me the heart."
with low volume
From this reading Little Two Eyes took the heart, and buried it quietly in the evening before the house-door, after the advice of the wise woman.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The wise woman said, "Little Two Eyes, I will give you some good advice; beg your sisters to give you the heart of the murdered goat, and bury it in the ground before the house-door, and it will turn out lucky for you."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then she disappeared, and Little Two Eyes went home and said to her sisters, "Dear sisters, give me some part of my goat; I don't ask for anything good, only give me the heart."
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading Next morning, when the sisters woke, and went to the house-door together, there stood a most wonderful splendid tree, with leaves of silver, and fruit of gold hanging between them.
plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading The wise woman said, "Little Two Eyes, I will give you some good advice; beg your sisters to give you the heart of the murdered goat, and bury it in the ground before the house-door, and it will turn out lucky for you."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The wise woman said, "Little Two Eyes, I will give you some good advice; beg your sisters to give you the heart of the murdered goat, and bury it in the ground before the house-door, and it will turn out lucky for you."
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading Next morning, when the sisters woke, and went to the house-door together, there stood a most wonderful splendid tree, with leaves of silver, and fruit of gold hanging between them.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Next morning, when the sisters woke, and went to the house-door together, there stood a most wonderful splendid tree, with leaves of silver, and fruit of gold hanging between them.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then they laughed and said, "You can have that, if you do not want anything else."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The wise woman said, "Little Two Eyes, I will give you some good advice; beg your sisters to give you the heart of the murdered goat, and bury it in the ground before the house-door, and it will turn out lucky for you."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Next morning, when the sisters woke, and went to the house-door together, there stood a most wonderful splendid tree, with leaves of silver, and fruit of gold hanging between them.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then she disappeared, and Little Two Eyes went home and said to her sisters, "Dear sisters, give me some part of my goat; I don't ask for anything good, only give me the heart."
in or at that place or location
From this reading Next morning, when the sisters woke, and went to the house-door together, there stood a most wonderful splendid tree, with leaves of silver, and fruit of gold hanging between them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then they laughed and said, "You can have that, if you do not want anything else."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The wise woman said, "Little Two Eyes, I will give you some good advice; beg your sisters to give you the heart of the murdered goat, and bury it in the ground before the house-door, and it will turn out lucky for you."
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Next morning, when the sisters woke, and went to the house-door together, there stood a most wonderful splendid tree, with leaves of silver, and fruit of gold hanging between them.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Little Two Eyes took the heart, and buried it quietly in the evening before the house-door, after the advice of the wise woman.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Next morning, when the sisters woke, and went to the house-door together, there stood a most wonderful splendid tree, with leaves of silver, and fruit of gold hanging between them.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading The wise woman said, "Little Two Eyes, I will give you some good advice; beg your sisters to give you the heart of the murdered goat, and bury it in the ground before the house-door, and it will turn out lucky for you."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The wise woman said, "Little Two Eyes, I will give you some good advice; beg your sisters to give you the heart of the murdered goat, and bury it in the ground before the house-door, and it will turn out lucky for you."
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Then they laughed and said, "You can have that, if you do not want anything else."
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Then she disappeared, and Little Two Eyes went home and said to her sisters, "Dear sisters, give me some part of my goat; I don't ask for anything good, only give me the heart."
at the time that
From this reading Next morning, when the sisters woke, and went to the house-door together, there stood a most wonderful splendid tree, with leaves of silver, and fruit of gold hanging between them.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The wise woman said, "Little Two Eyes, I will give you some good advice; beg your sisters to give you the heart of the murdered goat, and bury it in the ground before the house-door, and it will turn out lucky for you."
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading The wise woman said, "Little Two Eyes, I will give you some good advice; beg your sisters to give you the heart of the murdered goat, and bury it in the ground before the house-door, and it will turn out lucky for you."
in the company of; together with
From this reading Next morning, when the sisters woke, and went to the house-door together, there stood a most wonderful splendid tree, with leaves of silver, and fruit of gold hanging between them.
wokeverbUS /woʊk/
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading Next morning, when the sisters woke, and went to the house-door together, there stood a most wonderful splendid tree, with leaves of silver, and fruit of gold hanging between them.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The wise woman said, "Little Two Eyes, I will give you some good advice; beg your sisters to give you the heart of the murdered goat, and bury it in the ground before the house-door, and it will turn out lucky for you."
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading Next morning, when the sisters woke, and went to the house-door together, there stood a most wonderful splendid tree, with leaves of silver, and fruit of gold hanging between them.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The wise woman said, "Little Two Eyes, I will give you some good advice; beg your sisters to give you the heart of the murdered goat, and bury it in the ground before the house-door, and it will turn out lucky for you."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The wise woman said, "Little Two Eyes, I will give you some good advice; beg your sisters to give you the heart of the murdered goat, and bury it in the ground before the house-door, and it will turn out lucky for you."
