used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I owe you my life, and you shall have a reward.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading The man of the sea clutched the rail of the boat with his webbed hands, and said to the fisherman, "I am the King of the Caves of the Sea.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The man of the sea clutched the rail of the boat with his webbed hands, and said to the fisherman, "I am the King of the Caves of the Sea.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It will bring you good fortune; and should you ever be in deadly peril, you have but to cast it into the sea, and it will come and find me."
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading The man of the sea clutched the rail of the boat with his webbed hands, and said to the fisherman, "I am the King of the Caves of the Sea.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading It will bring you good fortune; and should you ever be in deadly peril, you have but to cast it into the sea, and it will come and find me."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It will bring you good fortune; and should you ever be in deadly peril, you have but to cast it into the sea, and it will come and find me."
put or send forth
From this reading It will bring you good fortune; and should you ever be in deadly peril, you have but to cast it into the sea, and it will come and find me."
CavesnounUS /keɪvz/
plural of “cave” — a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading The man of the sea clutched the rail of the boat with his webbed hands, and said to the fisherman, "I am the King of the Caves of the Sea.
clutchedverbUS /klʌtʃt/
past form of “clutch” — take hold of; grab
From this reading The man of the sea clutched the rail of the boat with his webbed hands, and said to the fisherman, "I am the King of the Caves of the Sea.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It will bring you good fortune; and should you ever be in deadly peril, you have but to cast it into the sea, and it will come and find me."
causing or capable of causing death
From this reading It will bring you good fortune; and should you ever be in deadly peril, you have but to cast it into the sea, and it will come and find me."
at any time
From this reading It will bring you good fortune; and should you ever be in deadly peril, you have but to cast it into the sea, and it will come and find me."
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading It will bring you good fortune; and should you ever be in deadly peril, you have but to cast it into the sea, and it will come and find me."
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading Take this little silver fish.
fishermannounUS /ˈfɪʃərmæn/
someone whose occupation is catching fish
From this reading The man of the sea clutched the rail of the boat with his webbed hands, and said to the fisherman, "I am the King of the Caves of the Sea.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading It will bring you good fortune; and should you ever be in deadly peril, you have but to cast it into the sea, and it will come and find me."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading It will bring you good fortune; and should you ever be in deadly peril, you have but to cast it into the sea, and it will come and find me."
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading The man of the sea clutched the rail of the boat with his webbed hands, and said to the fisherman, "I am the King of the Caves of the Sea.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I owe you my life, and you shall have a reward.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The man of the sea clutched the rail of the boat with his webbed hands, and said to the fisherman, "I am the King of the Caves of the Sea.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The man of the sea clutched the rail of the boat with his webbed hands, and said to the fisherman, "I am the King of the Caves of the Sea.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It will bring you good fortune; and should you ever be in deadly peril, you have but to cast it into the sea, and it will come and find me."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It will bring you good fortune; and should you ever be in deadly peril, you have but to cast it into the sea, and it will come and find me."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It will bring you good fortune; and should you ever be in deadly peril, you have but to cast it into the sea, and it will come and find me."
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading The man of the sea clutched the rail of the boat with his webbed hands, and said to the fisherman, "I am the King of the Caves of the Sea.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading I owe you my life, and you shall have a reward.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Take this little silver fish.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The man of the sea clutched the rail of the boat with his webbed hands, and said to the fisherman, "I am the King of the Caves of the Sea.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It will bring you good fortune; and should you ever be in deadly peril, you have but to cast it into the sea, and it will come and find me."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I owe you my life, and you shall have a reward.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The man of the sea clutched the rail of the boat with his webbed hands, and said to the fisherman, "I am the King of the Caves of the Sea.
be obliged to pay or repay
From this reading I owe you my life, and you shall have a reward.
perilnounUS /ˈperəl/
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading It will bring you good fortune; and should you ever be in deadly peril, you have but to cast it into the sea, and it will come and find me."
railnounUS /reɪl/
a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
From this reading The man of the sea clutched the rail of the boat with his webbed hands, and said to the fisherman, "I am the King of the Caves of the Sea.
a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
From this reading I owe you my life, and you shall have a reward.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The man of the sea clutched the rail of the boat with his webbed hands, and said to the fisherman, "I am the King of the Caves of the Sea.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading The man of the sea clutched the rail of the boat with his webbed hands, and said to the fisherman, "I am the King of the Caves of the Sea.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I owe you my life, and you shall have a reward.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It will bring you good fortune; and should you ever be in deadly peril, you have but to cast it into the sea, and it will come and find me."
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 Take this little silver fish.
carry out
From this reading Take this little silver fish.
past form of “thank” — express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading The fisherman thanked the King of the Caves, and took the silver fish.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The man of the sea clutched the rail of the boat with his webbed hands, and said to the fisherman, "I am the King of the Caves of the Sea.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Take this little silver fish.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The man of the sea clutched the rail of the boat with his webbed hands, and said to the fisherman, "I am the King of the Caves of the Sea.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading The fisherman thanked the King of the Caves, and took the silver fish.
webbedadjectiveUS /webd/
(of the feet of some animals) having the digits connected by a thin fold of skin
From this reading The man of the sea clutched the rail of the boat with his webbed hands, and said to the fisherman, "I am the King of the Caves of the Sea.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It will bring you good fortune; and should you ever be in deadly peril, you have but to cast it into the sea, and it will come and find me."
in the company of; together with
From this reading The man of the sea clutched the rail of the boat with his webbed hands, and said to the fisherman, "I am the King of the Caves of the Sea.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I owe you my life, and you shall have a reward.
