used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He paid no attention to the toys which were brought, as he considered himself a big boy.
commonly used or practiced; usual
From this reading The fourth day it happened that the deaf mute paid his accustomed visit, after which Prince Dolor's spirits rose.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The fourth day it happened that the deaf mute paid his accustomed visit, after which Prince Dolor's spirits rose.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading They always did, when he got the new books, which the King of Nomansland regularly sent to his nephew.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Prince Dolor leaned over and looked at the mute's horse which was feeding at the foot of the tower and thought how grand it must be to get upon its back and ride away.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He paid no attention to the toys which were brought, as he considered himself a big boy.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Prince Dolor leaned over and looked at the mute's horse which was feeding at the foot of the tower and thought how grand it must be to get upon its back and ride away.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading He paid no attention to the toys which were brought, as he considered himself a big boy.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Prince Dolor leaned over and looked at the mute's horse which was feeding at the foot of the tower and thought how grand it must be to get upon its back and ride away.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Prince Dolor leaned over and looked at the mute's horse which was feeding at the foot of the tower and thought how grand it must be to get upon its back and ride away.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Prince Dolor leaned over and looked at the mute's horse which was feeding at the foot of the tower and thought how grand it must be to get upon its back and ride away.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He paid no attention to the toys which were brought, as he considered himself a big boy.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading They always did, when he got the new books, which the King of Nomansland regularly sent to his nephew.
a youthful male person
From this reading He paid no attention to the toys which were brought, as he considered himself a big boy.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading He paid no attention to the toys which were brought, as he considered himself a big boy.
carefully weighed
From this reading He paid no attention to the toys which were brought, as he considered himself a big boy.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The fourth day it happened that the deaf mute paid his accustomed visit, after which Prince Dolor's spirits rose.
deafadjectiveUS /def/
lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part
From this reading The fourth day it happened that the deaf mute paid his accustomed visit, after which Prince Dolor's spirits rose.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading They always did, when he got the new books, which the King of Nomansland regularly sent to his nephew.
Dolornoun
(poetry) painful grief
From this reading Prince Dolor leaned over and looked at the mute's horse which was feeding at the foot of the tower and thought how grand it must be to get upon its back and ride away.
Dolor's
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From this reading The fourth day it happened that the deaf mute paid his accustomed visit, after which Prince Dolor's spirits rose.
feedingnounUS /ˈfiːdɪŋ/
the act of consuming food
From this reading Prince Dolor leaned over and looked at the mute's horse which was feeding at the foot of the tower and thought how grand it must be to get upon its back and ride away.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Prince Dolor leaned over and looked at the mute's horse which was feeding at the foot of the tower and thought how grand it must be to get upon its back and ride away.
following the third position; number four in a countable series
From this reading The fourth day it happened that the deaf mute paid his accustomed visit, after which Prince Dolor's spirits rose.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Prince Dolor leaned over and looked at the mute's horse which was feeding at the foot of the tower and thought how grand it must be to get upon its back and ride away.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading They always did, when he got the new books, which the King of Nomansland regularly sent to his nephew.
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading Prince Dolor leaned over and looked at the mute's horse which was feeding at the foot of the tower and thought how grand it must be to get upon its back and ride away.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading The fourth day it happened that the deaf mute paid his accustomed visit, after which Prince Dolor's spirits rose.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They always did, when he got the new books, which the King of Nomansland regularly sent to his nephew.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He paid no attention to the toys which were brought, as he considered himself a big boy.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The fourth day it happened that the deaf mute paid his accustomed visit, after which Prince Dolor's spirits rose.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Prince Dolor leaned over and looked at the mute's horse which was feeding at the foot of the tower and thought how grand it must be to get upon its back and ride away.
how
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From this reading Prince Dolor leaned over and looked at the mute's horse which was feeding at the foot of the tower and thought how grand it must be to get upon its back and ride away.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Suppose I was a knight," he said to himself; "then I should be obliged to ride out and see the world."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The fourth day it happened that the deaf mute paid his accustomed visit, after which Prince Dolor's spirits rose.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Prince Dolor leaned over and looked at the mute's horse which was feeding at the foot of the tower and thought how grand it must be to get upon its back and ride away.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading They always did, when he got the new books, which the King of Nomansland regularly sent to his nephew.
originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
From this reading "Suppose I was a knight," he said to himself; "then I should be obliged to ride out and see the world."
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading Prince Dolor leaned over and looked at the mute's horse which was feeding at the foot of the tower and thought how grand it must be to get upon its back and ride away.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Prince Dolor leaned over and looked at the mute's horse which was feeding at the foot of the tower and thought how grand it must be to get upon its back and ride away.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Prince Dolor leaned over and looked at the mute's horse which was feeding at the foot of the tower and thought how grand it must be to get upon its back and ride away.
muteadjectiveUS /mjuːt/
expressed without speech
From this reading The fourth day it happened that the deaf mute paid his accustomed visit, after which Prince Dolor's spirits rose.
mute's
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From this reading Prince Dolor leaned over and looked at the mute's horse which was feeding at the foot of the tower and thought how grand it must be to get upon its back and ride away.
a son of your brother or sister
From this reading They always did, when he got the new books, which the King of Nomansland regularly sent to his nephew.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading They always did, when he got the new books, which the King of Nomansland regularly sent to his nephew.
not any; not one
From this reading He paid no attention to the toys which were brought, as he considered himself a big boy.
Nomansland
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From this reading They always did, when he got the new books, which the King of Nomansland regularly sent to his nephew.
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading "Suppose I was a knight," he said to himself; "then I should be obliged to ride out and see the world."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They always did, when he got the new books, which the King of Nomansland regularly sent to his nephew.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Suppose I was a knight," he said to himself; "then I should be obliged to ride out and see the world."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Prince Dolor leaned over and looked at the mute's horse which was feeding at the foot of the tower and thought how grand it must be to get upon its back and ride away.
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading The fourth day it happened that the deaf mute paid his accustomed visit, after which Prince Dolor's spirits rose.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading The fourth day it happened that the deaf mute paid his accustomed visit, after which Prince Dolor's spirits rose.
regularlyadverbUS /ˈreɡjələrli/
in a regular manner
From this reading They always did, when he got the new books, which the King of Nomansland regularly sent to his nephew.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading Prince Dolor leaned over and looked at the mute's horse which was feeding at the foot of the tower and thought how grand it must be to get upon its back and ride away.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading The fourth day it happened that the deaf mute paid his accustomed visit, after which Prince Dolor's spirits rose.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Suppose I was a knight," he said to himself; "then I should be obliged to ride out and see the world."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Suppose I was a knight," he said to himself; "then I should be obliged to ride out and see the world."
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading They always did, when he got the new books, which the King of Nomansland regularly sent to his nephew.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Suppose I was a knight," he said to himself; "then I should be obliged to ride out and see the world."
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading The fourth day it happened that the deaf mute paid his accustomed visit, after which Prince Dolor's spirits rose.
express a supposition
From this reading "Suppose I was a knight," he said to himself; "then I should be obliged to ride out and see the world."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The fourth day it happened that the deaf mute paid his accustomed visit, after which Prince Dolor's spirits rose.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The fourth day it happened that the deaf mute paid his accustomed visit, after which Prince Dolor's spirits rose.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Suppose I was a knight," he said to himself; "then I should be obliged to ride out and see the world."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They always did, when he got the new books, which the King of Nomansland regularly sent to his nephew.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Prince Dolor leaned over and looked at the mute's horse which was feeding at the foot of the tower and thought how grand it must be to get upon its back and ride away.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They always did, when he got the new books, which the King of Nomansland regularly sent to his nephew.
a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading Prince Dolor leaned over and looked at the mute's horse which was feeding at the foot of the tower and thought how grand it must be to get upon its back and ride away.
toysnounUS /tɔɪz/
plural of “toy” — an artifact designed to be played with
From this reading He paid no attention to the toys which were brought, as he considered himself a big boy.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Prince Dolor leaned over and looked at the mute's horse which was feeding at the foot of the tower and thought how grand it must be to get upon its back and ride away.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading The fourth day it happened that the deaf mute paid his accustomed visit, after which Prince Dolor's spirits rose.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Prince Dolor leaned over and looked at the mute's horse which was feeding at the foot of the tower and thought how grand it must be to get upon its back and ride away.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He paid no attention to the toys which were brought, as he considered himself a big boy.
at the time that
From this reading They always did, when he got the new books, which the King of Nomansland regularly sent to his nephew.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The fourth day it happened that the deaf mute paid his accustomed visit, after which Prince Dolor's spirits rose.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading "Suppose I was a knight," he said to himself; "then I should be obliged to ride out and see the world."
