used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _How that Owlglass did hire him to a smith, and what he did while with him._ And it fortuned that on a time came Owlglass unto Rostock, in the land of Mechlenburg, and hired him unto a smith there.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading The Forty and Fourth Adventure.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Forty and Fourth Adventure.
bellowsnounUS /ˈbeloʊz/
(used in the plural) a mechanical device that blows a strong current of air; used to make a fire burn more fiercely or to sound a musical instrument
From this reading The smith had a favourite saying, when that he would have the bellows blown: “Ha! ho! follow ye with the bellows!”
inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading Then stood Owlglass and blew, and the smith spake unto him, saying: “Ha! ho! follow ye with the bellows!”
blownadjectiveUS /bloʊn/
being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor
From this reading The smith had a favourite saying, when that he would have the bellows blown: “Ha! ho! follow ye with the bellows!”
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading _How that Owlglass did hire him to a smith, and what he did while with him._ And it fortuned that on a time came Owlglass unto Rostock, in the land of Mechlenburg, and hired him unto a smith there.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading And he gat him into the court thereafter.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading _How that Owlglass did hire him to a smith, and what he did while with him._ And it fortuned that on a time came Owlglass unto Rostock, in the land of Mechlenburg, and hired him unto a smith there.
a competitor thought likely to win
From this reading The smith had a favourite saying, when that he would have the bellows blown: “Ha! ho! follow ye with the bellows!”
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading The smith had a favourite saying, when that he would have the bellows blown: “Ha! ho! follow ye with the bellows!”
fortuned
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From this reading _How that Owlglass did hire him to a smith, and what he did while with him._ And it fortuned that on a time came Owlglass unto Rostock, in the land of Mechlenburg, and hired him unto a smith there.
FortyadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrti/
being ten more than thirty
From this reading The Forty and Fourth Adventure.
following the third position; number four in a countable series
From this reading The Forty and Fourth Adventure.
gatnounUS /ɡæt/
a gangster's pistol
From this reading And he gat him into the court thereafter.
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading The smith had a favourite saying, when that he would have the bellows blown: “Ha! ho! follow ye with the bellows!”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The smith had a favourite saying, when that he would have the bellows blown: “Ha! ho! follow ye with the bellows!”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The smith had a favourite saying, when that he would have the bellows blown: “Ha! ho! follow ye with the bellows!”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _How that Owlglass did hire him to a smith, and what he did while with him._ And it fortuned that on a time came Owlglass unto Rostock, in the land of Mechlenburg, and hired him unto a smith there.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _How that Owlglass did hire him to a smith, and what he did while with him._ And it fortuned that on a time came Owlglass unto Rostock, in the land of Mechlenburg, and hired him unto a smith there.
hireverbUS /ˈhaɪər/
engage or hire for work
From this reading _How that Owlglass did hire him to a smith, and what he did while with him._ And it fortuned that on a time came Owlglass unto Rostock, in the land of Mechlenburg, and hired him unto a smith there.
hiredadjectiveUS /ˈhaɪərd/
having services engaged for a fee
From this reading _How that Owlglass did hire him to a smith, and what he did while with him._ And it fortuned that on a time came Owlglass unto Rostock, in the land of Mechlenburg, and hired him unto a smith there.
honounUS /hoʊ/
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds
From this reading The smith had a favourite saying, when that he would have the bellows blown: “Ha! ho! follow ye with the bellows!”
How
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From this reading _How that Owlglass did hire him to a smith, and what he did while with him._ And it fortuned that on a time came Owlglass unto Rostock, in the land of Mechlenburg, and hired him unto a smith there.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _How that Owlglass did hire him to a smith, and what he did while with him._ And it fortuned that on a time came Owlglass unto Rostock, in the land of Mechlenburg, and hired him unto a smith there.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And he gat him into the court thereafter.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _How that Owlglass did hire him to a smith, and what he did while with him._ And it fortuned that on a time came Owlglass unto Rostock, in the land of Mechlenburg, and hired him unto a smith there.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading _How that Owlglass did hire him to a smith, and what he did while with him._ And it fortuned that on a time came Owlglass unto Rostock, in the land of Mechlenburg, and hired him unto a smith there.
Mechlenburg
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From this reading _How that Owlglass did hire him to a smith, and what he did while with him._ And it fortuned that on a time came Owlglass unto Rostock, in the land of Mechlenburg, and hired him unto a smith there.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _How that Owlglass did hire him to a smith, and what he did while with him._ And it fortuned that on a time came Owlglass unto Rostock, in the land of Mechlenburg, and hired him unto a smith there.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _How that Owlglass did hire him to a smith, and what he did while with him._ And it fortuned that on a time came Owlglass unto Rostock, in the land of Mechlenburg, and hired him unto a smith there.
Owlglass
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From this reading _How that Owlglass did hire him to a smith, and what he did while with him._ And it fortuned that on a time came Owlglass unto Rostock, in the land of Mechlenburg, and hired him unto a smith there.
Rostocknoun
a city in northeastern Germany near the Baltic sea; an important member of the Hanseatic League in the 14th century
From this reading _How that Owlglass did hire him to a smith, and what he did while with him._ And it fortuned that on a time came Owlglass unto Rostock, in the land of Mechlenburg, and hired him unto a smith there.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading The smith had a favourite saying, when that he would have the bellows blown: “Ha! ho! follow ye with the bellows!”
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading _How that Owlglass did hire him to a smith, and what he did while with him._ And it fortuned that on a time came Owlglass unto Rostock, in the land of Mechlenburg, and hired him unto a smith there.
spake
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From this reading Then stood Owlglass and blew, and the smith spake unto him, saying: “Ha! ho! follow ye with the bellows!”
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Then stood Owlglass and blew, and the smith spake unto him, saying: “Ha! ho! follow ye with the bellows!”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _How that Owlglass did hire him to a smith, and what he did while with him._ And it fortuned that on a time came Owlglass unto Rostock, in the land of Mechlenburg, and hired him unto a smith there.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Forty and Fourth Adventure.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then stood Owlglass and blew, and the smith spake unto him, saying: “Ha! ho! follow ye with the bellows!”
in or at that place or location
From this reading _How that Owlglass did hire him to a smith, and what he did while with him._ And it fortuned that on a time came Owlglass unto Rostock, in the land of Mechlenburg, and hired him unto a smith there.
thereafteradverbUS /ðeˈræftər/
from that time on
From this reading And he gat him into the court thereafter.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading _How that Owlglass did hire him to a smith, and what he did while with him._ And it fortuned that on a time came Owlglass unto Rostock, in the land of Mechlenburg, and hired him unto a smith there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _How that Owlglass did hire him to a smith, and what he did while with him._ And it fortuned that on a time came Owlglass unto Rostock, in the land of Mechlenburg, and hired him unto a smith there.
untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/
an old word for “to”
From this reading _How that Owlglass did hire him to a smith, and what he did while with him._ And it fortuned that on a time came Owlglass unto Rostock, in the land of Mechlenburg, and hired him unto a smith there.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _How that Owlglass did hire him to a smith, and what he did while with him._ And it fortuned that on a time came Owlglass unto Rostock, in the land of Mechlenburg, and hired him unto a smith there.
at the time that
From this reading The smith had a favourite saying, when that he would have the bellows blown: “Ha! ho! follow ye with the bellows!”
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading _How that Owlglass did hire him to a smith, and what he did while with him._ And it fortuned that on a time came Owlglass unto Rostock, in the land of Mechlenburg, and hired him unto a smith there.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _How that Owlglass did hire him to a smith, and what he did while with him._ And it fortuned that on a time came Owlglass unto Rostock, in the land of Mechlenburg, and hired him unto a smith there.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The smith had a favourite saying, when that he would have the bellows blown: “Ha! ho! follow ye with the bellows!”
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading The smith had a favourite saying, when that he would have the bellows blown: “Ha! ho! follow ye with the bellows!”
