used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Hendon forced back a smile, and bent down and whispered in the King's ear-- "Softly, softly, my prince, wag thy tongue warily--nay, suffer it not to wag at all.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading Then he added to himself: "SIR Miles!
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Hendon forced back a smile, and bent down and whispered in the King's ear-- "Softly, softly, my prince, wag thy tongue warily--nay, suffer it not to wag at all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hendon forced back a smile, and bent down and whispered in the King's ear-- "Softly, softly, my prince, wag thy tongue warily--nay, suffer it not to wag at all.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Hendon forced back a smile, and bent down and whispered in the King's ear-- "Softly, softly, my prince, wag thy tongue warily--nay, suffer it not to wag at all.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Hendon forced back a smile, and bent down and whispered in the King's ear-- "Softly, softly, my prince, wag thy tongue warily--nay, suffer it not to wag at all.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading Hendon forced back a smile, and bent down and whispered in the King's ear-- "Softly, softly, my prince, wag thy tongue warily--nay, suffer it not to wag at all.
give a benediction to
From this reading Bless me, I had totally forgot I was a knight!
crazyadjectiveUS /ˈkreɪzi/
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading Lord, how marvellous a thing it is, the grip his memory doth take upon his quaint and crazy fancies!
dothauxiliary verbUS /dɔːθ/
an old form of “does”
From this reading Lord, how marvellous a thing it is, the grip his memory doth take upon his quaint and crazy fancies!
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Hendon forced back a smile, and bent down and whispered in the King's ear-- "Softly, softly, my prince, wag thy tongue warily--nay, suffer it not to wag at all.
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading Hendon forced back a smile, and bent down and whispered in the King's ear-- "Softly, softly, my prince, wag thy tongue warily--nay, suffer it not to wag at all.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Trust in me--all shall go well in the end."
fanciesnounUS /ˈfænsiz/
plural of “fancy” — something many people believe that is false
From this reading Lord, how marvellous a thing it is, the grip his memory doth take upon his quaint and crazy fancies!
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading Hendon forced back a smile, and bent down and whispered in the King's ear-- "Softly, softly, my prince, wag thy tongue warily--nay, suffer it not to wag at all.
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading Bless me, I had totally forgot I was a knight!
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Trust in me--all shall go well in the end."
gripnounUS /ɡrɪp/
the act of grasping
From this reading Lord, how marvellous a thing it is, the grip his memory doth take upon his quaint and crazy fancies!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Bless me, I had totally forgot I was a knight!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he added to himself: "SIR Miles!
Hendon
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From this reading Hendon forced back a smile, and bent down and whispered in the King's ear-- "Softly, softly, my prince, wag thy tongue warily--nay, suffer it not to wag at all.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Then he added to himself: "SIR Miles!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lord, how marvellous a thing it is, the grip his memory doth take upon his quaint and crazy fancies!
how
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From this reading Lord, how marvellous a thing it is, the grip his memory doth take upon his quaint and crazy fancies!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Bless me, I had totally forgot I was a knight!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hendon forced back a smile, and bent down and whispered in the King's ear-- "Softly, softly, my prince, wag thy tongue warily--nay, suffer it not to wag at all.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lord, how marvellous a thing it is, the grip his memory doth take upon his quaint and crazy fancies!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Hendon forced back a smile, and bent down and whispered in the King's ear-- "Softly, softly, my prince, wag thy tongue warily--nay, suffer it not to wag at all.
King'snounUS /kɪŋz/
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Hendon forced back a smile, and bent down and whispered in the King's ear-- "Softly, softly, my prince, wag thy tongue warily--nay, suffer it not to wag at all.
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 Bless me, I had totally forgot I was a knight!
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Lord, how marvellous a thing it is, the grip his memory doth take upon his quaint and crazy fancies!
marvellousadjectiveUS /ˈmɑːrvələs/
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading Lord, how marvellous a thing it is, the grip his memory doth take upon his quaint and crazy fancies!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Trust in me--all shall go well in the end."
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Lord, how marvellous a thing it is, the grip his memory doth take upon his quaint and crazy fancies!
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Then he added to himself: "SIR Miles!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Hendon forced back a smile, and bent down and whispered in the King's ear-- "Softly, softly, my prince, wag thy tongue warily--nay, suffer it not to wag at all.
an old word for “no”
From this reading Hendon forced back a smile, and bent down and whispered in the King's ear-- "Softly, softly, my prince, wag thy tongue warily--nay, suffer it not to wag at all.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Hendon forced back a smile, and bent down and whispered in the King's ear-- "Softly, softly, my prince, wag thy tongue warily--nay, suffer it not to wag at all.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading Hendon forced back a smile, and bent down and whispered in the King's ear-- "Softly, softly, my prince, wag thy tongue warily--nay, suffer it not to wag at all.
quaintadjectiveUS /kweɪnt/
strange in an interesting or pleasing way
From this reading Lord, how marvellous a thing it is, the grip his memory doth take upon his quaint and crazy fancies!
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Trust in me--all shall go well in the end."
term of address for a man
From this reading Then he added to himself: "SIR Miles!
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Hendon forced back a smile, and bent down and whispered in the King's ear-- "Softly, softly, my prince, wag thy tongue warily--nay, suffer it not to wag at all.
with low volume
From this reading Hendon forced back a smile, and bent down and whispered in the King's ear-- "Softly, softly, my prince, wag thy tongue warily--nay, suffer it not to wag at all.
undergo or be subjected to
From this reading Hendon forced back a smile, and bent down and whispered in the King's ear-- "Softly, softly, my prince, wag thy tongue warily--nay, suffer it not to wag at all.
carry out
From this reading Lord, how marvellous a thing it is, the grip his memory doth take upon his quaint and crazy fancies!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hendon forced back a smile, and bent down and whispered in the King's ear-- "Softly, softly, my prince, wag thy tongue warily--nay, suffer it not to wag at all.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he added to himself: "SIR Miles!
a special situation
From this reading Lord, how marvellous a thing it is, the grip his memory doth take upon his quaint and crazy fancies!
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Hendon forced back a smile, and bent down and whispered in the King's ear-- "Softly, softly, my prince, wag thy tongue warily--nay, suffer it not to wag at all.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hendon forced back a smile, and bent down and whispered in the King's ear-- "Softly, softly, my prince, wag thy tongue warily--nay, suffer it not to wag at all.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading Hendon forced back a smile, and bent down and whispered in the King's ear-- "Softly, softly, my prince, wag thy tongue warily--nay, suffer it not to wag at all.
totallyadverbUS /ˈtoʊtəli/
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading Bless me, I had totally forgot I was a knight!
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading Trust in me--all shall go well in the end."
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Lord, how marvellous a thing it is, the grip his memory doth take upon his quaint and crazy fancies!
wagnounUS /wæɡ/
a witty amusing person who makes jokes
From this reading Hendon forced back a smile, and bent down and whispered in the King's ear-- "Softly, softly, my prince, wag thy tongue warily--nay, suffer it not to wag at all.
warilyadverbUS /ˈwerəli/
in a wary manner
From this reading Hendon forced back a smile, and bent down and whispered in the King's ear-- "Softly, softly, my prince, wag thy tongue warily--nay, suffer it not to wag at all.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bless me, I had totally forgot I was a knight!
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Trust in me--all shall go well in the end."
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading Hendon forced back a smile, and bent down and whispered in the King's ear-- "Softly, softly, my prince, wag thy tongue warily--nay, suffer it not to wag at all.
