used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Then, without uttering a single syllable, good or bad, he sprang up, seized him by the ears, and wrenched them from his head.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Now for just one second, after being thus rudely awakened, Rustem gazed quietly at the keeper.
allowest
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From this reading Why allowest thou thy demon steed to rifle our corn-fields?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Verily, if thou wouldst keep thy soul in thy hulking body, up and away, both thee and thy beast, else it will be the worse for thee!”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Now for just one second, after being thus rudely awakened, Rustem gazed quietly at the keeper.
awakenedadjectiveUS /əˈweɪkənd/
aroused or activated
From this reading Now for just one second, after being thus rudely awakened, Rustem gazed quietly at the keeper.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Verily, if thou wouldst keep thy soul in thy hulking body, up and away, both thee and thy beast, else it will be the worse for thee!”
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading Then, without uttering a single syllable, good or bad, he sprang up, seized him by the ears, and wrenched them from his head.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Verily, if thou wouldst keep thy soul in thy hulking body, up and away, both thee and thy beast, else it will be the worse for thee!”
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Verily, if thou wouldst keep thy soul in thy hulking body, up and away, both thee and thy beast, else it will be the worse for thee!”
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Now for just one second, after being thus rudely awakened, Rustem gazed quietly at the keeper.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading Verily, if thou wouldst keep thy soul in thy hulking body, up and away, both thee and thy beast, else it will be the worse for thee!”
the two together, not just one
From this reading Verily, if thou wouldst keep thy soul in thy hulking body, up and away, both thee and thy beast, else it will be the worse for thee!”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Then, without uttering a single syllable, good or bad, he sprang up, seized him by the ears, and wrenched them from his head.
corn-fields
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From this reading Why allowest thou thy demon steed to rifle our corn-fields?
demonnounUS /ˈdiːmən/
an evil supernatural being
From this reading Why allowest thou thy demon steed to rifle our corn-fields?
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading Then, without uttering a single syllable, good or bad, he sprang up, seized him by the ears, and wrenched them from his head.
else
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From this reading Verily, if thou wouldst keep thy soul in thy hulking body, up and away, both thee and thy beast, else it will be the worse for thee!”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Verily, if thou wouldst keep thy soul in thy hulking body, up and away, both thee and thy beast, else it will be the worse for thee!”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then, without uttering a single syllable, good or bad, he sprang up, seized him by the ears, and wrenched them from his head.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Now for just one second, after being thus rudely awakened, Rustem gazed quietly at the keeper.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Then, without uttering a single syllable, good or bad, he sprang up, seized him by the ears, and wrenched them from his head.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then, without uttering a single syllable, good or bad, he sprang up, seized him by the ears, and wrenched them from his head.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Then, without uttering a single syllable, good or bad, he sprang up, seized him by the ears, and wrenched them from his head.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then, without uttering a single syllable, good or bad, he sprang up, seized him by the ears, and wrenched them from his head.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then, without uttering a single syllable, good or bad, he sprang up, seized him by the ears, and wrenched them from his head.
hulkingadjectiveUS /ˈhʌlkɪŋ/
of great size and bulk
From this reading Verily, if thou wouldst keep thy soul in thy hulking body, up and away, both thee and thy beast, else it will be the worse for thee!”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Verily, if thou wouldst keep thy soul in thy hulking body, up and away, both thee and thy beast, else it will be the worse for thee!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Verily, if thou wouldst keep thy soul in thy hulking body, up and away, both thee and thy beast, else it will be the worse for thee!”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Verily, if thou wouldst keep thy soul in thy hulking body, up and away, both thee and thy beast, else it will be the worse for thee!”
and nothing more
From this reading Now for just one second, after being thus rudely awakened, Rustem gazed quietly at the keeper.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Verily, if thou wouldst keep thy soul in thy hulking body, up and away, both thee and thy beast, else it will be the worse for thee!”
keepernounUS /ˈkiːpər/
someone in charge of other people
From this reading Now for just one second, after being thus rudely awakened, Rustem gazed quietly at the keeper.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now for just one second, after being thus rudely awakened, Rustem gazed quietly at the keeper.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Son of Satan!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Now for just one second, after being thus rudely awakened, Rustem gazed quietly at the keeper.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Then, without uttering a single syllable, good or bad, he sprang up, seized him by the ears, and wrenched them from his head.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Why allowest thou thy demon steed to rifle our corn-fields?
with low volume
From this reading Now for just one second, after being thus rudely awakened, Rustem gazed quietly at the keeper.
steal goods; take as spoils
From this reading Why allowest thou thy demon steed to rifle our corn-fields?
rudelyadverbUS /ˈruːdli/
in an impolite manner
From this reading Now for just one second, after being thus rudely awakened, Rustem gazed quietly at the keeper.
Rustem
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From this reading Now for just one second, after being thus rudely awakened, Rustem gazed quietly at the keeper.
SatannounUS /ˈseɪtən/
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading “Son of Satan!
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Now for just one second, after being thus rudely awakened, Rustem gazed quietly at the keeper.
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading Then, without uttering a single syllable, good or bad, he sprang up, seized him by the ears, and wrenched them from his head.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading Then, without uttering a single syllable, good or bad, he sprang up, seized him by the ears, and wrenched them from his head.
a male human offspring
From this reading “Son of Satan!
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Verily, if thou wouldst keep thy soul in thy hulking body, up and away, both thee and thy beast, else it will be the worse for thee!”
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Then, without uttering a single syllable, good or bad, he sprang up, seized him by the ears, and wrenched them from his head.
steednounUS /stiːd/
(literary) a spirited horse for state of war
From this reading Why allowest thou thy demon steed to rifle our corn-fields?
syllablenounUS /ˈsɪləbəl/
a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme
From this reading Then, without uttering a single syllable, good or bad, he sprang up, seized him by the ears, and wrenched them from his head.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Verily, if thou wouldst keep thy soul in thy hulking body, up and away, both thee and thy beast, else it will be the worse for thee!”
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Verily, if thou wouldst keep thy soul in thy hulking body, up and away, both thee and thy beast, else it will be the worse for thee!”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Then, without uttering a single syllable, good or bad, he sprang up, seized him by the ears, and wrenched them from his head.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then, without uttering a single syllable, good or bad, he sprang up, seized him by the ears, and wrenched them from his head.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Why allowest thou thy demon steed to rifle our corn-fields?
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Now for just one second, after being thus rudely awakened, Rustem gazed quietly at the keeper.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Why allowest thou thy demon steed to rifle our corn-fields?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Why allowest thou thy demon steed to rifle our corn-fields?
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Verily, if thou wouldst keep thy soul in thy hulking body, up and away, both thee and thy beast, else it will be the worse for thee!”
utteringverbUS /ˈʌtərɪŋ/
-ing form of “utter” — articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
From this reading Then, without uttering a single syllable, good or bad, he sprang up, seized him by the ears, and wrenched them from his head.
Verilyadverb
in truth; certainly
From this reading Verily, if thou wouldst keep thy soul in thy hulking body, up and away, both thee and thy beast, else it will be the worse for thee!”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why allowest thou thy demon steed to rifle our corn-fields?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Verily, if thou wouldst keep thy soul in thy hulking body, up and away, both thee and thy beast, else it will be the worse for thee!”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Then, without uttering a single syllable, good or bad, he sprang up, seized him by the ears, and wrenched them from his head.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading Verily, if thou wouldst keep thy soul in thy hulking body, up and away, both thee and thy beast, else it will be the worse for thee!”
wouldstmodal verbUS /wʊdst/
an old form of “would”, used with “thou”
From this reading Verily, if thou wouldst keep thy soul in thy hulking body, up and away, both thee and thy beast, else it will be the worse for thee!”
wrenchedverbUS /rentʃt/
past form of “wrench” — twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates
From this reading Then, without uttering a single syllable, good or bad, he sprang up, seized him by the ears, and wrenched them from his head.
