used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "See that you obtain a great ship, take your fiddle with you and play the golden hall out of the hill, then hitch the troll's horses before it, and you will be able to bring the glistening hall here without trouble."
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading "See that you obtain a great ship, take your fiddle with you and play the golden hall out of the hill, then hitch the troll's horses before it, and you will be able to bring the glistening hall here without trouble."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And the youth replied: "Unfaithful has again been telling lies about me, and if I do not bring the troll's golden hall to the queen, my life will be forfeited."
anew
From this reading And the youth replied: "Unfaithful has again been telling lies about me, and if I do not bring the troll's golden hall to the queen, my life will be forfeited."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Inconsolable, he went to his beautiful horse, wept and wanted to say farewell to him forever.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "What troubles you?" asked the horse.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And the youth replied: "Unfaithful has again been telling lies about me, and if I do not bring the troll's golden hall to the queen, my life will be forfeited."
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Inconsolable, he went to his beautiful horse, wept and wanted to say farewell to him forever.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And the youth replied: "Unfaithful has again been telling lies about me, and if I do not bring the troll's golden hall to the queen, my life will be forfeited."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "See that you obtain a great ship, take your fiddle with you and play the golden hall out of the hill, then hitch the troll's horses before it, and you will be able to bring the glistening hall here without trouble."
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading And the youth replied: "Unfaithful has again been telling lies about me, and if I do not bring the troll's golden hall to the queen, my life will be forfeited."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And the youth replied: "Unfaithful has again been telling lies about me, and if I do not bring the troll's golden hall to the queen, my life will be forfeited."
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading Inconsolable, he went to his beautiful horse, wept and wanted to say farewell to him forever.
fiddlenounUS /ˈfɪdəl/
bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow
From this reading "See that you obtain a great ship, take your fiddle with you and play the golden hall out of the hill, then hitch the troll's horses before it, and you will be able to bring the glistening hall here without trouble."
for a limitless time
From this reading Inconsolable, he went to his beautiful horse, wept and wanted to say farewell to him forever.
forfeitedadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrfɪtɪd/
surrendered as a penalty
From this reading And the youth replied: "Unfaithful has again been telling lies about me, and if I do not bring the troll's golden hall to the queen, my life will be forfeited."
glisteningadjectiveUS /ˈɡlɪsənɪŋ/
reflecting light
From this reading "See that you obtain a great ship, take your fiddle with you and play the golden hall out of the hill, then hitch the troll's horses before it, and you will be able to bring the glistening hall here without trouble."
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading And the youth replied: "Unfaithful has again been telling lies about me, and if I do not bring the troll's golden hall to the queen, my life will be forfeited."
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "See that you obtain a great ship, take your fiddle with you and play the golden hall out of the hill, then hitch the troll's horses before it, and you will be able to bring the glistening hall here without trouble."
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading And the youth replied: "Unfaithful has again been telling lies about me, and if I do not bring the troll's golden hall to the queen, my life will be forfeited."
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And the youth replied: "Unfaithful has again been telling lies about me, and if I do not bring the troll's golden hall to the queen, my life will be forfeited."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Inconsolable, he went to his beautiful horse, wept and wanted to say farewell to him forever.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "See that you obtain a great ship, take your fiddle with you and play the golden hall out of the hill, then hitch the troll's horses before it, and you will be able to bring the glistening hall here without trouble."
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading "See that you obtain a great ship, take your fiddle with you and play the golden hall out of the hill, then hitch the troll's horses before it, and you will be able to bring the glistening hall here without trouble."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Inconsolable, he went to his beautiful horse, wept and wanted to say farewell to him forever.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Inconsolable, he went to his beautiful horse, wept and wanted to say farewell to him forever.
hitchverbUS /hɪtʃ/
to hook or entangle
From this reading "See that you obtain a great ship, take your fiddle with you and play the golden hall out of the hill, then hitch the troll's horses before it, and you will be able to bring the glistening hall here without trouble."
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Inconsolable, he went to his beautiful horse, wept and wanted to say farewell to him forever.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading "See that you obtain a great ship, take your fiddle with you and play the golden hall out of the hill, then hitch the troll's horses before it, and you will be able to bring the glistening hall here without trouble."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And the youth replied: "Unfaithful has again been telling lies about me, and if I do not bring the troll's golden hall to the queen, my life will be forfeited."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And the youth replied: "Unfaithful has again been telling lies about me, and if I do not bring the troll's golden hall to the queen, my life will be forfeited."
Inconsolableadjective
sad beyond comforting; incapable of being consoled
From this reading Inconsolable, he went to his beautiful horse, wept and wanted to say farewell to him forever.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is it nothing more serious than that?" said the horse.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Is it nothing more serious than that?" said the horse.
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading And the youth replied: "Unfaithful has again been telling lies about me, and if I do not bring the troll's golden hall to the queen, my life will be forfeited."
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading And the youth replied: "Unfaithful has again been telling lies about me, and if I do not bring the troll's golden hall to the queen, my life will be forfeited."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And the youth replied: "Unfaithful has again been telling lies about me, and if I do not bring the troll's golden hall to the queen, my life will be forfeited."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "Is it nothing more serious than that?" said the horse.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And the youth replied: "Unfaithful has again been telling lies about me, and if I do not bring the troll's golden hall to the queen, my life will be forfeited."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And the youth replied: "Unfaithful has again been telling lies about me, and if I do not bring the troll's golden hall to the queen, my life will be forfeited."
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Is it nothing more serious than that?" said the horse.
come into possession of
From this reading "See that you obtain a great ship, take your fiddle with you and play the golden hall out of the hill, then hitch the troll's horses before it, and you will be able to bring the glistening hall here without trouble."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "See that you obtain a great ship, take your fiddle with you and play the golden hall out of the hill, then hitch the troll's horses before it, and you will be able to bring the glistening hall here without trouble."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "See that you obtain a great ship, take your fiddle with you and play the golden hall out of the hill, then hitch the troll's horses before it, and you will be able to bring the glistening hall here without trouble."
participate in games or sport
From this reading "See that you obtain a great ship, take your fiddle with you and play the golden hall out of the hill, then hitch the troll's horses before it, and you will be able to bring the glistening hall here without trouble."
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading And the youth replied: "Unfaithful has again been telling lies about me, and if I do not bring the troll's golden hall to the queen, my life will be forfeited."
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading And the youth replied: "Unfaithful has again been telling lies about me, and if I do not bring the troll's golden hall to the queen, my life will be forfeited."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Is it nothing more serious than that?" said the horse.
express in words
From this reading Inconsolable, he went to his beautiful horse, wept and wanted to say farewell to him forever.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "See that you obtain a great ship, take your fiddle with you and play the golden hall out of the hill, then hitch the troll's horses before it, and you will be able to bring the glistening hall here without trouble."
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading "Is it nothing more serious than that?" said the horse.
transport commercially
From this reading "See that you obtain a great ship, take your fiddle with you and play the golden hall out of the hill, then hitch the troll's horses before it, and you will be able to bring the glistening hall here without trouble."
carry out
From this reading "See that you obtain a great ship, take your fiddle with you and play the golden hall out of the hill, then hitch the troll's horses before it, and you will be able to bring the glistening hall here without trouble."
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading And the youth replied: "Unfaithful has again been telling lies about me, and if I do not bring the troll's golden hall to the queen, my life will be forfeited."
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Is it nothing more serious than that?" said the horse.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Is it nothing more serious than that?" said the horse.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "What troubles you?" asked the horse.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "See that you obtain a great ship, take your fiddle with you and play the golden hall out of the hill, then hitch the troll's horses before it, and you will be able to bring the glistening hall here without trouble."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Inconsolable, he went to his beautiful horse, wept and wanted to say farewell to him forever.
troll'snounUS /troʊlz/
possessive form of “troll” — (Scandanavian folklore) a supernatural creature (either a dwarf or a giant) that is supposed to live in caves or in the mountains
From this reading And the youth replied: "Unfaithful has again been telling lies about me, and if I do not bring the troll's golden hall to the queen, my life will be forfeited."
a source of difficulty
From this reading "See that you obtain a great ship, take your fiddle with you and play the golden hall out of the hill, then hitch the troll's horses before it, and you will be able to bring the glistening hall here without trouble."
plural of “trouble” — a source of difficulty
From this reading "What troubles you?" asked the horse.
UnfaithfuladjectiveUS /ənˈfeɪθfəl/
not true to duty or obligation or promises
From this reading And the youth replied: "Unfaithful has again been telling lies about me, and if I do not bring the troll's golden hall to the queen, my life will be forfeited."
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading Inconsolable, he went to his beautiful horse, wept and wanted to say farewell to him forever.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Inconsolable, he went to his beautiful horse, wept and wanted to say farewell to him forever.
inflected form of “weep” — shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading Inconsolable, he went to his beautiful horse, wept and wanted to say farewell to him forever.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What troubles you?" asked the horse.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading And the youth replied: "Unfaithful has again been telling lies about me, and if I do not bring the troll's golden hall to the queen, my life will be forfeited."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "See that you obtain a great ship, take your fiddle with you and play the golden hall out of the hill, then hitch the troll's horses before it, and you will be able to bring the glistening hall here without trouble."
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "See that you obtain a great ship, take your fiddle with you and play the golden hall out of the hill, then hitch the troll's horses before it, and you will be able to bring the glistening hall here without trouble."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What troubles you?" asked the horse.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "See that you obtain a great ship, take your fiddle with you and play the golden hall out of the hill, then hitch the troll's horses before it, and you will be able to bring the glistening hall here without trouble."
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading And the youth replied: "Unfaithful has again been telling lies about me, and if I do not bring the troll's golden hall to the queen, my life will be forfeited."
