acheverbUS /eɪk/
feel physical pain
From this reading If he did but know to what I have come, how his heart would ache!”
Ah
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From this reading And thereto the princess answered as she had done before: “Ah me! once I ate with my love and drank with my love and lived by his side.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next day the same thing happened; the princess watched the dinner, and as she watched she wept.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Then, while nobody was looking, she plucked another strand of golden hair and the prince found it as he had done the other, and no one could tell him whence it came.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading And thereto the princess answered as she had done before: “Ah me! once I ate with my love and drank with my love and lived by his side.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The next day the same thing happened; the princess watched the dinner, and as she watched she wept.
goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
From this reading And thereto the princess answered as she had done before: “Ah me! once I ate with my love and drank with my love and lived by his side.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading And thereto the princess answered as she had done before: “Ah me! once I ate with my love and drank with my love and lived by his side.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading If he did but know to what I have come, how his heart would ache!”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And thereto the princess answered as she had done before: “Ah me! once I ate with my love and drank with my love and lived by his side.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Then, while nobody was looking, she plucked another strand of golden hair and the prince found it as he had done the other, and no one could tell him whence it came.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading If he did but know to what I have come, how his heart would ache!”
prepare a hot meal
From this reading “Why do you weep, hussy?” said the cook.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Then, while nobody was looking, she plucked another strand of golden hair and the prince found it as he had done the other, and no one could tell him whence it came.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The next day the same thing happened; the princess watched the dinner, and as she watched she wept.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading If he did but know to what I have come, how his heart would ache!”
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading The next day the same thing happened; the princess watched the dinner, and as she watched she wept.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Why do you weep, hussy?” said the cook.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading And thereto the princess answered as she had done before: “Ah me! once I ate with my love and drank with my love and lived by his side.
inflected form of “drink” — take in liquids
From this reading And thereto the princess answered as she had done before: “Ah me! once I ate with my love and drank with my love and lived by his side.
set up or found
From this reading Then, while nobody was looking, she plucked another strand of golden hair and the prince found it as he had done the other, and no one could tell him whence it came.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading Then, while nobody was looking, she plucked another strand of golden hair and the prince found it as he had done the other, and no one could tell him whence it came.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And thereto the princess answered as she had done before: “Ah me! once I ate with my love and drank with my love and lived by his side.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading Then, while nobody was looking, she plucked another strand of golden hair and the prince found it as he had done the other, and no one could tell him whence it came.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading The next day the same thing happened; the princess watched the dinner, and as she watched she wept.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If he did but know to what I have come, how his heart would ache!”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If he did but know to what I have come, how his heart would ache!”
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading If he did but know to what I have come, how his heart would ache!”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then, while nobody was looking, she plucked another strand of golden hair and the prince found it as he had done the other, and no one could tell him whence it came.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And thereto the princess answered as she had done before: “Ah me! once I ate with my love and drank with my love and lived by his side.
how
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From this reading If he did but know to what I have come, how his heart would ache!”
hussynounUS /ˈhʌsi/
a woman adulterer
From this reading “Why do you weep, hussy?” said the cook.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And thereto the princess answered as she had done before: “Ah me! once I ate with my love and drank with my love and lived by his side.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If he did but know to what I have come, how his heart would ache!”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then, while nobody was looking, she plucked another strand of golden hair and the prince found it as he had done the other, and no one could tell him whence it came.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading If he did but know to what I have come, how his heart would ache!”
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading And thereto the princess answered as she had done before: “Ah me! once I ate with my love and drank with my love and lived by his side.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Then, while nobody was looking, she plucked another strand of golden hair and the prince found it as he had done the other, and no one could tell him whence it came.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading And thereto the princess answered as she had done before: “Ah me! once I ate with my love and drank with my love and lived by his side.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And thereto the princess answered as she had done before: “Ah me! once I ate with my love and drank with my love and lived by his side.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And thereto the princess answered as she had done before: “Ah me! once I ate with my love and drank with my love and lived by his side.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next day the same thing happened; the princess watched the dinner, and as she watched she wept.
not any; not one
From this reading Then, while nobody was looking, she plucked another strand of golden hair and the prince found it as he had done the other, and no one could tell him whence it came.
no person; not anyone
From this reading Then, while nobody was looking, she plucked another strand of golden hair and the prince found it as he had done the other, and no one could tell him whence it came.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then, while nobody was looking, she plucked another strand of golden hair and the prince found it as he had done the other, and no one could tell him whence it came.
on one occasion
From this reading And thereto the princess answered as she had done before: “Ah me! once I ate with my love and drank with my love and lived by his side.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Then, while nobody was looking, she plucked another strand of golden hair and the prince found it as he had done the other, and no one could tell him whence it came.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Then, while nobody was looking, she plucked another strand of golden hair and the prince found it as he had done the other, and no one could tell him whence it came.
pluckedadjectiveUS /plʌkt/
of a stringed instrument; sounded with the fingers or a plectrum
From this reading Then, while nobody was looking, she plucked another strand of golden hair and the prince found it as he had done the other, and no one could tell him whence it came.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading Then, while nobody was looking, she plucked another strand of golden hair and the prince found it as he had done the other, and no one could tell him whence it came.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading The next day the same thing happened; the princess watched the dinner, and as she watched she wept.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Why do you weep, hussy?” said the cook.
Identical; not different.
From this reading The next day the same thing happened; the princess watched the dinner, and as she watched she wept.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The next day the same thing happened; the princess watched the dinner, and as she watched she wept.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading And thereto the princess answered as she had done before: “Ah me! once I ate with my love and drank with my love and lived by his side.
strandnounUS /strænd/
a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole
From this reading Then, while nobody was looking, she plucked another strand of golden hair and the prince found it as he had done the other, and no one could tell him whence it came.
express in words
From this reading Then, while nobody was looking, she plucked another strand of golden hair and the prince found it as he had done the other, and no one could tell him whence it came.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next day the same thing happened; the princess watched the dinner, and as she watched she wept.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then, while nobody was looking, she plucked another strand of golden hair and the prince found it as he had done the other, and no one could tell him whence it came.
theretoadverbUS /ˈðertuː/
to that
From this reading And thereto the princess answered as she had done before: “Ah me! once I ate with my love and drank with my love and lived by his side.
a special situation
From this reading The next day the same thing happened; the princess watched the dinner, and as she watched she wept.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If he did but know to what I have come, how his heart would ache!”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then, while nobody was looking, she plucked another strand of golden hair and the prince found it as he had done the other, and no one could tell him whence it came.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading The next day the same thing happened; the princess watched the dinner, and as she watched she wept.
weepverbUS /wiːp/
shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading “Why do you weep, hussy?” said the cook.
inflected form of “weep” — shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading The next day the same thing happened; the princess watched the dinner, and as she watched she wept.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading If he did but know to what I have come, how his heart would ache!”
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading Then, while nobody was looking, she plucked another strand of golden hair and the prince found it as he had done the other, and no one could tell him whence it came.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Then, while nobody was looking, she plucked another strand of golden hair and the prince found it as he had done the other, and no one could tell him whence it came.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why do you weep, hussy?” said the cook.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And thereto the princess answered as she had done before: “Ah me! once I ate with my love and drank with my love and lived by his side.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If he did but know to what I have come, how his heart would ache!”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Why do you weep, hussy?” said the cook.
