Chapter V

(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 But no; nobody knew, until last of all they questioned the kitchen-boy.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Then the king called everybody that was in the castle, and asked each one in turn if he or she could tell where the sweet cake had come from.

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading Then the king called everybody that was in the castle, and asked each one in turn if he or she could tell where the sweet cake had come from.

inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading Last night the white dove in the kitchen flew down from over the window and became the queen herself; she made the sweet cake and laid it upon the white napkin, for I saw her do it with my own eyes.”

the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept

From this reading Up they brought the white dove from the kitchen, and the king took it in his own hands and held it up to his bosom, and stroked it and caressed it.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading “Oh, yes,” said he, “I know who it was that brought the cake.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But no; nobody knew, until last of all they questioned the kitchen-boy.

a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)

From this reading Then the king called everybody that was in the castle, and asked each one in turn if he or she could tell where the sweet cake had come from.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Then the king called everybody that was in the castle, and asked each one in turn if he or she could tell where the sweet cake had come from.

past form of “caress” — touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner

From this reading Up they brought the white dove from the kitchen, and the king took it in his own hands and held it up to his bosom, and stroked it and caressed it.

a large and stately mansion

From this reading Then the king called everybody that was in the castle, and asked each one in turn if he or she could tell where the sweet cake had come from.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Then the king called everybody that was in the castle, and asked each one in turn if he or she could tell where the sweet cake had come from.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Then the king called everybody that was in the castle, and asked each one in turn if he or she could tell where the sweet cake had come from.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Last night the white dove in the kitchen flew down from over the window and became the queen herself; she made the sweet cake and laid it upon the white napkin, for I saw her do it with my own eyes.”

any of numerous small pigeons

From this reading Last night the white dove in the kitchen flew down from over the window and became the queen herself; she made the sweet cake and laid it upon the white napkin, for I saw her do it with my own eyes.”

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Last night the white dove in the kitchen flew down from over the window and became the queen herself; she made the sweet cake and laid it upon the white napkin, for I saw her do it with my own eyes.”

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading Then the king called everybody that was in the castle, and asked each one in turn if he or she could tell where the sweet cake had come from.

every person

From this reading Then the king called everybody that was in the castle, and asked each one in turn if he or she could tell where the sweet cake had come from.

opinion or judgment

From this reading Last night the white dove in the kitchen flew down from over the window and became the queen herself; she made the sweet cake and laid it upon the white napkin, for I saw her do it with my own eyes.”

inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne

From this reading Last night the white dove in the kitchen flew down from over the window and became the queen herself; she made the sweet cake and laid it upon the white napkin, for I saw her do it with my own eyes.”

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Last night the white dove in the kitchen flew down from over the window and became the queen herself; she made the sweet cake and laid it upon the white napkin, for I saw her do it with my own eyes.”

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Then the king called everybody that was in the castle, and asked each one in turn if he or she could tell where the sweet cake had come from.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Then the king called everybody that was in the castle, and asked each one in turn if he or she could tell where the sweet cake had come from.

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading Up they brought the white dove from the kitchen, and the king took it in his own hands and held it up to his bosom, and stroked it and caressed it.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Then the king called everybody that was in the castle, and asked each one in turn if he or she could tell where the sweet cake had come from.

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading Up they brought the white dove from the kitchen, and the king took it in his own hands and held it up to his bosom, and stroked it and caressed it.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Last night the white dove in the kitchen flew down from over the window and became the queen herself; she made the sweet cake and laid it upon the white napkin, for I saw her do it with my own eyes.”

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading Last night the white dove in the kitchen flew down from over the window and became the queen herself; she made the sweet cake and laid it upon the white napkin, for I saw her do it with my own eyes.”

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Up they brought the white dove from the kitchen, and the king took it in his own hands and held it up to his bosom, and stroked it and caressed it.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “Oh, yes,” said he, “I know who it was that brought the cake.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Then the king called everybody that was in the castle, and asked each one in turn if he or she could tell where the sweet cake had come from.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Then the king called everybody that was in the castle, and asked each one in turn if he or she could tell where the sweet cake had come from.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “Oh, yes,” said he, “I know who it was that brought the cake.

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading Then the king called everybody that was in the castle, and asked each one in turn if he or she could tell where the sweet cake had come from.

a room equipped for preparing meals

From this reading Last night the white dove in the kitchen flew down from over the window and became the queen herself; she made the sweet cake and laid it upon the white napkin, for I saw her do it with my own eyes.”

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From this reading But no; nobody knew, until last of all they questioned the kitchen-boy.

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading But no; nobody knew, until last of all they questioned the kitchen-boy.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading “Oh, yes,” said he, “I know who it was that brought the cake.

set down according to a plan

From this reading Last night the white dove in the kitchen flew down from over the window and became the queen herself; she made the sweet cake and laid it upon the white napkin, for I saw her do it with my own eyes.”

immediately past

From this reading But no; nobody knew, until last of all they questioned the kitchen-boy.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Last night the white dove in the kitchen flew down from over the window and became the queen herself; she made the sweet cake and laid it upon the white napkin, for I saw her do it with my own eyes.”

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Last night the white dove in the kitchen flew down from over the window and became the queen herself; she made the sweet cake and laid it upon the white napkin, for I saw her do it with my own eyes.”

a small piece of table linen that is used to wipe the mouth and to cover the lap in order to protect clothing

From this reading Last night the white dove in the kitchen flew down from over the window and became the queen herself; she made the sweet cake and laid it upon the white napkin, for I saw her do it with my own eyes.”

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading Last night the white dove in the kitchen flew down from over the window and became the queen herself; she made the sweet cake and laid it upon the white napkin, for I saw her do it with my own eyes.”

not any; not one

From this reading But no; nobody knew, until last of all they questioned the kitchen-boy.

no person; not anyone

From this reading But no; nobody knew, until last of all they questioned the kitchen-boy.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading But no; nobody knew, until last of all they questioned the kitchen-boy.

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading “Oh, yes,” said he, “I know who it was that brought the cake.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Then the king called everybody that was in the castle, and asked each one in turn if he or she could tell where the sweet cake had come from.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Then the king called everybody that was in the castle, and asked each one in turn if he or she could tell where the sweet cake had come from.

above and across; more than

From this reading Last night the white dove in the kitchen flew down from over the window and became the queen herself; she made the sweet cake and laid it upon the white napkin, for I saw her do it with my own eyes.”

have ownership or possession of

From this reading Last night the white dove in the kitchen flew down from over the window and became the queen herself; she made the sweet cake and laid it upon the white napkin, for I saw her do it with my own eyes.”

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 Last night the white dove in the kitchen flew down from over the window and became the queen herself; she made the sweet cake and laid it upon the white napkin, for I saw her do it with my own eyes.”

past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of

From this reading But no; nobody knew, until last of all they questioned the kitchen-boy.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “Oh, yes,” said he, “I know who it was that brought the cake.

cut with a saw

From this reading Last night the white dove in the kitchen flew down from over the window and became the queen herself; she made the sweet cake and laid it upon the white napkin, for I saw her do it with my own eyes.”

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Then the king called everybody that was in the castle, and asked each one in turn if he or she could tell where the sweet cake had come from.

past form of “stroke” — touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions

From this reading Up they brought the white dove from the kitchen, and the king took it in his own hands and held it up to his bosom, and stroked it and caressed it.

having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading Then the king called everybody that was in the castle, and asked each one in turn if he or she could tell where the sweet cake had come from.

express in words

From this reading Then the king called everybody that was in the castle, and asked each one in turn if he or she could tell where the sweet cake had come from.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Then the king called everybody that was in the castle, and asked each one in turn if he or she could tell where the sweet cake had come from.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Then the king called everybody that was in the castle, and asked each one in turn if he or she could tell where the sweet cake had come from.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then the king called everybody that was in the castle, and asked each one in turn if he or she could tell where the sweet cake had come from.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading But no; nobody knew, until last of all they questioned the kitchen-boy.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Up they brought the white dove from the kitchen, and the king took it in his own hands and held it up to his bosom, and stroked it and caressed it.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading Up they brought the white dove from the kitchen, and the king took it in his own hands and held it up to his bosom, and stroked it and caressed it.

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading Then the king called everybody that was in the castle, and asked each one in turn if he or she could tell where the sweet cake had come from.

up to a particular time

From this reading But no; nobody knew, until last of all they questioned the kitchen-boy.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Up they brought the white dove from the kitchen, and the king took it in his own hands and held it up to his bosom, and stroked it and caressed it.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Last night the white dove in the kitchen flew down from over the window and became the queen herself; she made the sweet cake and laid it upon the white napkin, for I saw her do it with my own eyes.”

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Then the king called everybody that was in the castle, and asked each one in turn if he or she could tell where the sweet cake had come from.

in or at the place that

From this reading Then the king called everybody that was in the castle, and asked each one in turn if he or she could tell where the sweet cake had come from.

a Caucasian

From this reading Last night the white dove in the kitchen flew down from over the window and became the queen herself; she made the sweet cake and laid it upon the white napkin, for I saw her do it with my own eyes.”

which person or people

From this reading “Oh, yes,” said he, “I know who it was that brought the cake.

a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air

From this reading Last night the white dove in the kitchen flew down from over the window and became the queen herself; she made the sweet cake and laid it upon the white napkin, for I saw her do it with my own eyes.”

in the company of; together with

From this reading Last night the white dove in the kitchen flew down from over the window and became the queen herself; she made the sweet cake and laid it upon the white napkin, for I saw her do it with my own eyes.”

an affirmative

From this reading “Oh, yes,” said he, “I know who it was that brought the cake.