used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Now it happened one day that a Prince came to the wood and passed by the Dwarfs’ house.
(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 the Dwarf said: ‘No; we wouldn’t part with it for all the gold in the world.’
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now it happened one day that a Prince came to the wood and passed by the Dwarfs’ house.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading He saw the coffin on the hill, with the beautiful Snowdrop inside it, and when he had read what was written on it in golden letters, he said to the Dwarf:
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the Dwarf said: ‘No; we wouldn’t part with it for all the gold in the world.’
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Now it happened one day that a Prince came to the wood and passed by the Dwarfs’ house.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Now it happened one day that a Prince came to the wood and passed by the Dwarfs’ house.
coffinnounUS /ˈkɔːfɪn/
box in which a corpse is buried or cremated
From this reading He saw the coffin on the hill, with the beautiful Snowdrop inside it, and when he had read what was written on it in golden letters, he said to the Dwarf:
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Now it happened one day that a Prince came to the wood and passed by the Dwarfs’ house.
DwarfnounUS /dwɔːrf/
in traditional stories, a small humanlike being with magical qualities
From this reading He saw the coffin on the hill, with the beautiful Snowdrop inside it, and when he had read what was written on it in golden letters, he said to the Dwarf:
DwarfsnounUS /dwɔːrfs/
plural of “dwarf” — a person who is markedly small
From this reading Now it happened one day that a Prince came to the wood and passed by the Dwarfs’ house.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I’ll give you whatever you like for it.’
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading ‘Give me the coffin.
coins made of gold
From this reading But the Dwarf said: ‘No; we wouldn’t part with it for all the gold in the world.’
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading He saw the coffin on the hill, with the beautiful Snowdrop inside it, and when he had read what was written on it in golden letters, he said to the Dwarf:
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He saw the coffin on the hill, with the beautiful Snowdrop inside it, and when he had read what was written on it in golden letters, he said to the Dwarf:
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading Now it happened one day that a Prince came to the wood and passed by the Dwarfs’ house.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He saw the coffin on the hill, with the beautiful Snowdrop inside it, and when he had read what was written on it in golden letters, he said to the Dwarf:
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading He saw the coffin on the hill, with the beautiful Snowdrop inside it, and when he had read what was written on it in golden letters, he said to the Dwarf:
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Now it happened one day that a Prince came to the wood and passed by the Dwarfs’ house.
I'll
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From this reading I’ll give you whatever you like for it.’
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He saw the coffin on the hill, with the beautiful Snowdrop inside it, and when he had read what was written on it in golden letters, he said to the Dwarf:
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading He saw the coffin on the hill, with the beautiful Snowdrop inside it, and when he had read what was written on it in golden letters, he said to the Dwarf:
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Now it happened one day that a Prince came to the wood and passed by the Dwarfs’ house.
the literary culture
From this reading He saw the coffin on the hill, with the beautiful Snowdrop inside it, and when he had read what was written on it in golden letters, he said to the Dwarf:
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I’ll give you whatever you like for it.’
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘Give me the coffin.
not any; not one
From this reading But the Dwarf said: ‘No; we wouldn’t part with it for all the gold in the world.’
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now it happened one day that a Prince came to the wood and passed by the Dwarfs’ house.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He saw the coffin on the hill, with the beautiful Snowdrop inside it, and when he had read what was written on it in golden letters, he said to the Dwarf:
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Now it happened one day that a Prince came to the wood and passed by the Dwarfs’ house.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading But the Dwarf said: ‘No; we wouldn’t part with it for all the gold in the world.’
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Now it happened one day that a Prince came to the wood and passed by the Dwarfs’ house.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading Now it happened one day that a Prince came to the wood and passed by the Dwarfs’ house.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading He saw the coffin on the hill, with the beautiful Snowdrop inside it, and when he had read what was written on it in golden letters, he said to the Dwarf:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He saw the coffin on the hill, with the beautiful Snowdrop inside it, and when he had read what was written on it in golden letters, he said to the Dwarf:
cut with a saw
From this reading He saw the coffin on the hill, with the beautiful Snowdrop inside it, and when he had read what was written on it in golden letters, he said to the Dwarf:
Snowdropnoun
common anemone of eastern North America with solitary pink-tinged white flowers
From this reading He saw the coffin on the hill, with the beautiful Snowdrop inside it, and when he had read what was written on it in golden letters, he said to the Dwarf:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now it happened one day that a Prince came to the wood and passed by the Dwarfs’ house.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now it happened one day that a Prince came to the wood and passed by the Dwarfs’ house.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now it happened one day that a Prince came to the wood and passed by the Dwarfs’ house.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He saw the coffin on the hill, with the beautiful Snowdrop inside it, and when he had read what was written on it in golden letters, he said to the Dwarf:
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But the Dwarf said: ‘No; we wouldn’t part with it for all the gold in the world.’
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He saw the coffin on the hill, with the beautiful Snowdrop inside it, and when he had read what was written on it in golden letters, he said to the Dwarf:
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading I’ll give you whatever you like for it.’
at the time that
From this reading He saw the coffin on the hill, with the beautiful Snowdrop inside it, and when he had read what was written on it in golden letters, he said to the Dwarf:
in the company of; together with
From this reading He saw the coffin on the hill, with the beautiful Snowdrop inside it, and when he had read what was written on it in golden letters, he said to the Dwarf:
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading Now it happened one day that a Prince came to the wood and passed by the Dwarfs’ house.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading But the Dwarf said: ‘No; we wouldn’t part with it for all the gold in the world.’
wouldn't
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From this reading But the Dwarf said: ‘No; we wouldn’t part with it for all the gold in the world.’
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading He saw the coffin on the hill, with the beautiful Snowdrop inside it, and when he had read what was written on it in golden letters, he said to the Dwarf:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I’ll give you whatever you like for it.’
