used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And another said, ‘A health to my mother!’ and so the healths went round.
anew
From this reading Then the youths rose from the table, went back to the great stone fountain, turned themselves into eagles again, and flew away.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And another said, ‘A health to my mother!’ and so the healths went round.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading And another said, ‘A health to my mother!’ and so the healths went round.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Then the youths rose from the table, went back to the great stone fountain, turned themselves into eagles again, and flew away.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Then the youths rose from the table, went back to the great stone fountain, turned themselves into eagles again, and flew away.
with bitterness; in a resentful manner
From this reading And so saying he wept bitterly.
burntadjectiveUS /bɜːrnt/
ruined by overcooking
From this reading But a curse on the cruel mother That burnt my golden shell!’
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But a curse on the cruel mother That burnt my golden shell!’
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading But a curse on the cruel mother That burnt my golden shell!’
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading But a curse on the cruel mother That burnt my golden shell!’
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading Then one of them said: ‘A health to my dearest lady, Long may she live and well!
eaglesnounUS /ˈiːɡəlz/
plural of “eagle” — any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
From this reading Then the youths rose from the table, went back to the great stone fountain, turned themselves into eagles again, and flew away.
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading Then the youths rose from the table, went back to the great stone fountain, turned themselves into eagles again, and flew away.
fountainnounUS /ˈfaʊntən/
a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises
From this reading Then the youths rose from the table, went back to the great stone fountain, turned themselves into eagles again, and flew away.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then the youths rose from the table, went back to the great stone fountain, turned themselves into eagles again, and flew away.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading But a curse on the cruel mother That burnt my golden shell!’
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Then the youths rose from the table, went back to the great stone fountain, turned themselves into eagles again, and flew away.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And so saying he wept bitterly.
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading And another said, ‘A health to my mother!’ and so the healths went round.
healths
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From this reading And another said, ‘A health to my mother!’ and so the healths went round.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then the youths rose from the table, went back to the great stone fountain, turned themselves into eagles again, and flew away.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Then one of them said: ‘A health to my dearest lady, Long may she live and well!
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Then one of them said: ‘A health to my dearest lady, Long may she live and well!
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Then one of them said: ‘A health to my dearest lady, Long may she live and well!
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Then one of them said: ‘A health to my dearest lady, Long may she live and well!
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading And another said, ‘A health to my mother!’ and so the healths went round.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And another said, ‘A health to my mother!’ and so the healths went round.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then one of them said: ‘A health to my dearest lady, Long may she live and well!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But a curse on the cruel mother That burnt my golden shell!’
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Then one of them said: ‘A health to my dearest lady, Long may she live and well!
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Then the youths rose from the table, went back to the great stone fountain, turned themselves into eagles again, and flew away.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading And another said, ‘A health to my mother!’ and so the healths went round.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading And another said, ‘A health to my mother!’ and so the healths went round.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading And so saying he wept bitterly.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then one of them said: ‘A health to my dearest lady, Long may she live and well!
shellnounUS /ʃel/
ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun
From this reading But a curse on the cruel mother That burnt my golden shell!’
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And another said, ‘A health to my mother!’ and so the healths went round.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Then the youths rose from the table, went back to the great stone fountain, turned themselves into eagles again, and flew away.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Then the youths rose from the table, went back to the great stone fountain, turned themselves into eagles again, and flew away.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But a curse on the cruel mother That burnt my golden shell!’
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And another said, ‘A health to my mother!’ and so the healths went round.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Then one of them said: ‘A health to my dearest lady, Long may she live and well!
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Then the youths rose from the table, went back to the great stone fountain, turned themselves into eagles again, and flew away.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then one of them said: ‘A health to my dearest lady, Long may she live and well!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And another said, ‘A health to my mother!’ and so the healths went round.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Then the youths rose from the table, went back to the great stone fountain, turned themselves into eagles again, and flew away.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Then one of them said: ‘A health to my dearest lady, Long may she live and well!
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading And another said, ‘A health to my mother!’ and so the healths went round.
inflected form of “weep” — shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading And so saying he wept bitterly.
youthsnounUS /juːðz/
plural of “youth” — a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading Then the youths rose from the table, went back to the great stone fountain, turned themselves into eagles again, and flew away.
