used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She took leave of her father, put a knife in her belt, and went to the iron stove in the wood.
(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 Then she peeped in and saw such a beautiful youth all shining with gold and precious stones that she fell in love with him on the spot.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Then he said, ‘You are mine, and I am thine; you are my bride and have set me free!’
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She took leave of her father, put a knife in her belt, and went to the iron stove in the wood.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Then he said, ‘You are mine, and I am thine; you are my bride and have set me free!’
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as she reached it she began to scrape, and the iron gave way and before two hours had passed she had made a little hole.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading So she scraped away harder than ever, and made the hole so large that he could get out.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Then she peeped in and saw such a beautiful youth all shining with gold and precious stones that she fell in love with him on the spot.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading As soon as she reached it she began to scrape, and the iron gave way and before two hours had passed she had made a little hole.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading As soon as she reached it she began to scrape, and the iron gave way and before two hours had passed she had made a little hole.
beltnounUS /belt/
endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys
From this reading She took leave of her father, put a knife in her belt, and went to the iron stove in the wood.
a woman who has recently been married
From this reading Then he said, ‘You are mine, and I am thine; you are my bride and have set me free!’
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading So she scraped away harder than ever, and made the hole so large that he could get out.
at any time
From this reading So she scraped away harder than ever, and made the hole so large that he could get out.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading She took leave of her father, put a knife in her belt, and went to the iron stove in the wood.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Then she peeped in and saw such a beautiful youth all shining with gold and precious stones that she fell in love with him on the spot.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading Then he said, ‘You are mine, and I am thine; you are my bride and have set me free!’
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading As soon as she reached it she began to scrape, and the iron gave way and before two hours had passed she had made a little hole.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading So she scraped away harder than ever, and made the hole so large that he could get out.
coins made of gold
From this reading Then she peeped in and saw such a beautiful youth all shining with gold and precious stones that she fell in love with him on the spot.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As soon as she reached it she began to scrape, and the iron gave way and before two hours had passed she had made a little hole.
harderadverbUS /ˈhɑːrdər/
comparative of “hard” — with effort or force or vigor
From this reading So she scraped away harder than ever, and made the hole so large that he could get out.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Then he said, ‘You are mine, and I am thine; you are my bride and have set me free!’
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So she scraped away harder than ever, and made the hole so large that he could get out.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She took leave of her father, put a knife in her belt, and went to the iron stove in the wood.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then she peeped in and saw such a beautiful youth all shining with gold and precious stones that she fell in love with him on the spot.
an opening into or through something
From this reading As soon as she reached it she began to scrape, and the iron gave way and before two hours had passed she had made a little hole.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading As soon as she reached it she began to scrape, and the iron gave way and before two hours had passed she had made a little hole.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Then he said, ‘You are mine, and I am thine; you are my bride and have set me free!’
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She took leave of her father, put a knife in her belt, and went to the iron stove in the wood.
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading She took leave of her father, put a knife in her belt, and went to the iron stove in the wood.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As soon as she reached it she began to scrape, and the iron gave way and before two hours had passed she had made a little hole.
edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
From this reading She took leave of her father, put a knife in her belt, and went to the iron stove in the wood.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading So she scraped away harder than ever, and made the hole so large that he could get out.
go away from a place
From this reading She took leave of her father, put a knife in her belt, and went to the iron stove in the wood.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading As soon as she reached it she began to scrape, and the iron gave way and before two hours had passed she had made a little hole.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Then she peeped in and saw such a beautiful youth all shining with gold and precious stones that she fell in love with him on the spot.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading As soon as she reached it she began to scrape, and the iron gave way and before two hours had passed she had made a little hole.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then he said, ‘You are mine, and I am thine; you are my bride and have set me free!’
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Then he said, ‘You are mine, and I am thine; you are my bride and have set me free!’
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Then he said, ‘You are mine, and I am thine; you are my bride and have set me free!’
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She took leave of her father, put a knife in her belt, and went to the iron stove in the wood.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then she peeped in and saw such a beautiful youth all shining with gold and precious stones that she fell in love with him on the spot.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading So she scraped away harder than ever, and made the hole so large that he could get out.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading As soon as she reached it she began to scrape, and the iron gave way and before two hours had passed she had made a little hole.
peepedverbUS /piːpt/
past form of “peep” — look furtively
From this reading Then she peeped in and saw such a beautiful youth all shining with gold and precious stones that she fell in love with him on the spot.
characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
From this reading Then she peeped in and saw such a beautiful youth all shining with gold and precious stones that she fell in love with him on the spot.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She took leave of her father, put a knife in her belt, and went to the iron stove in the wood.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading As soon as she reached it she began to scrape, and the iron gave way and before two hours had passed she had made a little hole.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Then he said, ‘You are mine, and I am thine; you are my bride and have set me free!’
cut with a saw
From this reading Then she peeped in and saw such a beautiful youth all shining with gold and precious stones that she fell in love with him on the spot.
scrapeverbUS /skreɪp/
scratch repeatedly
From this reading As soon as she reached it she began to scrape, and the iron gave way and before two hours had passed she had made a little hole.
scrapedverbUS /skreɪpt/
past form of “scrape” — scratch repeatedly
From this reading So she scraped away harder than ever, and made the hole so large that he could get out.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Then he said, ‘You are mine, and I am thine; you are my bride and have set me free!’
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She took leave of her father, put a knife in her belt, and went to the iron stove in the wood.
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading Then she peeped in and saw such a beautiful youth all shining with gold and precious stones that she fell in love with him on the spot.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So she scraped away harder than ever, and made the hole so large that he could get out.
in the near future
From this reading As soon as she reached it she began to scrape, and the iron gave way and before two hours had passed she had made a little hole.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Then she peeped in and saw such a beautiful youth all shining with gold and precious stones that she fell in love with him on the spot.
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Then she peeped in and saw such a beautiful youth all shining with gold and precious stones that she fell in love with him on the spot.
stovenounUS /stoʊv/
a kitchen appliance used for cooking food
From this reading She took leave of her father, put a knife in her belt, and went to the iron stove in the wood.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Then she peeped in and saw such a beautiful youth all shining with gold and precious stones that she fell in love with him on the spot.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading So she scraped away harder than ever, and made the hole so large that he could get out.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then she peeped in and saw such a beautiful youth all shining with gold and precious stones that she fell in love with him on the spot.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She took leave of her father, put a knife in her belt, and went to the iron stove in the wood.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then she peeped in and saw such a beautiful youth all shining with gold and precious stones that she fell in love with him on the spot.
an old word for “yours”
From this reading Then he said, ‘You are mine, and I am thine; you are my bride and have set me free!’
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She took leave of her father, put a knife in her belt, and went to the iron stove in the wood.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading She took leave of her father, put a knife in her belt, and went to the iron stove in the wood.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading As soon as she reached it she began to scrape, and the iron gave way and before two hours had passed she had made a little hole.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading As soon as she reached it she began to scrape, and the iron gave way and before two hours had passed she had made a little hole.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She took leave of her father, put a knife in her belt, and went to the iron stove in the wood.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then she peeped in and saw such a beautiful youth all shining with gold and precious stones that she fell in love with him on the spot.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading She took leave of her father, put a knife in her belt, and went to the iron stove in the wood.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Then he said, ‘You are mine, and I am thine; you are my bride and have set me free!’
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading Then she peeped in and saw such a beautiful youth all shining with gold and precious stones that she fell in love with him on the spot.
