used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At last she came to a great lake, and, when she had crossed that, arrived at a beautiful castle.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then she reached the three cutting swords, and got on her plough-wheel and rolled over them.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading At last she came to a great lake, and, when she had crossed that, arrived at a beautiful castle.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She went in and gave herself out as a servant, a poor maid who would gladly be engaged.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last she came to a great lake, and, when she had crossed that, arrived at a beautiful castle.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She went in and gave herself out as a servant, a poor maid who would gladly be engaged.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading At last she came to a great lake, and, when she had crossed that, arrived at a beautiful castle.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she knew that the Prince whom she had freed from the iron stove in the great wood was in the castle.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading At last she came to a great lake, and, when she had crossed that, arrived at a beautiful castle.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading At last she came to a great lake, and, when she had crossed that, arrived at a beautiful castle.
placed crosswise
From this reading At last she came to a great lake, and, when she had crossed that, arrived at a beautiful castle.
cuttingnounUS /ˈkʌtɪŋ/
the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
From this reading Then she reached the three cutting swords, and got on her plough-wheel and rolled over them.
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading She went in and gave herself out as a servant, a poor maid who would gladly be engaged.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So she was taken on as a kitchen-maid for very small wages.
freedverbUS /friːd/
past form of “free” — grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading But she knew that the Prince whom she had freed from the iron stove in the great wood was in the castle.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But she knew that the Prince whom she had freed from the iron stove in the great wood was in the castle.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading She went in and gave herself out as a servant, a poor maid who would gladly be engaged.
gladlyadverbUS /ˈɡlædli/
in a willing manner
From this reading She went in and gave herself out as a servant, a poor maid who would gladly be engaged.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Then she reached the three cutting swords, and got on her plough-wheel and rolled over them.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading At last she came to a great lake, and, when she had crossed that, arrived at a beautiful castle.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At last she came to a great lake, and, when she had crossed that, arrived at a beautiful castle.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then she reached the three cutting swords, and got on her plough-wheel and rolled over them.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She went in and gave herself out as a servant, a poor maid who would gladly be engaged.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She went in and gave herself out as a servant, a poor maid who would gladly be engaged.
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 But she knew that the Prince whom she had freed from the iron stove in the great wood was in the castle.
kitchen-maid
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From this reading So she was taken on as a kitchen-maid for very small wages.
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 she knew that the Prince whom she had freed from the iron stove in the great wood was in the castle.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading At last she came to a great lake, and, when she had crossed that, arrived at a beautiful castle.
immediately past
From this reading At last she came to a great lake, and, when she had crossed that, arrived at a beautiful castle.
a female domestic
From this reading She went in and gave herself out as a servant, a poor maid who would gladly be engaged.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then she reached the three cutting swords, and got on her plough-wheel and rolled over them.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She went in and gave herself out as a servant, a poor maid who would gladly be engaged.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Then she reached the three cutting swords, and got on her plough-wheel and rolled over them.
plough-wheel
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From this reading Then she reached the three cutting swords, and got on her plough-wheel and rolled over them.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading She went in and gave herself out as a servant, a poor maid who would gladly be engaged.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading But she knew that the Prince whom she had freed from the iron stove in the great wood was in the castle.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Then she reached the three cutting swords, and got on her plough-wheel and rolled over them.
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading Then she reached the three cutting swords, and got on her plough-wheel and rolled over them.
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading She went in and gave herself out as a servant, a poor maid who would gladly be engaged.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then she reached the three cutting swords, and got on her plough-wheel and rolled over them.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading So she was taken on as a kitchen-maid for very small wages.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So she was taken on as a kitchen-maid for very small wages.
stovenounUS /stoʊv/
a kitchen appliance used for cooking food
From this reading But she knew that the Prince whom she had freed from the iron stove in the great wood was in the castle.
swordsnounUS /sɔːrdz/
plural of “sword” — a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading Then she reached the three cutting swords, and got on her plough-wheel and rolled over them.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading So she was taken on as a kitchen-maid for very small wages.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At last she came to a great lake, and, when she had crossed that, arrived at a beautiful castle.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then she reached the three cutting swords, and got on her plough-wheel and rolled over them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Then she reached the three cutting swords, and got on her plough-wheel and rolled over them.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then she reached the three cutting swords, and got on her plough-wheel and rolled over them.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Then she reached the three cutting swords, and got on her plough-wheel and rolled over them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At last she came to a great lake, and, when she had crossed that, arrived at a beautiful castle.
precisely as stated
From this reading So she was taken on as a kitchen-maid for very small wages.
wagesnounUS /ˈweɪdʒəz/
a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
From this reading So she was taken on as a kitchen-maid for very small wages.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But she knew that the Prince whom she had freed from the iron stove in the great wood was in the castle.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She went in and gave herself out as a servant, a poor maid who would gladly be engaged.
at the time that
From this reading At last she came to a great lake, and, when she had crossed that, arrived at a beautiful castle.
which person or people
From this reading She went in and gave herself out as a servant, a poor maid who would gladly be engaged.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But she knew that the Prince whom she had freed from the iron stove in the great wood was in the castle.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading But she knew that the Prince whom she had freed from the iron stove in the great wood was in the castle.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She went in and gave herself out as a servant, a poor maid who would gladly be engaged.
