used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But she gave him a glass of wine in which she had poured a sleeping-draught.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading ‘If you are contented, I am,’ he said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The bride granted her this, because the dress was so beautiful and she had so few like it.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ‘If you are contented, I am,’ he said.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading The bride granted her this, because the dress was so beautiful and she had so few like it.
for the reason that
From this reading The bride granted her this, because the dress was so beautiful and she had so few like it.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Then they both went to his room, but he slept so soundly that she could not wake him.
a woman who has recently been married
From this reading The bride granted her this, because the dress was so beautiful and she had so few like it.
bridegroomnounUS /ˈbraɪdɡruːm/
a man who has recently been married
From this reading When it was evening she said to her bridegroom, ‘That stupid maid wants to sleep by your door.’
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she gave him a glass of wine in which she had poured a sleeping-draught.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When it was evening she said to her bridegroom, ‘That stupid maid wants to sleep by your door.’
contentedadjectiveUS /kənˈtentəd/
satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are
From this reading ‘If you are contented, I am,’ he said.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Then they both went to his room, but he slept so soundly that she could not wake him.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading When it was evening she said to her bridegroom, ‘That stupid maid wants to sleep by your door.’
put on clothes
From this reading The bride granted her this, because the dress was so beautiful and she had so few like it.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading When it was evening she said to her bridegroom, ‘That stupid maid wants to sleep by your door.’
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading The bride granted her this, because the dress was so beautiful and she had so few like it.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading But she gave him a glass of wine in which she had poured a sleeping-draught.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading But she gave him a glass of wine in which she had poured a sleeping-draught.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading The bride granted her this, because the dress was so beautiful and she had so few like it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The bride granted her this, because the dress was so beautiful and she had so few like it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘If you are contented, I am,’ he said.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The bride granted her this, because the dress was so beautiful and she had so few like it.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But she gave him a glass of wine in which she had poured a sleeping-draught.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then they both went to his room, but he slept so soundly that she could not wake him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘If you are contented, I am,’ he said.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading ‘If you are contented, I am,’ he said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But she gave him a glass of wine in which she had poured a sleeping-draught.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The bride granted her this, because the dress was so beautiful and she had so few like it.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The bride granted her this, because the dress was so beautiful and she had so few like it.
a female domestic
From this reading When it was evening she said to her bridegroom, ‘That stupid maid wants to sleep by your door.’
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Then they both went to his room, but he slept so soundly that she could not wake him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But she gave him a glass of wine in which she had poured a sleeping-draught.
past form of “pour” — cause to run
From this reading But she gave him a glass of wine in which she had poured a sleeping-draught.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Then they both went to his room, but he slept so soundly that she could not wake him.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading When it was evening she said to her bridegroom, ‘That stupid maid wants to sleep by your door.’
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The bride granted her this, because the dress was so beautiful and she had so few like it.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading When it was evening she said to her bridegroom, ‘That stupid maid wants to sleep by your door.’
sleeping-draught
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From this reading But she gave him a glass of wine in which she had poured a sleeping-draught.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading Then they both went to his room, but he slept so soundly that she could not wake him.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The bride granted her this, because the dress was so beautiful and she had so few like it.
soundlyadverbUS /ˈsaʊndli/
deeply or completely
From this reading Then they both went to his room, but he slept so soundly that she could not wake him.
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading When it was evening she said to her bridegroom, ‘That stupid maid wants to sleep by your door.’
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When it was evening she said to her bridegroom, ‘That stupid maid wants to sleep by your door.’
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The bride granted her this, because the dress was so beautiful and she had so few like it.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then they both went to his room, but he slept so soundly that she could not wake him.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then they both went to his room, but he slept so soundly that she could not wake him.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The bride granted her this, because the dress was so beautiful and she had so few like it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When it was evening she said to her bridegroom, ‘That stupid maid wants to sleep by your door.’
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading Then they both went to his room, but he slept so soundly that she could not wake him.
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading When it was evening she said to her bridegroom, ‘That stupid maid wants to sleep by your door.’
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The bride granted her this, because the dress was so beautiful and she had so few like it.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Then they both went to his room, but he slept so soundly that she could not wake him.
at the time that
From this reading When it was evening she said to her bridegroom, ‘That stupid maid wants to sleep by your door.’
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But she gave him a glass of wine in which she had poured a sleeping-draught.
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading But she gave him a glass of wine in which she had poured a sleeping-draught.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘If you are contented, I am,’ he said.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading When it was evening she said to her bridegroom, ‘That stupid maid wants to sleep by your door.’
