used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The maid wept all night long, and said, ‘I freed you in the wild wood out of the iron stove; I have sought you, and have crossed a glassy mountain, three sharp swords, and a great lake before I found you, and will you not hear me now?’
anew
From this reading But the maid did not want money, and asked that she should sleep again by the Prince’s door.
(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 The maid wept all night long, and said, ‘I freed you in the wild wood out of the iron stove; I have sought you, and have crossed a glassy mountain, three sharp swords, and a great lake before I found you, and will you not hear me now?’
in addition
From this reading When the bride saw it she wanted to buy it also.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The maid wept all night long, and said, ‘I freed you in the wild wood out of the iron stove; I have sought you, and have crossed a glassy mountain, three sharp swords, and a great lake before I found you, and will you not hear me now?’
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading But the maid did not want money, and asked that she should sleep again by the Prince’s door.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading When she had washed up the next evening she bit the second nut, and there was a still more beautiful dress inside.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The maid wept all night long, and said, ‘I freed you in the wild wood out of the iron stove; I have sought you, and have crossed a glassy mountain, three sharp swords, and a great lake before I found you, and will you not hear me now?’
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading When she had washed up the next evening she bit the second nut, and there was a still more beautiful dress inside.
a woman who has recently been married
From this reading When the bride saw it she wanted to buy it also.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the maid did not want money, and asked that she should sleep again by the Prince’s door.
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading When the bride saw it she wanted to buy it also.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But the maid did not want money, and asked that she should sleep again by the Prince’s door.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading The servants outside heard how she cried the whole night, and they told their master in the morning.
placed crosswise
From this reading The maid wept all night long, and said, ‘I freed you in the wild wood out of the iron stove; I have sought you, and have crossed a glassy mountain, three sharp swords, and a great lake before I found you, and will you not hear me now?’
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But the maid did not want money, and asked that she should sleep again by the Prince’s door.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading But the maid did not want money, and asked that she should sleep again by the Prince’s door.
put on clothes
From this reading When she had washed up the next evening she bit the second nut, and there was a still more beautiful dress inside.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading When she had washed up the next evening she bit the second nut, and there was a still more beautiful dress inside.
set up or found
From this reading The maid wept all night long, and said, ‘I freed you in the wild wood out of the iron stove; I have sought you, and have crossed a glassy mountain, three sharp swords, and a great lake before I found you, and will you not hear me now?’
freedverbUS /friːd/
past form of “free” — grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading The maid wept all night long, and said, ‘I freed you in the wild wood out of the iron stove; I have sought you, and have crossed a glassy mountain, three sharp swords, and a great lake before I found you, and will you not hear me now?’
glassyadjectiveUS /ˈɡlæsi/
resembling glass in smoothness and shininess and slickness
From this reading The maid wept all night long, and said, ‘I freed you in the wild wood out of the iron stove; I have sought you, and have crossed a glassy mountain, three sharp swords, and a great lake before I found you, and will you not hear me now?’
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The maid wept all night long, and said, ‘I freed you in the wild wood out of the iron stove; I have sought you, and have crossed a glassy mountain, three sharp swords, and a great lake before I found you, and will you not hear me now?’
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When she had washed up the next evening she bit the second nut, and there was a still more beautiful dress inside.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The maid wept all night long, and said, ‘I freed you in the wild wood out of the iron stove; I have sought you, and have crossed a glassy mountain, three sharp swords, and a great lake before I found you, and will you not hear me now?’
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading The maid wept all night long, and said, ‘I freed you in the wild wood out of the iron stove; I have sought you, and have crossed a glassy mountain, three sharp swords, and a great lake before I found you, and will you not hear me now?’
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading The servants outside heard how she cried the whole night, and they told their master in the morning.
how
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From this reading The servants outside heard how she cried the whole night, and they told their master in the morning.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The maid wept all night long, and said, ‘I freed you in the wild wood out of the iron stove; I have sought you, and have crossed a glassy mountain, three sharp swords, and a great lake before I found you, and will you not hear me now?’
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The maid wept all night long, and said, ‘I freed you in the wild wood out of the iron stove; I have sought you, and have crossed a glassy mountain, three sharp swords, and a great lake before I found you, and will you not hear me now?’
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading When she had washed up the next evening she bit the second nut, and there was a still more beautiful dress inside.
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 The maid wept all night long, and said, ‘I freed you in the wild wood out of the iron stove; I have sought you, and have crossed a glassy mountain, three sharp swords, and a great lake before I found you, and will you not hear me now?’
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When the bride saw it she wanted to buy it also.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading The maid wept all night long, and said, ‘I freed you in the wild wood out of the iron stove; I have sought you, and have crossed a glassy mountain, three sharp swords, and a great lake before I found you, and will you not hear me now?’
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 The maid wept all night long, and said, ‘I freed you in the wild wood out of the iron stove; I have sought you, and have crossed a glassy mountain, three sharp swords, and a great lake before I found you, and will you not hear me now?’
a female domestic
From this reading The maid wept all night long, and said, ‘I freed you in the wild wood out of the iron stove; I have sought you, and have crossed a glassy mountain, three sharp swords, and a great lake before I found you, and will you not hear me now?’
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading The servants outside heard how she cried the whole night, and they told their master in the morning.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The maid wept all night long, and said, ‘I freed you in the wild wood out of the iron stove; I have sought you, and have crossed a glassy mountain, three sharp swords, and a great lake before I found you, and will you not hear me now?’
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading But the maid did not want money, and asked that she should sleep again by the Prince’s door.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading When she had washed up the next evening she bit the second nut, and there was a still more beautiful dress inside.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The servants outside heard how she cried the whole night, and they told their master in the morning.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading The maid wept all night long, and said, ‘I freed you in the wild wood out of the iron stove; I have sought you, and have crossed a glassy mountain, three sharp swords, and a great lake before I found you, and will you not hear me now?’
immediately following in time or order
From this reading When she had washed up the next evening she bit the second nut, and there was a still more beautiful dress inside.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The maid wept all night long, and said, ‘I freed you in the wild wood out of the iron stove; I have sought you, and have crossed a glassy mountain, three sharp swords, and a great lake before I found you, and will you not hear me now?’
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The maid wept all night long, and said, ‘I freed you in the wild wood out of the iron stove; I have sought you, and have crossed a glassy mountain, three sharp swords, and a great lake before I found you, and will you not hear me now?’
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The maid wept all night long, and said, ‘I freed you in the wild wood out of the iron stove; I have sought you, and have crossed a glassy mountain, three sharp swords, and a great lake before I found you, and will you not hear me now?’
nutnounUS /nʌt/
usually large hard-shelled seed
From this reading When she had washed up the next evening she bit the second nut, and there was a still more beautiful dress inside.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The maid wept all night long, and said, ‘I freed you in the wild wood out of the iron stove; I have sought you, and have crossed a glassy mountain, three sharp swords, and a great lake before I found you, and will you not hear me now?’
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The maid wept all night long, and said, ‘I freed you in the wild wood out of the iron stove; I have sought you, and have crossed a glassy mountain, three sharp swords, and a great lake before I found you, and will you not hear me now?’
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading The servants outside heard how she cried the whole night, and they told their master in the morning.
Prince'snounUS /ˈprɪnsɪz/
possessive form of “prince” — a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading But the maid did not want money, and asked that she should sleep again by the Prince’s door.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The maid wept all night long, and said, ‘I freed you in the wild wood out of the iron stove; I have sought you, and have crossed a glassy mountain, three sharp swords, and a great lake before I found you, and will you not hear me now?’
cut with a saw
From this reading When the bride saw it she wanted to buy it also.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading When she had washed up the next evening she bit the second nut, and there was a still more beautiful dress inside.
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading The servants outside heard how she cried the whole night, and they told their master in the morning.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading The maid wept all night long, and said, ‘I freed you in the wild wood out of the iron stove; I have sought you, and have crossed a glassy mountain, three sharp swords, and a great lake before I found you, and will you not hear me now?’
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The servants outside heard how she cried the whole night, and they told their master in the morning.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading But the maid did not want money, and asked that she should sleep again by the Prince’s door.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading But the maid did not want money, and asked that she should sleep again by the Prince’s door.
that is looked for
From this reading The maid wept all night long, and said, ‘I freed you in the wild wood out of the iron stove; I have sought you, and have crossed a glassy mountain, three sharp swords, and a great lake before I found you, and will you not hear me now?’
not in physical motion
From this reading When she had washed up the next evening she bit the second nut, and there was a still more beautiful dress inside.
stovenounUS /stoʊv/
a kitchen appliance used for cooking food
From this reading The maid wept all night long, and said, ‘I freed you in the wild wood out of the iron stove; I have sought you, and have crossed a glassy mountain, three sharp swords, and a great lake before I found you, and will you not hear me now?’
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 The maid wept all night long, and said, ‘I freed you in the wild wood out of the iron stove; I have sought you, and have crossed a glassy mountain, three sharp swords, and a great lake before I found you, and will you not hear me now?’
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But the maid did not want money, and asked that she should sleep again by the Prince’s door.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The maid wept all night long, and said, ‘I freed you in the wild wood out of the iron stove; I have sought you, and have crossed a glassy mountain, three sharp swords, and a great lake before I found you, and will you not hear me now?’
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The servants outside heard how she cried the whole night, and they told their master in the morning.
in or at that place or location
From this reading When she had washed up the next evening she bit the second nut, and there was a still more beautiful dress inside.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The servants outside heard how she cried the whole night, and they told their master in the morning.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The maid wept all night long, and said, ‘I freed you in the wild wood out of the iron stove; I have sought you, and have crossed a glassy mountain, three sharp swords, and a great lake before I found you, and will you not hear me now?’
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When the bride saw it she wanted to buy it also.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading The servants outside heard how she cried the whole night, and they told their master in the morning.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading When she had washed up the next evening she bit the second nut, and there was a still more beautiful dress inside.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading But the maid did not want money, and asked that she should sleep again by the Prince’s door.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading When the bride saw it she wanted to buy it also.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When she had washed up the next evening she bit the second nut, and there was a still more beautiful dress inside.
washedadjectiveUS /wɑːʃt/
clean by virtue of having been washed in water
From this reading When she had washed up the next evening she bit the second nut, and there was a still more beautiful dress inside.
inflected form of “weep” — shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading The maid wept all night long, and said, ‘I freed you in the wild wood out of the iron stove; I have sought you, and have crossed a glassy mountain, three sharp swords, and a great lake before I found you, and will you not hear me now?’
at the time that
From this reading When she had washed up the next evening she bit the second nut, and there was a still more beautiful dress inside.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading The servants outside heard how she cried the whole night, and they told their master in the morning.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading The maid wept all night long, and said, ‘I freed you in the wild wood out of the iron stove; I have sought you, and have crossed a glassy mountain, three sharp swords, and a great lake before I found you, and will you not hear me now?’
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The maid wept all night long, and said, ‘I freed you in the wild wood out of the iron stove; I have sought you, and have crossed a glassy mountain, three sharp swords, and a great lake before I found you, and will you not hear me now?’
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading The maid wept all night long, and said, ‘I freed you in the wild wood out of the iron stove; I have sought you, and have crossed a glassy mountain, three sharp swords, and a great lake before I found you, and will you not hear me now?’
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The maid wept all night long, and said, ‘I freed you in the wild wood out of the iron stove; I have sought you, and have crossed a glassy mountain, three sharp swords, and a great lake before I found you, and will you not hear me now?’
