used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading After a couple of days the miller came and said that he must tell him that the old donkey which was to have three beatings and only one meal had died.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading ‘The two others,’ he added, ‘are certainly not dead, and get their three meals every day, but they are so sad that they cannot last much longer.’
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After a couple of days the miller came and said that he must tell him that the old donkey which was to have three beatings and only one meal had died.
anew
From this reading Then the Hunter took pity on them, laid aside his anger, and told the miller to drive them back again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After a couple of days the miller came and said that he must tell him that the old donkey which was to have three beatings and only one meal had died.
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading Then the Hunter took pity on them, laid aside his anger, and told the miller to drive them back again.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ‘The two others,’ he added, ‘are certainly not dead, and get their three meals every day, but they are so sad that they cannot last much longer.’
on or to one side
From this reading Then the Hunter took pity on them, laid aside his anger, and told the miller to drive them back again.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Then the Hunter took pity on them, laid aside his anger, and told the miller to drive them back again.
beatingsnounUS /ˈbiːtɪŋz/
plural of “beating” — the act of overcoming or outdoing
From this reading After a couple of days the miller came and said that he must tell him that the old donkey which was to have three beatings and only one meal had died.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Then the beautiful maiden fell on her knees before him, saying, ‘Oh, my dearest, forgive me the ill I have done you!
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading And when they came he gave them some of the good cabbage to eat, so that they became human again.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Then the beautiful maiden fell on her knees before him, saying, ‘Oh, my dearest, forgive me the ill I have done you!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading ‘The two others,’ he added, ‘are certainly not dead, and get their three meals every day, but they are so sad that they cannot last much longer.’
cabbagenounUS /ˈkæbədʒ/
any of various types of cabbage
From this reading And when they came he gave them some of the good cabbage to eat, so that they became human again.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading After a couple of days the miller came and said that he must tell him that the old donkey which was to have three beatings and only one meal had died.
cannot
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From this reading ‘The two others,’ he added, ‘are certainly not dead, and get their three meals every day, but they are so sad that they cannot last much longer.’
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading ‘The two others,’ he added, ‘are certainly not dead, and get their three meals every day, but they are so sad that they cannot last much longer.’
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading After a couple of days the miller came and said that he must tell him that the old donkey which was to have three beatings and only one meal had died.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading ‘The two others,’ he added, ‘are certainly not dead, and get their three meals every day, but they are so sad that they cannot last much longer.’
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading After a couple of days the miller came and said that he must tell him that the old donkey which was to have three beatings and only one meal had died.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading ‘The two others,’ he added, ‘are certainly not dead, and get their three meals every day, but they are so sad that they cannot last much longer.’
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading Then the beautiful maiden fell on her knees before him, saying, ‘Oh, my dearest, forgive me the ill I have done you!
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading After a couple of days the miller came and said that he must tell him that the old donkey which was to have three beatings and only one meal had died.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Then the beautiful maiden fell on her knees before him, saying, ‘Oh, my dearest, forgive me the ill I have done you!
donkeynounUS /ˈdɑːŋki/
the symbol of the Democratic Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874
From this reading After a couple of days the miller came and said that he must tell him that the old donkey which was to have three beatings and only one meal had died.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading Then the Hunter took pity on them, laid aside his anger, and told the miller to drive them back again.
take in solid food
From this reading And when they came he gave them some of the good cabbage to eat, so that they became human again.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading ‘The two others,’ he added, ‘are certainly not dead, and get their three meals every day, but they are so sad that they cannot last much longer.’
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Then the beautiful maiden fell on her knees before him, saying, ‘Oh, my dearest, forgive me the ill I have done you!
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading Then the beautiful maiden fell on her knees before him, saying, ‘Oh, my dearest, forgive me the ill I have done you!
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading And when they came he gave them some of the good cabbage to eat, so that they became human again.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading ‘The two others,’ he added, ‘are certainly not dead, and get their three meals every day, but they are so sad that they cannot last much longer.’
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading And when they came he gave them some of the good cabbage to eat, so that they became human again.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After a couple of days the miller came and said that he must tell him that the old donkey which was to have three beatings and only one meal had died.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading After a couple of days the miller came and said that he must tell him that the old donkey which was to have three beatings and only one meal had died.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After a couple of days the miller came and said that he must tell him that the old donkey which was to have three beatings and only one meal had died.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then the beautiful maiden fell on her knees before him, saying, ‘Oh, my dearest, forgive me the ill I have done you!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading After a couple of days the miller came and said that he must tell him that the old donkey which was to have three beatings and only one meal had died.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then the Hunter took pity on them, laid aside his anger, and told the miller to drive them back again.
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading And when they came he gave them some of the good cabbage to eat, so that they became human again.
HunternounUS /ˈhʌntər/
someone who hunts game
From this reading Then the Hunter took pity on them, laid aside his anger, and told the miller to drive them back again.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Then the beautiful maiden fell on her knees before him, saying, ‘Oh, my dearest, forgive me the ill I have done you!
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading Then the beautiful maiden fell on her knees before him, saying, ‘Oh, my dearest, forgive me the ill I have done you!
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading Then the beautiful maiden fell on her knees before him, saying, ‘Oh, my dearest, forgive me the ill I have done you!
set down according to a plan
From this reading Then the Hunter took pity on them, laid aside his anger, and told the miller to drive them back again.
immediately past
From this reading ‘The two others,’ he added, ‘are certainly not dead, and get their three meals every day, but they are so sad that they cannot last much longer.’
for more time
From this reading ‘The two others,’ he added, ‘are certainly not dead, and get their three meals every day, but they are so sad that they cannot last much longer.’
an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)
From this reading Then the beautiful maiden fell on her knees before him, saying, ‘Oh, my dearest, forgive me the ill I have done you!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then the beautiful maiden fell on her knees before him, saying, ‘Oh, my dearest, forgive me the ill I have done you!
the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading After a couple of days the miller came and said that he must tell him that the old donkey which was to have three beatings and only one meal had died.
mealsnounUS /miːlz/
plural of “meal” — the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading ‘The two others,’ he added, ‘are certainly not dead, and get their three meals every day, but they are so sad that they cannot last much longer.’
millernounUS /ˈmɪlər/
United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944)
From this reading After a couple of days the miller came and said that he must tell him that the old donkey which was to have three beatings and only one meal had died.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading ‘The two others,’ he added, ‘are certainly not dead, and get their three meals every day, but they are so sad that they cannot last much longer.’
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading After a couple of days the miller came and said that he must tell him that the old donkey which was to have three beatings and only one meal had died.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Then the beautiful maiden fell on her knees before him, saying, ‘Oh, my dearest, forgive me the ill I have done you!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ‘The two others,’ he added, ‘are certainly not dead, and get their three meals every day, but they are so sad that they cannot last much longer.’
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After a couple of days the miller came and said that he must tell him that the old donkey which was to have three beatings and only one meal had died.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Then the beautiful maiden fell on her knees before him, saying, ‘Oh, my dearest, forgive me the ill I have done you!
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading After a couple of days the miller came and said that he must tell him that the old donkey which was to have three beatings and only one meal had died.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then the Hunter took pity on them, laid aside his anger, and told the miller to drive them back again.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading After a couple of days the miller came and said that he must tell him that the old donkey which was to have three beatings and only one meal had died.
and nothing more
From this reading After a couple of days the miller came and said that he must tell him that the old donkey which was to have three beatings and only one meal had died.
others
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From this reading ‘The two others,’ he added, ‘are certainly not dead, and get their three meals every day, but they are so sad that they cannot last much longer.’
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading Then the Hunter took pity on them, laid aside his anger, and told the miller to drive them back again.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading ‘The two others,’ he added, ‘are certainly not dead, and get their three meals every day, but they are so sad that they cannot last much longer.’
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading After a couple of days the miller came and said that he must tell him that the old donkey which was to have three beatings and only one meal had died.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading Then the beautiful maiden fell on her knees before him, saying, ‘Oh, my dearest, forgive me the ill I have done you!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading ‘The two others,’ he added, ‘are certainly not dead, and get their three meals every day, but they are so sad that they cannot last much longer.’
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading And when they came he gave them some of the good cabbage to eat, so that they became human again.
express in words
From this reading After a couple of days the miller came and said that he must tell him that the old donkey which was to have three beatings and only one meal had died.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After a couple of days the miller came and said that he must tell him that the old donkey which was to have three beatings and only one meal had died.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After a couple of days the miller came and said that he must tell him that the old donkey which was to have three beatings and only one meal had died.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading ‘The two others,’ he added, ‘are certainly not dead, and get their three meals every day, but they are so sad that they cannot last much longer.’
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Then the Hunter took pity on them, laid aside his anger, and told the miller to drive them back again.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then the Hunter took pity on them, laid aside his anger, and told the miller to drive them back again.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘The two others,’ he added, ‘are certainly not dead, and get their three meals every day, but they are so sad that they cannot last much longer.’
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading After a couple of days the miller came and said that he must tell him that the old donkey which was to have three beatings and only one meal had died.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After a couple of days the miller came and said that he must tell him that the old donkey which was to have three beatings and only one meal had died.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Then the Hunter took pity on them, laid aside his anger, and told the miller to drive them back again.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Then the Hunter took pity on them, laid aside his anger, and told the miller to drive them back again.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading ‘The two others,’ he added, ‘are certainly not dead, and get their three meals every day, but they are so sad that they cannot last much longer.’
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After a couple of days the miller came and said that he must tell him that the old donkey which was to have three beatings and only one meal had died.
at the time that
From this reading And when they came he gave them some of the good cabbage to eat, so that they became human again.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading After a couple of days the miller came and said that he must tell him that the old donkey which was to have three beatings and only one meal had died.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Then the beautiful maiden fell on her knees before him, saying, ‘Oh, my dearest, forgive me the ill I have done you!
