used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Then take down the sword gently, and quickly give the monster a blow on his tail with it.
Abbessnoun
the superior of a group of nuns
From this reading The old Abbess then gave the Prince her blessing, and he set out upon his enterprise, arrived at the Serpent’s castle by following the secret passage which she had shown him, and by carefully attending to all her directions he happily succeeded in killing the monster.
(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 strike it off also, and so go on till you have cut off all his seven heads.’
in addition
From this reading Then strike it off also, and so go on till you have cut off all his seven heads.’
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then take down the sword gently, and quickly give the monster a blow on his tail with it.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading The old Abbess then gave the Prince her blessing, and he set out upon his enterprise, arrived at the Serpent’s castle by following the secret passage which she had shown him, and by carefully attending to all her directions he happily succeeded in killing the monster.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The old Abbess then gave the Prince her blessing, and he set out upon his enterprise, arrived at the Serpent’s castle by following the secret passage which she had shown him, and by carefully attending to all her directions he happily succeeded in killing the monster.
attendingnounUS /əˈtendɪŋ/
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading The old Abbess then gave the Prince her blessing, and he set out upon his enterprise, arrived at the Serpent’s castle by following the secret passage which she had shown him, and by carefully attending to all her directions he happily succeeded in killing the monster.
the formal act of approving
From this reading The old Abbess then gave the Prince her blessing, and he set out upon his enterprise, arrived at the Serpent’s castle by following the secret passage which she had shown him, and by carefully attending to all her directions he happily succeeded in killing the monster.
exhale hard
From this reading Then take down the sword gently, and quickly give the monster a blow on his tail with it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But you must quickly cut off his first head, and then wait till the next one comes up.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The old Abbess then gave the Prince her blessing, and he set out upon his enterprise, arrived at the Serpent’s castle by following the secret passage which she had shown him, and by carefully attending to all her directions he happily succeeded in killing the monster.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading The old Abbess then gave the Prince her blessing, and he set out upon his enterprise, arrived at the Serpent’s castle by following the secret passage which she had shown him, and by carefully attending to all her directions he happily succeeded in killing the monster.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading The old Abbess then gave the Prince her blessing, and he set out upon his enterprise, arrived at the Serpent’s castle by following the secret passage which she had shown him, and by carefully attending to all her directions he happily succeeded in killing the monster.
catchesnounUS /ˈkætʃəz/
plural of “catch” — a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident
From this reading This will make him waken up, and if he catches sight of you he will seize you.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading But you must quickly cut off his first head, and then wait till the next one comes up.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading But you must quickly cut off his first head, and then wait till the next one comes up.
plural of “direction” — a line leading to a place or point
From this reading The old Abbess then gave the Prince her blessing, and he set out upon his enterprise, arrived at the Serpent’s castle by following the secret passage which she had shown him, and by carefully attending to all her directions he happily succeeded in killing the monster.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Then take down the sword gently, and quickly give the monster a blow on his tail with it.
enterprisenounUS /ˈentərpraɪz/
a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)
From this reading The old Abbess then gave the Prince her blessing, and he set out upon his enterprise, arrived at the Serpent’s castle by following the secret passage which she had shown him, and by carefully attending to all her directions he happily succeeded in killing the monster.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading But you must quickly cut off his first head, and then wait till the next one comes up.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading The old Abbess then gave the Prince her blessing, and he set out upon his enterprise, arrived at the Serpent’s castle by following the secret passage which she had shown him, and by carefully attending to all her directions he happily succeeded in killing the monster.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The old Abbess then gave the Prince her blessing, and he set out upon his enterprise, arrived at the Serpent’s castle by following the secret passage which she had shown him, and by carefully attending to all her directions he happily succeeded in killing the monster.
in a gradual manner
From this reading Then take down the sword gently, and quickly give the monster a blow on his tail with it.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Then take down the sword gently, and quickly give the monster a blow on his tail with it.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Then strike it off also, and so go on till you have cut off all his seven heads.’
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The old Abbess then gave the Prince her blessing, and he set out upon his enterprise, arrived at the Serpent’s castle by following the secret passage which she had shown him, and by carefully attending to all her directions he happily succeeded in killing the monster.
happilyadverbUS /ˈhæpəli/
in a joyous manner
From this reading The old Abbess then gave the Prince her blessing, and he set out upon his enterprise, arrived at the Serpent’s castle by following the secret passage which she had shown him, and by carefully attending to all her directions he happily succeeded in killing the monster.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Then strike it off also, and so go on till you have cut off all his seven heads.’
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This will make him waken up, and if he catches sight of you he will seize you.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading But you must quickly cut off his first head, and then wait till the next one comes up.
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Then strike it off also, and so go on till you have cut off all his seven heads.’
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The old Abbess then gave the Prince her blessing, and he set out upon his enterprise, arrived at the Serpent’s castle by following the secret passage which she had shown him, and by carefully attending to all her directions he happily succeeded in killing the monster.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This will make him waken up, and if he catches sight of you he will seize you.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then take down the sword gently, and quickly give the monster a blow on his tail with it.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading This will make him waken up, and if he catches sight of you he will seize you.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The old Abbess then gave the Prince her blessing, and he set out upon his enterprise, arrived at the Serpent’s castle by following the secret passage which she had shown him, and by carefully attending to all her directions he happily succeeded in killing the monster.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then take down the sword gently, and quickly give the monster a blow on his tail with it.
killingnounUS /ˈkɪlɪŋ/
an event that causes someone to die
From this reading The old Abbess then gave the Prince her blessing, and he set out upon his enterprise, arrived at the Serpent’s castle by following the secret passage which she had shown him, and by carefully attending to all her directions he happily succeeded in killing the monster.
engage in
From this reading This will make him waken up, and if he catches sight of you he will seize you.
monsternounUS /ˈmɑːnstər/
an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts
From this reading Then take down the sword gently, and quickly give the monster a blow on his tail with it.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading But you must quickly cut off his first head, and then wait till the next one comes up.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading But you must quickly cut off his first head, and then wait till the next one comes up.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This will make him waken up, and if he catches sight of you he will seize you.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading But you must quickly cut off his first head, and then wait till the next one comes up.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The old Abbess then gave the Prince her blessing, and he set out upon his enterprise, arrived at the Serpent’s castle by following the secret passage which she had shown him, and by carefully attending to all her directions he happily succeeded in killing the monster.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then take down the sword gently, and quickly give the monster a blow on his tail with it.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But you must quickly cut off his first head, and then wait till the next one comes up.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The old Abbess then gave the Prince her blessing, and he set out upon his enterprise, arrived at the Serpent’s castle by following the secret passage which she had shown him, and by carefully attending to all her directions he happily succeeded in killing the monster.
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading The old Abbess then gave the Prince her blessing, and he set out upon his enterprise, arrived at the Serpent’s castle by following the secret passage which she had shown him, and by carefully attending to all her directions he happily succeeded in killing the monster.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading The old Abbess then gave the Prince her blessing, and he set out upon his enterprise, arrived at the Serpent’s castle by following the secret passage which she had shown him, and by carefully attending to all her directions he happily succeeded in killing the monster.
with speed
From this reading Then take down the sword gently, and quickly give the monster a blow on his tail with it.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading The old Abbess then gave the Prince her blessing, and he set out upon his enterprise, arrived at the Serpent’s castle by following the secret passage which she had shown him, and by carefully attending to all her directions he happily succeeded in killing the monster.
seizeverbUS /siːz/
take hold of; grab
From this reading This will make him waken up, and if he catches sight of you he will seize you.
Serpent'snounUS /ˈsɜːrpənts/
possessive form of “serpent” — limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading The old Abbess then gave the Prince her blessing, and he set out upon his enterprise, arrived at the Serpent’s castle by following the secret passage which she had shown him, and by carefully attending to all her directions he happily succeeded in killing the monster.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The old Abbess then gave the Prince her blessing, and he set out upon his enterprise, arrived at the Serpent’s castle by following the secret passage which she had shown him, and by carefully attending to all her directions he happily succeeded in killing the monster.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading Then strike it off also, and so go on till you have cut off all his seven heads.’
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The old Abbess then gave the Prince her blessing, and he set out upon his enterprise, arrived at the Serpent’s castle by following the secret passage which she had shown him, and by carefully attending to all her directions he happily succeeded in killing the monster.
inflected form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading The old Abbess then gave the Prince her blessing, and he set out upon his enterprise, arrived at the Serpent’s castle by following the secret passage which she had shown him, and by carefully attending to all her directions he happily succeeded in killing the monster.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading This will make him waken up, and if he catches sight of you he will seize you.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Then strike it off also, and so go on till you have cut off all his seven heads.’
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
From this reading Then strike it off also, and so go on till you have cut off all his seven heads.’
past form of “succeed” — attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading The old Abbess then gave the Prince her blessing, and he set out upon his enterprise, arrived at the Serpent’s castle by following the secret passage which she had shown him, and by carefully attending to all her directions he happily succeeded in killing the monster.
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading Then take down the sword gently, and quickly give the monster a blow on his tail with it.
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
From this reading Then take down the sword gently, and quickly give the monster a blow on his tail with it.
carry out
From this reading Then take down the sword gently, and quickly give the monster a blow on his tail with it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then take down the sword gently, and quickly give the monster a blow on his tail with it.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then take down the sword gently, and quickly give the monster a blow on his tail with it.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This will make him waken up, and if he catches sight of you he will seize you.
up to a particular time
From this reading But you must quickly cut off his first head, and then wait till the next one comes up.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The old Abbess then gave the Prince her blessing, and he set out upon his enterprise, arrived at the Serpent’s castle by following the secret passage which she had shown him, and by carefully attending to all her directions he happily succeeded in killing the monster.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading This will make him waken up, and if he catches sight of you he will seize you.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The old Abbess then gave the Prince her blessing, and he set out upon his enterprise, arrived at the Serpent’s castle by following the secret passage which she had shown him, and by carefully attending to all her directions he happily succeeded in killing the monster.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading But you must quickly cut off his first head, and then wait till the next one comes up.
wakenverbUS /ˈweɪkən/
cause to become awake or conscious
From this reading This will make him waken up, and if he catches sight of you he will seize you.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The old Abbess then gave the Prince her blessing, and he set out upon his enterprise, arrived at the Serpent’s castle by following the secret passage which she had shown him, and by carefully attending to all her directions he happily succeeded in killing the monster.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading This will make him waken up, and if he catches sight of you he will seize you.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then take down the sword gently, and quickly give the monster a blow on his tail with it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading This will make him waken up, and if he catches sight of you he will seize you.
