Chapter I · Act 01: The Chronicle of The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts — The Origin & The Heroic Quest

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading There was once upon a time a man and woman who had three fine-looking sons, but they were so poor that they had hardly enough food for themselves, let alone their children.

Having no one else present.

From this reading There was once upon a time a man and woman who had three fine-looking sons, but they were so poor that they had hardly enough food for themselves, let alone their children.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading There was once upon a time a man and woman who had three fine-looking sons, but they were so poor that they had hardly enough food for themselves, let alone their children.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading His two brothers were as jealous of him as they could be, for they thought that with his good looks he would be sure to be more fortunate than they would ever be.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading His two brothers were as jealous of him as they could be, for they thought that with his good looks he would be sure to be more fortunate than they would ever be.

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading The youngest of the three brothers, whose name was Ferko, was a beautiful youth, with a splendid figure, blue eyes, fair hair, and a complexion like milk and roses.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Before starting their mother gave them each a loaf of bread and her blessing, and having taken a tender farewell of her and their father the three set forth on their travels.

the formal act of approving

From this reading Before starting their mother gave them each a loaf of bread and her blessing, and having taken a tender farewell of her and their father the three set forth on their travels.

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading The youngest of the three brothers, whose name was Ferko, was a beautiful youth, with a splendid figure, blue eyes, fair hair, and a complexion like milk and roses.

food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked

From this reading Before starting their mother gave them each a loaf of bread and her blessing, and having taken a tender farewell of her and their father the three set forth on their travels.

plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading The youngest of the three brothers, whose name was Ferko, was a beautiful youth, with a splendid figure, blue eyes, fair hair, and a complexion like milk and roses.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading There was once upon a time a man and woman who had three fine-looking sons, but they were so poor that they had hardly enough food for themselves, let alone their children.

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading There was once upon a time a man and woman who had three fine-looking sons, but they were so poor that they had hardly enough food for themselves, let alone their children.

the coloring of a person's face

From this reading The youngest of the three brothers, whose name was Ferko, was a beautiful youth, with a splendid figure, blue eyes, fair hair, and a complexion like milk and roses.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading His two brothers were as jealous of him as they could be, for they thought that with his good looks he would be sure to be more fortunate than they would ever be.

characterized by great determination

From this reading So the sons determined to set out into the world and to try their luck.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading Before starting their mother gave them each a loaf of bread and her blessing, and having taken a tender farewell of her and their father the three set forth on their travels.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading There was once upon a time a man and woman who had three fine-looking sons, but they were so poor that they had hardly enough food for themselves, let alone their children.

at any time

From this reading His two brothers were as jealous of him as they could be, for they thought that with his good looks he would be sure to be more fortunate than they would ever be.

opinion or judgment

From this reading The youngest of the three brothers, whose name was Ferko, was a beautiful youth, with a splendid figure, blue eyes, fair hair, and a complexion like milk and roses.

free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

From this reading The youngest of the three brothers, whose name was Ferko, was a beautiful youth, with a splendid figure, blue eyes, fair hair, and a complexion like milk and roses.

an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting

From this reading Before starting their mother gave them each a loaf of bread and her blessing, and having taken a tender farewell of her and their father the three set forth on their travels.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading Before starting their mother gave them each a loaf of bread and her blessing, and having taken a tender farewell of her and their father the three set forth on their travels.

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From this reading The youngest of the three brothers, whose name was Ferko, was a beautiful youth, with a splendid figure, blue eyes, fair hair, and a complexion like milk and roses.

a diagram or picture illustrating textual material

From this reading The youngest of the three brothers, whose name was Ferko, was a beautiful youth, with a splendid figure, blue eyes, fair hair, and a complexion like milk and roses.

pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion

From this reading There was once upon a time a man and woman who had three fine-looking sons, but they were so poor that they had hardly enough food for themselves, let alone their children.

any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue

From this reading There was once upon a time a man and woman who had three fine-looking sons, but they were so poor that they had hardly enough food for themselves, let alone their children.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading There was once upon a time a man and woman who had three fine-looking sons, but they were so poor that they had hardly enough food for themselves, let alone their children.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Before starting their mother gave them each a loaf of bread and her blessing, and having taken a tender farewell of her and their father the three set forth on their travels.

having unexpected good fortune

From this reading His two brothers were as jealous of him as they could be, for they thought that with his good looks he would be sure to be more fortunate than they would ever be.

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading Before starting their mother gave them each a loaf of bread and her blessing, and having taken a tender farewell of her and their father the three set forth on their travels.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading His two brothers were as jealous of him as they could be, for they thought that with his good looks he would be sure to be more fortunate than they would ever be.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading There was once upon a time a man and woman who had three fine-looking sons, but they were so poor that they had hardly enough food for themselves, let alone their children.

a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss

From this reading The youngest of the three brothers, whose name was Ferko, was a beautiful youth, with a splendid figure, blue eyes, fair hair, and a complexion like milk and roses.

only a very short time before

From this reading There was once upon a time a man and woman who had three fine-looking sons, but they were so poor that they had hardly enough food for themselves, let alone their children.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading Before starting their mother gave them each a loaf of bread and her blessing, and having taken a tender farewell of her and their father the three set forth on their travels.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading His two brothers were as jealous of him as they could be, for they thought that with his good looks he would be sure to be more fortunate than they would ever be.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Before starting their mother gave them each a loaf of bread and her blessing, and having taken a tender farewell of her and their father the three set forth on their travels.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading His two brothers were as jealous of him as they could be, for they thought that with his good looks he would be sure to be more fortunate than they would ever be.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading His two brothers were as jealous of him as they could be, for they thought that with his good looks he would be sure to be more fortunate than they would ever be.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading So the sons determined to set out into the world and to try their luck.

showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages

From this reading His two brothers were as jealous of him as they could be, for they thought that with his good looks he would be sure to be more fortunate than they would ever be.

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading There was once upon a time a man and woman who had three fine-looking sons, but they were so poor that they had hardly enough food for themselves, let alone their children.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading The youngest of the three brothers, whose name was Ferko, was a beautiful youth, with a splendid figure, blue eyes, fair hair, and a complexion like milk and roses.

a shaped mass of baked bread that is usually sliced before eating

From this reading Before starting their mother gave them each a loaf of bread and her blessing, and having taken a tender farewell of her and their father the three set forth on their travels.

plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face

From this reading His two brothers were as jealous of him as they could be, for they thought that with his good looks he would be sure to be more fortunate than they would ever be.

your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)

From this reading So the sons determined to set out into the world and to try their luck.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading There was once upon a time a man and woman who had three fine-looking sons, but they were so poor that they had hardly enough food for themselves, let alone their children.

a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings

From this reading The youngest of the three brothers, whose name was Ferko, was a beautiful youth, with a splendid figure, blue eyes, fair hair, and a complexion like milk and roses.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading His two brothers were as jealous of him as they could be, for they thought that with his good looks he would be sure to be more fortunate than they would ever be.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading Before starting their mother gave them each a loaf of bread and her blessing, and having taken a tender farewell of her and their father the three set forth on their travels.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading The youngest of the three brothers, whose name was Ferko, was a beautiful youth, with a splendid figure, blue eyes, fair hair, and a complexion like milk and roses.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Before starting their mother gave them each a loaf of bread and her blessing, and having taken a tender farewell of her and their father the three set forth on their travels.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Before starting their mother gave them each a loaf of bread and her blessing, and having taken a tender farewell of her and their father the three set forth on their travels.

on one occasion

From this reading There was once upon a time a man and woman who had three fine-looking sons, but they were so poor that they had hardly enough food for themselves, let alone their children.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading So the sons determined to set out into the world and to try their luck.

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading There was once upon a time a man and woman who had three fine-looking sons, but they were so poor that they had hardly enough food for themselves, let alone their children.

plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading The youngest of the three brothers, whose name was Ferko, was a beautiful youth, with a splendid figure, blue eyes, fair hair, and a complexion like milk and roses.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading So the sons determined to set out into the world and to try their luck.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading There was once upon a time a man and woman who had three fine-looking sons, but they were so poor that they had hardly enough food for themselves, let alone their children.

plural of “son” — a male human offspring

From this reading There was once upon a time a man and woman who had three fine-looking sons, but they were so poor that they had hardly enough food for themselves, let alone their children.

having great beauty and splendor

From this reading The youngest of the three brothers, whose name was Ferko, was a beautiful youth, with a splendid figure, blue eyes, fair hair, and a complexion like milk and roses.

(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear

From this reading Before starting their mother gave them each a loaf of bread and her blessing, and having taken a tender farewell of her and their father the three set forth on their travels.

having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured

From this reading His two brothers were as jealous of him as they could be, for they thought that with his good looks he would be sure to be more fortunate than they would ever be.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading Before starting their mother gave them each a loaf of bread and her blessing, and having taken a tender farewell of her and their father the three set forth on their travels.

given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality

From this reading Before starting their mother gave them each a loaf of bread and her blessing, and having taken a tender farewell of her and their father the three set forth on their travels.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading His two brothers were as jealous of him as they could be, for they thought that with his good looks he would be sure to be more fortunate than they would ever be.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading There was once upon a time a man and woman who had three fine-looking sons, but they were so poor that they had hardly enough food for themselves, let alone their children.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading So the sons determined to set out into the world and to try their luck.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading There was once upon a time a man and woman who had three fine-looking sons, but they were so poor that they had hardly enough food for themselves, let alone their children.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Before starting their mother gave them each a loaf of bread and her blessing, and having taken a tender farewell of her and their father the three set forth on their travels.

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading There was once upon a time a man and woman who had three fine-looking sons, but they were so poor that they had hardly enough food for themselves, let alone their children.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There was once upon a time a man and woman who had three fine-looking sons, but they were so poor that they had hardly enough food for themselves, let alone their children.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading There was once upon a time a man and woman who had three fine-looking sons, but they were so poor that they had hardly enough food for themselves, let alone their children.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading His two brothers were as jealous of him as they could be, for they thought that with his good looks he would be sure to be more fortunate than they would ever be.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading There was once upon a time a man and woman who had three fine-looking sons, but they were so poor that they had hardly enough food for themselves, let alone their children.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading There was once upon a time a man and woman who had three fine-looking sons, but they were so poor that they had hardly enough food for themselves, let alone their children.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading So the sons determined to set out into the world and to try their luck.

plural of “travel” — the act of going from one place to another

From this reading Before starting their mother gave them each a loaf of bread and her blessing, and having taken a tender farewell of her and their father the three set forth on their travels.

make an effort or attempt

From this reading So the sons determined to set out into the world and to try their luck.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading His two brothers were as jealous of him as they could be, for they thought that with his good looks he would be sure to be more fortunate than they would ever be.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading There was once upon a time a man and woman who had three fine-looking sons, but they were so poor that they had hardly enough food for themselves, let alone their children.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading There was once upon a time a man and woman who had three fine-looking sons, but they were so poor that they had hardly enough food for themselves, let alone their children.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading There was once upon a time a man and woman who had three fine-looking sons, but they were so poor that they had hardly enough food for themselves, let alone their children.

which person or people

From this reading There was once upon a time a man and woman who had three fine-looking sons, but they were so poor that they had hardly enough food for themselves, let alone their children.

belonging to which person

From this reading The youngest of the three brothers, whose name was Ferko, was a beautiful youth, with a splendid figure, blue eyes, fair hair, and a complexion like milk and roses.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The youngest of the three brothers, whose name was Ferko, was a beautiful youth, with a splendid figure, blue eyes, fair hair, and a complexion like milk and roses.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading There was once upon a time a man and woman who had three fine-looking sons, but they were so poor that they had hardly enough food for themselves, let alone their children.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading So the sons determined to set out into the world and to try their luck.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading His two brothers were as jealous of him as they could be, for they thought that with his good looks he would be sure to be more fortunate than they would ever be.

superlative of “young” — (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading The youngest of the three brothers, whose name was Ferko, was a beautiful youth, with a splendid figure, blue eyes, fair hair, and a complexion like milk and roses.

a young person (especially a young man or boy)

From this reading The youngest of the three brothers, whose name was Ferko, was a beautiful youth, with a splendid figure, blue eyes, fair hair, and a complexion like milk and roses.