used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We are going to celebrate a marriage to-day, and I promise you we shall have plenty of fun.
(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 They danced and played different games till midnight; then one of the Giants tore up a plant by its roots, and all the Giants and Giantesses made themselves so thin that they disappeared into the earth through the hole made by the uprooting of the plant.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then the Giant rose up and said, ‘Now come and I will reward you.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are going to celebrate a marriage to-day, and I promise you we shall have plenty of fun.
assembledverbUS /əˈsembəld/
past form of “assemble” — create by putting components or members together
From this reading With these words he handed the Herd-boy a belt, and walking on in front he led him to a fountain where hundreds of Giants and Giantesses were assembled preparing to hold a wedding.
an unofficial association of people or groups
From this reading Come and enjoy yourself, but in order that my brothers mayn’t see you, put this band round your waist and then you’ll be invisible.’
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Come and enjoy yourself, but in order that my brothers mayn’t see you, put this band round your waist and then you’ll be invisible.’
beltnounUS /belt/
endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys
From this reading With these words he handed the Herd-boy a belt, and walking on in front he led him to a fountain where hundreds of Giants and Giantesses were assembled preparing to hold a wedding.
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Come and enjoy yourself, but in order that my brothers mayn’t see you, put this band round your waist and then you’ll be invisible.’
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Come and enjoy yourself, but in order that my brothers mayn’t see you, put this band round your waist and then you’ll be invisible.’
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They danced and played different games till midnight; then one of the Giants tore up a plant by its roots, and all the Giants and Giantesses made themselves so thin that they disappeared into the earth through the hole made by the uprooting of the plant.
celebrateverbUS /ˈseləbreɪt/
behave as expected during of holidays or rites
From this reading We are going to celebrate a marriage to-day, and I promise you we shall have plenty of fun.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Then the Giant rose up and said, ‘Now come and I will reward you.
dancedverbUS /dænst/
past form of “dance” — move in a graceful and rhythmical way
From this reading They danced and played different games till midnight; then one of the Giants tore up a plant by its roots, and all the Giants and Giantesses made themselves so thin that they disappeared into the earth through the hole made by the uprooting of the plant.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading They danced and played different games till midnight; then one of the Giants tore up a plant by its roots, and all the Giants and Giantesses made themselves so thin that they disappeared into the earth through the hole made by the uprooting of the plant.
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading They danced and played different games till midnight; then one of the Giants tore up a plant by its roots, and all the Giants and Giantesses made themselves so thin that they disappeared into the earth through the hole made by the uprooting of the plant.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading They danced and played different games till midnight; then one of the Giants tore up a plant by its roots, and all the Giants and Giantesses made themselves so thin that they disappeared into the earth through the hole made by the uprooting of the plant.
derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading Come and enjoy yourself, but in order that my brothers mayn’t see you, put this band round your waist and then you’ll be invisible.’
fountainnounUS /ˈfaʊntən/
a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises
From this reading With these words he handed the Herd-boy a belt, and walking on in front he led him to a fountain where hundreds of Giants and Giantesses were assembled preparing to hold a wedding.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading With these words he handed the Herd-boy a belt, and walking on in front he led him to a fountain where hundreds of Giants and Giantesses were assembled preparing to hold a wedding.
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading We are going to celebrate a marriage to-day, and I promise you we shall have plenty of fun.
gamesnounUS /ɡeɪmz/
plural of “game” — a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading They danced and played different games till midnight; then one of the Giants tore up a plant by its roots, and all the Giants and Giantesses made themselves so thin that they disappeared into the earth through the hole made by the uprooting of the plant.
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading Then the Giant rose up and said, ‘Now come and I will reward you.
Giantesses
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From this reading With these words he handed the Herd-boy a belt, and walking on in front he led him to a fountain where hundreds of Giants and Giantesses were assembled preparing to hold a wedding.
GiantsnounUS /ˈdʒaɪənts/
plural of “giant” — any creature of exceptional size
From this reading With these words he handed the Herd-boy a belt, and walking on in front he led him to a fountain where hundreds of Giants and Giantesses were assembled preparing to hold a wedding.
the act of departing
From this reading We are going to celebrate a marriage to-day, and I promise you we shall have plenty of fun.
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading With these words he handed the Herd-boy a belt, and walking on in front he led him to a fountain where hundreds of Giants and Giantesses were assembled preparing to hold a wedding.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We are going to celebrate a marriage to-day, and I promise you we shall have plenty of fun.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With these words he handed the Herd-boy a belt, and walking on in front he led him to a fountain where hundreds of Giants and Giantesses were assembled preparing to hold a wedding.
Herd-boy
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From this reading With these words he handed the Herd-boy a belt, and walking on in front he led him to a fountain where hundreds of Giants and Giantesses were assembled preparing to hold a wedding.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading With these words he handed the Herd-boy a belt, and walking on in front he led him to a fountain where hundreds of Giants and Giantesses were assembled preparing to hold a wedding.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading With these words he handed the Herd-boy a belt, and walking on in front he led him to a fountain where hundreds of Giants and Giantesses were assembled preparing to hold a wedding.
an opening into or through something
From this reading They danced and played different games till midnight; then one of the Giants tore up a plant by its roots, and all the Giants and Giantesses made themselves so thin that they disappeared into the earth through the hole made by the uprooting of the plant.
plural of “hundred” — ten 10s
From this reading With these words he handed the Herd-boy a belt, and walking on in front he led him to a fountain where hundreds of Giants and Giantesses were assembled preparing to hold a wedding.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Then the Giant rose up and said, ‘Now come and I will reward you.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Come and enjoy yourself, but in order that my brothers mayn’t see you, put this band round your waist and then you’ll be invisible.’
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They danced and played different games till midnight; then one of the Giants tore up a plant by its roots, and all the Giants and Giantesses made themselves so thin that they disappeared into the earth through the hole made by the uprooting of the plant.
invisibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈvɪzəbəl/
impossible or nearly impossible to see; imperceptible by the eye
From this reading Come and enjoy yourself, but in order that my brothers mayn’t see you, put this band round your waist and then you’ll be invisible.’
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading They danced and played different games till midnight; then one of the Giants tore up a plant by its roots, and all the Giants and Giantesses made themselves so thin that they disappeared into the earth through the hole made by the uprooting of the plant.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading With these words he handed the Herd-boy a belt, and walking on in front he led him to a fountain where hundreds of Giants and Giantesses were assembled preparing to hold a wedding.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading They danced and played different games till midnight; then one of the Giants tore up a plant by its roots, and all the Giants and Giantesses made themselves so thin that they disappeared into the earth through the hole made by the uprooting of the plant.
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading We are going to celebrate a marriage to-day, and I promise you we shall have plenty of fun.
mayn't
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From this reading Come and enjoy yourself, but in order that my brothers mayn’t see you, put this band round your waist and then you’ll be invisible.’
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading They danced and played different games till midnight; then one of the Giants tore up a plant by its roots, and all the Giants and Giantesses made themselves so thin that they disappeared into the earth through the hole made by the uprooting of the plant.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Come and enjoy yourself, but in order that my brothers mayn’t see you, put this band round your waist and then you’ll be invisible.’
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Then the Giant rose up and said, ‘Now come and I will reward you.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We are going to celebrate a marriage to-day, and I promise you we shall have plenty of fun.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading With these words he handed the Herd-boy a belt, and walking on in front he led him to a fountain where hundreds of Giants and Giantesses were assembled preparing to hold a wedding.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They danced and played different games till midnight; then one of the Giants tore up a plant by its roots, and all the Giants and Giantesses made themselves so thin that they disappeared into the earth through the hole made by the uprooting of the plant.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading Come and enjoy yourself, but in order that my brothers mayn’t see you, put this band round your waist and then you’ll be invisible.’
plantverbUS /plænt/
put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
From this reading They danced and played different games till midnight; then one of the Giants tore up a plant by its roots, and all the Giants and Giantesses made themselves so thin that they disappeared into the earth through the hole made by the uprooting of the plant.
(of games) engaged in
From this reading They danced and played different games till midnight; then one of the Giants tore up a plant by its roots, and all the Giants and Giantesses made themselves so thin that they disappeared into the earth through the hole made by the uprooting of the plant.
a full supply
From this reading We are going to celebrate a marriage to-day, and I promise you we shall have plenty of fun.
preparingverbUS /priˈperɪŋ/
-ing form of “prepare” — make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
From this reading With these words he handed the Herd-boy a belt, and walking on in front he led him to a fountain where hundreds of Giants and Giantesses were assembled preparing to hold a wedding.
make a promise or commitment
From this reading We are going to celebrate a marriage to-day, and I promise you we shall have plenty of fun.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Come and enjoy yourself, but in order that my brothers mayn’t see you, put this band round your waist and then you’ll be invisible.’
a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
From this reading Then the Giant rose up and said, ‘Now come and I will reward you.
rootsnounUS /ruːts/
the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage
From this reading They danced and played different games till midnight; then one of the Giants tore up a plant by its roots, and all the Giants and Giantesses made themselves so thin that they disappeared into the earth through the hole made by the uprooting of the plant.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Then the Giant rose up and said, ‘Now come and I will reward you.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Come and enjoy yourself, but in order that my brothers mayn’t see you, put this band round your waist and then you’ll be invisible.’
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Then the Giant rose up and said, ‘Now come and I will reward you.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Come and enjoy yourself, but in order that my brothers mayn’t see you, put this band round your waist and then you’ll be invisible.’
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading We are going to celebrate a marriage to-day, and I promise you we shall have plenty of fun.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They danced and played different games till midnight; then one of the Giants tore up a plant by its roots, and all the Giants and Giantesses made themselves so thin that they disappeared into the earth through the hole made by the uprooting of the plant.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Come and enjoy yourself, but in order that my brothers mayn’t see you, put this band round your waist and then you’ll be invisible.’
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then the Giant rose up and said, ‘Now come and I will reward you.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading They danced and played different games till midnight; then one of the Giants tore up a plant by its roots, and all the Giants and Giantesses made themselves so thin that they disappeared into the earth through the hole made by the uprooting of the plant.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then the Giant rose up and said, ‘Now come and I will reward you.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading With these words he handed the Herd-boy a belt, and walking on in front he led him to a fountain where hundreds of Giants and Giantesses were assembled preparing to hold a wedding.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They danced and played different games till midnight; then one of the Giants tore up a plant by its roots, and all the Giants and Giantesses made themselves so thin that they disappeared into the earth through the hole made by the uprooting of the plant.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading They danced and played different games till midnight; then one of the Giants tore up a plant by its roots, and all the Giants and Giantesses made themselves so thin that they disappeared into the earth through the hole made by the uprooting of the plant.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Come and enjoy yourself, but in order that my brothers mayn’t see you, put this band round your waist and then you’ll be invisible.’
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading They danced and played different games till midnight; then one of the Giants tore up a plant by its roots, and all the Giants and Giantesses made themselves so thin that they disappeared into the earth through the hole made by the uprooting of the plant.
up to a particular time
From this reading They danced and played different games till midnight; then one of the Giants tore up a plant by its roots, and all the Giants and Giantesses made themselves so thin that they disappeared into the earth through the hole made by the uprooting of the plant.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We are going to celebrate a marriage to-day, and I promise you we shall have plenty of fun.
to-day
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From this reading We are going to celebrate a marriage to-day, and I promise you we shall have plenty of fun.
commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column
From this reading They danced and played different games till midnight; then one of the Giants tore up a plant by its roots, and all the Giants and Giantesses made themselves so thin that they disappeared into the earth through the hole made by the uprooting of the plant.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Then the Giant rose up and said, ‘Now come and I will reward you.
uprootingverbUS /əˈpruːtɪŋ/
-ing form of “uproot” — move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment
From this reading They danced and played different games till midnight; then one of the Giants tore up a plant by its roots, and all the Giants and Giantesses made themselves so thin that they disappeared into the earth through the hole made by the uprooting of the plant.
the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips
From this reading Come and enjoy yourself, but in order that my brothers mayn’t see you, put this band round your waist and then you’ll be invisible.’
close enough to be walked to
From this reading With these words he handed the Herd-boy a belt, and walking on in front he led him to a fountain where hundreds of Giants and Giantesses were assembled preparing to hold a wedding.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We are going to celebrate a marriage to-day, and I promise you we shall have plenty of fun.
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading With these words he handed the Herd-boy a belt, and walking on in front he led him to a fountain where hundreds of Giants and Giantesses were assembled preparing to hold a wedding.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading With these words he handed the Herd-boy a belt, and walking on in front he led him to a fountain where hundreds of Giants and Giantesses were assembled preparing to hold a wedding.
in or at the place that
From this reading With these words he handed the Herd-boy a belt, and walking on in front he led him to a fountain where hundreds of Giants and Giantesses were assembled preparing to hold a wedding.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Then the Giant rose up and said, ‘Now come and I will reward you.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With these words he handed the Herd-boy a belt, and walking on in front he led him to a fountain where hundreds of Giants and Giantesses were assembled preparing to hold a wedding.
the words that are spoken
From this reading With these words he handed the Herd-boy a belt, and walking on in front he led him to a fountain where hundreds of Giants and Giantesses were assembled preparing to hold a wedding.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Then the Giant rose up and said, ‘Now come and I will reward you.
you'll
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From this reading Come and enjoy yourself, but in order that my brothers mayn’t see you, put this band round your waist and then you’ll be invisible.’
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Come and enjoy yourself, but in order that my brothers mayn’t see you, put this band round your waist and then you’ll be invisible.’
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Come and enjoy yourself, but in order that my brothers mayn’t see you, put this band round your waist and then you’ll be invisible.’
