used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ‘Manners, manners!’ said the master to him; ‘don’t hang your hat over one ear; you look like a madman!’
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘I dare not,’ said the other, ‘for if I were to put my hat on straight, there would come such a frost that the very birds in the sky would freeze and fall dead on the earth.’
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ‘Oh, go with me,’ said the master; ‘if we six are together, we shall easily travel through the wide world.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Now the Six came to a town in which the King had proclaimed that whoever should run with his daughter in a race, and win, should become her husband; but if he lost, he must lose his head.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading ‘I dare not,’ said the other, ‘for if I were to put my hat on straight, there would come such a frost that the very birds in the sky would freeze and fall dead on the earth.’
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Now the Six came to a town in which the King had proclaimed that whoever should run with his daughter in a race, and win, should become her husband; but if he lost, he must lose his head.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Now the Six came to a town in which the King had proclaimed that whoever should run with his daughter in a race, and win, should become her husband; but if he lost, he must lose his head.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading ‘I dare not,’ said the other, ‘for if I were to put my hat on straight, there would come such a frost that the very birds in the sky would freeze and fall dead on the earth.’
competeverbUS /kəmˈpiːt/
compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
From this reading This was reported to the man who declared he would compete, ‘but,’ he said, ‘I shall let my servant run for me.’
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading ‘I dare not,’ said the other, ‘for if I were to put my hat on straight, there would come such a frost that the very birds in the sky would freeze and fall dead on the earth.’
a female human offspring
From this reading Now the Six came to a town in which the King had proclaimed that whoever should run with his daughter in a race, and win, should become her husband; but if he lost, he must lose his head.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading ‘I dare not,’ said the other, ‘for if I were to put my hat on straight, there would come such a frost that the very birds in the sky would freeze and fall dead on the earth.’
made known or openly avowed
From this reading This was reported to the man who declared he would compete, ‘but,’ he said, ‘I shall let my servant run for me.’
don't
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From this reading ‘Manners, manners!’ said the master to him; ‘don’t hang your hat over one ear; you look like a madman!’
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading ‘Manners, manners!’ said the master to him; ‘don’t hang your hat over one ear; you look like a madman!’
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading ‘I dare not,’ said the other, ‘for if I were to put my hat on straight, there would come such a frost that the very birds in the sky would freeze and fall dead on the earth.’
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading ‘Oh, go with me,’ said the master; ‘if we six are together, we shall easily travel through the wide world.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading ‘I dare not,’ said the other, ‘for if I were to put my hat on straight, there would come such a frost that the very birds in the sky would freeze and fall dead on the earth.’
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ‘I dare not,’ said the other, ‘for if I were to put my hat on straight, there would come such a frost that the very birds in the sky would freeze and fall dead on the earth.’
freezeverbUS /friːz/
stop moving or become immobilized
From this reading ‘I dare not,’ said the other, ‘for if I were to put my hat on straight, there would come such a frost that the very birds in the sky would freeze and fall dead on the earth.’
frostnounUS /frɔːst/
ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
From this reading ‘I dare not,’ said the other, ‘for if I were to put my hat on straight, there would come such a frost that the very birds in the sky would freeze and fall dead on the earth.’
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading ‘Oh, go with me,’ said the master; ‘if we six are together, we shall easily travel through the wide world.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Now the Six came to a town in which the King had proclaimed that whoever should run with his daughter in a race, and win, should become her husband; but if he lost, he must lose his head.
be suspended or hanging
From this reading ‘Manners, manners!’ said the master to him; ‘don’t hang your hat over one ear; you look like a madman!’
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading ‘Manners, manners!’ said the master to him; ‘don’t hang your hat over one ear; you look like a madman!’
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now the Six came to a town in which the King had proclaimed that whoever should run with his daughter in a race, and win, should become her husband; but if he lost, he must lose his 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 Now the Six came to a town in which the King had proclaimed that whoever should run with his daughter in a race, and win, should become her husband; but if he lost, he must lose his head.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Now the Six came to a town in which the King had proclaimed that whoever should run with his daughter in a race, and win, should become her husband; but if he lost, he must lose his head.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘Manners, manners!’ said the master to him; ‘don’t hang your hat over one ear; you look like a madman!’
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Now the Six came to a town in which the King had proclaimed that whoever should run with his daughter in a race, and win, should become her husband; but if he lost, he must lose his head.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading Now the Six came to a town in which the King had proclaimed that whoever should run with his daughter in a race, and win, should become her husband; but if he lost, he must lose his head.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘I dare not,’ said the other, ‘for if I were to put my hat on straight, there would come such a frost that the very birds in the sky would freeze and fall dead on the earth.’
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading ‘I dare not,’ said the other, ‘for if I were to put my hat on straight, there would come such a frost that the very birds in the sky would freeze and fall dead on the earth.’
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘I dare not,’ said the other, ‘for if I were to put my hat on straight, there would come such a frost that the very birds in the sky would freeze and fall dead on the earth.’
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Now the Six came to a town in which the King had proclaimed that whoever should run with his daughter in a race, and win, should become her husband; but if he lost, he must lose his head.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading This was reported to the man who declared he would compete, ‘but,’ he said, ‘I shall let my servant run for me.’
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading ‘Manners, manners!’ said the master to him; ‘don’t hang your hat over one ear; you look like a madman!’
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading ‘Manners, manners!’ said the master to him; ‘don’t hang your hat over one ear; you look like a madman!’
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading Now the Six came to a town in which the King had proclaimed that whoever should run with his daughter in a race, and win, should become her husband; but if he lost, he must lose his head.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Now the Six came to a town in which the King had proclaimed that whoever should run with his daughter in a race, and win, should become her husband; but if he lost, he must lose his head.
madmannounUS /ˈmædmæn/
an insane person
From this reading ‘Manners, manners!’ said the master to him; ‘don’t hang your hat over one ear; you look like a madman!’
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading This was reported to the man who declared he would compete, ‘but,’ he said, ‘I shall let my servant run for me.’
social deportment
From this reading ‘Manners, manners!’ said the master to him; ‘don’t hang your hat over one ear; you look like a madman!’
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading ‘Manners, manners!’ said the master to him; ‘don’t hang your hat over one ear; you look like a madman!’
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘Oh, go with me,’ said the master; ‘if we six are together, we shall easily travel through the wide world.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Now the Six came to a town in which the King had proclaimed that whoever should run with his daughter in a race, and win, should become her husband; but if he lost, he must lose his head.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ‘I dare not,’ said the other, ‘for if I were to put my hat on straight, there would come such a frost that the very birds in the sky would freeze and fall dead on the earth.’
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ‘I dare not,’ said the other, ‘for if I were to put my hat on straight, there would come such a frost that the very birds in the sky would freeze and fall dead on the earth.’
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now the Six came to a town in which the King had proclaimed that whoever should run with his daughter in a race, and win, should become her husband; but if he lost, he must lose his head.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading ‘Oh, go with me,’ said the master; ‘if we six are together, we shall easily travel through the wide world.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ‘I dare not,’ said the other, ‘for if I were to put my hat on straight, there would come such a frost that the very birds in the sky would freeze and fall dead on the earth.’
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ‘Manners, manners!’ said the master to him; ‘don’t hang your hat over one ear; you look like a madman!’
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading ‘I dare not,’ said the other, ‘for if I were to put my hat on straight, there would come such a frost that the very birds in the sky would freeze and fall dead on the earth.’
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading ‘Manners, manners!’ said the master to him; ‘don’t hang your hat over one ear; you look like a madman!’
proclaimedadjectiveUS /proʊˈkleɪmd/
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading Now the Six came to a town in which the King had proclaimed that whoever should run with his daughter in a race, and win, should become her husband; but if he lost, he must lose his head.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading ‘I dare not,’ said the other, ‘for if I were to put my hat on straight, there would come such a frost that the very birds in the sky would freeze and fall dead on the earth.’
any competition
From this reading Now the Six came to a town in which the King had proclaimed that whoever should run with his daughter in a race, and win, should become her husband; but if he lost, he must lose his head.
reportedadjectiveUS /ˌriːˈpɔːrtɪd/
made known or told about; especially presented in a formal account
From this reading This was reported to the man who declared he would compete, ‘but,’ he said, ‘I shall let my servant run for me.’
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Now the Six came to a town in which the King had proclaimed that whoever should run with his daughter in a race, and win, should become her husband; but if he lost, he must lose his head.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ‘Manners, manners!’ said the master to him; ‘don’t hang your hat over one ear; you look like a madman!’
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading This was reported to the man who declared he would compete, ‘but,’ he said, ‘I shall let my servant run for me.’
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading ‘Oh, go with me,’ said the master; ‘if we six are together, we shall easily travel through the wide world.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Now the Six came to a town in which the King had proclaimed that whoever should run with his daughter in a race, and win, should become her husband; but if he lost, he must lose his head.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading ‘Oh, go with me,’ said the master; ‘if we six are together, we shall easily travel through the wide world.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading ‘I dare not,’ said the other, ‘for if I were to put my hat on straight, there would come such a frost that the very birds in the sky would freeze and fall dead on the earth.’
successive (without a break)
From this reading ‘I dare not,’ said the other, ‘for if I were to put my hat on straight, there would come such a frost that the very birds in the sky would freeze and fall dead on the earth.’
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading ‘I dare not,’ said the other, ‘for if I were to put my hat on straight, there would come such a frost that the very birds in the sky would freeze and fall dead on the earth.’
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘I dare not,’ said the other, ‘for if I were to put my hat on straight, there would come such a frost that the very birds in the sky would freeze and fall dead on the earth.’
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘Manners, manners!’ said the master to him; ‘don’t hang your hat over one ear; you look like a madman!’
in or at that place or location
From this reading ‘I dare not,’ said the other, ‘for if I were to put my hat on straight, there would come such a frost that the very birds in the sky would freeze and fall dead on the earth.’
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was reported to the man who declared he would compete, ‘but,’ he said, ‘I shall let my servant run for me.’
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading ‘Oh, go with me,’ said the master; ‘if we six are together, we shall easily travel through the wide world.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘Manners, manners!’ said the master to him; ‘don’t hang your hat over one ear; you look like a madman!’
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading ‘Oh, go with me,’ said the master; ‘if we six are together, we shall easily travel through the wide world.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Now the Six came to a town in which the King had proclaimed that whoever should run with his daughter in a race, and win, should become her husband; but if he lost, he must lose his head.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading ‘Oh, go with me,’ said the master; ‘if we six are together, we shall easily travel through the wide world.
precisely as stated
From this reading ‘I dare not,’ said the other, ‘for if I were to put my hat on straight, there would come such a frost that the very birds in the sky would freeze and fall dead on the earth.’
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was reported to the man who declared he would compete, ‘but,’ he said, ‘I shall let my servant run for me.’
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading ‘Oh, go with me,’ said the master; ‘if we six are together, we shall easily travel through the wide world.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ‘I dare not,’ said the other, ‘for if I were to put my hat on straight, there would come such a frost that the very birds in the sky would freeze and fall dead on the earth.’
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Now the Six came to a town in which the King had proclaimed that whoever should run with his daughter in a race, and win, should become her husband; but if he lost, he must lose his head.
which person or people
From this reading This was reported to the man who declared he would compete, ‘but,’ he said, ‘I shall let my servant run for me.’
whoever
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now the Six came to a town in which the King had proclaimed that whoever should run with his daughter in a race, and win, should become her husband; but if he lost, he must lose his head.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading ‘Oh, go with me,’ said the master; ‘if we six are together, we shall easily travel through the wide world.
be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
From this reading Now the Six came to a town in which the King had proclaimed that whoever should run with his daughter in a race, and win, should become her husband; but if he lost, he must lose his head.
in the company of; together with
From this reading ‘Oh, go with me,’ said the master; ‘if we six are together, we shall easily travel through the wide world.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading ‘Oh, go with me,’ said the master; ‘if we six are together, we shall easily travel through the wide world.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ‘I dare not,’ said the other, ‘for if I were to put my hat on straight, there would come such a frost that the very birds in the sky would freeze and fall dead on the earth.’
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Manners, manners!’ said the master to him; ‘don’t hang your hat over one ear; you look like a madman!’
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Manners, manners!’ said the master to him; ‘don’t hang your hat over one ear; you look like a madman!’
