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 When it was quite ripe the fruit would become a golden yellow.

(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 ‘I gave my head-gardener the strictest orders to watch the trees carefully, for the magician had warned my father that if one unripe fruit were plucked from the tree, all the rest would become rotten at once.

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

From this reading ‘Every day I gazed on the lovely fruit, which became gradually more and more tempting-looking, and it was all I could do not to break the magician’s commands.

any thing at all

From this reading ‘One night I dreamt that the fruit was perfectly ripe; I ate some of it, and it was more delicious than anything I had ever tasted in real life.

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

From this reading As soon as I awoke I sent for the gardener and asked him if the fruit on the three trees had not ripened in the night to perfection.

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading As soon as I awoke I sent for the gardener and asked him if the fruit on the three trees had not ripened in the night to perfection.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading ‘I gave my head-gardener the strictest orders to watch the trees carefully, for the magician had warned my father that if one unripe fruit were plucked from the tree, all the rest would become rotten at once.

goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment

From this reading ‘One night I dreamt that the fruit was perfectly ripe; I ate some of it, and it was more delicious than anything I had ever tasted in real life.

inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping

From this reading As soon as I awoke I sent for the gardener and asked him if the fruit on the three trees had not ripened in the night to perfection.

inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading ‘Every day I gazed on the lovely fruit, which became gradually more and more tempting-looking, and it was all I could do not to break the magician’s commands.

enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading ‘I gave my head-gardener the strictest orders to watch the trees carefully, for the magician had warned my father that if one unripe fruit were plucked from the tree, all the rest would become rotten at once.

terminate

From this reading ‘Every day I gazed on the lovely fruit, which became gradually more and more tempting-looking, and it was all I could do not to break the magician’s commands.

taking care or paying attention

From this reading ‘I gave my head-gardener the strictest orders to watch the trees carefully, for the magician had warned my father that if one unripe fruit were plucked from the tree, all the rest would become rotten at once.

plural of “command” — an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

From this reading ‘Every day I gazed on the lovely fruit, which became gradually more and more tempting-looking, and it was all I could do not to break the magician’s commands.

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

From this reading ‘Every day I gazed on the lovely fruit, which became gradually more and more tempting-looking, and it was all I could do not to break the magician’s commands.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading ‘Every day I gazed on the lovely fruit, which became gradually more and more tempting-looking, and it was all I could do not to break the magician’s commands.

greatly pleasing or entertaining

From this reading ‘One night I dreamt that the fruit was perfectly ripe; I ate some of it, and it was more delicious than anything I had ever tasted in real life.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading ‘Every day I gazed on the lovely fruit, which became gradually more and more tempting-looking, and it was all I could do not to break the magician’s commands.

Experienced dreams during sleep.

From this reading ‘One night I dreamt that the fruit was perfectly ripe; I ate some of it, and it was more delicious than anything I had ever tasted in real life.

at any time

From this reading ‘One night I dreamt that the fruit was perfectly ripe; I ate some of it, and it was more delicious than anything I had ever tasted in real life.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading ‘Every day I gazed on the lovely fruit, which became gradually more and more tempting-looking, and it was all I could do not to break the magician’s commands.

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

From this reading ‘I gave my head-gardener the strictest orders to watch the trees carefully, for the magician had warned my father that if one unripe fruit were plucked from the tree, all the rest would become rotten at once.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading ‘I gave my head-gardener the strictest orders to watch the trees carefully, for the magician had warned my father that if one unripe fruit were plucked from the tree, all the rest would become rotten at once.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading ‘I gave my head-gardener the strictest orders to watch the trees carefully, for the magician had warned my father that if one unripe fruit were plucked from the tree, all the rest would become rotten at once.

the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant

From this reading ‘I gave my head-gardener the strictest orders to watch the trees carefully, for the magician had warned my father that if one unripe fruit were plucked from the tree, all the rest would become rotten at once.

someone who takes care of a garden

From this reading As soon as I awoke I sent for the gardener and asked him if the fruit on the three trees had not ripened in the night to perfection.

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

From this reading ‘I gave my head-gardener the strictest orders to watch the trees carefully, for the magician had warned my father that if one unripe fruit were plucked from the tree, all the rest would become rotten at once.

past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes

From this reading ‘Every day I gazed on the lovely fruit, which became gradually more and more tempting-looking, and it was all I could do not to break the magician’s commands.

having the deep slightly brownish color of gold

From this reading When it was quite ripe the fruit would become a golden yellow.

in a gradual manner

From this reading ‘Every day I gazed on the lovely fruit, which became gradually more and more tempting-looking, and it was all I could do not to break the magician’s commands.

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

From this reading ‘I gave my head-gardener the strictest orders to watch the trees carefully, for the magician had warned my father that if one unripe fruit were plucked from the tree, all the rest would become rotten at once.

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From this reading ‘I gave my head-gardener the strictest orders to watch the trees carefully, for the magician had warned my father that if one unripe fruit were plucked from the tree, all the rest would become rotten at once.

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

From this reading As soon as I awoke I sent for the gardener and asked him if the fruit on the three trees had not ripened in the night to perfection.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading ‘I gave my head-gardener the strictest orders to watch the trees carefully, for the magician had warned my father that if one unripe fruit were plucked from the tree, all the rest would become rotten at once.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading ‘I gave my head-gardener the strictest orders to watch the trees carefully, for the magician had warned my father that if one unripe fruit were plucked from the tree, all the rest would become rotten at once.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading ‘One night I dreamt that the fruit was perfectly ripe; I ate some of it, and it was more delicious than anything I had ever tasted in real life.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading When it was quite ripe the fruit would become a golden yellow.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading ‘One night I dreamt that the fruit was perfectly ripe; I ate some of it, and it was more delicious than anything I had ever tasted in real life.

appealing to the emotions as well as the eye

From this reading ‘Every day I gazed on the lovely fruit, which became gradually more and more tempting-looking, and it was all I could do not to break the magician’s commands.

A practitioner of magic and ancient arcane arts, often wielding deception and powerful spells.

From this reading ‘I gave my head-gardener the strictest orders to watch the trees carefully, for the magician had warned my father that if one unripe fruit were plucked from the tree, all the rest would become rotten at once.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ‘Every day I gazed on the lovely fruit, which became gradually more and more tempting-looking, and it was all I could do not to break the magician’s commands.

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

From this reading ‘Every day I gazed on the lovely fruit, which became gradually more and more tempting-looking, and it was all I could do not to break the magician’s commands.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading ‘I gave my head-gardener the strictest orders to watch the trees carefully, for the magician had warned my father that if one unripe fruit were plucked from the tree, all the rest would become rotten at once.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading ‘One night I dreamt that the fruit was perfectly ripe; I ate some of it, and it was more delicious than anything I had ever tasted in real life.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading ‘Every day I gazed on the lovely fruit, which became gradually more and more tempting-looking, and it was all I could do not to break the magician’s commands.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading ‘One night I dreamt that the fruit was perfectly ripe; I ate some of it, and it was more delicious than anything I had ever tasted in real life.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading ‘Every day I gazed on the lovely fruit, which became gradually more and more tempting-looking, and it was all I could do not to break the magician’s commands.

on one occasion

From this reading ‘I gave my head-gardener the strictest orders to watch the trees carefully, for the magician had warned my father that if one unripe fruit were plucked from the tree, all the rest would become rotten at once.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading ‘I gave my head-gardener the strictest orders to watch the trees carefully, for the magician had warned my father that if one unripe fruit were plucked from the tree, all the rest would become rotten at once.

plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

From this reading ‘I gave my head-gardener the strictest orders to watch the trees carefully, for the magician had warned my father that if one unripe fruit were plucked from the tree, all the rest would become rotten at once.

the state of being without a flaw or defect

From this reading As soon as I awoke I sent for the gardener and asked him if the fruit on the three trees had not ripened in the night to perfection.

completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

From this reading ‘One night I dreamt that the fruit was perfectly ripe; I ate some of it, and it was more delicious than anything I had ever tasted in real life.

of a stringed instrument; sounded with the fingers or a plectrum

From this reading ‘I gave my head-gardener the strictest orders to watch the trees carefully, for the magician had warned my father that if one unripe fruit were plucked from the tree, all the rest would become rotten at once.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading When it was quite ripe the fruit would become a golden yellow.

being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory

From this reading ‘One night I dreamt that the fruit was perfectly ripe; I ate some of it, and it was more delicious than anything I had ever tasted in real life.

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading ‘I gave my head-gardener the strictest orders to watch the trees carefully, for the magician had warned my father that if one unripe fruit were plucked from the tree, all the rest would become rotten at once.

fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used

From this reading When it was quite ripe the fruit would become a golden yellow.

of wines, fruit, cheeses; having reached a desired or final condition; (“aged” pronounced as one syllable)

From this reading As soon as I awoke I sent for the gardener and asked him if the fruit on the three trees had not ripened in the night to perfection.

very bad

From this reading ‘I gave my head-gardener the strictest orders to watch the trees carefully, for the magician had warned my father that if one unripe fruit were plucked from the tree, all the rest would become rotten at once.

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading As soon as I awoke I sent for the gardener and asked him if the fruit on the three trees had not ripened in the night to perfection.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading ‘One night I dreamt that the fruit was perfectly ripe; I ate some of it, and it was more delicious than anything I had ever tasted in real life.

in the near future

From this reading As soon as I awoke I sent for the gardener and asked him if the fruit on the three trees had not ripened in the night to perfection.

superlative of “strict” — rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard

From this reading ‘I gave my head-gardener the strictest orders to watch the trees carefully, for the magician had warned my father that if one unripe fruit were plucked from the tree, all the rest would become rotten at once.

past form of “taste” — have flavor; taste of something

From this reading ‘One night I dreamt that the fruit was perfectly ripe; I ate some of it, and it was more delicious than anything I had ever tasted in real life.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ‘Every day I gazed on the lovely fruit, which became gradually more and more tempting-looking, and it was all I could do not to break the magician’s commands.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading ‘One night I dreamt that the fruit was perfectly ripe; I ate some of it, and it was more delicious than anything I had ever tasted in real life.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading ‘I gave my head-gardener the strictest orders to watch the trees carefully, for the magician had warned my father that if one unripe fruit were plucked from the tree, all the rest would become rotten at once.

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

From this reading ‘I gave my head-gardener the strictest orders to watch the trees carefully, for the magician had warned my father that if one unripe fruit were plucked from the tree, all the rest would become rotten at once.

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

From this reading As soon as I awoke I sent for the gardener and asked him if the fruit on the three trees had not ripened in the night to perfection.

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

From this reading ‘I gave my head-gardener the strictest orders to watch the trees carefully, for the magician had warned my father that if one unripe fruit were plucked from the tree, all the rest would become rotten at once.

a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading ‘I gave my head-gardener the strictest orders to watch the trees carefully, for the magician had warned my father that if one unripe fruit were plucked from the tree, all the rest would become rotten at once.

plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading ‘I gave my head-gardener the strictest orders to watch the trees carefully, for the magician had warned my father that if one unripe fruit were plucked from the tree, all the rest would become rotten at once.

not fully developed or mature; not ripe

From this reading ‘I gave my head-gardener the strictest orders to watch the trees carefully, for the magician had warned my father that if one unripe fruit were plucked from the tree, all the rest would become rotten at once.

past form of “warn” — notify of danger, potential harm, or risk

From this reading ‘I gave my head-gardener the strictest orders to watch the trees carefully, for the magician had warned my father that if one unripe fruit were plucked from the tree, all the rest would become rotten at once.

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

From this reading When it was quite ripe the fruit would become a golden yellow.

look attentively

From this reading ‘I gave my head-gardener the strictest orders to watch the trees carefully, for the magician had warned my father that if one unripe fruit were plucked from the tree, all the rest would become rotten at once.

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

From this reading ‘I gave my head-gardener the strictest orders to watch the trees carefully, for the magician had warned my father that if one unripe fruit were plucked from the tree, all the rest would become rotten at once.

at the time that

From this reading When it was quite ripe the fruit would become a golden yellow.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading ‘Every day I gazed on the lovely fruit, which became gradually more and more tempting-looking, and it was all I could do not to break the magician’s commands.

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

From this reading ‘I gave my head-gardener the strictest orders to watch the trees carefully, for the magician had warned my father that if one unripe fruit were plucked from the tree, all the rest would become rotten at once.

of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk

From this reading When it was quite ripe the fruit would become a golden yellow.