used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading If you look after them both for a whole year I will give you anything you like to ask; but if, on the other hand, you let either of the animals escape you, your last hour is come, and your head shall be stuck on the last spike of my fence.
adornedadjectiveUS /əˈdɔːrnd/
provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction
From this reading The other spikes, as you see, are already adorned, and the skulls are all those of different servants I have had who have failed to do what I demanded.’
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading If you look after them both for a whole year I will give you anything you like to ask; but if, on the other hand, you let either of the animals escape you, your last hour is come, and your head shall be stuck on the last spike of my fence.
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading Iwanich, who thought he could not be much worse off than he was already, agreed to the witch’s proposal.
(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 The other spikes, as you see, are already adorned, and the skulls are all those of different servants I have had who have failed to do what I demanded.’
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading The other spikes, as you see, are already adorned, and the skulls are all those of different servants I have had who have failed to do what I demanded.’
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If you look after them both for a whole year I will give you anything you like to ask; but if, on the other hand, you let either of the animals escape you, your last hour is come, and your head shall be stuck on the last spike of my fence.
plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading If you look after them both for a whole year I will give you anything you like to ask; but if, on the other hand, you let either of the animals escape you, your last hour is come, and your head shall be stuck on the last spike of my fence.
any thing at all
From this reading If you look after them both for a whole year I will give you anything you like to ask; but if, on the other hand, you let either of the animals escape you, your last hour is come, and your head shall be stuck on the last spike of my fence.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The other spikes, as you see, are already adorned, and the skulls are all those of different servants I have had who have failed to do what I demanded.’
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The other spikes, as you see, are already adorned, and the skulls are all those of different servants I have had who have failed to do what I demanded.’
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading If you look after them both for a whole year I will give you anything you like to ask; but if, on the other hand, you let either of the animals escape you, your last hour is come, and your head shall be stuck on the last spike of my fence.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At daybreak nest morning he drove his horses to the field, and brought them back in the evening without their ever having attempted to break away from him.
tried unsuccessfully
From this reading At daybreak nest morning he drove his horses to the field, and brought them back in the evening without their ever having attempted to break away from him.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading At daybreak nest morning he drove his horses to the field, and brought them back in the evening without their ever having attempted to break away from him.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading At daybreak nest morning he drove his horses to the field, and brought them back in the evening without their ever having attempted to break away from him.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If you look after them both for a whole year I will give you anything you like to ask; but if, on the other hand, you let either of the animals escape you, your last hour is come, and your head shall be stuck on the last spike of my fence.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The witch stood at her door and received him kindly, and set a good meal before him.
the two together, not just one
From this reading If you look after them both for a whole year I will give you anything you like to ask; but if, on the other hand, you let either of the animals escape you, your last hour is come, and your head shall be stuck on the last spike of my fence.
terminate
From this reading At daybreak nest morning he drove his horses to the field, and brought them back in the evening without their ever having attempted to break away from him.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading At daybreak nest morning he drove his horses to the field, and brought them back in the evening without their ever having attempted to break away from him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading If you look after them both for a whole year I will give you anything you like to ask; but if, on the other hand, you let either of the animals escape you, your last hour is come, and your head shall be stuck on the last spike of my fence.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading If you look after them both for a whole year I will give you anything you like to ask; but if, on the other hand, you let either of the animals escape you, your last hour is come, and your head shall be stuck on the last spike of my fence.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Iwanich, who thought he could not be much worse off than he was already, agreed to the witch’s proposal.
daybreaknounUS /ˈdeɪbreɪk/
the first light of day
From this reading At daybreak nest morning he drove his horses to the field, and brought them back in the evening without their ever having attempted to break away from him.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading The other spikes, as you see, are already adorned, and the skulls are all those of different servants I have had who have failed to do what I demanded.’
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading The other spikes, as you see, are already adorned, and the skulls are all those of different servants I have had who have failed to do what I demanded.’
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The other spikes, as you see, are already adorned, and the skulls are all those of different servants I have had who have failed to do what I demanded.’
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The witch stood at her door and received him kindly, and set a good meal before him.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading At daybreak nest morning he drove his horses to the field, and brought them back in the evening without their ever having attempted to break away from him.
one or the other of two
From this reading If you look after them both for a whole year I will give you anything you like to ask; but if, on the other hand, you let either of the animals escape you, your last hour is come, and your head shall be stuck on the last spike of my fence.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading If you look after them both for a whole year I will give you anything you like to ask; but if, on the other hand, you let either of the animals escape you, your last hour is come, and your head shall be stuck on the last spike of my fence.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading At daybreak nest morning he drove his horses to the field, and brought them back in the evening without their ever having attempted to break away from him.
at any time
From this reading At daybreak nest morning he drove his horses to the field, and brought them back in the evening without their ever having attempted to break away from him.
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading The other spikes, as you see, are already adorned, and the skulls are all those of different servants I have had who have failed to do what I demanded.’
enclose with a fence
From this reading If you look after them both for a whole year I will give you anything you like to ask; but if, on the other hand, you let either of the animals escape you, your last hour is come, and your head shall be stuck on the last spike of my fence.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading At daybreak nest morning he drove his horses to the field, and brought them back in the evening without their ever having attempted to break away from him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If you look after them both for a whole year I will give you anything you like to ask; but if, on the other hand, you let either of the animals escape you, your last hour is come, and your head shall be stuck on the last spike of my fence.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At daybreak nest morning he drove his horses to the field, and brought them back in the evening without their ever having attempted to break away from him.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading If you look after them both for a whole year I will give you anything you like to ask; but if, on the other hand, you let either of the animals escape you, your last hour is come, and your head shall be stuck on the last spike of my fence.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading The witch stood at her door and received him kindly, and set a good meal before him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The other spikes, as you see, are already adorned, and the skulls are all those of different servants I have had who have failed to do what I demanded.’
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading If you look after them both for a whole year I will give you anything you like to ask; but if, on the other hand, you let either of the animals escape you, your last hour is come, and your head shall be stuck on the last spike of my fence.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The other spikes, as you see, are already adorned, and the skulls are all those of different servants I have had who have failed to do what I demanded.’
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading At daybreak nest morning he drove his horses to the field, and brought them back in the evening without their ever having attempted to break away from him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Iwanich, who thought he could not be much worse off than he was already, agreed to the witch’s proposal.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading If you look after them both for a whole year I will give you anything you like to ask; but if, on the other hand, you let either of the animals escape you, your last hour is come, and your head shall be stuck on the last spike of my fence.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The witch stood at her door and received him kindly, and set a good meal before him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At daybreak nest morning he drove his horses to the field, and brought them back in the evening without their ever having attempted to break away from him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At daybreak nest morning he drove his horses to the field, and brought them back in the evening without their ever having attempted to break away from him.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading At daybreak nest morning he drove his horses to the field, and brought them back in the evening without their ever having attempted to break away from him.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading If you look after them both for a whole year I will give you anything you like to ask; but if, on the other hand, you let either of the animals escape you, your last hour is come, and your head shall be stuck on the last spike of my fence.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If you look after them both for a whole year I will give you anything you like to ask; but if, on the other hand, you let either of the animals escape you, your last hour is come, and your head shall be stuck on the last spike of my fence.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you look after them both for a whole year I will give you anything you like to ask; but if, on the other hand, you let either of the animals escape you, your last hour is come, and your head shall be stuck on the last spike of my fence.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At daybreak nest morning he drove his horses to the field, and brought them back in the evening without their ever having attempted to break away from him.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If you look after them both for a whole year I will give you anything you like to ask; but if, on the other hand, you let either of the animals escape you, your last hour is come, and your head shall be stuck on the last spike of my fence.
Iwanich
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From this reading Iwanich, who thought he could not be much worse off than he was already, agreed to the witch’s proposal.
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading The witch stood at her door and received him kindly, and set a good meal before him.
immediately past
From this reading If you look after them both for a whole year I will give you anything you like to ask; but if, on the other hand, you let either of the animals escape you, your last hour is come, and your head shall be stuck on the last spike of my fence.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading If you look after them both for a whole year I will give you anything you like to ask; but if, on the other hand, you let either of the animals escape you, your last hour is come, and your head shall be stuck on the last spike of my fence.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading If you look after them both for a whole year I will give you anything you like to ask; but if, on the other hand, you let either of the animals escape you, your last hour is come, and your head shall be stuck on the last spike of my fence.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading If you look after them both for a whole year I will give you anything you like to ask; but if, on the other hand, you let either of the animals escape you, your last hour is come, and your head shall be stuck on the last spike of my fence.
the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading The witch stood at her door and received him kindly, and set a good meal before him.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading At daybreak nest morning he drove his horses to the field, and brought them back in the evening without their ever having attempted to break away from him.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Iwanich, who thought he could not be much worse off than he was already, agreed to the witch’s proposal.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading If you look after them both for a whole year I will give you anything you like to ask; but if, on the other hand, you let either of the animals escape you, your last hour is come, and your head shall be stuck on the last spike of my fence.
nestnounUS /nest/
a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
From this reading At daybreak nest morning he drove his horses to the field, and brought them back in the evening without their ever having attempted to break away from him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Iwanich, who thought he could not be much worse off than he was already, agreed to the witch’s proposal.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If you look after them both for a whole year I will give you anything you like to ask; but if, on the other hand, you let either of the animals escape you, your last hour is come, and your head shall be stuck on the last spike of my fence.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Iwanich, who thought he could not be much worse off than he was already, agreed to the witch’s proposal.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading If you look after them both for a whole year I will give you anything you like to ask; but if, on the other hand, you let either of the animals escape you, your last hour is come, and your head shall be stuck on the last spike of my fence.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading If you look after them both for a whole year I will give you anything you like to ask; but if, on the other hand, you let either of the animals escape you, your last hour is come, and your head shall be stuck on the last spike of my fence.
proposalnounUS /prəˈpoʊzəl/
something proposed (such as a plan or assumption)
From this reading Iwanich, who thought he could not be much worse off than he was already, agreed to the witch’s proposal.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading The witch stood at her door and received him kindly, and set a good meal before him.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The other spikes, as you see, are already adorned, and the skulls are all those of different servants I have had who have failed to do what I demanded.’
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading The other spikes, as you see, are already adorned, and the skulls are all those of different servants I have had who have failed to do what I demanded.’
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The witch stood at her door and received him kindly, and set a good meal before him.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading If you look after them both for a whole year I will give you anything you like to ask; but if, on the other hand, you let either of the animals escape you, your last hour is come, and your head shall be stuck on the last spike of my fence.
skullsnounUS /skʌlz/
plural of “skull” — the bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates
From this reading The other spikes, as you see, are already adorned, and the skulls are all those of different servants I have had who have failed to do what I demanded.’
spikenounUS /spaɪk/
a transient variation in voltage or current
From this reading If you look after them both for a whole year I will give you anything you like to ask; but if, on the other hand, you let either of the animals escape you, your last hour is come, and your head shall be stuck on the last spike of my fence.
spikesnounUS /spaɪks/
plural of “spike” — a transient variation in voltage or current
From this reading The other spikes, as you see, are already adorned, and the skulls are all those of different servants I have had who have failed to do what I demanded.’
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The witch stood at her door and received him kindly, and set a good meal before him.
caught or fixed
From this reading If you look after them both for a whole year I will give you anything you like to ask; but if, on the other hand, you let either of the animals escape you, your last hour is come, and your head shall be stuck on the last spike of my fence.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Iwanich, who thought he could not be much worse off than he was already, agreed to the witch’s proposal.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If you look after them both for a whole year I will give you anything you like to ask; but if, on the other hand, you let either of the animals escape you, your last hour is come, and your head shall be stuck on the last spike of my fence.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading At daybreak nest morning he drove his horses to the field, and brought them back in the evening without their ever having attempted to break away from him.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading If you look after them both for a whole year I will give you anything you like to ask; but if, on the other hand, you let either of the animals escape you, your last hour is come, and your head shall be stuck on the last spike of my fence.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The other spikes, as you see, are already adorned, and the skulls are all those of different servants I have had who have failed to do what I demanded.’
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Iwanich, who thought he could not be much worse off than he was already, agreed to the witch’s proposal.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If you look after them both for a whole year I will give you anything you like to ask; but if, on the other hand, you let either of the animals escape you, your last hour is come, and your head shall be stuck on the last spike of my fence.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Iwanich, who thought he could not be much worse off than he was already, agreed to the witch’s proposal.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The other spikes, as you see, are already adorned, and the skulls are all those of different servants I have had who have failed to do what I demanded.’
which person or people
From this reading The other spikes, as you see, are already adorned, and the skulls are all those of different servants I have had who have failed to do what I demanded.’
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading If you look after them both for a whole year I will give you anything you like to ask; but if, on the other hand, you let either of the animals escape you, your last hour is come, and your head shall be stuck on the last spike of my fence.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading If you look after them both for a whole year I will give you anything you like to ask; but if, on the other hand, you let either of the animals escape you, your last hour is come, and your head shall be stuck on the last spike of my fence.
witchnounUS /wɪtʃ/
a female sorcerer or magician
From this reading The witch stood at her door and received him kindly, and set a good meal before him.
witch'snounUS /ˈwɪtʃɪz/
possessive form of “witch” — a female sorcerer or magician
From this reading Iwanich, who thought he could not be much worse off than he was already, agreed to the witch’s proposal.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading At daybreak nest morning he drove his horses to the field, and brought them back in the evening without their ever having attempted to break away from him.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading Iwanich, who thought he could not be much worse off than he was already, agreed to the witch’s proposal.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading If you look after them both for a whole year I will give you anything you like to ask; but if, on the other hand, you let either of the animals escape you, your last hour is come, and your head shall be stuck on the last spike of my fence.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you look after them both for a whole year I will give you anything you like to ask; but if, on the other hand, you let either of the animals escape you, your last hour is come, and your head shall be stuck on the last spike of my fence.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you look after them both for a whole year I will give you anything you like to ask; but if, on the other hand, you let either of the animals escape you, your last hour is come, and your head shall be stuck on the last spike of my fence.
