used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading You must also be armed with a spear two fathoms long, which you will be able to wield by means of the magic ring upon your left thumb.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading You must also be armed with a spear two fathoms long, which you will be able to wield by means of the magic ring upon your left thumb.
in addition
From this reading You must also be armed with a spear two fathoms long, which you will be able to wield by means of the magic ring upon your left thumb.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Then he gave the youth the following instructions how to overcome the Dragon of the North: ‘You must have an iron horse cast, which must have little wheels under each foot.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The spear must be as thick in the middle as a large tree, and both its ends must be sharp.
(used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms
From this reading You must also be armed with a spear two fathoms long, which you will be able to wield by means of the magic ring upon your left thumb.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The spear must be as thick in the middle as a large tree, and both its ends must be sharp.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading As soon as the Dragon has made himself fast to the spear, which you must thrust through his jaws, you must spring quickly from the iron horse and fasten the ends of the chains firmly to the ground with iron stakes, so that he cannot get away from them.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You must also be armed with a spear two fathoms long, which you will be able to wield by means of the magic ring upon your left thumb.
the two together, not just one
From this reading The spear must be as thick in the middle as a large tree, and both its ends must be sharp.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading You must also be armed with a spear two fathoms long, which you will be able to wield by means of the magic ring upon your left thumb.
cannot
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As soon as the Dragon has made himself fast to the spear, which you must thrust through his jaws, you must spring quickly from the iron horse and fasten the ends of the chains firmly to the ground with iron stakes, so that he cannot get away from them.
put or send forth
From this reading Then he gave the youth the following instructions how to overcome the Dragon of the North: ‘You must have an iron horse cast, which must have little wheels under each foot.
chainsnounUS /tʃeɪnz/
metal shackles; for hands or legs
From this reading In the middle of the spear you must have two strong chains ten fathoms in length.
DragonnounUS /ˈdræɡən/
a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings
From this reading Then he gave the youth the following instructions how to overcome the Dragon of the North: ‘You must have an iron horse cast, which must have little wheels under each foot.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Then he gave the youth the following instructions how to overcome the Dragon of the North: ‘You must have an iron horse cast, which must have little wheels under each foot.
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading The spear must be as thick in the middle as a large tree, and both its ends must be sharp.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading As soon as the Dragon has made himself fast to the spear, which you must thrust through his jaws, you must spring quickly from the iron horse and fasten the ends of the chains firmly to the ground with iron stakes, so that he cannot get away from them.
fastenverbUS /ˈfæsən/
cause to be firmly attached
From this reading As soon as the Dragon has made himself fast to the spear, which you must thrust through his jaws, you must spring quickly from the iron horse and fasten the ends of the chains firmly to the ground with iron stakes, so that he cannot get away from them.
fathomsnounUS /ˈfæðəmz/
plural of “fathom” — a linear unit of measurement (equal to 6 feet) for water depth
From this reading You must also be armed with a spear two fathoms long, which you will be able to wield by means of the magic ring upon your left thumb.
with resolute determination
From this reading As soon as the Dragon has made himself fast to the spear, which you must thrust through his jaws, you must spring quickly from the iron horse and fasten the ends of the chains firmly to the ground with iron stakes, so that he cannot get away from them.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading Then he gave the youth the following instructions how to overcome the Dragon of the North: ‘You must have an iron horse cast, which must have little wheels under each foot.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Then he gave the youth the following instructions how to overcome the Dragon of the North: ‘You must have an iron horse cast, which must have little wheels under each foot.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As soon as the Dragon has made himself fast to the spear, which you must thrust through his jaws, you must spring quickly from the iron horse and fasten the ends of the chains firmly to the ground with iron stakes, so that he cannot get away from them.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Then he gave the youth the following instructions how to overcome the Dragon of the North: ‘You must have an iron horse cast, which must have little wheels under each foot.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading As soon as the Dragon has made himself fast to the spear, which you must thrust through his jaws, you must spring quickly from the iron horse and fasten the ends of the chains firmly to the ground with iron stakes, so that he cannot get away from them.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading As soon as the Dragon has made himself fast to the spear, which you must thrust through his jaws, you must spring quickly from the iron horse and fasten the ends of the chains firmly to the ground with iron stakes, so that he cannot get away from them.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As soon as the Dragon has made himself fast to the spear, which you must thrust through his jaws, you must spring quickly from the iron horse and fasten the ends of the chains firmly to the ground with iron stakes, so that he cannot get away from them.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Then he gave the youth the following instructions how to overcome the Dragon of the North: ‘You must have an iron horse cast, which must have little wheels under each foot.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he gave the youth the following instructions how to overcome the Dragon of the North: ‘You must have an iron horse cast, which must have little wheels under each foot.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading As soon as the Dragon has made himself fast to the spear, which you must thrust through his jaws, you must spring quickly from the iron horse and fasten the ends of the chains firmly to the ground with iron stakes, so that he cannot get away from them.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As soon as the Dragon has made himself fast to the spear, which you must thrust through his jaws, you must spring quickly from the iron horse and fasten the ends of the chains firmly to the ground with iron stakes, so that he cannot get away from them.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Then he gave the youth the following instructions how to overcome the Dragon of the North: ‘You must have an iron horse cast, which must have little wheels under each foot.
how
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then he gave the youth the following instructions how to overcome the Dragon of the North: ‘You must have an iron horse cast, which must have little wheels under each foot.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The spear must be as thick in the middle as a large tree, and both its ends must be sharp.
instructionsnounUS /ˌɪnˈstrʌkʃənz/
a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it
From this reading Then he gave the youth the following instructions how to overcome the Dragon of the North: ‘You must have an iron horse cast, which must have little wheels under each foot.
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading Then he gave the youth the following instructions how to overcome the Dragon of the North: ‘You must have an iron horse cast, which must have little wheels under each foot.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The spear must be as thick in the middle as a large tree, and both its ends must be sharp.
jawsnounUS /dʒɔːz/
plural of “jaw” — the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth
From this reading As soon as the Dragon has made himself fast to the spear, which you must thrust through his jaws, you must spring quickly from the iron horse and fasten the ends of the chains firmly to the ground with iron stakes, so that he cannot get away from them.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The spear must be as thick in the middle as a large tree, and both its ends must be sharp.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading You must also be armed with a spear two fathoms long, which you will be able to wield by means of the magic ring upon your left thumb.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading In the middle of the spear you must have two strong chains ten fathoms in length.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Then he gave the youth the following instructions how to overcome the Dragon of the North: ‘You must have an iron horse cast, which must have little wheels under each foot.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading You must also be armed with a spear two fathoms long, which you will be able to wield by means of the magic ring upon your left thumb.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading As soon as the Dragon has made himself fast to the spear, which you must thrust through his jaws, you must spring quickly from the iron horse and fasten the ends of the chains firmly to the ground with iron stakes, so that he cannot get away from them.
any art that invokes supernatural powers
From this reading You must also be armed with a spear two fathoms long, which you will be able to wield by means of the magic ring upon your left thumb.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading You must also be armed with a spear two fathoms long, which you will be able to wield by means of the magic ring upon your left thumb.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading The spear must be as thick in the middle as a large tree, and both its ends must be sharp.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Then he gave the youth the following instructions how to overcome the Dragon of the North: ‘You must have an iron horse cast, which must have little wheels under each foot.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Then he gave the youth the following instructions how to overcome the Dragon of the North: ‘You must have an iron horse cast, which must have little wheels under each foot.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then he gave the youth the following instructions how to overcome the Dragon of the North: ‘You must have an iron horse cast, which must have little wheels under each foot.
win a victory over
From this reading Then he gave the youth the following instructions how to overcome the Dragon of the North: ‘You must have an iron horse cast, which must have little wheels under each foot.
with speed
From this reading As soon as the Dragon has made himself fast to the spear, which you must thrust through his jaws, you must spring quickly from the iron horse and fasten the ends of the chains firmly to the ground with iron stakes, so that he cannot get away from them.
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading You must also be armed with a spear two fathoms long, which you will be able to wield by means of the magic ring upon your left thumb.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading The spear must be as thick in the middle as a large tree, and both its ends must be sharp.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading As soon as the Dragon has made himself fast to the spear, which you must thrust through his jaws, you must spring quickly from the iron horse and fasten the ends of the chains firmly to the ground with iron stakes, so that he cannot get away from them.
in the near future
From this reading As soon as the Dragon has made himself fast to the spear, which you must thrust through his jaws, you must spring quickly from the iron horse and fasten the ends of the chains firmly to the ground with iron stakes, so that he cannot get away from them.
spearnounUS /spɪr/
a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
From this reading You must also be armed with a spear two fathoms long, which you will be able to wield by means of the magic ring upon your left thumb.
the season of growth
From this reading As soon as the Dragon has made himself fast to the spear, which you must thrust through his jaws, you must spring quickly from the iron horse and fasten the ends of the chains firmly to the ground with iron stakes, so that he cannot get away from them.
stakesnounUS /steɪks/
the money risked on a gamble
From this reading As soon as the Dragon has made himself fast to the spear, which you must thrust through his jaws, you must spring quickly from the iron horse and fasten the ends of the chains firmly to the ground with iron stakes, so that he cannot get away from them.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading In the middle of the spear you must have two strong chains ten fathoms in length.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading In the middle of the spear you must have two strong chains ten fathoms in length.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As soon as the Dragon has made himself fast to the spear, which you must thrust through his jaws, you must spring quickly from the iron horse and fasten the ends of the chains firmly to the ground with iron stakes, so that he cannot get away from them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then he gave the youth the following instructions how to overcome the Dragon of the North: ‘You must have an iron horse cast, which must have little wheels under each foot.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading As soon as the Dragon has made himself fast to the spear, which you must thrust through his jaws, you must spring quickly from the iron horse and fasten the ends of the chains firmly to the ground with iron stakes, so that he cannot get away from them.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he gave the youth the following instructions how to overcome the Dragon of the North: ‘You must have an iron horse cast, which must have little wheels under each foot.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading The spear must be as thick in the middle as a large tree, and both its ends must be sharp.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading As soon as the Dragon has made himself fast to the spear, which you must thrust through his jaws, you must spring quickly from the iron horse and fasten the ends of the chains firmly to the ground with iron stakes, so that he cannot get away from them.
push forcefully
From this reading As soon as the Dragon has made himself fast to the spear, which you must thrust through his jaws, you must spring quickly from the iron horse and fasten the ends of the chains firmly to the ground with iron stakes, so that he cannot get away from them.
thumbnounUS /θʌm/
the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb
From this reading You must also be armed with a spear two fathoms long, which you will be able to wield by means of the magic ring upon your left thumb.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then he gave the youth the following instructions how to overcome the Dragon of the North: ‘You must have an iron horse cast, which must have little wheels under each foot.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading The spear must be as thick in the middle as a large tree, and both its ends must be sharp.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading You must also be armed with a spear two fathoms long, which you will be able to wield by means of the magic ring upon your left thumb.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Then he gave the youth the following instructions how to overcome the Dragon of the North: ‘You must have an iron horse cast, which must have little wheels under each foot.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading You must also be armed with a spear two fathoms long, which you will be able to wield by means of the magic ring upon your left thumb.
wheelsnounUS /wiːlz/
plural of “wheel” — a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)
From this reading Then he gave the youth the following instructions how to overcome the Dragon of the North: ‘You must have an iron horse cast, which must have little wheels under each foot.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Then he gave the youth the following instructions how to overcome the Dragon of the North: ‘You must have an iron horse cast, which must have little wheels under each foot.
wieldverbUS /wiːld/
have and exercise
From this reading You must also be armed with a spear two fathoms long, which you will be able to wield by means of the magic ring upon your left thumb.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading You must also be armed with a spear two fathoms long, which you will be able to wield by means of the magic ring upon your left thumb.
in the company of; together with
From this reading You must also be armed with a spear two fathoms long, which you will be able to wield by means of the magic ring upon your left thumb.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Then he gave the youth the following instructions how to overcome the Dragon of the North: ‘You must have an iron horse cast, which must have little wheels under each foot.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You must also be armed with a spear two fathoms long, which you will be able to wield by means of the magic ring upon your left thumb.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading Then he gave the youth the following instructions how to overcome the Dragon of the North: ‘You must have an iron horse cast, which must have little wheels under each foot.
