afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading All the others then came to taste the porridge, and thought it nice, but after they had finished it the old hag grew so thirsty that she could stand it no longer, and asked her daughter to go out and bring her some water from the river that ran near by.
(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 old hag, who was the most frightful of them all, went first to taste the porridge.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I got the milk by witchcraft yesterday out of four kingdoms, and now it is salt!’
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading All the others then came to taste the porridge, and thought it nice, but after they had finished it the old hag grew so thirsty that she could stand it no longer, and asked her daughter to go out and bring her some water from the river that ran near by.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading ‘I won’t go,’ said she, ‘unless you lend me your bright gold piece.’
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading All the others then came to taste the porridge, and thought it nice, but after they had finished it the old hag grew so thirsty that she could stand it no longer, and asked her daughter to go out and bring her some water from the river that ran near by.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading All the others then came to taste the porridge, and thought it nice, but after they had finished it the old hag grew so thirsty that she could stand it no longer, and asked her daughter to go out and bring her some water from the river that ran near by.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I got the milk by witchcraft yesterday out of four kingdoms, and now it is salt!’
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading All the others then came to taste the porridge, and thought it nice, but after they had finished it the old hag grew so thirsty that she could stand it no longer, and asked her daughter to go out and bring her some water from the river that ran near by.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading ‘How comes this?’ she said; ‘the porridge is salt!
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading All the others then came to taste the porridge, and thought it nice, but after they had finished it the old hag grew so thirsty that she could stand it no longer, and asked her daughter to go out and bring her some water from the river that ran near by.
a female human offspring
From this reading All the others then came to taste the porridge, and thought it nice, but after they had finished it the old hag grew so thirsty that she could stand it no longer, and asked her daughter to go out and bring her some water from the river that ran near by.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading All the others then came to taste the porridge, and thought it nice, but after they had finished it the old hag grew so thirsty that she could stand it no longer, and asked her daughter to go out and bring her some water from the river that ran near by.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The old hag, who was the most frightful of them all, went first to taste the porridge.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading I got the milk by witchcraft yesterday out of four kingdoms, and now it is salt!’
frightfuladjectiveUS /ˈfraɪtfəl/
provoking horror
From this reading The old hag, who was the most frightful of them all, went first to taste the porridge.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading All the others then came to taste the porridge, and thought it nice, but after they had finished it the old hag grew so thirsty that she could stand it no longer, and asked her daughter to go out and bring her some water from the river that ran near by.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading All the others then came to taste the porridge, and thought it nice, but after they had finished it the old hag grew so thirsty that she could stand it no longer, and asked her daughter to go out and bring her some water from the river that ran near by.
coins made of gold
From this reading ‘I won’t go,’ said she, ‘unless you lend me your bright gold piece.’
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I got the milk by witchcraft yesterday out of four kingdoms, and now it is salt!’
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading All the others then came to taste the porridge, and thought it nice, but after they had finished it the old hag grew so thirsty that she could stand it no longer, and asked her daughter to go out and bring her some water from the river that ran near by.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All the others then came to taste the porridge, and thought it nice, but after they had finished it the old hag grew so thirsty that she could stand it no longer, and asked her daughter to go out and bring her some water from the river that ran near by.
hagnounUS /hæɡ/
an ugly evil-looking old woman
From this reading The old hag, who was the most frightful of them all, went first to taste the porridge.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading All the others then came to taste the porridge, and thought it nice, but after they had finished it the old hag grew so thirsty that she could stand it no longer, and asked her daughter to go out and bring her some water from the river that ran near by.
How
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From this reading ‘How comes this?’ she said; ‘the porridge is salt!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I got the milk by witchcraft yesterday out of four kingdoms, and now it is salt!’
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘How comes this?’ she said; ‘the porridge is salt!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I got the milk by witchcraft yesterday out of four kingdoms, and now it is salt!’
kingdomsnounUS /ˈkɪŋdəmz/
plural of “kingdom” — a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading I got the milk by witchcraft yesterday out of four kingdoms, and now it is salt!’
lendverbUS /lend/
bestow a quality on
From this reading ‘I won’t go,’ said she, ‘unless you lend me your bright gold piece.’
for more time
From this reading All the others then came to taste the porridge, and thought it nice, but after they had finished it the old hag grew so thirsty that she could stand it no longer, and asked her daughter to go out and bring her some water from the river that ran near by.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘I won’t go,’ said she, ‘unless you lend me your bright gold piece.’
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading I got the milk by witchcraft yesterday out of four kingdoms, and now it is salt!’
used to form the superlative
From this reading The old hag, who was the most frightful of them all, went first to taste the porridge.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading All the others then came to taste the porridge, and thought it nice, but after they had finished it the old hag grew so thirsty that she could stand it no longer, and asked her daughter to go out and bring her some water from the river that ran near by.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading All the others then came to taste the porridge, and thought it nice, but after they had finished it the old hag grew so thirsty that she could stand it no longer, and asked her daughter to go out and bring her some water from the river that ran near by.
not any; not one
From this reading All the others then came to taste the porridge, and thought it nice, but after they had finished it the old hag grew so thirsty that she could stand it no longer, and asked her daughter to go out and bring her some water from the river that ran near by.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I got the milk by witchcraft yesterday out of four kingdoms, and now it is salt!’
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The old hag, who was the most frightful of them all, went first to taste the porridge.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The old hag, who was the most frightful of them all, went first to taste the porridge.
others
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From this reading All the others then came to taste the porridge, and thought it nice, but after they had finished it the old hag grew so thirsty that she could stand it no longer, and asked her daughter to go out and bring her some water from the river that ran near by.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I got the milk by witchcraft yesterday out of four kingdoms, and now it is salt!’
a separate part of a whole
From this reading ‘I won’t go,’ said she, ‘unless you lend me your bright gold piece.’
porridgenounUS /ˈpɔːrədʒ/
soft food made by boiling oatmeal or other meal or legumes in water or milk until thick
From this reading The old hag, who was the most frightful of them all, went first to taste the porridge.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading All the others then came to taste the porridge, and thought it nice, but after they had finished it the old hag grew so thirsty that she could stand it no longer, and asked her daughter to go out and bring her some water from the river that ran near by.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading All the others then came to taste the porridge, and thought it nice, but after they had finished it the old hag grew so thirsty that she could stand it no longer, and asked her daughter to go out and bring her some water from the river that ran near by.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ‘How comes this?’ she said; ‘the porridge is salt!
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading ‘How comes this?’ she said; ‘the porridge is salt!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘How comes this?’ she said; ‘the porridge is salt!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading All the others then came to taste the porridge, and thought it nice, but after they had finished it the old hag grew so thirsty that she could stand it no longer, and asked her daughter to go out and bring her some water from the river that ran near by.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading All the others then came to taste the porridge, and thought it nice, but after they had finished it the old hag grew so thirsty that she could stand it no longer, and asked her daughter to go out and bring her some water from the river that ran near by.
be standing; be upright
From this reading All the others then came to taste the porridge, and thought it nice, but after they had finished it the old hag grew so thirsty that she could stand it no longer, and asked her daughter to go out and bring her some water from the river that ran near by.
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading The old hag, who was the most frightful of them all, went first to taste the porridge.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All the others then came to taste the porridge, and thought it nice, but after they had finished it the old hag grew so thirsty that she could stand it no longer, and asked her daughter to go out and bring her some water from the river that ran near by.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The old hag, who was the most frightful of them all, went first to taste the porridge.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The old hag, who was the most frightful of them all, went first to taste the porridge.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading All the others then came to taste the porridge, and thought it nice, but after they had finished it the old hag grew so thirsty that she could stand it no longer, and asked her daughter to go out and bring her some water from the river that ran near by.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All the others then came to taste the porridge, and thought it nice, but after they had finished it the old hag grew so thirsty that she could stand it no longer, and asked her daughter to go out and bring her some water from the river that ran near by.
thirstyadjectiveUS /ˈθɜːrsti/
needing moisture
From this reading All the others then came to taste the porridge, and thought it nice, but after they had finished it the old hag grew so thirsty that she could stand it no longer, and asked her daughter to go out and bring her some water from the river that ran near by.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ‘How comes this?’ she said; ‘the porridge is salt!
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading All the others then came to taste the porridge, and thought it nice, but after they had finished it the old hag grew so thirsty that she could stand it no longer, and asked her daughter to go out and bring her some water from the river that ran near by.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The old hag, who was the most frightful of them all, went first to taste the porridge.
except if; if not
From this reading ‘I won’t go,’ said she, ‘unless you lend me your bright gold piece.’
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The old hag, who was the most frightful of them all, went first to taste the porridge.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading All the others then came to taste the porridge, and thought it nice, but after they had finished it the old hag grew so thirsty that she could stand it no longer, and asked her daughter to go out and bring her some water from the river that ran near by.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The old hag, who was the most frightful of them all, went first to taste the porridge.
which person or people
From this reading The old hag, who was the most frightful of them all, went first to taste the porridge.
witchcraftnounUS /ˈwɪtʃkræft/
the art of sorcery
From this reading I got the milk by witchcraft yesterday out of four kingdoms, and now it is salt!’
won't
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From this reading ‘I won’t go,’ said she, ‘unless you lend me your bright gold piece.’
the day immediately before today
From this reading I got the milk by witchcraft yesterday out of four kingdoms, and now it is salt!’
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘I won’t go,’ said she, ‘unless you lend me your bright gold piece.’
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘I won’t go,’ said she, ‘unless you lend me your bright gold piece.’
