used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And the Swineherd went behind a tree, washed the black and brown off his face, threw away his old clothes, and then stepped forward in his splendid dress, looking so beautiful that the Princess was obliged to courtesy.
AlasexclamationUS /əˈlæs/
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading Alas, how unfortunate I am!’
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Alas, how unfortunate I am!’
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And the Swineherd went behind a tree, washed the black and brown off his face, threw away his old clothes, and then stepped forward in his splendid dress, looking so beautiful that the Princess was obliged to courtesy.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading And the Swineherd went behind a tree, washed the black and brown off his face, threw away his old clothes, and then stepped forward in his splendid dress, looking so beautiful that the Princess was obliged to courtesy.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading ‘If only I had taken the beautiful Prince!
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading And the Swineherd went behind a tree, washed the black and brown off his face, threw away his old clothes, and then stepped forward in his splendid dress, looking so beautiful that the Princess was obliged to courtesy.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading And the Swineherd went behind a tree, washed the black and brown off his face, threw away his old clothes, and then stepped forward in his splendid dress, looking so beautiful that the Princess was obliged to courtesy.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading And the Swineherd went behind a tree, washed the black and brown off his face, threw away his old clothes, and then stepped forward in his splendid dress, looking so beautiful that the Princess was obliged to courtesy.
clothing in general
From this reading And the Swineherd went behind a tree, washed the black and brown off his face, threw away his old clothes, and then stepped forward in his splendid dress, looking so beautiful that the Princess was obliged to courtesy.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading ‘I now come to this.
courtesynounUS /ˈkɜːrtəsi/
a courteous or respectful or considerate act
From this reading And the Swineherd went behind a tree, washed the black and brown off his face, threw away his old clothes, and then stepped forward in his splendid dress, looking so beautiful that the Princess was obliged to courtesy.
despiseverbUS /dɪˈspaɪz/
look down on with disdain
From this reading I despise you!’ he said.
put on clothes
From this reading And the Swineherd went behind a tree, washed the black and brown off his face, threw away his old clothes, and then stepped forward in his splendid dress, looking so beautiful that the Princess was obliged to courtesy.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading And the Swineherd went behind a tree, washed the black and brown off his face, threw away his old clothes, and then stepped forward in his splendid dress, looking so beautiful that the Princess was obliged to courtesy.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading And the Swineherd went behind a tree, washed the black and brown off his face, threw away his old clothes, and then stepped forward in his splendid dress, looking so beautiful that the Princess was obliged to courtesy.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ‘If only I had taken the beautiful Prince!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I despise you!’ he said.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And the Swineherd went behind a tree, washed the black and brown off his face, threw away his old clothes, and then stepped forward in his splendid dress, looking so beautiful that the Princess was obliged to courtesy.
how
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From this reading Alas, how unfortunate I am!’
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘If only I had taken the beautiful Prince!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading ‘If only I had taken the beautiful Prince!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And the Swineherd went behind a tree, washed the black and brown off his face, threw away his old clothes, and then stepped forward in his splendid dress, looking so beautiful that the Princess was obliged to courtesy.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading And the Swineherd went behind a tree, washed the black and brown off his face, threw away his old clothes, and then stepped forward in his splendid dress, looking so beautiful that the Princess was obliged to courtesy.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading ‘I now come to this.
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading And the Swineherd went behind a tree, washed the black and brown off his face, threw away his old clothes, and then stepped forward in his splendid dress, looking so beautiful that the Princess was obliged to courtesy.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading And the Swineherd went behind a tree, washed the black and brown off his face, threw away his old clothes, and then stepped forward in his splendid dress, looking so beautiful that the Princess was obliged to courtesy.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading And the Swineherd went behind a tree, washed the black and brown off his face, threw away his old clothes, and then stepped forward in his splendid dress, looking so beautiful that the Princess was obliged to courtesy.
and nothing more
From this reading ‘If only I had taken the beautiful Prince!
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading ‘If only I had taken the beautiful Prince!
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading And the Swineherd went behind a tree, washed the black and brown off his face, threw away his old clothes, and then stepped forward in his splendid dress, looking so beautiful that the Princess was obliged to courtesy.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I despise you!’ he said.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And the Swineherd went behind a tree, washed the black and brown off his face, threw away his old clothes, and then stepped forward in his splendid dress, looking so beautiful that the Princess was obliged to courtesy.
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading And the Swineherd went behind a tree, washed the black and brown off his face, threw away his old clothes, and then stepped forward in his splendid dress, looking so beautiful that the Princess was obliged to courtesy.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading And the Swineherd went behind a tree, washed the black and brown off his face, threw away his old clothes, and then stepped forward in his splendid dress, looking so beautiful that the Princess was obliged to courtesy.
Swineherdnoun
a herder or swine
From this reading And the Swineherd went behind a tree, washed the black and brown off his face, threw away his old clothes, and then stepped forward in his splendid dress, looking so beautiful that the Princess was obliged to courtesy.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading ‘If only I had taken the beautiful Prince!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And the Swineherd went behind a tree, washed the black and brown off his face, threw away his old clothes, and then stepped forward in his splendid dress, looking so beautiful that the Princess was obliged to courtesy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘If only I had taken the beautiful Prince!
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And the Swineherd went behind a tree, washed the black and brown off his face, threw away his old clothes, and then stepped forward in his splendid dress, looking so beautiful that the Princess was obliged to courtesy.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ‘I now come to this.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading And the Swineherd went behind a tree, washed the black and brown off his face, threw away his old clothes, and then stepped forward in his splendid dress, looking so beautiful that the Princess was obliged to courtesy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And the Swineherd went behind a tree, washed the black and brown off his face, threw away his old clothes, and then stepped forward in his splendid dress, looking so beautiful that the Princess was obliged to courtesy.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading And the Swineherd went behind a tree, washed the black and brown off his face, threw away his old clothes, and then stepped forward in his splendid dress, looking so beautiful that the Princess was obliged to courtesy.
not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune
From this reading Alas, how unfortunate I am!’
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And the Swineherd went behind a tree, washed the black and brown off his face, threw away his old clothes, and then stepped forward in his splendid dress, looking so beautiful that the Princess was obliged to courtesy.
clean by virtue of having been washed in water
From this reading And the Swineherd went behind a tree, washed the black and brown off his face, threw away his old clothes, and then stepped forward in his splendid dress, looking so beautiful that the Princess was obliged to courtesy.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading And the Swineherd went behind a tree, washed the black and brown off his face, threw away his old clothes, and then stepped forward in his splendid dress, looking so beautiful that the Princess was obliged to courtesy.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I despise you!’ he said.
