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From this reading 10.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading JACK, THE GIANT-KILLER Once a poor farmer had a good son named Jack, who was wide-awake and always ready to help.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading Far up on the mountain in a great cave lived a wicked Giant named Carmoran, who was so fierce and frightful that everybody was afraid of him.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading JACK, THE GIANT-KILLER Once a poor farmer had a good son named Jack, who was wide-awake and always ready to help.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JACK, THE GIANT-KILLER Once a poor farmer had a good son named Jack, who was wide-awake and always ready to help.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Every time he wanted food he came down the mountain to the valley and carried off oxen on his back, and pigs and sheep tied around his waist.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Every time he wanted food he came down the mountain to the valley and carried off oxen on his back, and pigs and sheep tied around his waist.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Every time he wanted food he came down the mountain to the valley and carried off oxen on his back, and pigs and sheep tied around his waist.
Carmoran
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From this reading Far up on the mountain in a great cave lived a wicked Giant named Carmoran, who was so fierce and frightful that everybody was afraid of him.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Every time he wanted food he came down the mountain to the valley and carried off oxen on his back, and pigs and sheep tied around his waist.
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading Far up on the mountain in a great cave lived a wicked Giant named Carmoran, who was so fierce and frightful that everybody was afraid of him.
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading The people were in despair.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Every time he wanted food he came down the mountain to the valley and carried off oxen on his back, and pigs and sheep tied around his waist.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every time he wanted food he came down the mountain to the valley and carried off oxen on his back, and pigs and sheep tied around his waist.
every person
From this reading Far up on the mountain in a great cave lived a wicked Giant named Carmoran, who was so fierce and frightful that everybody was afraid of him.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Far up on the mountain in a great cave lived a wicked Giant named Carmoran, who was so fierce and frightful that everybody was afraid of him.
a person who operates a farm
From this reading JACK, THE GIANT-KILLER Once a poor farmer had a good son named Jack, who was wide-awake and always ready to help.
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading Far up on the mountain in a great cave lived a wicked Giant named Carmoran, who was so fierce and frightful that everybody was afraid of him.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading Every time he wanted food he came down the mountain to the valley and carried off oxen on his back, and pigs and sheep tied around his waist.
frightfuladjectiveUS /ˈfraɪtfəl/
provoking horror
From this reading Far up on the mountain in a great cave lived a wicked Giant named Carmoran, who was so fierce and frightful that everybody was afraid of him.
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading Far up on the mountain in a great cave lived a wicked Giant named Carmoran, who was so fierce and frightful that everybody was afraid of him.
GIANT-KILLER
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From this reading JACK, THE GIANT-KILLER Once a poor farmer had a good son named Jack, who was wide-awake and always ready to help.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading JACK, THE GIANT-KILLER Once a poor farmer had a good son named Jack, who was wide-awake and always ready to help.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Far up on the mountain in a great cave lived a wicked Giant named Carmoran, who was so fierce and frightful that everybody was afraid of him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading JACK, THE GIANT-KILLER Once a poor farmer had a good son named Jack, who was wide-awake and always ready to help.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Every time he wanted food he came down the mountain to the valley and carried off oxen on his back, and pigs and sheep tied around his waist.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading JACK, THE GIANT-KILLER Once a poor farmer had a good son named Jack, who was wide-awake and always ready to help.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Far up on the mountain in a great cave lived a wicked Giant named Carmoran, who was so fierce and frightful that everybody was afraid of him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Every time he wanted food he came down the mountain to the valley and carried off oxen on his back, and pigs and sheep tied around his waist.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Far up on the mountain in a great cave lived a wicked Giant named Carmoran, who was so fierce and frightful that everybody was afraid of him.
a small worthless amount
From this reading JACK, THE GIANT-KILLER Once a poor farmer had a good son named Jack, who was wide-awake and always ready to help.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Far up on the mountain in a great cave lived a wicked Giant named Carmoran, who was so fierce and frightful that everybody was afraid of him.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading Far up on the mountain in a great cave lived a wicked Giant named Carmoran, who was so fierce and frightful that everybody was afraid of him.
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading JACK, THE GIANT-KILLER Once a poor farmer had a good son named Jack, who was wide-awake and always ready to help.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Far up on the mountain in a great cave lived a wicked Giant named Carmoran, who was so fierce and frightful that everybody was afraid of him.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Every time he wanted food he came down the mountain to the valley and carried off oxen on his back, and pigs and sheep tied around his waist.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Far up on the mountain in a great cave lived a wicked Giant named Carmoran, who was so fierce and frightful that everybody was afraid of him.
on one occasion
From this reading JACK, THE GIANT-KILLER Once a poor farmer had a good son named Jack, who was wide-awake and always ready to help.
oxennounUS /ˈɑːksən/
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading Every time he wanted food he came down the mountain to the valley and carried off oxen on his back, and pigs and sheep tied around his waist.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The people were in despair.
pigsnounUS /pɪɡz/
plural of “pig” — domestic swine
From this reading Every time he wanted food he came down the mountain to the valley and carried off oxen on his back, and pigs and sheep tied around his waist.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading JACK, THE GIANT-KILLER Once a poor farmer had a good son named Jack, who was wide-awake and always ready to help.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading JACK, THE GIANT-KILLER Once a poor farmer had a good son named Jack, who was wide-awake and always ready to help.
woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
From this reading Every time he wanted food he came down the mountain to the valley and carried off oxen on his back, and pigs and sheep tied around his waist.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Far up on the mountain in a great cave lived a wicked Giant named Carmoran, who was so fierce and frightful that everybody was afraid of him.
a male human offspring
From this reading JACK, THE GIANT-KILLER Once a poor farmer had a good son named Jack, who was wide-awake and always ready to help.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Far up on the mountain in a great cave lived a wicked Giant named Carmoran, who was so fierce and frightful that everybody was afraid of him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JACK, THE GIANT-KILLER Once a poor farmer had a good son named Jack, who was wide-awake and always ready to help.
bound or secured closely
From this reading Every time he wanted food he came down the mountain to the valley and carried off oxen on his back, and pigs and sheep tied around his waist.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Every time he wanted food he came down the mountain to the valley and carried off oxen on his back, and pigs and sheep tied around his waist.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JACK, THE GIANT-KILLER Once a poor farmer had a good son named Jack, who was wide-awake and always ready to help.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Far up on the mountain in a great cave lived a wicked Giant named Carmoran, who was so fierce and frightful that everybody was afraid of him.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading Every time he wanted food he came down the mountain to the valley and carried off oxen on his back, and pigs and sheep tied around his waist.
the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips
From this reading Every time he wanted food he came down the mountain to the valley and carried off oxen on his back, and pigs and sheep tied around his waist.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading Every time he wanted food he came down the mountain to the valley and carried off oxen on his back, and pigs and sheep tied around his waist.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JACK, THE GIANT-KILLER Once a poor farmer had a good son named Jack, who was wide-awake and always ready to help.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The people were in despair.
which person or people
From this reading JACK, THE GIANT-KILLER Once a poor farmer had a good son named Jack, who was wide-awake and always ready to help.
morally bad in principle or practice
From this reading Far up on the mountain in a great cave lived a wicked Giant named Carmoran, who was so fierce and frightful that everybody was afraid of him.
wide-awakeadjective
fully awake
From this reading JACK, THE GIANT-KILLER Once a poor farmer had a good son named Jack, who was wide-awake and always ready to help.
