used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Now for a time the Dragon King and his bride lived very happily.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading They loved each other dearly, and the bridegroom day after day took delight in showing his bride all the wonders and treasures of his coral palace, and she was never tired of wandering with him through its vast halls and gardens.
(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 They loved each other dearly, and the bridegroom day after day took delight in showing his bride all the wonders and treasures of his coral palace, and she was never tired of wandering with him through its vast halls and gardens.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now for a time the Dragon King and his bride lived very happily.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The King was sorely troubled when he saw his precious bride so ill, and at once sent for the fish doctor to come and give her some medicine.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Two months passed in this happy way, and then the Dragon Queen fell ill and was obliged to stay in bed.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Life seemed to them both like a long summer's day.
a woman who has recently been married
From this reading Now for a time the Dragon King and his bride lived very happily.
bridegroomnounUS /ˈbraɪdɡruːm/
a man who has recently been married
From this reading They loved each other dearly, and the bridegroom day after day took delight in showing his bride all the wonders and treasures of his coral palace, and she was never tired of wandering with him through its vast halls and gardens.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The King was sorely troubled when he saw his precious bride so ill, and at once sent for the fish doctor to come and give her some medicine.
coralnounUS /ˈkɔːrəl/
a variable color averaging a deep pink
From this reading They loved each other dearly, and the bridegroom day after day took delight in showing his bride all the wonders and treasures of his coral palace, and she was never tired of wandering with him through its vast halls and gardens.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading They loved each other dearly, and the bridegroom day after day took delight in showing his bride all the wonders and treasures of his coral palace, and she was never tired of wandering with him through its vast halls and gardens.
dearlyadverbUS /ˈdɪrli/
in a sincere and heartfelt manner
From this reading They loved each other dearly, and the bridegroom day after day took delight in showing his bride all the wonders and treasures of his coral palace, and she was never tired of wandering with him through its vast halls and gardens.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading They loved each other dearly, and the bridegroom day after day took delight in showing his bride all the wonders and treasures of his coral palace, and she was never tired of wandering with him through its vast halls and gardens.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading The King was sorely troubled when he saw his precious bride so ill, and at once sent for the fish doctor to come and give her some medicine.
DragonnounUS /ˈdræɡən/
a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings
From this reading Now for a time the Dragon King and his bride lived very happily.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading They loved each other dearly, and the bridegroom day after day took delight in showing his bride all the wonders and treasures of his coral palace, and she was never tired of wandering with him through its vast halls and gardens.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Two months passed in this happy way, and then the Dragon Queen fell ill and was obliged to stay in bed.
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading The King was sorely troubled when he saw his precious bride so ill, and at once sent for the fish doctor to come and give her some medicine.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Now for a time the Dragon King and his bride lived very happily.
plural of “garden” — a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading They loved each other dearly, and the bridegroom day after day took delight in showing his bride all the wonders and treasures of his coral palace, and she was never tired of wandering with him through its vast halls and gardens.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The King was sorely troubled when he saw his precious bride so ill, and at once sent for the fish doctor to come and give her some medicine.
hallsnounUS /hɔːlz/
plural of “hall” — an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading They loved each other dearly, and the bridegroom day after day took delight in showing his bride all the wonders and treasures of his coral palace, and she was never tired of wandering with him through its vast halls and gardens.
happilyadverbUS /ˈhæpəli/
in a joyous manner
From this reading Now for a time the Dragon King and his bride lived very happily.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Two months passed in this happy way, and then the Dragon Queen fell ill and was obliged to stay in bed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The King was sorely troubled when he saw his precious bride so ill, and at once sent for the fish doctor to come and give her some medicine.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The King was sorely troubled when he saw his precious bride so ill, and at once sent for the fish doctor to come and give her some medicine.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They loved each other dearly, and the bridegroom day after day took delight in showing his bride all the wonders and treasures of his coral palace, and she was never tired of wandering with him through its vast halls and gardens.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Now for a time the Dragon King and his bride lived very happily.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading Two months passed in this happy way, and then the Dragon Queen fell ill and was obliged to stay in bed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They loved each other dearly, and the bridegroom day after day took delight in showing his bride all the wonders and treasures of his coral palace, and she was never tired of wandering with him through its vast halls and gardens.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading They loved each other dearly, and the bridegroom day after day took delight in showing his bride all the wonders and treasures of his coral palace, and she was never tired of wandering with him through its vast halls and gardens.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Now for a time the Dragon King and his bride lived very happily.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Life seemed to them both like a long summer's day.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Life seemed to them both like a long summer's day.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Now for a time the Dragon King and his bride lived very happily.
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 Life seemed to them both like a long summer's day.
held dear
From this reading They loved each other dearly, and the bridegroom day after day took delight in showing his bride all the wonders and treasures of his coral palace, and she was never tired of wandering with him through its vast halls and gardens.
medicinenounUS /ˈmedəsən/
the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
From this reading The King was sorely troubled when he saw his precious bride so ill, and at once sent for the fish doctor to come and give her some medicine.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Two months passed in this happy way, and then the Dragon Queen fell ill and was obliged to stay in bed.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading They loved each other dearly, and the bridegroom day after day took delight in showing his bride all the wonders and treasures of his coral palace, and she was never tired of wandering with him through its vast halls and gardens.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now for a time the Dragon King and his bride lived very happily.
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading Two months passed in this happy way, and then the Dragon Queen fell ill and was obliged to stay in bed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They loved each other dearly, and the bridegroom day after day took delight in showing his bride all the wonders and treasures of his coral palace, and she was never tired of wandering with him through its vast halls and gardens.
on one occasion
From this reading The King was sorely troubled when he saw his precious bride so ill, and at once sent for the fish doctor to come and give her some medicine.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading They loved each other dearly, and the bridegroom day after day took delight in showing his bride all the wonders and treasures of his coral palace, and she was never tired of wandering with him through its vast halls and gardens.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading They loved each other dearly, and the bridegroom day after day took delight in showing his bride all the wonders and treasures of his coral palace, and she was never tired of wandering with him through its vast halls and gardens.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Two months passed in this happy way, and then the Dragon Queen fell ill and was obliged to stay in bed.
characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
From this reading The King was sorely troubled when he saw his precious bride so ill, and at once sent for the fish doctor to come and give her some medicine.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading Two months passed in this happy way, and then the Dragon Queen fell ill and was obliged to stay in bed.
cut with a saw
From this reading The King was sorely troubled when he saw his precious bride so ill, and at once sent for the fish doctor to come and give her some medicine.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Life seemed to them both like a long summer's day.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading The King was sorely troubled when he saw his precious bride so ill, and at once sent for the fish doctor to come and give her some medicine.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They loved each other dearly, and the bridegroom day after day took delight in showing his bride all the wonders and treasures of his coral palace, and she was never tired of wandering with him through its vast halls and gardens.
the display of a motion picture
From this reading They loved each other dearly, and the bridegroom day after day took delight in showing his bride all the wonders and treasures of his coral palace, and she was never tired of wandering with him through its vast halls and gardens.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The King was sorely troubled when he saw his precious bride so ill, and at once sent for the fish doctor to come and give her some medicine.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The King was sorely troubled when he saw his precious bride so ill, and at once sent for the fish doctor to come and give her some medicine.
sorelyadverbUS /ˈsɔːrli/
to a great degree
From this reading The King was sorely troubled when he saw his precious bride so ill, and at once sent for the fish doctor to come and give her some medicine.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Two months passed in this happy way, and then the Dragon Queen fell ill and was obliged to stay in bed.
summer'snounUS /ˈsʌmərz/
possessive form of “summer” — the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading Life seemed to them both like a long summer's day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now for a time the Dragon King and his bride lived very happily.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Life seemed to them both like a long summer's day.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Two months passed in this happy way, and then the Dragon Queen fell ill and was obliged to stay in bed.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They loved each other dearly, and the bridegroom day after day took delight in showing his bride all the wonders and treasures of his coral palace, and she was never tired of wandering with him through its vast halls and gardens.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Two months passed in this happy way, and then the Dragon Queen fell ill and was obliged to stay in bed.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading They loved each other dearly, and the bridegroom day after day took delight in showing his bride all the wonders and treasures of his coral palace, and she was never tired of wandering with him through its vast halls and gardens.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Now for a time the Dragon King and his bride lived very happily.
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading They loved each other dearly, and the bridegroom day after day took delight in showing his bride all the wonders and treasures of his coral palace, and she was never tired of wandering with him through its vast halls and gardens.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Life seemed to them both like a long summer's day.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading They loved each other dearly, and the bridegroom day after day took delight in showing his bride all the wonders and treasures of his coral palace, and she was never tired of wandering with him through its vast halls and gardens.
treasuresnounUS /ˈtreʒərz/
plural of “treasure” — accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
From this reading They loved each other dearly, and the bridegroom day after day took delight in showing his bride all the wonders and treasures of his coral palace, and she was never tired of wandering with him through its vast halls and gardens.
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading The King was sorely troubled when he saw his precious bride so ill, and at once sent for the fish doctor to come and give her some medicine.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two months passed in this happy way, and then the Dragon Queen fell ill and was obliged to stay in bed.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading They loved each other dearly, and the bridegroom day after day took delight in showing his bride all the wonders and treasures of his coral palace, and she was never tired of wandering with him through its vast halls and gardens.
precisely as stated
From this reading Now for a time the Dragon King and his bride lived very happily.
migratory
From this reading They loved each other dearly, and the bridegroom day after day took delight in showing his bride all the wonders and treasures of his coral palace, and she was never tired of wandering with him through its vast halls and gardens.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They loved each other dearly, and the bridegroom day after day took delight in showing his bride all the wonders and treasures of his coral palace, and she was never tired of wandering with him through its vast halls and gardens.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Two months passed in this happy way, and then the Dragon Queen fell ill and was obliged to stay in bed.
at the time that
From this reading The King was sorely troubled when he saw his precious bride so ill, and at once sent for the fish doctor to come and give her some medicine.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They loved each other dearly, and the bridegroom day after day took delight in showing his bride all the wonders and treasures of his coral palace, and she was never tired of wandering with him through its vast halls and gardens.
wondersnounUS /ˈwʌndərz/
plural of “wonder” — the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading They loved each other dearly, and the bridegroom day after day took delight in showing his bride all the wonders and treasures of his coral palace, and she was never tired of wandering with him through its vast halls and gardens.
