used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading DOWN THE RIVER Anna had gathered an armful of dry wood and was just starting back when a queer little frightened cry made her stop suddenly and look quickly around.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading DOWN THE RIVER Anna had gathered an armful of dry wood and was just starting back when a queer little frightened cry made her stop suddenly and look quickly around.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DOWN THE RIVER Anna had gathered an armful of dry wood and was just starting back when a queer little frightened cry made her stop suddenly and look quickly around.
AnnanounUS /ˈænə/
a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading DOWN THE RIVER Anna had gathered an armful of dry wood and was just starting back when a queer little frightened cry made her stop suddenly and look quickly around.
armfulnoun
the quantity that can be contained in the arms
From this reading DOWN THE RIVER Anna had gathered an armful of dry wood and was just starting back when a queer little frightened cry made her stop suddenly and look quickly around.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading DOWN THE RIVER Anna had gathered an armful of dry wood and was just starting back when a queer little frightened cry made her stop suddenly and look quickly around.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As she came near the logs she could see a little gray creature struggling to get loose from a coil of string in which its hind legs were entangled.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading DOWN THE RIVER Anna had gathered an armful of dry wood and was just starting back when a queer little frightened cry made her stop suddenly and look quickly around.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading In a moment the noise was repeated, and she realized that it came from a pile of logs near the river bank.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading In a moment the noise was repeated, and she realized that it came from a pile of logs near the river bank.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading Anna put down the wood, and tiptoed carefully in the direction of the sound.
coilnounUS /kɔɪl/
a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
From this reading As she came near the logs she could see a little gray creature struggling to get loose from a coil of string in which its hind legs were entangled.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading As she came near the logs she could see a little gray creature struggling to get loose from a coil of string in which its hind legs were entangled.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading As she came near the logs she could see a little gray creature struggling to get loose from a coil of string in which its hind legs were entangled.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading DOWN THE RIVER Anna had gathered an armful of dry wood and was just starting back when a queer little frightened cry made her stop suddenly and look quickly around.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading Anna put down the wood, and tiptoed carefully in the direction of the sound.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading DOWN THE RIVER Anna had gathered an armful of dry wood and was just starting back when a queer little frightened cry made her stop suddenly and look quickly around.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading DOWN THE RIVER Anna had gathered an armful of dry wood and was just starting back when a queer little frightened cry made her stop suddenly and look quickly around.
entangledadjectiveUS /enˈtæŋɡəld/
deeply involved especially in something complicated
From this reading As she came near the logs she could see a little gray creature struggling to get loose from a coil of string in which its hind legs were entangled.
made afraid
From this reading DOWN THE RIVER Anna had gathered an armful of dry wood and was just starting back when a queer little frightened cry made her stop suddenly and look quickly around.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In a moment the noise was repeated, and she realized that it came from a pile of logs near the river bank.
brought together in one place
From this reading DOWN THE RIVER Anna had gathered an armful of dry wood and was just starting back when a queer little frightened cry made her stop suddenly and look quickly around.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading As she came near the logs she could see a little gray creature struggling to get loose from a coil of string in which its hind legs were entangled.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading As she came near the logs she could see a little gray creature struggling to get loose from a coil of string in which its hind legs were entangled.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading DOWN THE RIVER Anna had gathered an armful of dry wood and was just starting back when a queer little frightened cry made her stop suddenly and look quickly around.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading DOWN THE RIVER Anna had gathered an armful of dry wood and was just starting back when a queer little frightened cry made her stop suddenly and look quickly around.
hindnounUS /haɪnd/
any of several mostly spotted fishes that resemble groupers
From this reading As she came near the logs she could see a little gray creature struggling to get loose from a coil of string in which its hind legs were entangled.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a moment the noise was repeated, and she realized that it came from a pile of logs near the river bank.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In a moment the noise was repeated, and she realized that it came from a pile of logs near the river bank.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading As she came near the logs she could see a little gray creature struggling to get loose from a coil of string in which its hind legs were entangled.
and nothing more
From this reading DOWN THE RIVER Anna had gathered an armful of dry wood and was just starting back when a queer little frightened cry made her stop suddenly and look quickly around.
staying power
From this reading As she came near the logs she could see a little gray creature struggling to get loose from a coil of string in which its hind legs were entangled.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading DOWN THE RIVER Anna had gathered an armful of dry wood and was just starting back when a queer little frightened cry made her stop suddenly and look quickly around.
logsnounUS /lɔːɡz/
plural of “log” — a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches
From this reading In a moment the noise was repeated, and she realized that it came from a pile of logs near the river bank.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading DOWN THE RIVER Anna had gathered an armful of dry wood and was just starting back when a queer little frightened cry made her stop suddenly and look quickly around.
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading As she came near the logs she could see a little gray creature struggling to get loose from a coil of string in which its hind legs were entangled.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading DOWN THE RIVER Anna had gathered an armful of dry wood and was just starting back when a queer little frightened cry made her stop suddenly and look quickly around.
a particular point in time
From this reading In a moment the noise was repeated, and she realized that it came from a pile of logs near the river bank.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading In a moment the noise was repeated, and she realized that it came from a pile of logs near the river bank.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading In a moment the noise was repeated, and she realized that it came from a pile of logs near the river bank.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DOWN THE RIVER Anna had gathered an armful of dry wood and was just starting back when a queer little frightened cry made her stop suddenly and look quickly around.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh!
pilenounUS /paɪl/
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading In a moment the noise was repeated, and she realized that it came from a pile of logs near the river bank.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Anna put down the wood, and tiptoed carefully in the direction of the sound.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading DOWN THE RIVER Anna had gathered an armful of dry wood and was just starting back when a queer little frightened cry made her stop suddenly and look quickly around.
with speed
From this reading DOWN THE RIVER Anna had gathered an armful of dry wood and was just starting back when a queer little frightened cry made her stop suddenly and look quickly around.
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading In a moment the noise was repeated, and she realized that it came from a pile of logs near the river bank.
recurring again and again
From this reading In a moment the noise was repeated, and she realized that it came from a pile of logs near the river bank.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading DOWN THE RIVER Anna had gathered an armful of dry wood and was just starting back when a queer little frightened cry made her stop suddenly and look quickly around.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading As she came near the logs she could see a little gray creature struggling to get loose from a coil of string in which its hind legs were entangled.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In a moment the noise was repeated, and she realized that it came from a pile of logs near the river bank.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Anna put down the wood, and tiptoed carefully in the direction of the sound.
(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
From this reading DOWN THE RIVER Anna had gathered an armful of dry wood and was just starting back when a queer little frightened cry made her stop suddenly and look quickly around.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading DOWN THE RIVER Anna had gathered an armful of dry wood and was just starting back when a queer little frightened cry made her stop suddenly and look quickly around.
stringnounUS /strɪŋ/
a lightweight cord
From this reading As she came near the logs she could see a little gray creature struggling to get loose from a coil of string in which its hind legs were entangled.
strugglingadjectiveUS /ˈstrʌɡəlɪŋ/
engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity
From this reading As she came near the logs she could see a little gray creature struggling to get loose from a coil of string in which its hind legs were entangled.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading DOWN THE RIVER Anna had gathered an armful of dry wood and was just starting back when a queer little frightened cry made her stop suddenly and look quickly around.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In a moment the noise was repeated, and she realized that it came from a pile of logs near the river bank.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DOWN THE RIVER Anna had gathered an armful of dry wood and was just starting back when a queer little frightened cry made her stop suddenly and look quickly around.
tiptoedverbUS /ˈtɪptoʊd/
past form of “tiptoe” — walk on one's toes
From this reading Anna put down the wood, and tiptoed carefully in the direction of the sound.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As she came near the logs she could see a little gray creature struggling to get loose from a coil of string in which its hind legs were entangled.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DOWN THE RIVER Anna had gathered an armful of dry wood and was just starting back when a queer little frightened cry made her stop suddenly and look quickly around.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As she came near the logs she could see a little gray creature struggling to get loose from a coil of string in which its hind legs were entangled.
at the time that
From this reading DOWN THE RIVER Anna had gathered an armful of dry wood and was just starting back when a queer little frightened cry made her stop suddenly and look quickly around.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading As she came near the logs she could see a little gray creature struggling to get loose from a coil of string in which its hind legs were entangled.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading DOWN THE RIVER Anna had gathered an armful of dry wood and was just starting back when a queer little frightened cry made her stop suddenly and look quickly around.
