used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She sharpened one end of a long stick and with it speared the fried bread when it was browned.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading Heedless of the hot bread's "Tsing!" in a high treble as it was lifted from the fire, she added it to the six others which had preceded it.
(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 It had been many a moon since she had had a meal of fried bread, for she was too poor to buy at any one time all the necessary ingredients, particularly the fat in which to fry it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She sharpened one end of a long stick and with it speared the fried bread when it was browned.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading It had been many a moon since she had had a meal of fried bread, for she was too poor to buy at any one time all the necessary ingredients, particularly the fat in which to fry it.
aromanounUS /ərˈoʊmə/
any property detected by the olfactory system
From this reading The aroma of freshly made coffee smote her nostrils and roused her from the tantalizing memories.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Heedless of the hot bread's "Tsing!" in a high treble as it was lifted from the fire, she added it to the six others which had preceded it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It had been many a moon since she had had a meal of fried bread, for she was too poor to buy at any one time all the necessary ingredients, particularly the fat in which to fry it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been many a moon since she had had a meal of fried bread, for she was too poor to buy at any one time all the necessary ingredients, particularly the fat in which to fry it.
boiledadjectiveUS /bɔɪld/
cooked in hot water
From this reading During the breadmaking, the smoke-blackened coffeepot boiled over.
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading She sharpened one end of a long stick and with it speared the fried bread when it was browned.
bread's
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From this reading Heedless of the hot bread's "Tsing!" in a high treble as it was lifted from the fire, she added it to the six others which had preceded it.
breadmaking
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From this reading During the breadmaking, the smoke-blackened coffeepot boiled over.
brownedadjectiveUS /braʊnd/
(of skin) deeply suntanned
From this reading She sharpened one end of a long stick and with it speared the fried bread when it was browned.
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading It had been many a moon since she had had a meal of fried bread, for she was too poor to buy at any one time all the necessary ingredients, particularly the fat in which to fry it.
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading The aroma of freshly made coffee smote her nostrils and roused her from the tantalizing memories.
coffeepotnoun
tall pot in which coffee is brewed
From this reading During the breadmaking, the smoke-blackened coffeepot boiled over.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the breadmaking, the smoke-blackened coffeepot boiled over.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading She sharpened one end of a long stick and with it speared the fried bread when it was browned.
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading It had been many a moon since she had had a meal of fried bread, for she was too poor to buy at any one time all the necessary ingredients, particularly the fat in which to fry it.
start firing a weapon
From this reading Heedless of the hot bread's "Tsing!" in a high treble as it was lifted from the fire, she added it to the six others which had preceded it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It had been many a moon since she had had a meal of fried bread, for she was too poor to buy at any one time all the necessary ingredients, particularly the fat in which to fry it.
freshlyadverbUS /ˈfreʃli/
very recently
From this reading The aroma of freshly made coffee smote her nostrils and roused her from the tantalizing memories.
friedadjectiveUS /fraɪd/
cooked by frying in fat
From this reading She sharpened one end of a long stick and with it speared the fried bread when it was browned.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Heedless of the hot bread's "Tsing!" in a high treble as it was lifted from the fire, she added it to the six others which had preceded it.
fryverbUS /fraɪ/
be excessively hot
From this reading It had been many a moon since she had had a meal of fried bread, for she was too poor to buy at any one time all the necessary ingredients, particularly the fat in which to fry it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Heedless of the hot bread's "Tsing!" in a high treble as it was lifted from the fire, she added it to the six others which had preceded it.
Heedlessadjective
marked by or paying little heed or attention
From this reading Heedless of the hot bread's "Tsing!" in a high treble as it was lifted from the fire, she added it to the six others which had preceded it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The aroma of freshly made coffee smote her nostrils and roused her from the tantalizing memories.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Heedless of the hot bread's "Tsing!" in a high treble as it was lifted from the fire, she added it to the six others which had preceded it.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading Heedless of the hot bread's "Tsing!" in a high treble as it was lifted from the fire, she added it to the six others which had preceded it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Heedless of the hot bread's "Tsing!" in a high treble as it was lifted from the fire, she added it to the six others which had preceded it.
ingredientsnounUS /ˌɪnˈɡriːdiənts/
plural of “ingredient” — a component of a mixture or compound
From this reading It had been many a moon since she had had a meal of fried bread, for she was too poor to buy at any one time all the necessary ingredients, particularly the fat in which to fry it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She sharpened one end of a long stick and with it speared the fried bread when it was browned.
held up in the air
From this reading Heedless of the hot bread's "Tsing!" in a high treble as it was lifted from the fire, she added it to the six others which had preceded it.
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 She sharpened one end of a long stick and with it speared the fried bread when it was browned.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The aroma of freshly made coffee smote her nostrils and roused her from the tantalizing memories.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading It had been many a moon since she had had a meal of fried bread, for she was too poor to buy at any one time all the necessary ingredients, particularly the fat in which to fry it.
the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading It had been many a moon since she had had a meal of fried bread, for she was too poor to buy at any one time all the necessary ingredients, particularly the fat in which to fry it.
memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
From this reading The aroma of freshly made coffee smote her nostrils and roused her from the tantalizing memories.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading It had been many a moon since she had had a meal of fried bread, for she was too poor to buy at any one time all the necessary ingredients, particularly the fat in which to fry it.
absolutely essential
From this reading It had been many a moon since she had had a meal of fried bread, for she was too poor to buy at any one time all the necessary ingredients, particularly the fat in which to fry it.
nostrilsnounUS /ˈnɑːstrəlz/
plural of “nostril” — either one of the two external openings to the nasal cavity in the nose
From this reading The aroma of freshly made coffee smote her nostrils and roused her from the tantalizing memories.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She sharpened one end of a long stick and with it speared the fried bread when it was browned.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She sharpened one end of a long stick and with it speared the fried bread when it was browned.
others
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From this reading Heedless of the hot bread's "Tsing!" in a high treble as it was lifted from the fire, she added it to the six others which had preceded it.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading During the breadmaking, the smoke-blackened coffeepot boiled over.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading It had been many a moon since she had had a meal of fried bread, for she was too poor to buy at any one time all the necessary ingredients, particularly the fat in which to fry it.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading It had been many a moon since she had had a meal of fried bread, for she was too poor to buy at any one time all the necessary ingredients, particularly the fat in which to fry it.
precededverbUS /prɪˈsiːdɪd/
past form of “precede” — be earlier in time; go back further
From this reading Heedless of the hot bread's "Tsing!" in a high treble as it was lifted from the fire, she added it to the six others which had preceded it.
past form of “rouse” — become active
From this reading The aroma of freshly made coffee smote her nostrils and roused her from the tantalizing memories.
sharpenedadjectiveUS /ˈʃɑːrpənd/
having the point made sharp
From this reading She sharpened one end of a long stick and with it speared the fried bread when it was browned.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She sharpened one end of a long stick and with it speared the fried bread when it was browned.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It had been many a moon since she had had a meal of fried bread, for she was too poor to buy at any one time all the necessary ingredients, particularly the fat in which to fry it.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading Heedless of the hot bread's "Tsing!" in a high treble as it was lifted from the fire, she added it to the six others which had preceded it.
smoke-blackened
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From this reading During the breadmaking, the smoke-blackened coffeepot boiled over.
smote
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From this reading The aroma of freshly made coffee smote her nostrils and roused her from the tantalizing memories.
speared
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From this reading She sharpened one end of a long stick and with it speared the fried bread when it was browned.
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading She sharpened one end of a long stick and with it speared the fried bread when it was browned.
tantalizingadjectiveUS /ˈtæntəlaɪzɪŋ/
arousing desire or expectation for something unattainable or mockingly out of reach
From this reading The aroma of freshly made coffee smote her nostrils and roused her from the tantalizing memories.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She sharpened one end of a long stick and with it speared the fried bread when it was browned.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It had been many a moon since she had had a meal of fried bread, for she was too poor to buy at any one time all the necessary ingredients, particularly the fat in which to fry it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Heedless of the hot bread's "Tsing!" in a high treble as it was lifted from the fire, she added it to the six others which had preceded it.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading It had been many a moon since she had had a meal of fried bread, for she was too poor to buy at any one time all the necessary ingredients, particularly the fat in which to fry it.
trebleadjectiveUS /ˈtrebəl/
having or denoting a high range
From this reading Heedless of the hot bread's "Tsing!" in a high treble as it was lifted from the fire, she added it to the six others which had preceded it.
Tsing
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From this reading Heedless of the hot bread's "Tsing!" in a high treble as it was lifted from the fire, she added it to the six others which had preceded it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She sharpened one end of a long stick and with it speared the fried bread when it was browned.
at the time that
From this reading She sharpened one end of a long stick and with it speared the fried bread when it was browned.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Heedless of the hot bread's "Tsing!" in a high treble as it was lifted from the fire, she added it to the six others which had preceded it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She sharpened one end of a long stick and with it speared the fried bread when it was browned.
