aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading THE STRUGGLE FOR LIFE Then I was alone.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Around me only the wood of eternally green cedars covered with snow, the bare bushes, the frozen river and, as far as I could see out through the branches and the trunks of the trees, only the great ocean of cedars and snow.
AroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Around me only the wood of eternally green cedars covered with snow, the bare bushes, the frozen river and, as far as I could see out through the branches and the trunks of the trees, only the great ocean of cedars and snow.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Around me only the wood of eternally green cedars covered with snow, the bare bushes, the frozen river and, as far as I could see out through the branches and the trunks of the trees, only the great ocean of cedars and snow.
bareadjectiveUS /ber/
completely unclothed
From this reading Around me only the wood of eternally green cedars covered with snow, the bare bushes, the frozen river and, as far as I could see out through the branches and the trunks of the trees, only the great ocean of cedars and snow.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading How long shall I be forced to live here?
Bolsheviki
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From this reading Will the Bolsheviki find me here or not?
branchesnounUS /ˈbræntʃəz/
plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading Around me only the wood of eternally green cedars covered with snow, the bare bushes, the frozen river and, as far as I could see out through the branches and the trunks of the trees, only the great ocean of cedars and snow.
bushesnounUS /ˈbʊʃəz/
plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading Around me only the wood of eternally green cedars covered with snow, the bare bushes, the frozen river and, as far as I could see out through the branches and the trunks of the trees, only the great ocean of cedars and snow.
cedarsnounUS /ˈsiːdərz/
plural of “cedar” — any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars
From this reading Around me only the wood of eternally green cedars covered with snow, the bare bushes, the frozen river and, as far as I could see out through the branches and the trunks of the trees, only the great ocean of cedars and snow.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Around me only the wood of eternally green cedars covered with snow, the bare bushes, the frozen river and, as far as I could see out through the branches and the trunks of the trees, only the great ocean of cedars and snow.
coveredadjectiveUS /ˈkʌvərd/
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading Around me only the wood of eternally green cedars covered with snow, the bare bushes, the frozen river and, as far as I could see out through the branches and the trunks of the trees, only the great ocean of cedars and snow.
eternallyadverbUS /ɪˈtɜːrnəli/
for a limitless time
From this reading Around me only the wood of eternally green cedars covered with snow, the bare bushes, the frozen river and, as far as I could see out through the branches and the trunks of the trees, only the great ocean of cedars and snow.
faradverbUS /fɑːr/
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Around me only the wood of eternally green cedars covered with snow, the bare bushes, the frozen river and, as far as I could see out through the branches and the trunks of the trees, only the great ocean of cedars and snow.
findverbUS /faɪnd/
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Will the Bolsheviki find me here or not?
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE STRUGGLE FOR LIFE Then I was alone.
forcedadjectiveUS /fɔːrst/
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading How long shall I be forced to live here?
frozenadjectiveUS /ˈfroʊzən/
turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
From this reading Around me only the wood of eternally green cedars covered with snow, the bare bushes, the frozen river and, as far as I could see out through the branches and the trunks of the trees, only the great ocean of cedars and snow.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Around me only the wood of eternally green cedars covered with snow, the bare bushes, the frozen river and, as far as I could see out through the branches and the trunks of the trees, only the great ocean of cedars and snow.
greennounUS /ɡriːn/
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Around me only the wood of eternally green cedars covered with snow, the bare bushes, the frozen river and, as far as I could see out through the branches and the trunks of the trees, only the great ocean of cedars and snow.
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading How long shall I be forced to live here?
How
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From this reading How long shall I be forced to live here?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE STRUGGLE FOR LIFE Then I was alone.
LIFEnounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading THE STRUGGLE FOR LIFE Then I was alone.
liveverbUS /laɪv/
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading How long shall I be forced to live here?
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
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 How long shall I be forced to live here?
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Around me only the wood of eternally green cedars covered with snow, the bare bushes, the frozen river and, as far as I could see out through the branches and the trunks of the trees, only the great ocean of cedars and snow.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Will the Bolsheviki find me here or not?
oceannounUS /ˈoʊʃən/
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading Around me only the wood of eternally green cedars covered with snow, the bare bushes, the frozen river and, as far as I could see out through the branches and the trunks of the trees, only the great ocean of cedars and snow.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Around me only the wood of eternally green cedars covered with snow, the bare bushes, the frozen river and, as far as I could see out through the branches and the trunks of the trees, only the great ocean of cedars and snow.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading Around me only the wood of eternally green cedars covered with snow, the bare bushes, the frozen river and, as far as I could see out through the branches and the trunks of the trees, only the great ocean of cedars and snow.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Will the Bolsheviki find me here or not?
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Around me only the wood of eternally green cedars covered with snow, the bare bushes, the frozen river and, as far as I could see out through the branches and the trunks of the trees, only the great ocean of cedars and snow.
rivernounUS /ˈrɪvər/
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading Around me only the wood of eternally green cedars covered with snow, the bare bushes, the frozen river and, as far as I could see out through the branches and the trunks of the trees, only the great ocean of cedars and snow.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Around me only the wood of eternally green cedars covered with snow, the bare bushes, the frozen river and, as far as I could see out through the branches and the trunks of the trees, only the great ocean of cedars and snow.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading How long shall I be forced to live here?
SiberiannounUS /saɪˈbɪriən/
a native or inhabitant of Siberia
From this reading Siberian taiga!
snownounUS /snoʊ/
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading Around me only the wood of eternally green cedars covered with snow, the bare bushes, the frozen river and, as far as I could see out through the branches and the trunks of the trees, only the great ocean of cedars and snow.
STRUGGLEverbUS /ˈstrʌɡəl/
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading THE STRUGGLE FOR LIFE Then I was alone.
taiga
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Siberian taiga!
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STRUGGLE FOR LIFE Then I was alone.
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading THE STRUGGLE FOR LIFE Then I was alone.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Around me only the wood of eternally green cedars covered with snow, the bare bushes, the frozen river and, as far as I could see out through the branches and the trunks of the trees, only the great ocean of cedars and snow.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How long shall I be forced to live here?
treesnounUS /triːz/
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Around me only the wood of eternally green cedars covered with snow, the bare bushes, the frozen river and, as far as I could see out through the branches and the trunks of the trees, only the great ocean of cedars and snow.
trunksnounUS /trʌŋks/
(used in the plural) trousers that end at or above the knee
From this reading Around me only the wood of eternally green cedars covered with snow, the bare bushes, the frozen river and, as far as I could see out through the branches and the trunks of the trees, only the great ocean of cedars and snow.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE STRUGGLE FOR LIFE Then I was alone.
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Will the Bolsheviki find me here or not?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Around me only the wood of eternally green cedars covered with snow, the bare bushes, the frozen river and, as far as I could see out through the branches and the trunks of the trees, only the great ocean of cedars and snow.
woodnounUS /wʊd/
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading Around me only the wood of eternally green cedars covered with snow, the bare bushes, the frozen river and, as far as I could see out through the branches and the trunks of the trees, only the great ocean of cedars and snow.
