used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In a cave close to the river a very old woman lived by herself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The cave people brought her everything she needed to eat, and when she wanted a new garment Stitcher made it for her.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading She did not do any work.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading The cave people brought her everything she needed to eat, and when she wanted a new garment Stitcher made it for her.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In a cave close to the river a very old woman lived by herself.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading She had to take care of the Great Fire.
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading In a cave close to the river a very old woman lived by herself.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading In a cave close to the river a very old woman lived by herself.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not do any work.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading She did not do any work.
take in solid food
From this reading The cave people brought her everything she needed to eat, and when she wanted a new garment Stitcher made it for her.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading The cave people brought her everything she needed to eat, and when she wanted a new garment Stitcher made it for her.
start firing a weapon
From this reading She had to take care of the Great Fire.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading She had something more important to do than to gather food or sew skins.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The cave people brought her everything she needed to eat, and when she wanted a new garment Stitcher made it for her.
garmentnounUS /ˈɡɑːrmənt/
an article of clothing
From this reading The cave people brought her everything she needed to eat, and when she wanted a new garment Stitcher made it for her.
assemble or get together
From this reading She had something more important to do than to gather food or sew skins.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading She had to take care of the Great Fire.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had something more important to do than to gather food or sew skins.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The cave people brought her everything she needed to eat, and when she wanted a new garment Stitcher made it for her.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading In a cave close to the river a very old woman lived by herself.
of great significance or value
From this reading She had something more important to do than to gather food or sew skins.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a cave close to the river a very old woman lived by herself.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The cave people brought her everything she needed to eat, and when she wanted a new garment Stitcher made it for her.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading In a cave close to the river a very old woman lived by herself.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The cave people brought her everything she needed to eat, and when she wanted a new garment Stitcher made it for her.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading She had something more important to do than to gather food or sew skins.
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading The cave people brought her everything she needed to eat, and when she wanted a new garment Stitcher made it for her.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The cave people brought her everything she needed to eat, and when she wanted a new garment Stitcher made it for her.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She did not do any work.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had to take care of the Great Fire.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading In a cave close to the river a very old woman lived by herself.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She had something more important to do than to gather food or sew skins.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The cave people brought her everything she needed to eat, and when she wanted a new garment Stitcher made it for her.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading In a cave close to the river a very old woman lived by herself.
sewverbUS /soʊ/
fasten by sewing; do needlework
From this reading She had something more important to do than to gather food or sew skins.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She did not do any work.
skinsnounUS /skɪnz/
plural of “skin” — a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
From this reading She had something more important to do than to gather food or sew skins.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading She had something more important to do than to gather food or sew skins.
Stitchernoun
a garmentmaker who performs the finishing steps
From this reading The cave people brought her everything she needed to eat, and when she wanted a new garment Stitcher made it for her.
carry out
From this reading She had to take care of the Great Fire.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She had something more important to do than to gather food or sew skins.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In a cave close to the river a very old woman lived by herself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In a cave close to the river a very old woman lived by herself.
precisely as stated
From this reading In a cave close to the river a very old woman lived by herself.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading The cave people brought her everything she needed to eat, and when she wanted a new garment Stitcher made it for her.
at the time that
From this reading The cave people brought her everything she needed to eat, and when she wanted a new garment Stitcher made it for her.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading In a cave close to the river a very old woman lived by herself.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading She did not do any work.
