Chapter XX · Chapter 20

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading So she told the little boy to take the cow to town and sell it, and the boy put a rope around the cow's neck and started off down the road.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading At last it came that there was nothing in the house to eat, and the mother said: "Now we will have to sell the cow."

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading So she told the little boy to take the cow to town and sell it, and the boy put a rope around the cow's neck and started off down the road.

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading He asked the little boy where he was going, and the boy told him that there was nothing to eat in the house and he was trying to sell the cow.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At last it came that there was nothing in the house to eat, and the mother said: "Now we will have to sell the cow."

earlier than; in front of

From this reading He had not gone far before he met a man with a cloak over him and carrying something under it.

a youthful male person

From this reading So she told the little boy to take the cow to town and sell it, and the boy put a rope around the cow's neck and started off down the road.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading At last it came that there was nothing in the house to eat, and the mother said: "Now we will have to sell the cow."

-ing form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading He had not gone far before he met a man with a cloak over him and carrying something under it.

anything that covers or conceals

From this reading He had not gone far before he met a man with a cloak over him and carrying something under it.

female of domestic cattle: "“moo-cow” is a child's term"

From this reading At last it came that there was nothing in the house to eat, and the mother said: "Now we will have to sell the cow."

possessive form of “cow” — female of domestic cattle: "“moo-cow” is a child's term"

From this reading So she told the little boy to take the cow to town and sell it, and the boy put a rope around the cow's neck and started off down the road.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading So she told the little boy to take the cow to town and sell it, and the boy put a rope around the cow's neck and started off down the road.

take in solid food

From this reading At last it came that there was nothing in the house to eat, and the mother said: "Now we will have to sell the cow."

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading He had not gone far before he met a man with a cloak over him and carrying something under it.

the act of departing

From this reading He asked the little boy where he was going, and the boy told him that there was nothing to eat in the house and he was trying to sell the cow.

destroyed or killed

From this reading He had not gone far before he met a man with a cloak over him and carrying something under it.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading He had not gone far before he met a man with a cloak over him and carrying something under it.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading At last it came that there was nothing in the house to eat, and the mother said: "Now we will have to sell the cow."

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He had not gone far before he met a man with a cloak over him and carrying something under it.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading "Will you sell her to me?" asked the man.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading He had not gone far before he met a man with a cloak over him and carrying something under it.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading At last it came that there was nothing in the house to eat, and the mother said: "Now we will have to sell the cow."

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading At last it came that there was nothing in the house to eat, and the mother said: "Now we will have to sell the cow."

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading At last it came that there was nothing in the house to eat, and the mother said: "Now we will have to sell the cow."

immediately past

From this reading At last it came that there was nothing in the house to eat, and the mother said: "Now we will have to sell the cow."

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading So she told the little boy to take the cow to town and sell it, and the boy put a rope around the cow's neck and started off down the road.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading He had not gone far before he met a man with a cloak over him and carrying something under it.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Will you sell her to me?" asked the man.

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading He had not gone far before he met a man with a cloak over him and carrying something under it.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading At last it came that there was nothing in the house to eat, and the mother said: "Now we will have to sell the cow."

the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body

From this reading So she told the little boy to take the cow to town and sell it, and the boy put a rope around the cow's neck and started off down the road.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading He had not gone far before he met a man with a cloak over him and carrying something under it.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading At last it came that there was nothing in the house to eat, and the mother said: "Now we will have to sell the cow."

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading At last it came that there was nothing in the house to eat, and the mother said: "Now we will have to sell the cow."

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading So she told the little boy to take the cow to town and sell it, and the boy put a rope around the cow's neck and started off down the road.

above and across; more than

From this reading He had not gone far before he met a man with a cloak over him and carrying something under it.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading So she told the little boy to take the cow to town and sell it, and the boy put a rope around the cow's neck and started off down the road.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading So she told the little boy to take the cow to town and sell it, and the boy put a rope around the cow's neck and started off down the road.

a strong line

From this reading So she told the little boy to take the cow to town and sell it, and the boy put a rope around the cow's neck and started off down the road.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading At last it came that there was nothing in the house to eat, and the mother said: "Now we will have to sell the cow."

exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent

From this reading At last it came that there was nothing in the house to eat, and the mother said: "Now we will have to sell the cow."

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading So she told the little boy to take the cow to town and sell it, and the boy put a rope around the cow's neck and started off down the road.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So she told the little boy to take the cow to town and sell it, and the boy put a rope around the cow's neck and started off down the road.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading He had not gone far before he met a man with a cloak over him and carrying something under it.

past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading So she told the little boy to take the cow to town and sell it, and the boy put a rope around the cow's neck and started off down the road.

carry out

From this reading So she told the little boy to take the cow to town and sell it, and the boy put a rope around the cow's neck and started off down the road.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading At last it came that there was nothing in the house to eat, and the mother said: "Now we will have to sell the cow."

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading At last it came that there was nothing in the house to eat, and the mother said: "Now we will have to sell the cow."

in or at that place or location

From this reading At last it came that there was nothing in the house to eat, and the mother said: "Now we will have to sell the cow."

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading At last it came that there was nothing in the house to eat, and the mother said: "Now we will have to sell the cow."

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading So she told the little boy to take the cow to town and sell it, and the boy put a rope around the cow's neck and started off down the road.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading So she told the little boy to take the cow to town and sell it, and the boy put a rope around the cow's neck and started off down the road.

hard to endure

From this reading He asked the little boy where he was going, and the boy told him that there was nothing to eat in the house and he was trying to sell the cow.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading He had not gone far before he met a man with a cloak over him and carrying something under it.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading At last it came that there was nothing in the house to eat, and the mother said: "Now we will have to sell the cow."

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading At last it came that there was nothing in the house to eat, and the mother said: "Now we will have to sell the cow."

in or at the place that

From this reading He asked the little boy where he was going, and the boy told him that there was nothing to eat in the house and he was trying to sell the cow.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading At last it came that there was nothing in the house to eat, and the mother said: "Now we will have to sell the cow."

in the company of; together with

From this reading He had not gone far before he met a man with a cloak over him and carrying something under it.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Will you sell her to me?" asked the man.