used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A DAINTY LITTLE MAID Eight days later the children came slowly, with tired, dragging feet, up the steep hill toward the bright red house where the forester lived.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a little by-way off the main road, and Andy and Anna-Lisa had not really been in favor of taking it.
Andy
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From this reading It was a little by-way off the main road, and Andy and Anna-Lisa had not really been in favor of taking it.
Anna-Lisa
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From this reading It was a little by-way off the main road, and Andy and Anna-Lisa had not really been in favor of taking it.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But Maglena thought that the bright red house up on the hill looked as though it were painted with red whortleberries and cream, and as if it laughed and winked at them with the small windows that looked like eyes up under the roof.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But Maglena thought that the bright red house up on the hill looked as though it were painted with red whortleberries and cream, and as if it laughed and winked at them with the small windows that looked like eyes up under the roof.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was a little by-way off the main road, and Andy and Anna-Lisa had not really been in favor of taking it.
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading Maybe they’d hardly get a piece of bread in return for the long, tiring walk.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading A DAINTY LITTLE MAID Eight days later the children came slowly, with tired, dragging feet, up the steep hill toward the bright red house where the forester lived.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Maglena thought that the bright red house up on the hill looked as though it were painted with red whortleberries and cream, and as if it laughed and winked at them with the small windows that looked like eyes up under the roof.
by-way
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From this reading It was a little by-way off the main road, and Andy and Anna-Lisa had not really been in favor of taking it.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A DAINTY LITTLE MAID Eight days later the children came slowly, with tired, dragging feet, up the steep hill toward the bright red house where the forester lived.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading A DAINTY LITTLE MAID Eight days later the children came slowly, with tired, dragging feet, up the steep hill toward the bright red house where the forester lived.
creamnounUS /kriːm/
the best people or things in a group
From this reading But Maglena thought that the bright red house up on the hill looked as though it were painted with red whortleberries and cream, and as if it laughed and winked at them with the small windows that looked like eyes up under the roof.
DAINTYadjectiveUS /ˈdeɪnti/
delicately beautiful
From this reading A DAINTY LITTLE MAID Eight days later the children came slowly, with tired, dragging feet, up the steep hill toward the bright red house where the forester lived.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading A DAINTY LITTLE MAID Eight days later the children came slowly, with tired, dragging feet, up the steep hill toward the bright red house where the forester lived.
draggingadjectiveUS /ˈdræɡɪŋ/
marked by a painfully slow and effortful manner
From this reading A DAINTY LITTLE MAID Eight days later the children came slowly, with tired, dragging feet, up the steep hill toward the bright red house where the forester lived.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading With so many famine people passing through this whole winter, it was easy to understand that people would get tired of giving.
being one more than seven
From this reading A DAINTY LITTLE MAID Eight days later the children came slowly, with tired, dragging feet, up the steep hill toward the bright red house where the forester lived.
opinion or judgment
From this reading But Maglena thought that the bright red house up on the hill looked as though it were painted with red whortleberries and cream, and as if it laughed and winked at them with the small windows that looked like eyes up under the roof.
faminenounUS /ˈfæmən/
an acute insufficiency
From this reading With so many famine people passing through this whole winter, it was easy to understand that people would get tired of giving.
promote over another
From this reading It was a little by-way off the main road, and Andy and Anna-Lisa had not really been in favor of taking it.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading A DAINTY LITTLE MAID Eight days later the children came slowly, with tired, dragging feet, up the steep hill toward the bright red house where the forester lived.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Maybe they’d hardly get a piece of bread in return for the long, tiring walk.
foresternounUS /ˈfɔːrəstər/
English writer of adventure novels featuring Captain Horatio Hornblower (1899-1966)
From this reading A DAINTY LITTLE MAID Eight days later the children came slowly, with tired, dragging feet, up the steep hill toward the bright red house where the forester lived.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Maybe they’d hardly get a piece of bread in return for the long, tiring walk.
the act of giving
From this reading With so many famine people passing through this whole winter, it was easy to understand that people would get tired of giving.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was a little by-way off the main road, and Andy and Anna-Lisa had not really been in favor of taking it.
only a very short time before
From this reading Maybe they’d hardly get a piece of bread in return for the long, tiring walk.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading A DAINTY LITTLE MAID Eight days later the children came slowly, with tired, dragging feet, up the steep hill toward the bright red house where the forester lived.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading A DAINTY LITTLE MAID Eight days later the children came slowly, with tired, dragging feet, up the steep hill toward the bright red house where the forester lived.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But Maglena thought that the bright red house up on the hill looked as though it were painted with red whortleberries and cream, and as if it laughed and winked at them with the small windows that looked like eyes up under the roof.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a little by-way off the main road, and Andy and Anna-Lisa had not really been in favor of taking it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a little by-way off the main road, and Andy and Anna-Lisa had not really been in favor of taking it.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading A DAINTY LITTLE MAID Eight days later the children came slowly, with tired, dragging feet, up the steep hill toward the bright red house where the forester lived.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading But Maglena thought that the bright red house up on the hill looked as though it were painted with red whortleberries and cream, and as if it laughed and winked at them with the small windows that looked like eyes up under the roof.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading But Maglena thought that the bright red house up on the hill looked as though it were painted with red whortleberries and cream, and as if it laughed and winked at them with the small windows that looked like eyes up under the roof.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A DAINTY LITTLE MAID Eight days later the children came slowly, with tired, dragging feet, up the steep hill toward the bright red house where the forester lived.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading A DAINTY LITTLE MAID Eight days later the children came slowly, with tired, dragging feet, up the steep hill toward the bright red house where the forester lived.
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 Maybe they’d hardly get a piece of bread in return for the long, tiring walk.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading But Maglena thought that the bright red house up on the hill looked as though it were painted with red whortleberries and cream, and as if it laughed and winked at them with the small windows that looked like eyes up under the roof.
Maglena
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From this reading But Maglena thought that the bright red house up on the hill looked as though it were painted with red whortleberries and cream, and as if it laughed and winked at them with the small windows that looked like eyes up under the roof.
a female domestic
From this reading A DAINTY LITTLE MAID Eight days later the children came slowly, with tired, dragging feet, up the steep hill toward the bright red house where the forester lived.
most important element
From this reading It was a little by-way off the main road, and Andy and Anna-Lisa had not really been in favor of taking it.
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 With so many famine people passing through this whole winter, it was easy to understand that people would get tired of giving.
by chance
From this reading Maybe they’d hardly get a piece of bread in return for the long, tiring walk.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was a little by-way off the main road, and Andy and Anna-Lisa had not really been in favor of taking it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a little by-way off the main road, and Andy and Anna-Lisa had not really been in favor of taking it.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It was a little by-way off the main road, and Andy and Anna-Lisa had not really been in favor of taking it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But Maglena thought that the bright red house up on the hill looked as though it were painted with red whortleberries and cream, and as if it laughed and winked at them with the small windows that looked like eyes up under the roof.
coated with paint
From this reading But Maglena thought that the bright red house up on the hill looked as though it were painted with red whortleberries and cream, and as if it laughed and winked at them with the small windows that looked like eyes up under the roof.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading With so many famine people passing through this whole winter, it was easy to understand that people would get tired of giving.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading With so many famine people passing through this whole winter, it was easy to understand that people would get tired of giving.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading Maybe they’d hardly get a piece of bread in return for the long, tiring walk.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading It was a little by-way off the main road, and Andy and Anna-Lisa had not really been in favor of taking it.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading A DAINTY LITTLE MAID Eight days later the children came slowly, with tired, dragging feet, up the steep hill toward the bright red house where the forester lived.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Maybe they’d hardly get a piece of bread in return for the long, tiring walk.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading It was a little by-way off the main road, and Andy and Anna-Lisa had not really been in favor of taking it.
a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading But Maglena thought that the bright red house up on the hill looked as though it were painted with red whortleberries and cream, and as if it laughed and winked at them with the small windows that looked like eyes up under the roof.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading A DAINTY LITTLE MAID Eight days later the children came slowly, with tired, dragging feet, up the steep hill toward the bright red house where the forester lived.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading But Maglena thought that the bright red house up on the hill looked as though it were painted with red whortleberries and cream, and as if it laughed and winked at them with the small windows that looked like eyes up under the roof.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading With so many famine people passing through this whole winter, it was easy to understand that people would get tired of giving.
having a sharp inclination
From this reading A DAINTY LITTLE MAID Eight days later the children came slowly, with tired, dragging feet, up the steep hill toward the bright red house where the forester lived.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading It was a little by-way off the main road, and Andy and Anna-Lisa had not really been in favor of taking it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading With so many famine people passing through this whole winter, it was easy to understand that people would get tired of giving.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A DAINTY LITTLE MAID Eight days later the children came slowly, with tired, dragging feet, up the steep hill toward the bright red house where the forester lived.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But Maglena thought that the bright red house up on the hill looked as though it were painted with red whortleberries and cream, and as if it laughed and winked at them with the small windows that looked like eyes up under the roof.
they'd
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From this reading Maybe they’d hardly get a piece of bread in return for the long, tiring walk.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading With so many famine people passing through this whole winter, it was easy to understand that people would get tired of giving.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading But Maglena thought that the bright red house up on the hill looked as though it were painted with red whortleberries and cream, and as if it laughed and winked at them with the small windows that looked like eyes up under the roof.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading But Maglena thought that the bright red house up on the hill looked as though it were painted with red whortleberries and cream, and as if it laughed and winked at them with the small windows that looked like eyes up under the roof.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading With so many famine people passing through this whole winter, it was easy to understand that people would get tired of giving.
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading A DAINTY LITTLE MAID Eight days later the children came slowly, with tired, dragging feet, up the steep hill toward the bright red house where the forester lived.
tiringadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪrɪŋ/
producing exhaustion
From this reading Maybe they’d hardly get a piece of bread in return for the long, tiring walk.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With so many famine people passing through this whole winter, it was easy to understand that people would get tired of giving.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading A DAINTY LITTLE MAID Eight days later the children came slowly, with tired, dragging feet, up the steep hill toward the bright red house where the forester lived.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading But Maglena thought that the bright red house up on the hill looked as though it were painted with red whortleberries and cream, and as if it laughed and winked at them with the small windows that looked like eyes up under the roof.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading With so many famine people passing through this whole winter, it was easy to understand that people would get tired of giving.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading A DAINTY LITTLE MAID Eight days later the children came slowly, with tired, dragging feet, up the steep hill toward the bright red house where the forester lived.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading Maybe they’d hardly get a piece of bread in return for the long, tiring walk.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a little by-way off the main road, and Andy and Anna-Lisa had not really been in favor of taking it.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But Maglena thought that the bright red house up on the hill looked as though it were painted with red whortleberries and cream, and as if it laughed and winked at them with the small windows that looked like eyes up under the roof.
in or at the place that
From this reading A DAINTY LITTLE MAID Eight days later the children came slowly, with tired, dragging feet, up the steep hill toward the bright red house where the forester lived.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading With so many famine people passing through this whole winter, it was easy to understand that people would get tired of giving.
whortleberries
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From this reading But Maglena thought that the bright red house up on the hill looked as though it were painted with red whortleberries and cream, and as if it laughed and winked at them with the small windows that looked like eyes up under the roof.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading But Maglena thought that the bright red house up on the hill looked as though it were painted with red whortleberries and cream, and as if it laughed and winked at them with the small windows that looked like eyes up under the roof.
winkedverbUS /wɪŋkt/
past form of “wink” — signal by winking
From this reading But Maglena thought that the bright red house up on the hill looked as though it were painted with red whortleberries and cream, and as if it laughed and winked at them with the small windows that looked like eyes up under the roof.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading With so many famine people passing through this whole winter, it was easy to understand that people would get tired of giving.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A DAINTY LITTLE MAID Eight days later the children came slowly, with tired, dragging feet, up the steep hill toward the bright red house where the forester lived.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading With so many famine people passing through this whole winter, it was easy to understand that people would get tired of giving.
