used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading This is a little human fellow, nearly frozen to death," exclaimed Josef Viaud, pulling the bundle toward the fire.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Come, Bettine, let us take off his snow-stiff clothes and get some little garments from the chests yonder.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "The Holy One has come back to us."
Bettine
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From this reading "It is the Child of my dream!" cried Bettine.
bundlenounUS /ˈbʌndəl/
a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading This is a little human fellow, nearly frozen to death," exclaimed Josef Viaud, pulling the bundle toward the fire.
chestsnounUS /tʃests/
plural of “chest” — the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
From this reading "Come, Bettine, let us take off his snow-stiff clothes and get some little garments from the chests yonder.
a young person of either sex
From this reading "It is the Child of my dream!" cried Bettine.
clothing in general
From this reading "Come, Bettine, let us take off his snow-stiff clothes and get some little garments from the chests yonder.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "The Holy One has come back to us."
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "It is the Child of my dream!" cried Bettine.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading This is a little human fellow, nearly frozen to death," exclaimed Josef Viaud, pulling the bundle toward the fire.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading "It is the Child of my dream!" cried Bettine.
dream-child
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Nay, this is no dream-child, mother.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading This is a little human fellow, nearly frozen to death," exclaimed Josef Viaud, pulling the bundle toward the fire.
a boy or man
From this reading This is a little human fellow, nearly frozen to death," exclaimed Josef Viaud, pulling the bundle toward the fire.
start firing a weapon
From this reading This is a little human fellow, nearly frozen to death," exclaimed Josef Viaud, pulling the bundle toward the fire.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Come, Bettine, let us take off his snow-stiff clothes and get some little garments from the chests yonder.
frozenadjectiveUS /ˈfroʊzən/
turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
From this reading This is a little human fellow, nearly frozen to death," exclaimed Josef Viaud, pulling the bundle toward the fire.
garmentsnounUS /ˈɡɑːrmənts/
plural of “garment” — an article of clothing
From this reading "Come, Bettine, let us take off his snow-stiff clothes and get some little garments from the chests yonder.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Come, Bettine, let us take off his snow-stiff clothes and get some little garments from the chests yonder.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The Holy One has come back to us."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Come, Bettine, let us take off his snow-stiff clothes and get some little garments from the chests yonder.
a sacred place of pilgrimage
From this reading "The Holy One has come back to us."
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading This is a little human fellow, nearly frozen to death," exclaimed Josef Viaud, pulling the bundle toward the fire.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is the Child of my dream!" cried Bettine.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is the Child of my dream!" cried Bettine.
Josef
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This is a little human fellow, nearly frozen to death," exclaimed Josef Viaud, pulling the bundle toward the fire.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Come, Bettine, let us take off his snow-stiff clothes and get some little garments from the chests yonder.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading This is a little human fellow, nearly frozen to death," exclaimed Josef Viaud, pulling the bundle toward the fire.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Nay, this is no dream-child, mother.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "It is the Child of my dream!" cried Bettine.
an old word for “no”
From this reading "Nay, this is no dream-child, mother.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading This is a little human fellow, nearly frozen to death," exclaimed Josef Viaud, pulling the bundle toward the fire.
not any; not one
From this reading "Nay, this is no dream-child, mother.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It is the Child of my dream!" cried Bettine.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Come, Bettine, let us take off his snow-stiff clothes and get some little garments from the chests yonder.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "The Holy One has come back to us."
pullingnounUS /ˈpʊlɪŋ/
the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
From this reading This is a little human fellow, nearly frozen to death," exclaimed Josef Viaud, pulling the bundle toward the fire.
snow-stiff
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Come, Bettine, let us take off his snow-stiff clothes and get some little garments from the chests yonder.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Come, Bettine, let us take off his snow-stiff clothes and get some little garments from the chests yonder.
carry out
From this reading "Come, Bettine, let us take off his snow-stiff clothes and get some little garments from the chests yonder.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "It is the Child of my dream!" cried Bettine.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Nay, this is no dream-child, mother.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "The Holy One has come back to us."
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading This is a little human fellow, nearly frozen to death," exclaimed Josef Viaud, pulling the bundle toward the fire.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "The Holy One has come back to us."
Viaud
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This is a little human fellow, nearly frozen to death," exclaimed Josef Viaud, pulling the bundle toward the fire.
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading "Come, Bettine, let us take off his snow-stiff clothes and get some little garments from the chests yonder.
