used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Petró threw it, and what wonder was this? the flower did not fall straight to the earth, but for a long while twinkled like a fiery ball through the darkness, and swam through the air like a boat: at last it began to sink lower, and fell so far away, that the little star, hardly larger than a poppy-seed, was barely visible.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Petró threw it, and what wonder was this? the flower did not fall straight to the earth, but for a long while twinkled like a fiery ball through the darkness, and swam through the air like a boat: at last it began to sink lower, and fell so far away, that the little star, hardly larger than a poppy-seed, was barely visible.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Petró threw it, and what wonder was this? the flower did not fall straight to the earth, but for a long while twinkled like a fiery ball through the darkness, and swam through the air like a boat: at last it began to sink lower, and fell so far away, that the little star, hardly larger than a poppy-seed, was barely visible.
concerned with concrete problems or data rather than with fundamental principles
From this reading Petró spat on his hands, seized the spade, applied his foot, and turned up the earth, a second, a third, a fourth time....
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Petró threw it, and what wonder was this? the flower did not fall straight to the earth, but for a long while twinkled like a fiery ball through the darkness, and swam through the air like a boat: at last it began to sink lower, and fell so far away, that the little star, hardly larger than a poppy-seed, was barely visible.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Throw it away,” she said, giving it back to Petró.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “Throw it away,” she said, giving it back to Petró.
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading Petró threw it, and what wonder was this? the flower did not fall straight to the earth, but for a long while twinkled like a fiery ball through the darkness, and swam through the air like a boat: at last it began to sink lower, and fell so far away, that the little star, hardly larger than a poppy-seed, was barely visible.
barelyadverbUS /ˈberli/
only a very short time before
From this reading Petró threw it, and what wonder was this? the flower did not fall straight to the earth, but for a long while twinkled like a fiery ball through the darkness, and swam through the air like a boat: at last it began to sink lower, and fell so far away, that the little star, hardly larger than a poppy-seed, was barely visible.
Basavriuk
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From this reading “Here!” croaked the old woman, in a dull voice: and Basavriuk, giving him a spade, said, “Dig here, Petró: here you will find more gold than you or Korzh ever dreamed of.”
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Petró threw it, and what wonder was this? the flower did not fall straight to the earth, but for a long while twinkled like a fiery ball through the darkness, and swam through the air like a boat: at last it began to sink lower, and fell so far away, that the little star, hardly larger than a poppy-seed, was barely visible.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading Petró threw it, and what wonder was this? the flower did not fall straight to the earth, but for a long while twinkled like a fiery ball through the darkness, and swam through the air like a boat: at last it began to sink lower, and fell so far away, that the little star, hardly larger than a poppy-seed, was barely visible.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Petró threw it, and what wonder was this? the flower did not fall straight to the earth, but for a long while twinkled like a fiery ball through the darkness, and swam through the air like a boat: at last it began to sink lower, and fell so far away, that the little star, hardly larger than a poppy-seed, was barely visible.
clinked
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From this reading There was something hard: the spade clinked, and would go no farther.
croaked
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From this reading “Here!” croaked the old woman, in a dull voice: and Basavriuk, giving him a spade, said, “Dig here, Petró: here you will find more gold than you or Korzh ever dreamed of.”
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Petró threw it, and what wonder was this? the flower did not fall straight to the earth, but for a long while twinkled like a fiery ball through the darkness, and swam through the air like a boat: at last it began to sink lower, and fell so far away, that the little star, hardly larger than a poppy-seed, was barely visible.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Petró threw it, and what wonder was this? the flower did not fall straight to the earth, but for a long while twinkled like a fiery ball through the darkness, and swam through the air like a boat: at last it began to sink lower, and fell so far away, that the little star, hardly larger than a poppy-seed, was barely visible.
DigverbUS /dɪɡ/
turn up, loosen, or remove earth
From this reading “Here!” croaked the old woman, in a dull voice: and Basavriuk, giving him a spade, said, “Dig here, Petró: here you will find more gold than you or Korzh ever dreamed of.”
conceived of or imagined or hoped for
From this reading “Here!” croaked the old woman, in a dull voice: and Basavriuk, giving him a spade, said, “Dig here, Petró: here you will find more gold than you or Korzh ever dreamed of.”
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading “Here!” croaked the old woman, in a dull voice: and Basavriuk, giving him a spade, said, “Dig here, Petró: here you will find more gold than you or Korzh ever dreamed of.”
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading Petró threw it, and what wonder was this? the flower did not fall straight to the earth, but for a long while twinkled like a fiery ball through the darkness, and swam through the air like a boat: at last it began to sink lower, and fell so far away, that the little star, hardly larger than a poppy-seed, was barely visible.
at any time
From this reading “Here!” croaked the old woman, in a dull voice: and Basavriuk, giving him a spade, said, “Dig here, Petró: here you will find more gold than you or Korzh ever dreamed of.”
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading Petró threw it, and what wonder was this? the flower did not fall straight to the earth, but for a long while twinkled like a fiery ball through the darkness, and swam through the air like a boat: at last it began to sink lower, and fell so far away, that the little star, hardly larger than a poppy-seed, was barely visible.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Petró threw it, and what wonder was this? the flower did not fall straight to the earth, but for a long while twinkled like a fiery ball through the darkness, and swam through the air like a boat: at last it began to sink lower, and fell so far away, that the little star, hardly larger than a poppy-seed, was barely visible.
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading There was something hard: the spade clinked, and would go no farther.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Petró threw it, and what wonder was this? the flower did not fall straight to the earth, but for a long while twinkled like a fiery ball through the darkness, and swam through the air like a boat: at last it began to sink lower, and fell so far away, that the little star, hardly larger than a poppy-seed, was barely visible.
fieryadjectiveUS /ˈfaɪəri/
characterized by intense emotion
From this reading Petró threw it, and what wonder was this? the flower did not fall straight to the earth, but for a long while twinkled like a fiery ball through the darkness, and swam through the air like a boat: at last it began to sink lower, and fell so far away, that the little star, hardly larger than a poppy-seed, was barely visible.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading “Here!” croaked the old woman, in a dull voice: and Basavriuk, giving him a spade, said, “Dig here, Petró: here you will find more gold than you or Korzh ever dreamed of.”
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading Petró threw it, and what wonder was this? the flower did not fall straight to the earth, but for a long while twinkled like a fiery ball through the darkness, and swam through the air like a boat: at last it began to sink lower, and fell so far away, that the little star, hardly larger than a poppy-seed, was barely visible.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Petró spat on his hands, seized the spade, applied his foot, and turned up the earth, a second, a third, a fourth time....
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Petró threw it, and what wonder was this? the flower did not fall straight to the earth, but for a long while twinkled like a fiery ball through the darkness, and swam through the air like a boat: at last it began to sink lower, and fell so far away, that the little star, hardly larger than a poppy-seed, was barely visible.
following the third position; number four in a countable series
From this reading Petró spat on his hands, seized the spade, applied his foot, and turned up the earth, a second, a third, a fourth time....
the act of giving
From this reading “Throw it away,” she said, giving it back to Petró.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading There was something hard: the spade clinked, and would go no farther.
coins made of gold
From this reading “Here!” croaked the old woman, in a dull voice: and Basavriuk, giving him a spade, said, “Dig here, Petró: here you will find more gold than you or Korzh ever dreamed of.”
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Petró spat on his hands, seized the spade, applied his foot, and turned up the earth, a second, a third, a fourth time....
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading There was something hard: the spade clinked, and would go no farther.
only a very short time before
From this reading Petró threw it, and what wonder was this? the flower did not fall straight to the earth, but for a long while twinkled like a fiery ball through the darkness, and swam through the air like a boat: at last it began to sink lower, and fell so far away, that the little star, hardly larger than a poppy-seed, was barely visible.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Here!” croaked the old woman, in a dull voice: and Basavriuk, giving him a spade, said, “Dig here, Petró: here you will find more gold than you or Korzh ever dreamed of.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Here!” croaked the old woman, in a dull voice: and Basavriuk, giving him a spade, said, “Dig here, Petró: here you will find more gold than you or Korzh ever dreamed of.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Petró spat on his hands, seized the spade, applied his foot, and turned up the earth, a second, a third, a fourth time....
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Here!” croaked the old woman, in a dull voice: and Basavriuk, giving him a spade, said, “Dig here, Petró: here you will find more gold than you or Korzh ever dreamed of.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Throw it away,” she said, giving it back to Petró.
Korzh
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From this reading “Here!” croaked the old woman, in a dull voice: and Basavriuk, giving him a spade, said, “Dig here, Petró: here you will find more gold than you or Korzh ever dreamed of.”
large or big relative to something else
From this reading Petró threw it, and what wonder was this? the flower did not fall straight to the earth, but for a long while twinkled like a fiery ball through the darkness, and swam through the air like a boat: at last it began to sink lower, and fell so far away, that the little star, hardly larger than a poppy-seed, was barely visible.
immediately past
From this reading Petró threw it, and what wonder was this? the flower did not fall straight to the earth, but for a long while twinkled like a fiery ball through the darkness, and swam through the air like a boat: at last it began to sink lower, and fell so far away, that the little star, hardly larger than a poppy-seed, was barely visible.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Petró threw it, and what wonder was this? the flower did not fall straight to the earth, but for a long while twinkled like a fiery ball through the darkness, and swam through the air like a boat: at last it began to sink lower, and fell so far away, that the little star, hardly larger than a poppy-seed, was barely visible.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Petró threw it, and what wonder was this? the flower did not fall straight to the earth, but for a long while twinkled like a fiery ball through the darkness, and swam through the air like a boat: at last it began to sink lower, and fell so far away, that the little star, hardly larger than a poppy-seed, was barely visible.
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 Petró threw it, and what wonder was this? the flower did not fall straight to the earth, but for a long while twinkled like a fiery ball through the darkness, and swam through the air like a boat: at last it began to sink lower, and fell so far away, that the little star, hardly larger than a poppy-seed, was barely visible.
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading Petró threw it, and what wonder was this? the flower did not fall straight to the earth, but for a long while twinkled like a fiery ball through the darkness, and swam through the air like a boat: at last it began to sink lower, and fell so far away, that the little star, hardly larger than a poppy-seed, was barely visible.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “Here!” croaked the old woman, in a dull voice: and Basavriuk, giving him a spade, said, “Dig here, Petró: here you will find more gold than you or Korzh ever dreamed of.”
not any; not one
From this reading There was something hard: the spade clinked, and would go no farther.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Petró threw it, and what wonder was this? the flower did not fall straight to the earth, but for a long while twinkled like a fiery ball through the darkness, and swam through the air like a boat: at last it began to sink lower, and fell so far away, that the little star, hardly larger than a poppy-seed, was barely visible.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Here!” croaked the old woman, in a dull voice: and Basavriuk, giving him a spade, said, “Dig here, Petró: here you will find more gold than you or Korzh ever dreamed of.”
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “Here!” croaked the old woman, in a dull voice: and Basavriuk, giving him a spade, said, “Dig here, Petró: here you will find more gold than you or Korzh ever dreamed of.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Petró spat on his hands, seized the spade, applied his foot, and turned up the earth, a second, a third, a fourth time....
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Here!” croaked the old woman, in a dull voice: and Basavriuk, giving him a spade, said, “Dig here, Petró: here you will find more gold than you or Korzh ever dreamed of.”
Petró
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From this reading “Throw it away,” she said, giving it back to Petró.
poppy-seed
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From this reading Petró threw it, and what wonder was this? the flower did not fall straight to the earth, but for a long while twinkled like a fiery ball through the darkness, and swam through the air like a boat: at last it began to sink lower, and fell so far away, that the little star, hardly larger than a poppy-seed, was barely visible.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Throw it away,” she said, giving it back to Petró.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Petró spat on his hands, seized the spade, applied his foot, and turned up the earth, a second, a third, a fourth time....
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading Petró spat on his hands, seized the spade, applied his foot, and turned up the earth, a second, a third, a fourth time....
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Throw it away,” she said, giving it back to Petró.
sinkverbUS /sɪŋk/
fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading Petró threw it, and what wonder was this? the flower did not fall straight to the earth, but for a long while twinkled like a fiery ball through the darkness, and swam through the air like a boat: at last it began to sink lower, and fell so far away, that the little star, hardly larger than a poppy-seed, was barely visible.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Petró threw it, and what wonder was this? the flower did not fall straight to the earth, but for a long while twinkled like a fiery ball through the darkness, and swam through the air like a boat: at last it began to sink lower, and fell so far away, that the little star, hardly larger than a poppy-seed, was barely visible.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There was something hard: the spade clinked, and would go no farther.
spadenounUS /speɪd/
a playing card in the major suit that has one or more black figures on it
From this reading “Here!” croaked the old woman, in a dull voice: and Basavriuk, giving him a spade, said, “Dig here, Petró: here you will find more gold than you or Korzh ever dreamed of.”
spatverbUS /spæt/
come down like raindrops
From this reading Petró spat on his hands, seized the spade, applied his foot, and turned up the earth, a second, a third, a fourth time....
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading Petró threw it, and what wonder was this? the flower did not fall straight to the earth, but for a long while twinkled like a fiery ball through the darkness, and swam through the air like a boat: at last it began to sink lower, and fell so far away, that the little star, hardly larger than a poppy-seed, was barely visible.
successive (without a break)
From this reading Petró threw it, and what wonder was this? the flower did not fall straight to the earth, but for a long while twinkled like a fiery ball through the darkness, and swam through the air like a boat: at last it began to sink lower, and fell so far away, that the little star, hardly larger than a poppy-seed, was barely visible.
swamverbUS /swæm/
inflected form of “swim” — travel through water
From this reading Petró threw it, and what wonder was this? the flower did not fall straight to the earth, but for a long while twinkled like a fiery ball through the darkness, and swam through the air like a boat: at last it began to sink lower, and fell so far away, that the little star, hardly larger than a poppy-seed, was barely visible.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Petró threw it, and what wonder was this? the flower did not fall straight to the earth, but for a long while twinkled like a fiery ball through the darkness, and swam through the air like a boat: at last it began to sink lower, and fell so far away, that the little star, hardly larger than a poppy-seed, was barely visible.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Petró threw it, and what wonder was this? the flower did not fall straight to the earth, but for a long while twinkled like a fiery ball through the darkness, and swam through the air like a boat: at last it began to sink lower, and fell so far away, that the little star, hardly larger than a poppy-seed, was barely visible.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Petró threw it, and what wonder was this? the flower did not fall straight to the earth, but for a long while twinkled like a fiery ball through the darkness, and swam through the air like a boat: at last it began to sink lower, and fell so far away, that the little star, hardly larger than a poppy-seed, was barely visible.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was something hard: the spade clinked, and would go no farther.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading Petró spat on his hands, seized the spade, applied his foot, and turned up the earth, a second, a third, a fourth time....
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Petró threw it, and what wonder was this? the flower did not fall straight to the earth, but for a long while twinkled like a fiery ball through the darkness, and swam through the air like a boat: at last it began to sink lower, and fell so far away, that the little star, hardly larger than a poppy-seed, was barely visible.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading Petró threw it, and what wonder was this? the flower did not fall straight to the earth, but for a long while twinkled like a fiery ball through the darkness, and swam through the air like a boat: at last it began to sink lower, and fell so far away, that the little star, hardly larger than a poppy-seed, was barely visible.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Petró threw it, and what wonder was this? the flower did not fall straight to the earth, but for a long while twinkled like a fiery ball through the darkness, and swam through the air like a boat: at last it began to sink lower, and fell so far away, that the little star, hardly larger than a poppy-seed, was barely visible.
propel through the air
From this reading “Throw it away,” she said, giving it back to Petró.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Petró spat on his hands, seized the spade, applied his foot, and turned up the earth, a second, a third, a fourth time....
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Throw it away,” she said, giving it back to Petró.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Petró spat on his hands, seized the spade, applied his foot, and turned up the earth, a second, a third, a fourth time....
twinkledverbUS /ˈtwɪŋkəld/
past form of “twinkle” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading Petró threw it, and what wonder was this? the flower did not fall straight to the earth, but for a long while twinkled like a fiery ball through the darkness, and swam through the air like a boat: at last it began to sink lower, and fell so far away, that the little star, hardly larger than a poppy-seed, was barely visible.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Petró spat on his hands, seized the spade, applied his foot, and turned up the earth, a second, a third, a fourth time....
capable of being seen; or open to easy view
From this reading Petró threw it, and what wonder was this? the flower did not fall straight to the earth, but for a long while twinkled like a fiery ball through the darkness, and swam through the air like a boat: at last it began to sink lower, and fell so far away, that the little star, hardly larger than a poppy-seed, was barely visible.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “Here!” croaked the old woman, in a dull voice: and Basavriuk, giving him a spade, said, “Dig here, Petró: here you will find more gold than you or Korzh ever dreamed of.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Petró threw it, and what wonder was this? the flower did not fall straight to the earth, but for a long while twinkled like a fiery ball through the darkness, and swam through the air like a boat: at last it began to sink lower, and fell so far away, that the little star, hardly larger than a poppy-seed, was barely visible.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Petró threw it, and what wonder was this? the flower did not fall straight to the earth, but for a long while twinkled like a fiery ball through the darkness, and swam through the air like a boat: at last it began to sink lower, and fell so far away, that the little star, hardly larger than a poppy-seed, was barely visible.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Petró threw it, and what wonder was this? the flower did not fall straight to the earth, but for a long while twinkled like a fiery ball through the darkness, and swam through the air like a boat: at last it began to sink lower, and fell so far away, that the little star, hardly larger than a poppy-seed, was barely visible.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Here!” croaked the old woman, in a dull voice: and Basavriuk, giving him a spade, said, “Dig here, Petró: here you will find more gold than you or Korzh ever dreamed of.”
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “Here!” croaked the old woman, in a dull voice: and Basavriuk, giving him a spade, said, “Dig here, Petró: here you will find more gold than you or Korzh ever dreamed of.”
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading Petró threw it, and what wonder was this? the flower did not fall straight to the earth, but for a long while twinkled like a fiery ball through the darkness, and swam through the air like a boat: at last it began to sink lower, and fell so far away, that the little star, hardly larger than a poppy-seed, was barely visible.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There was something hard: the spade clinked, and would go no farther.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Here!” croaked the old woman, in a dull voice: and Basavriuk, giving him a spade, said, “Dig here, Petró: here you will find more gold than you or Korzh ever dreamed of.”
