used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was once a little boy, and his mother sent him to buy a sheep's head and pluck; afraid he should forget it, the lad kept saying all the way along:
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading There was once a little boy, and his mother sent him to buy a sheep's head and pluck; afraid he should forget it, the lad kept saying all the way along:
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading There was once a little boy, and his mother sent him to buy a sheep's head and pluck; afraid he should forget it, the lad kept saying all the way along:
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading There was once a little boy, and his mother sent him to buy a sheep's head and pluck; afraid he should forget it, the lad kept saying all the way along:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was once a little boy, and his mother sent him to buy a sheep's head and pluck; afraid he should forget it, the lad kept saying all the way along:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So he stood a little while to consider: at last he thought he recollected it, and began to repeat:
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading So he stood a little while to consider: at last he thought he recollected it, and began to repeat:
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading Trudging along, he came to a stile; but in getting over he fell and hurt himself, and beginning to blubber, forgot what he was sent for.
blubberverbUS /ˈblʌbər/
cry or whine with snuffling
From this reading Trudging along, he came to a stile; but in getting over he fell and hurt himself, and beginning to blubber, forgot what he was sent for.
a youthful male person
From this reading There was once a little boy, and his mother sent him to buy a sheep's head and pluck; afraid he should forget it, the lad kept saying all the way along:
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Trudging along, he came to a stile; but in getting over he fell and hurt himself, and beginning to blubber, forgot what he was sent for.
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading There was once a little boy, and his mother sent him to buy a sheep's head and pluck; afraid he should forget it, the lad kept saying all the way along:
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Trudging along, he came to a stile; but in getting over he fell and hurt himself, and beginning to blubber, forgot what he was sent for.
deem to be
From this reading So he stood a little while to consider: at last he thought he recollected it, and began to repeat:
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Trudging along, he came to a stile; but in getting over he fell and hurt himself, and beginning to blubber, forgot what he was sent for.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Trudging along, he came to a stile; but in getting over he fell and hurt himself, and beginning to blubber, forgot what he was sent for.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading There was once a little boy, and his mother sent him to buy a sheep's head and pluck; afraid he should forget it, the lad kept saying all the way along:
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading Trudging along, he came to a stile; but in getting over he fell and hurt himself, and beginning to blubber, forgot what he was sent for.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading Trudging along, he came to a stile; but in getting over he fell and hurt himself, and beginning to blubber, forgot what he was sent for.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was once a little boy, and his mother sent him to buy a sheep's head and pluck; afraid he should forget it, the lad kept saying all the way along:
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading There was once a little boy, and his mother sent him to buy a sheep's head and pluck; afraid he should forget it, the lad kept saying all the way along:
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was once a little boy, and his mother sent him to buy a sheep's head and pluck; afraid he should forget it, the lad kept saying all the way along:
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Trudging along, he came to a stile; but in getting over he fell and hurt himself, and beginning to blubber, forgot what he was sent for.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was once a little boy, and his mother sent him to buy a sheep's head and pluck; afraid he should forget it, the lad kept saying all the way along:
be the source of pain
From this reading Trudging along, he came to a stile; but in getting over he fell and hurt himself, and beginning to blubber, forgot what he was sent for.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Trudging along, he came to a stile; but in getting over he fell and hurt himself, and beginning to blubber, forgot what he was sent for.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was once a little boy, and his mother sent him to buy a sheep's head and pluck; afraid he should forget it, the lad kept saying all the way along:
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading There was once a little boy, and his mother sent him to buy a sheep's head and pluck; afraid he should forget it, the lad kept saying all the way along:
a boy or man
From this reading There was once a little boy, and his mother sent him to buy a sheep's head and pluck; afraid he should forget it, the lad kept saying all the way along:
immediately past
From this reading So he stood a little while to consider: at last he thought he recollected it, and began to repeat:
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There was once a little boy, and his mother sent him to buy a sheep's head and pluck; afraid he should forget it, the lad kept saying all the way along:
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading There was once a little boy, and his mother sent him to buy a sheep's head and pluck; afraid he should forget it, the lad kept saying all the way along:
on one occasion
From this reading There was once a little boy, and his mother sent him to buy a sheep's head and pluck; afraid he should forget it, the lad kept saying all the way along:
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Trudging along, he came to a stile; but in getting over he fell and hurt himself, and beginning to blubber, forgot what he was sent for.
pluckverbUS /plʌk/
pull or pull out sharply
From this reading There was once a little boy, and his mother sent him to buy a sheep's head and pluck; afraid he should forget it, the lad kept saying all the way along:
recollectedverbUS /ˌrekəˈlektɪd/
past form of “recollect” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading So he stood a little while to consider: at last he thought he recollected it, and began to repeat:
to say, state, or perform again
From this reading So he stood a little while to consider: at last he thought he recollected it, and began to repeat:
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading There was once a little boy, and his mother sent him to buy a sheep's head and pluck; afraid he should forget it, the lad kept saying all the way along:
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading There was once a little boy, and his mother sent him to buy a sheep's head and pluck; afraid he should forget it, the lad kept saying all the way along:
sheep'snounUS /ʃiːps/
possessive form of “sheep” — woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
From this reading There was once a little boy, and his mother sent him to buy a sheep's head and pluck; afraid he should forget it, the lad kept saying all the way along:
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading There was once a little boy, and his mother sent him to buy a sheep's head and pluck; afraid he should forget it, the lad kept saying all the way along:
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So he stood a little while to consider: at last he thought he recollected it, and began to repeat:
stilenounUS /staɪl/
an upright that is a member in a door or window frame
From this reading Trudging along, he came to a stile; but in getting over he fell and hurt himself, and beginning to blubber, forgot what he was sent for.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading So he stood a little while to consider: at last he thought he recollected it, and began to repeat:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was once a little boy, and his mother sent him to buy a sheep's head and pluck; afraid he should forget it, the lad kept saying all the way along:
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was once a little boy, and his mother sent him to buy a sheep's head and pluck; afraid he should forget it, the lad kept saying all the way along:
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading So he stood a little while to consider: at last he thought he recollected it, and began to repeat:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was once a little boy, and his mother sent him to buy a sheep's head and pluck; afraid he should forget it, the lad kept saying all the way along:
TrudgingverbUS /ˈtrʌdʒɪŋ/
-ing form of “trudge” — walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
From this reading Trudging along, he came to a stile; but in getting over he fell and hurt himself, and beginning to blubber, forgot what he was sent for.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was once a little boy, and his mother sent him to buy a sheep's head and pluck; afraid he should forget it, the lad kept saying all the way along:
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading There was once a little boy, and his mother sent him to buy a sheep's head and pluck; afraid he should forget it, the lad kept saying all the way along:
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Trudging along, he came to a stile; but in getting over he fell and hurt himself, and beginning to blubber, forgot what he was sent for.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading So he stood a little while to consider: at last he thought he recollected it, and began to repeat:
