used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They had died of hunger, as the birds die on the moors and plains; it is a common fate.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading The youngest had been suffocated whilst they had been alone, by the snow which had fallen through the roof, and from which its elders had been too small and weakly to be able to drag it out, unaided.
agedadjectiveUS /eɪdʒd/
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading She laid it, stiff already in the cold of the night, beside the body of its old grandam, who had perished in endeavoring to save it; they lay together, the year-old child and the aged woman, the broken bud and the leafless bough.
(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 All that night Folle-Farine tarried with the children.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading The youngest had been suffocated whilst they had been alone, by the snow which had fallen through the roof, and from which its elders had been too small and weakly to be able to drag it out, unaided.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading She laid it, stiff already in the cold of the night, beside the body of its old grandam, who had perished in endeavoring to save it; they lay together, the year-old child and the aged woman, the broken bud and the leafless bough.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The youngest had been suffocated whilst they had been alone, by the snow which had fallen through the roof, and from which its elders had been too small and weakly to be able to drag it out, unaided.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They had died of hunger, as the birds die on the moors and plains; it is a common fate.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The youngest had been suffocated whilst they had been alone, by the snow which had fallen through the roof, and from which its elders had been too small and weakly to be able to drag it out, unaided.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The youngest had been suffocated whilst they had been alone, by the snow which had fallen through the roof, and from which its elders had been too small and weakly to be able to drag it out, unaided.
next to; at the side of
From this reading She laid it, stiff already in the cold of the night, beside the body of its old grandam, who had perished in endeavoring to save it; they lay together, the year-old child and the aged woman, the broken bud and the leafless bough.
bewilderedadjectiveUS /bɪˈwɪldərd/
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading She stayed beside the children, who were frightened and bewildered and quite mute.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading They had died of hunger, as the birds die on the moors and plains; it is a common fate.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading She laid it, stiff already in the cold of the night, beside the body of its old grandam, who had perished in endeavoring to save it; they lay together, the year-old child and the aged woman, the broken bud and the leafless bough.
boughnounUS /baʊ/
any of the larger branches of a tree
From this reading She laid it, stiff already in the cold of the night, beside the body of its old grandam, who had perished in endeavoring to save it; they lay together, the year-old child and the aged woman, the broken bud and the leafless bough.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading She laid it, stiff already in the cold of the night, beside the body of its old grandam, who had perished in endeavoring to save it; they lay together, the year-old child and the aged woman, the broken bud and the leafless bough.
budnounUS /bʌd/
a partially opened flower
From this reading She laid it, stiff already in the cold of the night, beside the body of its old grandam, who had perished in endeavoring to save it; they lay together, the year-old child and the aged woman, the broken bud and the leafless bough.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The youngest had been suffocated whilst they had been alone, by the snow which had fallen through the roof, and from which its elders had been too small and weakly to be able to drag it out, unaided.
a young person of either sex
From this reading She laid it, stiff already in the cold of the night, beside the body of its old grandam, who had perished in endeavoring to save it; they lay together, the year-old child and the aged woman, the broken bud and the leafless bough.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading All that night Folle-Farine tarried with the children.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading She laid it, stiff already in the cold of the night, beside the body of its old grandam, who had perished in endeavoring to save it; they lay together, the year-old child and the aged woman, the broken bud and the leafless bough.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading They had died of hunger, as the birds die on the moors and plains; it is a common fate.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading They had died of hunger, as the birds die on the moors and plains; it is a common fate.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading They had died of hunger, as the birds die on the moors and plains; it is a common fate.
dragverbUS /dræɡ/
pull, as against a resistance
From this reading The youngest had been suffocated whilst they had been alone, by the snow which had fallen through the roof, and from which its elders had been too small and weakly to be able to drag it out, unaided.
eldersnounUS /ˈeldərz/
plural of “elder” — a person who is older than you are
From this reading The youngest had been suffocated whilst they had been alone, by the snow which had fallen through the roof, and from which its elders had been too small and weakly to be able to drag it out, unaided.
endeavoringverbUS /ɪnˈdevərɪŋ/
-ing form of “endeavor” — attempt by employing effort
From this reading She laid it, stiff already in the cold of the night, beside the body of its old grandam, who had perished in endeavoring to save it; they lay together, the year-old child and the aged woman, the broken bud and the leafless bough.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading The youngest had been suffocated whilst they had been alone, by the snow which had fallen through the roof, and from which its elders had been too small and weakly to be able to drag it out, unaided.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading They had died of hunger, as the birds die on the moors and plains; it is a common fate.
Folle-Farine
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From this reading All that night Folle-Farine tarried with the children.
made afraid
From this reading She stayed beside the children, who were frightened and bewildered and quite mute.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The youngest had been suffocated whilst they had been alone, by the snow which had fallen through the roof, and from which its elders had been too small and weakly to be able to drag it out, unaided.
grandam
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From this reading She laid it, stiff already in the cold of the night, beside the body of its old grandam, who had perished in endeavoring to save it; they lay together, the year-old child and the aged woman, the broken bud and the leafless bough.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The youngest had been suffocated whilst they had been alone, by the snow which had fallen through the roof, and from which its elders had been too small and weakly to be able to drag it out, unaided.
hungernounUS /ˈhʌŋɡər/
a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation
From this reading They had died of hunger, as the birds die on the moors and plains; it is a common fate.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She laid it, stiff already in the cold of the night, beside the body of its old grandam, who had perished in endeavoring to save it; they lay together, the year-old child and the aged woman, the broken bud and the leafless bough.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They had died of hunger, as the birds die on the moors and plains; it is a common fate.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The youngest had been suffocated whilst they had been alone, by the snow which had fallen through the roof, and from which its elders had been too small and weakly to be able to drag it out, unaided.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The youngest had been suffocated whilst they had been alone, by the snow which had fallen through the roof, and from which its elders had been too small and weakly to be able to drag it out, unaided.
set down according to a plan
From this reading She laid it, stiff already in the cold of the night, beside the body of its old grandam, who had perished in endeavoring to save it; they lay together, the year-old child and the aged woman, the broken bud and the leafless bough.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She laid it, stiff already in the cold of the night, beside the body of its old grandam, who had perished in endeavoring to save it; they lay together, the year-old child and the aged woman, the broken bud and the leafless bough.
leaflessadjectiveUS /ˈliːfləs/
having no leaves
From this reading She laid it, stiff already in the cold of the night, beside the body of its old grandam, who had perished in endeavoring to save it; they lay together, the year-old child and the aged woman, the broken bud and the leafless bough.
moorsnounUS /mʊrz/
plural of “moor” — one of the Muslim people of north Africa; of mixed Arab and Berber descent; converted to Islam in the 8th century; conqueror of Spain in the 8th century
From this reading They had died of hunger, as the birds die on the moors and plains; it is a common fate.
muteadjectiveUS /mjuːt/
expressed without speech
From this reading She stayed beside the children, who were frightened and bewildered and quite mute.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading All that night Folle-Farine tarried with the children.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She laid it, stiff already in the cold of the night, beside the body of its old grandam, who had perished in endeavoring to save it; they lay together, the year-old child and the aged woman, the broken bud and the leafless bough.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading She laid it, stiff already in the cold of the night, beside the body of its old grandam, who had perished in endeavoring to save it; they lay together, the year-old child and the aged woman, the broken bud and the leafless bough.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They had died of hunger, as the birds die on the moors and plains; it is a common fate.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The youngest had been suffocated whilst they had been alone, by the snow which had fallen through the roof, and from which its elders had been too small and weakly to be able to drag it out, unaided.
perishedverbUS /ˈperɪʃt/
past form of “perish” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading She laid it, stiff already in the cold of the night, beside the body of its old grandam, who had perished in endeavoring to save it; they lay together, the year-old child and the aged woman, the broken bud and the leafless bough.
plainsnounUS /pleɪnz/
plural of “plain” — extensive tract of level open land
From this reading They had died of hunger, as the birds die on the moors and plains; it is a common fate.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading She stayed beside the children, who were frightened and bewildered and quite mute.
a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading The youngest had been suffocated whilst they had been alone, by the snow which had fallen through the roof, and from which its elders had been too small and weakly to be able to drag it out, unaided.
except for; apart from
From this reading She laid it, stiff already in the cold of the night, beside the body of its old grandam, who had perished in endeavoring to save it; they lay together, the year-old child and the aged woman, the broken bud and the leafless bough.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She laid it, stiff already in the cold of the night, beside the body of its old grandam, who had perished in endeavoring to save it; they lay together, the year-old child and the aged woman, the broken bud and the leafless bough.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The youngest had been suffocated whilst they had been alone, by the snow which had fallen through the roof, and from which its elders had been too small and weakly to be able to drag it out, unaided.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading The youngest had been suffocated whilst they had been alone, by the snow which had fallen through the roof, and from which its elders had been too small and weakly to be able to drag it out, unaided.
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading She stayed beside the children, who were frightened and bewildered and quite mute.
not moving or operating freely
From this reading She laid it, stiff already in the cold of the night, beside the body of its old grandam, who had perished in endeavoring to save it; they lay together, the year-old child and the aged woman, the broken bud and the leafless bough.
suffocatedverbUS /ˈsʌfəkeɪtɪd/
past form of “suffocate” — deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
From this reading The youngest had been suffocated whilst they had been alone, by the snow which had fallen through the roof, and from which its elders had been too small and weakly to be able to drag it out, unaided.
tarried
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From this reading All that night Folle-Farine tarried with the children.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All that night Folle-Farine tarried with the children.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All that night Folle-Farine tarried with the children.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The youngest had been suffocated whilst they had been alone, by the snow which had fallen through the roof, and from which its elders had been too small and weakly to be able to drag it out, unaided.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The youngest had been suffocated whilst they had been alone, by the snow which had fallen through the roof, and from which its elders had been too small and weakly to be able to drag it out, unaided.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The youngest had been suffocated whilst they had been alone, by the snow which had fallen through the roof, and from which its elders had been too small and weakly to be able to drag it out, unaided.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading She laid it, stiff already in the cold of the night, beside the body of its old grandam, who had perished in endeavoring to save it; they lay together, the year-old child and the aged woman, the broken bud and the leafless bough.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading The youngest had been suffocated whilst they had been alone, by the snow which had fallen through the roof, and from which its elders had been too small and weakly to be able to drag it out, unaided.
unaidedadjectiveUS /əˈneɪdɪd/
carried out without aid or assistance
From this reading The youngest had been suffocated whilst they had been alone, by the snow which had fallen through the roof, and from which its elders had been too small and weakly to be able to drag it out, unaided.
weaklyadverbUS /ˈwiːkli/
in a weak or feeble manner or to a minor degree
From this reading The youngest had been suffocated whilst they had been alone, by the snow which had fallen through the roof, and from which its elders had been too small and weakly to be able to drag it out, unaided.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She stayed beside the children, who were frightened and bewildered and quite mute.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The youngest had been suffocated whilst they had been alone, by the snow which had fallen through the roof, and from which its elders had been too small and weakly to be able to drag it out, unaided.
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading The youngest had been suffocated whilst they had been alone, by the snow which had fallen through the roof, and from which its elders had been too small and weakly to be able to drag it out, unaided.
which person or people
From this reading She laid it, stiff already in the cold of the night, beside the body of its old grandam, who had perished in endeavoring to save it; they lay together, the year-old child and the aged woman, the broken bud and the leafless bough.
in the company of; together with
From this reading All that night Folle-Farine tarried with the children.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading She laid it, stiff already in the cold of the night, beside the body of its old grandam, who had perished in endeavoring to save it; they lay together, the year-old child and the aged woman, the broken bud and the leafless bough.
year-old
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From this reading She laid it, stiff already in the cold of the night, beside the body of its old grandam, who had perished in endeavoring to save it; they lay together, the year-old child and the aged woman, the broken bud and the leafless bough.
youngestadjectiveUS /ˈjʌŋɡəst/
superlative of “young” — (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The youngest had been suffocated whilst they had been alone, by the snow which had fallen through the roof, and from which its elders had been too small and weakly to be able to drag it out, unaided.
