used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Newborn The daughter of Sans Souci was already foaled when the farmer and the horse doctor arrived in Magliano Toscano.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading A Newborn The daughter of Sans Souci was already foaled when the farmer and the horse doctor arrived in Magliano Toscano.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A Newborn The daughter of Sans Souci was already foaled when the farmer and the horse doctor arrived in Magliano Toscano.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading A Newborn The daughter of Sans Souci was already foaled when the farmer and the horse doctor arrived in Magliano Toscano.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading She was already dropped on the bed of straw, and there she lay, flat and wet, like a rug left out in the rain.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading Her eyes were closed and her nostrils not even fluttering.
a female human offspring
From this reading A Newborn The daughter of Sans Souci was already foaled when the farmer and the horse doctor arrived in Magliano Toscano.
characterized by great determination
From this reading The doctor, a sharp-eyed, determined little man, hastily pulled out his stethoscope, and falling to his knees in the straw, held it to the foal's side, listening.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading A Newborn The daughter of Sans Souci was already foaled when the farmer and the horse doctor arrived in Magliano Toscano.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading She was already dropped on the bed of straw, and there she lay, flat and wet, like a rug left out in the rain.
divisible by two
From this reading Her eyes were closed and her nostrils not even fluttering.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Her eyes were closed and her nostrils not even fluttering.
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading The doctor, a sharp-eyed, determined little man, hastily pulled out his stethoscope, and falling to his knees in the straw, held it to the foal's side, listening.
a person who operates a farm
From this reading A Newborn The daughter of Sans Souci was already foaled when the farmer and the horse doctor arrived in Magliano Toscano.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading She was already dropped on the bed of straw, and there she lay, flat and wet, like a rug left out in the rain.
flutteringnounUS /ˈflʌtərɪŋ/
the motion made by flapping up and down
From this reading Her eyes were closed and her nostrils not even fluttering.
foal's
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From this reading The doctor, a sharp-eyed, determined little man, hastily pulled out his stethoscope, and falling to his knees in the straw, held it to the foal's side, listening.
foaled
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From this reading A Newborn The daughter of Sans Souci was already foaled when the farmer and the horse doctor arrived in Magliano Toscano.
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading The doctor, a sharp-eyed, determined little man, hastily pulled out his stethoscope, and falling to his knees in the straw, held it to the foal's side, listening.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading The doctor, a sharp-eyed, determined little man, hastily pulled out his stethoscope, and falling to his knees in the straw, held it to the foal's side, listening.
lacking in or deprived of strength or power
From this reading The farmer stood looking on, pale and helpless.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her eyes were closed and her nostrils not even fluttering.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The doctor, a sharp-eyed, determined little man, hastily pulled out his stethoscope, and falling to his knees in the straw, held it to the foal's side, listening.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading A Newborn The daughter of Sans Souci was already foaled when the farmer and the horse doctor arrived in Magliano Toscano.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A Newborn The daughter of Sans Souci was already foaled when the farmer and the horse doctor arrived in Magliano Toscano.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The doctor, a sharp-eyed, determined little man, hastily pulled out his stethoscope, and falling to his knees in the straw, held it to the foal's side, listening.
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading The doctor, a sharp-eyed, determined little man, hastily pulled out his stethoscope, and falling to his knees in the straw, held it to the foal's side, listening.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She was already dropped on the bed of straw, and there she lay, flat and wet, like a rug left out in the rain.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading She was already dropped on the bed of straw, and there she lay, flat and wet, like a rug left out in the rain.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading She was already dropped on the bed of straw, and there she lay, flat and wet, like a rug left out in the rain.
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading The doctor, a sharp-eyed, determined little man, hastily pulled out his stethoscope, and falling to his knees in the straw, held it to the foal's side, listening.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The doctor, a sharp-eyed, determined little man, hastily pulled out his stethoscope, and falling to his knees in the straw, held it to the foal's side, listening.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading The farmer stood looking on, pale and helpless.
Magliano
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From this reading A Newborn The daughter of Sans Souci was already foaled when the farmer and the horse doctor arrived in Magliano Toscano.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The doctor, a sharp-eyed, determined little man, hastily pulled out his stethoscope, and falling to his knees in the straw, held it to the foal's side, listening.
NewbornadjectiveUS /ˈnuːbɔːrn/
recently born
From this reading A Newborn The daughter of Sans Souci was already foaled when the farmer and the horse doctor arrived in Magliano Toscano.
nostrilsnounUS /ˈnɑːstrəlz/
plural of “nostril” — either one of the two external openings to the nasal cavity in the nose
From this reading Her eyes were closed and her nostrils not even fluttering.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Her eyes were closed and her nostrils not even fluttering.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A Newborn The daughter of Sans Souci was already foaled when the farmer and the horse doctor arrived in Magliano Toscano.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She was already dropped on the bed of straw, and there she lay, flat and wet, like a rug left out in the rain.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She was already dropped on the bed of straw, and there she lay, flat and wet, like a rug left out in the rain.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading The farmer stood looking on, pale and helpless.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading The doctor, a sharp-eyed, determined little man, hastily pulled out his stethoscope, and falling to his knees in the straw, held it to the foal's side, listening.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading She was already dropped on the bed of straw, and there she lay, flat and wet, like a rug left out in the rain.
rugnounUS /rʌɡ/
floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
From this reading She was already dropped on the bed of straw, and there she lay, flat and wet, like a rug left out in the rain.
Sans
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From this reading A Newborn The daughter of Sans Souci was already foaled when the farmer and the horse doctor arrived in Magliano Toscano.
sharp-eyedadjective
having very keen vision
From this reading The doctor, a sharp-eyed, determined little man, hastily pulled out his stethoscope, and falling to his knees in the straw, held it to the foal's side, listening.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was already dropped on the bed of straw, and there she lay, flat and wet, like a rug left out in the rain.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The doctor, a sharp-eyed, determined little man, hastily pulled out his stethoscope, and falling to his knees in the straw, held it to the foal's side, listening.
Souci
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From this reading A Newborn The daughter of Sans Souci was already foaled when the farmer and the horse doctor arrived in Magliano Toscano.
stethoscopenounUS /ˈsteθəskoʊp/
a medical instrument for listening to the sounds generated inside the body
From this reading The doctor, a sharp-eyed, determined little man, hastily pulled out his stethoscope, and falling to his knees in the straw, held it to the foal's side, listening.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The farmer stood looking on, pale and helpless.
plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder
From this reading She was already dropped on the bed of straw, and there she lay, flat and wet, like a rug left out in the rain.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Newborn The daughter of Sans Souci was already foaled when the farmer and the horse doctor arrived in Magliano Toscano.
in or at that place or location
From this reading She was already dropped on the bed of straw, and there she lay, flat and wet, like a rug left out in the rain.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The doctor, a sharp-eyed, determined little man, hastily pulled out his stethoscope, and falling to his knees in the straw, held it to the foal's side, listening.
Toscano
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From this reading A Newborn The daughter of Sans Souci was already foaled when the farmer and the horse doctor arrived in Magliano Toscano.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A Newborn The daughter of Sans Souci was already foaled when the farmer and the horse doctor arrived in Magliano Toscano.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her eyes were closed and her nostrils not even fluttering.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading She was already dropped on the bed of straw, and there she lay, flat and wet, like a rug left out in the rain.
at the time that
From this reading A Newborn The daughter of Sans Souci was already foaled when the farmer and the horse doctor arrived in Magliano Toscano.
