used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Imperceptibly, like a little star at dawn, my brother Kolia faded away.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Grandmother, he, and I slept in a small shed on planks covered with various rags.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Imperceptibly, like a little star at dawn, my brother Kolia faded away.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Imperceptibly, like a little star at dawn, my brother Kolia faded away.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading We could hear the sleepy, overfed fowls fluttering and clucking in the evening, and the golden, shrill-voiced cock awoke us in the morning.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Imperceptibly, like a little star at dawn, my brother Kolia faded away.
chinky
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From this reading On the other side of the chinky wall of the outhouse was the family poultry-house.
cluckingnounUS /ˈklʌkɪŋ/
the sound made by a hen (as in calling her chicks)
From this reading We could hear the sleepy, overfed fowls fluttering and clucking in the evening, and the golden, shrill-voiced cock awoke us in the morning.
cockverbUS /kɑːk/
tilt or slant to one side
From this reading We could hear the sleepy, overfed fowls fluttering and clucking in the evening, and the golden, shrill-voiced cock awoke us in the morning.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading We could hear the sleepy, overfed fowls fluttering and clucking in the evening, and the golden, shrill-voiced cock awoke us in the morning.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading Grandmother, he, and I slept in a small shed on planks covered with various rags.
the first light of day
From this reading Imperceptibly, like a little star at dawn, my brother Kolia faded away.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading We could hear the sleepy, overfed fowls fluttering and clucking in the evening, and the golden, shrill-voiced cock awoke us in the morning.
fadedadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪdəd/
having lost freshness or brilliance of color
From this reading Imperceptibly, like a little star at dawn, my brother Kolia faded away.
a social unit living together
From this reading On the other side of the chinky wall of the outhouse was the family poultry-house.
flutteringnounUS /ˈflʌtərɪŋ/
the motion made by flapping up and down
From this reading We could hear the sleepy, overfed fowls fluttering and clucking in the evening, and the golden, shrill-voiced cock awoke us in the morning.
fowls
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From this reading We could hear the sleepy, overfed fowls fluttering and clucking in the evening, and the golden, shrill-voiced cock awoke us in the morning.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading We could hear the sleepy, overfed fowls fluttering and clucking in the evening, and the golden, shrill-voiced cock awoke us in the morning.
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading Grandmother, he, and I slept in a small shed on planks covered with various rags.
grumbleverbUS /ˈɡrʌmbəl/
show one's unhappiness or critical attitude
From this reading "Oh, I should like to tear you to pieces!" grandmother would grumble when they woke her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Grandmother, he, and I slept in a small shed on planks covered with various rags.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading We could hear the sleepy, overfed fowls fluttering and clucking in the evening, and the golden, shrill-voiced cock awoke us in the morning.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, I should like to tear you to pieces!" grandmother would grumble when they woke her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Grandmother, he, and I slept in a small shed on planks covered with various rags.
ImperceptiblyadverbUS /ˌɪmpərˈseptɪbli/
in an imperceptible manner or to an imperceptible degree
From this reading Imperceptibly, like a little star at dawn, my brother Kolia faded away.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Grandmother, he, and I slept in a small shed on planks covered with various rags.
Kolia
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From this reading Imperceptibly, like a little star at dawn, my brother Kolia faded away.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Imperceptibly, like a little star at dawn, my brother Kolia faded away.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Imperceptibly, like a little star at dawn, my brother Kolia faded away.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading We could hear the sleepy, overfed fowls fluttering and clucking in the evening, and the golden, shrill-voiced cock awoke us in the morning.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Imperceptibly, like a little star at dawn, my brother Kolia faded away.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the other side of the chinky wall of the outhouse was the family poultry-house.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, I should like to tear you to pieces!" grandmother would grumble when they woke her.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Grandmother, he, and I slept in a small shed on planks covered with various rags.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading On the other side of the chinky wall of the outhouse was the family poultry-house.
outhousenounUS /ˈaʊthaʊs/
a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate
From this reading On the other side of the chinky wall of the outhouse was the family poultry-house.
overfedadjectiveUS /ˌoʊvərˈfed/
too well nourished
From this reading We could hear the sleepy, overfed fowls fluttering and clucking in the evening, and the golden, shrill-voiced cock awoke us in the morning.
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading "Oh, I should like to tear you to pieces!" grandmother would grumble when they woke her.
planksnounUS /plæŋks/
plural of “plank” — a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes
From this reading Grandmother, he, and I slept in a small shed on planks covered with various rags.
poultry-house
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From this reading On the other side of the chinky wall of the outhouse was the family poultry-house.
ragsnounUS /ræɡz/
plural of “rag” — a small piece of cloth or paper
From this reading Grandmother, he, and I slept in a small shed on planks covered with various rags.
get rid of
From this reading Grandmother, he, and I slept in a small shed on planks covered with various rags.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Oh, I should like to tear you to pieces!" grandmother would grumble when they woke her.
shrill-voiced
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From this reading We could hear the sleepy, overfed fowls fluttering and clucking in the evening, and the golden, shrill-voiced cock awoke us in the morning.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading On the other side of the chinky wall of the outhouse was the family poultry-house.
sleepyadjectiveUS /ˈsliːpi/
ready to fall asleep
From this reading We could hear the sleepy, overfed fowls fluttering and clucking in the evening, and the golden, shrill-voiced cock awoke us in the morning.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading Grandmother, he, and I slept in a small shed on planks covered with various rags.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Grandmother, he, and I slept in a small shed on planks covered with various rags.
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading Imperceptibly, like a little star at dawn, my brother Kolia faded away.
separate or cause to separate abruptly
From this reading "Oh, I should like to tear you to pieces!" grandmother would grumble when they woke her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the other side of the chinky wall of the outhouse was the family poultry-house.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, I should like to tear you to pieces!" grandmother would grumble when they woke her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Oh, I should like to tear you to pieces!" grandmother would grumble when they woke her.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We could hear the sleepy, overfed fowls fluttering and clucking in the evening, and the golden, shrill-voiced cock awoke us in the morning.
of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
From this reading Grandmother, he, and I slept in a small shed on planks covered with various rags.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading On the other side of the chinky wall of the outhouse was the family poultry-house.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the other side of the chinky wall of the outhouse was the family poultry-house.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We could hear the sleepy, overfed fowls fluttering and clucking in the evening, and the golden, shrill-voiced cock awoke us in the morning.
at the time that
From this reading "Oh, I should like to tear you to pieces!" grandmother would grumble when they woke her.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Grandmother, he, and I slept in a small shed on planks covered with various rags.
wokeverbUS /woʊk/
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading "Oh, I should like to tear you to pieces!" grandmother would grumble when they woke her.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Oh, I should like to tear you to pieces!" grandmother would grumble when they woke her.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, I should like to tear you to pieces!" grandmother would grumble when they woke her.
