Chapter X · Chapter 10

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading Very soon they quarrelled in the nest, which began to break with the fluttering of their wings, then they tumbled out of it and walked along the side of the box, peeped through the slit at the big world outside, and at last they ventured out.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading There were fourteen of them, and they twittered and staggered on their little feet, with their beaks open up to their eyes, never ceasing, from morning till night, to wait for food, eat it, digest it, and demand more.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading That was the first period, when the baby birds hadn't any sense.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Very soon they quarrelled in the nest, which began to break with the fluttering of their wings, then they tumbled out of it and walked along the side of the box, peeped through the slit at the big world outside, and at last they ventured out.

a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk

From this reading That was the first period, when the baby birds hadn't any sense.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading The time came when the tiny points on the wings of the little tomtits began to be covered with down.

plural of “beak” — beaklike mouth of animals other than birds (e.g., turtles)

From this reading There were fourteen of them, and they twittered and staggered on their little feet, with their beaks open up to their eyes, never ceasing, from morning till night, to wait for food, eat it, digest it, and demand more.

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading The time came when the tiny points on the wings of the little tomtits began to be covered with down.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Very soon they quarrelled in the nest, which began to break with the fluttering of their wings, then they tumbled out of it and walked along the side of the box, peeped through the slit at the big world outside, and at last they ventured out.

plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

From this reading That was the first period, when the baby birds hadn't any sense.

a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid

From this reading Very soon they quarrelled in the nest, which began to break with the fluttering of their wings, then they tumbled out of it and walked along the side of the box, peeped through the slit at the big world outside, and at last they ventured out.

terminate

From this reading Very soon they quarrelled in the nest, which began to break with the fluttering of their wings, then they tumbled out of it and walked along the side of the box, peeped through the slit at the big world outside, and at last they ventured out.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But in birds it doesn't last long.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading The time came when the tiny points on the wings of the little tomtits began to be covered with down.

-ing form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity

From this reading There were fourteen of them, and they twittered and staggered on their little feet, with their beaks open up to their eyes, never ceasing, from morning till night, to wait for food, eat it, digest it, and demand more.

overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form

From this reading The time came when the tiny points on the wings of the little tomtits began to be covered with down.

an urgent or peremptory request

From this reading There were fourteen of them, and they twittered and staggered on their little feet, with their beaks open up to their eyes, never ceasing, from morning till night, to wait for food, eat it, digest it, and demand more.

convert food into absorbable substances

From this reading There were fourteen of them, and they twittered and staggered on their little feet, with their beaks open up to their eyes, never ceasing, from morning till night, to wait for food, eat it, digest it, and demand more.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading But in birds it doesn't last long.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading The time came when the tiny points on the wings of the little tomtits began to be covered with down.

take in solid food

From this reading There were fourteen of them, and they twittered and staggered on their little feet, with their beaks open up to their eyes, never ceasing, from morning till night, to wait for food, eat it, digest it, and demand more.

opinion or judgment

From this reading There were fourteen of them, and they twittered and staggered on their little feet, with their beaks open up to their eyes, never ceasing, from morning till night, to wait for food, eat it, digest it, and demand more.

plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading There were fourteen of them, and they twittered and staggered on their little feet, with their beaks open up to their eyes, never ceasing, from morning till night, to wait for food, eat it, digest it, and demand more.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading That was the first period, when the baby birds hadn't any sense.

the motion made by flapping up and down

From this reading Very soon they quarrelled in the nest, which began to break with the fluttering of their wings, then they tumbled out of it and walked along the side of the box, peeped through the slit at the big world outside, and at last they ventured out.

any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue

From this reading There were fourteen of them, and they twittered and staggered on their little feet, with their beaks open up to their eyes, never ceasing, from morning till night, to wait for food, eat it, digest it, and demand more.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading There were fourteen of them, and they twittered and staggered on their little feet, with their beaks open up to their eyes, never ceasing, from morning till night, to wait for food, eat it, digest it, and demand more.

the cardinal number that is the sum of thirteen and one

From this reading There were fourteen of them, and they twittered and staggered on their little feet, with their beaks open up to their eyes, never ceasing, from morning till night, to wait for food, eat it, digest it, and demand more.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading There were fourteen of them, and they twittered and staggered on their little feet, with their beaks open up to their eyes, never ceasing, from morning till night, to wait for food, eat it, digest it, and demand more.

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From this reading That was the first period, when the baby birds hadn't any sense.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading But in birds it doesn't last long.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading There were fourteen of them, and they twittered and staggered on their little feet, with their beaks open up to their eyes, never ceasing, from morning till night, to wait for food, eat it, digest it, and demand more.

immediately past

From this reading But in birds it doesn't last long.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading The time came when the tiny points on the wings of the little tomtits began to be covered with down.

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 But in birds it doesn't last long.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading There were fourteen of them, and they twittered and staggered on their little feet, with their beaks open up to their eyes, never ceasing, from morning till night, to wait for food, eat it, digest it, and demand more.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading There were fourteen of them, and they twittered and staggered on their little feet, with their beaks open up to their eyes, never ceasing, from morning till night, to wait for food, eat it, digest it, and demand more.

a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young

From this reading Very soon they quarrelled in the nest, which began to break with the fluttering of their wings, then they tumbled out of it and walked along the side of the box, peeped through the slit at the big world outside, and at last they ventured out.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading There were fourteen of them, and they twittered and staggered on their little feet, with their beaks open up to their eyes, never ceasing, from morning till night, to wait for food, eat it, digest it, and demand more.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading There were fourteen of them, and they twittered and staggered on their little feet, with their beaks open up to their eyes, never ceasing, from morning till night, to wait for food, eat it, digest it, and demand more.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The time came when the tiny points on the wings of the little tomtits began to be covered with down.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The time came when the tiny points on the wings of the little tomtits began to be covered with down.

To move from a closed position.

From this reading There were fourteen of them, and they twittered and staggered on their little feet, with their beaks open up to their eyes, never ceasing, from morning till night, to wait for food, eat it, digest it, and demand more.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Very soon they quarrelled in the nest, which began to break with the fluttering of their wings, then they tumbled out of it and walked along the side of the box, peeped through the slit at the big world outside, and at last they ventured out.

relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit

From this reading Very soon they quarrelled in the nest, which began to break with the fluttering of their wings, then they tumbled out of it and walked along the side of the box, peeped through the slit at the big world outside, and at last they ventured out.

past form of “peep” — look furtively

From this reading Very soon they quarrelled in the nest, which began to break with the fluttering of their wings, then they tumbled out of it and walked along the side of the box, peeped through the slit at the big world outside, and at last they ventured out.

an amount of time

From this reading That was the first period, when the baby birds hadn't any sense.

plural of “point” — a geometric element that has position but no extension

From this reading The time came when the tiny points on the wings of the little tomtits began to be covered with down.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Very soon they quarrelled in the nest, which began to break with the fluttering of their wings, then they tumbled out of it and walked along the side of the box, peeped through the slit at the big world outside, and at last they ventured out.

a general conscious awareness

From this reading That was the first period, when the baby birds hadn't any sense.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading Very soon they quarrelled in the nest, which began to break with the fluttering of their wings, then they tumbled out of it and walked along the side of the box, peeped through the slit at the big world outside, and at last they ventured out.

a long narrow opening

From this reading Very soon they quarrelled in the nest, which began to break with the fluttering of their wings, then they tumbled out of it and walked along the side of the box, peeped through the slit at the big world outside, and at last they ventured out.

in the near future

From this reading Very soon they quarrelled in the nest, which began to break with the fluttering of their wings, then they tumbled out of it and walked along the side of the box, peeped through the slit at the big world outside, and at last they ventured out.

past form of “stagger” — walk as if unable to control one's movements

From this reading There were fourteen of them, and they twittered and staggered on their little feet, with their beaks open up to their eyes, never ceasing, from morning till night, to wait for food, eat it, digest it, and demand more.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading That was the first period, when the baby birds hadn't any sense.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The time came when the tiny points on the wings of the little tomtits began to be covered with down.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading There were fourteen of them, and they twittered and staggered on their little feet, with their beaks open up to their eyes, never ceasing, from morning till night, to wait for food, eat it, digest it, and demand more.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading There were fourteen of them, and they twittered and staggered on their little feet, with their beaks open up to their eyes, never ceasing, from morning till night, to wait for food, eat it, digest it, and demand more.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Very soon they quarrelled in the nest, which began to break with the fluttering of their wings, then they tumbled out of it and walked along the side of the box, peeped through the slit at the big world outside, and at last they ventured out.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There were fourteen of them, and they twittered and staggered on their little feet, with their beaks open up to their eyes, never ceasing, from morning till night, to wait for food, eat it, digest it, and demand more.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading There were fourteen of them, and they twittered and staggered on their little feet, with their beaks open up to their eyes, never ceasing, from morning till night, to wait for food, eat it, digest it, and demand more.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Very soon they quarrelled in the nest, which began to break with the fluttering of their wings, then they tumbled out of it and walked along the side of the box, peeped through the slit at the big world outside, and at last they ventured out.

up to a particular time

From this reading There were fourteen of them, and they twittered and staggered on their little feet, with their beaks open up to their eyes, never ceasing, from morning till night, to wait for food, eat it, digest it, and demand more.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading The time came when the tiny points on the wings of the little tomtits began to be covered with down.

very small

From this reading The time came when the tiny points on the wings of the little tomtits began to be covered with down.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The time came when the tiny points on the wings of the little tomtits began to be covered with down.

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From this reading The time came when the tiny points on the wings of the little tomtits began to be covered with down.

past form of “tumble” — fall down, as if collapsing

From this reading Very soon they quarrelled in the nest, which began to break with the fluttering of their wings, then they tumbled out of it and walked along the side of the box, peeped through the slit at the big world outside, and at last they ventured out.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading There were fourteen of them, and they twittered and staggered on their little feet, with their beaks open up to their eyes, never ceasing, from morning till night, to wait for food, eat it, digest it, and demand more.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading There were fourteen of them, and they twittered and staggered on their little feet, with their beaks open up to their eyes, never ceasing, from morning till night, to wait for food, eat it, digest it, and demand more.

past form of “venture” — proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers

From this reading Very soon they quarrelled in the nest, which began to break with the fluttering of their wings, then they tumbled out of it and walked along the side of the box, peeped through the slit at the big world outside, and at last they ventured out.

precisely as stated

From this reading Very soon they quarrelled in the nest, which began to break with the fluttering of their wings, then they tumbled out of it and walked along the side of the box, peeped through the slit at the big world outside, and at last they ventured out.

stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

From this reading There were fourteen of them, and they twittered and staggered on their little feet, with their beaks open up to their eyes, never ceasing, from morning till night, to wait for food, eat it, digest it, and demand more.

past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps

From this reading Very soon they quarrelled in the nest, which began to break with the fluttering of their wings, then they tumbled out of it and walked along the side of the box, peeped through the slit at the big world outside, and at last they ventured out.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading That was the first period, when the baby birds hadn't any sense.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading There were fourteen of them, and they twittered and staggered on their little feet, with their beaks open up to their eyes, never ceasing, from morning till night, to wait for food, eat it, digest it, and demand more.

at the time that

From this reading The time came when the tiny points on the wings of the little tomtits began to be covered with down.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Very soon they quarrelled in the nest, which began to break with the fluttering of their wings, then they tumbled out of it and walked along the side of the box, peeped through the slit at the big world outside, and at last they ventured out.

a means of flight or ascent

From this reading The time came when the tiny points on the wings of the little tomtits began to be covered with down.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The time came when the tiny points on the wings of the little tomtits began to be covered with down.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading Very soon they quarrelled in the nest, which began to break with the fluttering of their wings, then they tumbled out of it and walked along the side of the box, peeped through the slit at the big world outside, and at last they ventured out.