used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading LITTLE WHITE BEAR AND LITTLE BLACK BEAR Little White Bear stepped out from behind a great boulder that was black as black could be against the whitest of all white worlds.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading LITTLE WHITE BEAR AND LITTLE BLACK BEAR Little White Bear stepped out from behind a great boulder that was black as black could be against the whitest of all white worlds.
in the past
From this reading His mother had left him alone, years and years ago, it seemed to him, to find something to eat.
(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 LITTLE WHITE BEAR AND LITTLE BLACK BEAR Little White Bear stepped out from behind a great boulder that was black as black could be against the whitest of all white worlds.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading His mother had left him alone, years and years ago, it seemed to him, to find something to eat.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LITTLE WHITE BEAR AND LITTLE BLACK BEAR Little White Bear stepped out from behind a great boulder that was black as black could be against the whitest of all white worlds.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading At last he was so lonesome he just had to get out into the sunshine and see if there was any one in all the wide, white world who would play with a little white bear.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading LITTLE WHITE BEAR AND LITTLE BLACK BEAR Little White Bear stepped out from behind a great boulder that was black as black could be against the whitest of all white worlds.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last he was so lonesome he just had to get out into the sunshine and see if there was any one in all the wide, white world who would play with a little white bear.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading LITTLE WHITE BEAR AND LITTLE BLACK BEAR Little White Bear stepped out from behind a great boulder that was black as black could be against the whitest of all white worlds.
have
From this reading LITTLE WHITE BEAR AND LITTLE BLACK BEAR Little White Bear stepped out from behind a great boulder that was black as black could be against the whitest of all white worlds.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading LITTLE WHITE BEAR AND LITTLE BLACK BEAR Little White Bear stepped out from behind a great boulder that was black as black could be against the whitest of all white worlds.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading LITTLE WHITE BEAR AND LITTLE BLACK BEAR Little White Bear stepped out from behind a great boulder that was black as black could be against the whitest of all white worlds.
bouldernounUS /ˈboʊldər/
a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin
From this reading LITTLE WHITE BEAR AND LITTLE BLACK BEAR Little White Bear stepped out from behind a great boulder that was black as black could be against the whitest of all white worlds.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading LITTLE WHITE BEAR AND LITTLE BLACK BEAR Little White Bear stepped out from behind a great boulder that was black as black could be against the whitest of all white worlds.
take in solid food
From this reading His mother had left him alone, years and years ago, it seemed to him, to find something to eat.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading His mother had left him alone, years and years ago, it seemed to him, to find something to eat.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading LITTLE WHITE BEAR AND LITTLE BLACK BEAR Little White Bear stepped out from behind a great boulder that was black as black could be against the whitest of all white worlds.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading At last he was so lonesome he just had to get out into the sunshine and see if there was any one in all the wide, white world who would play with a little white bear.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading LITTLE WHITE BEAR AND LITTLE BLACK BEAR Little White Bear stepped out from behind a great boulder that was black as black could be against the whitest of all white worlds.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His mother had left him alone, years and years ago, it seemed to him, to find something to eat.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At last he was so lonesome he just had to get out into the sunshine and see if there was any one in all the wide, white world who would play with a little white bear.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His mother had left him alone, years and years ago, it seemed to him, to find something to eat.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His mother had left him alone, years and years ago, it seemed to him, to find something to eat.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading At last he was so lonesome he just had to get out into the sunshine and see if there was any one in all the wide, white world who would play with a little white bear.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At last he was so lonesome he just had to get out into the sunshine and see if there was any one in all the wide, white world who would play with a little white bear.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading At last he was so lonesome he just had to get out into the sunshine and see if there was any one in all the wide, white world who would play with a little white bear.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a lonesome world!
and nothing more
From this reading At last he was so lonesome he just had to get out into the sunshine and see if there was any one in all the wide, white world who would play with a little white bear.
immediately past
From this reading At last he was so lonesome he just had to get out into the sunshine and see if there was any one in all the wide, white world who would play with a little white bear.
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 His mother had left him alone, years and years ago, it seemed to him, to find something to eat.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading LITTLE WHITE BEAR AND LITTLE BLACK BEAR Little White Bear stepped out from behind a great boulder that was black as black could be against the whitest of all white worlds.
lonesomeadjectiveUS /ˈloʊnsəm/
being the only one; single and isolated from others
From this reading It was a lonesome world!
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading His mother had left him alone, years and years ago, it seemed to him, to find something to eat.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And my!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LITTLE WHITE BEAR AND LITTLE BLACK BEAR Little White Bear stepped out from behind a great boulder that was black as black could be against the whitest of all white worlds.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At last he was so lonesome he just had to get out into the sunshine and see if there was any one in all the wide, white world who would play with a little white bear.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading LITTLE WHITE BEAR AND LITTLE BLACK BEAR Little White Bear stepped out from behind a great boulder that was black as black could be against the whitest of all white worlds.
participate in games or sport
From this reading At last he was so lonesome he just had to get out into the sunshine and see if there was any one in all the wide, white world who would play with a little white bear.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading At last he was so lonesome he just had to get out into the sunshine and see if there was any one in all the wide, white world who would play with a little white bear.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading His mother had left him alone, years and years ago, it seemed to him, to find something to eat.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading At last he was so lonesome he just had to get out into the sunshine and see if there was any one in all the wide, white world who would play with a little white bear.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading His mother had left him alone, years and years ago, it seemed to him, to find something to eat.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading LITTLE WHITE BEAR AND LITTLE BLACK BEAR Little White Bear stepped out from behind a great boulder that was black as black could be against the whitest of all white worlds.
the rays of the sun
From this reading At last he was so lonesome he just had to get out into the sunshine and see if there was any one in all the wide, white world who would play with a little white bear.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading LITTLE WHITE BEAR AND LITTLE BLACK BEAR Little White Bear stepped out from behind a great boulder that was black as black could be against the whitest of all white worlds.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LITTLE WHITE BEAR AND LITTLE BLACK BEAR Little White Bear stepped out from behind a great boulder that was black as black could be against the whitest of all white worlds.
in or at that place or location
From this reading At last he was so lonesome he just had to get out into the sunshine and see if there was any one in all the wide, white world who would play with a little white bear.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His mother had left him alone, years and years ago, it seemed to him, to find something to eat.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LITTLE WHITE BEAR AND LITTLE BLACK BEAR Little White Bear stepped out from behind a great boulder that was black as black could be against the whitest of all white worlds.
a Caucasian
From this reading LITTLE WHITE BEAR AND LITTLE BLACK BEAR Little White Bear stepped out from behind a great boulder that was black as black could be against the whitest of all white worlds.
whitestadjectiveUS /ˈwaɪtɪst/
superlative of “white” — being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness; having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light
From this reading LITTLE WHITE BEAR AND LITTLE BLACK BEAR Little White Bear stepped out from behind a great boulder that was black as black could be against the whitest of all white worlds.
which person or people
From this reading At last he was so lonesome he just had to get out into the sunshine and see if there was any one in all the wide, white world who would play with a little white bear.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading At last he was so lonesome he just had to get out into the sunshine and see if there was any one in all the wide, white world who would play with a little white bear.
in the company of; together with
From this reading At last he was so lonesome he just had to get out into the sunshine and see if there was any one in all the wide, white world who would play with a little white bear.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading It was a lonesome world!
worldsnounUS /wɜːrldz/
plural of “world” — everything that exists anywhere
From this reading LITTLE WHITE BEAR AND LITTLE BLACK BEAR Little White Bear stepped out from behind a great boulder that was black as black could be against the whitest of all white worlds.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading At last he was so lonesome he just had to get out into the sunshine and see if there was any one in all the wide, white world who would play with a little white bear.
a late time of life
From this reading His mother had left him alone, years and years ago, it seemed to him, to find something to eat.
