alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “Get along with you, little magpies, you’ve laughed at the poor lad till his nose hangs down and his arms are limp.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But old Buchilikha stopped the girls and exclaimed:
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Get along with you, little magpies, you’ve laughed at the poor lad till his nose hangs down and his arms are limp.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading “Get along with you, little magpies, you’ve laughed at the poor lad till his nose hangs down and his arms are limp.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Get along with you, little magpies, you’ve laughed at the poor lad till his nose hangs down and his arms are limp.
Buchilikha
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From this reading But old Buchilikha stopped the girls and exclaimed:
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But old Buchilikha stopped the girls and exclaimed:
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading He thought that if only they were to give the devil one little pinch the fiend would sink into the ground.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “Get along with you, little magpies, you’ve laughed at the poor lad till his nose hangs down and his arms are limp.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading Tell us, young fellow, for whom are you waiting here at the edge of the pond?”
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading But old Buchilikha stopped the girls and exclaimed:
a boy or man
From this reading Tell us, young fellow, for whom are you waiting here at the edge of the pond?”
fiendnounUS /fiːnd/
a cruel wicked and inhuman person
From this reading He thought that if only they were to give the devil one little pinch the fiend would sink into the ground.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Tell us, young fellow, for whom are you waiting here at the edge of the pond?”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Get along with you, little magpies, you’ve laughed at the poor lad till his nose hangs down and his arms are limp.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading But old Buchilikha stopped the girls and exclaimed:
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading He thought that if only they were to give the devil one little pinch the fiend would sink into the ground.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading He thought that if only they were to give the devil one little pinch the fiend would sink into the ground.
hangsnounUS /hæŋz/
plural of “hang” — a special way of doing something
From this reading “Get along with you, little magpies, you’ve laughed at the poor lad till his nose hangs down and his arms are limp.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He thought that if only they were to give the devil one little pinch the fiend would sink into the ground.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Tell us, young fellow, for whom are you waiting here at the edge of the pond?”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Get along with you, little magpies, you’ve laughed at the poor lad till his nose hangs down and his arms are limp.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He thought that if only they were to give the devil one little pinch the fiend would sink into the ground.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He thought that if only they were to give the devil one little pinch the fiend would sink into the ground.
a boy or man
From this reading “Get along with you, little magpies, you’ve laughed at the poor lad till his nose hangs down and his arms are limp.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading “Get along with you, little magpies, you’ve laughed at the poor lad till his nose hangs down and his arms are limp.
limpverbUS /lɪmp/
walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
From this reading “Get along with you, little magpies, you’ve laughed at the poor lad till his nose hangs down and his arms are limp.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He thought that if only they were to give the devil one little pinch the fiend would sink into the ground.
magpiesnounUS /ˈmæɡpaɪz/
plural of “magpie” — long-tailed black-and-white crow that utters a raucous chattering call
From this reading “Get along with you, little magpies, you’ve laughed at the poor lad till his nose hangs down and his arms are limp.
millernounUS /ˈmɪlər/
United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944)
From this reading “For the miller.”
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading “Get along with you, little magpies, you’ve laughed at the poor lad till his nose hangs down and his arms are limp.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Tell us, young fellow, for whom are you waiting here at the edge of the pond?”
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading But old Buchilikha stopped the girls and exclaimed:
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He thought that if only they were to give the devil one little pinch the fiend would sink into the ground.
and nothing more
From this reading He thought that if only they were to give the devil one little pinch the fiend would sink into the ground.
pinchverbUS /pɪntʃ/
squeeze tightly between the fingers
From this reading He thought that if only they were to give the devil one little pinch the fiend would sink into the ground.
pondnounUS /pɑːnd/
a small lake
From this reading Tell us, young fellow, for whom are you waiting here at the edge of the pond?”
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “Get along with you, little magpies, you’ve laughed at the poor lad till his nose hangs down and his arms are limp.
sinkverbUS /sɪŋk/
fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading He thought that if only they were to give the devil one little pinch the fiend would sink into the ground.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading But old Buchilikha stopped the girls and exclaimed:
express in words
From this reading Tell us, young fellow, for whom are you waiting here at the edge of the pond?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He thought that if only they were to give the devil one little pinch the fiend would sink into the ground.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He thought that if only they were to give the devil one little pinch the fiend would sink into the ground.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He thought that if only they were to give the devil one little pinch the fiend would sink into the ground.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He thought that if only they were to give the devil one little pinch the fiend would sink into the ground.
up to a particular time
From this reading “Get along with you, little magpies, you’ve laughed at the poor lad till his nose hangs down and his arms are limp.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He thought that if only they were to give the devil one little pinch the fiend would sink into the ground.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tell us, young fellow, for whom are you waiting here at the edge of the pond?”
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading Tell us, young fellow, for whom are you waiting here at the edge of the pond?”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He thought that if only they were to give the devil one little pinch the fiend would sink into the ground.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tell us, young fellow, for whom are you waiting here at the edge of the pond?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Get along with you, little magpies, you’ve laughed at the poor lad till his nose hangs down and his arms are limp.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He thought that if only they were to give the devil one little pinch the fiend would sink into the ground.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Get along with you, little magpies, you’ve laughed at the poor lad till his nose hangs down and his arms are limp.
you've
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From this reading “Get along with you, little magpies, you’ve laughed at the poor lad till his nose hangs down and his arms are limp.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Tell us, young fellow, for whom are you waiting here at the edge of the pond?”
