used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A cock was scratching one day in the earth under the wall of a cottage when he found a bean.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He tried to swallow it, and choked himself.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "I've choked myself with a bean," he answered.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading And his mistress saw him, ran up to him, and asked: "Mr. Cock, what makes you lie there like that, so that you can't breathe?"
beannounUS /biːn/
any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food
From this reading A cock was scratching one day in the earth under the wall of a cottage when he found a bean.
breatheverbUS /briːð/
draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
From this reading He choked himself and stretched himself out, and there he lay, and couldn't even breathe.
can't
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From this reading And his mistress saw him, ran up to him, and asked: "Mr. Cock, what makes you lie there like that, so that you can't breathe?"
chokedadjectiveUS /tʃoʊkt/
stopped up; clogged up
From this reading He tried to swallow it, and choked himself.
cockverbUS /kɑːk/
tilt or slant to one side
From this reading A cock was scratching one day in the earth under the wall of a cottage when he found a bean.
a small house with a single story
From this reading A cock was scratching one day in the earth under the wall of a cottage when he found a bean.
couldn't
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From this reading He choked himself and stretched himself out, and there he lay, and couldn't even breathe.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading A cock was scratching one day in the earth under the wall of a cottage when he found a bean.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading A cock was scratching one day in the earth under the wall of a cottage when he found a bean.
divisible by two
From this reading He choked himself and stretched himself out, and there he lay, and couldn't even breathe.
set up or found
From this reading A cock was scratching one day in the earth under the wall of a cottage when he found a bean.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A cock was scratching one day in the earth under the wall of a cottage when he found a bean.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And his mistress saw him, ran up to him, and asked: "Mr. Cock, what makes you lie there like that, so that you can't breathe?"
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He tried to swallow it, and choked himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And his mistress saw him, ran up to him, and asked: "Mr. Cock, what makes you lie there like that, so that you can't breathe?"
I've
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From this reading "I've choked myself with a bean," he answered.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A cock was scratching one day in the earth under the wall of a cottage when he found a bean.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He tried to swallow it, and choked himself.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He choked himself and stretched himself out, and there he lay, and couldn't even breathe.
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading And his mistress saw him, ran up to him, and asked: "Mr. Cock, what makes you lie there like that, so that you can't breathe?"
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading And his mistress saw him, ran up to him, and asked: "Mr. Cock, what makes you lie there like that, so that you can't breathe?"
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading And his mistress saw him, ran up to him, and asked: "Mr. Cock, what makes you lie there like that, so that you can't breathe?"
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading And his mistress saw him, ran up to him, and asked: "Mr. Cock, what makes you lie there like that, so that you can't breathe?"
a form of address for a man
From this reading And his mistress saw him, ran up to him, and asked: "Mr. Cock, what makes you lie there like that, so that you can't breathe?"
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "I've choked myself with a bean," he answered.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A cock was scratching one day in the earth under the wall of a cottage when he found a bean.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A cock was scratching one day in the earth under the wall of a cottage when he found a bean.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He choked himself and stretched himself out, and there he lay, and couldn't even breathe.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading And his mistress saw him, ran up to him, and asked: "Mr. Cock, what makes you lie there like that, so that you can't breathe?"
cut with a saw
From this reading And his mistress saw him, ran up to him, and asked: "Mr. Cock, what makes you lie there like that, so that you can't breathe?"
scratchingnounUS /ˈskrætʃɪŋ/
a harsh noise made by scraping
From this reading A cock was scratching one day in the earth under the wall of a cottage when he found a bean.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And his mistress saw him, ran up to him, and asked: "Mr. Cock, what makes you lie there like that, so that you can't breathe?"
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading He choked himself and stretched himself out, and there he lay, and couldn't even breathe.
swallowverbUS /ˈswɑːloʊ/
pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
From this reading He tried to swallow it, and choked himself.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And his mistress saw him, ran up to him, and asked: "Mr. Cock, what makes you lie there like that, so that you can't breathe?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A cock was scratching one day in the earth under the wall of a cottage when he found a bean.
in or at that place or location
From this reading He choked himself and stretched himself out, and there he lay, and couldn't even breathe.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He tried to swallow it, and choked himself.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading He tried to swallow it, and choked himself.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading A cock was scratching one day in the earth under the wall of a cottage when he found a bean.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading And his mistress saw him, ran up to him, and asked: "Mr. Cock, what makes you lie there like that, so that you can't breathe?"
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 A cock was scratching one day in the earth under the wall of a cottage when he found a bean.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A cock was scratching one day in the earth under the wall of a cottage when he found a bean.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And his mistress saw him, ran up to him, and asked: "Mr. Cock, what makes you lie there like that, so that you can't breathe?"
at the time that
From this reading A cock was scratching one day in the earth under the wall of a cottage when he found a bean.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I've choked myself with a bean," he answered.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And his mistress saw him, ran up to him, and asked: "Mr. Cock, what makes you lie there like that, so that you can't breathe?"
