used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In this book are a few of those I like best.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The stories in this book are those that Russian peasants tell their children and each other.
any person at all
From this reading In Russia hardly anybody is too old for fairy stories, and I have even heard soldiers on their way to the war talking of very wise and very beautiful princesses as they drank their tea by the side of the road.
at or in or to any place
From this reading I think there must be more fairy stories told in Russia than anywhere else in the world.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The stories in this book are those that Russian peasants tell their children and each other.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In Russia hardly anybody is too old for fairy stories, and I have even heard soldiers on their way to the war talking of very wise and very beautiful princesses as they drank their tea by the side of the road.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I think there must be more fairy stories told in Russia than anywhere else in the world.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading In Russia hardly anybody is too old for fairy stories, and I have even heard soldiers on their way to the war talking of very wise and very beautiful princesses as they drank their tea by the side of the road.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading In this book are a few of those I like best.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading The stories in this book are those that Russian peasants tell their children and each other.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In Russia hardly anybody is too old for fairy stories, and I have even heard soldiers on their way to the war talking of very wise and very beautiful princesses as they drank their tea by the side of the road.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading The stories in this book are those that Russian peasants tell their children and each other.
inflected form of “drink” — take in liquids
From this reading In Russia hardly anybody is too old for fairy stories, and I have even heard soldiers on their way to the war talking of very wise and very beautiful princesses as they drank their tea by the side of the road.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The stories in this book are those that Russian peasants tell their children and each other.
else
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From this reading I think there must be more fairy stories told in Russia than anywhere else in the world.
divisible by two
From this reading In Russia hardly anybody is too old for fairy stories, and I have even heard soldiers on their way to the war talking of very wise and very beautiful princesses as they drank their tea by the side of the road.
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading In Russia hardly anybody is too old for fairy stories, and I have even heard soldiers on their way to the war talking of very wise and very beautiful princesses as they drank their tea by the side of the road.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading In this book are a few of those I like best.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In Russia hardly anybody is too old for fairy stories, and I have even heard soldiers on their way to the war talking of very wise and very beautiful princesses as they drank their tea by the side of the road.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I have taken my own way with them more or less, writing them mostly from memory.
only a very short time before
From this reading In Russia hardly anybody is too old for fairy stories, and I have even heard soldiers on their way to the war talking of very wise and very beautiful princesses as they drank their tea by the side of the road.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In Russia hardly anybody is too old for fairy stories, and I have even heard soldiers on their way to the war talking of very wise and very beautiful princesses as they drank their tea by the side of the road.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading In Russia hardly anybody is too old for fairy stories, and I have even heard soldiers on their way to the war talking of very wise and very beautiful princesses as they drank their tea by the side of the road.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In Russia hardly anybody is too old for fairy stories, and I have even heard soldiers on their way to the war talking of very wise and very beautiful princesses as they drank their tea by the side of the road.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The stories in this book are those that Russian peasants tell their children and each other.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In Russia hardly anybody is too old for fairy stories, and I have even heard soldiers on their way to the war talking of very wise and very beautiful princesses as they drank their tea by the side of the road.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading I have taken my own way with them more or less, writing them mostly from memory.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading In this book are a few of those I like best.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading I have taken my own way with them more or less, writing them mostly from memory.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I think there must be more fairy stories told in Russia than anywhere else in the world.
mostlyadverbUS /ˈmoʊstli/
in large part; mainly or chiefly
From this reading I have taken my own way with them more or less, writing them mostly from memory.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I think there must be more fairy stories told in Russia than anywhere else in the world.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have taken my own way with them more or less, writing them mostly from memory.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In Russia hardly anybody is too old for fairy stories, and I have even heard soldiers on their way to the war talking of very wise and very beautiful princesses as they drank their tea by the side of the road.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading In Russia hardly anybody is too old for fairy stories, and I have even heard soldiers on their way to the war talking of very wise and very beautiful princesses as they drank their tea by the side of the road.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In Russia hardly anybody is too old for fairy stories, and I have even heard soldiers on their way to the war talking of very wise and very beautiful princesses as they drank their tea by the side of the road.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I have taken my own way with them more or less, writing them mostly from memory.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The stories in this book are those that Russian peasants tell their children and each other.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading I have taken my own way with them more or less, writing them mostly from memory.
peasantsnounUS /ˈpezənts/
plural of “peasant” — a country person
From this reading The stories in this book are those that Russian peasants tell their children and each other.
princessesnounUS /ˈprɪnsesɪz/
plural of “princess” — a female member of a royal family other than the queen (especially the daughter of a sovereign)
From this reading In Russia hardly anybody is too old for fairy stories, and I have even heard soldiers on their way to the war talking of very wise and very beautiful princesses as they drank their tea by the side of the road.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading In Russia hardly anybody is too old for fairy stories, and I have even heard soldiers on their way to the war talking of very wise and very beautiful princesses as they drank their tea by the side of the road.
RussianounUS /ˈrʌʃə/
a former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia; established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991
From this reading In Russia hardly anybody is too old for fairy stories, and I have even heard soldiers on their way to the war talking of very wise and very beautiful princesses as they drank their tea by the side of the road.
a native or inhabitant of Russia
From this reading The stories in this book are those that Russian peasants tell their children and each other.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading In Russia hardly anybody is too old for fairy stories, and I have even heard soldiers on their way to the war talking of very wise and very beautiful princesses as they drank their tea by the side of the road.
plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading In Russia hardly anybody is too old for fairy stories, and I have even heard soldiers on their way to the war talking of very wise and very beautiful princesses as they drank their tea by the side of the road.
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading The stories in this book are those that Russian peasants tell their children and each other.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading I have taken my own way with them more or less, writing them mostly from memory.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading In Russia hardly anybody is too old for fairy stories, and I have even heard soldiers on their way to the war talking of very wise and very beautiful princesses as they drank their tea by the side of the road.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading In Russia hardly anybody is too old for fairy stories, and I have even heard soldiers on their way to the war talking of very wise and very beautiful princesses as they drank their tea by the side of the road.
express in words
From this reading The stories in this book are those that Russian peasants tell their children and each other.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I think there must be more fairy stories told in Russia than anywhere else in the world.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The stories in this book are those that Russian peasants tell their children and each other.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The stories in this book are those that Russian peasants tell their children and each other.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The stories in this book are those that Russian peasants tell their children and each other.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I have taken my own way with them more or less, writing them mostly from memory.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I think there must be more fairy stories told in Russia than anywhere else in the world.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In Russia hardly anybody is too old for fairy stories, and I have even heard soldiers on their way to the war talking of very wise and very beautiful princesses as they drank their tea by the side of the road.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I think there must be more fairy stories told in Russia than anywhere else in the world.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The stories in this book are those that Russian peasants tell their children and each other.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The stories in this book are those that Russian peasants tell their children and each other.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In Russia hardly anybody is too old for fairy stories, and I have even heard soldiers on their way to the war talking of very wise and very beautiful princesses as they drank their tea by the side of the road.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading I think there must be more fairy stories told in Russia than anywhere else in the world.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading In Russia hardly anybody is too old for fairy stories, and I have even heard soldiers on their way to the war talking of very wise and very beautiful princesses as they drank their tea by the side of the road.
precisely as stated
From this reading In Russia hardly anybody is too old for fairy stories, and I have even heard soldiers on their way to the war talking of very wise and very beautiful princesses as they drank their tea by the side of the road.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading In Russia hardly anybody is too old for fairy stories, and I have even heard soldiers on their way to the war talking of very wise and very beautiful princesses as they drank their tea by the side of the road.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading In Russia hardly anybody is too old for fairy stories, and I have even heard soldiers on their way to the war talking of very wise and very beautiful princesses as they drank their tea by the side of the road.
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading In Russia hardly anybody is too old for fairy stories, and I have even heard soldiers on their way to the war talking of very wise and very beautiful princesses as they drank their tea by the side of the road.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I have taken my own way with them more or less, writing them mostly from memory.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading I think there must be more fairy stories told in Russia than anywhere else in the world.
the act of creating written works
From this reading I have taken my own way with them more or less, writing them mostly from memory.
