used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I must have been at least a year older when father came in one evening, his face full of serious concern.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading As soon as he had warmed his hands a little at the fire, he turned to me with, "You will have to go after the cattle, Vanka, and try to get them into the yard."
amuseverbUS /əˈmjuːz/
occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
From this reading I had just been uttering peculiar yells to amuse my little sister, but at once became silent, anxious for him to speak.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As soon as he had warmed his hands a little at the fire, he turned to me with, "You will have to go after the cattle, Vanka, and try to get them into the yard."
eagerly desirous
From this reading I had just been uttering peculiar yells to amuse my little sister, but at once became silent, anxious for him to speak.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as he had warmed his hands a little at the fire, he turned to me with, "You will have to go after the cattle, Vanka, and try to get them into the yard."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I must have been at least a year older when father came in one evening, his face full of serious concern.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading I had just been uttering peculiar yells to amuse my little sister, but at once became silent, anxious for him to speak.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I must have been at least a year older when father came in one evening, his face full of serious concern.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I had just been uttering peculiar yells to amuse my little sister, but at once became silent, anxious for him to speak.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I must have been at least a year older when father came in one evening, his face full of serious concern.
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading As soon as he had warmed his hands a little at the fire, he turned to me with, "You will have to go after the cattle, Vanka, and try to get them into the yard."
something that interests you because it is important or affects you
From this reading I must have been at least a year older when father came in one evening, his face full of serious concern.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading I must have been at least a year older when father came in one evening, his face full of serious concern.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading I must have been at least a year older when father came in one evening, his face full of serious concern.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading I must have been at least a year older when father came in one evening, his face full of serious concern.
start firing a weapon
From this reading As soon as he had warmed his hands a little at the fire, he turned to me with, "You will have to go after the cattle, Vanka, and try to get them into the yard."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I had just been uttering peculiar yells to amuse my little sister, but at once became silent, anxious for him to speak.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading I must have been at least a year older when father came in one evening, his face full of serious concern.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading As soon as he had warmed his hands a little at the fire, he turned to me with, "You will have to go after the cattle, Vanka, and try to get them into the yard."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading As soon as he had warmed his hands a little at the fire, he turned to me with, "You will have to go after the cattle, Vanka, and try to get them into the yard."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had just been uttering peculiar yells to amuse my little sister, but at once became silent, anxious for him to speak.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading As soon as he had warmed his hands a little at the fire, he turned to me with, "You will have to go after the cattle, Vanka, and try to get them into the yard."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I must have been at least a year older when father came in one evening, his face full of serious concern.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As soon as he had warmed his hands a little at the fire, he turned to me with, "You will have to go after the cattle, Vanka, and try to get them into the yard."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had just been uttering peculiar yells to amuse my little sister, but at once became silent, anxious for him to speak.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I must have been at least a year older when father came in one evening, his face full of serious concern.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I must have been at least a year older when father came in one evening, his face full of serious concern.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I must have been at least a year older when father came in one evening, his face full of serious concern.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading As soon as he had warmed his hands a little at the fire, he turned to me with, "You will have to go after the cattle, Vanka, and try to get them into the yard."
and nothing more
From this reading I had just been uttering peculiar yells to amuse my little sister, but at once became silent, anxious for him to speak.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading I must have been at least a year older when father came in one evening, his face full of serious concern.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I had just been uttering peculiar yells to amuse my little sister, but at once became silent, anxious for him to speak.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As soon as he had warmed his hands a little at the fire, he turned to me with, "You will have to go after the cattle, Vanka, and try to get them into the yard."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I must have been at least a year older when father came in one evening, his face full of serious concern.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I had just been uttering peculiar yells to amuse my little sister, but at once became silent, anxious for him to speak.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I must have been at least a year older when father came in one evening, his face full of serious concern.
olderadjectiveUS /ˈoʊldər/
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading I must have been at least a year older when father came in one evening, his face full of serious concern.
on one occasion
From this reading I had just been uttering peculiar yells to amuse my little sister, but at once became silent, anxious for him to speak.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I must have been at least a year older when father came in one evening, his face full of serious concern.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading I had just been uttering peculiar yells to amuse my little sister, but at once became silent, anxious for him to speak.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading I must have been at least a year older when father came in one evening, his face full of serious concern.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading I had just been uttering peculiar yells to amuse my little sister, but at once became silent, anxious for him to speak.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading I had just been uttering peculiar yells to amuse my little sister, but at once became silent, anxious for him to speak.
in the near future
From this reading As soon as he had warmed his hands a little at the fire, he turned to me with, "You will have to go after the cattle, Vanka, and try to get them into the yard."
express in speech
From this reading I had just been uttering peculiar yells to amuse my little sister, but at once became silent, anxious for him to speak.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As soon as he had warmed his hands a little at the fire, he turned to me with, "You will have to go after the cattle, Vanka, and try to get them into the yard."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading As soon as he had warmed his hands a little at the fire, he turned to me with, "You will have to go after the cattle, Vanka, and try to get them into the yard."
TIGERnounUS /ˈtaɪɡər/
a fierce or audacious person
From this reading TIGER!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had just been uttering peculiar yells to amuse my little sister, but at once became silent, anxious for him to speak.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading As soon as he had warmed his hands a little at the fire, he turned to me with, "You will have to go after the cattle, Vanka, and try to get them into the yard."
moved around an axis or center
From this reading As soon as he had warmed his hands a little at the fire, he turned to me with, "You will have to go after the cattle, Vanka, and try to get them into the yard."
utteringverbUS /ˈʌtərɪŋ/
-ing form of “utter” — articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
From this reading I had just been uttering peculiar yells to amuse my little sister, but at once became silent, anxious for him to speak.
Vanka
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From this reading As soon as he had warmed his hands a little at the fire, he turned to me with, "You will have to go after the cattle, Vanka, and try to get them into the yard."
warmedadjectiveUS /wɔːrmd/
having been warmed up
From this reading As soon as he had warmed his hands a little at the fire, he turned to me with, "You will have to go after the cattle, Vanka, and try to get them into the yard."
at the time that
From this reading I must have been at least a year older when father came in one evening, his face full of serious concern.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading As soon as he had warmed his hands a little at the fire, he turned to me with, "You will have to go after the cattle, Vanka, and try to get them into the yard."
in the company of; together with
From this reading As soon as he had warmed his hands a little at the fire, he turned to me with, "You will have to go after the cattle, Vanka, and try to get them into the yard."
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading As soon as he had warmed his hands a little at the fire, he turned to me with, "You will have to go after the cattle, Vanka, and try to get them into the yard."
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading I must have been at least a year older when father came in one evening, his face full of serious concern.
yellsnounUS /jelz/
plural of “yell” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading I had just been uttering peculiar yells to amuse my little sister, but at once became silent, anxious for him to speak.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading As soon as he had warmed his hands a little at the fire, he turned to me with, "You will have to go after the cattle, Vanka, and try to get them into the yard."
