used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He had a place to sleep and food to eat.
ALONGprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading ALONG THE GYPSY TRAIL BANDA BELA found life in the Gypsy camp quiet, but not unpleasant.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had a place to sleep and food to eat.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading Rosa, a young and very pretty Gypsy girl, was kind to the waif, and the rest of the tribe paid no attention to him.
BANDA
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From this reading ALONG THE GYPSY TRAIL BANDA BELA found life in the Gypsy camp quiet, but not unpleasant.
BELA
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From this reading ALONG THE GYPSY TRAIL BANDA BELA found life in the Gypsy camp quiet, but not unpleasant.
a youthful male person
From this reading What was one ragged boy, more or less, to them?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading ALONG THE GYPSY TRAIL BANDA BELA found life in the Gypsy camp quiet, but not unpleasant.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading ALONG THE GYPSY TRAIL BANDA BELA found life in the Gypsy camp quiet, but not unpleasant.
zealous in devotion or affection
From this reading Jarnik was good to him and Marushka his devoted friend.
take in solid food
From this reading He had a place to sleep and food to eat.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading He had a place to sleep and food to eat.
set up or found
From this reading ALONG THE GYPSY TRAIL BANDA BELA found life in the Gypsy camp quiet, but not unpleasant.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Jarnik was good to him and Marushka his devoted friend.
a young female
From this reading Rosa, a young and very pretty Gypsy girl, was kind to the waif, and the rest of the tribe paid no attention to him.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Jarnik was good to him and Marushka his devoted friend.
GYPSYnounUS /ˈdʒɪpsi/
a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment
From this reading ALONG THE GYPSY TRAIL BANDA BELA found life in the Gypsy camp quiet, but not unpleasant.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had a place to sleep and food to eat.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had a place to sleep and food to eat.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Jarnik was good to him and Marushka his devoted friend.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jarnik was good to him and Marushka his devoted friend.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ALONG THE GYPSY TRAIL BANDA BELA found life in the Gypsy camp quiet, but not unpleasant.
Jarnik
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From this reading Jarnik was good to him and Marushka his devoted friend.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading Rosa, a young and very pretty Gypsy girl, was kind to the waif, and the rest of the tribe paid no attention to him.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading What was one ragged boy, more or less, to them?
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading ALONG THE GYPSY TRAIL BANDA BELA found life in the Gypsy camp quiet, but not unpleasant.
Marushka
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From this reading Jarnik was good to him and Marushka his devoted friend.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading What was one ragged boy, more or less, to them?
not any; not one
From this reading Rosa, a young and very pretty Gypsy girl, was kind to the waif, and the rest of the tribe paid no attention to him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ALONG THE GYPSY TRAIL BANDA BELA found life in the Gypsy camp quiet, but not unpleasant.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Rosa, a young and very pretty Gypsy girl, was kind to the waif, and the rest of the tribe paid no attention to him.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading What was one ragged boy, more or less, to them?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading What was one ragged boy, more or less, to them?
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading Rosa, a young and very pretty Gypsy girl, was kind to the waif, and the rest of the tribe paid no attention to him.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading He had a place to sleep and food to eat.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading Rosa, a young and very pretty Gypsy girl, was kind to the waif, and the rest of the tribe paid no attention to him.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading ALONG THE GYPSY TRAIL BANDA BELA found life in the Gypsy camp quiet, but not unpleasant.
raggedadjectiveUS /ˈræɡəd/
being or dressed in clothes that are worn or torn
From this reading What was one ragged boy, more or less, to them?
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Rosa, a young and very pretty Gypsy girl, was kind to the waif, and the rest of the tribe paid no attention to him.
RosanounUS /ˈroʊzə/
large genus of erect or climbing prickly shrubs including roses
From this reading Rosa, a young and very pretty Gypsy girl, was kind to the waif, and the rest of the tribe paid no attention to him.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading He had a place to sleep and food to eat.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ALONG THE GYPSY TRAIL BANDA BELA found life in the Gypsy camp quiet, but not unpleasant.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading What was one ragged boy, more or less, to them?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had a place to sleep and food to eat.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading ALONG THE GYPSY TRAIL BANDA BELA found life in the Gypsy camp quiet, but not unpleasant.
tribenounUS /traɪb/
a social division of (usually preliterate) people
From this reading Rosa, a young and very pretty Gypsy girl, was kind to the waif, and the rest of the tribe paid no attention to him.
offensive or disagreeable; causing discomfort or unhappiness
From this reading ALONG THE GYPSY TRAIL BANDA BELA found life in the Gypsy camp quiet, but not unpleasant.
precisely as stated
From this reading Rosa, a young and very pretty Gypsy girl, was kind to the waif, and the rest of the tribe paid no attention to him.
waifnounUS /weɪf/
a homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned
From this reading Rosa, a young and very pretty Gypsy girl, was kind to the waif, and the rest of the tribe paid no attention to him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jarnik was good to him and Marushka his devoted friend.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What was one ragged boy, more or less, to them?
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Rosa, a young and very pretty Gypsy girl, was kind to the waif, and the rest of the tribe paid no attention to him.
