used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He did not see the little fellow, but, on the side steps he saw some white grains of sugar, and Russ could follow them a little way.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The trail led down across the brook and toward the meadow.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading DOWN IN THE WELL Russ went out of the kitchen and looked all around the house for his brother Laddie.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DOWN IN THE WELL Russ went out of the kitchen and looked all around the house for his brother Laddie.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading DOWN IN THE WELL Russ went out of the kitchen and looked all around the house for his brother Laddie.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading Maybe he's going out to the woods to feed the birds.
brooknounUS /brʊk/
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading The trail led down across the brook and toward the meadow.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading DOWN IN THE WELL Russ went out of the kitchen and looked all around the house for his brother Laddie.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He did not see the little fellow, but, on the side steps he saw some white grains of sugar, and Russ could follow them a little way.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He did not see the little fellow, but, on the side steps he saw some white grains of sugar, and Russ could follow them a little way.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not see the little fellow, but, on the side steps he saw some white grains of sugar, and Russ could follow them a little way.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading DOWN IN THE WELL Russ went out of the kitchen and looked all around the house for his brother Laddie.
provide as food
From this reading Maybe he's going out to the woods to feed the birds.
a boy or man
From this reading He did not see the little fellow, but, on the side steps he saw some white grains of sugar, and Russ could follow them a little way.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading He did not see the little fellow, but, on the side steps he saw some white grains of sugar, and Russ could follow them a little way.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading DOWN IN THE WELL Russ went out of the kitchen and looked all around the house for his brother Laddie.
the act of departing
From this reading Maybe he's going out to the woods to feed the birds.
grainsnounUS /ɡreɪnz/
plural of “grain” — a relatively small granular particle of a substance
From this reading He did not see the little fellow, but, on the side steps he saw some white grains of sugar, and Russ could follow them a little way.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "He went this way," Russ thought to himself, "and he had the sugar with him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He did not see the little fellow, but, on the side steps he saw some white grains of sugar, and Russ could follow them a little way.
he's
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From this reading Maybe he's going out to the woods to feed the birds.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "He went this way," Russ thought to himself, "and he had the sugar with him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "He went this way," Russ thought to himself, "and he had the sugar with him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading DOWN IN THE WELL Russ went out of the kitchen and looked all around the house for his brother Laddie.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading DOWN IN THE WELL Russ went out of the kitchen and looked all around the house for his brother Laddie.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DOWN IN THE WELL Russ went out of the kitchen and looked all around the house for his brother Laddie.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading DOWN IN THE WELL Russ went out of the kitchen and looked all around the house for his brother Laddie.
Laddienoun
a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)
From this reading DOWN IN THE WELL Russ went out of the kitchen and looked all around the house for his brother Laddie.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading The trail led down across the brook and toward the meadow.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He did not see the little fellow, but, on the side steps he saw some white grains of sugar, and Russ could follow them a little way.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading DOWN IN THE WELL Russ went out of the kitchen and looked all around the house for his brother Laddie.
by chance
From this reading Maybe he's going out to the woods to feed the birds.
meadownounUS /ˈmedoʊ/
a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay
From this reading The trail led down across the brook and toward the meadow.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He did not see the little fellow, but, on the side steps he saw some white grains of sugar, and Russ could follow them a little way.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DOWN IN THE WELL Russ went out of the kitchen and looked all around the house for his brother Laddie.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He did not see the little fellow, but, on the side steps he saw some white grains of sugar, and Russ could follow them a little way.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading DOWN IN THE WELL Russ went out of the kitchen and looked all around the house for his brother Laddie.
RussnounUS /rʌs/
plural of “rus” — the medieval Russian state established by Scandinavian traders in the 9th century; the capital was first in Novgorod and then in Kiev
From this reading DOWN IN THE WELL Russ went out of the kitchen and looked all around the house for his brother Laddie.
cut with a saw
From this reading He did not see the little fellow, but, on the side steps he saw some white grains of sugar, and Russ could follow them a little way.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He did not see the little fellow, but, on the side steps he saw some white grains of sugar, and Russ could follow them a little way.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading He did not see the little fellow, but, on the side steps he saw some white grains of sugar, and Russ could follow them a little way.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He did not see the little fellow, but, on the side steps he saw some white grains of sugar, and Russ could follow them a little way.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading He did not see the little fellow, but, on the side steps he saw some white grains of sugar, and Russ could follow them a little way.
sugarnounUS /ˈʃʊɡər/
a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative
From this reading He did not see the little fellow, but, on the side steps he saw some white grains of sugar, and Russ could follow them a little way.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DOWN IN THE WELL Russ went out of the kitchen and looked all around the house for his brother Laddie.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He did not see the little fellow, but, on the side steps he saw some white grains of sugar, and Russ could follow them a little way.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "He went this way," Russ thought to himself, "and he had the sugar with him.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "He went this way," Russ thought to himself, "and he had the sugar with him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "He went this way," Russ thought to himself, "and he had the sugar with him.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading The trail led down across the brook and toward the meadow.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading The trail led down across the brook and toward the meadow.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading He did not see the little fellow, but, on the side steps he saw some white grains of sugar, and Russ could follow them a little way.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading DOWN IN THE WELL Russ went out of the kitchen and looked all around the house for his brother Laddie.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading DOWN IN THE WELL Russ went out of the kitchen and looked all around the house for his brother Laddie.
a Caucasian
From this reading He did not see the little fellow, but, on the side steps he saw some white grains of sugar, and Russ could follow them a little way.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "He went this way," Russ thought to himself, "and he had the sugar with him.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading Maybe he's going out to the woods to feed the birds.
