used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Alice and his wife were sitting on either side of the fire; little Abel had fallen fast asleep in his tiny chair, his curly head drooping at a most uncomfortable angle over the arm.
AbelnounUS /ˈeɪbəl/
Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829)
From this reading Alice and his wife were sitting on either side of the fire; little Abel had fallen fast asleep in his tiny chair, his curly head drooping at a most uncomfortable angle over the arm.
quickly and without warning
From this reading The farmer stopped abruptly at sight of him.
Alice
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From this reading Alice and his wife were sitting on either side of the fire; little Abel had fallen fast asleep in his tiny chair, his curly head drooping at a most uncomfortable angle over the arm.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He strode on now and presently burst impetuously into the family living-room.
anglenounUS /ˈæŋɡəl/
the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians
From this reading Alice and his wife were sitting on either side of the fire; little Abel had fallen fast asleep in his tiny chair, his curly head drooping at a most uncomfortable angle over the arm.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading Alice and his wife were sitting on either side of the fire; little Abel had fallen fast asleep in his tiny chair, his curly head drooping at a most uncomfortable angle over the arm.
in a state of sleep
From this reading Alice and his wife were sitting on either side of the fire; little Abel had fallen fast asleep in his tiny chair, his curly head drooping at a most uncomfortable angle over the arm.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Alice and his wife were sitting on either side of the fire; little Abel had fallen fast asleep in his tiny chair, his curly head drooping at a most uncomfortable angle over the arm.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “He did beg so hard to sit up till granfer come back,” explained Mrs Bolt, “we had to let en bide.
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading “He did beg so hard to sit up till granfer come back,” explained Mrs Bolt, “we had to let en bide.
bideverbUS /baɪd/
dwell
From this reading “He did beg so hard to sit up till granfer come back,” explained Mrs Bolt, “we had to let en bide.
BoltnounUS /boʊlt/
a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
From this reading “He did beg so hard to sit up till granfer come back,” explained Mrs Bolt, “we had to let en bide.
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading He strode on now and presently burst impetuously into the family living-room.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Alice and his wife were sitting on either side of the fire; little Abel had fallen fast asleep in his tiny chair, his curly head drooping at a most uncomfortable angle over the arm.
a young person of either sex
From this reading “What’s that child doing here at this time o’ the evening?” he enquired, roughly.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “He did beg so hard to sit up till granfer come back,” explained Mrs Bolt, “we had to let en bide.
curlyadjectiveUS /ˈkɜːrli/
(of hair) having curls or waves
From this reading Alice and his wife were sitting on either side of the fire; little Abel had fallen fast asleep in his tiny chair, his curly head drooping at a most uncomfortable angle over the arm.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “He did beg so hard to sit up till granfer come back,” explained Mrs Bolt, “we had to let en bide.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading “What’s that child doing here at this time o’ the evening?” he enquired, roughly.
droopingadjectiveUS /ˈdruːpɪŋ/
weak from exhaustion
From this reading Alice and his wife were sitting on either side of the fire; little Abel had fallen fast asleep in his tiny chair, his curly head drooping at a most uncomfortable angle over the arm.
one or the other of two
From this reading Alice and his wife were sitting on either side of the fire; little Abel had fallen fast asleep in his tiny chair, his curly head drooping at a most uncomfortable angle over the arm.
half the width of an em
From this reading “He did beg so hard to sit up till granfer come back,” explained Mrs Bolt, “we had to let en bide.
enquired
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From this reading “What’s that child doing here at this time o’ the evening?” he enquired, roughly.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading “What’s that child doing here at this time o’ the evening?” he enquired, roughly.
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading “He did beg so hard to sit up till granfer come back,” explained Mrs Bolt, “we had to let en bide.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading Alice and his wife were sitting on either side of the fire; little Abel had fallen fast asleep in his tiny chair, his curly head drooping at a most uncomfortable angle over the arm.
a social unit living together
From this reading He strode on now and presently burst impetuously into the family living-room.
a person who operates a farm
From this reading The farmer stopped abruptly at sight of him.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading Alice and his wife were sitting on either side of the fire; little Abel had fallen fast asleep in his tiny chair, his curly head drooping at a most uncomfortable angle over the arm.
start firing a weapon
From this reading Alice and his wife were sitting on either side of the fire; little Abel had fallen fast asleep in his tiny chair, his curly head drooping at a most uncomfortable angle over the arm.
granfer
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From this reading “He did beg so hard to sit up till granfer come back,” explained Mrs Bolt, “we had to let en bide.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Alice and his wife were sitting on either side of the fire; little Abel had fallen fast asleep in his tiny chair, his curly head drooping at a most uncomfortable angle over the arm.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading “He did beg so hard to sit up till granfer come back,” explained Mrs Bolt, “we had to let en bide.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He strode on now and presently burst impetuously into the family living-room.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Alice and his wife were sitting on either side of the fire; little Abel had fallen fast asleep in his tiny chair, his curly head drooping at a most uncomfortable angle over the arm.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “What’s that child doing here at this time o’ the evening?” he enquired, roughly.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The farmer stopped abruptly at sight of him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Alice and his wife were sitting on either side of the fire; little Abel had fallen fast asleep in his tiny chair, his curly head drooping at a most uncomfortable angle over the arm.
impetuouslyadverb
in an impulsive or impetuous way; without taking cautions
From this reading He strode on now and presently burst impetuously into the family living-room.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Alice and his wife were sitting on either side of the fire; little Abel had fallen fast asleep in his tiny chair, his curly head drooping at a most uncomfortable angle over the arm.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He strode on now and presently burst impetuously into the family living-room.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “He did beg so hard to sit up till granfer come back,” explained Mrs Bolt, “we had to let en bide.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Alice and his wife were sitting on either side of the fire; little Abel had fallen fast asleep in his tiny chair, his curly head drooping at a most uncomfortable angle over the arm.
living-roomnoun
a room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax
From this reading He strode on now and presently burst impetuously into the family living-room.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Alice and his wife were sitting on either side of the fire; little Abel had fallen fast asleep in his tiny chair, his curly head drooping at a most uncomfortable angle over the arm.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “He did beg so hard to sit up till granfer come back,” explained Mrs Bolt, “we had to let en bide.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He strode on now and presently burst impetuously into the family living-room.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading “What’s that child doing here at this time o’ the evening?” he enquired, roughly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Alice and his wife were sitting on either side of the fire; little Abel had fallen fast asleep in his tiny chair, his curly head drooping at a most uncomfortable angle over the arm.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He strode on now and presently burst impetuously into the family living-room.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Alice and his wife were sitting on either side of the fire; little Abel had fallen fast asleep in his tiny chair, his curly head drooping at a most uncomfortable angle over the arm.
in the near future
From this reading He strode on now and presently burst impetuously into the family living-room.
roughlyadverbUS /ˈrʌfli/
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
From this reading “What’s that child doing here at this time o’ the evening?” he enquired, roughly.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Alice and his wife were sitting on either side of the fire; little Abel had fallen fast asleep in his tiny chair, his curly head drooping at a most uncomfortable angle over the arm.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading The farmer stopped abruptly at sight of him.
be seated
From this reading “He did beg so hard to sit up till granfer come back,” explained Mrs Bolt, “we had to let en bide.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Alice and his wife were sitting on either side of the fire; little Abel had fallen fast asleep in his tiny chair, his curly head drooping at a most uncomfortable angle over the arm.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “He did beg so hard to sit up till granfer come back,” explained Mrs Bolt, “we had to let en bide.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading The farmer stopped abruptly at sight of him.
strodeverbUS /stroʊd/
inflected form of “stride” — walk with long steps
From this reading He strode on now and presently burst impetuously into the family living-room.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “What’s that child doing here at this time o’ the evening?” he enquired, roughly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He strode on now and presently burst impetuously into the family living-room.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “What’s that child doing here at this time o’ the evening?” he enquired, roughly.
up to a particular time
From this reading “He did beg so hard to sit up till granfer come back,” explained Mrs Bolt, “we had to let en bide.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “What’s that child doing here at this time o’ the evening?” he enquired, roughly.
very small
From this reading Alice and his wife were sitting on either side of the fire; little Abel had fallen fast asleep in his tiny chair, his curly head drooping at a most uncomfortable angle over the arm.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “He did beg so hard to sit up till granfer come back,” explained Mrs Bolt, “we had to let en bide.
uncomfortableadjectiveUS /ənˈkʌmfərtəbəl/
conducive to or feeling mental discomfort
From this reading Alice and his wife were sitting on either side of the fire; little Abel had fallen fast asleep in his tiny chair, his curly head drooping at a most uncomfortable angle over the arm.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “He did beg so hard to sit up till granfer come back,” explained Mrs Bolt, “we had to let en bide.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “He did beg so hard to sit up till granfer come back,” explained Mrs Bolt, “we had to let en bide.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Alice and his wife were sitting on either side of the fire; little Abel had fallen fast asleep in his tiny chair, his curly head drooping at a most uncomfortable angle over the arm.
What's
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From this reading “What’s that child doing here at this time o’ the evening?” he enquired, roughly.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Alice and his wife were sitting on either side of the fire; little Abel had fallen fast asleep in his tiny chair, his curly head drooping at a most uncomfortable angle over the arm.
