used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When, during a recess, her guards had lunched on bread and hard-boiled eggs her mouth watered and she felt that she was hungry, but considered it humiliating to ask them for some food.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Three hours after that her hunger had passed, and she only felt weak.
in addition
From this reading Besides, she was crushed by the unexpectedly severe sentence, and was also hungry.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was six o'clock when Maslova returned to her cell, weary and foot-sore from the long tramp over the stone pavement.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading When, during a recess, her guards had lunched on bread and hard-boiled eggs her mouth watered and she felt that she was hungry, but considered it humiliating to ask them for some food.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides, she was crushed by the unexpectedly severe sentence, and was also hungry.
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading When, during a recess, her guards had lunched on bread and hard-boiled eggs her mouth watered and she felt that she was hungry, but considered it humiliating to ask them for some food.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When, during a recess, her guards had lunched on bread and hard-boiled eggs her mouth watered and she felt that she was hungry, but considered it humiliating to ask them for some food.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Besides, she was crushed by the unexpectedly severe sentence, and was also hungry.
cellnounUS /sel/
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading It was six o'clock when Maslova returned to her cell, weary and foot-sore from the long tramp over the stone pavement.
a state at a particular time
From this reading In this condition she heard the sentence.
carefully weighed
From this reading When, during a recess, her guards had lunched on bread and hard-boiled eggs her mouth watered and she felt that she was hungry, but considered it humiliating to ask them for some food.
crushedadjectiveUS /krʌʃt/
treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance
From this reading Besides, she was crushed by the unexpectedly severe sentence, and was also hungry.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading When, during a recess, her guards had lunched on bread and hard-boiled eggs her mouth watered and she felt that she was hungry, but considered it humiliating to ask them for some food.
eggsnounUS /eɡz/
oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food
From this reading When, during a recess, her guards had lunched on bread and hard-boiled eggs her mouth watered and she felt that she was hungry, but considered it humiliating to ask them for some food.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading When, during a recess, her guards had lunched on bread and hard-boiled eggs her mouth watered and she felt that she was hungry, but considered it humiliating to ask them for some food.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading When, during a recess, her guards had lunched on bread and hard-boiled eggs her mouth watered and she felt that she was hungry, but considered it humiliating to ask them for some food.
foot-sore
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From this reading It was six o'clock when Maslova returned to her cell, weary and foot-sore from the long tramp over the stone pavement.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When, during a recess, her guards had lunched on bread and hard-boiled eggs her mouth watered and she felt that she was hungry, but considered it humiliating to ask them for some food.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was six o'clock when Maslova returned to her cell, weary and foot-sore from the long tramp over the stone pavement.
guardsnounUS /ɡɑːrdz/
plural of “guard” — a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading When, during a recess, her guards had lunched on bread and hard-boiled eggs her mouth watered and she felt that she was hungry, but considered it humiliating to ask them for some food.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When, during a recess, her guards had lunched on bread and hard-boiled eggs her mouth watered and she felt that she was hungry, but considered it humiliating to ask them for some food.
hard-boiledadjective
tough and callous by virtue of experience
From this reading When, during a recess, her guards had lunched on bread and hard-boiled eggs her mouth watered and she felt that she was hungry, but considered it humiliating to ask them for some food.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading In this condition she heard the sentence.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was six o'clock when Maslova returned to her cell, weary and foot-sore from the long tramp over the stone pavement.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Three hours after that her hunger had passed, and she only felt weak.
humiliatingadjectiveUS /hjuːˈmɪlieɪtɪŋ/
causing awareness of your shortcomings
From this reading When, during a recess, her guards had lunched on bread and hard-boiled eggs her mouth watered and she felt that she was hungry, but considered it humiliating to ask them for some food.
a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation
From this reading Three hours after that her hunger had passed, and she only felt weak.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading Besides, she was crushed by the unexpectedly severe sentence, and was also hungry.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In this condition she heard the sentence.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was six o'clock when Maslova returned to her cell, weary and foot-sore from the long tramp over the stone pavement.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading It was six o'clock when Maslova returned to her cell, weary and foot-sore from the long tramp over the stone pavement.
lunchedverbUS /lʌntʃt/
past form of “lunch” — take the midday meal
From this reading When, during a recess, her guards had lunched on bread and hard-boiled eggs her mouth watered and she felt that she was hungry, but considered it humiliating to ask them for some food.
Maslova
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From this reading It was six o'clock when Maslova returned to her cell, weary and foot-sore from the long tramp over the stone pavement.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading When, during a recess, her guards had lunched on bread and hard-boiled eggs her mouth watered and she felt that she was hungry, but considered it humiliating to ask them for some food.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading It was six o'clock when Maslova returned to her cell, weary and foot-sore from the long tramp over the stone pavement.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When, during a recess, her guards had lunched on bread and hard-boiled eggs her mouth watered and she felt that she was hungry, but considered it humiliating to ask them for some food.
and nothing more
From this reading Three hours after that her hunger had passed, and she only felt weak.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It was six o'clock when Maslova returned to her cell, weary and foot-sore from the long tramp over the stone pavement.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Three hours after that her hunger had passed, and she only felt weak.
pavementnounUS /ˈpeɪvmənt/
the paved surface of a thoroughfare
From this reading It was six o'clock when Maslova returned to her cell, weary and foot-sore from the long tramp over the stone pavement.
recessverbUS /rɪˈses/
put into a recess
From this reading When, during a recess, her guards had lunched on bread and hard-boiled eggs her mouth watered and she felt that she was hungry, but considered it humiliating to ask them for some food.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading It was six o'clock when Maslova returned to her cell, weary and foot-sore from the long tramp over the stone pavement.
a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading Besides, she was crushed by the unexpectedly severe sentence, and was also hungry.
intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
From this reading Besides, she was crushed by the unexpectedly severe sentence, and was also hungry.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Besides, she was crushed by the unexpectedly severe sentence, and was also hungry.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading It was six o'clock when Maslova returned to her cell, weary and foot-sore from the long tramp over the stone pavement.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading When, during a recess, her guards had lunched on bread and hard-boiled eggs her mouth watered and she felt that she was hungry, but considered it humiliating to ask them for some food.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading It was six o'clock when Maslova returned to her cell, weary and foot-sore from the long tramp over the stone pavement.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When, during a recess, her guards had lunched on bread and hard-boiled eggs her mouth watered and she felt that she was hungry, but considered it humiliating to ask them for some food.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was six o'clock when Maslova returned to her cell, weary and foot-sore from the long tramp over the stone pavement.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading When, during a recess, her guards had lunched on bread and hard-boiled eggs her mouth watered and she felt that she was hungry, but considered it humiliating to ask them for some food.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In this condition she heard the sentence.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Three hours after that her hunger had passed, and she only felt weak.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was six o'clock when Maslova returned to her cell, weary and foot-sore from the long tramp over the stone pavement.
trampnounUS /træmp/
a vagrant
From this reading It was six o'clock when Maslova returned to her cell, weary and foot-sore from the long tramp over the stone pavement.
unexpectedlyadverbUS /ˌʌnɪkˈspektɪdli/
in a way that was not expected
From this reading Besides, she was crushed by the unexpectedly severe sentence, and was also hungry.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was six o'clock when Maslova returned to her cell, weary and foot-sore from the long tramp over the stone pavement.
wateredadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːtərd/
(of silk fabric) having a wavelike pattern
From this reading When, during a recess, her guards had lunched on bread and hard-boiled eggs her mouth watered and she felt that she was hungry, but considered it humiliating to ask them for some food.
wanting in physical strength
From this reading Three hours after that her hunger had passed, and she only felt weak.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading It was six o'clock when Maslova returned to her cell, weary and foot-sore from the long tramp over the stone pavement.
at the time that
From this reading It was six o'clock when Maslova returned to her cell, weary and foot-sore from the long tramp over the stone pavement.
