adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading About midnight Yegorushka and the waggoners were again sitting round a small camp fire.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About midnight Yegorushka and the waggoners were again sitting round a small camp fire.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading About midnight Yegorushka and the waggoners were again sitting round a small camp fire.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(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 While the dry twigs and stems were burning up, Kiruha and Vassya went off somewhere to get water from a creek; they vanished into the darkness, but could be heard all the time talking and clinking their pails; so the creek was not far away.
almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The light was in the waggoners' eyes, and they saw only part of the great road; almost unseen in the darkness the waggons with the bales and the horses looked like a mountain of undefined shape.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading About midnight Yegorushka and the waggoners were again sitting round a small camp fire.
aslantadverb
over or across in a slanting direction
From this reading Twenty paces from the camp fire at the edge of the road stood a wooden cross that had fallen aslant.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Twenty paces from the camp fire at the edge of the road stood a wooden cross that had fallen aslant.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading While the dry twigs and stems were burning up, Kiruha and Vassya went off somewhere to get water from a creek; they vanished into the darkness, but could be heard all the time talking and clinking their pails; so the creek was not far away.
balesnounUS /beɪlz/
plural of “bale” — a large bundle bound for storage or transport
From this reading The light was in the waggoners' eyes, and they saw only part of the great road; almost unseen in the darkness the waggons with the bales and the horses looked like a mountain of undefined shape.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading While the dry twigs and stems were burning up, Kiruha and Vassya went off somewhere to get water from a creek; they vanished into the darkness, but could be heard all the time talking and clinking their pails; so the creek was not far away.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading The light from the fire lay a great flickering patch on the earth; though the moon was bright, yet everything seemed impenetrably black beyond that red patch.
blackadjectiveUS /blæk/
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading The light from the fire lay a great flickering patch on the earth; though the moon was bright, yet everything seemed impenetrably black beyond that red patch.
brightadjectiveUS /braɪt/
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading The light from the fire lay a great flickering patch on the earth; though the moon was bright, yet everything seemed impenetrably black beyond that red patch.
burningnounUS /ˈbɜːrnɪŋ/
the act of burning something
From this reading While the dry twigs and stems were burning up, Kiruha and Vassya went off somewhere to get water from a creek; they vanished into the darkness, but could be heard all the time talking and clinking their pails; so the creek was not far away.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading While the dry twigs and stems were burning up, Kiruha and Vassya went off somewhere to get water from a creek; they vanished into the darkness, but could be heard all the time talking and clinking their pails; so the creek was not far away.
campnounUS /kæmp/
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading About midnight Yegorushka and the waggoners were again sitting round a small camp fire.
clinkingadjective
like the light sharp ringing sound of glasses being tapped
From this reading While the dry twigs and stems were burning up, Kiruha and Vassya went off somewhere to get water from a creek; they vanished into the darkness, but could be heard all the time talking and clinking their pails; so the creek was not far away.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading While the dry twigs and stems were burning up, Kiruha and Vassya went off somewhere to get water from a creek; they vanished into the darkness, but could be heard all the time talking and clinking their pails; so the creek was not far away.
creeknounUS /kriːk/
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading While the dry twigs and stems were burning up, Kiruha and Vassya went off somewhere to get water from a creek; they vanished into the darkness, but could be heard all the time talking and clinking their pails; so the creek was not far away.
crossverbUS /krɔːs/
travel across or pass over
From this reading Twenty paces from the camp fire at the edge of the road stood a wooden cross that had fallen aslant.
darknessnounUS /ˈdɑːrknəs/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading While the dry twigs and stems were burning up, Kiruha and Vassya went off somewhere to get water from a creek; they vanished into the darkness, but could be heard all the time talking and clinking their pails; so the creek was not far away.
dryadjectiveUS /draɪ/
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading While the dry twigs and stems were burning up, Kiruha and Vassya went off somewhere to get water from a creek; they vanished into the darkness, but could be heard all the time talking and clinking their pails; so the creek was not far away.
earthnounUS /ɜːrθ/
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading The light from the fire lay a great flickering patch on the earth; though the moon was bright, yet everything seemed impenetrably black beyond that red patch.
edgenounUS /edʒ/
the boundary of a surface
From this reading Twenty paces from the camp fire at the edge of the road stood a wooden cross that had fallen aslant.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading The light from the fire lay a great flickering patch on the earth; though the moon was bright, yet everything seemed impenetrably black beyond that red patch.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading The light was in the waggoners' eyes, and they saw only part of the great road; almost unseen in the darkness the waggons with the bales and the horses looked like a mountain of undefined shape.
fallenadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːlən/
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading Twenty paces from the camp fire at the edge of the road stood a wooden cross that had fallen aslant.
faradverbUS /fɑːr/
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading While the dry twigs and stems were burning up, Kiruha and Vassya went off somewhere to get water from a creek; they vanished into the darkness, but could be heard all the time talking and clinking their pails; so the creek was not far away.
fireverbUS /ˈfaɪər/
start firing a weapon
From this reading About midnight Yegorushka and the waggoners were again sitting round a small camp fire.
flickeringadjectiveUS /ˈflɪkərɪŋ/
shining unsteadily
From this reading The light from the fire lay a great flickering patch on the earth; though the moon was bright, yet everything seemed impenetrably black beyond that red patch.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading While the dry twigs and stems were burning up, Kiruha and Vassya went off somewhere to get water from a creek; they vanished into the darkness, but could be heard all the time talking and clinking their pails; so the creek was not far away.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading While the dry twigs and stems were burning up, Kiruha and Vassya went off somewhere to get water from a creek; they vanished into the darkness, but could be heard all the time talking and clinking their pails; so the creek was not far away.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The light from the fire lay a great flickering patch on the earth; though the moon was bright, yet everything seemed impenetrably black beyond that red patch.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Twenty paces from the camp fire at the edge of the road stood a wooden cross that had fallen aslant.
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading While the dry twigs and stems were burning up, Kiruha and Vassya went off somewhere to get water from a creek; they vanished into the darkness, but could be heard all the time talking and clinking their pails; so the creek was not far away.
horsesnounUS /ˈhɔːrsəz/
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading The light was in the waggoners' eyes, and they saw only part of the great road; almost unseen in the darkness the waggons with the bales and the horses looked like a mountain of undefined shape.
impenetrably
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The light from the fire lay a great flickering patch on the earth; though the moon was bright, yet everything seemed impenetrably black beyond that red patch.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The light was in the waggoners' eyes, and they saw only part of the great road; almost unseen in the darkness the waggons with the bales and the horses looked like a mountain of undefined shape.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading While the dry twigs and stems were burning up, Kiruha and Vassya went off somewhere to get water from a creek; they vanished into the darkness, but could be heard all the time talking and clinking their pails; so the creek was not far away.
Kiruha
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading While the dry twigs and stems were burning up, Kiruha and Vassya went off somewhere to get water from a creek; they vanished into the darkness, but could be heard all the time talking and clinking their pails; so the creek was not far away.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The light from the fire lay a great flickering patch on the earth; though the moon was bright, yet everything seemed impenetrably black beyond that red patch.
lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The light from the fire lay a great flickering patch on the earth; though the moon was bright, yet everything seemed impenetrably black beyond that red patch.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The light was in the waggoners' eyes, and they saw only part of the great road; almost unseen in the darkness the waggons with the bales and the horses looked like a mountain of undefined shape.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The light was in the waggoners' eyes, and they saw only part of the great road; almost unseen in the darkness the waggons with the bales and the horses looked like a mountain of undefined shape.
midnightnounUS /ˈmɪdnaɪt/
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading About midnight Yegorushka and the waggoners were again sitting round a small camp fire.
moonnounUS /muːn/
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading The light from the fire lay a great flickering patch on the earth; though the moon was bright, yet everything seemed impenetrably black beyond that red patch.
mountainnounUS /ˈmaʊntən/
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading The light was in the waggoners' eyes, and they saw only part of the great road; almost unseen in the darkness the waggons with the bales and the horses looked like a mountain of undefined shape.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading While the dry twigs and stems were burning up, Kiruha and Vassya went off somewhere to get water from a creek; they vanished into the darkness, but could be heard all the time talking and clinking their pails; so the creek was not far away.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The light was in the waggoners' eyes, and they saw only part of the great road; almost unseen in the darkness the waggons with the bales and the horses looked like a mountain of undefined shape.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading While the dry twigs and stems were burning up, Kiruha and Vassya went off somewhere to get water from a creek; they vanished into the darkness, but could be heard all the time talking and clinking their pails; so the creek was not far away.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The light from the fire lay a great flickering patch on the earth; though the moon was bright, yet everything seemed impenetrably black beyond that red patch.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading The light was in the waggoners' eyes, and they saw only part of the great road; almost unseen in the darkness the waggons with the bales and the horses looked like a mountain of undefined shape.
pacesnounUS /ˈpeɪsɪz/
plural of “pace” — the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading Twenty paces from the camp fire at the edge of the road stood a wooden cross that had fallen aslant.
pailsnounUS /peɪlz/
plural of “pail” — a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
From this reading While the dry twigs and stems were burning up, Kiruha and Vassya went off somewhere to get water from a creek; they vanished into the darkness, but could be heard all the time talking and clinking their pails; so the creek was not far away.
partnounUS /pɑːrt/
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading The light was in the waggoners' eyes, and they saw only part of the great road; almost unseen in the darkness the waggons with the bales and the horses looked like a mountain of undefined shape.
patchnounUS /pætʃ/
a small contrasting part of something
From this reading The light from the fire lay a great flickering patch on the earth; though the moon was bright, yet everything seemed impenetrably black beyond that red patch.
rednounUS /red/
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading The light from the fire lay a great flickering patch on the earth; though the moon was bright, yet everything seemed impenetrably black beyond that red patch.
roadnounUS /roʊd/
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading The light was in the waggoners' eyes, and they saw only part of the great road; almost unseen in the darkness the waggons with the bales and the horses looked like a mountain of undefined shape.
roundnounUS /raʊnd/
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading About midnight Yegorushka and the waggoners were again sitting round a small camp fire.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading The light was in the waggoners' eyes, and they saw only part of the great road; almost unseen in the darkness the waggons with the bales and the horses looked like a mountain of undefined shape.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The light from the fire lay a great flickering patch on the earth; though the moon was bright, yet everything seemed impenetrably black beyond that red patch.
shapenounUS /ʃeɪp/
any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
From this reading The light was in the waggoners' eyes, and they saw only part of the great road; almost unseen in the darkness the waggons with the bales and the horses looked like a mountain of undefined shape.
sittingnounUS /ˈsɪtɪŋ/
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading About midnight Yegorushka and the waggoners were again sitting round a small camp fire.
smalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading About midnight Yegorushka and the waggoners were again sitting round a small camp fire.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading While the dry twigs and stems were burning up, Kiruha and Vassya went off somewhere to get water from a creek; they vanished into the darkness, but could be heard all the time talking and clinking their pails; so the creek was not far away.
somewhereadverbUS /ˈsʌmwer/
in or at or to some place
From this reading While the dry twigs and stems were burning up, Kiruha and Vassya went off somewhere to get water from a creek; they vanished into the darkness, but could be heard all the time talking and clinking their pails; so the creek was not far away.
stemsnounUS /stemz/
plural of “stem” — (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
From this reading While the dry twigs and stems were burning up, Kiruha and Vassya went off somewhere to get water from a creek; they vanished into the darkness, but could be heard all the time talking and clinking their pails; so the creek was not far away.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Twenty paces from the camp fire at the edge of the road stood a wooden cross that had fallen aslant.
talkingnounUS /ˈtɔːkɪŋ/
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading While the dry twigs and stems were burning up, Kiruha and Vassya went off somewhere to get water from a creek; they vanished into the darkness, but could be heard all the time talking and clinking their pails; so the creek was not far away.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The light from the fire lay a great flickering patch on the earth; though the moon was bright, yet everything seemed impenetrably black beyond that red patch.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading About midnight Yegorushka and the waggoners were again sitting round a small camp fire.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading While the dry twigs and stems were burning up, Kiruha and Vassya went off somewhere to get water from a creek; they vanished into the darkness, but could be heard all the time talking and clinking their pails; so the creek was not far away.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading While the dry twigs and stems were burning up, Kiruha and Vassya went off somewhere to get water from a creek; they vanished into the darkness, but could be heard all the time talking and clinking their pails; so the creek was not far away.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The light from the fire lay a great flickering patch on the earth; though the moon was bright, yet everything seemed impenetrably black beyond that red patch.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading While the dry twigs and stems were burning up, Kiruha and Vassya went off somewhere to get water from a creek; they vanished into the darkness, but could be heard all the time talking and clinking their pails; so the creek was not far away.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading While the dry twigs and stems were burning up, Kiruha and Vassya went off somewhere to get water from a creek; they vanished into the darkness, but could be heard all the time talking and clinking their pails; so the creek was not far away.
TwentynounUS /ˈtwenti/
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading Twenty paces from the camp fire at the edge of the road stood a wooden cross that had fallen aslant.
twigsnounUS /twɪɡz/
plural of “twig” — a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year
From this reading While the dry twigs and stems were burning up, Kiruha and Vassya went off somewhere to get water from a creek; they vanished into the darkness, but could be heard all the time talking and clinking their pails; so the creek was not far away.
undefinedadjectiveUS /ˌʌndɪˈfaɪnd/
not precisely limited, determined, or distinguished
From this reading The light was in the waggoners' eyes, and they saw only part of the great road; almost unseen in the darkness the waggons with the bales and the horses looked like a mountain of undefined shape.
unseenadjectiveUS /ənˈsiːn/
not seen or perceived
From this reading The light was in the waggoners' eyes, and they saw only part of the great road; almost unseen in the darkness the waggons with the bales and the horses looked like a mountain of undefined shape.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading While the dry twigs and stems were burning up, Kiruha and Vassya went off somewhere to get water from a creek; they vanished into the darkness, but could be heard all the time talking and clinking their pails; so the creek was not far away.
vanishedadjectiveUS /ˈvænɪʃt/
having passed out of existence
From this reading While the dry twigs and stems were burning up, Kiruha and Vassya went off somewhere to get water from a creek; they vanished into the darkness, but could be heard all the time talking and clinking their pails; so the creek was not far away.
Vassya
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading While the dry twigs and stems were burning up, Kiruha and Vassya went off somewhere to get water from a creek; they vanished into the darkness, but could be heard all the time talking and clinking their pails; so the creek was not far away.
waggoners
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading About midnight Yegorushka and the waggoners were again sitting round a small camp fire.
waggons
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The light was in the waggoners' eyes, and they saw only part of the great road; almost unseen in the darkness the waggons with the bales and the horses looked like a mountain of undefined shape.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading While the dry twigs and stems were burning up, Kiruha and Vassya went off somewhere to get water from a creek; they vanished into the darkness, but could be heard all the time talking and clinking their pails; so the creek was not far away.
waternounUS /ˈwɔːtər/
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading While the dry twigs and stems were burning up, Kiruha and Vassya went off somewhere to get water from a creek; they vanished into the darkness, but could be heard all the time talking and clinking their pails; so the creek was not far away.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading While the dry twigs and stems were burning up, Kiruha and Vassya went off somewhere to get water from a creek; they vanished into the darkness, but could be heard all the time talking and clinking their pails; so the creek was not far away.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading About midnight Yegorushka and the waggoners were again sitting round a small camp fire.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While the dry twigs and stems were burning up, Kiruha and Vassya went off somewhere to get water from a creek; they vanished into the darkness, but could be heard all the time talking and clinking their pails; so the creek was not far away.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The light was in the waggoners' eyes, and they saw only part of the great road; almost unseen in the darkness the waggons with the bales and the horses looked like a mountain of undefined shape.
woodenadjectiveUS /ˈwʊdən/
made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood
From this reading Twenty paces from the camp fire at the edge of the road stood a wooden cross that had fallen aslant.
Yegorushka
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading About midnight Yegorushka and the waggoners were again sitting round a small camp fire.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The light from the fire lay a great flickering patch on the earth; though the moon was bright, yet everything seemed impenetrably black beyond that red patch.
