used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "A bit of glass," thought Peter.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading But it was not a bit of glass after all, but a fine golden florin which must have dropped from somebody's purse.
(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 But it was not a bit of glass after all, but a fine golden florin which must have dropped from somebody's purse.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading He was a very old man; his face was puckered up into a thousand wrinkles like the skin of a shrunken apple, and he had long, snow-white hair and a white beard which reached almost to his waist.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Peter stooped, picked up the gold piece, put it in his pocket, and walked off whistling louder than ever.
applenounUS /ˈæpəl/
fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
From this reading He was a very old man; his face was puckered up into a thousand wrinkles like the skin of a shrunken apple, and he had long, snow-white hair and a white beard which reached almost to his waist.
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading He was a very old man; his face was puckered up into a thousand wrinkles like the skin of a shrunken apple, and he had long, snow-white hair and a white beard which reached almost to his waist.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading "A bit of glass," thought Peter.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it was not a bit of glass after all, but a fine golden florin which must have dropped from somebody's purse.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading In a little while he came to a place where the road wound down a little hill, and Peter saw, trudging up this hill, a very strange looking old man.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading In a little while he came to a place where the road wound down a little hill, and Peter saw, trudging up this hill, a very strange looking old man.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading But it was not a bit of glass after all, but a fine golden florin which must have dropped from somebody's purse.
at any time
From this reading Peter stooped, picked up the gold piece, put it in his pocket, and walked off whistling louder than ever.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading He was a very old man; his face was puckered up into a thousand wrinkles like the skin of a shrunken apple, and he had long, snow-white hair and a white beard which reached almost to his waist.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading But it was not a bit of glass after all, but a fine golden florin which must have dropped from somebody's purse.
florinnounUS /ˈflɔːrɪn/
the basic unit of money in Suriname; equal to 100 cents
From this reading But it was not a bit of glass after all, but a fine golden florin which must have dropped from somebody's purse.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But it was not a bit of glass after all, but a fine golden florin which must have dropped from somebody's purse.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading "A bit of glass," thought Peter.
coins made of gold
From this reading Peter stooped, picked up the gold piece, put it in his pocket, and walked off whistling louder than ever.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading But it was not a bit of glass after all, but a fine golden florin which must have dropped from somebody's purse.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was a very old man; his face was puckered up into a thousand wrinkles like the skin of a shrunken apple, and he had long, snow-white hair and a white beard which reached almost to his waist.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading He was a very old man; his face was puckered up into a thousand wrinkles like the skin of a shrunken apple, and he had long, snow-white hair and a white beard which reached almost to his waist.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But it was not a bit of glass after all, but a fine golden florin which must have dropped from somebody's purse.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In a little while he came to a place where the road wound down a little hill, and Peter saw, trudging up this hill, a very strange looking old man.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading In a little while he came to a place where the road wound down a little hill, and Peter saw, trudging up this hill, a very strange looking old man.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Peter stooped, picked up the gold piece, put it in his pocket, and walked off whistling louder than ever.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Peter stooped, picked up the gold piece, put it in his pocket, and walked off whistling louder than ever.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He was a very old man; his face was puckered up into a thousand wrinkles like the skin of a shrunken apple, and he had long, snow-white hair and a white beard which reached almost to his waist.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it was not a bit of glass after all, but a fine golden florin which must have dropped from somebody's purse.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading He was a very old man; his face was puckered up into a thousand wrinkles like the skin of a shrunken apple, and he had long, snow-white hair and a white beard which reached almost to his waist.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading In a little while he came to a place where the road wound down a little hill, and Peter saw, trudging up this hill, a very strange looking old man.
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 He was a very old man; his face was puckered up into a thousand wrinkles like the skin of a shrunken apple, and he had long, snow-white hair and a white beard which reached almost to his waist.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading In a little while he came to a place where the road wound down a little hill, and Peter saw, trudging up this hill, a very strange looking old man.
louderadjectiveUS /ˈlaʊdər/
comparative of “loud” — characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading Peter stooped, picked up the gold piece, put it in his pocket, and walked off whistling louder than ever.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading In a little while he came to a place where the road wound down a little hill, and Peter saw, trudging up this hill, a very strange looking old man.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading But it was not a bit of glass after all, but a fine golden florin which must have dropped from somebody's purse.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But it was not a bit of glass after all, but a fine golden florin which must have dropped from somebody's purse.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "A bit of glass," thought Peter.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Peter stooped, picked up the gold piece, put it in his pocket, and walked off whistling louder than ever.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading In a little while he came to a place where the road wound down a little hill, and Peter saw, trudging up this hill, a very strange looking old man.
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading "A bit of glass," thought Peter.
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading Peter stooped, picked up the gold piece, put it in his pocket, and walked off whistling louder than ever.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading Peter stooped, picked up the gold piece, put it in his pocket, and walked off whistling louder than ever.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading In a little while he came to a place where the road wound down a little hill, and Peter saw, trudging up this hill, a very strange looking old man.
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading Peter stooped, picked up the gold piece, put it in his pocket, and walked off whistling louder than ever.
puckered
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From this reading He was a very old man; his face was puckered up into a thousand wrinkles like the skin of a shrunken apple, and he had long, snow-white hair and a white beard which reached almost to his waist.
a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)
From this reading But it was not a bit of glass after all, but a fine golden florin which must have dropped from somebody's purse.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Peter stooped, picked up the gold piece, put it in his pocket, and walked off whistling louder than ever.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading He was a very old man; his face was puckered up into a thousand wrinkles like the skin of a shrunken apple, and he had long, snow-white hair and a white beard which reached almost to his waist.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading In a little while he came to a place where the road wound down a little hill, and Peter saw, trudging up this hill, a very strange looking old man.
cut with a saw
From this reading In a little while he came to a place where the road wound down a little hill, and Peter saw, trudging up this hill, a very strange looking old man.
shrunkenadjectiveUS /ˈʃrʌŋkən/
lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
From this reading He was a very old man; his face was puckered up into a thousand wrinkles like the skin of a shrunken apple, and he had long, snow-white hair and a white beard which reached almost to his waist.
a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
From this reading He was a very old man; his face was puckered up into a thousand wrinkles like the skin of a shrunken apple, and he had long, snow-white hair and a white beard which reached almost to his waist.
snow-whiteadjective
of the white color of snow
From this reading He was a very old man; his face was puckered up into a thousand wrinkles like the skin of a shrunken apple, and he had long, snow-white hair and a white beard which reached almost to his waist.
somebody'snounUS /ˈsʌmbɑːdiz/
possessive form of “somebody” — a human being
From this reading But it was not a bit of glass after all, but a fine golden florin which must have dropped from somebody's purse.
stoopedadjectiveUS /stuːpt/
having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect
From this reading Peter stooped, picked up the gold piece, put it in his pocket, and walked off whistling louder than ever.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading In a little while he came to a place where the road wound down a little hill, and Peter saw, trudging up this hill, a very strange looking old man.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Peter stooped, picked up the gold piece, put it in his pocket, and walked off whistling louder than ever.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Peter stooped, picked up the gold piece, put it in his pocket, and walked off whistling louder than ever.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In a little while he came to a place where the road wound down a little hill, and Peter saw, trudging up this hill, a very strange looking old man.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "A bit of glass," thought Peter.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading He was a very old man; his face was puckered up into a thousand wrinkles like the skin of a shrunken apple, and he had long, snow-white hair and a white beard which reached almost to his waist.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In a little while he came to a place where the road wound down a little hill, and Peter saw, trudging up this hill, a very strange looking old man.
trudgingverbUS /ˈtrʌdʒɪŋ/
-ing form of “trudge” — walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
From this reading In a little while he came to a place where the road wound down a little hill, and Peter saw, trudging up this hill, a very strange looking old man.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Peter stooped, picked up the gold piece, put it in his pocket, and walked off whistling louder than ever.
precisely as stated
From this reading In a little while he came to a place where the road wound down a little hill, and Peter saw, trudging up this hill, a very strange looking old man.
the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips
From this reading He was a very old man; his face was puckered up into a thousand wrinkles like the skin of a shrunken apple, and he had long, snow-white hair and a white beard which reached almost to his waist.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading Peter stooped, picked up the gold piece, put it in his pocket, and walked off whistling louder than ever.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But it was not a bit of glass after all, but a fine golden florin which must have dropped from somebody's purse.
in or at the place that
From this reading In a little while he came to a place where the road wound down a little hill, and Peter saw, trudging up this hill, a very strange looking old man.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But it was not a bit of glass after all, but a fine golden florin which must have dropped from somebody's purse.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading In a little while he came to a place where the road wound down a little hill, and Peter saw, trudging up this hill, a very strange looking old man.
whistlingnounUS /ˈwɪslɪŋ/
the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture
From this reading Peter stooped, picked up the gold piece, put it in his pocket, and walked off whistling louder than ever.
a Caucasian
From this reading He was a very old man; his face was puckered up into a thousand wrinkles like the skin of a shrunken apple, and he had long, snow-white hair and a white beard which reached almost to his waist.
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading In a little while he came to a place where the road wound down a little hill, and Peter saw, trudging up this hill, a very strange looking old man.
wrinklesnounUS /ˈrɪŋkəlz/
plural of “wrinkle” — a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface
From this reading He was a very old man; his face was puckered up into a thousand wrinkles like the skin of a shrunken apple, and he had long, snow-white hair and a white beard which reached almost to his waist.
