used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And as the girl poured out her thanks, Marianna heard a faint "chirp, chirp," and looking down, beheld a little yellow bird crouching on the hearthstone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And as the girl poured out her thanks, Marianna heard a faint "chirp, chirp," and looking down, beheld a little yellow bird crouching on the hearthstone.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And as the girl poured out her thanks, Marianna heard a faint "chirp, chirp," and looking down, beheld a little yellow bird crouching on the hearthstone.
inflected form of “behold” — see with attention
From this reading And as the girl poured out her thanks, Marianna heard a faint "chirp, chirp," and looking down, beheld a little yellow bird crouching on the hearthstone.
bendingnounUS /ˈbendɪŋ/
movement that causes the formation of a curve
From this reading "Poor little bird," said Marianna, bending down and taking him up in her hands, "why criest thou so mournfully?
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading And as the girl poured out her thanks, Marianna heard a faint "chirp, chirp," and looking down, beheld a little yellow bird crouching on the hearthstone.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading It was the yellow bird which had brought the message from the Emperor of the Elves.
chirpverbUS /tʃɜːrp/
make high-pitched sounds
From this reading And as the girl poured out her thanks, Marianna heard a faint "chirp, chirp," and looking down, beheld a little yellow bird crouching on the hearthstone.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Every now and then he hid his head under his wings and cried unhappily.
criest
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From this reading "Poor little bird," said Marianna, bending down and taking him up in her hands, "why criest thou so mournfully?
crouchingverbUS /ˈkraʊtʃɪŋ/
-ing form of “crouch” — bend one's back forward from the waist on down
From this reading And as the girl poured out her thanks, Marianna heard a faint "chirp, chirp," and looking down, beheld a little yellow bird crouching on the hearthstone.
debtnounUS /det/
the state of owing something (especially money)
From this reading Great is the debt I owe thee."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading And as the girl poured out her thanks, Marianna heard a faint "chirp, chirp," and looking down, beheld a little yellow bird crouching on the hearthstone.
ElvesnounUS /elvz/
an acronym for emissions of light and very low frequency perturbations due to electromagnetic pulse sources
From this reading It was the yellow bird which had brought the message from the Emperor of the Elves.
the male ruler of an empire
From this reading It was the yellow bird which had brought the message from the Emperor of the Elves.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every now and then he hid his head under his wings and cried unhappily.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading And as the girl poured out her thanks, Marianna heard a faint "chirp, chirp," and looking down, beheld a little yellow bird crouching on the hearthstone.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was the yellow bird which had brought the message from the Emperor of the Elves.
a young female
From this reading And as the girl poured out her thanks, Marianna heard a faint "chirp, chirp," and looking down, beheld a little yellow bird crouching on the hearthstone.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Great is the debt I owe thee."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was the yellow bird which had brought the message from the Emperor of the Elves.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading "Poor little bird," said Marianna, bending down and taking him up in her hands, "why criest thou so mournfully?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Every now and then he hid his head under his wings and cried unhappily.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Every now and then he hid his head under his wings and cried unhappily.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading And as the girl poured out her thanks, Marianna heard a faint "chirp, chirp," and looking down, beheld a little yellow bird crouching on the hearthstone.
hearthstonenoun
a stone that forms a hearth
From this reading And as the girl poured out her thanks, Marianna heard a faint "chirp, chirp," and looking down, beheld a little yellow bird crouching on the hearthstone.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And as the girl poured out her thanks, Marianna heard a faint "chirp, chirp," and looking down, beheld a little yellow bird crouching on the hearthstone.
inflected form of “hide” — prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading Every now and then he hid his head under his wings and cried unhappily.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Poor little bird," said Marianna, bending down and taking him up in her hands, "why criest thou so mournfully?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Every now and then he hid his head under his wings and cried unhappily.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Great is the debt I owe thee."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Poor little bird," said Marianna, bending down and taking him up in her hands, "why criest thou so mournfully?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Great is the debt I owe thee."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the yellow bird which had brought the message from the Emperor of the Elves.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading And as the girl poured out her thanks, Marianna heard a faint "chirp, chirp," and looking down, beheld a little yellow bird crouching on the hearthstone.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading And as the girl poured out her thanks, Marianna heard a faint "chirp, chirp," and looking down, beheld a little yellow bird crouching on the hearthstone.
Marianna
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From this reading And as the girl poured out her thanks, Marianna heard a faint "chirp, chirp," and looking down, beheld a little yellow bird crouching on the hearthstone.
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading It was the yellow bird which had brought the message from the Emperor of the Elves.
mournfullyadverb
in a mournful manner
From this reading "Poor little bird," said Marianna, bending down and taking him up in her hands, "why criest thou so mournfully?
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Every now and then he hid his head under his wings and cried unhappily.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was the yellow bird which had brought the message from the Emperor of the Elves.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And as the girl poured out her thanks, Marianna heard a faint "chirp, chirp," and looking down, beheld a little yellow bird crouching on the hearthstone.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading And as the girl poured out her thanks, Marianna heard a faint "chirp, chirp," and looking down, beheld a little yellow bird crouching on the hearthstone.
be obliged to pay or repay
From this reading Great is the debt I owe thee."
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "Poor little bird," said Marianna, bending down and taking him up in her hands, "why criest thou so mournfully?
past form of “pour” — cause to run
From this reading And as the girl poured out her thanks, Marianna heard a faint "chirp, chirp," and looking down, beheld a little yellow bird crouching on the hearthstone.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Poor little bird," said Marianna, bending down and taking him up in her hands, "why criest thou so mournfully?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Poor little bird," said Marianna, bending down and taking him up in her hands, "why criest thou so mournfully?
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading "Poor little bird," said Marianna, bending down and taking him up in her hands, "why criest thou so mournfully?
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading And as the girl poured out her thanks, Marianna heard a faint "chirp, chirp," and looking down, beheld a little yellow bird crouching on the hearthstone.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Great is the debt I owe thee."
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Great is the debt I owe thee."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Every now and then he hid his head under his wings and cried unhappily.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "Poor little bird," said Marianna, bending down and taking him up in her hands, "why criest thou so mournfully?
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Every now and then he hid his head under his wings and cried unhappily.
unhappilyadverbUS /ənˈhæpəli/
in an unpleasant way
From this reading Every now and then he hid his head under his wings and cried unhappily.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Poor little bird," said Marianna, bending down and taking him up in her hands, "why criest thou so mournfully?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the yellow bird which had brought the message from the Emperor of the Elves.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was the yellow bird which had brought the message from the Emperor of the Elves.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Poor little bird," said Marianna, bending down and taking him up in her hands, "why criest thou so mournfully?
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading Every now and then he hid his head under his wings and cried unhappily.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading And as the girl poured out her thanks, Marianna heard a faint "chirp, chirp," and looking down, beheld a little yellow bird crouching on the hearthstone.
