used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Fire," said Cold, puffing out a great cloud of frost.
(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 "My little people down there," she said, "need something to keep them warm, during the Winter, and also they need something to cook their food with, and later on to help them make pottery, and smelt metals, and do all the wonderful new things I am going to teach them to do.
in addition
From this reading "My little people down there," she said, "need something to keep them warm, during the Winter, and also they need something to cook their food with, and later on to help them make pottery, and smelt metals, and do all the wonderful new things I am going to teach them to do.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "My little people down there," she said, "need something to keep them warm, during the Winter, and also they need something to cook their food with, and later on to help them make pottery, and smelt metals, and do all the wonderful new things I am going to teach them to do.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE COMING OF FIRE WHEN Mother Nature got ready to send Fire to the cave men, she called Heat and Cold and Wind and Rain to her and explained what she wanted them to do.
any thing at all
From this reading Without Fire, they can never be anything but savages, the way they are now.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Without Fire, they can never be anything but savages, the way they are now.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Without Fire, they can never be anything but savages, the way they are now.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Without Fire, they can never be anything but savages, the way they are now.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading THE COMING OF FIRE WHEN Mother Nature got ready to send Fire to the cave men, she called Heat and Cold and Wind and Rain to her and explained what she wanted them to do.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Without Fire, they can never be anything but savages, the way they are now.
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading THE COMING OF FIRE WHEN Mother Nature got ready to send Fire to the cave men, she called Heat and Cold and Wind and Rain to her and explained what she wanted them to do.
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading "Fire," said Cold, puffing out a great cloud of frost.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading THE COMING OF FIRE WHEN Mother Nature got ready to send Fire to the cave men, she called Heat and Cold and Wind and Rain to her and explained what she wanted them to do.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading THE COMING OF FIRE WHEN Mother Nature got ready to send Fire to the cave men, she called Heat and Cold and Wind and Rain to her and explained what she wanted them to do.
prepare a hot meal
From this reading "My little people down there," she said, "need something to keep them warm, during the Winter, and also they need something to cook their food with, and later on to help them make pottery, and smelt metals, and do all the wonderful new things I am going to teach them to do.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading THE COMING OF FIRE WHEN Mother Nature got ready to send Fire to the cave men, she called Heat and Cold and Wind and Rain to her and explained what she wanted them to do.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "My little people down there," she said, "need something to keep them warm, during the Winter, and also they need something to cook their food with, and later on to help them make pottery, and smelt metals, and do all the wonderful new things I am going to teach them to do.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading "My little people down there," she said, "need something to keep them warm, during the Winter, and also they need something to cook their food with, and later on to help them make pottery, and smelt metals, and do all the wonderful new things I am going to teach them to do.
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading THE COMING OF FIRE WHEN Mother Nature got ready to send Fire to the cave men, she called Heat and Cold and Wind and Rain to her and explained what she wanted them to do.
start firing a weapon
From this reading THE COMING OF FIRE WHEN Mother Nature got ready to send Fire to the cave men, she called Heat and Cold and Wind and Rain to her and explained what she wanted them to do.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading "My little people down there," she said, "need something to keep them warm, during the Winter, and also they need something to cook their food with, and later on to help them make pottery, and smelt metals, and do all the wonderful new things I am going to teach them to do.
frostnounUS /frɔːst/
ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
From this reading "Fire," said Cold, puffing out a great cloud of frost.
the act of departing
From this reading "My little people down there," she said, "need something to keep them warm, during the Winter, and also they need something to cook their food with, and later on to help them make pottery, and smelt metals, and do all the wonderful new things I am going to teach them to do.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading THE COMING OF FIRE WHEN Mother Nature got ready to send Fire to the cave men, she called Heat and Cold and Wind and Rain to her and explained what she wanted them to do.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "Fire," said Cold, puffing out a great cloud of frost.
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading THE COMING OF FIRE WHEN Mother Nature got ready to send Fire to the cave men, she called Heat and Cold and Wind and Rain to her and explained what she wanted them to do.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading "My little people down there," she said, "need something to keep them warm, during the Winter, and also they need something to cook their food with, and later on to help them make pottery, and smelt metals, and do all the wonderful new things I am going to teach them to do.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE COMING OF FIRE WHEN Mother Nature got ready to send Fire to the cave men, she called Heat and Cold and Wind and Rain to her and explained what she wanted them to do.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "My little people down there," she said, "need something to keep them warm, during the Winter, and also they need something to cook their food with, and later on to help them make pottery, and smelt metals, and do all the wonderful new things I am going to teach them to do.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "My little people down there," she said, "need something to keep them warm, during the Winter, and also they need something to cook their food with, and later on to help them make pottery, and smelt metals, and do all the wonderful new things I am going to teach them to do.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading "My little people down there," she said, "need something to keep them warm, during the Winter, and also they need something to cook their food with, and later on to help them make pottery, and smelt metals, and do all the wonderful new things I am going to teach them to do.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "My little people down there," she said, "need something to keep them warm, during the Winter, and also they need something to cook their food with, and later on to help them make pottery, and smelt metals, and do all the wonderful new things I am going to teach them to do.
engage in
From this reading "My little people down there," she said, "need something to keep them warm, during the Winter, and also they need something to cook their food with, and later on to help them make pottery, and smelt metals, and do all the wonderful new things I am going to teach them to do.
the force of workers available
From this reading THE COMING OF FIRE WHEN Mother Nature got ready to send Fire to the cave men, she called Heat and Cold and Wind and Rain to her and explained what she wanted them to do.
metalsnounUS /ˈmetəlz/
plural of “metal” — any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
From this reading "My little people down there," she said, "need something to keep them warm, during the Winter, and also they need something to cook their food with, and later on to help them make pottery, and smelt metals, and do all the wonderful new things I am going to teach them to do.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading THE COMING OF FIRE WHEN Mother Nature got ready to send Fire to the cave men, she called Heat and Cold and Wind and Rain to her and explained what she wanted them to do.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading So we must send them Fire."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My little people down there," she said, "need something to keep them warm, during the Winter, and also they need something to cook their food with, and later on to help them make pottery, and smelt metals, and do all the wonderful new things I am going to teach them to do.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading THE COMING OF FIRE WHEN Mother Nature got ready to send Fire to the cave men, she called Heat and Cold and Wind and Rain to her and explained what she wanted them to do.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading "My little people down there," she said, "need something to keep them warm, during the Winter, and also they need something to cook their food with, and later on to help them make pottery, and smelt metals, and do all the wonderful new things I am going to teach them to do.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Without Fire, they can never be anything but savages, the way they are now.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "My little people down there," she said, "need something to keep them warm, during the Winter, and also they need something to cook their food with, and later on to help them make pottery, and smelt metals, and do all the wonderful new things I am going to teach them to do.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Without Fire, they can never be anything but savages, the way they are now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE COMING OF FIRE WHEN Mother Nature got ready to send Fire to the cave men, she called Heat and Cold and Wind and Rain to her and explained what she wanted them to do.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "My little people down there," she said, "need something to keep them warm, during the Winter, and also they need something to cook their food with, and later on to help them make pottery, and smelt metals, and do all the wonderful new things I am going to teach them to do.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Fire," said Cold, puffing out a great cloud of frost.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading "My little people down there," she said, "need something to keep them warm, during the Winter, and also they need something to cook their food with, and later on to help them make pottery, and smelt metals, and do all the wonderful new things I am going to teach them to do.
potterynounUS /ˈpɑːtəri/
ceramic ware made from clay and baked in a kiln
From this reading "My little people down there," she said, "need something to keep them warm, during the Winter, and also they need something to cook their food with, and later on to help them make pottery, and smelt metals, and do all the wonderful new things I am going to teach them to do.
puffingnounUS /ˈpʌfɪŋ/
blowing tobacco smoke out into the air
From this reading "Fire," said Cold, puffing out a great cloud of frost.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading THE COMING OF FIRE WHEN Mother Nature got ready to send Fire to the cave men, she called Heat and Cold and Wind and Rain to her and explained what she wanted them to do.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading THE COMING OF FIRE WHEN Mother Nature got ready to send Fire to the cave men, she called Heat and Cold and Wind and Rain to her and explained what she wanted them to do.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "My little people down there," she said, "need something to keep them warm, during the Winter, and also they need something to cook their food with, and later on to help them make pottery, and smelt metals, and do all the wonderful new things I am going to teach them to do.
savagesnounUS /ˈsævədʒəz/
plural of “savage” — a member of an uncivilized people
From this reading Without Fire, they can never be anything but savages, the way they are now.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading THE COMING OF FIRE WHEN Mother Nature got ready to send Fire to the cave men, she called Heat and Cold and Wind and Rain to her and explained what she wanted them to do.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE COMING OF FIRE WHEN Mother Nature got ready to send Fire to the cave men, she called Heat and Cold and Wind and Rain to her and explained what she wanted them to do.
smeltnounUS /smelt/
small cold-water silvery fish; migrate between salt and fresh water
From this reading "My little people down there," she said, "need something to keep them warm, during the Winter, and also they need something to cook their food with, and later on to help them make pottery, and smelt metals, and do all the wonderful new things I am going to teach them to do.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So we must send them Fire."
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "My little people down there," she said, "need something to keep them warm, during the Winter, and also they need something to cook their food with, and later on to help them make pottery, and smelt metals, and do all the wonderful new things I am going to teach them to do.
impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading "My little people down there," she said, "need something to keep them warm, during the Winter, and also they need something to cook their food with, and later on to help them make pottery, and smelt metals, and do all the wonderful new things I am going to teach them to do.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COMING OF FIRE WHEN Mother Nature got ready to send Fire to the cave men, she called Heat and Cold and Wind and Rain to her and explained what she wanted them to do.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "My little people down there," she said, "need something to keep them warm, during the Winter, and also they need something to cook their food with, and later on to help them make pottery, and smelt metals, and do all the wonderful new things I am going to teach them to do.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading THE COMING OF FIRE WHEN Mother Nature got ready to send Fire to the cave men, she called Heat and Cold and Wind and Rain to her and explained what she wanted them to do.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "My little people down there," she said, "need something to keep them warm, during the Winter, and also they need something to cook their food with, and later on to help them make pottery, and smelt metals, and do all the wonderful new things I am going to teach them to do.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "My little people down there," she said, "need something to keep them warm, during the Winter, and also they need something to cook their food with, and later on to help them make pottery, and smelt metals, and do all the wonderful new things I am going to teach them to do.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading "My little people down there," she said, "need something to keep them warm, during the Winter, and also they need something to cook their food with, and later on to help them make pottery, and smelt metals, and do all the wonderful new things I am going to teach them to do.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE COMING OF FIRE WHEN Mother Nature got ready to send Fire to the cave men, she called Heat and Cold and Wind and Rain to her and explained what she wanted them to do.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading THE COMING OF FIRE WHEN Mother Nature got ready to send Fire to the cave men, she called Heat and Cold and Wind and Rain to her and explained what she wanted them to do.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading "My little people down there," she said, "need something to keep them warm, during the Winter, and also they need something to cook their food with, and later on to help them make pottery, and smelt metals, and do all the wonderful new things I am going to teach them to do.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Without Fire, they can never be anything but savages, the way they are now.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading So we must send them Fire."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE COMING OF FIRE WHEN Mother Nature got ready to send Fire to the cave men, she called Heat and Cold and Wind and Rain to her and explained what she wanted them to do.
at the time that
From this reading THE COMING OF FIRE WHEN Mother Nature got ready to send Fire to the cave men, she called Heat and Cold and Wind and Rain to her and explained what she wanted them to do.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading THE COMING OF FIRE WHEN Mother Nature got ready to send Fire to the cave men, she called Heat and Cold and Wind and Rain to her and explained what she wanted them to do.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading "My little people down there," she said, "need something to keep them warm, during the Winter, and also they need something to cook their food with, and later on to help them make pottery, and smelt metals, and do all the wonderful new things I am going to teach them to do.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "My little people down there," she said, "need something to keep them warm, during the Winter, and also they need something to cook their food with, and later on to help them make pottery, and smelt metals, and do all the wonderful new things I am going to teach them to do.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Without Fire, they can never be anything but savages, the way they are now.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading "My little people down there," she said, "need something to keep them warm, during the Winter, and also they need something to cook their food with, and later on to help them make pottery, and smelt metals, and do all the wonderful new things I am going to teach them to do.
