used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was now noon-day; Beata and Donatus took a short rest to eat their bread.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The forest waved high above their heads, and close to them the noisy Wildbach tumbled down the cliff, and the girl fetched some of the cool water for their frugal meal.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was now noon-day; Beata and Donatus took a short rest to eat their bread.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I cannot hear you, Beata, are you there?" asked the blind man.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "I cannot hear you, Beata, are you there?" asked the blind man.
Beata
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From this reading It was now noon-day; Beata and Donatus took a short rest to eat their bread.
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading "I cannot hear you, Beata, are you there?" asked the blind man.
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading It was now noon-day; Beata and Donatus took a short rest to eat their bread.
cannot
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From this reading "I cannot hear you, Beata, are you there?" asked the blind man.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "Certainly, my good master, quite close to you!"
a steep high face of rock
From this reading The forest waved high above their heads, and close to them the noisy Wildbach tumbled down the cliff, and the girl fetched some of the cool water for their frugal meal.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading The forest waved high above their heads, and close to them the noisy Wildbach tumbled down the cliff, and the girl fetched some of the cool water for their frugal meal.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading The forest waved high above their heads, and close to them the noisy Wildbach tumbled down the cliff, and the girl fetched some of the cool water for their frugal meal.
Donatusnoun
Roman grammarian whose textbook on Latin grammar was used throughout the Middle Ages (fourth century)
From this reading It was now noon-day; Beata and Donatus took a short rest to eat their bread.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The forest waved high above their heads, and close to them the noisy Wildbach tumbled down the cliff, and the girl fetched some of the cool water for their frugal meal.
take in solid food
From this reading It was now noon-day; Beata and Donatus took a short rest to eat their bread.
fetchedverbUS /fetʃt/
past form of “fetch” — go or come after and bring or take back
From this reading The forest waved high above their heads, and close to them the noisy Wildbach tumbled down the cliff, and the girl fetched some of the cool water for their frugal meal.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The forest waved high above their heads, and close to them the noisy Wildbach tumbled down the cliff, and the girl fetched some of the cool water for their frugal meal.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading The forest waved high above their heads, and close to them the noisy Wildbach tumbled down the cliff, and the girl fetched some of the cool water for their frugal meal.
frugaladjectiveUS /ˈfruːɡəl/
avoiding waste
From this reading The forest waved high above their heads, and close to them the noisy Wildbach tumbled down the cliff, and the girl fetched some of the cool water for their frugal meal.
a young female
From this reading The forest waved high above their heads, and close to them the noisy Wildbach tumbled down the cliff, and the girl fetched some of the cool water for their frugal meal.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Certainly, my good master, quite close to you!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Why are you so quiet?" he asked.
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The forest waved high above their heads, and close to them the noisy Wildbach tumbled down the cliff, and the girl fetched some of the cool water for their frugal meal.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "I cannot hear you, Beata, are you there?" asked the blind man.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The forest waved high above their heads, and close to them the noisy Wildbach tumbled down the cliff, and the girl fetched some of the cool water for their frugal meal.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I cannot hear you, Beata, are you there?" asked the blind man.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was now noon-day; Beata and Donatus took a short rest to eat their bread.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "I cannot hear you, Beata, are you there?" asked the blind man.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading "Certainly, my good master, quite close to you!"
the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading The forest waved high above their heads, and close to them the noisy Wildbach tumbled down the cliff, and the girl fetched some of the cool water for their frugal meal.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Certainly, my good master, quite close to you!"
noisyadjectiveUS /ˈnɔɪzi/
full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds
From this reading The forest waved high above their heads, and close to them the noisy Wildbach tumbled down the cliff, and the girl fetched some of the cool water for their frugal meal.
noon-day
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From this reading It was now noon-day; Beata and Donatus took a short rest to eat their bread.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It was now noon-day; Beata and Donatus took a short rest to eat their bread.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The forest waved high above their heads, and close to them the noisy Wildbach tumbled down the cliff, and the girl fetched some of the cool water for their frugal meal.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading "Why are you so quiet?" he asked.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "Certainly, my good master, quite close to you!"
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading It was now noon-day; Beata and Donatus took a short rest to eat their bread.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading It was now noon-day; Beata and Donatus took a short rest to eat their bread.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Why are you so quiet?" he asked.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The forest waved high above their heads, and close to them the noisy Wildbach tumbled down the cliff, and the girl fetched some of the cool water for their frugal meal.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The forest waved high above their heads, and close to them the noisy Wildbach tumbled down the cliff, and the girl fetched some of the cool water for their frugal meal.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was now noon-day; Beata and Donatus took a short rest to eat their bread.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The forest waved high above their heads, and close to them the noisy Wildbach tumbled down the cliff, and the girl fetched some of the cool water for their frugal meal.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "I cannot hear you, Beata, are you there?" asked the blind man.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was now noon-day; Beata and Donatus took a short rest to eat their bread.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading It was now noon-day; Beata and Donatus took a short rest to eat their bread.
tumbledverbUS /ˈtʌmbəld/
past form of “tumble” — fall down, as if collapsing
From this reading The forest waved high above their heads, and close to them the noisy Wildbach tumbled down the cliff, and the girl fetched some of the cool water for their frugal meal.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was now noon-day; Beata and Donatus took a short rest to eat their bread.
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 The forest waved high above their heads, and close to them the noisy Wildbach tumbled down the cliff, and the girl fetched some of the cool water for their frugal meal.
past form of “wave” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading The forest waved high above their heads, and close to them the noisy Wildbach tumbled down the cliff, and the girl fetched some of the cool water for their frugal meal.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why are you so quiet?" he asked.
Wildbach
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From this reading The forest waved high above their heads, and close to them the noisy Wildbach tumbled down the cliff, and the girl fetched some of the cool water for their frugal meal.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I cannot hear you, Beata, are you there?" asked the blind man.
