used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The inn itself was surrounded by a low wall.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading ALONE AMONG THE CHINESE The children were glad to climb down from the cart and breathe the pure, fresh, country air.
(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 All around were stubbly fields, with trees in the distance.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The road along which they had come ran in front of the inn, and was almost hidden by grass.
ALONEadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading ALONE AMONG THE CHINESE The children were glad to climb down from the cart and breathe the pure, fresh, country air.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The road along which they had come ran in front of the inn, and was almost hidden by grass.
AMONGprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading ALONE AMONG THE CHINESE The children were glad to climb down from the cart and breathe the pure, fresh, country air.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ALONE AMONG THE CHINESE The children were glad to climb down from the cart and breathe the pure, fresh, country air.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading All around were stubbly fields, with trees in the distance.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading No house was to be seen except the inn.
breatheverbUS /briːð/
draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
From this reading ALONE AMONG THE CHINESE The children were glad to climb down from the cart and breathe the pure, fresh, country air.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The road along which they had come ran in front of the inn, and was almost hidden by grass.
cartnounUS /kɑːrt/
a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
From this reading ALONE AMONG THE CHINESE The children were glad to climb down from the cart and breathe the pure, fresh, country air.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading ALONE AMONG THE CHINESE The children were glad to climb down from the cart and breathe the pure, fresh, country air.
CHINESEnounUS /tʃaɪˈniːz/
any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China; regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system
From this reading ALONE AMONG THE CHINESE The children were glad to climb down from the cart and breathe the pure, fresh, country air.
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading ALONE AMONG THE CHINESE The children were glad to climb down from the cart and breathe the pure, fresh, country air.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The road along which they had come ran in front of the inn, and was almost hidden by grass.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading ALONE AMONG THE CHINESE The children were glad to climb down from the cart and breathe the pure, fresh, country air.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading All around were stubbly fields, with trees in the distance.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading ALONE AMONG THE CHINESE The children were glad to climb down from the cart and breathe the pure, fresh, country air.
apart from; not including
From this reading No house was to be seen except the inn.
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading All around were stubbly fields, with trees in the distance.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading ALONE AMONG THE CHINESE The children were glad to climb down from the cart and breathe the pure, fresh, country air.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading ALONE AMONG THE CHINESE The children were glad to climb down from the cart and breathe the pure, fresh, country air.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading The road along which they had come ran in front of the inn, and was almost hidden by grass.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading ALONE AMONG THE CHINESE The children were glad to climb down from the cart and breathe the pure, fresh, country air.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading The road along which they had come ran in front of the inn, and was almost hidden by grass.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The road along which they had come ran in front of the inn, and was almost hidden by grass.
not accessible to view
From this reading The road along which they had come ran in front of the inn, and was almost hidden by grass.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading No house was to be seen except the inn.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All around were stubbly fields, with trees in the distance.
a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
From this reading No house was to be seen except the inn.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The inn itself was surrounded by a low wall.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The inn itself was surrounded by a low wall.
not any; not one
From this reading No house was to be seen except the inn.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The road along which they had come ran in front of the inn, and was almost hidden by grass.
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading ALONE AMONG THE CHINESE The children were glad to climb down from the cart and breathe the pure, fresh, country air.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading The road along which they had come ran in front of the inn, and was almost hidden by grass.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading The road along which they had come ran in front of the inn, and was almost hidden by grass.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading No house was to be seen except the inn.
stubblyadjective
having a short growth of beard
From this reading All around were stubbly fields, with trees in the distance.
confined on all sides
From this reading The inn itself was surrounded by a low wall.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ALONE AMONG THE CHINESE The children were glad to climb down from the cart and breathe the pure, fresh, country air.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The road along which they had come ran in front of the inn, and was almost hidden by grass.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ALONE AMONG THE CHINESE The children were glad to climb down from the cart and breathe the pure, fresh, country air.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading All around were stubbly fields, with trees in the distance.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading The inn itself was surrounded by a low wall.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No house was to be seen except the inn.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ALONE AMONG THE CHINESE The children were glad to climb down from the cart and breathe the pure, fresh, country air.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The road along which they had come ran in front of the inn, and was almost hidden by grass.
in the company of; together with
From this reading All around were stubbly fields, with trees in the distance.
