used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE COMING OF THE WOLVES Fred's announcement came as a surprise.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The Germans were coming from the house so rapidly that there was no time to leave the barn, the back door being closed and having some packing cases and hay against it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Germans were coming from the house so rapidly that there was no time to leave the barn, the back door being closed and having some packing cases and hay against it.
Andy
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From this reading "Why not hide down here in the hay?" suggested Andy.
announcementnounUS /əˈnaʊnsmənt/
a formal public statement
From this reading THE COMING OF THE WOLVES Fred's announcement came as a surprise.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE COMING OF THE WOLVES Fred's announcement came as a surprise.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The Germans were coming from the house so rapidly that there was no time to leave the barn, the back door being closed and having some packing cases and hay against it.
barnnounUS /bɑːrn/
an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading The Germans were coming from the house so rapidly that there was no time to leave the barn, the back door being closed and having some packing cases and hay against it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Be quick now!"
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The Germans were coming from the house so rapidly that there was no time to leave the barn, the back door being closed and having some packing cases and hay against it.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading THE COMING OF THE WOLVES Fred's announcement came as a surprise.
plural of “case” — an occurrence of something
From this reading The Germans were coming from the house so rapidly that there was no time to leave the barn, the back door being closed and having some packing cases and hay against it.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading The Germans were coming from the house so rapidly that there was no time to leave the barn, the back door being closed and having some packing cases and hay against it.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come on up in the loft!" cried Jack.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading THE COMING OF THE WOLVES Fred's announcement came as a surprise.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Come on up in the loft!" cried Jack.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The Germans were coming from the house so rapidly that there was no time to leave the barn, the back door being closed and having some packing cases and hay against it.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Why not hide down here in the hay?" suggested Andy.
Fred's
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From this reading THE COMING OF THE WOLVES Fred's announcement came as a surprise.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Germans were coming from the house so rapidly that there was no time to leave the barn, the back door being closed and having some packing cases and hay against it.
GermansnounUS /ˈdʒɜːrmənz/
plural of “german” — a person of German nationality
From this reading The Germans were coming from the house so rapidly that there was no time to leave the barn, the back door being closed and having some packing cases and hay against it.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The Germans were coming from the house so rapidly that there was no time to leave the barn, the back door being closed and having some packing cases and hay against it.
haynounUS /heɪ/
grass mowed and cured for use as fodder
From this reading The Germans were coming from the house so rapidly that there was no time to leave the barn, the back door being closed and having some packing cases and hay against it.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Why not hide down here in the hay?" suggested Andy.
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading "Why not hide down here in the hay?" suggested Andy.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The Germans were coming from the house so rapidly that there was no time to leave the barn, the back door being closed and having some packing cases and hay against it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Come on up in the loft!" cried Jack.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Germans were coming from the house so rapidly that there was no time to leave the barn, the back door being closed and having some packing cases and hay against it.
a small worthless amount
From this reading "Come on up in the loft!" cried Jack.
go away from a place
From this reading The Germans were coming from the house so rapidly that there was no time to leave the barn, the back door being closed and having some packing cases and hay against it.
loftnounUS /lɔːft/
floor consisting of a large unpartitioned space over a factory or warehouse or other commercial space
From this reading "Come on up in the loft!" cried Jack.
not any; not one
From this reading The Germans were coming from the house so rapidly that there was no time to leave the barn, the back door being closed and having some packing cases and hay against it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Why not hide down here in the hay?" suggested Andy.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Be quick now!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE COMING OF THE WOLVES Fred's announcement came as a surprise.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Come on up in the loft!" cried Jack.
packingnounUS /ˈpækɪŋ/
any material used especially to protect something
From this reading The Germans were coming from the house so rapidly that there was no time to leave the barn, the back door being closed and having some packing cases and hay against it.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading "Be quick now!"
with speed
From this reading The Germans were coming from the house so rapidly that there was no time to leave the barn, the back door being closed and having some packing cases and hay against it.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The Germans were coming from the house so rapidly that there was no time to leave the barn, the back door being closed and having some packing cases and hay against it.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The Germans were coming from the house so rapidly that there was no time to leave the barn, the back door being closed and having some packing cases and hay against it.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading "Why not hide down here in the hay?" suggested Andy.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading THE COMING OF THE WOLVES Fred's announcement came as a surprise.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Germans were coming from the house so rapidly that there was no time to leave the barn, the back door being closed and having some packing cases and hay against it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COMING OF THE WOLVES Fred's announcement came as a surprise.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The Germans were coming from the house so rapidly that there was no time to leave the barn, the back door being closed and having some packing cases and hay against it.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The Germans were coming from the house so rapidly that there was no time to leave the barn, the back door being closed and having some packing cases and hay against it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Germans were coming from the house so rapidly that there was no time to leave the barn, the back door being closed and having some packing cases and hay against it.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Come on up in the loft!" cried Jack.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Germans were coming from the house so rapidly that there was no time to leave the barn, the back door being closed and having some packing cases and hay against it.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Germans were coming from the house so rapidly that there was no time to leave the barn, the back door being closed and having some packing cases and hay against it.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why not hide down here in the hay?" suggested Andy.
WOLVESnounUS /wʊlvz/
plural of “wolf” — any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading THE COMING OF THE WOLVES Fred's announcement came as a surprise.
