used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading FROST-BITTEN TOES There was a great shouting and hurrahing in the court, for the moujiks had found the sheep and were driving them home.
(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 They had been buried under the snow, and it had taken all that time to find them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FROST-BITTEN TOES There was a great shouting and hurrahing in the court, for the moujiks had found the sheep and were driving them home.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They had been buried under the snow, and it had taken all that time to find them.
a youthful male person
From this reading The little boy ran out to see them come in.
placed in a grave
From this reading They had been buried under the snow, and it had taken all that time to find them.
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 They were trembling with cold and looked very weak, for they had had nothing to eat for two days.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The little boy ran out to see them come in.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading FROST-BITTEN TOES There was a great shouting and hurrahing in the court, for the moujiks had found the sheep and were driving them home.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading They were trembling with cold and looked very weak, for they had had nothing to eat for two days.
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading FROST-BITTEN TOES There was a great shouting and hurrahing in the court, for the moujiks had found the sheep and were driving them home.
take in solid food
From this reading They were trembling with cold and looked very weak, for they had had nothing to eat for two days.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading They were glad to go into their pen, and the little boy was glad when his father gave him a pail with food in it and let him help the moujiks feed them.
provide as food
From this reading They were glad to go into their pen, and the little boy was glad when his father gave him a pail with food in it and let him help the moujiks feed them.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading They had been buried under the snow, and it had taken all that time to find them.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading They were glad to go into their pen, and the little boy was glad when his father gave him a pail with food in it and let him help the moujiks feed them.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading FROST-BITTEN TOES There was a great shouting and hurrahing in the court, for the moujiks had found the sheep and were driving them home.
set up or found
From this reading FROST-BITTEN TOES There was a great shouting and hurrahing in the court, for the moujiks had found the sheep and were driving them home.
FROST-BITTEN
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From this reading FROST-BITTEN TOES There was a great shouting and hurrahing in the court, for the moujiks had found the sheep and were driving them home.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading They were glad to go into their pen, and the little boy was glad when his father gave him a pail with food in it and let him help the moujiks feed them.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading They were glad to go into their pen, and the little boy was glad when his father gave him a pail with food in it and let him help the moujiks feed them.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading They were glad to go into their pen, and the little boy was glad when his father gave him a pail with food in it and let him help the moujiks feed them.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading FROST-BITTEN TOES There was a great shouting and hurrahing in the court, for the moujiks had found the sheep and were driving them home.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading FROST-BITTEN TOES There was a great shouting and hurrahing in the court, for the moujiks had found the sheep and were driving them home.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading They were glad to go into their pen, and the little boy was glad when his father gave him a pail with food in it and let him help the moujiks feed them.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They were glad to go into their pen, and the little boy was glad when his father gave him a pail with food in it and let him help the moujiks feed them.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They were glad to go into their pen, and the little boy was glad when his father gave him a pail with food in it and let him help the moujiks feed them.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading FROST-BITTEN TOES There was a great shouting and hurrahing in the court, for the moujiks had found the sheep and were driving them home.
hurrahing
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From this reading FROST-BITTEN TOES There was a great shouting and hurrahing in the court, for the moujiks had found the sheep and were driving them home.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading FROST-BITTEN TOES There was a great shouting and hurrahing in the court, for the moujiks had found the sheep and were driving them home.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They were glad to go into their pen, and the little boy was glad when his father gave him a pail with food in it and let him help the moujiks feed them.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They had been buried under the snow, and it had taken all that time to find them.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading They were glad to go into their pen, and the little boy was glad when his father gave him a pail with food in it and let him help the moujiks feed them.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The little boy ran out to see them come in.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading They were trembling with cold and looked very weak, for they had had nothing to eat for two days.
moujiks
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From this reading FROST-BITTEN TOES There was a great shouting and hurrahing in the court, for the moujiks had found the sheep and were driving them home.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading They were trembling with cold and looked very weak, for they had had nothing to eat for two days.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The little boy ran out to see them come in.
pailnounUS /peɪl/
a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
From this reading They were glad to go into their pen, and the little boy was glad when his father gave him a pail with food in it and let him help the moujiks feed them.
a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading They were glad to go into their pen, and the little boy was glad when his father gave him a pail with food in it and let him help the moujiks feed them.
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 little boy ran out to see them come in.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The little boy ran out to see them come in.
woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
From this reading FROST-BITTEN TOES There was a great shouting and hurrahing in the court, for the moujiks had found the sheep and were driving them home.
encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators
From this reading FROST-BITTEN TOES There was a great shouting and hurrahing in the court, for the moujiks had found the sheep and were driving them home.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading They had been buried under the snow, and it had taken all that time to find them.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading They had been buried under the snow, and it had taken all that time to find them.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They had been buried under the snow, and it had taken all that time to find them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FROST-BITTEN TOES There was a great shouting and hurrahing in the court, for the moujiks had found the sheep and were driving them home.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They were glad to go into their pen, and the little boy was glad when his father gave him a pail with food in it and let him help the moujiks feed them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading FROST-BITTEN TOES There was a great shouting and hurrahing in the court, for the moujiks had found the sheep and were driving them home.
in or at that place or location
From this reading FROST-BITTEN TOES There was a great shouting and hurrahing in the court, for the moujiks had found the sheep and were driving them home.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were trembling with cold and looked very weak, for they had had nothing to eat for two days.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading They had been buried under the snow, and it had taken all that time to find them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The little boy ran out to see them come in.
TOESnounUS /toʊz/
plural of “toe” — one of the digits of the foot
From this reading FROST-BITTEN TOES There was a great shouting and hurrahing in the court, for the moujiks had found the sheep and were driving them home.
a shaky motion
From this reading They were trembling with cold and looked very weak, for they had had nothing to eat for two days.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading They were trembling with cold and looked very weak, for they had had nothing to eat for two days.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading They had been buried under the snow, and it had taken all that time to find them.
precisely as stated
From this reading They were trembling with cold and looked very weak, for they had had nothing to eat for two days.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading FROST-BITTEN TOES There was a great shouting and hurrahing in the court, for the moujiks had found the sheep and were driving them home.
wanting in physical strength
From this reading They were trembling with cold and looked very weak, for they had had nothing to eat for two days.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading FROST-BITTEN TOES There was a great shouting and hurrahing in the court, for the moujiks had found the sheep and were driving them home.
at the time that
From this reading They were glad to go into their pen, and the little boy was glad when his father gave him a pail with food in it and let him help the moujiks feed them.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They were trembling with cold and looked very weak, for they had had nothing to eat for two days.
