aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Only this morning he was walking about the yard, and now he is lying dead.”
Alyoshka
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The coachman and Alyoshka went out too, so as not to be left in the coach-house.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The fish-hawker and the porter went out.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The coachman and Alyoshka went out too, so as not to be left in the coach-house.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “The time will come and we shall die too,” said the porter, walking away with the fish-hawker, and at once they both vanished from sight in the darkness.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “The time will come and we shall die too,” said the porter, walking away with the fish-hawker, and at once they both vanished from sight in the darkness.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The coachman and Alyoshka went out too, so as not to be left in the coach-house.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading “The time will come and we shall die too,” said the porter, walking away with the fish-hawker, and at once they both vanished from sight in the darkness.
coach-house
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The coachman and Alyoshka went out too, so as not to be left in the coach-house.
coachmannounUS /ˈkoʊtʃmən/
a man who drives a coach (or carriage)
From this reading The coachman and Alyoshka went out too, so as not to be left in the coach-house.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “The time will come and we shall die too,” said the porter, walking away with the fish-hawker, and at once they both vanished from sight in the darkness.
darknessnounUS /ˈdɑːrknəs/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading “The time will come and we shall die too,” said the porter, walking away with the fish-hawker, and at once they both vanished from sight in the darkness.
deadadjectiveUS /ded/
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading “The man was living and is dead!” said the coachman, looking towards the windows where shadows were still flitting to and fro.
dieverbUS /daɪ/
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “The time will come and we shall die too,” said the porter, walking away with the fish-hawker, and at once they both vanished from sight in the darkness.
fish-hawker
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The fish-hawker and the porter went out.
flittingverbUS /ˈflɪtɪŋ/
inflected form of “flit” — move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading “The man was living and is dead!” said the coachman, looking towards the windows where shadows were still flitting to and fro.
fro
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From this reading “The man was living and is dead!” said the coachman, looking towards the windows where shadows were still flitting to and fro.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “The time will come and we shall die too,” said the porter, walking away with the fish-hawker, and at once they both vanished from sight in the darkness.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Only this morning he was walking about the yard, and now he is lying dead.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The coachman and Alyoshka went out too, so as not to be left in the coach-house.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The man was living and is dead!” said the coachman, looking towards the windows where shadows were still flitting to and fro.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading The coachman and Alyoshka went out too, so as not to be left in the coach-house.
livingnounUS /ˈlɪvɪŋ/
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading “The man was living and is dead!” said the coachman, looking towards the windows where shadows were still flitting to and fro.
lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading “The man was living and is dead!” said the coachman, looking towards the windows where shadows were still flitting to and fro.
lyingnounUS /ˈlaɪɪŋ/
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading “Only this morning he was walking about the yard, and now he is lying dead.”
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “The man was living and is dead!” said the coachman, looking towards the windows where shadows were still flitting to and fro.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “Only this morning he was walking about the yard, and now he is lying dead.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The coachman and Alyoshka went out too, so as not to be left in the coach-house.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Only this morning he was walking about the yard, and now he is lying dead.”
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading “The time will come and we shall die too,” said the porter, walking away with the fish-hawker, and at once they both vanished from sight in the darkness.
OnlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading “Only this morning he was walking about the yard, and now he is lying dead.”
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The fish-hawker and the porter went out.
porternounUS /ˈpɔːrtər/
a person employed to carry luggage and supplies
From this reading The fish-hawker and the porter went out.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “The man was living and is dead!” said the coachman, looking towards the windows where shadows were still flitting to and fro.
shadowsnounUS /ˈʃædoʊz/
plural of “shadow” — shade within clear boundaries
From this reading “The man was living and is dead!” said the coachman, looking towards the windows where shadows were still flitting to and fro.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “The time will come and we shall die too,” said the porter, walking away with the fish-hawker, and at once they both vanished from sight in the darkness.
sightnounUS /saɪt/
an instance of visual perception
From this reading “The time will come and we shall die too,” said the porter, walking away with the fish-hawker, and at once they both vanished from sight in the darkness.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The coachman and Alyoshka went out too, so as not to be left in the coach-house.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading “The man was living and is dead!” said the coachman, looking towards the windows where shadows were still flitting to and fro.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The fish-hawker and the porter went out.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “The time will come and we shall die too,” said the porter, walking away with the fish-hawker, and at once they both vanished from sight in the darkness.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Only this morning he was walking about the yard, and now he is lying dead.”
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “The time will come and we shall die too,” said the porter, walking away with the fish-hawker, and at once they both vanished from sight in the darkness.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The coachman and Alyoshka went out too, so as not to be left in the coach-house.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading The coachman and Alyoshka went out too, so as not to be left in the coach-house.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading “The man was living and is dead!” said the coachman, looking towards the windows where shadows were still flitting to and fro.
vanishedadjectiveUS /ˈvænɪʃt/
having passed out of existence
From this reading “The time will come and we shall die too,” said the porter, walking away with the fish-hawker, and at once they both vanished from sight in the darkness.
walkingadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːkɪŋ/
close enough to be walked to
From this reading “Only this morning he was walking about the yard, and now he is lying dead.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The man was living and is dead!” said the coachman, looking towards the windows where shadows were still flitting to and fro.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “The time will come and we shall die too,” said the porter, walking away with the fish-hawker, and at once they both vanished from sight in the darkness.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The fish-hawker and the porter went out.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “The man was living and is dead!” said the coachman, looking towards the windows where shadows were still flitting to and fro.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading “The man was living and is dead!” said the coachman, looking towards the windows where shadows were still flitting to and fro.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “The time will come and we shall die too,” said the porter, walking away with the fish-hawker, and at once they both vanished from sight in the darkness.
windowsnounUS /ˈwɪndoʊz/
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading “The man was living and is dead!” said the coachman, looking towards the windows where shadows were still flitting to and fro.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “The time will come and we shall die too,” said the porter, walking away with the fish-hawker, and at once they both vanished from sight in the darkness.
yardnounUS /jɑːrd/
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading “Only this morning he was walking about the yard, and now he is lying dead.”
