used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A soldier served God and the Great Tzar for twenty-five years, earned three dry biscuits, and set off to walk his way 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 He kissed his companions with whom he had served so long, and boasted of the feasting there would be in the village when he should come marching home with all his wars behind him.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading But as soon as he was alone on the high road, walking through the forest he began to think things over.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A soldier served God and the Great Tzar for twenty-five years, earned three dry biscuits, and set off to walk his way home.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Singing at the top of his voice he was as he set off.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Singing at the top of his voice he was as he set off.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading And he thought to himself: All these years I have served the Tzar and had good clothes to my back and my belly full of victuals.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He kissed his companions with whom he had served so long, and boasted of the feasting there would be in the village when he should come marching home with all his wars behind him.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading But as soon as he was alone on the high road, walking through the forest he began to think things over.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading He kissed his companions with whom he had served so long, and boasted of the feasting there would be in the village when he should come marching home with all his wars behind him.
bellynounUS /ˈbeli/
the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis
From this reading And he thought to himself: All these years I have served the Tzar and had good clothes to my back and my belly full of victuals.
biscuitsnounUS /ˈbɪskəts/
plural of “biscuit” — small round bread leavened with baking-powder or soda
From this reading A soldier served God and the Great Tzar for twenty-five years, earned three dry biscuits, and set off to walk his way home.
boastedverbUS /ˈboʊstəd/
past form of “boast” — show off
From this reading He kissed his companions with whom he had served so long, and boasted of the feasting there would be in the village when he should come marching home with all his wars behind him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But as soon as he was alone on the high road, walking through the forest he began to think things over.
clothing in general
From this reading And he thought to himself: All these years I have served the Tzar and had good clothes to my back and my belly full of victuals.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He kissed his companions with whom he had served so long, and boasted of the feasting there would be in the village when he should come marching home with all his wars behind him.
plural of “companion” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading He kissed his companions with whom he had served so long, and boasted of the feasting there would be in the village when he should come marching home with all his wars behind him.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading A soldier served God and the Great Tzar for twenty-five years, earned three dry biscuits, and set off to walk his way home.
earnedadjectiveUS /ɜːrnd/
gained or acquired; especially through merit or as a result of effort or action
From this reading A soldier served God and the Great Tzar for twenty-five years, earned three dry biscuits, and set off to walk his way home.
feastingnounUS /ˈfiːstɪŋ/
eating an elaborate meal (often accompanied by entertainment)
From this reading He kissed his companions with whom he had served so long, and boasted of the feasting there would be in the village when he should come marching home with all his wars behind him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A soldier served God and the Great Tzar for twenty-five years, earned three dry biscuits, and set off to walk his way home.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading But as soon as he was alone on the high road, walking through the forest he began to think things over.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading And he thought to himself: All these years I have served the Tzar and had good clothes to my back and my belly full of victuals.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading A soldier served God and the Great Tzar for twenty-five years, earned three dry biscuits, and set off to walk his way home.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading And he thought to himself: All these years I have served the Tzar and had good clothes to my back and my belly full of victuals.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading A soldier served God and the Great Tzar for twenty-five years, earned three dry biscuits, and set off to walk his way home.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He kissed his companions with whom he had served so long, and boasted of the feasting there would be in the village when he should come marching home with all his wars behind him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And he thought to himself: All these years I have served the Tzar and had good clothes to my back and my belly full of victuals.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He kissed his companions with whom he had served so long, and boasted of the feasting there would be in the village when he should come marching home with all his wars behind him.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading But as soon as he was alone on the high road, walking through the forest he began to think things over.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He kissed his companions with whom he had served so long, and boasted of the feasting there would be in the village when he should come marching home with all his wars behind him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading And he thought to himself: All these years I have served the Tzar and had good clothes to my back and my belly full of victuals.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A soldier served God and the Great Tzar for twenty-five years, earned three dry biscuits, and set off to walk his way home.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading A soldier served God and the Great Tzar for twenty-five years, earned three dry biscuits, and set off to walk his way home.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And he thought to himself: All these years I have served the Tzar and had good clothes to my back and my belly full of victuals.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He kissed his companions with whom he had served so long, and boasted of the feasting there would be in the village when he should come marching home with all his wars behind him.
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading He kissed his companions with whom he had served so long, and boasted of the feasting there would be in the village when he should come marching home with all his wars behind him.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading He kissed his companions with whom he had served so long, and boasted of the feasting there would be in the village when he should come marching home with all his wars behind him.
marchingnounUS /ˈmɑːrtʃɪŋ/
the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind)
From this reading He kissed his companions with whom he had served so long, and boasted of the feasting there would be in the village when he should come marching home with all his wars behind him.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And he thought to himself: All these years I have served the Tzar and had good clothes to my back and my belly full of victuals.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He kissed his companions with whom he had served so long, and boasted of the feasting there would be in the village when he should come marching home with all his wars behind him.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading A soldier served God and the Great Tzar for twenty-five years, earned three dry biscuits, and set off to walk his way home.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But as soon as he was alone on the high road, walking through the forest he began to think things over.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading But as soon as he was alone on the high road, walking through the forest he began to think things over.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading But as soon as he was alone on the high road, walking through the forest he began to think things over.
past form of “serve” — serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading A soldier served God and the Great Tzar for twenty-five years, earned three dry biscuits, and set off to walk his way home.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading A soldier served God and the Great Tzar for twenty-five years, earned three dry biscuits, and set off to walk his way home.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He kissed his companions with whom he had served so long, and boasted of the feasting there would be in the village when he should come marching home with all his wars behind him.
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading Singing at the top of his voice he was as he set off.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He kissed his companions with whom he had served so long, and boasted of the feasting there would be in the village when he should come marching home with all his wars behind him.
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading A soldier served God and the Great Tzar for twenty-five years, earned three dry biscuits, and set off to walk his way home.
in the near future
From this reading But as soon as he was alone on the high road, walking through the forest he began to think things over.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A soldier served God and the Great Tzar for twenty-five years, earned three dry biscuits, and set off to walk his way home.
in or at that place or location
From this reading He kissed his companions with whom he had served so long, and boasted of the feasting there would be in the village when he should come marching home with all his wars behind him.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading And he thought to himself: All these years I have served the Tzar and had good clothes to my back and my belly full of victuals.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading But as soon as he was alone on the high road, walking through the forest he began to think things over.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading But as soon as he was alone on the high road, walking through the forest he began to think things over.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading And he thought to himself: All these years I have served the Tzar and had good clothes to my back and my belly full of victuals.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading A soldier served God and the Great Tzar for twenty-five years, earned three dry biscuits, and set off to walk his way home.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading But as soon as he was alone on the high road, walking through the forest he began to think things over.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A soldier served God and the Great Tzar for twenty-five years, earned three dry biscuits, and set off to walk his way home.
the upper part of anything
From this reading Singing at the top of his voice he was as he set off.
twenty-fiveadjectiveUS /ˈtwentifaɪv/
being five more than twenty
From this reading A soldier served God and the Great Tzar for twenty-five years, earned three dry biscuits, and set off to walk his way home.
Tzarnoun
a male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917)
From this reading A soldier served God and the Great Tzar for twenty-five years, earned three dry biscuits, and set off to walk his way home.
victualsnoun
a stock or supply of foods
From this reading And he thought to himself: All these years I have served the Tzar and had good clothes to my back and my belly full of victuals.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading He kissed his companions with whom he had served so long, and boasted of the feasting there would be in the village when he should come marching home with all his wars behind him.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Singing at the top of his voice he was as he set off.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading A soldier served God and the Great Tzar for twenty-five years, earned three dry biscuits, and set off to walk his way home.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading But as soon as he was alone on the high road, walking through the forest he began to think things over.
warsnounUS /wɔːrz/
plural of “war” — the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading He kissed his companions with whom he had served so long, and boasted of the feasting there would be in the village when he should come marching home with all his wars behind him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Singing at the top of his voice he was as he set off.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading A soldier served God and the Great Tzar for twenty-five years, earned three dry biscuits, and set off to walk his way home.
at the time that
From this reading He kissed his companions with whom he had served so long, and boasted of the feasting there would be in the village when he should come marching home with all his wars behind him.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He kissed his companions with whom he had served so long, and boasted of the feasting there would be in the village when he should come marching home with all his wars behind him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He kissed his companions with whom he had served so long, and boasted of the feasting there would be in the village when he should come marching home with all his wars behind him.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He kissed his companions with whom he had served so long, and boasted of the feasting there would be in the village when he should come marching home with all his wars behind him.
a late time of life
From this reading A soldier served God and the Great Tzar for twenty-five years, earned three dry biscuits, and set off to walk his way home.
