used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Once there was a time when the blacks had no fire.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And they were very miserable, for it was often cold and wintry, and they had no fire to warm them, nor any way of cooking food.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading And they were very miserable, for it was often cold and wintry, and they had no fire to warm them, nor any way of cooking food.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Fire had been theirs once.
blacksnounUS /blæks/
plural of “black” — the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
From this reading Once there was a time when the blacks had no fire.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there came two women upon the Earth; strange women, speaking in unknown tongues, with great eyes in which there was no fear.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They had not learned the way to make it by rubbing two sticks together; or if they had once known the way, they had forgotten it.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But there came two women upon the Earth; strange women, speaking in unknown tongues, with great eyes in which there was no fear.
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 And they were very miserable, for it was often cold and wintry, and they had no fire to warm them, nor any way of cooking food.
cookingnounUS /ˈkʊkɪŋ/
the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
From this reading And they were very miserable, for it was often cold and wintry, and they had no fire to warm them, nor any way of cooking food.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading But there came two women upon the Earth; strange women, speaking in unknown tongues, with great eyes in which there was no fear.
opinion or judgment
From this reading But there came two women upon the Earth; strange women, speaking in unknown tongues, with great eyes in which there was no fear.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading But there came two women upon the Earth; strange women, speaking in unknown tongues, with great eyes in which there was no fear.
start firing a weapon
From this reading Once there was a time when the blacks had no fire.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading And they were very miserable, for it was often cold and wintry, and they had no fire to warm them, nor any way of cooking food.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And they were very miserable, for it was often cold and wintry, and they had no fire to warm them, nor any way of cooking food.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading They had not learned the way to make it by rubbing two sticks together; or if they had once known the way, they had forgotten it.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading But there came two women upon the Earth; strange women, speaking in unknown tongues, with great eyes in which there was no fear.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Once there was a time when the blacks had no fire.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading They had not learned the way to make it by rubbing two sticks together; or if they had once known the way, they had forgotten it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But there came two women upon the Earth; strange women, speaking in unknown tongues, with great eyes in which there was no fear.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They had not learned the way to make it by rubbing two sticks together; or if they had once known the way, they had forgotten it.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading They had not learned the way to make it by rubbing two sticks together; or if they had once known the way, they had forgotten it.
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading They had not learned the way to make it by rubbing two sticks together; or if they had once known the way, they had forgotten it.
engage in
From this reading They had not learned the way to make it by rubbing two sticks together; or if they had once known the way, they had forgotten it.
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading And they were very miserable, for it was often cold and wintry, and they had no fire to warm them, nor any way of cooking food.
not any; not one
From this reading Once there was a time when the blacks had no fire.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading And they were very miserable, for it was often cold and wintry, and they had no fire to warm them, nor any way of cooking food.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They had not learned the way to make it by rubbing two sticks together; or if they had once known the way, they had forgotten it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And they were very miserable, for it was often cold and wintry, and they had no fire to warm them, nor any way of cooking food.
many times at short intervals
From this reading And they were very miserable, for it was often cold and wintry, and they had no fire to warm them, nor any way of cooking food.
on one occasion
From this reading Once there was a time when the blacks had no fire.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They had not learned the way to make it by rubbing two sticks together; or if they had once known the way, they had forgotten it.
rubbingnounUS /ˈrʌbɪŋ/
the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another
From this reading They had not learned the way to make it by rubbing two sticks together; or if they had once known the way, they had forgotten it.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading But there came two women upon the Earth; strange women, speaking in unknown tongues, with great eyes in which there was no fear.
sticksnounUS /stɪks/
plural of “stick” — an implement consisting of a length of wood
From this reading They had not learned the way to make it by rubbing two sticks together; or if they had once known the way, they had forgotten it.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading But there came two women upon the Earth; strange women, speaking in unknown tongues, with great eyes in which there was no fear.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Once there was a time when the blacks had no fire.
theirspronounUS /ðerz/
the one or ones belonging to them
From this reading Fire had been theirs once.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And they were very miserable, for it was often cold and wintry, and they had no fire to warm them, nor any way of cooking food.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Once there was a time when the blacks had no fire.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had not learned the way to make it by rubbing two sticks together; or if they had once known the way, they had forgotten it.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Once there was a time when the blacks had no fire.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They had not learned the way to make it by rubbing two sticks together; or if they had once known the way, they had forgotten it.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading They had not learned the way to make it by rubbing two sticks together; or if they had once known the way, they had forgotten it.
tonguesnounUS /tʌŋz/
plural of “tongue” — a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading But there came two women upon the Earth; strange women, speaking in unknown tongues, with great eyes in which there was no fear.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading They had not learned the way to make it by rubbing two sticks together; or if they had once known the way, they had forgotten it.
not known
From this reading But there came two women upon the Earth; strange women, speaking in unknown tongues, with great eyes in which there was no fear.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading But there came two women upon the Earth; strange women, speaking in unknown tongues, with great eyes in which there was no fear.
precisely as stated
From this reading And they were very miserable, for it was often cold and wintry, and they had no fire to warm them, nor any way of cooking food.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading And they were very miserable, for it was often cold and wintry, and they had no fire to warm them, nor any way of cooking food.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Once there was a time when the blacks had no fire.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading They had not learned the way to make it by rubbing two sticks together; or if they had once known the way, they had forgotten it.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And they were very miserable, for it was often cold and wintry, and they had no fire to warm them, nor any way of cooking food.
at the time that
From this reading Once there was a time when the blacks had no fire.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But there came two women upon the Earth; strange women, speaking in unknown tongues, with great eyes in which there was no fear.
wintryadjectiveUS /ˈwɪntri/
characteristic of or occurring in winter
From this reading And they were very miserable, for it was often cold and wintry, and they had no fire to warm them, nor any way of cooking food.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But there came two women upon the Earth; strange women, speaking in unknown tongues, with great eyes in which there was no fear.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading But there came two women upon the Earth; strange women, speaking in unknown tongues, with great eyes in which there was no fear.
