used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Here I am saved,” thought I; “they never will find me, and in a couple of days, when I am quite rested, I will go farther on.”
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Next day after, I thought over my good fortune.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Just then I heard the far-off barking of a dog; then of a second one; and several minutes afterwards the yelling of a whole pack.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Here I am saved,” thought I; “they never will find me, and in a couple of days, when I am quite rested, I will go farther on.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Here I am saved,” thought I; “they never will find me, and in a couple of days, when I am quite rested, I will go farther on.”
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I had hardly ventured into the water, when I heard Jules saying to the dogs, “Go on, go on, dogs, search him out, find this miserable donkey, and bring him back to me.”
barkingverbUS /ˈbɑːrkɪŋ/
-ing form of “bark” — speak in an unfriendly tone
From this reading Just then I heard the far-off barking of a dog; then of a second one; and several minutes afterwards the yelling of a whole pack.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading I had hardly ventured into the water, when I heard Jules saying to the dogs, “Go on, go on, dogs, search him out, find this miserable donkey, and bring him back to me.”
brooknounUS /brʊk/
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading Restless and frightened, I got up and went towards a little brook that I had noticed in the morning.
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading “Here I am saved,” thought I; “they never will find me, and in a couple of days, when I am quite rested, I will go farther on.”
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Next day after, I thought over my good fortune.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading “Here I am saved,” thought I; “they never will find me, and in a couple of days, when I am quite rested, I will go farther on.”
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading Just then I heard the far-off barking of a dog; then of a second one; and several minutes afterwards the yelling of a whole pack.
plural of “dog” — a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading I had hardly ventured into the water, when I heard Jules saying to the dogs, “Go on, go on, dogs, search him out, find this miserable donkey, and bring him back to me.”
donkeynounUS /ˈdɑːŋki/
the symbol of the Democratic Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874
From this reading I had hardly ventured into the water, when I heard Jules saying to the dogs, “Go on, go on, dogs, search him out, find this miserable donkey, and bring him back to me.”
far-offadjective
very far away in space or time
From this reading Just then I heard the far-off barking of a dog; then of a second one; and several minutes afterwards the yelling of a whole pack.
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading “Here I am saved,” thought I; “they never will find me, and in a couple of days, when I am quite rested, I will go farther on.”
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading “Here I am saved,” thought I; “they never will find me, and in a couple of days, when I am quite rested, I will go farther on.”
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading Next day after, I thought over my good fortune.
made afraid
From this reading Restless and frightened, I got up and went towards a little brook that I had noticed in the morning.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Here I am saved,” thought I; “they never will find me, and in a couple of days, when I am quite rested, I will go farther on.”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Next day after, I thought over my good fortune.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Restless and frightened, I got up and went towards a little brook that I had noticed in the morning.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Restless and frightened, I got up and went towards a little brook that I had noticed in the morning.
only a very short time before
From this reading I had hardly ventured into the water, when I heard Jules saying to the dogs, “Go on, go on, dogs, search him out, find this miserable donkey, and bring him back to me.”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Just then I heard the far-off barking of a dog; then of a second one; and several minutes afterwards the yelling of a whole pack.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Here I am saved,” thought I; “they never will find me, and in a couple of days, when I am quite rested, I will go farther on.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had hardly ventured into the water, when I heard Jules saying to the dogs, “Go on, go on, dogs, search him out, find this miserable donkey, and bring him back to me.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Next day after, I thought over my good fortune.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Here I am saved,” thought I; “they never will find me, and in a couple of days, when I am quite rested, I will go farther on.”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I had hardly ventured into the water, when I heard Jules saying to the dogs, “Go on, go on, dogs, search him out, find this miserable donkey, and bring him back to me.”
Jules
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From this reading I had hardly ventured into the water, when I heard Jules saying to the dogs, “Go on, go on, dogs, search him out, find this miserable donkey, and bring him back to me.”
and nothing more
From this reading Just then I heard the far-off barking of a dog; then of a second one; and several minutes afterwards the yelling of a whole pack.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Restless and frightened, I got up and went towards a little brook that I had noticed in the morning.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Here I am saved,” thought I; “they never will find me, and in a couple of days, when I am quite rested, I will go farther on.”
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading Just then I heard the far-off barking of a dog; then of a second one; and several minutes afterwards the yelling of a whole pack.
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading I had hardly ventured into the water, when I heard Jules saying to the dogs, “Go on, go on, dogs, search him out, find this miserable donkey, and bring him back to me.”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Restless and frightened, I got up and went towards a little brook that I had noticed in the morning.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Next day after, I thought over my good fortune.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “Here I am saved,” thought I; “they never will find me, and in a couple of days, when I am quite rested, I will go farther on.”
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Next day after, I thought over my good fortune.
being perceived or observed
From this reading Restless and frightened, I got up and went towards a little brook that I had noticed in the morning.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Here I am saved,” thought I; “they never will find me, and in a couple of days, when I am quite rested, I will go farther on.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Here I am saved,” thought I; “they never will find me, and in a couple of days, when I am quite rested, I will go farther on.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Just then I heard the far-off barking of a dog; then of a second one; and several minutes afterwards the yelling of a whole pack.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I had hardly ventured into the water, when I heard Jules saying to the dogs, “Go on, go on, dogs, search him out, find this miserable donkey, and bring him back to me.”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Next day after, I thought over my good fortune.
arrange in a container
From this reading Just then I heard the far-off barking of a dog; then of a second one; and several minutes afterwards the yelling of a whole pack.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading “Here I am saved,” thought I; “they never will find me, and in a couple of days, when I am quite rested, I will go farther on.”
not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing
From this reading “Here I am saved,” thought I; “they never will find me, and in a couple of days, when I am quite rested, I will go farther on.”
RestlessadjectiveUS /ˈrestləs/
worried and uneasy
From this reading Restless and frightened, I got up and went towards a little brook that I had noticed in the morning.
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading “Here I am saved,” thought I; “they never will find me, and in a couple of days, when I am quite rested, I will go farther on.”
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading I had hardly ventured into the water, when I heard Jules saying to the dogs, “Go on, go on, dogs, search him out, find this miserable donkey, and bring him back to me.”
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading I had hardly ventured into the water, when I heard Jules saying to the dogs, “Go on, go on, dogs, search him out, find this miserable donkey, and bring him back to me.”
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Just then I heard the far-off barking of a dog; then of a second one; and several minutes afterwards the yelling of a whole pack.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading Just then I heard the far-off barking of a dog; then of a second one; and several minutes afterwards the yelling of a whole pack.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Restless and frightened, I got up and went towards a little brook that I had noticed in the morning.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Just then I heard the far-off barking of a dog; then of a second one; and several minutes afterwards the yelling of a whole pack.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Just then I heard the far-off barking of a dog; then of a second one; and several minutes afterwards the yelling of a whole pack.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Here I am saved,” thought I; “they never will find me, and in a couple of days, when I am quite rested, I will go farther on.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I had hardly ventured into the water, when I heard Jules saying to the dogs, “Go on, go on, dogs, search him out, find this miserable donkey, and bring him back to me.”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Next day after, I thought over my good fortune.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had hardly ventured into the water, when I heard Jules saying to the dogs, “Go on, go on, dogs, search him out, find this miserable donkey, and bring him back to me.”
in the direction of
From this reading Restless and frightened, I got up and went towards a little brook that I had noticed in the morning.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Restless and frightened, I got up and went towards a little brook that I had noticed in the morning.
past form of “venture” — proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
From this reading I had hardly ventured into the water, when I heard Jules saying to the dogs, “Go on, go on, dogs, search him out, find this miserable donkey, and bring him back to me.”
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading I had hardly ventured into the water, when I heard Jules saying to the dogs, “Go on, go on, dogs, search him out, find this miserable donkey, and bring him back to me.”
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Restless and frightened, I got up and went towards a little brook that I had noticed in the morning.
at the time that
From this reading “Here I am saved,” thought I; “they never will find me, and in a couple of days, when I am quite rested, I will go farther on.”
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Just then I heard the far-off barking of a dog; then of a second one; and several minutes afterwards the yelling of a whole pack.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Here I am saved,” thought I; “they never will find me, and in a couple of days, when I am quite rested, I will go farther on.”
yellingnounUS /ˈjelɪŋ/
uttering a loud inarticulate cry as of pain or excitement
From this reading Just then I heard the far-off barking of a dog; then of a second one; and several minutes afterwards the yelling of a whole pack.
