used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And the people who hired me were not always good to me, as the following story will show:— There were six donkeys in a row in the courtyard; I was the strongest and one of the most beautiful.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading _Charles._—Come along, let us choose our donkeys.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading And the people who hired me were not always good to me, as the following story will show:— There were six donkeys in a row in the courtyard; I was the strongest and one of the most beautiful.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On some days, however, I was not so happy, for my mistress, now and then, hired me out to the children in the neighborhood.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And the people who hired me were not always good to me, as the following story will show:— There were six donkeys in a row in the courtyard; I was the strongest and one of the most beautiful.
goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
From this reading Three little girls brought us oats in a bucket; as I ate I listened to the children talking.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading And the people who hired me were not always good to me, as the following story will show:— There were six donkeys in a row in the courtyard; I was the strongest and one of the most beautiful.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Three little girls brought us oats in a bucket; as I ate I listened to the children talking.
bucketnounUS /ˈbʌkət/
a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
From this reading Three little girls brought us oats in a bucket; as I ate I listened to the children talking.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading _Charles._—Come along, let us choose our donkeys.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading On some days, however, I was not so happy, for my mistress, now and then, hired me out to the children in the neighborhood.
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading _Charles._—Come along, let us choose our donkeys.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading _Charles._—Come along, let us choose our donkeys.
courtyardnounUS /ˈkɔːrt.jɑːrd/
An unroofed area that is completely or partially enclosed by the walls of a house.
From this reading And the people who hired me were not always good to me, as the following story will show:— There were six donkeys in a row in the courtyard; I was the strongest and one of the most beautiful.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading On some days, however, I was not so happy, for my mistress, now and then, hired me out to the children in the neighborhood.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading She was not well off, and on the days when she had nothing for me to do she was glad to earn something in this way.
donkeysnounUS /ˈdɑːŋkiz/
plural of “donkey” — the symbol of the Democratic Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874
From this reading And the people who hired me were not always good to me, as the following story will show:— There were six donkeys in a row in the courtyard; I was the strongest and one of the most beautiful.
earnverbUS /ɜːrn/
earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
From this reading She was not well off, and on the days when she had nothing for me to do she was glad to earn something in this way.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading And the people who hired me were not always good to me, as the following story will show:— There were six donkeys in a row in the courtyard; I was the strongest and one of the most beautiful.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading On some days, however, I was not so happy, for my mistress, now and then, hired me out to the children in the neighborhood.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Three little girls brought us oats in a bucket; as I ate I listened to the children talking.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading She was not well off, and on the days when she had nothing for me to do she was glad to earn something in this way.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading And the people who hired me were not always good to me, as the following story will show:— There were six donkeys in a row in the courtyard; I was the strongest and one of the most beautiful.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was not well off, and on the days when she had nothing for me to do she was glad to earn something in this way.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading On some days, however, I was not so happy, for my mistress, now and then, hired me out to the children in the neighborhood.
hiredadjectiveUS /ˈhaɪərd/
having services engaged for a fee
From this reading On some days, however, I was not so happy, for my mistress, now and then, hired me out to the children in the neighborhood.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading On some days, however, I was not so happy, for my mistress, now and then, hired me out to the children in the neighborhood.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading On some days, however, I was not so happy, for my mistress, now and then, hired me out to the children in the neighborhood.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On some days, however, I was not so happy, for my mistress, now and then, hired me out to the children in the neighborhood.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading _Charles._—Come along, let us choose our donkeys.
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading Three little girls brought us oats in a bucket; as I ate I listened to the children talking.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Three little girls brought us oats in a bucket; as I ate I listened to the children talking.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On some days, however, I was not so happy, for my mistress, now and then, hired me out to the children in the neighborhood.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading On some days, however, I was not so happy, for my mistress, now and then, hired me out to the children in the neighborhood.
used to form the superlative
From this reading And the people who hired me were not always good to me, as the following story will show:— There were six donkeys in a row in the courtyard; I was the strongest and one of the most beautiful.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading On some days, however, I was not so happy, for my mistress, now and then, hired me out to the children in the neighborhood.
neighborhoodnounUS /ˈneɪbərhʊd/
a surrounding or nearby region
From this reading On some days, however, I was not so happy, for my mistress, now and then, hired me out to the children in the neighborhood.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading On some days, however, I was not so happy, for my mistress, now and then, hired me out to the children in the neighborhood.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She was not well off, and on the days when she had nothing for me to do she was glad to earn something in this way.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading On some days, however, I was not so happy, for my mistress, now and then, hired me out to the children in the neighborhood.
oatsnounUS /oʊts/
plural of “oat” — annual grass of Europe and North Africa; grains used as food and fodder (referred to primarily in the plural: “oats”)
From this reading Three little girls brought us oats in a bucket; as I ate I listened to the children talking.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And the people who hired me were not always good to me, as the following story will show:— There were six donkeys in a row in the courtyard; I was the strongest and one of the most beautiful.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She was not well off, and on the days when she had nothing for me to do she was glad to earn something in this way.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On some days, however, I was not so happy, for my mistress, now and then, hired me out to the children in the neighborhood.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And the people who hired me were not always good to me, as the following story will show:— There were six donkeys in a row in the courtyard; I was the strongest and one of the most beautiful.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading _Charles._—Come along, let us choose our donkeys.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading On some days, however, I was not so happy, for my mistress, now and then, hired me out to the children in the neighborhood.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading And the people who hired me were not always good to me, as the following story will show:— There were six donkeys in a row in the courtyard; I was the strongest and one of the most beautiful.
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading And the people who hired me were not always good to me, as the following story will show:— There were six donkeys in a row in the courtyard; I was the strongest and one of the most beautiful.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was not well off, and on the days when she had nothing for me to do she was glad to earn something in this way.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading And the people who hired me were not always good to me, as the following story will show:— There were six donkeys in a row in the courtyard; I was the strongest and one of the most beautiful.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading And the people who hired me were not always good to me, as the following story will show:— There were six donkeys in a row in the courtyard; I was the strongest and one of the most beautiful.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading On some days, however, I was not so happy, for my mistress, now and then, hired me out to the children in the neighborhood.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading On some days, however, I was not so happy, for my mistress, now and then, hired me out to the children in the neighborhood.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading She was not well off, and on the days when she had nothing for me to do she was glad to earn something in this way.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading And the people who hired me were not always good to me, as the following story will show:— There were six donkeys in a row in the courtyard; I was the strongest and one of the most beautiful.
strongestadjectiveUS /ˈstrɔːŋɡəst/
superlative of “strong” — having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading And the people who hired me were not always good to me, as the following story will show:— There were six donkeys in a row in the courtyard; I was the strongest and one of the most beautiful.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading Three little girls brought us oats in a bucket; as I ate I listened to the children talking.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On some days, however, I was not so happy, for my mistress, now and then, hired me out to the children in the neighborhood.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading On some days, however, I was not so happy, for my mistress, now and then, hired me out to the children in the neighborhood.
in or at that place or location
From this reading And the people who hired me were not always good to me, as the following story will show:— There were six donkeys in a row in the courtyard; I was the strongest and one of the most beautiful.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She was not well off, and on the days when she had nothing for me to do she was glad to earn something in this way.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Three little girls brought us oats in a bucket; as I ate I listened to the children talking.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On some days, however, I was not so happy, for my mistress, now and then, hired me out to the children in the neighborhood.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Three little girls brought us oats in a bucket; as I ate I listened to the children talking.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On some days, however, I was not so happy, for my mistress, now and then, hired me out to the children in the neighborhood.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading She was not well off, and on the days when she had nothing for me to do she was glad to earn something in this way.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading She was not well off, and on the days when she had nothing for me to do she was glad to earn something in this way.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And the people who hired me were not always good to me, as the following story will show:— There were six donkeys in a row in the courtyard; I was the strongest and one of the most beautiful.
at the time that
From this reading She was not well off, and on the days when she had nothing for me to do she was glad to earn something in this way.
which person or people
From this reading And the people who hired me were not always good to me, as the following story will show:— There were six donkeys in a row in the courtyard; I was the strongest and one of the most beautiful.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading And the people who hired me were not always good to me, as the following story will show:— There were six donkeys in a row in the courtyard; I was the strongest and one of the most beautiful.
