used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He would buy a little goat, he said, feed the baby on its milk and look after him.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He would buy a little goat, he said, feed the baby on its milk and look after him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He would buy a little goat, he said, feed the baby on its milk and look after him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To do her justice, Celia would have taken the child with her; but young as he was, Seth refused to give him up.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At heart he said to himself that he would hold the child as ransom.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He found Cyclona and implored her to keep the child while he hitched up the cart and drove the mother away over the same road she had come to the station.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading He would buy a little goat, he said, feed the baby on its milk and look after him.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Surely, if love for him failed, love for the little one would draw the mother back to the hole in the ground.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading To do her justice, Celia would have taken the child with her; but young as he was, Seth refused to give him up.
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading He would buy a little goat, he said, feed the baby on its milk and look after him.
cartnounUS /kɑːrt/
a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
From this reading He found Cyclona and implored her to keep the child while he hitched up the cart and drove the mother away over the same road she had come to the station.
Celia
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From this reading To do her justice, Celia would have taken the child with her; but young as he was, Seth refused to give him up.
a young person of either sex
From this reading To do her justice, Celia would have taken the child with her; but young as he was, Seth refused to give him up.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He found Cyclona and implored her to keep the child while he hitched up the cart and drove the mother away over the same road she had come to the station.
Cyclona
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From this reading He found Cyclona and implored her to keep the child while he hitched up the cart and drove the mother away over the same road she had come to the station.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading To do her justice, Celia would have taken the child with her; but young as he was, Seth refused to give him up.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading Surely, if love for him failed, love for the little one would draw the mother back to the hole in the ground.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading He found Cyclona and implored her to keep the child while he hitched up the cart and drove the mother away over the same road she had come to the station.
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading Surely, if love for him failed, love for the little one would draw the mother back to the hole in the ground.
provide as food
From this reading He would buy a little goat, he said, feed the baby on its milk and look after him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Surely, if love for him failed, love for the little one would draw the mother back to the hole in the ground.
set up or found
From this reading He found Cyclona and implored her to keep the child while he hitched up the cart and drove the mother away over the same road she had come to the station.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading To do her justice, Celia would have taken the child with her; but young as he was, Seth refused to give him up.
goatnounUS /ɡoʊt/
any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns
From this reading He would buy a little goat, he said, feed the baby on its milk and look after him.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading Surely, if love for him failed, love for the little one would draw the mother back to the hole in the ground.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He found Cyclona and implored her to keep the child while he hitched up the cart and drove the mother away over the same road she had come to the station.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading To do her justice, Celia would have taken the child with her; but young as he was, Seth refused to give him up.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To do her justice, Celia would have taken the child with her; but young as he was, Seth refused to give him up.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading At heart he said to himself that he would hold the child as ransom.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading To do her justice, Celia would have taken the child with her; but young as he was, Seth refused to give him up.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To do her justice, Celia would have taken the child with her; but young as he was, Seth refused to give him up.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading At heart he said to himself that he would hold the child as ransom.
hitchedverbUS /hɪtʃt/
past form of “hitch” — to hook or entangle
From this reading He found Cyclona and implored her to keep the child while he hitched up the cart and drove the mother away over the same road she had come to the station.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading At heart he said to himself that he would hold the child as ransom.
an opening into or through something
From this reading Surely, if love for him failed, love for the little one would draw the mother back to the hole in the ground.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Surely, if love for him failed, love for the little one would draw the mother back to the hole in the ground.
imploredverbUS /ˌɪmˈplɔːrd/
past form of “implore” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading He found Cyclona and implored her to keep the child while he hitched up the cart and drove the mother away over the same road she had come to the station.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Surely, if love for him failed, love for the little one would draw the mother back to the hole in the ground.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He would buy a little goat, he said, feed the baby on its milk and look after him.
the quality of being just or fair
From this reading To do her justice, Celia would have taken the child with her; but young as he was, Seth refused to give him up.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading He found Cyclona and implored her to keep the child while he hitched up the cart and drove the mother away over the same road she had come to the station.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He would buy a little goat, he said, feed the baby on its milk and look after him.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He would buy a little goat, he said, feed the baby on its milk and look after him.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Surely, if love for him failed, love for the little one would draw the mother back to the hole in the ground.
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading He would buy a little goat, he said, feed the baby on its milk and look after him.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Surely, if love for him failed, love for the little one would draw the mother back to the hole in the ground.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He would buy a little goat, he said, feed the baby on its milk and look after him.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Surely, if love for him failed, love for the little one would draw the mother back to the hole in the ground.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He found Cyclona and implored her to keep the child while he hitched up the cart and drove the mother away over the same road she had come to the station.
ransomnounUS /ˈrænsəm/
money demanded for the return of a captured person
From this reading At heart he said to himself that he would hold the child as ransom.
past form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards
From this reading To do her justice, Celia would have taken the child with her; but young as he was, Seth refused to give him up.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading He found Cyclona and implored her to keep the child while he hitched up the cart and drove the mother away over the same road she had come to the station.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He would buy a little goat, he said, feed the baby on its milk and look after him.
Identical; not different.
From this reading He found Cyclona and implored her to keep the child while he hitched up the cart and drove the mother away over the same road she had come to the station.
SethnounUS /seθ/
(Old Testament) third son of Adam and Eve; given by God in place of the murdered Abel
From this reading To do her justice, Celia would have taken the child with her; but young as he was, Seth refused to give him up.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He found Cyclona and implored her to keep the child while he hitched up the cart and drove the mother away over the same road she had come to the station.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading He found Cyclona and implored her to keep the child while he hitched up the cart and drove the mother away over the same road she had come to the station.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Surely, if love for him failed, love for the little one would draw the mother back to the hole in the ground.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading To do her justice, Celia would have taken the child with her; but young as he was, Seth refused to give him up.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At heart he said to himself that he would hold the child as ransom.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To do her justice, Celia would have taken the child with her; but young as he was, Seth refused to give him up.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To do her justice, Celia would have taken the child with her; but young as he was, Seth refused to give him up.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading To do her justice, Celia would have taken the child with her; but young as he was, Seth refused to give him up.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To do her justice, Celia would have taken the child with her; but young as he was, Seth refused to give him up.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He found Cyclona and implored her to keep the child while he hitched up the cart and drove the mother away over the same road she had come to the station.
in the company of; together with
From this reading To do her justice, Celia would have taken the child with her; but young as he was, Seth refused to give him up.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading To do her justice, Celia would have taken the child with her; but young as he was, Seth refused to give him up.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading To do her justice, Celia would have taken the child with her; but young as he was, Seth refused to give him up.
