used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading How we reached the town I don’t know; but we got there at last, and for a few days lived on a little rice doled out from a temple near the river.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the way to the town, in the blazing heat, and living mostly on roots dug from the wayside, the youngest son, my prospective husband, died of exhaustion.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading I don’t think any of us minded, as we were too far gone ourselves.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I don’t think any of us minded, as we were too far gone ourselves.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading How we reached the town I don’t know; but we got there at last, and for a few days lived on a little rice doled out from a temple near the river.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I only remember feeling some relief that now I need never be married into that family.
blazingadjectiveUS /ˈbleɪzɪŋ/
shining intensely
From this reading On the way to the town, in the blazing heat, and living mostly on roots dug from the wayside, the youngest son, my prospective husband, died of exhaustion.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading How we reached the town I don’t know; but we got there at last, and for a few days lived on a little rice doled out from a temple near the river.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading How we reached the town I don’t know; but we got there at last, and for a few days lived on a little rice doled out from a temple near the river.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading On the way to the town, in the blazing heat, and living mostly on roots dug from the wayside, the youngest son, my prospective husband, died of exhaustion.
doled
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From this reading How we reached the town I don’t know; but we got there at last, and for a few days lived on a little rice doled out from a temple near the river.
don't
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From this reading I don’t think any of us minded, as we were too far gone ourselves.
dugnounUS /dʌɡ/
an udder or breast or teat
From this reading On the way to the town, in the blazing heat, and living mostly on roots dug from the wayside, the youngest son, my prospective husband, died of exhaustion.
exhaustionnounUS /ɪɡˈzɔːstʃən/
extreme fatigue
From this reading On the way to the town, in the blazing heat, and living mostly on roots dug from the wayside, the youngest son, my prospective husband, died of exhaustion.
a social unit living together
From this reading I only remember feeling some relief that now I need never be married into that family.
FAMINEnounUS /ˈfæmən/
an acute insufficiency
From this reading IN THE GRIP OF FAMINE.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading I don’t think any of us minded, as we were too far gone ourselves.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading I only remember feeling some relief that now I need never be married into that family.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading How we reached the town I don’t know; but we got there at last, and for a few days lived on a little rice doled out from a temple near the river.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading How we reached the town I don’t know; but we got there at last, and for a few days lived on a little rice doled out from a temple near the river.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On the way to the town, in the blazing heat, and living mostly on roots dug from the wayside, the youngest son, my prospective husband, died of exhaustion.
destroyed or killed
From this reading I don’t think any of us minded, as we were too far gone ourselves.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading How we reached the town I don’t know; but we got there at last, and for a few days lived on a little rice doled out from a temple near the river.
GRIPnounUS /ɡrɪp/
the act of grasping
From this reading IN THE GRIP OF FAMINE.
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading On the way to the town, in the blazing heat, and living mostly on roots dug from the wayside, the youngest son, my prospective husband, died of exhaustion.
How
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From this reading How we reached the town I don’t know; but we got there at last, and for a few days lived on a little rice doled out from a temple near the river.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading On the way to the town, in the blazing heat, and living mostly on roots dug from the wayside, the youngest son, my prospective husband, died of exhaustion.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don’t think any of us minded, as we were too far gone ourselves.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE GRIP OF FAMINE.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I only remember feeling some relief that now I need never be married into that family.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading How we reached the town I don’t know; but we got there at last, and for a few days lived on a little rice doled out from a temple near the river.
immediately past
From this reading How we reached the town I don’t know; but we got there at last, and for a few days lived on a little rice doled out from a temple near the river.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading How we reached the town I don’t know; but we got there at last, and for a few days lived on a little rice doled out from a temple near the river.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading How we reached the town I don’t know; but we got there at last, and for a few days lived on a little rice doled out from a temple near the river.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading On the way to the town, in the blazing heat, and living mostly on roots dug from the wayside, the youngest son, my prospective husband, died of exhaustion.
joined in matrimony
From this reading I only remember feeling some relief that now I need never be married into that family.
mindedadjectiveUS /ˈmaɪndəd/
(used in combination) mentally oriented toward something specified
From this reading I don’t think any of us minded, as we were too far gone ourselves.
mostlyadverbUS /ˈmoʊstli/
in large part; mainly or chiefly
From this reading On the way to the town, in the blazing heat, and living mostly on roots dug from the wayside, the youngest son, my prospective husband, died of exhaustion.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading On the way to the town, in the blazing heat, and living mostly on roots dug from the wayside, the youngest son, my prospective husband, died of exhaustion.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading How we reached the town I don’t know; but we got there at last, and for a few days lived on a little rice doled out from a temple near the river.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading I only remember feeling some relief that now I need never be married into that family.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I only remember feeling some relief that now I need never be married into that family.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I only remember feeling some relief that now I need never be married into that family.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN THE GRIP OF FAMINE.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the way to the town, in the blazing heat, and living mostly on roots dug from the wayside, the youngest son, my prospective husband, died of exhaustion.
and nothing more
From this reading I only remember feeling some relief that now I need never be married into that family.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading I don’t think any of us minded, as we were too far gone ourselves.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading How we reached the town I don’t know; but we got there at last, and for a few days lived on a little rice doled out from a temple near the river.
prospectiveadjectiveUS /prəˈspektɪv/
of or concerned with or related to the future
From this reading On the way to the town, in the blazing heat, and living mostly on roots dug from the wayside, the youngest son, my prospective husband, died of exhaustion.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading How we reached the town I don’t know; but we got there at last, and for a few days lived on a little rice doled out from a temple near the river.
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading I only remember feeling some relief that now I need never be married into that family.
To recall to mind.
From this reading I only remember feeling some relief that now I need never be married into that family.
ricenounUS /raɪs/
grains used as food either unpolished or more often polished
From this reading How we reached the town I don’t know; but we got there at last, and for a few days lived on a little rice doled out from a temple near the river.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading How we reached the town I don’t know; but we got there at last, and for a few days lived on a little rice doled out from a temple near the river.
rootsnounUS /ruːts/
the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage
From this reading On the way to the town, in the blazing heat, and living mostly on roots dug from the wayside, the youngest son, my prospective husband, died of exhaustion.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I only remember feeling some relief that now I need never be married into that family.
a male human offspring
From this reading On the way to the town, in the blazing heat, and living mostly on roots dug from the wayside, the youngest son, my prospective husband, died of exhaustion.
place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading How we reached the town I don’t know; but we got there at last, and for a few days lived on a little rice doled out from a temple near the river.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I only remember feeling some relief that now I need never be married into that family.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE GRIP OF FAMINE.
in or at that place or location
From this reading How we reached the town I don’t know; but we got there at last, and for a few days lived on a little rice doled out from a temple near the river.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I don’t think any of us minded, as we were too far gone ourselves.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the way to the town, in the blazing heat, and living mostly on roots dug from the wayside, the youngest son, my prospective husband, died of exhaustion.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading I don’t think any of us minded, as we were too far gone ourselves.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading On the way to the town, in the blazing heat, and living mostly on roots dug from the wayside, the youngest son, my prospective husband, died of exhaustion.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I don’t think any of us minded, as we were too far gone ourselves.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading On the way to the town, in the blazing heat, and living mostly on roots dug from the wayside, the youngest son, my prospective husband, died of exhaustion.
waysidenounUS /ˈweɪsaɪd/
edge of a way or road or path
From this reading On the way to the town, in the blazing heat, and living mostly on roots dug from the wayside, the youngest son, my prospective husband, died of exhaustion.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I don’t think any of us minded, as we were too far gone ourselves.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I don’t think any of us minded, as we were too far gone ourselves.
youngestadjectiveUS /ˈjʌŋɡəst/
superlative of “young” — (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading On the way to the town, in the blazing heat, and living mostly on roots dug from the wayside, the youngest son, my prospective husband, died of exhaustion.
