used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For one moment Jean stood petrified, too overcome by the sight to stir or speak, then with a low, pitying cry of:
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading How came you there?" the child tossed her umbrella aside and scrambled down into the ditch, the water which stood in it splashing and flying all over her, as she hastened toward the prone horse.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Baltie" "When he's forsaken Withered and shaken What can an old _horse_ Do but die?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Baltie" "When he's forsaken Withered and shaken What can an old _horse_ Do but die?"
apologiesnounUS /əˈpɑːlədʒiːz/
plural of “apology” — an expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone
From this reading (With apologies to Tom Hood.)
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading How came you there?" the child tossed her umbrella aside and scrambled down into the ditch, the water which stood in it splashing and flying all over her, as she hastened toward the prone horse.
on or to one side
From this reading How came you there?" the child tossed her umbrella aside and scrambled down into the ditch, the water which stood in it splashing and flying all over her, as she hastened toward the prone horse.
Baltie
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From this reading "Baltie" "When he's forsaken Withered and shaken What can an old _horse_ Do but die?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Baltie" "When he's forsaken Withered and shaken What can an old _horse_ Do but die?"
showing who or what does the action
From this reading For one moment Jean stood petrified, too overcome by the sight to stir or speak, then with a low, pitying cry of:
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading How came you there?" the child tossed her umbrella aside and scrambled down into the ditch, the water which stood in it splashing and flying all over her, as she hastened toward the prone horse.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Baltie" "When he's forsaken Withered and shaken What can an old _horse_ Do but die?"
a young person of either sex
From this reading How came you there?" the child tossed her umbrella aside and scrambled down into the ditch, the water which stood in it splashing and flying all over her, as she hastened toward the prone horse.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading For one moment Jean stood petrified, too overcome by the sight to stir or speak, then with a low, pitying cry of:
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading "Baltie" "When he's forsaken Withered and shaken What can an old _horse_ Do but die?"
ditchnounUS /dɪtʃ/
a long narrow excavation in the earth
From this reading How came you there?" the child tossed her umbrella aside and scrambled down into the ditch, the water which stood in it splashing and flying all over her, as she hastened toward the prone horse.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Baltie" "When he's forsaken Withered and shaken What can an old _horse_ Do but die?"
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading How came you there?" the child tossed her umbrella aside and scrambled down into the ditch, the water which stood in it splashing and flying all over her, as she hastened toward the prone horse.
moving swiftly
From this reading How came you there?" the child tossed her umbrella aside and scrambled down into the ditch, the water which stood in it splashing and flying all over her, as she hastened toward the prone horse.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For one moment Jean stood petrified, too overcome by the sight to stir or speak, then with a low, pitying cry of:
forsakenverbUS /fɔːrˈseɪkən/
inflected form of “forsake” — leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading "Baltie" "When he's forsaken Withered and shaken What can an old _horse_ Do but die?"
past form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed
From this reading How came you there?" the child tossed her umbrella aside and scrambled down into the ditch, the water which stood in it splashing and flying all over her, as she hastened toward the prone horse.
he's
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From this reading "Baltie" "When he's forsaken Withered and shaken What can an old _horse_ Do but die?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading How came you there?" the child tossed her umbrella aside and scrambled down into the ditch, the water which stood in it splashing and flying all over her, as she hastened toward the prone horse.
HoodnounUS /hʊd/
an aggressive and violent young criminal
From this reading (With apologies to Tom Hood.)
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading "Baltie" "When he's forsaken Withered and shaken What can an old _horse_ Do but die?"
How
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From this reading How came you there?" the child tossed her umbrella aside and scrambled down into the ditch, the water which stood in it splashing and flying all over her, as she hastened toward the prone horse.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading How came you there?" the child tossed her umbrella aside and scrambled down into the ditch, the water which stood in it splashing and flying all over her, as she hastened toward the prone horse.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading How came you there?" the child tossed her umbrella aside and scrambled down into the ditch, the water which stood in it splashing and flying all over her, as she hastened toward the prone horse.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How came you there?" the child tossed her umbrella aside and scrambled down into the ditch, the water which stood in it splashing and flying all over her, as she hastened toward the prone horse.
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading For one moment Jean stood petrified, too overcome by the sight to stir or speak, then with a low, pitying cry of:
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading For one moment Jean stood petrified, too overcome by the sight to stir or speak, then with a low, pitying cry of:
a particular point in time
From this reading For one moment Jean stood petrified, too overcome by the sight to stir or speak, then with a low, pitying cry of:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For one moment Jean stood petrified, too overcome by the sight to stir or speak, then with a low, pitying cry of:
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, Baltie, Baltie!
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Baltie" "When he's forsaken Withered and shaken What can an old _horse_ Do but die?"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For one moment Jean stood petrified, too overcome by the sight to stir or speak, then with a low, pitying cry of:
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For one moment Jean stood petrified, too overcome by the sight to stir or speak, then with a low, pitying cry of:
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading How came you there?" the child tossed her umbrella aside and scrambled down into the ditch, the water which stood in it splashing and flying all over her, as she hastened toward the prone horse.
win a victory over
From this reading For one moment Jean stood petrified, too overcome by the sight to stir or speak, then with a low, pitying cry of:
petrifiedverbUS /ˈpetrəfaɪd/
inflected form of “petrify” — cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned from fright
From this reading For one moment Jean stood petrified, too overcome by the sight to stir or speak, then with a low, pitying cry of:
pityingverbUS /ˈpɪtiɪŋ/
-ing form of “pity” — share the suffering of
From this reading For one moment Jean stood petrified, too overcome by the sight to stir or speak, then with a low, pitying cry of:
proneadjectiveUS /proʊn/
having a tendency (to); often used in combination
From this reading How came you there?" the child tossed her umbrella aside and scrambled down into the ditch, the water which stood in it splashing and flying all over her, as she hastened toward the prone horse.
scrambledadjectiveUS /ˈskræmbəld/
thrown together in a disorderly fashion
From this reading How came you there?" the child tossed her umbrella aside and scrambled down into the ditch, the water which stood in it splashing and flying all over her, as she hastened toward the prone horse.
shakenadjectiveUS /ˈʃeɪkən/
disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock
From this reading "Baltie" "When he's forsaken Withered and shaken What can an old _horse_ Do but die?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How came you there?" the child tossed her umbrella aside and scrambled down into the ditch, the water which stood in it splashing and flying all over her, as she hastened toward the prone horse.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading For one moment Jean stood petrified, too overcome by the sight to stir or speak, then with a low, pitying cry of:
express in speech
From this reading For one moment Jean stood petrified, too overcome by the sight to stir or speak, then with a low, pitying cry of:
splashingnounUS /ˈsplæʃɪŋ/
the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface
From this reading How came you there?" the child tossed her umbrella aside and scrambled down into the ditch, the water which stood in it splashing and flying all over her, as she hastened toward the prone horse.
move an implement through
From this reading For one moment Jean stood petrified, too overcome by the sight to stir or speak, then with a low, pitying cry of:
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading For one moment Jean stood petrified, too overcome by the sight to stir or speak, then with a low, pitying cry of:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For one moment Jean stood petrified, too overcome by the sight to stir or speak, then with a low, pitying cry of:
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading For one moment Jean stood petrified, too overcome by the sight to stir or speak, then with a low, pitying cry of:
in or at that place or location
From this reading How came you there?" the child tossed her umbrella aside and scrambled down into the ditch, the water which stood in it splashing and flying all over her, as she hastened toward the prone horse.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading (With apologies to Tom Hood.)
male cat
From this reading (With apologies to Tom Hood.)
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading For one moment Jean stood petrified, too overcome by the sight to stir or speak, then with a low, pitying cry of:
tossedverbUS /tɔːst/
past form of “toss” — throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading How came you there?" the child tossed her umbrella aside and scrambled down into the ditch, the water which stood in it splashing and flying all over her, as she hastened toward the prone horse.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading How came you there?" the child tossed her umbrella aside and scrambled down into the ditch, the water which stood in it splashing and flying all over her, as she hastened toward the prone horse.
umbrellanounUS /əmˈbrelə/
a lightweight handheld collapsible canopy
From this reading How came you there?" the child tossed her umbrella aside and scrambled down into the ditch, the water which stood in it splashing and flying all over her, as she hastened toward the prone horse.
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 How came you there?" the child tossed her umbrella aside and scrambled down into the ditch, the water which stood in it splashing and flying all over her, as she hastened toward the prone horse.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Baltie" "When he's forsaken Withered and shaken What can an old _horse_ Do but die?"
at the time that
From this reading "Baltie" "When he's forsaken Withered and shaken What can an old _horse_ Do but die?"
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading How came you there?" the child tossed her umbrella aside and scrambled down into the ditch, the water which stood in it splashing and flying all over her, as she hastened toward the prone horse.
in the company of; together with
From this reading (With apologies to Tom Hood.)
WitheredadjectiveUS /ˈwɪðərd/
lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
From this reading "Baltie" "When he's forsaken Withered and shaken What can an old _horse_ Do but die?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading How came you there?" the child tossed her umbrella aside and scrambled down into the ditch, the water which stood in it splashing and flying all over her, as she hastened toward the prone horse.
