used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Now it so happened that a Baba Yaga, a terrible witch, was hiding in the bushes near-by.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading So after the woman had gone home, the Baba Yaga waited for a while, and then she went down to the edge of the river and hid herself there, and called out:
anew
From this reading The boat floated up to the shore; Peter took the cake and went back to his fishing again.
(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 She heard all that passed between the woman and the child.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The boat floated up to the shore; Peter took the cake and went back to his fishing again.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading “Peter, Peter, bring your boat to the shore, for I have brought another little cake for you.”
BabanounUS /ˈbʌbə/
a small cake leavened with yeast
From this reading Now it so happened that a Baba Yaga, a terrible witch, was hiding in the bushes near-by.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The boat floated up to the shore; Peter took the cake and went back to his fishing again.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading She heard all that passed between the woman and the child.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading The boat floated up to the shore; Peter took the cake and went back to his fishing again.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “Peter, Peter, bring your boat to the shore, for I have brought another little cake for you.”
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “Peter, Peter, bring your boat to the shore, for I have brought another little cake for you.”
plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading Now it so happened that a Baba Yaga, a terrible witch, was hiding in the bushes near-by.
cakenounUS /keɪk/
a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
From this reading The boat floated up to the shore; Peter took the cake and went back to his fishing again.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading So after the woman had gone home, the Baba Yaga waited for a while, and then she went down to the edge of the river and hid herself there, and called out:
a young person of either sex
From this reading She heard all that passed between the woman and the child.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading So after the woman had gone home, the Baba Yaga waited for a while, and then she went down to the edge of the river and hid herself there, and called out:
the boundary of a surface
From this reading So after the woman had gone home, the Baba Yaga waited for a while, and then she went down to the edge of the river and hid herself there, and called out:
fishingnounUS /ˈfɪʃɪŋ/
the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
From this reading The boat floated up to the shore; Peter took the cake and went back to his fishing again.
floatedverbUS /ˈfloʊtəd/
past form of “float” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading The boat floated up to the shore; Peter took the cake and went back to his fishing again.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So after the woman had gone home, the Baba Yaga waited for a while, and then she went down to the edge of the river and hid herself there, and called out:
destroyed or killed
From this reading So after the woman had gone home, the Baba Yaga waited for a while, and then she went down to the edge of the river and hid herself there, and called out:
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So after the woman had gone home, the Baba Yaga waited for a while, and then she went down to the edge of the river and hid herself there, and called out:
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading Now it so happened that a Baba Yaga, a terrible witch, was hiding in the bushes near-by.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Peter, Peter, bring your boat to the shore, for I have brought another little cake for you.”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading She heard all that passed between the woman and the child.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading So after the woman had gone home, the Baba Yaga waited for a while, and then she went down to the edge of the river and hid herself there, and called out:
inflected form of “hide” — prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading So after the woman had gone home, the Baba Yaga waited for a while, and then she went down to the edge of the river and hid herself there, and called out:
hidingnounUS /ˈhaɪdɪŋ/
the activity of keeping something secret
From this reading Now it so happened that a Baba Yaga, a terrible witch, was hiding in the bushes near-by.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The boat floated up to the shore; Peter took the cake and went back to his fishing again.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading So after the woman had gone home, the Baba Yaga waited for a while, and then she went down to the edge of the river and hid herself there, and called out:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Peter, Peter, bring your boat to the shore, for I have brought another little cake for you.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now it so happened that a Baba Yaga, a terrible witch, was hiding in the bushes near-by.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Now it so happened that a Baba Yaga, a terrible witch, was hiding in the bushes near-by.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Peter, Peter, bring your boat to the shore, for I have brought another little cake for you.”
near-by
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From this reading Now it so happened that a Baba Yaga, a terrible witch, was hiding in the bushes near-by.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now it so happened that a Baba Yaga, a terrible witch, was hiding in the bushes near-by.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So after the woman had gone home, the Baba Yaga waited for a while, and then she went down to the edge of the river and hid herself there, and called out:
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading So after the woman had gone home, the Baba Yaga waited for a while, and then she went down to the edge of the river and hid herself there, and called out:
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading She heard all that passed between the woman and the child.
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading The boat floated up to the shore; Peter took the cake and went back to his fishing again.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading So after the woman had gone home, the Baba Yaga waited for a while, and then she went down to the edge of the river and hid herself there, and called out:
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She heard all that passed between the woman and the child.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading The boat floated up to the shore; Peter took the cake and went back to his fishing again.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Now it so happened that a Baba Yaga, a terrible witch, was hiding in the bushes near-by.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading Now it so happened that a Baba Yaga, a terrible witch, was hiding in the bushes near-by.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now it so happened that a Baba Yaga, a terrible witch, was hiding in the bushes near-by.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The boat floated up to the shore; Peter took the cake and went back to his fishing again.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading So after the woman had gone home, the Baba Yaga waited for a while, and then she went down to the edge of the river and hid herself there, and called out:
in or at that place or location
From this reading So after the woman had gone home, the Baba Yaga waited for a while, and then she went down to the edge of the river and hid herself there, and called out:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The boat floated up to the shore; Peter took the cake and went back to his fishing again.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading The boat floated up to the shore; Peter took the cake and went back to his fishing again.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The boat floated up to the shore; Peter took the cake and went back to his fishing again.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading So after the woman had gone home, the Baba Yaga waited for a while, and then she went down to the edge of the river and hid herself there, and called out:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now it so happened that a Baba Yaga, a terrible witch, was hiding in the bushes near-by.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The boat floated up to the shore; Peter took the cake and went back to his fishing again.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading So after the woman had gone home, the Baba Yaga waited for a while, and then she went down to the edge of the river and hid herself there, and called out:
witchnounUS /wɪtʃ/
a female sorcerer or magician
From this reading Now it so happened that a Baba Yaga, a terrible witch, was hiding in the bushes near-by.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading She heard all that passed between the woman and the child.
Yaga
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now it so happened that a Baba Yaga, a terrible witch, was hiding in the bushes near-by.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Peter, Peter, bring your boat to the shore, for I have brought another little cake for you.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Peter, Peter, bring your boat to the shore, for I have brought another little cake for you.”
