used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Then she saw a little hut, went in, and found a room with six little beds.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading She was afraid to lie down on one, so she crept under one of them, lay on the hard floor, and was going to spend the night there.
(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 ran all through the night and the next day, till she could go no farther for weariness.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The poor maiden thought, ‘My home is no longer here; I will go and seek my brothers.’
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading And when night came she fled away into the forest.
bedsnounUS /bedz/
plural of “bed” — a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Then she saw a little hut, went in, and found a room with six little beds.
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading The poor maiden thought, ‘My home is no longer here; I will go and seek my brothers.’
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And when night came she fled away into the forest.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She ran all through the night and the next day, till she could go no farther for weariness.
inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading She was afraid to lie down on one, so she crept under one of them, lay on the hard floor, and was going to spend the night there.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading She ran all through the night and the next day, till she could go no farther for weariness.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading She was afraid to lie down on one, so she crept under one of them, lay on the hard floor, and was going to spend the night there.
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading She ran all through the night and the next day, till she could go no farther for weariness.
inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly
From this reading And when night came she fled away into the forest.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading She was afraid to lie down on one, so she crept under one of them, lay on the hard floor, and was going to spend the night there.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She ran all through the night and the next day, till she could go no farther for weariness.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading And when night came she fled away into the forest.
set up or found
From this reading Then she saw a little hut, went in, and found a room with six little beds.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The poor maiden thought, ‘My home is no longer here; I will go and seek my brothers.’
the act of departing
From this reading She was afraid to lie down on one, so she crept under one of them, lay on the hard floor, and was going to spend the night there.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading She was afraid to lie down on one, so she crept under one of them, lay on the hard floor, and was going to spend the night there.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading The poor maiden thought, ‘My home is no longer here; I will go and seek my brothers.’
where you live at a particular time
From this reading The poor maiden thought, ‘My home is no longer here; I will go and seek my brothers.’
temporary military shelter
From this reading Then she saw a little hut, went in, and found a room with six little beds.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The poor maiden thought, ‘My home is no longer here; I will go and seek my brothers.’
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then she saw a little hut, went in, and found a room with six little beds.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And when night came she fled away into the forest.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The poor maiden thought, ‘My home is no longer here; I will go and seek my brothers.’
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She was afraid to lie down on one, so she crept under one of them, lay on the hard floor, and was going to spend the night there.
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading She was afraid to lie down on one, so she crept under one of them, lay on the hard floor, and was going to spend the night there.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Then she saw a little hut, went in, and found a room with six little beds.
for more time
From this reading The poor maiden thought, ‘My home is no longer here; I will go and seek my brothers.’
an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)
From this reading The poor maiden thought, ‘My home is no longer here; I will go and seek my brothers.’
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The poor maiden thought, ‘My home is no longer here; I will go and seek my brothers.’
immediately following in time or order
From this reading She ran all through the night and the next day, till she could go no farther for weariness.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading And when night came she fled away into the forest.
not any; not one
From this reading The poor maiden thought, ‘My home is no longer here; I will go and seek my brothers.’
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was afraid to lie down on one, so she crept under one of them, lay on the hard floor, and was going to spend the night there.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She was afraid to lie down on one, so she crept under one of them, lay on the hard floor, and was going to spend the night there.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She was afraid to lie down on one, so she crept under one of them, lay on the hard floor, and was going to spend the night there.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading The poor maiden thought, ‘My home is no longer here; I will go and seek my brothers.’
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading She ran all through the night and the next day, till she could go no farther for weariness.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Then she saw a little hut, went in, and found a room with six little beds.
cut with a saw
From this reading Then she saw a little hut, went in, and found a room with six little beds.
try to get or reach
From this reading The poor maiden thought, ‘My home is no longer here; I will go and seek my brothers.’
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And when night came she fled away into the forest.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading Then she saw a little hut, went in, and found a room with six little beds.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She was afraid to lie down on one, so she crept under one of them, lay on the hard floor, and was going to spend the night there.
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading She was afraid to lie down on one, so she crept under one of them, lay on the hard floor, and was going to spend the night there.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The poor maiden thought, ‘My home is no longer here; I will go and seek my brothers.’
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She was afraid to lie down on one, so she crept under one of them, lay on the hard floor, and was going to spend the night there.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then she saw a little hut, went in, and found a room with six little beds.
in or at that place or location
From this reading She was afraid to lie down on one, so she crept under one of them, lay on the hard floor, and was going to spend the night there.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The poor maiden thought, ‘My home is no longer here; I will go and seek my brothers.’
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading She ran all through the night and the next day, till she could go no farther for weariness.
up to a particular time
From this reading She ran all through the night and the next day, till she could go no farther for weariness.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was afraid to lie down on one, so she crept under one of them, lay on the hard floor, and was going to spend the night there.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading She was afraid to lie down on one, so she crept under one of them, lay on the hard floor, and was going to spend the night there.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was afraid to lie down on one, so she crept under one of them, lay on the hard floor, and was going to spend the night there.
wearinessnounUS /ˈwɪrinəs/
temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work
From this reading She ran all through the night and the next day, till she could go no farther for weariness.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Then she saw a little hut, went in, and found a room with six little beds.
at the time that
From this reading And when night came she fled away into the forest.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The poor maiden thought, ‘My home is no longer here; I will go and seek my brothers.’
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then she saw a little hut, went in, and found a room with six little beds.
