used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And with that he prepared food for the journey, a string of deer’s flesh for her to carry, and one for himself; and so they started.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And with that he prepared food for the journey, a string of deer’s flesh for her to carry, and one for himself; and so they started.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Then the heart of the man was greatly stirred, and he stretched out his arms to his wife, but she waved her hands and said, ‘We have seen no one yet; it is too soon.’
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Now the camp of the tribe was distant six days’ journey, and when they were yet one day’s journey off it began to snow, and they felt weary and longed for rest.
see with attention
From this reading But he would not listen to her, and caught her to him, and behold! he was clasping the wooden doll.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Then the heart of the man was greatly stirred, and he stretched out his arms to his wife, but she waved her hands and said, ‘We have seen no one yet; it is too soon.’
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading Now the camp of the tribe was distant six days’ journey, and when they were yet one day’s journey off it began to snow, and they felt weary and longed for rest.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading And with that he prepared food for the journey, a string of deer’s flesh for her to carry, and one for himself; and so they started.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading But he would not listen to her, and caught her to him, and behold! he was clasping the wooden doll.
clasping
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From this reading But he would not listen to her, and caught her to him, and behold! he was clasping the wooden doll.
cookedadjectiveUS /kʊkt/
having been prepared for eating by the application of heat
From this reading Therefore they made a fire, cooked some food, and spread out their skins to sleep.
day'snounUS /deɪz/
possessive form of “day” — time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Now the camp of the tribe was distant six days’ journey, and when they were yet one day’s journey off it began to snow, and they felt weary and longed for rest.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Now the camp of the tribe was distant six days’ journey, and when they were yet one day’s journey off it began to snow, and they felt weary and longed for rest.
deer's
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From this reading And with that he prepared food for the journey, a string of deer’s flesh for her to carry, and one for himself; and so they started.
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading Now the camp of the tribe was distant six days’ journey, and when they were yet one day’s journey off it began to snow, and they felt weary and longed for rest.
dollnounUS /dɑːl/
a small replica of a person; used as a toy
From this reading But he would not listen to her, and caught her to him, and behold! he was clasping the wooden doll.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Now the camp of the tribe was distant six days’ journey, and when they were yet one day’s journey off it began to snow, and they felt weary and longed for rest.
start firing a weapon
From this reading Therefore they made a fire, cooked some food, and spread out their skins to sleep.
the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
From this reading And with that he prepared food for the journey, a string of deer’s flesh for her to carry, and one for himself; and so they started.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading And with that he prepared food for the journey, a string of deer’s flesh for her to carry, and one for himself; and so they started.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And with that he prepared food for the journey, a string of deer’s flesh for her to carry, and one for himself; and so they started.
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading Then the heart of the man was greatly stirred, and he stretched out his arms to his wife, but she waved her hands and said, ‘We have seen no one yet; it is too soon.’
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Then the heart of the man was greatly stirred, and he stretched out his arms to his wife, but she waved her hands and said, ‘We have seen no one yet; it is too soon.’
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Then the heart of the man was greatly stirred, and he stretched out his arms to his wife, but she waved her hands and said, ‘We have seen no one yet; it is too soon.’
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And with that he prepared food for the journey, a string of deer’s flesh for her to carry, and one for himself; and so they started.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Then the heart of the man was greatly stirred, and he stretched out his arms to his wife, but she waved her hands and said, ‘We have seen no one yet; it is too soon.’
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And with that he prepared food for the journey, a string of deer’s flesh for her to carry, and one for himself; and so they started.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But he would not listen to her, and caught her to him, and behold! he was clasping the wooden doll.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading And with that he prepared food for the journey, a string of deer’s flesh for her to carry, and one for himself; and so they started.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then the heart of the man was greatly stirred, and he stretched out his arms to his wife, but she waved her hands and said, ‘We have seen no one yet; it is too soon.’
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then the heart of the man was greatly stirred, and he stretched out his arms to his wife, but she waved her hands and said, ‘We have seen no one yet; it is too soon.’
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Now the camp of the tribe was distant six days’ journey, and when they were yet one day’s journey off it began to snow, and they felt weary and longed for rest.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading And with that he prepared food for the journey, a string of deer’s flesh for her to carry, and one for himself; and so they started.
hear with intention
From this reading But he would not listen to her, and caught her to him, and behold! he was clasping the wooden doll.
past form of “long” — desire strongly or persistently
From this reading Now the camp of the tribe was distant six days’ journey, and when they were yet one day’s journey off it began to snow, and they felt weary and longed for rest.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Therefore they made a fire, cooked some food, and spread out their skins to sleep.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Then the heart of the man was greatly stirred, and he stretched out his arms to his wife, but she waved her hands and said, ‘We have seen no one yet; it is too soon.’
not any; not one
From this reading Then the heart of the man was greatly stirred, and he stretched out his arms to his wife, but she waved her hands and said, ‘We have seen no one yet; it is too soon.’
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But he would not listen to her, and caught her to him, and behold! he was clasping the wooden doll.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now the camp of the tribe was distant six days’ journey, and when they were yet one day’s journey off it began to snow, and they felt weary and longed for rest.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And with that he prepared food for the journey, a string of deer’s flesh for her to carry, and one for himself; and so they started.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Now the camp of the tribe was distant six days’ journey, and when they were yet one day’s journey off it began to snow, and they felt weary and longed for rest.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And with that he prepared food for the journey, a string of deer’s flesh for her to carry, and one for himself; and so they started.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Therefore they made a fire, cooked some food, and spread out their skins to sleep.
made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
From this reading And with that he prepared food for the journey, a string of deer’s flesh for her to carry, and one for himself; and so they started.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Now the camp of the tribe was distant six days’ journey, and when they were yet one day’s journey off it began to snow, and they felt weary and longed for rest.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Then the heart of the man was greatly stirred, and he stretched out his arms to his wife, but she waved her hands and said, ‘We have seen no one yet; it is too soon.’
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Then the heart of the man was greatly stirred, and he stretched out his arms to his wife, but she waved her hands and said, ‘We have seen no one yet; it is too soon.’
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then the heart of the man was greatly stirred, and he stretched out his arms to his wife, but she waved her hands and said, ‘We have seen no one yet; it is too soon.’
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading Now the camp of the tribe was distant six days’ journey, and when they were yet one day’s journey off it began to snow, and they felt weary and longed for rest.
skinsnounUS /skɪnz/
plural of “skin” — a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
From this reading Therefore they made a fire, cooked some food, and spread out their skins to sleep.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Therefore they made a fire, cooked some food, and spread out their skins to sleep.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading Now the camp of the tribe was distant six days’ journey, and when they were yet one day’s journey off it began to snow, and they felt weary and longed for rest.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And with that he prepared food for the journey, a string of deer’s flesh for her to carry, and one for himself; and so they started.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Therefore they made a fire, cooked some food, and spread out their skins to sleep.
in the near future
From this reading Then the heart of the man was greatly stirred, and he stretched out his arms to his wife, but she waved her hands and said, ‘We have seen no one yet; it is too soon.’
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading Therefore they made a fire, cooked some food, and spread out their skins to sleep.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading And with that he prepared food for the journey, a string of deer’s flesh for her to carry, and one for himself; and so they started.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Then the heart of the man was greatly stirred, and he stretched out his arms to his wife, but she waved her hands and said, ‘We have seen no one yet; it is too soon.’
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading Then the heart of the man was greatly stirred, and he stretched out his arms to his wife, but she waved her hands and said, ‘We have seen no one yet; it is too soon.’
stringnounUS /strɪŋ/
a lightweight cord
From this reading And with that he prepared food for the journey, a string of deer’s flesh for her to carry, and one for himself; and so they started.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And with that he prepared food for the journey, a string of deer’s flesh for her to carry, and one for himself; and so they started.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And with that he prepared food for the journey, a string of deer’s flesh for her to carry, and one for himself; and so they started.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Therefore they made a fire, cooked some food, and spread out their skins to sleep.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then the heart of the man was greatly stirred, and he stretched out his arms to his wife, but she waved her hands and said, ‘We have seen no one yet; it is too soon.’
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Therefore they made a fire, cooked some food, and spread out their skins to sleep.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And with that he prepared food for the journey, a string of deer’s flesh for her to carry, and one for himself; and so they started.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And with that he prepared food for the journey, a string of deer’s flesh for her to carry, and one for himself; and so they started.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Then the heart of the man was greatly stirred, and he stretched out his arms to his wife, but she waved her hands and said, ‘We have seen no one yet; it is too soon.’
tribenounUS /traɪb/
a social division of (usually preliterate) people
From this reading Now the camp of the tribe was distant six days’ journey, and when they were yet one day’s journey off it began to snow, and they felt weary and longed for rest.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now the camp of the tribe was distant six days’ journey, and when they were yet one day’s journey off it began to snow, and they felt weary and longed for rest.
past form of “wave” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading Then the heart of the man was greatly stirred, and he stretched out his arms to his wife, but she waved her hands and said, ‘We have seen no one yet; it is too soon.’
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Then the heart of the man was greatly stirred, and he stretched out his arms to his wife, but she waved her hands and said, ‘We have seen no one yet; it is too soon.’
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading Now the camp of the tribe was distant six days’ journey, and when they were yet one day’s journey off it began to snow, and they felt weary and longed for rest.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Now the camp of the tribe was distant six days’ journey, and when they were yet one day’s journey off it began to snow, and they felt weary and longed for rest.
at the time that
From this reading Now the camp of the tribe was distant six days’ journey, and when they were yet one day’s journey off it began to snow, and they felt weary and longed for rest.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Then the heart of the man was greatly stirred, and he stretched out his arms to his wife, but she waved her hands and said, ‘We have seen no one yet; it is too soon.’
in the company of; together with
From this reading And with that he prepared food for the journey, a string of deer’s flesh for her to carry, and one for himself; and so they started.
made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood
From this reading But he would not listen to her, and caught her to him, and behold! he was clasping the wooden doll.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But he would not listen to her, and caught her to him, and behold! he was clasping the wooden doll.
but in spite of that
From this reading Now the camp of the tribe was distant six days’ journey, and when they were yet one day’s journey off it began to snow, and they felt weary and longed for rest.
