used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I'll be all right after I lie down for a while," he said.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "And don't worry about the bleeding--it's almost stopped."
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "I'll be all right after I lie down for a while," he said.
(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 "I'll be all right after I lie down for a while," he said.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading "And don't worry about the bleeding--it's almost stopped."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Her strength astonished him: for all the lightness of his armor, it still lent him an over-all weight of some two hundred and ten pounds; and yet the shoulder which she provided for him to lean on did not give once all the way to his bedside.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mallory's head was throbbing, and he saw two damosels that hight Rowena instead of only one.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading He took a step in the direction of his bedroom office, staggered and would have fallen if she hadn't caught his arm.
armornounUS /ˈɑːrmər/
protective covering made of metal and used in combat
From this reading Her strength astonished him: for all the lightness of his armor, it still lent him an over-all weight of some two hundred and ten pounds; and yet the shoulder which she provided for him to lean on did not give once all the way to his bedside.
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading Her strength astonished him: for all the lightness of his armor, it still lent him an over-all weight of some two hundred and ten pounds; and yet the shoulder which she provided for him to lean on did not give once all the way to his bedside.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I'll be all right after I lie down for a while," he said.
a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading He took a step in the direction of his bedroom office, staggered and would have fallen if she hadn't caught his arm.
bedsidenounUS /ˈbedsaɪd/
space by the side of a bed (especially the bed of a sick or dying person)
From this reading Her strength astonished him: for all the lightness of his armor, it still lent him an over-all weight of some two hundred and ten pounds; and yet the shoulder which she provided for him to lean on did not give once all the way to his bedside.
bleedingnounUS /ˈbliːdɪŋ/
the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel
From this reading "And don't worry about the bleeding--it's almost stopped."
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading He took a step in the direction of his bedroom office, staggered and would have fallen if she hadn't caught his arm.
damosels
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From this reading Mallory's head was throbbing, and he saw two damosels that hight Rowena instead of only one.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Her strength astonished him: for all the lightness of his armor, it still lent him an over-all weight of some two hundred and ten pounds; and yet the shoulder which she provided for him to lean on did not give once all the way to his bedside.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading He took a step in the direction of his bedroom office, staggered and would have fallen if she hadn't caught his arm.
don't
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From this reading "And don't worry about the bleeding--it's almost stopped."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "I'll be all right after I lie down for a while," he said.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading He took a step in the direction of his bedroom office, staggered and would have fallen if she hadn't caught his arm.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I'll be all right after I lie down for a while," he said.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Her strength astonished him: for all the lightness of his armor, it still lent him an over-all weight of some two hundred and ten pounds; and yet the shoulder which she provided for him to lean on did not give once all the way to his bedside.
hadn't
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From this reading He took a step in the direction of his bedroom office, staggered and would have fallen if she hadn't caught his arm.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He took a step in the direction of his bedroom office, staggered and would have fallen if she hadn't caught his arm.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mallory's head was throbbing, and he saw two damosels that hight Rowena instead of only one.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Mallory's head was throbbing, and he saw two damosels that hight Rowena instead of only one.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her strength astonished him: for all the lightness of his armor, it still lent him an over-all weight of some two hundred and ten pounds; and yet the shoulder which she provided for him to lean on did not give once all the way to his bedside.
hight
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From this reading Mallory's head was throbbing, and he saw two damosels that hight Rowena instead of only one.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Her strength astonished him: for all the lightness of his armor, it still lent him an over-all weight of some two hundred and ten pounds; and yet the shoulder which she provided for him to lean on did not give once all the way to his bedside.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He took a step in the direction of his bedroom office, staggered and would have fallen if she hadn't caught his arm.
ten 10s
From this reading Her strength astonished him: for all the lightness of his armor, it still lent him an over-all weight of some two hundred and ten pounds; and yet the shoulder which she provided for him to lean on did not give once all the way to his bedside.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I'll be all right after I lie down for a while," he said.
I'll
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From this reading "I'll be all right after I lie down for a while," he said.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He took a step in the direction of his bedroom office, staggered and would have fallen if she hadn't caught his arm.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He took a step in the direction of his bedroom office, staggered and would have fallen if she hadn't caught his arm.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading Mallory's head was throbbing, and he saw two damosels that hight Rowena instead of only one.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Her strength astonished him: for all the lightness of his armor, it still lent him an over-all weight of some two hundred and ten pounds; and yet the shoulder which she provided for him to lean on did not give once all the way to his bedside.
it's
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From this reading "And don't worry about the bleeding--it's almost stopped."
leanverbUS /liːn/
to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading Her strength astonished him: for all the lightness of his armor, it still lent him an over-all weight of some two hundred and ten pounds; and yet the shoulder which she provided for him to lean on did not give once all the way to his bedside.
lentnounUS /lent/
a period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday
From this reading Her strength astonished him: for all the lightness of his armor, it still lent him an over-all weight of some two hundred and ten pounds; and yet the shoulder which she provided for him to lean on did not give once all the way to his bedside.
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading "I'll be all right after I lie down for a while," he said.
lightnessnounUS /ˈlaɪtnəs/
a feeling of joy and pride
From this reading Her strength astonished him: for all the lightness of his armor, it still lent him an over-all weight of some two hundred and ten pounds; and yet the shoulder which she provided for him to lean on did not give once all the way to his bedside.
Mallory's
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From this reading Mallory's head was throbbing, and he saw two damosels that hight Rowena instead of only one.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Her strength astonished him: for all the lightness of his armor, it still lent him an over-all weight of some two hundred and ten pounds; and yet the shoulder which she provided for him to lean on did not give once all the way to his bedside.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mallory's head was throbbing, and he saw two damosels that hight Rowena instead of only one.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading He took a step in the direction of his bedroom office, staggered and would have fallen if she hadn't caught his arm.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Her strength astonished him: for all the lightness of his armor, it still lent him an over-all weight of some two hundred and ten pounds; and yet the shoulder which she provided for him to lean on did not give once all the way to his bedside.
on one occasion
From this reading Her strength astonished him: for all the lightness of his armor, it still lent him an over-all weight of some two hundred and ten pounds; and yet the shoulder which she provided for him to lean on did not give once all the way to his bedside.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Mallory's head was throbbing, and he saw two damosels that hight Rowena instead of only one.
and nothing more
From this reading Mallory's head was throbbing, and he saw two damosels that hight Rowena instead of only one.
over-all
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From this reading Her strength astonished him: for all the lightness of his armor, it still lent him an over-all weight of some two hundred and ten pounds; and yet the shoulder which she provided for him to lean on did not give once all the way to his bedside.
plural of “pound” — 16 ounces avoirdupois
From this reading Her strength astonished him: for all the lightness of his armor, it still lent him an over-all weight of some two hundred and ten pounds; and yet the shoulder which she provided for him to lean on did not give once all the way to his bedside.
past form of “provide” — give something useful or necessary to
From this reading Her strength astonished him: for all the lightness of his armor, it still lent him an over-all weight of some two hundred and ten pounds; and yet the shoulder which she provided for him to lean on did not give once all the way to his bedside.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "I'll be all right after I lie down for a while," he said.
Rowena
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From this reading Mallory's head was throbbing, and he saw two damosels that hight Rowena instead of only one.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I'll be all right after I lie down for a while," he said.
cut with a saw
From this reading Mallory's head was throbbing, and he saw two damosels that hight Rowena instead of only one.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He took a step in the direction of his bedroom office, staggered and would have fallen if she hadn't caught his arm.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading Her strength astonished him: for all the lightness of his armor, it still lent him an over-all weight of some two hundred and ten pounds; and yet the shoulder which she provided for him to lean on did not give once all the way to his bedside.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Her strength astonished him: for all the lightness of his armor, it still lent him an over-all weight of some two hundred and ten pounds; and yet the shoulder which she provided for him to lean on did not give once all the way to his bedside.
staggeredverbUS /ˈstæɡərd/
past form of “stagger” — walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading He took a step in the direction of his bedroom office, staggered and would have fallen if she hadn't caught his arm.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading He took a step in the direction of his bedroom office, staggered and would have fallen if she hadn't caught his arm.
not in physical motion
From this reading Her strength astonished him: for all the lightness of his armor, it still lent him an over-all weight of some two hundred and ten pounds; and yet the shoulder which she provided for him to lean on did not give once all the way to his bedside.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading "And don't worry about the bleeding--it's almost stopped."
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading Her strength astonished him: for all the lightness of his armor, it still lent him an over-all weight of some two hundred and ten pounds; and yet the shoulder which she provided for him to lean on did not give once all the way to his bedside.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Her strength astonished him: for all the lightness of his armor, it still lent him an over-all weight of some two hundred and ten pounds; and yet the shoulder which she provided for him to lean on did not give once all the way to his bedside.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mallory's head was throbbing, and he saw two damosels that hight Rowena instead of only one.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "And don't worry about the bleeding--it's almost stopped."
throbbingnounUS /ˈθrɑːbɪŋ/
an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart)
From this reading Mallory's head was throbbing, and he saw two damosels that hight Rowena instead of only one.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her strength astonished him: for all the lightness of his armor, it still lent him an over-all weight of some two hundred and ten pounds; and yet the shoulder which she provided for him to lean on did not give once all the way to his bedside.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading He took a step in the direction of his bedroom office, staggered and would have fallen if she hadn't caught his arm.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Mallory's head was throbbing, and he saw two damosels that hight Rowena instead of only one.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mallory's head was throbbing, and he saw two damosels that hight Rowena instead of only one.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Her strength astonished him: for all the lightness of his armor, it still lent him an over-all weight of some two hundred and ten pounds; and yet the shoulder which she provided for him to lean on did not give once all the way to his bedside.
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading Her strength astonished him: for all the lightness of his armor, it still lent him an over-all weight of some two hundred and ten pounds; and yet the shoulder which she provided for him to lean on did not give once all the way to his bedside.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Her strength astonished him: for all the lightness of his armor, it still lent him an over-all weight of some two hundred and ten pounds; and yet the shoulder which she provided for him to lean on did not give once all the way to his bedside.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "I'll be all right after I lie down for a while," he said.
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading "And don't worry about the bleeding--it's almost stopped."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He took a step in the direction of his bedroom office, staggered and would have fallen if she hadn't caught his arm.
but in spite of that
From this reading Her strength astonished him: for all the lightness of his armor, it still lent him an over-all weight of some two hundred and ten pounds; and yet the shoulder which she provided for him to lean on did not give once all the way to his bedside.
