used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I saw some rye bread, cold meat and a pitcher of water on the table, and I made a sandwich and washed it down with a few swallows of the cool liquid.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was a lump on the back of my head as large as an egg.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I saw some rye bread, cold meat and a pitcher of water on the table, and I made a sandwich and washed it down with a few swallows of the cool liquid.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading With what water remained I dampened my handkerchief and wound it around the injury.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was a lump on the back of my head as large as an egg.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading There was a lump on the back of my head as large as an egg.
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading I saw some rye bread, cold meat and a pitcher of water on the table, and I made a sandwich and washed it down with a few swallows of the cool liquid.
chilledverbUS /tʃɪld/
past form of “chill” — depress or discourage
From this reading I had a fever and the water chilled it.
clothing in general
From this reading Then I made a systematic search through my clothes.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading I saw some rye bread, cold meat and a pitcher of water on the table, and I made a sandwich and washed it down with a few swallows of the cool liquid.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading I saw some rye bread, cold meat and a pitcher of water on the table, and I made a sandwich and washed it down with a few swallows of the cool liquid.
dampenedverbUS /ˈdæmpənd/
past form of “dampen” — suppress or constrain so as to lessen in intensity
From this reading With what water remained I dampened my handkerchief and wound it around the injury.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I saw some rye bread, cold meat and a pitcher of water on the table, and I made a sandwich and washed it down with a few swallows of the cool liquid.
eggnounUS /eɡ/
animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds
From this reading There was a lump on the back of my head as large as an egg.
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading I had a fever and the water chilled it.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading I saw some rye bread, cold meat and a pitcher of water on the table, and I made a sandwich and washed it down with a few swallows of the cool liquid.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had a fever and the water chilled it.
a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory
From this reading With what water remained I dampened my handkerchief and wound it around the injury.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading There was a lump on the back of my head as large as an egg.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I saw some rye bread, cold meat and a pitcher of water on the table, and I made a sandwich and washed it down with a few swallows of the cool liquid.
injurynounUS /ˈɪndʒəri/
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading With what water remained I dampened my handkerchief and wound it around the injury.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I saw some rye bread, cold meat and a pitcher of water on the table, and I made a sandwich and washed it down with a few swallows of the cool liquid.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There was a lump on the back of my head as large as an egg.
liquidadjectiveUS /ˈlɪkwəd/
existing as or having characteristics of a liquid; especially tending to flow
From this reading I saw some rye bread, cold meat and a pitcher of water on the table, and I made a sandwich and washed it down with a few swallows of the cool liquid.
lumpnounUS /lʌmp/
a compact mass
From this reading There was a lump on the back of my head as large as an egg.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I saw some rye bread, cold meat and a pitcher of water on the table, and I made a sandwich and washed it down with a few swallows of the cool liquid.
the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
From this reading I saw some rye bread, cold meat and a pitcher of water on the table, and I made a sandwich and washed it down with a few swallows of the cool liquid.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading There was a lump on the back of my head as large as an egg.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I saw some rye bread, cold meat and a pitcher of water on the table, and I made a sandwich and washed it down with a few swallows of the cool liquid.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I saw some rye bread, cold meat and a pitcher of water on the table, and I made a sandwich and washed it down with a few swallows of the cool liquid.
pitchernounUS /ˈpɪtʃər/
(baseball) the person who does the pitching
From this reading I saw some rye bread, cold meat and a pitcher of water on the table, and I made a sandwich and washed it down with a few swallows of the cool liquid.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading With what water remained I dampened my handkerchief and wound it around the injury.
ryenounUS /raɪ/
the seed of the cereal grass
From this reading I saw some rye bread, cold meat and a pitcher of water on the table, and I made a sandwich and washed it down with a few swallows of the cool liquid.
sandwichnounUS /ˈsændwɪtʃ/
two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them
From this reading I saw some rye bread, cold meat and a pitcher of water on the table, and I made a sandwich and washed it down with a few swallows of the cool liquid.
cut with a saw
From this reading I saw some rye bread, cold meat and a pitcher of water on the table, and I made a sandwich and washed it down with a few swallows of the cool liquid.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading Then I made a systematic search through my clothes.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I saw some rye bread, cold meat and a pitcher of water on the table, and I made a sandwich and washed it down with a few swallows of the cool liquid.
swallowsnounUS /ˈswɑːloʊz/
plural of “swallow” — a small amount of liquid food
From this reading I saw some rye bread, cold meat and a pitcher of water on the table, and I made a sandwich and washed it down with a few swallows of the cool liquid.
systematicadjectiveUS /ˌsɪstəˈmætɪk/
characterized by order and planning
From this reading Then I made a systematic search through my clothes.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading I saw some rye bread, cold meat and a pitcher of water on the table, and I made a sandwich and washed it down with a few swallows of the cool liquid.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I saw some rye bread, cold meat and a pitcher of water on the table, and I made a sandwich and washed it down with a few swallows of the cool liquid.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then I made a systematic search through my clothes.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a lump on the back of my head as large as an egg.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Then I made a systematic search through my clothes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a lump on the back of my head as large as an egg.
washedadjectiveUS /wɑːʃt/
clean by virtue of having been washed in water
From this reading I saw some rye bread, cold meat and a pitcher of water on the table, and I made a sandwich and washed it down with a few swallows of the cool liquid.
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 I saw some rye bread, cold meat and a pitcher of water on the table, and I made a sandwich and washed it down with a few swallows of the cool liquid.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading With what water remained I dampened my handkerchief and wound it around the injury.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I saw some rye bread, cold meat and a pitcher of water on the table, and I made a sandwich and washed it down with a few swallows of the cool liquid.
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading With what water remained I dampened my handkerchief and wound it around the injury.
