used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Stone recovered to find some one sopping his face with a cool, dripping sponge.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading His teammates were around him, being kept back by one or two fellows who insisted that he should have air.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They had carried him off the field, and he was lying on a blanket behind the tiered seats, over the upper tier of which bent a row of sympathetic faces.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading His teammates were around him, being kept back by one or two fellows who insisted that he should have air.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “What—what’s matter?” he mumbled thickly, as he tried to sit up.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading His teammates were around him, being kept back by one or two fellows who insisted that he should have air.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading They had carried him off the field, and he was lying on a blanket behind the tiered seats, over the upper tier of which bent a row of sympathetic faces.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading His teammates were around him, being kept back by one or two fellows who insisted that he should have air.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading They had carried him off the field, and he was lying on a blanket behind the tiered seats, over the upper tier of which bent a row of sympathetic faces.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading BETWEEN THE HALVES.
blanketnounUS /ˈblæŋkət/
bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
From this reading They had carried him off the field, and he was lying on a blanket behind the tiered seats, over the upper tier of which bent a row of sympathetic faces.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading His teammates were around him, being kept back by one or two fellows who insisted that he should have air.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading They had carried him off the field, and he was lying on a blanket behind the tiered seats, over the upper tier of which bent a row of sympathetic faces.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading Stone recovered to find some one sopping his face with a cool, dripping sponge.
drippingnounUS /ˈdrɪpɪŋ/
a liquid (as water) that flows in drops (as from the eaves of house)
From this reading Stone recovered to find some one sopping his face with a cool, dripping sponge.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Stone recovered to find some one sopping his face with a cool, dripping sponge.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading They had carried him off the field, and he was lying on a blanket behind the tiered seats, over the upper tier of which bent a row of sympathetic faces.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading His teammates were around him, being kept back by one or two fellows who insisted that he should have air.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading They had carried him off the field, and he was lying on a blanket behind the tiered seats, over the upper tier of which bent a row of sympathetic faces.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Stone recovered to find some one sopping his face with a cool, dripping sponge.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had carried him off the field, and he was lying on a blanket behind the tiered seats, over the upper tier of which bent a row of sympathetic faces.
HALVESnounUS /hævz/
plural of “half” — one of two equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading BETWEEN THE HALVES.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading His teammates were around him, being kept back by one or two fellows who insisted that he should have air.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had carried him off the field, and he was lying on a blanket behind the tiered seats, over the upper tier of which bent a row of sympathetic faces.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They had carried him off the field, and he was lying on a blanket behind the tiered seats, over the upper tier of which bent a row of sympathetic faces.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Stone recovered to find some one sopping his face with a cool, dripping sponge.
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading His teammates were around him, being kept back by one or two fellows who insisted that he should have air.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading His teammates were around him, being kept back by one or two fellows who insisted that he should have air.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading They had carried him off the field, and he was lying on a blanket behind the tiered seats, over the upper tier of which bent a row of sympathetic faces.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “What—what’s matter?” he mumbled thickly, as he tried to sit up.
mumbledverbUS /ˈmʌmbəld/
past form of “mumble” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading “What—what’s matter?” he mumbled thickly, as he tried to sit up.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They had carried him off the field, and he was lying on a blanket behind the tiered seats, over the upper tier of which bent a row of sympathetic faces.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading They had carried him off the field, and he was lying on a blanket behind the tiered seats, over the upper tier of which bent a row of sympathetic faces.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They had carried him off the field, and he was lying on a blanket behind the tiered seats, over the upper tier of which bent a row of sympathetic faces.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Stone recovered to find some one sopping his face with a cool, dripping sponge.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading His teammates were around him, being kept back by one or two fellows who insisted that he should have air.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading They had carried him off the field, and he was lying on a blanket behind the tiered seats, over the upper tier of which bent a row of sympathetic faces.
freed from illness or injury
From this reading Stone recovered to find some one sopping his face with a cool, dripping sponge.
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading They had carried him off the field, and he was lying on a blanket behind the tiered seats, over the upper tier of which bent a row of sympathetic faces.
seatsnounUS /siːts/
an area that includes places where several people can sit
From this reading They had carried him off the field, and he was lying on a blanket behind the tiered seats, over the upper tier of which bent a row of sympathetic faces.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading His teammates were around him, being kept back by one or two fellows who insisted that he should have air.
be seated
From this reading “What—what’s matter?” he mumbled thickly, as he tried to sit up.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Stone recovered to find some one sopping his face with a cool, dripping sponge.
soppingadverbUS /ˈsɑːpɪŋ/
extremely wet
From this reading Stone recovered to find some one sopping his face with a cool, dripping sponge.
spongeverbUS /spʌndʒ/
wipe with a sponge, so as to clean or moisten
From this reading Stone recovered to find some one sopping his face with a cool, dripping sponge.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Stone recovered to find some one sopping his face with a cool, dripping sponge.
sympatheticadjectiveUS /ˌsɪmpəˈθetɪk/
of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system
From this reading They had carried him off the field, and he was lying on a blanket behind the tiered seats, over the upper tier of which bent a row of sympathetic faces.
teammatesnounUS /ˈtiːmmeɪts/
plural of “teammate” — a fellow member of a team
From this reading His teammates were around him, being kept back by one or two fellows who insisted that he should have air.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His teammates were around him, being kept back by one or two fellows who insisted that he should have air.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BETWEEN THE HALVES.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had carried him off the field, and he was lying on a blanket behind the tiered seats, over the upper tier of which bent a row of sympathetic faces.
thicklyadverbUS /ˈθɪkli/
spoken with poor articulation as if with a thick tongue
From this reading “What—what’s matter?” he mumbled thickly, as he tried to sit up.
tiernounUS /tiːr/
a relative position or degree of value in a graded group
From this reading They had carried him off the field, and he was lying on a blanket behind the tiered seats, over the upper tier of which bent a row of sympathetic faces.
tieredadjectiveUS /tiːrd/
having or arranged in tiers
From this reading They had carried him off the field, and he was lying on a blanket behind the tiered seats, over the upper tier of which bent a row of sympathetic faces.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Stone recovered to find some one sopping his face with a cool, dripping sponge.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading “What—what’s matter?” he mumbled thickly, as he tried to sit up.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading His teammates were around him, being kept back by one or two fellows who insisted that he should have air.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “What—what’s matter?” he mumbled thickly, as he tried to sit up.
the topmost one of two
From this reading They had carried him off the field, and he was lying on a blanket behind the tiered seats, over the upper tier of which bent a row of sympathetic faces.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They had carried him off the field, and he was lying on a blanket behind the tiered seats, over the upper tier of which bent a row of sympathetic faces.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His teammates were around him, being kept back by one or two fellows who insisted that he should have air.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What—what’s matter?” he mumbled thickly, as he tried to sit up.
what's
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From this reading “What—what’s matter?” he mumbled thickly, as he tried to sit up.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They had carried him off the field, and he was lying on a blanket behind the tiered seats, over the upper tier of which bent a row of sympathetic faces.
which person or people
From this reading His teammates were around him, being kept back by one or two fellows who insisted that he should have air.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Stone recovered to find some one sopping his face with a cool, dripping sponge.
