used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading --_The Two Angry Women of Abington._ Master Holyday at first thought himself lucky to be left alive, though naked to his shirt and bound to a tree by hempen cords which were tied around his wrists behind him, and around his ankles.
Abington
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From this reading --_The Two Angry Women of Abington._ Master Holyday at first thought himself lucky to be left alive, though naked to his shirt and bound to a tree by hempen cords which were tied around his wrists behind him, and around his ankles.
achedverbUS /eɪkt/
past form of “ache” — feel physical pain
From this reading There was a smarting pain between his eyes, his face felt swollen all around those organs, his arms ached from their enforced position, the chill of the night assailed his naked skin.
plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading HOLYDAY'S FURTHER ADVENTURES.
aliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/
possessing life
From this reading --_The Two Angry Women of Abington._ Master Holyday at first thought himself lucky to be left alive, though naked to his shirt and bound to a tree by hempen cords which were tied around his wrists behind him, and around his ankles.
(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 There was a smarting pain between his eyes, his face felt swollen all around those organs, his arms ached from their enforced position, the chill of the night assailed his naked skin.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading --_The Two Angry Women of Abington._ Master Holyday at first thought himself lucky to be left alive, though naked to his shirt and bound to a tree by hempen cords which were tied around his wrists behind him, and around his ankles.
AngryadjectiveUS /ˈæŋɡri/
feeling or showing anger
From this reading --_The Two Angry Women of Abington._ Master Holyday at first thought himself lucky to be left alive, though naked to his shirt and bound to a tree by hempen cords which were tied around his wrists behind him, and around his ankles.
anklesnounUS /ˈæŋkəlz/
plural of “ankle” — a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus
From this reading --_The Two Angry Women of Abington._ Master Holyday at first thought himself lucky to be left alive, though naked to his shirt and bound to a tree by hempen cords which were tied around his wrists behind him, and around his ankles.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading There was a smarting pain between his eyes, his face felt swollen all around those organs, his arms ached from their enforced position, the chill of the night assailed his naked skin.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading --_The Two Angry Women of Abington._ Master Holyday at first thought himself lucky to be left alive, though naked to his shirt and bound to a tree by hempen cords which were tied around his wrists behind him, and around his ankles.
assailedverbUS /əˈseɪld/
past form of “assail” — attack someone physically or emotionally
From this reading There was a smarting pain between his eyes, his face felt swollen all around those organs, his arms ached from their enforced position, the chill of the night assailed his naked skin.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading --_The Two Angry Women of Abington._ Master Holyday at first thought himself lucky to be left alive, though naked to his shirt and bound to a tree by hempen cords which were tied around his wrists behind him, and around his ankles.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading --_The Two Angry Women of Abington._ Master Holyday at first thought himself lucky to be left alive, though naked to his shirt and bound to a tree by hempen cords which were tied around his wrists behind him, and around his ankles.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading But he soon began to doubt the pleasures of existence, and the possibility of its long continuance, in his situation.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading --_The Two Angry Women of Abington._ Master Holyday at first thought himself lucky to be left alive, though naked to his shirt and bound to a tree by hempen cords which were tied around his wrists behind him, and around his ankles.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading There was a smarting pain between his eyes, his face felt swollen all around those organs, his arms ached from their enforced position, the chill of the night assailed his naked skin.
confined by bonds
From this reading --_The Two Angry Women of Abington._ Master Holyday at first thought himself lucky to be left alive, though naked to his shirt and bound to a tree by hempen cords which were tied around his wrists behind him, and around his ankles.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he soon began to doubt the pleasures of existence, and the possibility of its long continuance, in his situation.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading --_The Two Angry Women of Abington._ Master Holyday at first thought himself lucky to be left alive, though naked to his shirt and bound to a tree by hempen cords which were tied around his wrists behind him, and around his ankles.
chillnounUS /tʃɪl/
coldness due to a cold environment
From this reading There was a smarting pain between his eyes, his face felt swollen all around those organs, his arms ached from their enforced position, the chill of the night assailed his naked skin.
continuancenounUS /kənˈtɪnjuːəns/
the act of continuing an activity without interruption
From this reading But he soon began to doubt the pleasures of existence, and the possibility of its long continuance, in his situation.
cordsnounUS /kɔːrdz/
cotton trousers made of corduroy cloth
From this reading --_The Two Angry Women of Abington._ Master Holyday at first thought himself lucky to be left alive, though naked to his shirt and bound to a tree by hempen cords which were tied around his wrists behind him, and around his ankles.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading But he soon began to doubt the pleasures of existence, and the possibility of its long continuance, in his situation.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading "O, when will this same year of night have end?"
enforcedadjectiveUS /enˈfɔːrst/
forced or compelled or put in force
From this reading There was a smarting pain between his eyes, his face felt swollen all around those organs, his arms ached from their enforced position, the chill of the night assailed his naked skin.
the state or fact of existing
From this reading But he soon began to doubt the pleasures of existence, and the possibility of its long continuance, in his situation.
opinion or judgment
From this reading There was a smarting pain between his eyes, his face felt swollen all around those organs, his arms ached from their enforced position, the chill of the night assailed his naked skin.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading There was a smarting pain between his eyes, his face felt swollen all around those organs, his arms ached from their enforced position, the chill of the night assailed his naked skin.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading There was a smarting pain between his eyes, his face felt swollen all around those organs, his arms ached from their enforced position, the chill of the night assailed his naked skin.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading --_The Two Angry Women of Abington._ Master Holyday at first thought himself lucky to be left alive, though naked to his shirt and bound to a tree by hempen cords which were tied around his wrists behind him, and around his ankles.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was a smarting pain between his eyes, his face felt swollen all around those organs, his arms ached from their enforced position, the chill of the night assailed his naked skin.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading HOLYDAY'S FURTHER ADVENTURES.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "O, when will this same year of night have end?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he soon began to doubt the pleasures of existence, and the possibility of its long continuance, in his situation.
hempenadjectiveUS /ˈhempən/
having or resembling fibers especially fibers used in making cordage such as those of jute
From this reading --_The Two Angry Women of Abington._ Master Holyday at first thought himself lucky to be left alive, though naked to his shirt and bound to a tree by hempen cords which were tied around his wrists behind him, and around his ankles.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading --_The Two Angry Women of Abington._ Master Holyday at first thought himself lucky to be left alive, though naked to his shirt and bound to a tree by hempen cords which were tied around his wrists behind him, and around his ankles.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading --_The Two Angry Women of Abington._ Master Holyday at first thought himself lucky to be left alive, though naked to his shirt and bound to a tree by hempen cords which were tied around his wrists behind him, and around his ankles.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading --_The Two Angry Women of Abington._ Master Holyday at first thought himself lucky to be left alive, though naked to his shirt and bound to a tree by hempen cords which were tied around his wrists behind him, and around his ankles.
Holyday
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From this reading --_The Two Angry Women of Abington._ Master Holyday at first thought himself lucky to be left alive, though naked to his shirt and bound to a tree by hempen cords which were tied around his wrists behind him, and around his ankles.
HOLYDAY'S
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From this reading HOLYDAY'S FURTHER ADVENTURES.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But he soon began to doubt the pleasures of existence, and the possibility of its long continuance, in his situation.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading But he soon began to doubt the pleasures of existence, and the possibility of its long continuance, in his situation.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading --_The Two Angry Women of Abington._ Master Holyday at first thought himself lucky to be left alive, though naked to his shirt and bound to a tree by hempen cords which were tied around his wrists behind him, and around his ankles.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading But he soon began to doubt the pleasures of existence, and the possibility of its long continuance, in his situation.
occurring by chance
From this reading --_The Two Angry Women of Abington._ Master Holyday at first thought himself lucky to be left alive, though naked to his shirt and bound to a tree by hempen cords which were tied around his wrists behind him, and around his ankles.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading --_The Two Angry Women of Abington._ Master Holyday at first thought himself lucky to be left alive, though naked to his shirt and bound to a tree by hempen cords which were tied around his wrists behind him, and around his ankles.
nakedadjectiveUS /ˈneɪkəd/
completely unclothed
From this reading --_The Two Angry Women of Abington._ Master Holyday at first thought himself lucky to be left alive, though naked to his shirt and bound to a tree by hempen cords which were tied around his wrists behind him, and around his ankles.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "O, when will this same year of night have end?"
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "O, when will this same year of night have end?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "O, when will this same year of night have end?"
organsnounUS /ˈɔːrɡənz/
edible viscera of a butchered animal
From this reading There was a smarting pain between his eyes, his face felt swollen all around those organs, his arms ached from their enforced position, the chill of the night assailed his naked skin.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading There was a smarting pain between his eyes, his face felt swollen all around those organs, his arms ached from their enforced position, the chill of the night assailed his naked skin.
pleasuresnounUS /ˈpleʒərz/
plural of “pleasure” — a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading But he soon began to doubt the pleasures of existence, and the possibility of its long continuance, in his situation.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading There was a smarting pain between his eyes, his face felt swollen all around those organs, his arms ached from their enforced position, the chill of the night assailed his naked skin.
a future prospect or potential
From this reading But he soon began to doubt the pleasures of existence, and the possibility of its long continuance, in his situation.
Identical; not different.
From this reading "O, when will this same year of night have end?"
shirtnounUS /ʃɜːrt/
a garment worn on the upper half of the body
From this reading --_The Two Angry Women of Abington._ Master Holyday at first thought himself lucky to be left alive, though naked to his shirt and bound to a tree by hempen cords which were tied around his wrists behind him, and around his ankles.
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading But he soon began to doubt the pleasures of existence, and the possibility of its long continuance, in his situation.
a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
From this reading There was a smarting pain between his eyes, his face felt swollen all around those organs, his arms ached from their enforced position, the chill of the night assailed his naked skin.
smartingnounUS /ˈsmɑːrtɪŋ/
a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore
From this reading There was a smarting pain between his eyes, his face felt swollen all around those organs, his arms ached from their enforced position, the chill of the night assailed his naked skin.
in the near future
From this reading But he soon began to doubt the pleasures of existence, and the possibility of its long continuance, in his situation.
swollenadjectiveUS /ˈswoʊlən/
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading There was a smarting pain between his eyes, his face felt swollen all around those organs, his arms ached from their enforced position, the chill of the night assailed his naked skin.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading --_The Two Angry Women of Abington._ Master Holyday at first thought himself lucky to be left alive, though naked to his shirt and bound to a tree by hempen cords which were tied around his wrists behind him, and around his ankles.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There was a smarting pain between his eyes, his face felt swollen all around those organs, his arms ached from their enforced position, the chill of the night assailed his naked skin.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a smarting pain between his eyes, his face felt swollen all around those organs, his arms ached from their enforced position, the chill of the night assailed his naked skin.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "O, when will this same year of night have end?"
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading There was a smarting pain between his eyes, his face felt swollen all around those organs, his arms ached from their enforced position, the chill of the night assailed his naked skin.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading --_The Two Angry Women of Abington._ Master Holyday at first thought himself lucky to be left alive, though naked to his shirt and bound to a tree by hempen cords which were tied around his wrists behind him, and around his ankles.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading --_The Two Angry Women of Abington._ Master Holyday at first thought himself lucky to be left alive, though naked to his shirt and bound to a tree by hempen cords which were tied around his wrists behind him, and around his ankles.
bound or secured closely
From this reading --_The Two Angry Women of Abington._ Master Holyday at first thought himself lucky to be left alive, though naked to his shirt and bound to a tree by hempen cords which were tied around his wrists behind him, and around his ankles.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading --_The Two Angry Women of Abington._ Master Holyday at first thought himself lucky to be left alive, though naked to his shirt and bound to a tree by hempen cords which were tied around his wrists behind him, and around his ankles.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading --_The Two Angry Women of Abington._ Master Holyday at first thought himself lucky to be left alive, though naked to his shirt and bound to a tree by hempen cords which were tied around his wrists behind him, and around his ankles.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading --_The Two Angry Women of Abington._ Master Holyday at first thought himself lucky to be left alive, though naked to his shirt and bound to a tree by hempen cords which were tied around his wrists behind him, and around his ankles.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a smarting pain between his eyes, his face felt swollen all around those organs, his arms ached from their enforced position, the chill of the night assailed his naked skin.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading --_The Two Angry Women of Abington._ Master Holyday at first thought himself lucky to be left alive, though naked to his shirt and bound to a tree by hempen cords which were tied around his wrists behind him, and around his ankles.
at the time that
From this reading "O, when will this same year of night have end?"
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading --_The Two Angry Women of Abington._ Master Holyday at first thought himself lucky to be left alive, though naked to his shirt and bound to a tree by hempen cords which were tied around his wrists behind him, and around his ankles.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "O, when will this same year of night have end?"
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading --_The Two Angry Women of Abington._ Master Holyday at first thought himself lucky to be left alive, though naked to his shirt and bound to a tree by hempen cords which were tied around his wrists behind him, and around his ankles.
wristsnounUS /rɪsts/
plural of “wrist” — a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
From this reading --_The Two Angry Women of Abington._ Master Holyday at first thought himself lucky to be left alive, though naked to his shirt and bound to a tree by hempen cords which were tied around his wrists behind him, and around his ankles.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading "O, when will this same year of night have end?"
