used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At the top of the companion now stood the captain with wicked eyes, as up the ladder emerged the two seamen with the struggling, clawing tiger-cat of a girl.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At the top of the companion now stood the captain with wicked eyes, as up the ladder emerged the two seamen with the struggling, clawing tiger-cat of a girl.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the top of the companion now stood the captain with wicked eyes, as up the ladder emerged the two seamen with the struggling, clawing tiger-cat of a girl.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading KUALA PAHANG The doctor, presently finishing with Briggs, turned his attention to the other injured ones.
barbariannounUS /bɑːrˈberiən/
a member of an uncivilized people
From this reading Bruised, spent, broken as she was, the spirit of battle still dwelt in the lithe barbarian.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading Bruised, spent, broken as she was, the spirit of battle still dwelt in the lithe barbarian.
the act of overcoming or outdoing
From this reading The cruel beating the captain had given her the night before had not yet crushed her spirit.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The cruel beating the captain had given her the night before had not yet crushed her spirit.
Briggs
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From this reading KUALA PAHANG The doctor, presently finishing with Briggs, turned his attention to the other injured ones.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading Bruised, spent, broken as she was, the spirit of battle still dwelt in the lithe barbarian.
BruisedverbUS /bruːzd/
past form of “bruise” — injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of
From this reading Bruised, spent, broken as she was, the spirit of battle still dwelt in the lithe barbarian.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading At the top of the companion now stood the captain with wicked eyes, as up the ladder emerged the two seamen with the struggling, clawing tiger-cat of a girl.
clawingverbUS /ˈklɔːɪŋ/
-ing form of “claw” — move as if by clawing, seizing, or digging
From this reading At the top of the companion now stood the captain with wicked eyes, as up the ladder emerged the two seamen with the struggling, clawing tiger-cat of a girl.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading At the top of the companion now stood the captain with wicked eyes, as up the ladder emerged the two seamen with the struggling, clawing tiger-cat of a girl.
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading The cruel beating the captain had given her the night before had not yet crushed her spirit.
crushedadjectiveUS /krʌʃt/
treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance
From this reading The cruel beating the captain had given her the night before had not yet crushed her spirit.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading KUALA PAHANG The doctor, presently finishing with Briggs, turned his attention to the other injured ones.
take in liquids
From this reading Neither had the sickness of the liquor he had forced her to drink.
dweltverbUS /dwelt/
inflected form of “dwell” — think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading Bruised, spent, broken as she was, the spirit of battle still dwelt in the lithe barbarian.
emergedverbUS /ɪˈmɜːrdʒd/
past form of “emerge” — come out into view, as from concealment
From this reading At the top of the companion now stood the captain with wicked eyes, as up the ladder emerged the two seamen with the struggling, clawing tiger-cat of a girl.
opinion or judgment
From this reading At the top of the companion now stood the captain with wicked eyes, as up the ladder emerged the two seamen with the struggling, clawing tiger-cat of a girl.
finishingnounUS /ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ/
a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
From this reading KUALA PAHANG The doctor, presently finishing with Briggs, turned his attention to the other injured ones.
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading Neither had the sickness of the liquor he had forced her to drink.
a young female
From this reading At the top of the companion now stood the captain with wicked eyes, as up the ladder emerged the two seamen with the struggling, clawing tiger-cat of a girl.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading The cruel beating the captain had given her the night before had not yet crushed her spirit.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The cruel beating the captain had given her the night before had not yet crushed her spirit.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Neither had the sickness of the liquor he had forced her to drink.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The cruel beating the captain had given her the night before had not yet crushed her spirit.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading KUALA PAHANG The doctor, presently finishing with Briggs, turned his attention to the other injured ones.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Bruised, spent, broken as she was, the spirit of battle still dwelt in the lithe barbarian.
injuredadjectiveUS /ˈɪndʒərd/
harmed
From this reading KUALA PAHANG The doctor, presently finishing with Briggs, turned his attention to the other injured ones.
KUALA
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From this reading KUALA PAHANG The doctor, presently finishing with Briggs, turned his attention to the other injured ones.
laddernounUS /ˈlædər/
steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down
From this reading At the top of the companion now stood the captain with wicked eyes, as up the ladder emerged the two seamen with the struggling, clawing tiger-cat of a girl.
liquornounUS /ˈlɪkər/
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading Neither had the sickness of the liquor he had forced her to drink.
litheadjectiveUS /laɪð/
gracefully thin and bending and moving with ease
From this reading Bruised, spent, broken as she was, the spirit of battle still dwelt in the lithe barbarian.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither had the sickness of the liquor he had forced her to drink.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The cruel beating the captain had given her the night before had not yet crushed her spirit.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The cruel beating the captain had given her the night before had not yet crushed her spirit.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading At the top of the companion now stood the captain with wicked eyes, as up the ladder emerged the two seamen with the struggling, clawing tiger-cat of a girl.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the top of the companion now stood the captain with wicked eyes, as up the ladder emerged the two seamen with the struggling, clawing tiger-cat of a girl.
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading KUALA PAHANG The doctor, presently finishing with Briggs, turned his attention to the other injured ones.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading KUALA PAHANG The doctor, presently finishing with Briggs, turned his attention to the other injured ones.
PAHANGnoun
sultanate and one of the 13 states that constitute the Federation of Malaysia
From this reading KUALA PAHANG The doctor, presently finishing with Briggs, turned his attention to the other injured ones.
in the near future
From this reading KUALA PAHANG The doctor, presently finishing with Briggs, turned his attention to the other injured ones.
seamennounUS /ˈsiːmən/
plural of “seaman” — a man who serves as a sailor
From this reading At the top of the companion now stood the captain with wicked eyes, as up the ladder emerged the two seamen with the struggling, clawing tiger-cat of a girl.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Bruised, spent, broken as she was, the spirit of battle still dwelt in the lithe barbarian.
sicknessnounUS /ˈsɪknəs/
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading Neither had the sickness of the liquor he had forced her to drink.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading Bruised, spent, broken as she was, the spirit of battle still dwelt in the lithe barbarian.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading The cruel beating the captain had given her the night before had not yet crushed her spirit.
not in physical motion
From this reading Bruised, spent, broken as she was, the spirit of battle still dwelt in the lithe barbarian.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading At the top of the companion now stood the captain with wicked eyes, as up the ladder emerged the two seamen with the struggling, clawing tiger-cat of a girl.
engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity
From this reading At the top of the companion now stood the captain with wicked eyes, as up the ladder emerged the two seamen with the struggling, clawing tiger-cat of a girl.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading KUALA PAHANG The doctor, presently finishing with Briggs, turned his attention to the other injured ones.
tiger-cat
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From this reading At the top of the companion now stood the captain with wicked eyes, as up the ladder emerged the two seamen with the struggling, clawing tiger-cat of a girl.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading KUALA PAHANG The doctor, presently finishing with Briggs, turned his attention to the other injured ones.
the upper part of anything
From this reading At the top of the companion now stood the captain with wicked eyes, as up the ladder emerged the two seamen with the struggling, clawing tiger-cat of a girl.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading KUALA PAHANG The doctor, presently finishing with Briggs, turned his attention to the other injured ones.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading At the top of the companion now stood the captain with wicked eyes, as up the ladder emerged the two seamen with the struggling, clawing tiger-cat of a girl.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading At the top of the companion now stood the captain with wicked eyes, as up the ladder emerged the two seamen with the struggling, clawing tiger-cat of a girl.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bruised, spent, broken as she was, the spirit of battle still dwelt in the lithe barbarian.
morally bad in principle or practice
From this reading At the top of the companion now stood the captain with wicked eyes, as up the ladder emerged the two seamen with the struggling, clawing tiger-cat of a girl.
in the company of; together with
From this reading KUALA PAHANG The doctor, presently finishing with Briggs, turned his attention to the other injured ones.
but in spite of that
From this reading The cruel beating the captain had given her the night before had not yet crushed her spirit.
