used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He was dressed in faded trousers--from which most of the tan coloring had long since been washed away--and a coarse blue-denim work shirt.
consider or hold as true
From this reading But the world was not yet ready to accept the benefit of those powers.--The world kills what it does not understand!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was born with strange and wonderful powers.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The wind swept his blond hair back in loose flat waves, and with soft insistence tugged at his slack-limbed body.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He was dressed in faded trousers--from which most of the tan coloring had long since been washed away--and a coarse blue-denim work shirt.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The boy stood on the low hill with his head tipped back and his throat exposed to the early morning chill.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He was dressed in faded trousers--from which most of the tan coloring had long since been washed away--and a coarse blue-denim work shirt.
financial assistance in time of need
From this reading But the world was not yet ready to accept the benefit of those powers.--The world kills what it does not understand!
blondadjectiveUS /blɑːnd/
being or having light colored skin and hair and usually blue or grey eyes
From this reading The wind swept his blond hair back in loose flat waves, and with soft insistence tugged at his slack-limbed body.
blue-denim
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From this reading He was dressed in faded trousers--from which most of the tan coloring had long since been washed away--and a coarse blue-denim work shirt.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading The wind swept his blond hair back in loose flat waves, and with soft insistence tugged at his slack-limbed body.
brought into existence
From this reading He was born with strange and wonderful powers.
a youthful male person
From this reading The boy stood on the low hill with his head tipped back and his throat exposed to the early morning chill.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the world was not yet ready to accept the benefit of those powers.--The world kills what it does not understand!
chillnounUS /tʃɪl/
coldness due to a cold environment
From this reading The boy stood on the low hill with his head tipped back and his throat exposed to the early morning chill.
coarseadjectiveUS /kɔːrs/
of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles
From this reading He was dressed in faded trousers--from which most of the tan coloring had long since been washed away--and a coarse blue-denim work shirt.
coloringnounUS /ˈkʌlərɪŋ/
a digestible substance used to give color to food
From this reading He was dressed in faded trousers--from which most of the tan coloring had long since been washed away--and a coarse blue-denim work shirt.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the world was not yet ready to accept the benefit of those powers.--The world kills what it does not understand!
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading He was dressed in faded trousers--from which most of the tan coloring had long since been washed away--and a coarse blue-denim work shirt.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading The boy stood on the low hill with his head tipped back and his throat exposed to the early morning chill.
exposedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspoʊzd/
with no protection or shield
From this reading The boy stood on the low hill with his head tipped back and his throat exposed to the early morning chill.
fadedadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪdəd/
having lost freshness or brilliance of color
From this reading He was dressed in faded trousers--from which most of the tan coloring had long since been washed away--and a coarse blue-denim work shirt.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading The wind swept his blond hair back in loose flat waves, and with soft insistence tugged at his slack-limbed body.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was dressed in faded trousers--from which most of the tan coloring had long since been washed away--and a coarse blue-denim work shirt.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was dressed in faded trousers--from which most of the tan coloring had long since been washed away--and a coarse blue-denim work shirt.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading The wind swept his blond hair back in loose flat waves, and with soft insistence tugged at his slack-limbed body.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was born with strange and wonderful powers.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The boy stood on the low hill with his head tipped back and his throat exposed to the early morning chill.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading The boy stood on the low hill with his head tipped back and his throat exposed to the early morning chill.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The boy stood on the low hill with his head tipped back and his throat exposed to the early morning chill.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was dressed in faded trousers--from which most of the tan coloring had long since been washed away--and a coarse blue-denim work shirt.
insistencenounUS /ˌɪnˈsɪstəns/
continual and persistent demands
From this reading The wind swept his blond hair back in loose flat waves, and with soft insistence tugged at his slack-limbed body.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But the world was not yet ready to accept the benefit of those powers.--The world kills what it does not understand!
killsnounUS /kɪlz/
plural of “kill” — the act of terminating a life
From this reading But the world was not yet ready to accept the benefit of those powers.--The world kills what it does not understand!
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 He was dressed in faded trousers--from which most of the tan coloring had long since been washed away--and a coarse blue-denim work shirt.
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading The wind swept his blond hair back in loose flat waves, and with soft insistence tugged at his slack-limbed body.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The boy stood on the low hill with his head tipped back and his throat exposed to the early morning chill.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The boy stood on the low hill with his head tipped back and his throat exposed to the early morning chill.
used to form the superlative
From this reading He was dressed in faded trousers--from which most of the tan coloring had long since been washed away--and a coarse blue-denim work shirt.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But the world was not yet ready to accept the benefit of those powers.--The world kills what it does not understand!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But the world was not yet ready to accept the benefit of those powers.--The world kills what it does not understand!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The boy stood on the low hill with his head tipped back and his throat exposed to the early morning chill.
plural of “power” — possession of controlling influence
From this reading He was born with strange and wonderful powers.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading But the world was not yet ready to accept the benefit of those powers.--The world kills what it does not understand!
shirtnounUS /ʃɜːrt/
a garment worn on the upper half of the body
From this reading He was dressed in faded trousers--from which most of the tan coloring had long since been washed away--and a coarse blue-denim work shirt.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading He was dressed in faded trousers--from which most of the tan coloring had long since been washed away--and a coarse blue-denim work shirt.
slack-limbed
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From this reading The wind swept his blond hair back in loose flat waves, and with soft insistence tugged at his slack-limbed body.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading The wind swept his blond hair back in loose flat waves, and with soft insistence tugged at his slack-limbed body.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The boy stood on the low hill with his head tipped back and his throat exposed to the early morning chill.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading He was born with strange and wonderful powers.
possessing sweep
From this reading The wind swept his blond hair back in loose flat waves, and with soft insistence tugged at his slack-limbed body.
tannounUS /tæn/
a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun
From this reading He was dressed in faded trousers--from which most of the tan coloring had long since been washed away--and a coarse blue-denim work shirt.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But the world was not yet ready to accept the benefit of those powers.--The world kills what it does not understand!
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading But the world was not yet ready to accept the benefit of those powers.--The world kills what it does not understand!
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading The boy stood on the low hill with his head tipped back and his throat exposed to the early morning chill.
tippedadjectiveUS /tɪpt/
having a tip; or having a tip as specified (used in combination)
From this reading The boy stood on the low hill with his head tipped back and his throat exposed to the early morning chill.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But the world was not yet ready to accept the benefit of those powers.--The world kills what it does not understand!
trousersnounUS /ˈtraʊzərz/
(usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately
From this reading He was dressed in faded trousers--from which most of the tan coloring had long since been washed away--and a coarse blue-denim work shirt.
tuggedverbUS /tʌɡd/
inflected form of “tug” — pull hard
From this reading The wind swept his blond hair back in loose flat waves, and with soft insistence tugged at his slack-limbed body.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading But the world was not yet ready to accept the benefit of those powers.--The world kills what it does not understand!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was born with strange and wonderful powers.
clean by virtue of having been washed in water
From this reading He was dressed in faded trousers--from which most of the tan coloring had long since been washed away--and a coarse blue-denim work shirt.
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading The wind swept his blond hair back in loose flat waves, and with soft insistence tugged at his slack-limbed body.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But the world was not yet ready to accept the benefit of those powers.--The world kills what it does not understand!
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He was dressed in faded trousers--from which most of the tan coloring had long since been washed away--and a coarse blue-denim work shirt.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The wind swept his blond hair back in loose flat waves, and with soft insistence tugged at his slack-limbed body.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was born with strange and wonderful powers.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading He was born with strange and wonderful powers.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading He was dressed in faded trousers--from which most of the tan coloring had long since been washed away--and a coarse blue-denim work shirt.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading But the world was not yet ready to accept the benefit of those powers.--The world kills what it does not understand!
but in spite of that
From this reading But the world was not yet ready to accept the benefit of those powers.--The world kills what it does not understand!
