used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading DANGER The return to consciousness was a painful experience.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A loud bang which set the place quivering and the dust dancing about him recalled the explosion he had heard at the moment of falling.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Two splintered beams lay criss-cross just above him: if they had not fallen one upon the other they must certainly have crushed the life out of him.
achedverbUS /eɪkt/
past form of “ache” — feel physical pain
From this reading Frank’s head ached violently; his nostrils stung with dust and smoke and foul gas; his ears rang with strange noises; every part of him seemed bruised.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Frank’s head ached violently; his nostrils stung with dust and smoke and foul gas; his ears rang with strange noises; every part of him seemed bruised.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A loud bang which set the place quivering and the dust dancing about him recalled the explosion he had heard at the moment of falling.
bangverbUS /bæŋ/
strike violently
From this reading A loud bang which set the place quivering and the dust dancing about him recalled the explosion he had heard at the moment of falling.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading For some time he lay simply bewildered, trying to recall how he came to be on the floor, half smothered with dust and fragments of wood and stone.
beamsnounUS /biːmz/
plural of “beam” — a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather
From this reading Two splintered beams lay criss-cross just above him: if they had not fallen one upon the other they must certainly have crushed the life out of him.
bewilderedadjectiveUS /bɪˈwɪldərd/
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading For some time he lay simply bewildered, trying to recall how he came to be on the floor, half smothered with dust and fragments of wood and stone.
bruisedverbUS /bruːzd/
past form of “bruise” — injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of
From this reading Frank’s head ached violently; his nostrils stung with dust and smoke and foul gas; his ears rang with strange noises; every part of him seemed bruised.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading For some time he lay simply bewildered, trying to recall how he came to be on the floor, half smothered with dust and fragments of wood and stone.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Two splintered beams lay criss-cross just above him: if they had not fallen one upon the other they must certainly have crushed the life out of him.
an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
From this reading DANGER The return to consciousness was a painful experience.
criss-cross
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From this reading Two splintered beams lay criss-cross just above him: if they had not fallen one upon the other they must certainly have crushed the life out of him.
crushedadjectiveUS /krʌʃt/
treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance
From this reading Two splintered beams lay criss-cross just above him: if they had not fallen one upon the other they must certainly have crushed the life out of him.
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
From this reading A loud bang which set the place quivering and the dust dancing about him recalled the explosion he had heard at the moment of falling.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading DANGER The return to consciousness was a painful experience.
remove the dust from
From this reading Frank’s head ached violently; his nostrils stung with dust and smoke and foul gas; his ears rang with strange noises; every part of him seemed bruised.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading Frank’s head ached violently; his nostrils stung with dust and smoke and foul gas; his ears rang with strange noises; every part of him seemed bruised.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Frank’s head ached violently; his nostrils stung with dust and smoke and foul gas; his ears rang with strange noises; every part of him seemed bruised.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading DANGER The return to consciousness was a painful experience.
explosionnounUS /ɪkˈsploʊʒən/
a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
From this reading A loud bang which set the place quivering and the dust dancing about him recalled the explosion he had heard at the moment of falling.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading Two splintered beams lay criss-cross just above him: if they had not fallen one upon the other they must certainly have crushed the life out of him.
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading A loud bang which set the place quivering and the dust dancing about him recalled the explosion he had heard at the moment of falling.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading For some time he lay simply bewildered, trying to recall how he came to be on the floor, half smothered with dust and fragments of wood and stone.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For some time he lay simply bewildered, trying to recall how he came to be on the floor, half smothered with dust and fragments of wood and stone.
fouladjectiveUS /faʊl/
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
From this reading Frank’s head ached violently; his nostrils stung with dust and smoke and foul gas; his ears rang with strange noises; every part of him seemed bruised.
fragmentsnounUS /ˈfræɡmənts/
plural of “fragment” — a piece broken off or cut off of something else
From this reading For some time he lay simply bewildered, trying to recall how he came to be on the floor, half smothered with dust and fragments of wood and stone.
Frank'snounUS /fræŋks/
possessive form of “frank” — a member of the ancient Germanic peoples who spread from the Rhine into the Roman Empire in the 4th century
From this reading Frank’s head ached violently; his nostrils stung with dust and smoke and foul gas; his ears rang with strange noises; every part of him seemed bruised.
gasnounUS /ɡæs/
the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity
From this reading Frank’s head ached violently; his nostrils stung with dust and smoke and foul gas; his ears rang with strange noises; every part of him seemed bruised.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Two splintered beams lay criss-cross just above him: if they had not fallen one upon the other they must certainly have crushed the life out of him.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading For some time he lay simply bewildered, trying to recall how he came to be on the floor, half smothered with dust and fragments of wood and stone.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Two splintered beams lay criss-cross just above him: if they had not fallen one upon the other they must certainly have crushed the life out of him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For some time he lay simply bewildered, trying to recall how he came to be on the floor, half smothered with dust and fragments of wood and stone.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Frank’s head ached violently; his nostrils stung with dust and smoke and foul gas; his ears rang with strange noises; every part of him seemed bruised.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading A loud bang which set the place quivering and the dust dancing about him recalled the explosion he had heard at the moment of falling.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Frank’s head ached violently; his nostrils stung with dust and smoke and foul gas; his ears rang with strange noises; every part of him seemed bruised.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Frank’s head ached violently; his nostrils stung with dust and smoke and foul gas; his ears rang with strange noises; every part of him seemed bruised.
how
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From this reading For some time he lay simply bewildered, trying to recall how he came to be on the floor, half smothered with dust and fragments of wood and stone.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Two splintered beams lay criss-cross just above him: if they had not fallen one upon the other they must certainly have crushed the life out of him.
and nothing more
From this reading Two splintered beams lay criss-cross just above him: if they had not fallen one upon the other they must certainly have crushed the life out of him.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading For some time he lay simply bewildered, trying to recall how he came to be on the floor, half smothered with dust and fragments of wood and stone.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Two splintered beams lay criss-cross just above him: if they had not fallen one upon the other they must certainly have crushed the life out of him.
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading A loud bang which set the place quivering and the dust dancing about him recalled the explosion he had heard at the moment of falling.
a particular point in time
From this reading A loud bang which set the place quivering and the dust dancing about him recalled the explosion he had heard at the moment of falling.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Two splintered beams lay criss-cross just above him: if they had not fallen one upon the other they must certainly have crushed the life out of him.
noisesnounUS /ˈnɔɪzɪz/
plural of “noise” — sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading Frank’s head ached violently; his nostrils stung with dust and smoke and foul gas; his ears rang with strange noises; every part of him seemed bruised.
nostrilsnounUS /ˈnɑːstrəlz/
plural of “nostril” — either one of the two external openings to the nasal cavity in the nose
From this reading Frank’s head ached violently; his nostrils stung with dust and smoke and foul gas; his ears rang with strange noises; every part of him seemed bruised.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Two splintered beams lay criss-cross just above him: if they had not fallen one upon the other they must certainly have crushed the life out of him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Frank’s head ached violently; his nostrils stung with dust and smoke and foul gas; his ears rang with strange noises; every part of him seemed bruised.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading For some time he lay simply bewildered, trying to recall how he came to be on the floor, half smothered with dust and fragments of wood and stone.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Two splintered beams lay criss-cross just above him: if they had not fallen one upon the other they must certainly have crushed the life out of him.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Two splintered beams lay criss-cross just above him: if they had not fallen one upon the other they must certainly have crushed the life out of him.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Two splintered beams lay criss-cross just above him: if they had not fallen one upon the other they must certainly have crushed the life out of him.
causing physical or psychological pain
From this reading DANGER The return to consciousness was a painful experience.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Frank’s head ached violently; his nostrils stung with dust and smoke and foul gas; his ears rang with strange noises; every part of him seemed bruised.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading A loud bang which set the place quivering and the dust dancing about him recalled the explosion he had heard at the moment of falling.
quiveringnounUS /ˈkwɪvərɪŋ/
a shaky motion
From this reading A loud bang which set the place quivering and the dust dancing about him recalled the explosion he had heard at the moment of falling.
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading Frank’s head ached violently; his nostrils stung with dust and smoke and foul gas; his ears rang with strange noises; every part of him seemed bruised.
recallverbUS /ˈriːkɔːl/
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading For some time he lay simply bewildered, trying to recall how he came to be on the floor, half smothered with dust and fragments of wood and stone.
past form of “recall” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading A loud bang which set the place quivering and the dust dancing about him recalled the explosion he had heard at the moment of falling.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading DANGER The return to consciousness was a painful experience.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Frank’s head ached violently; his nostrils stung with dust and smoke and foul gas; his ears rang with strange noises; every part of him seemed bruised.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading A loud bang which set the place quivering and the dust dancing about him recalled the explosion he had heard at the moment of falling.
and nothing more
From this reading For some time he lay simply bewildered, trying to recall how he came to be on the floor, half smothered with dust and fragments of wood and stone.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading Frank’s head ached violently; his nostrils stung with dust and smoke and foul gas; his ears rang with strange noises; every part of him seemed bruised.
smotheredadjectiveUS /ˈsmʌðərd/
held in check with difficulty
From this reading For some time he lay simply bewildered, trying to recall how he came to be on the floor, half smothered with dust and fragments of wood and stone.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading For some time he lay simply bewildered, trying to recall how he came to be on the floor, half smothered with dust and fragments of wood and stone.
splinteredverbUS /ˈsplɪntərd/
past form of “splinter” — withdraw from an organization or communion
From this reading Two splintered beams lay criss-cross just above him: if they had not fallen one upon the other they must certainly have crushed the life out of him.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading For some time he lay simply bewildered, trying to recall how he came to be on the floor, half smothered with dust and fragments of wood and stone.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Frank’s head ached violently; his nostrils stung with dust and smoke and foul gas; his ears rang with strange noises; every part of him seemed bruised.
stungadjectiveUS /stʌŋ/
aroused to impatience or anger
From this reading Frank’s head ached violently; his nostrils stung with dust and smoke and foul gas; his ears rang with strange noises; every part of him seemed bruised.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DANGER The return to consciousness was a painful experience.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Two splintered beams lay criss-cross just above him: if they had not fallen one upon the other they must certainly have crushed the life out of him.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading For some time he lay simply bewildered, trying to recall how he came to be on the floor, half smothered with dust and fragments of wood and stone.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DANGER The return to consciousness was a painful experience.
hard to endure
From this reading For some time he lay simply bewildered, trying to recall how he came to be on the floor, half smothered with dust and fragments of wood and stone.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two splintered beams lay criss-cross just above him: if they had not fallen one upon the other they must certainly have crushed the life out of him.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Two splintered beams lay criss-cross just above him: if they had not fallen one upon the other they must certainly have crushed the life out of him.
violentlyadverbUS /ˈvaɪələntli/
in a violent manner
From this reading Frank’s head ached violently; his nostrils stung with dust and smoke and foul gas; his ears rang with strange noises; every part of him seemed bruised.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DANGER The return to consciousness was a painful experience.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A loud bang which set the place quivering and the dust dancing about him recalled the explosion he had heard at the moment of falling.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Frank’s head ached violently; his nostrils stung with dust and smoke and foul gas; his ears rang with strange noises; every part of him seemed bruised.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading For some time he lay simply bewildered, trying to recall how he came to be on the floor, half smothered with dust and fragments of wood and stone.
