used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The fever which so often follows upon loss of blood had him in its grip for awhile, and he would lie and mutter for hours in a state of semi-delirium.
anew
From this reading But we shall meet again, and then the hour of vengeance will have come!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I have seen him once, and he has escaped me.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This was the burden of Charles's words as he lay in his narrow quarters in the Rangers' huts just without Fort William Henry, tended by his comrades till his wound healed.
awhileadverbUS /əˈwaɪl/
for a short time
From this reading The fever which so often follows upon loss of blood had him in its grip for awhile, and he would lie and mutter for hours in a state of semi-delirium.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading The fever which so often follows upon loss of blood had him in its grip for awhile, and he would lie and mutter for hours in a state of semi-delirium.
an onerous or difficult concern
From this reading This was the burden of Charles's words as he lay in his narrow quarters in the Rangers' huts just without Fort William Henry, tended by his comrades till his wound healed.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But we shall meet again, and then the hour of vengeance will have come!"
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This was the burden of Charles's words as he lay in his narrow quarters in the Rangers' huts just without Fort William Henry, tended by his comrades till his wound healed.
Charles'snounUS /ˈtʃɑːrlzɪz/
possessive form of “charles” — King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading This was the burden of Charles's words as he lay in his narrow quarters in the Rangers' huts just without Fort William Henry, tended by his comrades till his wound healed.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But we shall meet again, and then the hour of vengeance will have come!"
comradesnounUS /ˈkɑːmrædz/
plural of “comrade” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading This was the burden of Charles's words as he lay in his narrow quarters in the Rangers' huts just without Fort William Henry, tended by his comrades till his wound healed.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading The sympathy of his comrades for this strange man with the tragic story was deep and widespread.
having escaped, especially from confinement
From this reading "I have seen him once, and he has escaped me.
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading The fever which so often follows upon loss of blood had him in its grip for awhile, and he would lie and mutter for hours in a state of semi-delirium.
third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading The fever which so often follows upon loss of blood had him in its grip for awhile, and he would lie and mutter for hours in a state of semi-delirium.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The fever which so often follows upon loss of blood had him in its grip for awhile, and he would lie and mutter for hours in a state of semi-delirium.
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading This was the burden of Charles's words as he lay in his narrow quarters in the Rangers' huts just without Fort William Henry, tended by his comrades till his wound healed.
gripnounUS /ɡrɪp/
the act of grasping
From this reading The fever which so often follows upon loss of blood had him in its grip for awhile, and he would lie and mutter for hours in a state of semi-delirium.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The fever which so often follows upon loss of blood had him in its grip for awhile, and he would lie and mutter for hours in a state of semi-delirium.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I have seen him once, and he has escaped me.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have seen him once, and he has escaped me.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I have seen him once, and he has escaped me.
healedadjectiveUS /hiːld/
freed from illness or injury
From this reading This was the burden of Charles's words as he lay in his narrow quarters in the Rangers' huts just without Fort William Henry, tended by his comrades till his wound healed.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading This was the burden of Charles's words as he lay in his narrow quarters in the Rangers' huts just without Fort William Henry, tended by his comrades till his wound healed.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I have seen him once, and he has escaped me.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This was the burden of Charles's words as he lay in his narrow quarters in the Rangers' huts just without Fort William Henry, tended by his comrades till his wound healed.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading But we shall meet again, and then the hour of vengeance will have come!"
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading The fever which so often follows upon loss of blood had him in its grip for awhile, and he would lie and mutter for hours in a state of semi-delirium.
hutsnounUS /hʌts/
plural of “hut” — temporary military shelter
From this reading This was the burden of Charles's words as he lay in his narrow quarters in the Rangers' huts just without Fort William Henry, tended by his comrades till his wound healed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have seen him once, and he has escaped me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This was the burden of Charles's words as he lay in his narrow quarters in the Rangers' huts just without Fort William Henry, tended by his comrades till his wound healed.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The fever which so often follows upon loss of blood had him in its grip for awhile, and he would lie and mutter for hours in a state of semi-delirium.
and nothing more
From this reading This was the burden of Charles's words as he lay in his narrow quarters in the Rangers' huts just without Fort William Henry, tended by his comrades till his wound healed.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading This was the burden of Charles's words as he lay in his narrow quarters in the Rangers' huts just without Fort William Henry, tended by his comrades till his wound healed.
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading The fever which so often follows upon loss of blood had him in its grip for awhile, and he would lie and mutter for hours in a state of semi-delirium.
something that is lost
From this reading The fever which so often follows upon loss of blood had him in its grip for awhile, and he would lie and mutter for hours in a state of semi-delirium.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The sympathy of his comrades for this strange man with the tragic story was deep and widespread.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I have seen him once, and he has escaped me.
come together
From this reading But we shall meet again, and then the hour of vengeance will have come!"
mutterverbUS /ˈmʌtər/
talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading The fever which so often follows upon loss of blood had him in its grip for awhile, and he would lie and mutter for hours in a state of semi-delirium.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading This was the burden of Charles's words as he lay in his narrow quarters in the Rangers' huts just without Fort William Henry, tended by his comrades till his wound healed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But we shall meet again, and then the hour of vengeance will have come!"
many times at short intervals
From this reading The fever which so often follows upon loss of blood had him in its grip for awhile, and he would lie and mutter for hours in a state of semi-delirium.
on one occasion
From this reading "I have seen him once, and he has escaped me.
housing available for people to live in
From this reading This was the burden of Charles's words as he lay in his narrow quarters in the Rangers' huts just without Fort William Henry, tended by his comrades till his wound healed.
RangersnounUS /ˈreɪndʒərz/
plural of “ranger” — a member of the Texas state highway patrol; formerly a mounted lawman who maintained order on the frontier
From this reading This was the burden of Charles's words as he lay in his narrow quarters in the Rangers' huts just without Fort William Henry, tended by his comrades till his wound healed.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I have seen him once, and he has escaped me.
semi-delirium
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From this reading The fever which so often follows upon loss of blood had him in its grip for awhile, and he would lie and mutter for hours in a state of semi-delirium.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading But we shall meet again, and then the hour of vengeance will have come!"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The fever which so often follows upon loss of blood had him in its grip for awhile, and he would lie and mutter for hours in a state of semi-delirium.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading The fever which so often follows upon loss of blood had him in its grip for awhile, and he would lie and mutter for hours in a state of semi-delirium.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading The sympathy of his comrades for this strange man with the tragic story was deep and widespread.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading The sympathy of his comrades for this strange man with the tragic story was deep and widespread.
an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
From this reading The sympathy of his comrades for this strange man with the tragic story was deep and widespread.
tendedverbUS /ˈtendɪd/
past form of “tend” — have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
From this reading This was the burden of Charles's words as he lay in his narrow quarters in the Rangers' huts just without Fort William Henry, tended by his comrades till his wound healed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But we shall meet again, and then the hour of vengeance will have come!"
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading But we shall meet again, and then the hour of vengeance will have come!"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was the burden of Charles's words as he lay in his narrow quarters in the Rangers' huts just without Fort William Henry, tended by his comrades till his wound healed.
up to a particular time
From this reading This was the burden of Charles's words as he lay in his narrow quarters in the Rangers' huts just without Fort William Henry, tended by his comrades till his wound healed.
tragicadjectiveUS /ˈtrædʒɪk/
very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction
From this reading The sympathy of his comrades for this strange man with the tragic story was deep and widespread.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The fever which so often follows upon loss of blood had him in its grip for awhile, and he would lie and mutter for hours in a state of semi-delirium.
the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life
From this reading But we shall meet again, and then the hour of vengeance will have come!"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was the burden of Charles's words as he lay in his narrow quarters in the Rangers' huts just without Fort William Henry, tended by his comrades till his wound healed.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But we shall meet again, and then the hour of vengeance will have come!"
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The fever which so often follows upon loss of blood had him in its grip for awhile, and he would lie and mutter for hours in a state of semi-delirium.
widespreadadjectiveUS /ˈwaɪdˈspred/
widely circulated or diffused
From this reading The sympathy of his comrades for this strange man with the tragic story was deep and widespread.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading But we shall meet again, and then the hour of vengeance will have come!"
William
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From this reading This was the burden of Charles's words as he lay in his narrow quarters in the Rangers' huts just without Fort William Henry, tended by his comrades till his wound healed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The sympathy of his comrades for this strange man with the tragic story was deep and widespread.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading This was the burden of Charles's words as he lay in his narrow quarters in the Rangers' huts just without Fort William Henry, tended by his comrades till his wound healed.
the words that are spoken
From this reading This was the burden of Charles's words as he lay in his narrow quarters in the Rangers' huts just without Fort William Henry, tended by his comrades till his wound healed.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The fever which so often follows upon loss of blood had him in its grip for awhile, and he would lie and mutter for hours in a state of semi-delirium.
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading This was the burden of Charles's words as he lay in his narrow quarters in the Rangers' huts just without Fort William Henry, tended by his comrades till his wound healed.
