used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Lying upon his back, face upwards, in the glare of the morning sun, lay a man, bareheaded and barefooted, dead.
a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
From this reading And when my eyes fell upon the contents of the drifting boat that we had pulled so far to reach, what I saw was not calculated to aid me to easy breathing.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading His face was quite black, although he was a white man by nature, it was as though the blood had been congested in his face.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And such an awful death as he must have died!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _In Which I Return to the Gullwing--and With My Arms Full_ I hadn’t breath enough left at first to answer Thankful Polk’s hail.
react verbally
From this reading _In Which I Return to the Gullwing--and With My Arms Full_ I hadn’t breath enough left at first to answer Thankful Polk’s hail.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading _In Which I Return to the Gullwing--and With My Arms Full_ I hadn’t breath enough left at first to answer Thankful Polk’s hail.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And such an awful death as he must have died!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _In Which I Return to the Gullwing--and With My Arms Full_ I hadn’t breath enough left at first to answer Thankful Polk’s hail.
awfuladjectiveUS /ˈɑːfəl/
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading And such an awful death as he must have died!
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Lying upon his back, face upwards, in the glare of the morning sun, lay a man, bareheaded and barefooted, dead.
barefootedadjective
without shoes
From this reading Lying upon his back, face upwards, in the glare of the morning sun, lay a man, bareheaded and barefooted, dead.
bareheadedadjective
having the head uncovered
From this reading Lying upon his back, face upwards, in the glare of the morning sun, lay a man, bareheaded and barefooted, dead.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading His face was quite black, although he was a white man by nature, it was as though the blood had been congested in his face.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading His face was quite black, although he was a white man by nature, it was as though the blood had been congested in his face.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading His face was quite black, although he was a white man by nature, it was as though the blood had been congested in his face.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading And when my eyes fell upon the contents of the drifting boat that we had pulled so far to reach, what I saw was not calculated to aid me to easy breathing.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading _In Which I Return to the Gullwing--and With My Arms Full_ I hadn’t breath enough left at first to answer Thankful Polk’s hail.
the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
From this reading And when my eyes fell upon the contents of the drifting boat that we had pulled so far to reach, what I saw was not calculated to aid me to easy breathing.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading His face was quite black, although he was a white man by nature, it was as though the blood had been congested in his face.
calculatedadjectiveUS /ˈkælkjəleɪtɪd/
carefully thought out in advance
From this reading And when my eyes fell upon the contents of the drifting boat that we had pulled so far to reach, what I saw was not calculated to aid me to easy breathing.
congestedadjectiveUS /kənˈdʒestəd/
overfull as with blood
From this reading His face was quite black, although he was a white man by nature, it was as though the blood had been congested in his face.
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading And when my eyes fell upon the contents of the drifting boat that we had pulled so far to reach, what I saw was not calculated to aid me to easy breathing.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Lying upon his back, face upwards, in the glare of the morning sun, lay a man, bareheaded and barefooted, dead.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading And such an awful death as he must have died!
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading And such an awful death as he must have died!
driftingnounUS /ˈdrɪftɪŋ/
aimless wandering from place to place
From this reading And when my eyes fell upon the contents of the drifting boat that we had pulled so far to reach, what I saw was not calculated to aid me to easy breathing.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading And when my eyes fell upon the contents of the drifting boat that we had pulled so far to reach, what I saw was not calculated to aid me to easy breathing.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading _In Which I Return to the Gullwing--and With My Arms Full_ I hadn’t breath enough left at first to answer Thankful Polk’s hail.
opinion or judgment
From this reading And when my eyes fell upon the contents of the drifting boat that we had pulled so far to reach, what I saw was not calculated to aid me to easy breathing.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Lying upon his back, face upwards, in the glare of the morning sun, lay a man, bareheaded and barefooted, dead.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading And when my eyes fell upon the contents of the drifting boat that we had pulled so far to reach, what I saw was not calculated to aid me to easy breathing.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading And when my eyes fell upon the contents of the drifting boat that we had pulled so far to reach, what I saw was not calculated to aid me to easy breathing.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading _In Which I Return to the Gullwing--and With My Arms Full_ I hadn’t breath enough left at first to answer Thankful Polk’s hail.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading _In Which I Return to the Gullwing--and With My Arms Full_ I hadn’t breath enough left at first to answer Thankful Polk’s hail.
glarenounUS /ɡler/
a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted
From this reading Lying upon his back, face upwards, in the glare of the morning sun, lay a man, bareheaded and barefooted, dead.
Gullwing
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From this reading _In Which I Return to the Gullwing--and With My Arms Full_ I hadn’t breath enough left at first to answer Thankful Polk’s hail.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And when my eyes fell upon the contents of the drifting boat that we had pulled so far to reach, what I saw was not calculated to aid me to easy breathing.
hadn't
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From this reading _In Which I Return to the Gullwing--and With My Arms Full_ I hadn’t breath enough left at first to answer Thankful Polk’s hail.
hailverbUS /heɪl/
praise vociferously
From this reading _In Which I Return to the Gullwing--and With My Arms Full_ I hadn’t breath enough left at first to answer Thankful Polk’s hail.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And such an awful death as he must have died!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And such an awful death as he must have died!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lying upon his back, face upwards, in the glare of the morning sun, lay a man, bareheaded and barefooted, dead.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _In Which I Return to the Gullwing--and With My Arms Full_ I hadn’t breath enough left at first to answer Thankful Polk’s hail.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _In Which I Return to the Gullwing--and With My Arms Full_ I hadn’t breath enough left at first to answer Thankful Polk’s hail.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading His face was quite black, although he was a white man by nature, it was as though the blood had been congested in his face.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Lying upon his back, face upwards, in the glare of the morning sun, lay a man, bareheaded and barefooted, dead.
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 _In Which I Return to the Gullwing--and With My Arms Full_ I hadn’t breath enough left at first to answer Thankful Polk’s hail.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading Lying upon his back, face upwards, in the glare of the morning sun, lay a man, bareheaded and barefooted, dead.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Lying upon his back, face upwards, in the glare of the morning sun, lay a man, bareheaded and barefooted, dead.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And when my eyes fell upon the contents of the drifting boat that we had pulled so far to reach, what I saw was not calculated to aid me to easy breathing.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Lying upon his back, face upwards, in the glare of the morning sun, lay a man, bareheaded and barefooted, dead.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading And such an awful death as he must have died!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _In Which I Return to the Gullwing--and With My Arms Full_ I hadn’t breath enough left at first to answer Thankful Polk’s hail.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading His face was quite black, although he was a white man by nature, it was as though the blood had been congested in his face.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And when my eyes fell upon the contents of the drifting boat that we had pulled so far to reach, what I saw was not calculated to aid me to easy breathing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And when my eyes fell upon the contents of the drifting boat that we had pulled so far to reach, what I saw was not calculated to aid me to easy breathing.
Polk'snounUS /poʊks/
possessive form of “polk” — 11th President of the United States; his expansionism led to the Mexican War and the annexation of California and much of the southwest (1795-1849)
From this reading _In Which I Return to the Gullwing--and With My Arms Full_ I hadn’t breath enough left at first to answer Thankful Polk’s hail.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading And when my eyes fell upon the contents of the drifting boat that we had pulled so far to reach, what I saw was not calculated to aid me to easy breathing.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading His face was quite black, although he was a white man by nature, it was as though the blood had been congested in his face.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading And when my eyes fell upon the contents of the drifting boat that we had pulled so far to reach, what I saw was not calculated to aid me to easy breathing.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading _In Which I Return to the Gullwing--and With My Arms Full_ I hadn’t breath enough left at first to answer Thankful Polk’s hail.
cut with a saw
From this reading And when my eyes fell upon the contents of the drifting boat that we had pulled so far to reach, what I saw was not calculated to aid me to easy breathing.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And when my eyes fell upon the contents of the drifting boat that we had pulled so far to reach, what I saw was not calculated to aid me to easy breathing.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading And such an awful death as he must have died!
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading Lying upon his back, face upwards, in the glare of the morning sun, lay a man, bareheaded and barefooted, dead.
ThankfuladjectiveUS /ˈθæŋkfəl/
feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading _In Which I Return to the Gullwing--and With My Arms Full_ I hadn’t breath enough left at first to answer Thankful Polk’s hail.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And when my eyes fell upon the contents of the drifting boat that we had pulled so far to reach, what I saw was not calculated to aid me to easy breathing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _In Which I Return to the Gullwing--and With My Arms Full_ I hadn’t breath enough left at first to answer Thankful Polk’s hail.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading His face was quite black, although he was a white man by nature, it was as though the blood had been congested in his face.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _In Which I Return to the Gullwing--and With My Arms Full_ I hadn’t breath enough left at first to answer Thankful Polk’s hail.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And when my eyes fell upon the contents of the drifting boat that we had pulled so far to reach, what I saw was not calculated to aid me to easy breathing.
upwardsadverbUS /ˈʌpwərdz/
spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position
From this reading Lying upon his back, face upwards, in the glare of the morning sun, lay a man, bareheaded and barefooted, dead.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And when my eyes fell upon the contents of the drifting boat that we had pulled so far to reach, what I saw was not calculated to aid me to easy breathing.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And when my eyes fell upon the contents of the drifting boat that we had pulled so far to reach, what I saw was not calculated to aid me to easy breathing.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And when my eyes fell upon the contents of the drifting boat that we had pulled so far to reach, what I saw was not calculated to aid me to easy breathing.
at the time that
From this reading And when my eyes fell upon the contents of the drifting boat that we had pulled so far to reach, what I saw was not calculated to aid me to easy breathing.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _In Which I Return to the Gullwing--and With My Arms Full_ I hadn’t breath enough left at first to answer Thankful Polk’s hail.
a Caucasian
From this reading His face was quite black, although he was a white man by nature, it was as though the blood had been congested in his face.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _In Which I Return to the Gullwing--and With My Arms Full_ I hadn’t breath enough left at first to answer Thankful Polk’s hail.
