used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Curses only, it might be; a death without a single kindly word.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Keeping to the side track for some time, Guest the One-eyed made his way down from the vicarage lands unobserved, but soon turned off across the hills towards the main road.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Step by step he dragged himself towards his home, shivering in fever, weary and exhausted, leaving the rest to God.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The journey must be made; this road he must travel to the end, no matter what greeting he might find.
Borg
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From this reading But his way to death lay through Borg—and he was nearing the end of it now.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Keeping to the side track for some time, Guest the One-eyed made his way down from the vicarage lands unobserved, but soon turned off across the hills towards the main road.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Step by step he dragged himself towards his home, shivering in fever, weary and exhausted, leaving the rest to God.
CursesnounUS /ˈkɜːrsɪz/
plural of “curse” — profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading Curses only, it might be; a death without a single kindly word.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Curses only, it might be; a death without a single kindly word.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Keeping to the side track for some time, Guest the One-eyed made his way down from the vicarage lands unobserved, but soon turned off across the hills towards the main road.
inflected form of “drag” — pull, as against a resistance
From this reading Step by step he dragged himself towards his home, shivering in fever, weary and exhausted, leaving the rest to God.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading The journey must be made; this road he must travel to the end, no matter what greeting he might find.
drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
From this reading Step by step he dragged himself towards his home, shivering in fever, weary and exhausted, leaving the rest to God.
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading Step by step he dragged himself towards his home, shivering in fever, weary and exhausted, leaving the rest to God.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading The journey must be made; this road he must travel to the end, no matter what greeting he might find.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Keeping to the side track for some time, Guest the One-eyed made his way down from the vicarage lands unobserved, but soon turned off across the hills towards the main road.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Keeping to the side track for some time, Guest the One-eyed made his way down from the vicarage lands unobserved, but soon turned off across the hills towards the main road.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading Step by step he dragged himself towards his home, shivering in fever, weary and exhausted, leaving the rest to God.
greetingnounUS /ˈɡriːtɪŋ/
(usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
From this reading The journey must be made; this road he must travel to the end, no matter what greeting he might find.
a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading Keeping to the side track for some time, Guest the One-eyed made his way down from the vicarage lands unobserved, but soon turned off across the hills towards the main road.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Step by step he dragged himself towards his home, shivering in fever, weary and exhausted, leaving the rest to God.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Keeping to the side track for some time, Guest the One-eyed made his way down from the vicarage lands unobserved, but soon turned off across the hills towards the main road.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Step by step he dragged himself towards his home, shivering in fever, weary and exhausted, leaving the rest to God.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Keeping to the side track for some time, Guest the One-eyed made his way down from the vicarage lands unobserved, but soon turned off across the hills towards the main road.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Step by step he dragged himself towards his home, shivering in fever, weary and exhausted, leaving the rest to God.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Step by step he dragged himself towards his home, shivering in fever, weary and exhausted, leaving the rest to God.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Curses only, it might be; a death without a single kindly word.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading The journey must be made; this road he must travel to the end, no matter what greeting he might find.
conformity or harmony
From this reading Keeping to the side track for some time, Guest the One-eyed made his way down from the vicarage lands unobserved, but soon turned off across the hills towards the main road.
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading Curses only, it might be; a death without a single kindly word.
plural of “land” — the land on which real estate is located
From this reading Keeping to the side track for some time, Guest the One-eyed made his way down from the vicarage lands unobserved, but soon turned off across the hills towards the main road.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading But his way to death lay through Borg—and he was nearing the end of it now.
the act of departing
From this reading Step by step he dragged himself towards his home, shivering in fever, weary and exhausted, leaving the rest to God.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Keeping to the side track for some time, Guest the One-eyed made his way down from the vicarage lands unobserved, but soon turned off across the hills towards the main road.
most important element
From this reading Keeping to the side track for some time, Guest the One-eyed made his way down from the vicarage lands unobserved, but soon turned off across the hills towards the main road.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading The journey must be made; this road he must travel to the end, no matter what greeting he might find.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The journey must be made; this road he must travel to the end, no matter what greeting he might find.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The journey must be made; this road he must travel to the end, no matter what greeting he might find.
nearingverbUS /ˈnɪrɪŋ/
-ing form of “near” — move towards
From this reading But his way to death lay through Borg—and he was nearing the end of it now.
not any; not one
From this reading The journey must be made; this road he must travel to the end, no matter what greeting he might find.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But his way to death lay through Borg—and he was nearing the end of it now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But his way to death lay through Borg—and he was nearing the end of it now.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Keeping to the side track for some time, Guest the One-eyed made his way down from the vicarage lands unobserved, but soon turned off across the hills towards the main road.
One-eyedadjectiveUS /ˌwʌˈnaɪd/
having or showing only one eye
From this reading Keeping to the side track for some time, Guest the One-eyed made his way down from the vicarage lands unobserved, but soon turned off across the hills towards the main road.
and nothing more
From this reading Curses only, it might be; a death without a single kindly word.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Step by step he dragged himself towards his home, shivering in fever, weary and exhausted, leaving the rest to God.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Keeping to the side track for some time, Guest the One-eyed made his way down from the vicarage lands unobserved, but soon turned off across the hills towards the main road.
shiveringnounUS /ˈʃɪvərɪŋ/
a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
From this reading Step by step he dragged himself towards his home, shivering in fever, weary and exhausted, leaving the rest to God.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Keeping to the side track for some time, Guest the One-eyed made his way down from the vicarage lands unobserved, but soon turned off across the hills towards the main road.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading Curses only, it might be; a death without a single kindly word.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Keeping to the side track for some time, Guest the One-eyed made his way down from the vicarage lands unobserved, but soon turned off across the hills towards the main road.
in the near future
From this reading Keeping to the side track for some time, Guest the One-eyed made his way down from the vicarage lands unobserved, but soon turned off across the hills towards the main road.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading Step by step he dragged himself towards his home, shivering in fever, weary and exhausted, leaving the rest to God.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Keeping to the side track for some time, Guest the One-eyed made his way down from the vicarage lands unobserved, but soon turned off across the hills towards the main road.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The journey must be made; this road he must travel to the end, no matter what greeting he might find.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading But his way to death lay through Borg—and he was nearing the end of it now.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Keeping to the side track for some time, Guest the One-eyed made his way down from the vicarage lands unobserved, but soon turned off across the hills towards the main road.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Keeping to the side track for some time, Guest the One-eyed made his way down from the vicarage lands unobserved, but soon turned off across the hills towards the main road.
in the direction of
From this reading Keeping to the side track for some time, Guest the One-eyed made his way down from the vicarage lands unobserved, but soon turned off across the hills towards the main road.
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading Keeping to the side track for some time, Guest the One-eyed made his way down from the vicarage lands unobserved, but soon turned off across the hills towards the main road.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The journey must be made; this road he must travel to the end, no matter what greeting he might find.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Keeping to the side track for some time, Guest the One-eyed made his way down from the vicarage lands unobserved, but soon turned off across the hills towards the main road.
unobservedadjective
not seen or observed
From this reading Keeping to the side track for some time, Guest the One-eyed made his way down from the vicarage lands unobserved, but soon turned off across the hills towards the main road.
vicaragenoun
an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector
From this reading Keeping to the side track for some time, Guest the One-eyed made his way down from the vicarage lands unobserved, but soon turned off across the hills towards the main road.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But his way to death lay through Borg—and he was nearing the end of it now.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Keeping to the side track for some time, Guest the One-eyed made his way down from the vicarage lands unobserved, but soon turned off across the hills towards the main road.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading Step by step he dragged himself towards his home, shivering in fever, weary and exhausted, leaving the rest to God.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The journey must be made; this road he must travel to the end, no matter what greeting he might find.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Curses only, it might be; a death without a single kindly word.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Curses only, it might be; a death without a single kindly word.
