used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "You put it in the way of a bullet last time, and now you've got it smashed up.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "I am awfully bruised, Dick, black and blue all over, and so stiff I can hardly move."
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading How do you feel altogether?"
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading TAKEN PRISONERS "That arm of yours always seems to be getting itself damaged, Jack," Hawtry said next morning, as he came into the hut.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am awfully bruised, Dick, black and blue all over, and so stiff I can hardly move."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You put it in the way of a bullet last time, and now you've got it smashed up.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading TAKEN PRISONERS "That arm of yours always seems to be getting itself damaged, Jack," Hawtry said next morning, as he came into the hut.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading TAKEN PRISONERS "That arm of yours always seems to be getting itself damaged, Jack," Hawtry said next morning, as he came into the hut.
awfullyadverbUS /ˈɑːfli/
used as intensifiers
From this reading "I am awfully bruised, Dick, black and blue all over, and so stiff I can hardly move."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading TAKEN PRISONERS "That arm of yours always seems to be getting itself damaged, Jack," Hawtry said next morning, as he came into the hut.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading "I am awfully bruised, Dick, black and blue all over, and so stiff I can hardly move."
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading "I am awfully bruised, Dick, black and blue all over, and so stiff I can hardly move."
bruisedverbUS /bruːzd/
past form of “bruise” — injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of
From this reading "I am awfully bruised, Dick, black and blue all over, and so stiff I can hardly move."
bulletnounUS /ˈbʊlət/
a projectile that is fired from a gun
From this reading "You put it in the way of a bullet last time, and now you've got it smashed up.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading TAKEN PRISONERS "That arm of yours always seems to be getting itself damaged, Jack," Hawtry said next morning, as he came into the hut.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I am awfully bruised, Dick, black and blue all over, and so stiff I can hardly move."
an occurrence of something
From this reading "That's just my case," Dick said, "though, as you see, I can move.
damagedadjectiveUS /ˈdæmədʒd/
harmed or injured or spoiled
From this reading TAKEN PRISONERS "That arm of yours always seems to be getting itself damaged, Jack," Hawtry said next morning, as he came into the hut.
someone who is a detective
From this reading "I am awfully bruised, Dick, black and blue all over, and so stiff I can hardly move."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading How do you feel altogether?"
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading How do you feel altogether?"
the act of acquiring something
From this reading TAKEN PRISONERS "That arm of yours always seems to be getting itself damaged, Jack," Hawtry said next morning, as he came into the hut.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "You put it in the way of a bullet last time, and now you've got it smashed up.
only a very short time before
From this reading "I am awfully bruised, Dick, black and blue all over, and so stiff I can hardly move."
Hawtry
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From this reading TAKEN PRISONERS "That arm of yours always seems to be getting itself damaged, Jack," Hawtry said next morning, as he came into the hut.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading TAKEN PRISONERS "That arm of yours always seems to be getting itself damaged, Jack," Hawtry said next morning, as he came into the hut.
How
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From this reading How do you feel altogether?"
temporary military shelter
From this reading TAKEN PRISONERS "That arm of yours always seems to be getting itself damaged, Jack," Hawtry said next morning, as he came into the hut.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am awfully bruised, Dick, black and blue all over, and so stiff I can hardly move."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You put it in the way of a bullet last time, and now you've got it smashed up.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading TAKEN PRISONERS "That arm of yours always seems to be getting itself damaged, Jack," Hawtry said next morning, as he came into the hut.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "You put it in the way of a bullet last time, and now you've got it smashed up.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading TAKEN PRISONERS "That arm of yours always seems to be getting itself damaged, Jack," Hawtry said next morning, as he came into the hut.
a small worthless amount
From this reading TAKEN PRISONERS "That arm of yours always seems to be getting itself damaged, Jack," Hawtry said next morning, as he came into the hut.
and nothing more
From this reading "That's just my case," Dick said, "though, as you see, I can move.
immediately past
From this reading "You put it in the way of a bullet last time, and now you've got it smashed up.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading TAKEN PRISONERS "That arm of yours always seems to be getting itself damaged, Jack," Hawtry said next morning, as he came into the hut.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I am awfully bruised, Dick, black and blue all over, and so stiff I can hardly move."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "That's just my case," Dick said, "though, as you see, I can move.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading TAKEN PRISONERS "That arm of yours always seems to be getting itself damaged, Jack," Hawtry said next morning, as he came into the hut.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "You put it in the way of a bullet last time, and now you've got it smashed up.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TAKEN PRISONERS "That arm of yours always seems to be getting itself damaged, Jack," Hawtry said next morning, as he came into the hut.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "I am awfully bruised, Dick, black and blue all over, and so stiff I can hardly move."
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading TAKEN PRISONERS "That arm of yours always seems to be getting itself damaged, Jack," Hawtry said next morning, as he came into the hut.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "You put it in the way of a bullet last time, and now you've got it smashed up.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading TAKEN PRISONERS "That arm of yours always seems to be getting itself damaged, Jack," Hawtry said next morning, as he came into the hut.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "That's just my case," Dick said, "though, as you see, I can move.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading TAKEN PRISONERS "That arm of yours always seems to be getting itself damaged, Jack," Hawtry said next morning, as he came into the hut.
smashedadjectiveUS /smæʃt/
very drunk
From this reading "You put it in the way of a bullet last time, and now you've got it smashed up.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I am awfully bruised, Dick, black and blue all over, and so stiff I can hardly move."
not moving or operating freely
From this reading "I am awfully bruised, Dick, black and blue all over, and so stiff I can hardly move."
TAKENadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading TAKEN PRISONERS "That arm of yours always seems to be getting itself damaged, Jack," Hawtry said next morning, as he came into the hut.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading TAKEN PRISONERS "That arm of yours always seems to be getting itself damaged, Jack," Hawtry said next morning, as he came into the hut.
That's
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From this reading "That's just my case," Dick said, "though, as you see, I can move.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TAKEN PRISONERS "That arm of yours always seems to be getting itself damaged, Jack," Hawtry said next morning, as he came into the hut.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "That's just my case," Dick said, "though, as you see, I can move.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "You put it in the way of a bullet last time, and now you've got it smashed up.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TAKEN PRISONERS "That arm of yours always seems to be getting itself damaged, Jack," Hawtry said next morning, as he came into the hut.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "You put it in the way of a bullet last time, and now you've got it smashed up.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "You put it in the way of a bullet last time, and now you've got it smashed up.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You put it in the way of a bullet last time, and now you've got it smashed up.
you've
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From this reading "You put it in the way of a bullet last time, and now you've got it smashed up.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading TAKEN PRISONERS "That arm of yours always seems to be getting itself damaged, Jack," Hawtry said next morning, as he came into the hut.
