used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And after a while he got up from his knees and set his teeth on his sobbing and threw his head back and squared his shoulders and notched his belt and faced the three ancient men.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading And after a while he got up from his knees and set his teeth on his sobbing and threw his head back and squared his shoulders and notched his belt and faced the three ancient men.
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading And after a while he got up from his knees and set his teeth on his sobbing and threw his head back and squared his shoulders and notched his belt and faced the three ancient men.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And after a while he got up from his knees and set his teeth on his sobbing and threw his head back and squared his shoulders and notched his belt and faced the three ancient men.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading And after a while he got up from his knees and set his teeth on his sobbing and threw his head back and squared his shoulders and notched his belt and faced the three ancient men.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "You'll be seeing her soon, sir, you'll be telling her... everything..."
beltnounUS /belt/
endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys
From this reading And after a while he got up from his knees and set his teeth on his sobbing and threw his head back and squared his shoulders and notched his belt and faced the three ancient men.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading "You'll be seeing her soon, sir, you'll be telling her... everything..."
having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination
From this reading And after a while he got up from his knees and set his teeth on his sobbing and threw his head back and squared his shoulders and notched his belt and faced the three ancient men.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And after a while he got up from his knees and set his teeth on his sobbing and threw his head back and squared his shoulders and notched his belt and faced the three ancient men.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading And after a while he got up from his knees and set his teeth on his sobbing and threw his head back and squared his shoulders and notched his belt and faced the three ancient men.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading He went over and knelt and kissed the Khan's hand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And after a while he got up from his knees and set his teeth on his sobbing and threw his head back and squared his shoulders and notched his belt and faced the three ancient men.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading And after a while he got up from his knees and set his teeth on his sobbing and threw his head back and squared his shoulders and notched his belt and faced the three ancient men.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "You'll be seeing her soon, sir, you'll be telling her... everything..."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And after a while he got up from his knees and set his teeth on his sobbing and threw his head back and squared his shoulders and notched his belt and faced the three ancient men.
I'll
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From this reading "Yes, son, I'll tell her."
Khan'snounUS /kɑːnz/
possessive form of “khan” — a title given to rulers or other important people in Asian countries
From this reading He went over and knelt and kissed the Khan's hand.
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading He went over and knelt and kissed the Khan's hand.
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading And after a while he got up from his knees and set his teeth on his sobbing and threw his head back and squared his shoulders and notched his belt and faced the three ancient men.
kneltverbUS /nelt/
inflected form of “kneel” — rest one's weight on one's knees
From this reading He went over and knelt and kissed the Khan's hand.
the force of workers available
From this reading And after a while he got up from his knees and set his teeth on his sobbing and threw his head back and squared his shoulders and notched his belt and faced the three ancient men.
notchedadjectiveUS /nɑːtʃt/
notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex
From this reading And after a while he got up from his knees and set his teeth on his sobbing and threw his head back and squared his shoulders and notched his belt and faced the three ancient men.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And after a while he got up from his knees and set his teeth on his sobbing and threw his head back and squared his shoulders and notched his belt and faced the three ancient men.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He went over and knelt and kissed the Khan's hand.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well," he said, "that's that."
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading "You'll be seeing her soon, sir, you'll be telling her... everything..."
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading And after a while he got up from his knees and set his teeth on his sobbing and threw his head back and squared his shoulders and notched his belt and faced the three ancient men.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading And after a while he got up from his knees and set his teeth on his sobbing and threw his head back and squared his shoulders and notched his belt and faced the three ancient men.
term of address for a man
From this reading "You'll be seeing her soon, sir, you'll be telling her... everything..."
sobbingnounUS /ˈsɑːbɪŋ/
convulsive gasp made while weeping
From this reading And after a while he got up from his knees and set his teeth on his sobbing and threw his head back and squared his shoulders and notched his belt and faced the three ancient men.
a male human offspring
From this reading "Yes, son, I'll tell her."
in the near future
From this reading "You'll be seeing her soon, sir, you'll be telling her... everything..."
squaredadjectiveUS /skwerd/
having been made square
From this reading And after a while he got up from his knees and set his teeth on his sobbing and threw his head back and squared his shoulders and notched his belt and faced the three ancient men.
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading And after a while he got up from his knees and set his teeth on his sobbing and threw his head back and squared his shoulders and notched his belt and faced the three ancient men.
express in words
From this reading "Yes, son, I'll tell her."
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading "You'll be seeing her soon, sir, you'll be telling her... everything..."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Well," he said, "that's that."
that's
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From this reading "Well," he said, "that's that."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And after a while he got up from his knees and set his teeth on his sobbing and threw his head back and squared his shoulders and notched his belt and faced the three ancient men.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading And after a while he got up from his knees and set his teeth on his sobbing and threw his head back and squared his shoulders and notched his belt and faced the three ancient men.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading And after a while he got up from his knees and set his teeth on his sobbing and threw his head back and squared his shoulders and notched his belt and faced the three ancient men.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading And after a while he got up from his knees and set his teeth on his sobbing and threw his head back and squared his shoulders and notched his belt and faced the three ancient men.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well," he said, "that's that."
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He went over and knelt and kissed the Khan's hand.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading And after a while he got up from his knees and set his teeth on his sobbing and threw his head back and squared his shoulders and notched his belt and faced the three ancient men.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, son, I'll tell her."
You'll
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From this reading "You'll be seeing her soon, sir, you'll be telling her... everything..."
