used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A HUMAN WHEEL.
(sentence connectors) because of the reason given
From this reading Accordingly, he struck the floor on his left side.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Chester and Graves dropped heavily upon him before he had more than touched the boards, the former at his feet, the latter on his shoulders.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Chester and Graves dropped heavily upon him before he had more than touched the boards, the former at his feet, the latter on his shoulders.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Chick had thrown himself to one side to ease the pressure on his back.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Chester and Graves dropped heavily upon him before he had more than touched the boards, the former at his feet, the latter on his shoulders.
boardsnounUS /bɔːrdz/
(used in the plural) the stage of a theater
From this reading Chester and Graves dropped heavily upon him before he had more than touched the boards, the former at his feet, the latter on his shoulders.
bonyadjectiveUS /ˈboʊni/
being very thin
From this reading Their bony knees crushed him down, and Graves used his weight to try to pull Chick over on his back.
ChesternounUS /ˈtʃestər/
a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
From this reading Chester and Graves dropped heavily upon him before he had more than touched the boards, the former at his feet, the latter on his shoulders.
ChicknounUS /tʃɪk/
young bird especially of domestic fowl
From this reading Chick had thrown himself to one side to ease the pressure on his back.
crushedadjectiveUS /krʌʃt/
treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance
From this reading Their bony knees crushed him down, and Graves used his weight to try to pull Chick over on his back.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Their bony knees crushed him down, and Graves used his weight to try to pull Chick over on his back.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading Chester and Graves dropped heavily upon him before he had more than touched the boards, the former at his feet, the latter on his shoulders.
move gently or carefully
From this reading Chick had thrown himself to one side to ease the pressure on his back.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Chester and Graves dropped heavily upon him before he had more than touched the boards, the former at his feet, the latter on his shoulders.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading Accordingly, he struck the floor on his left side.
referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
From this reading Chester and Graves dropped heavily upon him before he had more than touched the boards, the former at his feet, the latter on his shoulders.
GravesnounUS /ɡreɪvz/
English writer known for his interest in mythology and in the classics (1895-1985)
From this reading Chester and Graves dropped heavily upon him before he had more than touched the boards, the former at his feet, the latter on his shoulders.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Chick had thrown himself to one side to ease the pressure on his back.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Accordingly, he struck the floor on his left side.
to a considerable degree
From this reading Chester and Graves dropped heavily upon him before he had more than touched the boards, the former at his feet, the latter on his shoulders.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Chester and Graves dropped heavily upon him before he had more than touched the boards, the former at his feet, the latter on his shoulders.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Chick had thrown himself to one side to ease the pressure on his back.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Chick had thrown himself to one side to ease the pressure on his back.
HUMANadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading A HUMAN WHEEL.
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 Their bony knees crushed him down, and Graves used his weight to try to pull Chick over on his back.
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading Chester and Graves dropped heavily upon him before he had more than touched the boards, the former at his feet, the latter on his shoulders.
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 Accordingly, he struck the floor on his left side.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Chester and Graves dropped heavily upon him before he had more than touched the boards, the former at his feet, the latter on his shoulders.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Chick had thrown himself to one side to ease the pressure on his back.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Chick had thrown himself to one side to ease the pressure on his back.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Their bony knees crushed him down, and Graves used his weight to try to pull Chick over on his back.
pressurenounUS /ˈpreʃər/
the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)
From this reading Chick had thrown himself to one side to ease the pressure on his back.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading Their bony knees crushed him down, and Graves used his weight to try to pull Chick over on his back.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading Chester and Graves dropped heavily upon him before he had more than touched the boards, the former at his feet, the latter on his shoulders.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Chick had thrown himself to one side to ease the pressure on his back.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading Accordingly, he struck the floor on his left side.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Chester and Graves dropped heavily upon him before he had more than touched the boards, the former at his feet, the latter on his shoulders.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Chick had thrown himself to one side to ease the pressure on his back.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their bony knees crushed him down, and Graves used his weight to try to pull Chick over on his back.
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading Chick had thrown himself to one side to ease the pressure on his back.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Chick had thrown himself to one side to ease the pressure on his back.
having come into contact
From this reading Chester and Graves dropped heavily upon him before he had more than touched the boards, the former at his feet, the latter on his shoulders.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading Their bony knees crushed him down, and Graves used his weight to try to pull Chick over on his back.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Chester and Graves dropped heavily upon him before he had more than touched the boards, the former at his feet, the latter on his shoulders.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading Their bony knees crushed him down, and Graves used his weight to try to pull Chick over on his back.
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading Their bony knees crushed him down, and Graves used his weight to try to pull Chick over on his back.
change directions as if revolving on a pivot
From this reading A HUMAN WHEEL.
