used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Oh-h! even if it hurts him--terribly--we'll have to lift him to a dry spot."
an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading And one agonizing accident which she had been told how to deal with was the case of a knee-cap displaced or broken.
agonizingadjectiveUS /ˈæɡənaɪzɪŋ/
extremely painful
From this reading And one agonizing accident which she had been told how to deal with was the case of a knee-cap displaced or broken.
a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
From this reading Together with her Camp Fire sisters she had taken some training in first aid.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And one agonizing accident which she had been told how to deal with was the case of a knee-cap displaced or broken.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And one agonizing accident which she had been told how to deal with was the case of a knee-cap displaced or broken.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading And one agonizing accident which she had been told how to deal with was the case of a knee-cap displaced or broken.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading Together with her Camp Fire sisters she had taken some training in first aid.
an occurrence of something
From this reading And one agonizing accident which she had been told how to deal with was the case of a knee-cap displaced or broken.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading And one agonizing accident which she had been told how to deal with was the case of a knee-cap displaced or broken.
displacedverbUS /dɪˈspleɪst/
past form of “displace” — cause to move, usually with force or pressure
From this reading And one agonizing accident which she had been told how to deal with was the case of a knee-cap displaced or broken.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading Oh-h! even if it hurts him--terribly--we'll have to lift him to a dry spot."
divisible by two
From this reading Oh-h! even if it hurts him--terribly--we'll have to lift him to a dry spot."
start firing a weapon
From this reading Together with her Camp Fire sisters she had taken some training in first aid.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Together with her Camp Fire sisters she had taken some training in first aid.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Together with her Camp Fire sisters she had taken some training in first aid.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Oh-h! even if it hurts him--terribly--we'll have to lift him to a dry spot."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Together with her Camp Fire sisters she had taken some training in first aid.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE MAN KILLER "We must lift him out of the mud!
how
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From this reading And one agonizing accident which she had been told how to deal with was the case of a knee-cap displaced or broken.
hurtsnounUS /hɜːrts/
plural of “hurt” — any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading Oh-h! even if it hurts him--terribly--we'll have to lift him to a dry spot."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Oh-h! even if it hurts him--terribly--we'll have to lift him to a dry spot."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Together with her Camp Fire sisters she had taken some training in first aid.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Oh-h! even if it hurts him--terribly--we'll have to lift him to a dry spot."
KILLERnounUS /ˈkɪlər/
someone who causes the death of a person or animal
From this reading THE MAN KILLER "We must lift him out of the mud!
knee-cap
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From this reading And one agonizing accident which she had been told how to deal with was the case of a knee-cap displaced or broken.
raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading THE MAN KILLER "We must lift him out of the mud!
LorrynounUS /ˈlɔːri/
a large low horse-drawn wagon without sides
From this reading It was Pemrose Lorry who spoke.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading THE MAN KILLER "We must lift him out of the mud!
water soaked soil; soft wet earth
From this reading THE MAN KILLER "We must lift him out of the mud!
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading THE MAN KILLER "We must lift him out of the mud!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MAN KILLER "We must lift him out of the mud!
Oh-h
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From this reading Oh-h! even if it hurts him--terribly--we'll have to lift him to a dry spot."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And one agonizing accident which she had been told how to deal with was the case of a knee-cap displaced or broken.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And one agonizing accident which she had been told how to deal with was the case of a knee-cap displaced or broken.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading THE MAN KILLER "We must lift him out of the mud!
Pemrose
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From this reading It was Pemrose Lorry who spoke.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Together with her Camp Fire sisters she had taken some training in first aid.
plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Together with her Camp Fire sisters she had taken some training in first aid.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Together with her Camp Fire sisters she had taken some training in first aid.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading It was Pemrose Lorry who spoke.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Oh-h! even if it hurts him--terribly--we'll have to lift him to a dry spot."
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Together with her Camp Fire sisters she had taken some training in first aid.
terriblyadverbUS /ˈterəbli/
used as intensifiers
From this reading Oh-h! even if it hurts him--terribly--we'll have to lift him to a dry spot."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MAN KILLER "We must lift him out of the mud!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Oh-h! even if it hurts him--terribly--we'll have to lift him to a dry spot."
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Together with her Camp Fire sisters she had taken some training in first aid.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading And one agonizing accident which she had been told how to deal with was the case of a knee-cap displaced or broken.
trainingnounUS /ˈtreɪnɪŋ/
activity leading to skilled behavior
From this reading Together with her Camp Fire sisters she had taken some training in first aid.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Pemrose Lorry who spoke.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE MAN KILLER "We must lift him out of the mud!
we'll
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From this reading Oh-h! even if it hurts him--terribly--we'll have to lift him to a dry spot."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And one agonizing accident which she had been told how to deal with was the case of a knee-cap displaced or broken.
which person or people
From this reading It was Pemrose Lorry who spoke.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Together with her Camp Fire sisters she had taken some training in first aid.
