used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading HOPE--AND A WILL Without arousing the girl, Polaris made hasty search.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Some rods along the back trail, he saw a break in the snow at the side of the trail.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOPE--AND A WILL Without arousing the girl, Polaris made hasty search.
arousingverbUS /ərˈaʊzɪŋ/
-ing form of “arouse” — call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
From this reading HOPE--AND A WILL Without arousing the girl, Polaris made hasty search.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had stumbled thither as far as his endurance would sustain him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Some rods along the back trail, he saw a break in the snow at the side of the trail.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Some rods along the back trail, he saw a break in the snow at the side of the trail.
terminate
From this reading Some rods along the back trail, he saw a break in the snow at the side of the trail.
daggernounUS /ˈdæɡ.ər/
A short knife with a pointed and edged blade, used as a stealth weapon.
From this reading There he found the priest lying on his back, with his face turned up to the sun and his keen-pointed dagger piercing his heart.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading More joyful than ever it had seemed in life was the half smile at the lips of the dead man.
endurancenounUS /ˈendərəns/
the power to withstand hardship or stress
From this reading He had stumbled thither as far as his endurance would sustain him.
at any time
From this reading More joyful than ever it had seemed in life was the half smile at the lips of the dead man.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading There he found the priest lying on his back, with his face turned up to the sun and his keen-pointed dagger piercing his heart.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading He had stumbled thither as far as his endurance would sustain him.
set up or found
From this reading There he found the priest lying on his back, with his face turned up to the sun and his keen-pointed dagger piercing his heart.
a young female
From this reading HOPE--AND A WILL Without arousing the girl, Polaris made hasty search.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had stumbled thither as far as his endurance would sustain him.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading More joyful than ever it had seemed in life was the half smile at the lips of the dead man.
hastyadjectiveUS /ˈheɪsti/
excessively quick
From this reading HOPE--AND A WILL Without arousing the girl, Polaris made hasty search.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Some rods along the back trail, he saw a break in the snow at the side of the trail.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading There he found the priest lying on his back, with his face turned up to the sun and his keen-pointed dagger piercing his heart.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had stumbled thither as far as his endurance would sustain him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There he found the priest lying on his back, with his face turned up to the sun and his keen-pointed dagger piercing his heart.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading HOPE--AND A WILL Without arousing the girl, Polaris made hasty search.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Some rods along the back trail, he saw a break in the snow at the side of the trail.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading More joyful than ever it had seemed in life was the half smile at the lips of the dead man.
joyfuladjectiveUS /ˈdʒɔɪfəl/
full of or producing joy
From this reading More joyful than ever it had seemed in life was the half smile at the lips of the dead man.
keen-pointed
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From this reading There he found the priest lying on his back, with his face turned up to the sun and his keen-pointed dagger piercing his heart.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading More joyful than ever it had seemed in life was the half smile at the lips of the dead man.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading More joyful than ever it had seemed in life was the half smile at the lips of the dead man.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading There he found the priest lying on his back, with his face turned up to the sun and his keen-pointed dagger piercing his heart.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading HOPE--AND A WILL Without arousing the girl, Polaris made hasty search.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading More joyful than ever it had seemed in life was the half smile at the lips of the dead man.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading More joyful than ever it had seemed in life was the half smile at the lips of the dead man.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Some rods along the back trail, he saw a break in the snow at the side of the trail.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There he found the priest lying on his back, with his face turned up to the sun and his keen-pointed dagger piercing his heart.
piercingadjectiveUS /ˈpɪrsɪŋ/
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading There he found the priest lying on his back, with his face turned up to the sun and his keen-pointed dagger piercing his heart.
PolarisnounUS /poʊˈlerəs/
the brightest star in Ursa Minor; at the end of the handle of the Little Dipper; the northern axis of the earth points toward it
From this reading HOPE--AND A WILL Without arousing the girl, Polaris made hasty search.
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading There he found the priest lying on his back, with his face turned up to the sun and his keen-pointed dagger piercing his heart.
rodsnounUS /rɑːdz/
plural of “rod” — a long thin implement made of metal or wood
From this reading Some rods along the back trail, he saw a break in the snow at the side of the trail.
cut with a saw
From this reading Some rods along the back trail, he saw a break in the snow at the side of the trail.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading HOPE--AND A WILL Without arousing the girl, Polaris made hasty search.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading More joyful than ever it had seemed in life was the half smile at the lips of the dead man.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Some rods along the back trail, he saw a break in the snow at the side of the trail.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading More joyful than ever it had seemed in life was the half smile at the lips of the dead man.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading Some rods along the back trail, he saw a break in the snow at the side of the trail.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some rods along the back trail, he saw a break in the snow at the side of the trail.
stumbledverbUS /ˈstʌmbəld/
past form of “stumble” — walk unsteadily
From this reading He had stumbled thither as far as his endurance would sustain him.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading There he found the priest lying on his back, with his face turned up to the sun and his keen-pointed dagger piercing his heart.
sustainverbUS /səˈsteɪn/
lengthen or extend in duration or space
From this reading He had stumbled thither as far as his endurance would sustain him.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading More joyful than ever it had seemed in life was the half smile at the lips of the dead man.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOPE--AND A WILL Without arousing the girl, Polaris made hasty search.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There he found the priest lying on his back, with his face turned up to the sun and his keen-pointed dagger piercing his heart.
thitheradverbUS /ˈðɪθɜːr/
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading He had stumbled thither as far as his endurance would sustain him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There he found the priest lying on his back, with his face turned up to the sun and his keen-pointed dagger piercing his heart.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading Some rods along the back trail, he saw a break in the snow at the side of the trail.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading There he found the priest lying on his back, with his face turned up to the sun and his keen-pointed dagger piercing his heart.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading There he found the priest lying on his back, with his face turned up to the sun and his keen-pointed dagger piercing his heart.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading More joyful than ever it had seemed in life was the half smile at the lips of the dead man.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading HOPE--AND A WILL Without arousing the girl, Polaris made hasty search.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There he found the priest lying on his back, with his face turned up to the sun and his keen-pointed dagger piercing his heart.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading HOPE--AND A WILL Without arousing the girl, Polaris made hasty search.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He had stumbled thither as far as his endurance would sustain him.
