used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Drew made a painful effort, pulled himself away from the rock to fumble at the cinches of the bay’s saddle, only to be pushed aside.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading He hardly knew when a blanket was pulled up over him as he lay in a rock niche, already drifting into deep sleep.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He hardly knew when a blanket was pulled up over him as he lay in a rock niche, already drifting into deep sleep.
on or to one side
From this reading Drew made a painful effort, pulled himself away from the rock to fumble at the cinches of the bay’s saddle, only to be pushed aside.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Drew made a painful effort, pulled himself away from the rock to fumble at the cinches of the bay’s saddle, only to be pushed aside.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Drew made a painful effort, pulled himself away from the rock to fumble at the cinches of the bay’s saddle, only to be pushed aside.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading Voices awoke him into the gray of early morning.
bay'snounUS /beɪz/
possessive form of “bay” — an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading Drew made a painful effort, pulled himself away from the rock to fumble at the cinches of the bay’s saddle, only to be pushed aside.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Drew made a painful effort, pulled himself away from the rock to fumble at the cinches of the bay’s saddle, only to be pushed aside.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading "Steer him over there, Perse ... bed him down."
blanketnounUS /ˈblæŋkət/
bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
From this reading He hardly knew when a blanket was pulled up over him as he lay in a rock niche, already drifting into deep sleep.
cinches
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From this reading Drew made a painful effort, pulled himself away from the rock to fumble at the cinches of the bay’s saddle, only to be pushed aside.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading He hardly knew when a blanket was pulled up over him as he lay in a rock niche, already drifting into deep sleep.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Steer him over there, Perse ... bed him down."
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading Drew made a painful effort, pulled himself away from the rock to fumble at the cinches of the bay’s saddle, only to be pushed aside.
driftingnounUS /ˈdrɪftɪŋ/
aimless wandering from place to place
From this reading He hardly knew when a blanket was pulled up over him as he lay in a rock niche, already drifting into deep sleep.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Voices awoke him into the gray of early morning.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading Drew made a painful effort, pulled himself away from the rock to fumble at the cinches of the bay’s saddle, only to be pushed aside.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Drew made a painful effort, pulled himself away from the rock to fumble at the cinches of the bay’s saddle, only to be pushed aside.
fumbleverbUS /ˈfʌmbəl/
feel about uncertainly or blindly
From this reading Drew made a painful effort, pulled himself away from the rock to fumble at the cinches of the bay’s saddle, only to be pushed aside.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading Voices awoke him into the gray of early morning.
only a very short time before
From this reading He hardly knew when a blanket was pulled up over him as he lay in a rock niche, already drifting into deep sleep.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He hardly knew when a blanket was pulled up over him as he lay in a rock niche, already drifting into deep sleep.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Steer him over there, Perse ... bed him down."
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Drew made a painful effort, pulled himself away from the rock to fumble at the cinches of the bay’s saddle, only to be pushed aside.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He hardly knew when a blanket was pulled up over him as he lay in a rock niche, already drifting into deep sleep.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He hardly knew when a blanket was pulled up over him as he lay in a rock niche, already drifting into deep sleep.
Kentuckian's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Kentuckian’s last scrap of protest leaked away.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading He hardly knew when a blanket was pulled up over him as he lay in a rock niche, already drifting into deep sleep.
immediately past
From this reading The Kentuckian’s last scrap of protest leaked away.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He hardly knew when a blanket was pulled up over him as he lay in a rock niche, already drifting into deep sleep.
leakedverbUS /liːkt/
past form of “leak” — tell anonymously
From this reading The Kentuckian’s last scrap of protest leaked away.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Drew made a painful effort, pulled himself away from the rock to fumble at the cinches of the bay’s saddle, only to be pushed aside.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Voices awoke him into the gray of early morning.
nichenounUS /nɪtʃ/
a position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it
From this reading He hardly knew when a blanket was pulled up over him as he lay in a rock niche, already drifting into deep sleep.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Drew made a painful effort, pulled himself away from the rock to fumble at the cinches of the bay’s saddle, only to be pushed aside.
and nothing more
From this reading Drew made a painful effort, pulled himself away from the rock to fumble at the cinches of the bay’s saddle, only to be pushed aside.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Steer him over there, Perse ... bed him down."
causing physical or psychological pain
From this reading Drew made a painful effort, pulled himself away from the rock to fumble at the cinches of the bay’s saddle, only to be pushed aside.
Perse
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Steer him over there, Perse ... bed him down."
protestnounUS /ˈproʊtest/
a formal and solemn declaration of objection
From this reading The Kentuckian’s last scrap of protest leaked away.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading Drew made a painful effort, pulled himself away from the rock to fumble at the cinches of the bay’s saddle, only to be pushed aside.
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading Drew made a painful effort, pulled himself away from the rock to fumble at the cinches of the bay’s saddle, only to be pushed aside.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Drew made a painful effort, pulled himself away from the rock to fumble at the cinches of the bay’s saddle, only to be pushed aside.
put a saddle on
From this reading Drew made a painful effort, pulled himself away from the rock to fumble at the cinches of the bay’s saddle, only to be pushed aside.
scrapnounUS /skræp/
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
From this reading The Kentuckian’s last scrap of protest leaked away.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading He hardly knew when a blanket was pulled up over him as he lay in a rock niche, already drifting into deep sleep.
SteerverbUS /stɪr/
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
From this reading "Steer him over there, Perse ... bed him down."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Drew made a painful effort, pulled himself away from the rock to fumble at the cinches of the bay’s saddle, only to be pushed aside.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Steer him over there, Perse ... bed him down."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Drew made a painful effort, pulled himself away from the rock to fumble at the cinches of the bay’s saddle, only to be pushed aside.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He hardly knew when a blanket was pulled up over him as he lay in a rock niche, already drifting into deep sleep.
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Voices awoke him into the gray of early morning.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He hardly knew when a blanket was pulled up over him as he lay in a rock niche, already drifting into deep sleep.
at the time that
From this reading He hardly knew when a blanket was pulled up over him as he lay in a rock niche, already drifting into deep sleep.
