used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading An aching, burning pain shot through his shoulders and there came a sharp twinge as the arrow jerked loose from where its point had stuck in the rock.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading He could not know that that arrow, passing through just above the spinal vertebræ, had temporarily paralyzed him with the shock of its blow.
achingadjectiveUS /ˈeɪkɪŋ/
causing a dull and steady pain
From this reading An aching, burning pain shot through his shoulders and there came a sharp twinge as the arrow jerked loose from where its point had stuck in the rock.
something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading It galvanized Blaze to frenzied action.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading BLAZE It was perhaps an hour after Sid and his Apache captors had gone by that Blaze finally came to.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading BLAZE It was perhaps an hour after Sid and his Apache captors had gone by that Blaze finally came to.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BLAZE It was perhaps an hour after Sid and his Apache captors had gone by that Blaze finally came to.
ApachenounUS /əˈpætʃi/
any member of Athapaskan tribes that migrated to the southwestern desert (from Arizona to Texas and south into Mexico); fought a losing battle from 1861 to 1886 with the United States and were resettled in Oklahoma
From this reading BLAZE It was perhaps an hour after Sid and his Apache captors had gone by that Blaze finally came to.
arrownounUS /ˈæroʊ/
a mark to indicate a direction or relation
From this reading An aching, burning pain shot through his shoulders and there came a sharp twinge as the arrow jerked loose from where its point had stuck in the rock.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading An aching, burning pain shot through his shoulders and there came a sharp twinge as the arrow jerked loose from where its point had stuck in the rock.
BLAZEnounUS /bleɪz/
a strong flame that burns brightly
From this reading BLAZE It was perhaps an hour after Sid and his Apache captors had gone by that Blaze finally came to.
exhale hard
From this reading He could not know that that arrow, passing through just above the spinal vertebræ, had temporarily paralyzed him with the shock of its blow.
the act of burning something
From this reading An aching, burning pain shot through his shoulders and there came a sharp twinge as the arrow jerked loose from where its point had stuck in the rock.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BLAZE It was perhaps an hour after Sid and his Apache captors had gone by that Blaze finally came to.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading BLAZE It was perhaps an hour after Sid and his Apache captors had gone by that Blaze finally came to.
captorsnounUS /ˈkæptərz/
plural of “captor” — a person who captures and holds people or animals
From this reading BLAZE It was perhaps an hour after Sid and his Apache captors had gone by that Blaze finally came to.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could not know that that arrow, passing through just above the spinal vertebræ, had temporarily paralyzed him with the shock of its blow.
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading The dog moaned feebly; then he tried to rise to his feet.
feeblyadverbUS /ˈfiːbli/
in a faint and feeble manner
From this reading The dog moaned feebly; then he tried to rise to his feet.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading The dog moaned feebly; then he tried to rise to his feet.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading BLAZE It was perhaps an hour after Sid and his Apache captors had gone by that Blaze finally came to.
frenziedadjectiveUS /ˈfrenzid/
affected with or marked by frenzy or mania uncontrolled by reason
From this reading It galvanized Blaze to frenzied action.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading An aching, burning pain shot through his shoulders and there came a sharp twinge as the arrow jerked loose from where its point had stuck in the rock.
galvanizedverbUS /ˈɡælvənaɪzd/
past form of “galvanize” — to stimulate to action
From this reading It galvanized Blaze to frenzied action.
destroyed or killed
From this reading BLAZE It was perhaps an hour after Sid and his Apache captors had gone by that Blaze finally came to.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading BLAZE It was perhaps an hour after Sid and his Apache captors had gone by that Blaze finally came to.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The dog moaned feebly; then he tried to rise to his feet.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He could not know that that arrow, passing through just above the spinal vertebræ, had temporarily paralyzed him with the shock of its blow.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading BLAZE It was perhaps an hour after Sid and his Apache captors had gone by that Blaze finally came to.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading BLAZE It was perhaps an hour after Sid and his Apache captors had gone by that Blaze finally came to.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading An aching, burning pain shot through his shoulders and there came a sharp twinge as the arrow jerked loose from where its point had stuck in the rock.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading BLAZE It was perhaps an hour after Sid and his Apache captors had gone by that Blaze finally came to.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading An aching, burning pain shot through his shoulders and there came a sharp twinge as the arrow jerked loose from where its point had stuck in the rock.
jerkedverbUS /dʒɜːrkt/
past form of “jerk” — pull, or move with a sudden movement
From this reading An aching, burning pain shot through his shoulders and there came a sharp twinge as the arrow jerked loose from where its point had stuck in the rock.
and nothing more
From this reading He could not know that that arrow, passing through just above the spinal vertebræ, had temporarily paralyzed him with the shock of its blow.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading He could not know that that arrow, passing through just above the spinal vertebræ, had temporarily paralyzed him with the shock of its blow.
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading An aching, burning pain shot through his shoulders and there came a sharp twinge as the arrow jerked loose from where its point had stuck in the rock.
moanedverbUS /moʊnd/
past form of “moan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading The dog moaned feebly; then he tried to rise to his feet.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He could not know that that arrow, passing through just above the spinal vertebræ, had temporarily paralyzed him with the shock of its blow.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He could not know that that arrow, passing through just above the spinal vertebræ, had temporarily paralyzed him with the shock of its blow.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading An aching, burning pain shot through his shoulders and there came a sharp twinge as the arrow jerked loose from where its point had stuck in the rock.
paralyzedadjectiveUS /ˈperəlaɪzd/
affected with paralysis
From this reading He could not know that that arrow, passing through just above the spinal vertebræ, had temporarily paralyzed him with the shock of its blow.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading He could not know that that arrow, passing through just above the spinal vertebræ, had temporarily paralyzed him with the shock of its blow.
by chance
From this reading BLAZE It was perhaps an hour after Sid and his Apache captors had gone by that Blaze finally came to.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading An aching, burning pain shot through his shoulders and there came a sharp twinge as the arrow jerked loose from where its point had stuck in the rock.
move upward
From this reading The dog moaned feebly; then he tried to rise to his feet.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading An aching, burning pain shot through his shoulders and there came a sharp twinge as the arrow jerked loose from where its point had stuck in the rock.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading An aching, burning pain shot through his shoulders and there came a sharp twinge as the arrow jerked loose from where its point had stuck in the rock.
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading He could not know that that arrow, passing through just above the spinal vertebræ, had temporarily paralyzed him with the shock of its blow.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading An aching, burning pain shot through his shoulders and there came a sharp twinge as the arrow jerked loose from where its point had stuck in the rock.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading An aching, burning pain shot through his shoulders and there came a sharp twinge as the arrow jerked loose from where its point had stuck in the rock.
Sid
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From this reading BLAZE It was perhaps an hour after Sid and his Apache captors had gone by that Blaze finally came to.
spinalnounUS /ˈspaɪnəl/
anesthesia of the lower half of the body; caused by injury to the spinal cord or by injecting an anesthetic beneath the arachnoid membrane that surrounds the spinal cord
From this reading He could not know that that arrow, passing through just above the spinal vertebræ, had temporarily paralyzed him with the shock of its blow.
caught or fixed
From this reading An aching, burning pain shot through his shoulders and there came a sharp twinge as the arrow jerked loose from where its point had stuck in the rock.
temporarilyadverbUS /ˌtempərˈerəli/
for a limited time only; not permanently
From this reading He could not know that that arrow, passing through just above the spinal vertebræ, had temporarily paralyzed him with the shock of its blow.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading BLAZE It was perhaps an hour after Sid and his Apache captors had gone by that Blaze finally came to.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The dog moaned feebly; then he tried to rise to his feet.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The dog moaned feebly; then he tried to rise to his feet.
in or at that place or location
From this reading An aching, burning pain shot through his shoulders and there came a sharp twinge as the arrow jerked loose from where its point had stuck in the rock.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading An aching, burning pain shot through his shoulders and there came a sharp twinge as the arrow jerked loose from where its point had stuck in the rock.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BLAZE It was perhaps an hour after Sid and his Apache captors had gone by that Blaze finally came to.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading The dog moaned feebly; then he tried to rise to his feet.
twingenounUS /twɪndʒ/
a sudden sharp feeling
From this reading An aching, burning pain shot through his shoulders and there came a sharp twinge as the arrow jerked loose from where its point had stuck in the rock.
vertebræ
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He could not know that that arrow, passing through just above the spinal vertebræ, had temporarily paralyzed him with the shock of its blow.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BLAZE It was perhaps an hour after Sid and his Apache captors had gone by that Blaze finally came to.
in or at the place that
From this reading An aching, burning pain shot through his shoulders and there came a sharp twinge as the arrow jerked loose from where its point had stuck in the rock.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He could not know that that arrow, passing through just above the spinal vertebræ, had temporarily paralyzed him with the shock of its blow.
