used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He stooped and picked up a long heavy iron bar from the ground.
ALEXIS
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From this reading THE MIGHT OF ALEXIS.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "What is it?" demanded all eagerly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "We will retreat to the second compartment," said the giant, "and I will place myself behind the pillar, which I can see from here."
a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading He stooped and picked up a long heavy iron bar from the ground.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading "We will retreat to the second compartment," said the giant, "and I will place myself behind the pillar, which I can see from here."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "We will retreat to the second compartment," said the giant, "and I will place myself behind the pillar, which I can see from here."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "I will have this for my weapon, and invisible in the darkness, if they come in a rush, I can let my bar fall upon their skulls thirty times a minute."
compartmentnounUS /kəmˈpɑːrtmənt/
a space into which an area is subdivided
From this reading "We will retreat to the second compartment," said the giant, "and I will place myself behind the pillar, which I can see from here."
absence of light or illumination
From this reading "I will have this for my weapon, and invisible in the darkness, if they come in a rush, I can let my bar fall upon their skulls thirty times a minute."
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading "What is it?" demanded all eagerly.
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading "What is it?" demanded all eagerly.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading "I will have this for my weapon, and invisible in the darkness, if they come in a rush, I can let my bar fall upon their skulls thirty times a minute."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I will have this for my weapon, and invisible in the darkness, if they come in a rush, I can let my bar fall upon their skulls thirty times a minute."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "We will retreat to the second compartment," said the giant, "and I will place myself behind the pillar, which I can see from here."
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading "We will retreat to the second compartment," said the giant, "and I will place myself behind the pillar, which I can see from here."
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading He stooped and picked up a long heavy iron bar from the ground.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I will have this for my weapon, and invisible in the darkness, if they come in a rush, I can let my bar fall upon their skulls thirty times a minute."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stooped and picked up a long heavy iron bar from the ground.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading He stooped and picked up a long heavy iron bar from the ground.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "We will retreat to the second compartment," said the giant, "and I will place myself behind the pillar, which I can see from here."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "We will retreat to the second compartment," said the giant, "and I will place myself behind the pillar, which I can see from here."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I will have this for my weapon, and invisible in the darkness, if they come in a rush, I can let my bar fall upon their skulls thirty times a minute."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I will have this for my weapon, and invisible in the darkness, if they come in a rush, I can let my bar fall upon their skulls thirty times a minute."
invisibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈvɪzəbəl/
impossible or nearly impossible to see; imperceptible by the eye
From this reading "I will have this for my weapon, and invisible in the darkness, if they come in a rush, I can let my bar fall upon their skulls thirty times a minute."
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading He stooped and picked up a long heavy iron bar from the ground.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What is it?" demanded all eagerly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "What is it?" demanded all eagerly.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "I will have this for my weapon, and invisible in the darkness, if they come in a rush, I can let my bar fall upon their skulls thirty times a minute."
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading He stooped and picked up a long heavy iron bar from the ground.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading THE MIGHT OF ALEXIS.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading "I will have this for my weapon, and invisible in the darkness, if they come in a rush, I can let my bar fall upon their skulls thirty times a minute."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I will have this for my weapon, and invisible in the darkness, if they come in a rush, I can let my bar fall upon their skulls thirty times a minute."
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "We will retreat to the second compartment," said the giant, "and I will place myself behind the pillar, which I can see from here."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MIGHT OF ALEXIS.
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading He stooped and picked up a long heavy iron bar from the ground.
pillarnounUS /ˈpɪlər/
a fundamental principle or practice
From this reading "We will retreat to the second compartment," said the giant, "and I will place myself behind the pillar, which I can see from here."
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "We will retreat to the second compartment," said the giant, "and I will place myself behind the pillar, which I can see from here."
(military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat
From this reading "We will retreat to the second compartment," said the giant, "and I will place myself behind the pillar, which I can see from here."
move hurridly
From this reading "I will have this for my weapon, and invisible in the darkness, if they come in a rush, I can let my bar fall upon their skulls thirty times a minute."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "We will retreat to the second compartment," said the giant, "and I will place myself behind the pillar, which I can see from here."
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading "We will retreat to the second compartment," said the giant, "and I will place myself behind the pillar, which I can see from here."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "We will retreat to the second compartment," said the giant, "and I will place myself behind the pillar, which I can see from here."
skullsnounUS /skʌlz/
plural of “skull” — the bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates
From this reading "I will have this for my weapon, and invisible in the darkness, if they come in a rush, I can let my bar fall upon their skulls thirty times a minute."
stoopedadjectiveUS /stuːpt/
having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect
From this reading He stooped and picked up a long heavy iron bar from the ground.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MIGHT OF ALEXIS.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "I will have this for my weapon, and invisible in the darkness, if they come in a rush, I can let my bar fall upon their skulls thirty times a minute."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I will have this for my weapon, and invisible in the darkness, if they come in a rush, I can let my bar fall upon their skulls thirty times a minute."
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading "I will have this for my weapon, and invisible in the darkness, if they come in a rush, I can let my bar fall upon their skulls thirty times a minute."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I will have this for my weapon, and invisible in the darkness, if they come in a rush, I can let my bar fall upon their skulls thirty times a minute."
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading "I will have this for my weapon, and invisible in the darkness, if they come in a rush, I can let my bar fall upon their skulls thirty times a minute."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We will retreat to the second compartment," said the giant, "and I will place myself behind the pillar, which I can see from here."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He stooped and picked up a long heavy iron bar from the ground.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "I will have this for my weapon, and invisible in the darkness, if they come in a rush, I can let my bar fall upon their skulls thirty times a minute."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We will retreat to the second compartment," said the giant, "and I will place myself behind the pillar, which I can see from here."
any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
From this reading "I will have this for my weapon, and invisible in the darkness, if they come in a rush, I can let my bar fall upon their skulls thirty times a minute."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What is it?" demanded all eagerly.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "We will retreat to the second compartment," said the giant, "and I will place myself behind the pillar, which I can see from here."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "We will retreat to the second compartment," said the giant, "and I will place myself behind the pillar, which I can see from here."
