used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A long time passed in which I was bereft of reason.
AFTERprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading AFTER THE BATTLE.
(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 After I had beheld my mother and all the other women of the tribe die to escape the shame and outrages of slavery, the blood which I had lost caused me to swoon away.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading When my senses returned, I found myself lying on straw, along with a great number of other men, in a vast shed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After I had beheld my mother and all the other women of the tribe die to escape the shame and outrages of slavery, the blood which I had lost caused me to swoon away.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At my first motion I found myself chained by the leg to a stake driven into the ground.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading After I had beheld my mother and all the other women of the tribe die to escape the shame and outrages of slavery, the blood which I had lost caused me to swoon away.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading AFTER THE BATTLE.
inflected form of “behold” — see with attention
From this reading After I had beheld my mother and all the other women of the tribe die to escape the shame and outrages of slavery, the blood which I had lost caused me to swoon away.
bereftadjectiveUS /bərˈeft/
unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love
From this reading A long time passed in which I was bereft of reason.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading After I had beheld my mother and all the other women of the tribe die to escape the shame and outrages of slavery, the blood which I had lost caused me to swoon away.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading At my first motion I found myself chained by the leg to a stake driven into the ground.
past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
From this reading After I had beheld my mother and all the other women of the tribe die to escape the shame and outrages of slavery, the blood which I had lost caused me to swoon away.
chainedadjectiveUS /tʃeɪnd/
bound with chains
From this reading At my first motion I found myself chained by the leg to a stake driven into the ground.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading After I had beheld my mother and all the other women of the tribe die to escape the shame and outrages of slavery, the blood which I had lost caused me to swoon away.
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading At my first motion I found myself chained by the leg to a stake driven into the ground.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading After I had beheld my mother and all the other women of the tribe die to escape the shame and outrages of slavery, the blood which I had lost caused me to swoon away.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading At my first motion I found myself chained by the leg to a stake driven into the ground.
set up or found
From this reading When my senses returned, I found myself lying on straw, along with a great number of other men, in a vast shed.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading When my senses returned, I found myself lying on straw, along with a great number of other men, in a vast shed.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading At my first motion I found myself chained by the leg to a stake driven into the ground.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After I had beheld my mother and all the other women of the tribe die to escape the shame and outrages of slavery, the blood which I had lost caused me to swoon away.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading After I had beheld my mother and all the other women of the tribe die to escape the shame and outrages of slavery, the blood which I had lost caused me to swoon away.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A long time passed in which I was bereft of reason.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading At my first motion I found myself chained by the leg to a stake driven into the ground.
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
From this reading At my first motion I found myself chained by the leg to a stake driven into the ground.
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 A long time passed in which I was bereft of reason.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading After I had beheld my mother and all the other women of the tribe die to escape the shame and outrages of slavery, the blood which I had lost caused me to swoon away.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading When my senses returned, I found myself lying on straw, along with a great number of other men, in a vast shed.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading After I had beheld my mother and all the other women of the tribe die to escape the shame and outrages of slavery, the blood which I had lost caused me to swoon away.
the force of workers available
From this reading When my senses returned, I found myself lying on straw, along with a great number of other men, in a vast shed.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading After I had beheld my mother and all the other women of the tribe die to escape the shame and outrages of slavery, the blood which I had lost caused me to swoon away.
the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
From this reading At my first motion I found myself chained by the leg to a stake driven into the ground.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading After I had beheld my mother and all the other women of the tribe die to escape the shame and outrages of slavery, the blood which I had lost caused me to swoon away.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading When my senses returned, I found myself lying on straw, along with a great number of other men, in a vast shed.
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading When my senses returned, I found myself lying on straw, along with a great number of other men, in a vast shed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After I had beheld my mother and all the other women of the tribe die to escape the shame and outrages of slavery, the blood which I had lost caused me to swoon away.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When my senses returned, I found myself lying on straw, along with a great number of other men, in a vast shed.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading After I had beheld my mother and all the other women of the tribe die to escape the shame and outrages of slavery, the blood which I had lost caused me to swoon away.
outragesnounUS /ˈaʊtreɪdʒɪz/
plural of “outrage” — a feeling of righteous anger
From this reading After I had beheld my mother and all the other women of the tribe die to escape the shame and outrages of slavery, the blood which I had lost caused me to swoon away.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading A long time passed in which I was bereft of reason.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading A long time passed in which I was bereft of reason.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading When my senses returned, I found myself lying on straw, along with a great number of other men, in a vast shed.
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading When my senses returned, I found myself lying on straw, along with a great number of other men, in a vast shed.
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading After I had beheld my mother and all the other women of the tribe die to escape the shame and outrages of slavery, the blood which I had lost caused me to swoon away.
get rid of
From this reading When my senses returned, I found myself lying on straw, along with a great number of other men, in a vast shed.
slaverynounUS /ˈsleɪvəri/
the state of being under the control of another person
From this reading After I had beheld my mother and all the other women of the tribe die to escape the shame and outrages of slavery, the blood which I had lost caused me to swoon away.
stakenounUS /steɪk/
(law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something
From this reading At my first motion I found myself chained by the leg to a stake driven into the ground.
plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder
From this reading When my senses returned, I found myself lying on straw, along with a great number of other men, in a vast shed.
swoonverbUS /swuːn/
pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
From this reading After I had beheld my mother and all the other women of the tribe die to escape the shame and outrages of slavery, the blood which I had lost caused me to swoon away.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AFTER THE BATTLE.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading A long time passed in which I was bereft of reason.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After I had beheld my mother and all the other women of the tribe die to escape the shame and outrages of slavery, the blood which I had lost caused me to swoon away.
tribenounUS /traɪb/
a social division of (usually preliterate) people
From this reading After I had beheld my mother and all the other women of the tribe die to escape the shame and outrages of slavery, the blood which I had lost caused me to swoon away.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading When my senses returned, I found myself lying on straw, along with a great number of other men, in a vast shed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A long time passed in which I was bereft of reason.
at the time that
From this reading When my senses returned, I found myself lying on straw, along with a great number of other men, in a vast shed.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading After I had beheld my mother and all the other women of the tribe die to escape the shame and outrages of slavery, the blood which I had lost caused me to swoon away.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When my senses returned, I found myself lying on straw, along with a great number of other men, in a vast shed.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading After I had beheld my mother and all the other women of the tribe die to escape the shame and outrages of slavery, the blood which I had lost caused me to swoon away.
