used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Jack lay upon the snow with the ground about him dyed red from a badly crushed ankle.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Jack lay upon the snow with the ground about him dyed red from a badly crushed ankle.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading It was a wolf trap that the boy had blundered into; a cruel, ponderous affair with massive steel jaws, from whose grip it had been hard to release him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tom and old Joe Picquet bent over him doing what they could to ease his pain, for he had now regained consciousness.
anklenounUS /ˈæŋkəl/
a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus
From this reading Jack lay upon the snow with the ground about him dyed red from a badly crushed ankle.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Is the ankle broken, do you think?” asked Tom of old Joe.
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading Jack lay upon the snow with the ground about him dyed red from a badly crushed ankle.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was a wolf trap that the boy had blundered into; a cruel, ponderous affair with massive steel jaws, from whose grip it had been hard to release him.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading Tom and old Joe Picquet bent over him doing what they could to ease his pain, for he had now regained consciousness.
blunderedverbUS /ˈblʌndərd/
past form of “blunder” — commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake
From this reading It was a wolf trap that the boy had blundered into; a cruel, ponderous affair with massive steel jaws, from whose grip it had been hard to release him.
a youthful male person
From this reading It was a wolf trap that the boy had blundered into; a cruel, ponderous affair with massive steel jaws, from whose grip it had been hard to release him.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading “Is the ankle broken, do you think?” asked Tom of old Joe.
an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
From this reading Tom and old Joe Picquet bent over him doing what they could to ease his pain, for he had now regained consciousness.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Tom and old Joe Picquet bent over him doing what they could to ease his pain, for he had now regained consciousness.
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading It was a wolf trap that the boy had blundered into; a cruel, ponderous affair with massive steel jaws, from whose grip it had been hard to release him.
crushedadjectiveUS /krʌʃt/
treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance
From this reading Jack lay upon the snow with the ground about him dyed red from a badly crushed ankle.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Is the ankle broken, do you think?” asked Tom of old Joe.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading Tom and old Joe Picquet bent over him doing what they could to ease his pain, for he had now regained consciousness.
dyedadjectiveUS /daɪd/
(used of color) artificially produced; not natural
From this reading Jack lay upon the snow with the ground about him dyed red from a badly crushed ankle.
move gently or carefully
From this reading Tom and old Joe Picquet bent over him doing what they could to ease his pain, for he had now regained consciousness.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Tom and old Joe Picquet bent over him doing what they could to ease his pain, for he had now regained consciousness.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Jack lay upon the snow with the ground about him dyed red from a badly crushed ankle.
gripnounUS /ɡrɪp/
the act of grasping
From this reading It was a wolf trap that the boy had blundered into; a cruel, ponderous affair with massive steel jaws, from whose grip it had been hard to release him.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading Jack lay upon the snow with the ground about him dyed red from a badly crushed ankle.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Tom and old Joe Picquet bent over him doing what they could to ease his pain, for he had now regained consciousness.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading It was a wolf trap that the boy had blundered into; a cruel, ponderous affair with massive steel jaws, from whose grip it had been hard to release him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tom and old Joe Picquet bent over him doing what they could to ease his pain, for he had now regained consciousness.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Jack lay upon the snow with the ground about him dyed red from a badly crushed ankle.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Tom and old Joe Picquet bent over him doing what they could to ease his pain, for he had now regained consciousness.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was a wolf trap that the boy had blundered into; a cruel, ponderous affair with massive steel jaws, from whose grip it had been hard to release him.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Is the ankle broken, do you think?” asked Tom of old Joe.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a wolf trap that the boy had blundered into; a cruel, ponderous affair with massive steel jaws, from whose grip it had been hard to release him.
a small worthless amount
From this reading Jack lay upon the snow with the ground about him dyed red from a badly crushed ankle.
jawsnounUS /dʒɔːz/
plural of “jaw” — the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth
From this reading It was a wolf trap that the boy had blundered into; a cruel, ponderous affair with massive steel jaws, from whose grip it had been hard to release him.
Joe
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From this reading Tom and old Joe Picquet bent over him doing what they could to ease his pain, for he had now regained consciousness.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Jack lay upon the snow with the ground about him dyed red from a badly crushed ankle.
massiveadjectiveUS /ˈmæsɪv/
imposing in size or bulk or solidity
From this reading It was a wolf trap that the boy had blundered into; a cruel, ponderous affair with massive steel jaws, from whose grip it had been hard to release him.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Tom and old Joe Picquet bent over him doing what they could to ease his pain, for he had now regained consciousness.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Is the ankle broken, do you think?” asked Tom of old Joe.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Tom and old Joe Picquet bent over him doing what they could to ease his pain, for he had now regained consciousness.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Tom and old Joe Picquet bent over him doing what they could to ease his pain, for he had now regained consciousness.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading Tom and old Joe Picquet bent over him doing what they could to ease his pain, for he had now regained consciousness.
Picquet
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From this reading Tom and old Joe Picquet bent over him doing what they could to ease his pain, for he had now regained consciousness.
ponderousadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːndərəs/
slow and laborious because of weight
From this reading It was a wolf trap that the boy had blundered into; a cruel, ponderous affair with massive steel jaws, from whose grip it had been hard to release him.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Jack lay upon the snow with the ground about him dyed red from a badly crushed ankle.
regainedverbUS /riˈɡeɪnd/
past form of “regain” — get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading Tom and old Joe Picquet bent over him doing what they could to ease his pain, for he had now regained consciousness.
releaseverbUS /riˈliːs/
release, as from one's grip
From this reading It was a wolf trap that the boy had blundered into; a cruel, ponderous affair with massive steel jaws, from whose grip it had been hard to release him.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading Jack lay upon the snow with the ground about him dyed red from a badly crushed ankle.
an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range
From this reading It was a wolf trap that the boy had blundered into; a cruel, ponderous affair with massive steel jaws, from whose grip it had been hard to release him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was a wolf trap that the boy had blundered into; a cruel, ponderous affair with massive steel jaws, from whose grip it had been hard to release him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jack lay upon the snow with the ground about him dyed red from a badly crushed ankle.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tom and old Joe Picquet bent over him doing what they could to ease his pain, for he had now regained consciousness.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “Is the ankle broken, do you think?” asked Tom of old Joe.
Tiens
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From this reading “Tiens!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Tom and old Joe Picquet bent over him doing what they could to ease his pain, for he had now regained consciousness.
male cat
From this reading Tom and old Joe Picquet bent over him doing what they could to ease his pain, for he had now regained consciousness.
trapnounUS /træp/
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading It was a wolf trap that the boy had blundered into; a cruel, ponderous affair with massive steel jaws, from whose grip it had been hard to release him.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Jack lay upon the snow with the ground about him dyed red from a badly crushed ankle.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a wolf trap that the boy had blundered into; a cruel, ponderous affair with massive steel jaws, from whose grip it had been hard to release him.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Tom and old Joe Picquet bent over him doing what they could to ease his pain, for he had now regained consciousness.
belonging to which person
From this reading It was a wolf trap that the boy had blundered into; a cruel, ponderous affair with massive steel jaws, from whose grip it had been hard to release him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Jack lay upon the snow with the ground about him dyed red from a badly crushed ankle.
any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading It was a wolf trap that the boy had blundered into; a cruel, ponderous affair with massive steel jaws, from whose grip it had been hard to release him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Is the ankle broken, do you think?” asked Tom of old Joe.
