used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It had sent his temperature up and brought a sickening weakness to his muscles.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It had sent his temperature up and brought a sickening weakness to his muscles.
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading His violent paroxysm of anger had exhausted him more than his laborious tramp.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He wavered as he plodded and once or twice even stumbled to his knees, until at last, with only three-quarters of a mile left, he turned aside to the bank of the roadside and sat down with the sweat of weakness dripping from his face.
on or to one side
From this reading He wavered as he plodded and once or twice even stumbled to his knees, until at last, with only three-quarters of a mile left, he turned aside to the bank of the roadside and sat down with the sweat of weakness dripping from his face.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He wavered as he plodded and once or twice even stumbled to his knees, until at last, with only three-quarters of a mile left, he turned aside to the bank of the roadside and sat down with the sweat of weakness dripping from his face.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading He wavered as he plodded and once or twice even stumbled to his knees, until at last, with only three-quarters of a mile left, he turned aside to the bank of the roadside and sat down with the sweat of weakness dripping from his face.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading It had sent his temperature up and brought a sickening weakness to his muscles.
convictnounUS /ˈkɑːnvɪkt/
a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison
From this reading The late convict had wasted his strength.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It was such a day as must have set poets to making jeweled phrases out of words.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He wavered as he plodded and once or twice even stumbled to his knees, until at last, with only three-quarters of a mile left, he turned aside to the bank of the roadside and sat down with the sweat of weakness dripping from his face.
drippingnounUS /ˈdrɪpɪŋ/
a liquid (as water) that flows in drops (as from the eaves of house)
From this reading He wavered as he plodded and once or twice even stumbled to his knees, until at last, with only three-quarters of a mile left, he turned aside to the bank of the roadside and sat down with the sweat of weakness dripping from his face.
divisible by two
From this reading He wavered as he plodded and once or twice even stumbled to his knees, until at last, with only three-quarters of a mile left, he turned aside to the bank of the roadside and sat down with the sweat of weakness dripping from his face.
drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
From this reading His violent paroxysm of anger had exhausted him more than his laborious tramp.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading He wavered as he plodded and once or twice even stumbled to his knees, until at last, with only three-quarters of a mile left, he turned aside to the bank of the roadside and sat down with the sweat of weakness dripping from his face.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He wavered as he plodded and once or twice even stumbled to his knees, until at last, with only three-quarters of a mile left, he turned aside to the bank of the roadside and sat down with the sweat of weakness dripping from his face.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The late convict had wasted his strength.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was such a day as must have set poets to making jeweled phrases out of words.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He wavered as he plodded and once or twice even stumbled to his knees, until at last, with only three-quarters of a mile left, he turned aside to the bank of the roadside and sat down with the sweat of weakness dripping from his face.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His violent paroxysm of anger had exhausted him more than his laborious tramp.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The late convict had wasted his strength.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had sent his temperature up and brought a sickening weakness to his muscles.
jeweledadjectiveUS /ˈdʒuː.əld/
Adorned or decorated with precious gems, diamonds, and emeralds.
From this reading It was such a day as must have set poets to making jeweled phrases out of words.
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading He wavered as he plodded and once or twice even stumbled to his knees, until at last, with only three-quarters of a mile left, he turned aside to the bank of the roadside and sat down with the sweat of weakness dripping from his face.
laboriousadjectiveUS /ləˈbɔːriəs/
characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
From this reading His violent paroxysm of anger had exhausted him more than his laborious tramp.
immediately past
From this reading He wavered as he plodded and once or twice even stumbled to his knees, until at last, with only three-quarters of a mile left, he turned aside to the bank of the roadside and sat down with the sweat of weakness dripping from his face.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading The late convict had wasted his strength.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading He wavered as he plodded and once or twice even stumbled to his knees, until at last, with only three-quarters of a mile left, he turned aside to the bank of the roadside and sat down with the sweat of weakness dripping from his face.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading It was such a day as must have set poets to making jeweled phrases out of words.
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading He wavered as he plodded and once or twice even stumbled to his knees, until at last, with only three-quarters of a mile left, he turned aside to the bank of the roadside and sat down with the sweat of weakness dripping from his face.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading His violent paroxysm of anger had exhausted him more than his laborious tramp.
musclesnounUS /ˈmʌsəlz/
plural of “muscle” — one of the contractile organs of the body
From this reading It had sent his temperature up and brought a sickening weakness to his muscles.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It was such a day as must have set poets to making jeweled phrases out of words.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His violent paroxysm of anger had exhausted him more than his laborious tramp.
on one occasion
From this reading He wavered as he plodded and once or twice even stumbled to his knees, until at last, with only three-quarters of a mile left, he turned aside to the bank of the roadside and sat down with the sweat of weakness dripping from his face.
and nothing more
From this reading He wavered as he plodded and once or twice even stumbled to his knees, until at last, with only three-quarters of a mile left, he turned aside to the bank of the roadside and sat down with the sweat of weakness dripping from his face.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He wavered as he plodded and once or twice even stumbled to his knees, until at last, with only three-quarters of a mile left, he turned aside to the bank of the roadside and sat down with the sweat of weakness dripping from his face.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It was such a day as must have set poets to making jeweled phrases out of words.
paroxysmnoun
a sudden uncontrollable attack
From this reading His violent paroxysm of anger had exhausted him more than his laborious tramp.
phrasesnounUS /ˈfreɪzəz/
plural of “phrase” — an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
From this reading It was such a day as must have set poets to making jeweled phrases out of words.
ploddedverbUS /ˈplɑːdɪd/
inflected form of “plod” — walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
From this reading He wavered as he plodded and once or twice even stumbled to his knees, until at last, with only three-quarters of a mile left, he turned aside to the bank of the roadside and sat down with the sweat of weakness dripping from his face.
poetsnounUS /ˈpoʊəts/
plural of “poet” — a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading It was such a day as must have set poets to making jeweled phrases out of words.
roadsidenounUS /ˈroʊdsaɪd/
edge of a way or road or path
From this reading He wavered as he plodded and once or twice even stumbled to his knees, until at last, with only three-quarters of a mile left, he turned aside to the bank of the roadside and sat down with the sweat of weakness dripping from his face.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading He wavered as he plodded and once or twice even stumbled to his knees, until at last, with only three-quarters of a mile left, he turned aside to the bank of the roadside and sat down with the sweat of weakness dripping from his face.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading It had sent his temperature up and brought a sickening weakness to his muscles.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading It was such a day as must have set poets to making jeweled phrases out of words.
sickeningadjectiveUS /ˈsɪkənɪŋ/
causing or able to cause nausea
From this reading It had sent his temperature up and brought a sickening weakness to his muscles.
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading The late convict had wasted his strength.
stumbledverbUS /ˈstʌmbəld/
past form of “stumble” — walk unsteadily
From this reading He wavered as he plodded and once or twice even stumbled to his knees, until at last, with only three-quarters of a mile left, he turned aside to the bank of the roadside and sat down with the sweat of weakness dripping from his face.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It was such a day as must have set poets to making jeweled phrases out of words.
sweatnounUS /swet/
salty fluid secreted by sweat glands
From this reading He wavered as he plodded and once or twice even stumbled to his knees, until at last, with only three-quarters of a mile left, he turned aside to the bank of the roadside and sat down with the sweat of weakness dripping from his face.
temperaturenounUS /ˈtemprətʃər/
the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity)
From this reading It had sent his temperature up and brought a sickening weakness to his muscles.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading His violent paroxysm of anger had exhausted him more than his laborious tramp.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The late convict had wasted his strength.
three-quartersnounUS /ˌθriːˈkwɔːrtərz/
three of four equal parts
From this reading He wavered as he plodded and once or twice even stumbled to his knees, until at last, with only three-quarters of a mile left, he turned aside to the bank of the roadside and sat down with the sweat of weakness dripping from his face.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It had sent his temperature up and brought a sickening weakness to his muscles.
trampnounUS /træmp/
a vagrant
From this reading His violent paroxysm of anger had exhausted him more than his laborious tramp.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading He wavered as he plodded and once or twice even stumbled to his knees, until at last, with only three-quarters of a mile left, he turned aside to the bank of the roadside and sat down with the sweat of weakness dripping from his face.
two times
From this reading He wavered as he plodded and once or twice even stumbled to his knees, until at last, with only three-quarters of a mile left, he turned aside to the bank of the roadside and sat down with the sweat of weakness dripping from his face.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He wavered as he plodded and once or twice even stumbled to his knees, until at last, with only three-quarters of a mile left, he turned aside to the bank of the roadside and sat down with the sweat of weakness dripping from his face.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It had sent his temperature up and brought a sickening weakness to his muscles.
acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity
From this reading His violent paroxysm of anger had exhausted him more than his laborious tramp.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was such a day as must have set poets to making jeweled phrases out of words.
wastedadjectiveUS /ˈweɪstɪd/
serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
From this reading The late convict had wasted his strength.
waveredverbUS /ˈweɪvərd/
past form of “waver” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading He wavered as he plodded and once or twice even stumbled to his knees, until at last, with only three-quarters of a mile left, he turned aside to the bank of the roadside and sat down with the sweat of weakness dripping from his face.
a flaw or weak point
From this reading It had sent his temperature up and brought a sickening weakness to his muscles.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He wavered as he plodded and once or twice even stumbled to his knees, until at last, with only three-quarters of a mile left, he turned aside to the bank of the roadside and sat down with the sweat of weakness dripping from his face.
the words that are spoken
From this reading It was such a day as must have set poets to making jeweled phrases out of words.
