used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading You have forgotten how to breathe; your back and head are aching; you have found a stick, and lean more and more upon it; you look down on the back of a hawk far below you with sullen envy; you devoutly wish you had never come, but will not give up.
achingadjectiveUS /ˈeɪkɪŋ/
causing a dull and steady pain
From this reading You have forgotten how to breathe; your back and head are aching; you have found a stick, and lean more and more upon it; you look down on the back of a hawk far below you with sullen envy; you devoutly wish you had never come, but will not give up.
(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 You see in the distance one of the strong ones reach the summit and wave his hat; you are beyond sensation, and it is all a dream.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You have forgotten how to breathe; your back and head are aching; you have found a stick, and lean more and more upon it; you look down on the back of a hawk far below you with sullen envy; you devoutly wish you had never come, but will not give up.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You have forgotten how to breathe; your back and head are aching; you have found a stick, and lean more and more upon it; you look down on the back of a hawk far below you with sullen envy; you devoutly wish you had never come, but will not give up.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At length a stupor creeps over you.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading You have forgotten how to breathe; your back and head are aching; you have found a stick, and lean more and more upon it; you look down on the back of a hawk far below you with sullen envy; you devoutly wish you had never come, but will not give up.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading You have forgotten how to breathe; your back and head are aching; you have found a stick, and lean more and more upon it; you look down on the back of a hawk far below you with sullen envy; you devoutly wish you had never come, but will not give up.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading You see in the distance one of the strong ones reach the summit and wave his hat; you are beyond sensation, and it is all a dream.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading You never expect to reach the top, but you do not care; old long-forgotten songs go through your brain and seem to try to lull you to sleep.
breatheverbUS /briːð/
draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
From this reading You have forgotten how to breathe; your back and head are aching; you have found a stick, and lean more and more upon it; you look down on the back of a hawk far below you with sullen envy; you devoutly wish you had never come, but will not give up.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading You have forgotten how to breathe; your back and head are aching; you have found a stick, and lean more and more upon it; you look down on the back of a hawk far below you with sullen envy; you devoutly wish you had never come, but will not give up.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading You never expect to reach the top, but you do not care; old long-forgotten songs go through your brain and seem to try to lull you to sleep.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading You have forgotten how to breathe; your back and head are aching; you have found a stick, and lean more and more upon it; you look down on the back of a hawk far below you with sullen envy; you devoutly wish you had never come, but will not give up.
creepsnounUS /kriːps/
a disease of cattle and sheep attributed to a dietary deficiency; characterized by anemia and softening of the bones and a slow stiff gait
From this reading At length a stupor creeps over you.
devoutlyadverbUS /dɪˈvaʊtli/
in a devout and pious manner
From this reading You have forgotten how to breathe; your back and head are aching; you have found a stick, and lean more and more upon it; you look down on the back of a hawk far below you with sullen envy; you devoutly wish you had never come, but will not give up.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading You see in the distance one of the strong ones reach the summit and wave his hat; you are beyond sensation, and it is all a dream.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading You never expect to reach the top, but you do not care; old long-forgotten songs go through your brain and seem to try to lull you to sleep.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading You have forgotten how to breathe; your back and head are aching; you have found a stick, and lean more and more upon it; you look down on the back of a hawk far below you with sullen envy; you devoutly wish you had never come, but will not give up.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading You see in the distance one of the strong ones reach the summit and wave his hat; you are beyond sensation, and it is all a dream.
envynounUS /ˈenvi/
a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another
From this reading You have forgotten how to breathe; your back and head are aching; you have found a stick, and lean more and more upon it; you look down on the back of a hawk far below you with sullen envy; you devoutly wish you had never come, but will not give up.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading You never expect to reach the top, but you do not care; old long-forgotten songs go through your brain and seem to try to lull you to sleep.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading You have forgotten how to breathe; your back and head are aching; you have found a stick, and lean more and more upon it; you look down on the back of a hawk far below you with sullen envy; you devoutly wish you had never come, but will not give up.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading You have forgotten how to breathe; your back and head are aching; you have found a stick, and lean more and more upon it; you look down on the back of a hawk far below you with sullen envy; you devoutly wish you had never come, but will not give up.
set up or found
From this reading You have forgotten how to breathe; your back and head are aching; you have found a stick, and lean more and more upon it; you look down on the back of a hawk far below you with sullen envy; you devoutly wish you had never come, but will not give up.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading You have forgotten how to breathe; your back and head are aching; you have found a stick, and lean more and more upon it; you look down on the back of a hawk far below you with sullen envy; you devoutly wish you had never come, but will not give up.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading You never expect to reach the top, but you do not care; old long-forgotten songs go through your brain and seem to try to lull you to sleep.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading You have forgotten how to breathe; your back and head are aching; you have found a stick, and lean more and more upon it; you look down on the back of a hawk far below you with sullen envy; you devoutly wish you had never come, but will not give up.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading You see in the distance one of the strong ones reach the summit and wave his hat; you are beyond sensation, and it is all a dream.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You have forgotten how to breathe; your back and head are aching; you have found a stick, and lean more and more upon it; you look down on the back of a hawk far below you with sullen envy; you devoutly wish you had never come, but will not give up.
hawknounUS /hɔːk/
diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
From this reading You have forgotten how to breathe; your back and head are aching; you have found a stick, and lean more and more upon it; you look down on the back of a hawk far below you with sullen envy; you devoutly wish you had never come, but will not give up.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading You have forgotten how to breathe; your back and head are aching; you have found a stick, and lean more and more upon it; you look down on the back of a hawk far below you with sullen envy; you devoutly wish you had never come, but will not give up.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading You see in the distance one of the strong ones reach the summit and wave his hat; you are beyond sensation, and it is all a dream.
how
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From this reading You have forgotten how to breathe; your back and head are aching; you have found a stick, and lean more and more upon it; you look down on the back of a hawk far below you with sullen envy; you devoutly wish you had never come, but will not give up.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You see in the distance one of the strong ones reach the summit and wave his hat; you are beyond sensation, and it is all a dream.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You see in the distance one of the strong ones reach the summit and wave his hat; you are beyond sensation, and it is all a dream.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You have forgotten how to breathe; your back and head are aching; you have found a stick, and lean more and more upon it; you look down on the back of a hawk far below you with sullen envy; you devoutly wish you had never come, but will not give up.
leanverbUS /liːn/
to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading You have forgotten how to breathe; your back and head are aching; you have found a stick, and lean more and more upon it; you look down on the back of a hawk far below you with sullen envy; you devoutly wish you had never come, but will not give up.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading At length a stupor creeps over you.
long-forgotten
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From this reading You never expect to reach the top, but you do not care; old long-forgotten songs go through your brain and seem to try to lull you to sleep.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading You have forgotten how to breathe; your back and head are aching; you have found a stick, and lean more and more upon it; you look down on the back of a hawk far below you with sullen envy; you devoutly wish you had never come, but will not give up.
lullverbUS /lʌl/
calm by deception
From this reading You never expect to reach the top, but you do not care; old long-forgotten songs go through your brain and seem to try to lull you to sleep.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading You have forgotten how to breathe; your back and head are aching; you have found a stick, and lean more and more upon it; you look down on the back of a hawk far below you with sullen envy; you devoutly wish you had never come, but will not give up.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading You have forgotten how to breathe; your back and head are aching; you have found a stick, and lean more and more upon it; you look down on the back of a hawk far below you with sullen envy; you devoutly wish you had never come, but will not give up.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You have forgotten how to breathe; your back and head are aching; you have found a stick, and lean more and more upon it; you look down on the back of a hawk far below you with sullen envy; you devoutly wish you had never come, but will not give up.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You have forgotten how to breathe; your back and head are aching; you have found a stick, and lean more and more upon it; you look down on the back of a hawk far below you with sullen envy; you devoutly wish you had never come, but will not give up.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading You never expect to reach the top, but you do not care; old long-forgotten songs go through your brain and seem to try to lull you to sleep.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading You have forgotten how to breathe; your back and head are aching; you have found a stick, and lean more and more upon it; you look down on the back of a hawk far below you with sullen envy; you devoutly wish you had never come, but will not give up.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading You see in the distance one of the strong ones reach the summit and wave his hat; you are beyond sensation, and it is all a dream.
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading You see in the distance one of the strong ones reach the summit and wave his hat; you are beyond sensation, and it is all a dream.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading At length a stupor creeps over you.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading You never expect to reach the top, but you do not care; old long-forgotten songs go through your brain and seem to try to lull you to sleep.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading You see in the distance one of the strong ones reach the summit and wave his hat; you are beyond sensation, and it is all a dream.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading You never expect to reach the top, but you do not care; old long-forgotten songs go through your brain and seem to try to lull you to sleep.
an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
From this reading You see in the distance one of the strong ones reach the summit and wave his hat; you are beyond sensation, and it is all a dream.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading You never expect to reach the top, but you do not care; old long-forgotten songs go through your brain and seem to try to lull you to sleep.
plural of “song” — a short musical composition with words
From this reading You never expect to reach the top, but you do not care; old long-forgotten songs go through your brain and seem to try to lull you to sleep.
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading You have forgotten how to breathe; your back and head are aching; you have found a stick, and lean more and more upon it; you look down on the back of a hawk far below you with sullen envy; you devoutly wish you had never come, but will not give up.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading You see in the distance one of the strong ones reach the summit and wave his hat; you are beyond sensation, and it is all a dream.
stupornounUS /ˈstuːpər/
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading At length a stupor creeps over you.
sullenadjectiveUS /ˈsʌlən/
showing a brooding ill humor
From this reading You have forgotten how to breathe; your back and head are aching; you have found a stick, and lean more and more upon it; you look down on the back of a hawk far below you with sullen envy; you devoutly wish you had never come, but will not give up.
summitnounUS /ˈsʌmət/
the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
From this reading You see in the distance one of the strong ones reach the summit and wave his hat; you are beyond sensation, and it is all a dream.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You have forgotten how to breathe; your back and head are aching; you have found a stick, and lean more and more upon it; you look down on the back of a hawk far below you with sullen envy; you devoutly wish you had never come, but will not give up.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading You never expect to reach the top, but you do not care; old long-forgotten songs go through your brain and seem to try to lull you to sleep.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You have forgotten how to breathe; your back and head are aching; you have found a stick, and lean more and more upon it; you look down on the back of a hawk far below you with sullen envy; you devoutly wish you had never come, but will not give up.
the upper part of anything
From this reading You never expect to reach the top, but you do not care; old long-forgotten songs go through your brain and seem to try to lull you to sleep.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading You never expect to reach the top, but you do not care; old long-forgotten songs go through your brain and seem to try to lull you to sleep.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Up, up, up.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading You have forgotten how to breathe; your back and head are aching; you have found a stick, and lean more and more upon it; you look down on the back of a hawk far below you with sullen envy; you devoutly wish you had never come, but will not give up.
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading You see in the distance one of the strong ones reach the summit and wave his hat; you are beyond sensation, and it is all a dream.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading You have forgotten how to breathe; your back and head are aching; you have found a stick, and lean more and more upon it; you look down on the back of a hawk far below you with sullen envy; you devoutly wish you had never come, but will not give up.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading You have forgotten how to breathe; your back and head are aching; you have found a stick, and lean more and more upon it; you look down on the back of a hawk far below you with sullen envy; you devoutly wish you had never come, but will not give up.
in the company of; together with
From this reading You have forgotten how to breathe; your back and head are aching; you have found a stick, and lean more and more upon it; you look down on the back of a hawk far below you with sullen envy; you devoutly wish you had never come, but will not give up.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You have forgotten how to breathe; your back and head are aching; you have found a stick, and lean more and more upon it; you look down on the back of a hawk far below you with sullen envy; you devoutly wish you had never come, but will not give up.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You have forgotten how to breathe; your back and head are aching; you have found a stick, and lean more and more upon it; you look down on the back of a hawk far below you with sullen envy; you devoutly wish you had never come, but will not give up.
