used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE GREAT JOKE Mid-morning and Henry awoke, yawning a little and stretching himself mightily.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Then he looked questioningly at Shif'less Sol who sat in a position of great luxury with his doubled blanket between his back and a tree trunk, and his rifle across his knees.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE GREAT JOKE Mid-morning and Henry awoke, yawning a little and stretching himself mightily.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then he looked questioningly at Shif'less Sol who sat in a position of great luxury with his doubled blanket between his back and a tree trunk, and his rifle across his knees.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading THE GREAT JOKE Mid-morning and Henry awoke, yawning a little and stretching himself mightily.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Then he looked questioningly at Shif'less Sol who sat in a position of great luxury with his doubled blanket between his back and a tree trunk, and his rifle across his knees.
benevolentadjectiveUS /bəˈnevələnt/
intending or showing kindness
From this reading The look of satisfaction that had come there in the morning like a noon glow still overspread his tanned and benevolent countenance.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Then he looked questioningly at Shif'less Sol who sat in a position of great luxury with his doubled blanket between his back and a tree trunk, and his rifle across his knees.
blanketnounUS /ˈblæŋkət/
bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
From this reading Then he looked questioningly at Shif'less Sol who sat in a position of great luxury with his doubled blanket between his back and a tree trunk, and his rifle across his knees.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The look of satisfaction that had come there in the morning like a noon glow still overspread his tanned and benevolent countenance.
the appearance conveyed by a person's face
From this reading The look of satisfaction that had come there in the morning like a noon glow still overspread his tanned and benevolent countenance.
doubledadjectiveUS /ˈdʌbəld/
twice as great or many
From this reading Then he looked questioningly at Shif'less Sol who sat in a position of great luxury with his doubled blanket between his back and a tree trunk, and his rifle across his knees.
an alert and refreshed state
From this reading The look of satisfaction that had come there in the morning like a noon glow still overspread his tanned and benevolent countenance.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading THE GREAT JOKE Mid-morning and Henry awoke, yawning a little and stretching himself mightily.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The look of satisfaction that had come there in the morning like a noon glow still overspread his tanned and benevolent countenance.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he looked questioningly at Shif'less Sol who sat in a position of great luxury with his doubled blanket between his back and a tree trunk, and his rifle across his knees.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading THE GREAT JOKE Mid-morning and Henry awoke, yawning a little and stretching himself mightily.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading THE GREAT JOKE Mid-morning and Henry awoke, yawning a little and stretching himself mightily.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then he looked questioningly at Shif'less Sol who sat in a position of great luxury with his doubled blanket between his back and a tree trunk, and his rifle across his knees.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then he looked questioningly at Shif'less Sol who sat in a position of great luxury with his doubled blanket between his back and a tree trunk, and his rifle across his knees.
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading THE GREAT JOKE Mid-morning and Henry awoke, yawning a little and stretching himself mightily.
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 Then he looked questioningly at Shif'less Sol who sat in a position of great luxury with his doubled blanket between his back and a tree trunk, and his rifle across his knees.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The look of satisfaction that had come there in the morning like a noon glow still overspread his tanned and benevolent countenance.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE GREAT JOKE Mid-morning and Henry awoke, yawning a little and stretching himself mightily.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The look of satisfaction that had come there in the morning like a noon glow still overspread his tanned and benevolent countenance.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Then he looked questioningly at Shif'less Sol who sat in a position of great luxury with his doubled blanket between his back and a tree trunk, and his rifle across his knees.
luxurynounUS /ˈlʌɡʒəri/
something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity
From this reading Then he looked questioningly at Shif'less Sol who sat in a position of great luxury with his doubled blanket between his back and a tree trunk, and his rifle across his knees.
Mid-morning
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From this reading THE GREAT JOKE Mid-morning and Henry awoke, yawning a little and stretching himself mightily.
mightilyadverbUS /ˈmaɪtəli/
powerfully or vigorously
From this reading THE GREAT JOKE Mid-morning and Henry awoke, yawning a little and stretching himself mightily.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The look of satisfaction that had come there in the morning like a noon glow still overspread his tanned and benevolent countenance.
the middle of the day
From this reading The look of satisfaction that had come there in the morning like a noon glow still overspread his tanned and benevolent countenance.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then he looked questioningly at Shif'less Sol who sat in a position of great luxury with his doubled blanket between his back and a tree trunk, and his rifle across his knees.
overspreadverb
spread across or over
From this reading The look of satisfaction that had come there in the morning like a noon glow still overspread his tanned and benevolent countenance.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading Then he looked questioningly at Shif'less Sol who sat in a position of great luxury with his doubled blanket between his back and a tree trunk, and his rifle across his knees.
questioninglyadverb
in a curious and questioning manner
From this reading Then he looked questioningly at Shif'less Sol who sat in a position of great luxury with his doubled blanket between his back and a tree trunk, and his rifle across his knees.
steal goods; take as spoils
From this reading Then he looked questioningly at Shif'less Sol who sat in a position of great luxury with his doubled blanket between his back and a tree trunk, and his rifle across his knees.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Then he looked questioningly at Shif'less Sol who sat in a position of great luxury with his doubled blanket between his back and a tree trunk, and his rifle across his knees.
the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation
From this reading The look of satisfaction that had come there in the morning like a noon glow still overspread his tanned and benevolent countenance.
Shif'less
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From this reading Then he looked questioningly at Shif'less Sol who sat in a position of great luxury with his doubled blanket between his back and a tree trunk, and his rifle across his knees.
SolnounUS /sɑːl/
a colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a solid is suspended in a liquid
From this reading Then he looked questioningly at Shif'less Sol who sat in a position of great luxury with his doubled blanket between his back and a tree trunk, and his rifle across his knees.
not in physical motion
From this reading The look of satisfaction that had come there in the morning like a noon glow still overspread his tanned and benevolent countenance.
stretchingnounUS /ˈstretʃɪŋ/
act of expanding by lengthening or widening
From this reading THE GREAT JOKE Mid-morning and Henry awoke, yawning a little and stretching himself mightily.
tannedadjectiveUS /tænd/
(of skin) having a tan color from exposure to the sun
From this reading The look of satisfaction that had come there in the morning like a noon glow still overspread his tanned and benevolent countenance.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The look of satisfaction that had come there in the morning like a noon glow still overspread his tanned and benevolent countenance.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GREAT JOKE Mid-morning and Henry awoke, yawning a little and stretching himself mightily.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he looked questioningly at Shif'less Sol who sat in a position of great luxury with his doubled blanket between his back and a tree trunk, and his rifle across his knees.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The look of satisfaction that had come there in the morning like a noon glow still overspread his tanned and benevolent countenance.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Then he looked questioningly at Shif'less Sol who sat in a position of great luxury with his doubled blanket between his back and a tree trunk, and his rifle across his knees.
the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber
From this reading Then he looked questioningly at Shif'less Sol who sat in a position of great luxury with his doubled blanket between his back and a tree trunk, and his rifle across his knees.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, Sol?"
which person or people
From this reading Then he looked questioningly at Shif'less Sol who sat in a position of great luxury with his doubled blanket between his back and a tree trunk, and his rifle across his knees.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then he looked questioningly at Shif'less Sol who sat in a position of great luxury with his doubled blanket between his back and a tree trunk, and his rifle across his knees.
yawningadjectiveUS /ˈjɔːnɪŋ/
gaping open as if threatening to engulf someone or something
From this reading THE GREAT JOKE Mid-morning and Henry awoke, yawning a little and stretching himself mightily.
